Fruitcake Fillies?

New on the Breyer website...meet the Fruitcake Fillies! Collector Club members get early access!

I wonder if they're named that because some fruitcake at Breyer came up with the idea?

I kid, of course. They're cute! Nothing I need to buy, fortunately. They're priced at $25 each and limited to two per account. I can confirm that they qualify for the free shipping order if you buy two of them. They're a run of 2,000 total, with 500 of each color, so I can't imagine they'll last long once they become available to the general population.

Observant collectors may notice that these ladies look similar to Breyerfest 2014's Birthday Cake. Birthday cake, fruitcake? I suppose they'd all match pretty nicely if you got all five together!

Sarafina in the wild!

In lieu of anything more exciting to post about, I'll post about this: I finally found a Sarafina in the wild. Behold!



Okay, she's not that exciting, and most people who wanted her probably have one by now, but still. I found her whilst searching local Walmarts for blind bag series 2 Stablemates. (Did I find the Stablemates? Yes. Did I manage to get lucky and find the chase piece? No.) It was the lackluster finale to a day of fruitless searching for Cracker Barrel blind bags, TSC blind bags and paint-your-own Alborozos and the aforementioned Series 2 blind bags. About the only score I had was my husband finding the new 4-piece set with the bay Django at another Walmart the day before.

I suppose blind bag Stablemates are a small thing to be upset about in the long run, though. Let's hope we get some exciting news from Breyer soon! Like next year's new releases...I'm dying to find out what those are!

Featured Model - 11/24/2018, Kashmir

Hello and welcome to yet another edition of Featured Model, the weekly blog event where I pick a model from my collection, give some stats on it and provide commentary about it. This week's model is...Kashmir!



This, uh, interesting girl was the second model in Breyer's now-defunct Big Cats web special series, making her debut on the website in 2014. She's item #712112 and was a run of 275 issued on the Goffert mold sculpted by Kathleen Moody. Interestingly, the model is a mare, when the original Goffert was a stallion.

The Big Cat series was always, well...I don't know if controversial is the right word. People either loved them or hated them. Kashmir was no different, if I remember right; I don't think she was terribly popular, but I wasn't drawn for her all the same. Fortunately, I was able to snag one later on for close to her original issue price, so I can't complain too much.

I think she turned out pretty well, although I personally would have used Goffert to portray a lion with all his hair. Wouldn't it have been crazy if the molds for Kashmir and Leandro had been switched? Like I said, Goffert would have been a pretty good representation of a lion, where Silver is slimmer, has less hair and would portray the smaller snow leopard pretty well.

Oh well. What we got is what we got. I do like the black tips of her mane, her dark shading, and her green eyes (but how cool would it be if her eyes were even greener?).

Goffert's mold got a lot of use in 2014, what with being used as the Breyerfest celebration model, this release and that year's Halloween model, Night Mare. He was also used for 2016's collector event and popped up as another web special with this year's Gettysburg. Where will he appear next? I suspect he's being given a bit of a rest, but I wouldn't protest if he was used at the 2019 Breyerfest. Hopefully we see him again soon!

2019 live show benefit model!

Greetings, readers! I hope you aren't all still comatose from yesterday's Thanksgiving festivities (if you celebrate it)! 2019's show benefit model has apparently been announced (or slipped out into the wild) and...it's an Adios!



The photo is from Instagram, for what it's worth. I haven't seen an announcement from Breyer about it, but it seems legit. I really like this guy...which is unfortunate, because I don't show, nor do I have any of these approved shows near me (that I know of). I suppose I should probably look into attending if there are any shows close by, because that color is really nice.

I'm a little surprised they're using Adios for this release - most of the previous benefit models have been on less-popular molds, and he's pretty popular among collectors of vintage molds. I'm not going to lie, I'd love to see this guy on the shelf with my other Adios models. Maybe 2019 will be the year I finally go to a show? Time will tell, I guess.

The 2019 Black Friday sale is a go!

Attention, collectors: the Black Friday sale has popped back up, and there are some nice goodies in it that weren't there before!



Unfortunately, the mini True North and St. Moritz are already sold out, but there are a few other things there that might be worth picking up. And sheesh, Bandera must have REALLY flopped last year...he's now marked down to $27 from $52. Maybe that wouldn't have been the case if they'd bothered to paint his eyes...

