San Juan selections are out!

 Attention, readers! If you entered for the latest web special, San Juan, the selections are now out! Check your email (and/or the website) to see if you were chosen. I didn’t enter for this one, but congrats to all the winners! 

Finally, something new to post about!

 Wow, that was a long break, huh? Sheesh. I don't remember the last time we went this long without at least something new to talk about. But anyway, the sneak peek from last month's Collector Club newsletter has been revealed! Say hello to San Juan! 

From the email: 

Named after the capital city of Puerto Rico, stallion San Juan has a stunning dappled palomino tobiano pinto coat designed by Sommer Prosser, complete with “tiger eyes”. Tiger eyes are a genetic trait unique to Puerto Rican Paso Finos that gives their irises a dilute coloring – typically yellow, amber, or orange. “San Juan 2026” is stamped on his belly in gold for authenticity.

What a handsome guy. Sommer does it again! I sold all my Cancions at Breyerfest last year, so I won't be buying this one, but good luck to everyone entering! 

February Collector Club newsletter!

 Greetings, readers! Well, the February collector club newsletter has been released - if you’re a collector club member, check your email to read it. This month we have a fun article about Breyer’s current-and-past Chinese Year of the Horse releases, including a rare image of some Classics tests. Check it out!

I was just thinking earlier today that we rarely get to see tests on the Classics molds, and it’s even rarer for them to go up for sale. Aren’t these cool? I think I like the yellow one the best, even though my favorite color is blue. And to top it off, there’s a giveaway of a Yan Wu model.

Also featured in this month’s newsletter is this sneak peek:

More astute readers than me have noted that this appears to be a Cancion model. The next web special, perhaps? Guess we’ll find out soon enough! 

My volunteer models are here!

 Greetings, readers! I've got a couple of exciting new arrivals to talk about today - the two Vegvisir  volunteer models I was able to purchase following BreyerMidwest last month! Behold: 

It took a while for them to get here, but it was definitely worth the wait! They're beautiful.

Alas, these may be the last new arrivals I get in the near future, because I stupidly didn't research import duties beforehand, so this splurge ended up being a much bigger splurge than I anticipated. In the future I'll probably have to ship any new purchases (other than the ones that ship from Amazon for free) to a USA address and then pick them up myself later and fly them back. Fun stuff! But back to the pretty ponies. 

Quality-wise they're pretty good - a few small booboos, but that's it. They have the textured paint job that has become common on volunteer models. I wonder what the third color will be. Cremello, perhaps? 

These guys sure do look nice next to each other, don't they? Now if the rest of my collection would get here so I could put them all together...

Uff da, indeed

 Well, the last Breyerfest limited edition has been revealed - and it wasn't who I thought it was (as usual!) Behold, Uff Da: 

He sure is pretty, though. I'm definitely going to need him! I wonder if they'll do a matte/glossy split? I hope not, though the odds aren't in my favor - they've only been doing the online Traditional since 2022 and of those, all but one was a matte/glossy split. He would look good in gloss, I admit. I don't think they'd do a micro run since they seem to be doing those every other year now, but who knows. So I guess we'll have to wait and see! 

The last (limited edition) sneak peek!

 Hark, readers! There's a new sneak peek on the blog - check it out! 

Based on some of the speculation I've seen online, I'm guessing this is Altynai and it's the online Traditional model for this year. Guess we'll find out tomorrow! 

Sneak peek revealed!

 Oops! Turns out that sneak peek was of a Stablemate. It’s the online-only Stablemate!

I wondered if it was a Stablemate, but then I figured they’d probably release the Traditional first, for whatever reason. Oh well- I’ll definitely need to buy this one, since I collect the mold. I’ll just have to hope there isn’t a micro run!