Friday, July 31, 2020

Slainte Surprise Numbers and July Collector Club newsletter!

Exciting news today - we got the reveal of the Slainte Surprise numbers! They are as follows:

Golden palomino - 800 Matte, 325 Glossy
Bay leopard appaloosa - 800 Matte, 325 Glossy
Silver dapple black - 800 Matte, 325 Glossy
Red roan pinto - 800 Matte, 325 Glossy

Interesting that all the numbers are even this year, and the glossy numbers were upped substantially from last year (200). This should at least even the playing field for finding them on the secondary market later, although I imagine some colors may still be more desirable than others. Well, maybe I won't have to spend an arm and a leg to get that glossy appy after all! Speaking of the appy, it looks like she was intended to be a bay after all, rather than black. And the palomino is not just palomino, but GOLDEN palomino! That ought to make her more desirable, right?

In other news, the July collector club newsletter is out (waiting until the last minute again, I see). Check your email to read it (if you're a CC member!). Exciting stuff! There aren't any sneak peeks this time, but Breyer is giving away 5 celebration models from this past Breyerfest, rather than the usual one giveaway.

Also, look at this cool test Stablemate!



It's an alternate colorway of Tiki, the event Stablemate from the 2011 Sunshine Celebration collector event. Also known as the event I'll forever kick myself for not attending (I was drawn from the waitlist for tickets, but didn't have anyone to go with, or money to go, and didn't want to go alone...sigh.) Oh well - there'll be more collector events, I'm sure.

Well, it's almost August - hopefully we get to see this year's Tractor Supply models soon!

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Volunteer reveal!

Sheesh, clearly I should have waited another day to post about the 2020 Breyerfest volunteer model. Here they are, straight from the blog!



His/their name is Ben Nevis, named for a peak in the Scottish Highlands.

I'm still a little bewildered that they did two colors this year, but I don't need to get my hands on either of them, so at least there's that. I can't help but notice that the bright chestnut has the same hind leg markings as the liver, so now I'm wondering if the chestnut we saw yesterday still has some masking stuck to that part of his hind leg. Time will tell, I guess.

I still haven't gotten all my Breyerfest loot together for a group photo - I'm still working on a trade for the matte palomino and my matte appy hasn't gotten here yet, so I want to wait until those are all squared away. Let's hope we get some exciting news in the meantime!

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

My last Slainte Surprise, and the 2020 Breyerfest Volunteer Model!

Exciting news, everyone - I can reveal my last surprise model for this year! Behold:



Glossy palomino! As I was unwrapping her, I made sure to stare somewhere else while I felt my way through the wrappings, and once I got the bubblewrap off I remember thinking, "This feels like a glossy." Then I looked at her and saw it was a palomino and my mind blanked out for a second - no way it was the last color I needed AND glossy, right? Then I got her out of the bag and saw she was definitely a glossy. So that's 3 out of 4! I haven't had glossy luck like this since 2017 with the Bollywood Surprises, and those all went out the door since I don't collect Latigo. So I'm super-happy to be able to add all of these to my collection without having to pay an arm and a leg for them. Hopefully I can find a glossy Appaloosa to complete the set in the near future!

In other news, this year's Breyerfest volunteer model has finally been revealed! I don't have photos I can use yet, but the ones I've seen look stunning - it's Flash! And there seem to be variations within the run, oddly enough! Makes me glad I don't collect Flash, honestly. The two I've seen have been a light (flaxen?) chestnut pinto, and a darker, more liver-chestnut (or silver black?) pinto with slightly different markings on the hind legs. Exciting, if a bit mystifying! Hopefully we get more information on those soon, along with the numbers breakdown for the Slainte Surprise!

Saturday, July 25, 2020

Featured Model - 7/25/20, Gray G3 Peruvian Paso

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...the white/gray G3 Peruvian Paso!



I'm...actually a little confused about this one. I could swear it's the earlier-issued one from 2009-2011, but it looks almost identical to the pearly gray one from the 2017 blind bag assortment, and I don't know why I wouldn't have bought the 2017 one...although maybe I didn't buy it because of the aforementioned resemblance to the earlier one? Confusing. Well, I'm going to go with this being the earlier one, because...my head hurts. Well, anyway - as far as I can tell, this is the regular run Stablemates Assortment Peruvian Paso that was issued from 2009-2011. He's item #5711 on the G3 Peruvian Paso mold sculpted by Jane Lunger.

I really like this little Paso, and I wish Breyer would use him more often. And he looks really good in white! Or...well, gray if you want to get technical. He might not be the flashiest mold on the block, but he has his charms. Maybe he'll show up in next year's Stablemates Club, or at Breyerfest? The possibilities are endless with next year's theme, and he hasn't shown up there since 2009 - I'd say it's definitely time for another appearance!

Friday, July 24, 2020

Breyerfest loot, Strawberry drawing and Christmas in July sale!

