Whoa, an unexpected new release! The Classic/Freedom Series gambler's choice release for the Collector Club is coming back - behold Zayn:
Model Horse Madness
News, notes and maybe a little snark from the world of Breyer model horses.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Someone's been listening to One Direction...
Dastardly Domingo Discord
Well, as some of you may have seen on Blab, my Domingo model came in, and I was super excited to open it! He was a super-handsome model...until I checked out the other side and saw this.
It may be a little hard to see, but there's an oval area on his neck where the paint is rubbed off. Next to it is an area where (and I was dumbfounded to discover this) the paint was so fragile that I could scrape it off with my fingernails with very little effort. I have never, ever seen this happen before - not that I intentionally try to scrape off models' paint, but I was trying to figure out if the scrapes were actually scrapes or something stuck to his neck, and it scratched right off. I'm...reasonably sure the paint is supposed to bond with the plastic so that doesn't happen? Right?
I've seen reports of other people having issues with yellow spots on the side of the models, but I haven't seen anything about the paint scratching off super-easily. So maybe it's just something with my model specifically? Some type of mold release agent not being fully washed off the model and keeping the paint from adhering properly? Who knows.
At any rate, Domingo is now on his way back to New Jersey. Let's hope the replacement is better! Hopefully sans yellow spot, as well.
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Featured JAH - 4/20/2024, Sept/Oct 1999
Hello and welcome to another edition of Featured JAH! This week we'll be looking at the Sept/Oct 1999 issue. Let's get going!
After skipping the Breyerfest Live show results and also the NAN show results, on page 10 we find a list of 1999 Breyer fall tour stops and also the debut of Eclipse, the fall show special. I wanted this guy so badly in 1999! I never did get one, though. On page 11 is a cover contest for decorating the first JAH cover of 2000! There's also an announcement of the BreyerWest show at Spruce Meadows. Is this the first BreyerWest? I can't be bothered to look it up and be sure.
On page 12-13 we have an article about Mario, the winner of the World's Best School Horse contest.
And on page 40-41 we have the rest of the Vintage Point article. The Grazing Foal had really not had a lot of releases prior to this article, had it? Little did Breyer know that the Cream and Cocoa set was on the horizon for 2009...and some say that set still haunts the NPOD at Breyerfest to this day!
That's it for this issue - check back next week for Nov/Dec 1999!
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Whoa, a new test run!
Exciting news today, readers - there's a new test model for Collector Club members to enter to win the chance to purchase! Sheesh, that was a wordy sentence. Oh well - say hello to glossy Bisbee!
I'm a bit surprised that they're selling off a relatively-recent release, but Forever Saige isn't the most popular mold, so that may be why they picked her. Fortunately (or unfortunately) for me, I have many Forever Saiges in my collection, so naturally I have to enter for this one. Her price tag is $1,000 - but that's still less than she'd go for on the open market, even on an unpopular mold like this one. I hope I get drawn! But good luck to everyone else too, of course.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Glossy HD Harkness!
It doesn't seem like these glossy Harknesses were very popular - not that the glossy Breyerwest special run has ever been that popular, as far as I know. I wonder if they're going to keep doing them in the future? Probably doesn't help that the original Harkness wasn't that popular either, probably because the promo photos showed a shaded bay but the actual production models were a pretty flat bay color. Maybe next year they'll only gloss 200 instead of 250? Who knows. Looks like a few of them did sell in the $300-$500 range on eBay recently, so maybe I'm totally off base and they were popular after all.
But since my focus is on collecting, not really showing, I'm not too upset about it. He'll look pretty on the shelf next to my regular Harkness!
Monday, April 15, 2024
Guess I'm an April Fool after all
Well, my one April Fool's blind bag has arrived - and it looks like I got fooled after all. Serves me right for buying one in the first place! Behold:
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Featured JAH - 4/13/2024, July/Aug 1999
Hello and welcome to another edition of Featured JAH! This week's edition is July/Aug 1999. I'm definitely ready for summer here, so let's get going!
On the front cover, Zippo Pine Bar and the Jack Russell Terrier make their debut! On the back cover is a similar scene featuring a foal and a pug. Aww!
The airbrushing article continues on page 4 and wraps up on page 5.
On page 8-9, the Companion Animals make their debut! It's kind of funny that they tried to disguise one new mold as three (the different colors of Lab) by just turning it different ways. I didn't have any of these particular models, but I do have the border collie and the Dalmatian.
After skipping some information about companion animals, on page 12 we have a Breyerfest update, and on page 13 is a Blast From the Past featuring Stud Spider and a Just About...Breyer Animals! featuring the Bighorn Ram.
On page 24-25 we have an article about Zippo Pine Bar, the latest Breyer portrait horse.
On page 26 is Dear JAH, and on page 27 we have the beginning of an article about Montie Montana and Poncho Rex.
On page 28 is the rest of the article about Montie Montana. The first page of Horse Trader is cropped out.
On page 40-41 is the rest of the Vintage Point article, and that brings us to the end of this week's issue! Check back next week for Sept/Oct 1999.