Produced on the G3 Rearing Andalusian sculpted by Jane Lunger, this model was one of four Single-Day Stablemates from Breyerfest 2011. He was item #711212 and 750 models were produced.
For the longest time, I somehow forgot this model even existed. I knew about Merryweather, Flora and Fauna, but somehow Maleficent got purged from my mind, if he was ever there at all. But a couple of years ago I snagged a Merryweather on eBay and was stunned when I saw the little collector card he came with. It had a picture of Maleficent on it! I suppose it didn't help the situation that you almost never see Maleficent up for sale anywhere - he's a popular little guy.
I really like this model's color - he's a nice, dark purple, like a grape Popsicle. And if you look at him close, he has red eyes - just like the real (cartoon) Maleficent, right? Maybe not, but still. And this model has elegance and sassiness, just like cartoon Maleficent! Win-win.
As for the mold itself, he's a popular one, and shows up in the Breyer lineup frequently. Currently he's being used in the Dapples and Dots set, but he's appeared many times before that. I hope he gets another special run appearance soon!
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