Hello, readers! Well, first things first - my Breyerfest goodies are here and I'm thrilled that they finally came! Here are the boxes they came in:



While I was really hoping for more boxes than that, just to confuse the UPS driver more, it was still pretty satisfying to get home and see those boxes waiting for me.



That's a big pile of surprise models!

I forgot to take a photo of them outside of the orange bags, though, so we'll skip to the part where I got them all unwrapped...



TA-DAH!



That's three matte red roans, one glossy red roan, two matte silver blacks and a glossy silver black. Not bad at all! Truth be told, I was hoping to get at least three different colors, but with two glossies in this mix I really can't complain. This is about on par with what I usually get at Breyerfest in person, honestly. I have one more surprise model coming on Monday, and I'm working on lining up a trade for a matte Appaloosa, so I'm hoping it's some variant of palomino. I guess I'll find out on Monday!

I'll cover the Breyerfest models more in a future post, but here's my Boudicca:



I was pleasantly surprised to see her "woad" isn't the same shade all over - it's darker on her neck/back areas, then lighter across the barrel and hips, and darker on the legs again. It's a nice touch!

Next on today's list of news...selections for Strawberry are out! I didn't enter, but if you did, make sure to check your email and/or the website and see if you're eligible to buy!

Lastly, Breyer is having a "Christmas in July" sale on the website! There's nothing terribly exciting there other than last year's Christmas Zebras and LaFitte (already sold out). The Zebras are $10 more than they were originally, so...not really much of a "sale," is it? Like, at all? There's probably a few Licorice zebras in the leftover bunch, but I don't think I want to spend $10 extra for a super-small chance at one. Anyways, this sale is currently limited to Collector Club members but opens to the public on Monday. If you didn't already blow your monthly model budget on Breyerfest stuff, check it out and see if anything catches your eye! I'll be over in the corner waiting for my last Breyerfest shipment to get here.

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Strawberry!

Greetings, readers! The last - for this year, anyway - Berries Ponies model has been revealed, and his name is Strawberry! Behold!



...Yeah...that's gonna be a no from me, dawg. I guess it's kinda refreshing to see the Hackney Pony get a new release, but can you imagine if they'd done this on Rhian and Cadell instead? Maybe with the colors reversed on the foal? YES PLEASE. In the meantime, I foresee this one showing up in a lot of grab bags next year....

In case you forgot, this one was the subject of the mysterious preview from last month's newsletter. I was a bit perplexed by it, because it was depicting an actual decorator and all the other Berries Ponies have been realistic colors so far. So...the last one is a decorator after all! Still seems a bit odd. But whatevs.

In other news, my Breyerfest purchases finally shipped out yesterday and are slated to arrive on Friday (whoo!), so if all goes well I'll be able to reveal my surprise models in three days! Woohoo!

Sunday, July 19, 2020

Featured Model - 7/18/20, Nobel II

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. Featured Model was on hiatus last week due to Breyerfest, but since we're only a week out from that event...this week's model is Nobel II!



This handsome guy is item #710104, a run of 4,500 on the Andalusian Stallion mold sculpted by Kathleen Moody.

Nobel II was one of my Breyerfest purchases last year, before the Hero's Welcome surprise was revealed. Little did I know I'd be bringing home so many other Andalusian Stallions with him! But this guy definitely holds his own. He was the Breyerfest Celebration Horse back in 2004, and while it's a little irksome that it took me so long to find one, his acquisition was definitely better late than never. I love gray horses, and Nobel II is no exception - he has great shading and his brand is a nice touch.

As for the Andalusian Stallion, I expect he won't be used much for a while, due to the aforementioned Hero's Welcome appearance at Breyerfest 2019. But I suppose he could show up as a web special or something - I don't think he's ever been a web special, and it would be trivial to set aside 350 bodies for a web special. Or maybe he'll be a collector club special run? We never did get a preview of this year's second one, so you never know - he might show up there, or at Tractor Supply. Wherever he gets used again, I hope it's one I can get!

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Breyerfest loot is arriving!

Good news, everyone! The first of what will probably be many boxes from Breyer arrived at my house today - behold!



Unfortunately, I should have gotten eight Reggies, not six, so I already sent off an email to Customer Service. With this, all the other issues that have been happening lately with the shipping company, plus the magnets not being shipped with the Stablemate 4-pack, I wish Breyer would fire this shipping company and find another one. They're really, really leaving a lot to be desired here. But anyway...


I've seen a lot of reports online that the quality on the Reggies hasn't been the greatest, but my six don't appear to have any major issues - little things here and there, but that's about it. Who knows what the box sides look like, though.

So, here's a look at the Stablemates!



I was super-happy Breyer went back to using the little bags for the Stablemates, and the tartan is really visually appealing. The packaging they've been using for the last few years has mostly just been more trash for the landfill, so I'm glad to have something a little more substantial.


I think I liked Orkney's bag the most!



I think this is the first Tiny Croi I've seen in person. So tiny and cute! Not cute enough to stay here, though. And her name is spelled wrong on the bag - oops!