But anyway. I noticed Griffin had disappeared from my collector club homepage and wondered where he went, and there he is! Still not buying one, though. And I'm also not surprised they still have Forever Saiges floating around the warehouse (good luck selling them for $10 more than the original price when they're selling for Vintage Club prices on eBay). I am surprised to see Frankincense, Gold and Myrrh on there; I thought they'd sold out the year they came out.

I'm glad to see this year's sale didn't turn out quite as lackluster as it first appeared, though. Congrats to everyone who got a St. Moritz or Mini True North!

Glossy Kodi, Stablemate Club grab bags, et al

I can't remember if I've already posted about the glossy Kodi models that have been showing up in some dealers' orders, so I'm going to just write about it now. So, last week someone found just one glossy Kodi, and then a dealer (I don't know which one) got a whole case of them. The Internets have been rife with speculation since then - are they a factory oops? Something that slipped out early, in advance of next month's (presumed) collector appreciation sale? Just Breyer trying to get rid of Kodi overstock?

Who knows. There's one currently for sale on eBay, and I'm sure it'll go for a ridiculous price, only for more glossies to show up later and massively devalue it. Never go crazy this early over things like this, people. You'll only empty out your wallets faster.

At least if she is the one "popular" mold they use for this year's collector club appreciation sale (along with 3 other unpopular molds, probably), I shouldn't have any trouble selling her. They need to hurry up and get that sale going - I purposely held off on buying several of this year's new releases so I wouldn't end up buying RR stuff I already had and then getting stuck not being able to sell it for what I paid. Hopefully they'll get around to that sometime next month.

Breyer also came out with Stablemate Club blind bags earlier this week for the low, low price of $50 a pop (two random SMC releases from years past per bag). Uh, usually we expect to get a better deal than that, like maybe $40 a box. I didn't order any, since I already have almost all the releases I wanted from previous years (the charcoal Fylkir still eludes me, but I figured the chances of getting one were too low to bother ordering). They're sold out now, but it looks like some people are getting Fylkirs. Maybe that release wasn't as popular as I thought it was? Who knows.

Also, the unicorn blind bags (including the blue chase Alborozo!) have been showing up at Cracker Barrel stores around the country. I checked our only local Cracker Barrel, but got zilch - no idea if they even got any in. I'm pretty much over this whole blind bag thing - I still haven't found a chase Django in the wild, nor did I even manage to get the lavender Alborozo from the 9 unicorn blind bags I got, so I think I'm pretty much done with blind bags. I hope that trend dies soon.

Lastly, the Collector Club advance access to the Black Friday sale opened up last week, but there wasn't anything special this year. Maybe they'll add new things when it opens back up on Friday? I hope so.

Featured Model - 11/17/2018, Sahran

Hello and welcome to another edition of Featured Model, the weekly blog event where I pick a model from my collection, give some stats on it and provide commentary about it. This week's model is...Sahran!




This release was the first time the Ashquar mold, sculpted by Brigitte Eberl, was used after its initial Premier Club release. He was the 2014 brick-and-mortar special run, with 3,000 models produced.

Already a dynamic mold, Ashquar looks even more striking in this color. I seem to recall him being pretty popular when he was first released, and he still seems to be fairly popular now. Which is unsurprising, because he's a pretty boy!

As for the Ashquar mold itself, after his sparse number of releases in his first couple of years of existence, he's had several releases since then, such as his Breyerfest debut as Ganache in 2015 and his regular run debut as Empres++++//. He also appeared as Abdul, 2016's first Collector Club special run. So, where will he show up next? Time will tell, I guess. He was a web special in 2014, so he could show up anywhere, really. Maybe he'll be a Breyerfest special run or prize? It seems fairly likely that he could be a live show prize, provided Breyer doesn't continue using less-popular molds to deter cheating. So I guess we'll have to wait and see! Hopefully whatever he does get used for next is something I can get my hands on! 

Benasque selections and Holiday Mare and Foal set!

Greetings, all! The selections for Benasque are finally out, if you haven't heard. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like we were drawn on any of our accounts. I'll have to hope for the waitlist!

In other news, the annual holiday mare and foal set has returned this year! Say hello to Wish and Wonder!



According to the Internets, this is the first time Stormy has been issued with a pinto pattern other than her original Stormy pattern, although the 2009 Waiting for Santa set is somewhat different from the norm. The mold also appears to have developed a parrot mouth due to the ravages of time - that will happen when a mold is continuously in production for most of the last 40 years.

