This incredibly handsome guy was the final release in the inaugural year of the Stablemates Club! He's item #712191 and was sculpted by Josine Vingerling. Approximately 1500 of these models were made for the Stablemates Club, but an unknown number of them have since been customized.
Django was a big hit when he was first released, and he's been very popular since then - and it's not hard to see why! He's a beautiful, stately chunk of a model, with a lot of presence - and long, flowing hair to boot! All of his releases have been very popular, especially the copper filigree chase piece from last year's blind bag sets.
While he's definitely a handsome guy from the sides, closer inspection reveals his translation to plastic wasn't completely successful - he's narrow through the middle and his front legs are visibly different sizes. It looks like Django got hit with the same issues that have been happening to some of Breyer's new sculpts lately - they don't all seem to translate to plastic very well. The worst case in recent years is definitely the Mangalarga Marchador, but Duende, Croi (and others I'm probably forgetting) all appear to have suffered some issues. Hopefully Breyer can get to the bottom of it soon, because watching the total crapshoot happen over and over is getting tiresome.
But, back to Django. This mold has gotten a healthy amount of use since his end-of-2016 debut - in addition to being last year's chase model, he's appeared at Breyerfest, been a regular blind bag item, and is currently appearing in the (new-ish) 4-piece Walmart sets. Where will he pop up next? I wouldn't mind seeing him at this year's Breyerfest, although it might be a little soon after his 2017 appearance. Maybe he'll get some new RR releases? We'll have to wait and see!
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