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!
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