Anyway, here's some ad copy from the website:

Chincoteague Ponies can have many different coat colors and patterns, just like the ones seen on this island-dwelling pair. The windswept mare Wish has a beautifully-shaded dapple-grey coat, and her sweet filly Wonder has a sooty buckskin pinto coat.

So the mare is Wish and the filly's name is Wonder. This is clashing with my old memories of a different horse called Wonder, but I think I'll cope. They both appear to be chalky, to boot! They're nothing I need to buy, sadly - I wish they'd use Susecion and Le Fire for one of these releases. They don't get enough love from Breyer, and it's not like they wouldn't sell out instantly. Maybe next year!

The 2019 Stablemate Club is open for business!

Good news, everyone! The 2019 Stablemates Club is available to join on the Breyer website! And check out this reveal!



That's right - we finally get to see Mirado in a new color! Looks like they're going to keep using the tiny boxes, too - boo! I'd rather have the bags. Nice color on Mirado, though - and he's glossy! Can't wait to add him to my collection! Now if they'd only show us the rest of the releases and tell us which one is the gambler's choice...but apparently someone at Breyer decided secrecy is the name of the game this year. Bleh, I say! Show us what we're committing to buy! That goes for the Vintage Club, too!

Emerson is here!

Exciting news, everyone - as I mentioned yesterday, my Emerson has arrived! Check him out!



As previous photos of him have suggested, he's a difficult model to photograph for some reason. I'm still not 100% sold on him, but for now he gets to stay in the herd.

He has a nice color, and I know a lot of people were happy to see he's basecoated, but...I'm just not that into basecoats in general. He looks way too white and unnatural...to me, anyway. I have the same problem with my Blue Velvet (although she also has a pearly sheen that makes her look even more unrealistic).

He's not too bad, quality-wise - I would have liked his muzzle to have a little more pinking, and he has some blurred masking here and there.

His mane masking on the left side could have been done better, too.



So, to recap - not a big fan of basecoated white, wish his mane were masked better. But he's a pretty color and I generally like TB molds, so he can stay here. I'll be interested to see what they do with him in the future - I could see them doing (yet another) Black Beauty release on him for Breyerfest next year. Or perhaps he'll be a raffle model? Failing that, maybe he'll get a RR release, since we haven't seen the 2019 new releases yet. Looks like this year's new releases were announced mid-December last year, so I guess we'll just have to wait and see! And bring on the mini-Dundee!

Another Monday news roundup!

Ugh, there are so many new things to talk about, but I just haven't had the time to blog about them! I meant to write another silver filigree speculation post, but that just didn't happen. I would have guessed this year had a silver filigree on True North, since we didn't get one last year...but I would have been wrong! Meet Benasque!



From the website:

Benasque has an exciting electric blue filigree coat. Complimented by a high gloss finish, it is absolutely stunning no matter which way you view it! His features include pinking on his nose and ears, and his socks and blaze are painted freehand. A unique masterpiece, Benasque is a spectacular homage to the winter season.

Electric blue filigree? Looks like Copenhagen to me. Well, whatever. He's still beautiful and we wants one, precious!

It also says he's stamped "Benasque 2017" on the belly, but I'm guessing that's a typo. Also, it's a pretty short entry period - I wonder if he was supposed to have been released last week? They must be busy at Breyer too!  Good luck to everyone who enters!

Also, next year's Celebration Horse has been revealed - it really is Oliver from the KHP!



Breyer put up a post on the Breyerfest Blog today that gives a little more information about Oliver! From the blog:

One horse immediately came to mind – Oliver, Captain Lisa Rakes’ equine partner. As a member of the Kentucky Horse Mounted Police 11 year old Oliver (a Shire cross) certainly stands out in a crowd with black and white pinto pattern and his large stature. His friendly and curious nature has served him very well so far in the first six years of his career; he joined the unit at age 5. 

Definitely a fitting choice for Celebration Horse - I can't count the number of times I've seen Oliver at Breyerfest! Though the model itself won't be gracing my shelves (I don't collect the Cleveland Bay), he's definitely striking! Maybe the extras will have a higher resale value than normal, eh? 

Next on the list, the Stablemate for the Scottsdale Stampede was finally revealed yesterday, and IDYB already has photos!





It's Magnolia! I'm a little relieved it's on a mold I don't collect, though I'm a bit sad at the same time - I was really hoping it would be Mirado, since he really needs some love! Good thing he's in next year's SMC.

The centerpiece model from the Scottsdale Stampede was revealed on Saturday night, and I was totally bewildered when I saw it - Foalzilla? Well, okay then...



They're just not giving up on this mold, are they? Her name is Peplum. Well, fortunately it's nothing I need to buy - but the centerpiece models at these events tend to be on molds I don't collect, so I was expecting it to be something I didn't need. Interesting color, though - I'd like to see them use that on something else (more attainable) in the future! But clearly someone wanted her, because the scuttlebutt on Blab is that a couple of unsavory individuals tried to steal one, but were thwarted and kicked out of the Saturday dinner (and then didn't show up to buy models on Sunday). I suppose it was only a matter of time, since these models are worth so much. Hopefully Breyer doesn't do away with centerpiece models completely as a result.

As for when the next event will be, Breyer collector events happen in New Jersey every six years, and the last one was the Big Easy Bash in 2014 - so I'd expect the next event to be at Breyer headquarters in 2020. I suppose they could squeeze something else into 2019, though. I haven't heard anything from attendees about whether another event was hinted at, so we'll have to wait and see.

That's about all I have time to write about today, but fear not - I have more to post! My Emerson came on Saturday, along with my JAH - so stay tuned!

Featured Model - 11/10/2018, All That Razz

Hello and welcome to another edition of Featured Model, the weekly blog event where I pick a model from my collection, give some stats on it and provide commentary about it. In honor of Breyer Collector Events and the Scottsdale Stampede, this week's model is...All That Razz!



This pretty girl was one of the releases from the Sweet Home Chicago event in 2015, which we were lucky enough to be able to attend during our honeymoon. She's item #712154 and was a run of 76 on the popular Bluegrass Bandit mold sculpted by Kathleen Moody and Sommer Prosser.

The Sweet Home Chicago event was the first of two that we've been able to attend so far, and while there were some snafus along the way, I at least managed to win a centerpiece model from it, so that was good. Getting stuck with four Four Stars models was less fun, but at least the extras sold for a decent price later on. And I eventually did manage to obtain the other models I wanted from the event, so it all worked out.

As for All That Razz, I think she's definitely one of the prettier releases on the Bluegrass Bandit mold, but I've always had a thing for flashy bays like this. The color really works on her!

In the 10 years since her introduction, the Bluegrass Bandit mold has been somewhat lightly used, so I wonder where she'll pop up next. She's never been a web special, so maybe there? Or maybe she'll be this year's Christmas Day special run - that could be fun. I hope we see her again soon!

Scottsdale Stampede special runs are out, plus 2019 Premier Club!

Greetings all! Although I'm sad I didn't get to go to the Scottsdale Stampede, it's still exciting to see the new reveals! Here are the special runs for the event! Thanks to Jennifer for the photo!




Group A:

Bolo, (buckskin?) Show Jumping Warmblood, 124 pieces
Oakley, (bay splash pinto) Lady Phase, 76 pieces

Group B:

Sonorah, (perlino Bobby Jo), 60 pieces
Pima, (silver/gray appaloosa) Fighting Stallion, 56 pieces
Prescott, (blue/black Huck), 44 pieces
Chica Bonita, (chestnut sabino Wixom), 40 pieces

Well...I hate to admit it, but now I'm kind of glad I'm not there. The only special runs I'd be interested in are Bolo and Prescott - hopefully I can get my hands on those without too much trouble. Sonorah is pretty, though! I'm not sure how the Show Jumping Warmblood or the Wixom fit the western/Arabian theme, but trying to make sense of Breyer's choices for themes will only drive me insane, so I'm not going to complain about it too much...except I would have expected to see more than just one Arabian in this lineup.  I'm really hoping the Prescott is some type of blue-black decorator, though, because a solid black Huck is...not very visually exciting, and certainly doesn't make me want to spend the amount of money it would cost to get one of a run of 44.

No word on the Stablemate yet, which is disappointing. I guess those aren't being handed out until Sunday.

And I'm glad the special runs are being divided into two groups - otherwise I'm sure people at the end of the line would end up with multiple Bolos, and nobody wants that.

So that just leaves the Stablemate and the Saturday centerpiece model as the remaining reveals. I'm hoping for Mirado for the Stablemate, since he doesn't seem to be terribly popular, which would theoretically make it easy to get my hands on one. As for the centerpiece model, the trend for the last few events has been to use older, less-popular molds - so my money is on Buckshot. He hasn't been used for much for the past several years other than prize models, so he seems as likely a choice as any.

In other exciting news, the 2019 Premier Club is now open for membership! For the low, low, non-refundable deposit of $100, you too can join the club and hope you like whatever's being released next year. Not that I joined again or anything...Now if only they'd show us the rest of the 2019 Vintage Club releases!

Holiday Grab Bags and More Teasers

Greetings, everyone! First order of business - holiday grab bags are now available from the Breyer website.

I like how the fine print has to have a disclaimer that the grab bag items don't actually come in a bag. It's just marketing, folks.

My opinions on grab bags should be well-known by now, so it should go without saying that I won't be buying any. Personally, I'm waiting for the "Collector Appreciation" event that will hopefully happen next month. With any luck they'll do the 20%off+free shipping combination again and I can buy this year's remaining regular runs I haven't purchased yet. And I know I'm not the only one hoping they do another random glossy event like they did last year!

In other news, more clues about the mystery Cleveland Bay model have been posted on Instagram.

The real mystery about this mystery Cleveland Bay model is why Breyer hasn't just revealed it already.



Just reveal it! We already know what it is! And the scuttlebutt on Blab is that this is a portrait of Oliver, one of the KHP police horses, and he's going to be next year's Celebration Horse! Exciting, though if that's the case I won't be adding him to my collection (I don't collect the Cleveland Bay). Hopefully we get to see the entire model tomorrow!

Another news roundup? Why not?

It definitely looks like Breyer is trying to make up for their lack of news over the last couple of months. First up, the first release in the 2019 Premier Club has been revealed!

It's a "Welsh Mountain Mare and Foal Set" sculpted by Josine Vingerling! Ooh!

I have to admit I'm not terribly excited about the foal, but I do like the mare. I join the Premier Club every year regardless of what the first release is, so I'll be getting this set regardless, but it looks like this particular set might be getting split up. Sad...

Not sure what it is about the foal I don't like. The rough coat, maybe? He'd make a nice companion for Croi, but I don't have any Croi models either. I guess it's curtains for the poor foal. Oh well.

Next, Breyer started teasing more things on Instagram today, starting with this:



And this:



Followed by this:



The general opinion on the Internets is that this is a Cleveland Bay, which I agree with. The question is, what is it? A new release for 2018? The Scottsdale Stampede is happening this weekend, so it could be a special run for that, but it seems weird to use a British breed for an Arabians-and-western-themed event. Also, the Cleveland Bay was used at the 2014 Big Easy Bash, so it seems a bit early to be using him again.

I also saw a suggestion that he's the 2018 Breyerfest Celebration Horse, which might make sense if said horse is some type of police horse. That seems as likely an option as anything else, so I'll go with that. Hopefully we find out what it is later this week.

Featured Model - 11/3/2018, Pamplemousse

Hello and welcome to another edition of Featured Model, the weekly blog event where I pick a model from my collection, give some stats on it and provide commentary about it. This week's model is...Pamplemousse!



This handsome guy was the last ever JAH special run, issued in 2011 with the end of regular publication of the magazine. He's item #712059 on the popular Othello mold. While I don't know his run number, I would guess it to be around 1,000.

I remember the distribution of this model being a bit of a mess. Two batches were sent out, and the first batch had a lot of quality issues such as lint under the gloss. The second batch was sent out quite a bit later than the first, with no warning to the people who bought them, but the quality was much better.

My guy was part of the second batch, and I'm definitely glad I had to wait a bit longer to get him, because he has no quality issues and he's just beautiful. I love his palomino color, and the gloss suits him very well. His finish is so smooth and buttery, I just love to touch him. I hope that doesn't sound weird...

Anyway, the only thing I don't like about this model is his stupid name, which is French for grapefruit. Okay, it's fancy or whatever, but you couldn't think of anything better than that? Like, I can't think of anything right now off the top of my head, but I've never been good at naming horses. You have people for that, but this was the best you could come up with?

Okay, enough ranting about his name. He's a beautiful model on one of my favorite molds, if not my top favorite mold. I have almost all of the releases on this mold, and Pamplemousse is among my favorite of those, because of his beautiful color. This year's palomino Callahan was a pretty good match for him, really.

As for Othello himself, he was just used as the Breyerfest volunteer model this year, and made his first web special appearance as Rainier last year. Where will he pop up next? He's still in the RR line as SBH Phoenix, so I doubt we'll see anything new there. I have a feeling Breyer will give him a rest for a while, but I suppose he could show up at next week's Scottsdale Stampede. Time will tell! Hopefully his next release, whatever it ends up being, is obtainable!

Friday News Roundup, plus Celeste!

Lots of...interesting and confusing...things to post about today! I'm not sure exactly where to begin, so I'll just jump right in!

First off, renewals for the Vintage Club are now open. I actually don't see a buy box on that page, but that might be something on my end. I'll have to get ahold of Breyer about it...if they show next year's releases, and those releases require me to rejoin the club.

Edit: Duh, I hadn't bought my 2019 Collector Club membership yet. All is well!

Next on the docket, the mysterious Zippo test model from a couple of days ago is now back on the website and the drawing can now be entered. There's been some speculation on Blab that he's a test for Rushmore, the bay roan Smarty from Breyerfest 2007, and I can definitely see it. Whoever he is, he's definitely pretty!

Now that I have that out of the way, I can talk about today's odd Breyer-related postings on the interwebs. First, Breyer posted this photo on their Instagram story:

Naturally, collectors were intrigued. A bay Bristol! What could it be? He was just used in the Premier Club, so couldn't be something coming out this year.

A few hours later, after the speculation had gone on unchecked for a few hours, Breyer posted a link to this video on their Facebook page. Warning: watch at your own risk.

Fortunately, I watched the video (well...half of it) so you don't have to. Amongst the annoyingly perky girl, scattered Breyer product placements, useless craft projects and the like (clearly I'm not part of the target audience for this), these two models appeared:

Okay, the bay Bristol is interesting, if a tad boring with no white markings. But the show jumper! At first glance, he looks like Here's to You, the Breyerfest volunteer model from 2014, but he's clearly not the same model. Here's to You has a snip, his color is darker and his tail isn't striped like the one in the video.

Unfortunately, despite Breyer themselves posing the question of (essentially), "What is this new model we're showing you?", the video doesn't actually say what either of these models are, which is incredibly frustrating. Clickbait is one thing when it eventually answers the question, but clickbait for clickbait's sake? No thanks, Breyer. Do better next time. My assumption is that these are new regular runs for next year, as that's the only thing the Bristol could be, and that looks like a RR-type paint job on the show jumper.

So, hopefully we get an official announcement about these guys (along with the rest of the 2019 line) soon!

Now for the moment you've all been waiting for - my Celeste is here! Observe!



I was going to take a photo of her with my other silver bay models, but that will have to wait for another day. She's definitely a beauty, though!



And I love her pearly tail!

Quality-wise, she's not bad - the masking along her mane isn't really the greatest, and the dapples on her right side could stand to be more subtle.



She also has some excess plastic on her left hind leg that didn't get cleaned off very well.



Nothing too terrible, though. I can't wait to put her on the shelf with her compatriots!

Whew! That was a lot of stuff to talk about. Hopefully we get more exciting reveals next week! I'm excited to (hopefully) see what we're getting for next year's Vintage Club!

Sirius and Vega!

 Another surprise special run popped up on the website today - Sirius and Vega! Collector cluh members get early access to this cute set.



From the website:

Named for stars found in the winter sky, this mythical pair will certainly dazzle you! Sirius has a bright white coat, just like his namesake - the brightest star in the sky. With light purple shading and silver hooves and horn, he is both cheerful and elegant. His sister is called Vega after the star that shines blue in the winter night. Vega sports a fantastic blue/purple interference coat, which is accented by her golden hooves and horn.

Although they're cute (and I like the color on the dark one!), they're nothing I need to buy. That's depressingly common with Classic foal sets, since the only Classic foal mold I collect is Hansel. This set makes me wish Breyer would come out with a Trad foal set - I'd love to see some of our more recent Eberl foals in these colors.

Anyway, these guys are priced at $25, which isn't terrible. I wonder how many were made? Breyer doesn't seem to like announcing that on a lot of their Collector Club special runs for some reason. Hopefully we hear eventually.

Emerson is now available!

Good news, everyone! 2018's final Premier Club release, Emerson, is ready to order!



Naturally, I hit that buy button as fast as I could. I wasn't terribly excited by his promo photos, but the one in the above photo definitely helps the cause, and I'm sure I'll like him more once he gets here.

Also, yesterday's Zippo test model seems to have disappeared from the website. Somebody must have hit the release button too early, it seems. I'm sure he'll pop back up in a week or two.

This also means that our obligations have been fulfilled to get this year's Premier Club Stablemate, the mini Dundee! Hopefully he ships on time next month so we can get him into our hot little hands that much faster!

Also, Justify is available now as well. Hopefully my husband will get him for me for Christmas, since I already bought Celestine!