Quality-wise, they're all pretty good - I didn't see anything wrong with any of them, other than the crazy eyewhites on Jersey! He looks like he's...seen some things, man.

So exciting to get my first shipment of models - hopefully it doesn't take too long for the rest of my stuff to get here! I'm just itching to open my surprise models. Speaking of surprise models, it looks like the silver bay variant is actually more like a chocolate palomino or silver dapple, and the glossy version is to die for. I hope I get one!

Also, it appears that the emails for the glossy Reggies have gone out - check your email and see if you're a winner! Nothing here, sadly...Maybe next year. I hope everyone else is having just as much fun opening their Breyerfest goodies!

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

The surprise model is revealed!

Miracle of miracles - people's Breyerfest orders are already arriving! And here I was thinking we'd be lucky if anything even shipped out by the end of the week. Clearly I'm not giving Breyer enough credit!

Anyway, the surprise model and its color variants have been revealed, so stop reading if you don't want to be spoiled:






























IT'S GISELLE!

I don't have photos I can use yet, but the colors appear to be palomino, red roan pinto, black leopard Appaloosa and silver bay. And gloss versions of all those colors, naturally.

So it was Giselle after all! I guess I figured she was a bit too old, and not really popular enough to be used for this, but those colors all look great on her, so I'm not upset to be wrong. I think I like the palomino the best, followed by the red roan. I can't help but note she was in the live auction last year....so perhaps Breyer is going back to the formula after breaking it last year with the Andy? In that case, after a quick glance at this year's auction models, I'm predicting Bluegrass Bandit! Or possibly Forever Saige, but she's rather widely disliked, so Bluegrass Bandit seems like a better bet. I guess we'll find out in a year!

Of course, now that the surprise has been revealed, I'm itching to open mine and they aren't even here yet! I have 8 of them coming, so I'm already envisioning piling them all up on my dining room table before I open them. Ahhhhh! But I haven't gotten a shipping notice yet, so I'm guessing it'll still be a while until they show up.

Fortunately, my celebration models and Stablemates are due to arrive tomorrow! So I should be able to get a blog post up about those.

Also, it appears that the Epona (gray pinto on Strapless) is a split run with the braided version and the loose mane and tail. Huzzah! One wonders why Breyer told us about the matte and glossy Thorn but not a split run on Epona as well...

Sunday, July 12, 2020

Virtual Breyerfest Day 3: Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!

Greetings, readers! I hope you got through the final day of Virtual Breyerfest with your sanity intact. I'm not sure I did...but then, that happens every year, so at least this Breyerfest was true to life in that respect. The same website issues people had been having all weekend continued to persist today, which is disappointing, but I think people managed to be a little more successful in getting the store specials ordered - or maybe they just gave up and preordered the glossy versions. In any case, the ordering is over, the special runs are all allocated (or...should be), the raffles are over (except maybe the one for the glossy Celebration Models; no one has heard anything about those), and all that's left to find out now is the identities of the surprise model and the volunteer model. Which...could take a while before we find out!

In today's exciting reveals, we got to see Vermeer, the next Premier Club model:



I'm a little bit on the fence about this one - I like him from some angles, but not others. His paint job is really nice, though. I'll have to wait until he gets here to make my final decision. He looks like his mane and tail are pearly, though, so that helps.

In other exciting reveals, we have the theme for next year's Breyerfest!



Horse of a different color, eh? That gives a lot of possibilities for next year, though I heard it mentioned on the live stream that they'll have lots of chrome, stripes and spots! Does this mean there'll be a lot of decorators? Who knows! And who will be the Celebration Horse? So many questions, that we have to wait months to get answers to! Well, I'm excited either way.

Once again, I didn't get drawn for either of the raffle models this year - but be watching your emails, people! If you did get drawn, you only have 3 days to confirm your mailing address. Hopefully they come out with those glossy Celebration Model winners soon!

I'm also seeing that people are already getting some of their special runs clawed back by Breyer - they must really be gung-ho about it if they're already going through people's orders so soon. The thought is that people that took advantage of ordering 3 or more models per ticket on Friday hosed everything up for the rest of the weekend, and some innocent people are getting caught in the crossfire? I'm not really sure what exactly is going on, because we haven't gotten any statements from Breyer about it yet. Hopefully that gets cleared up tomorrow.

Well, that's about all I have for Virtual Breyerfest news. I'm sure tomorrow the Breyerfest Blues will set in like they do every year...

Saturday, July 11, 2020

Virtual Breyerfest Day 2: Not Much Better

Well, day 2 of Virtual Breyerfest is over....and while I wish I could say things went better today, there's wasn't a whole lot of difference from yesterday. I guess the live feeds mostly worked, from what little I managed to see of them? I did watch the prerecorded evening show, and that was pretty cool.

Unfortunately, people still had a lot of issues with getting the store to work - this time, the website kept freezing up at the checkout, along with yesterday's problems of models getting yanked out of carts before people could finish paying for them. The special run times went mostly smoothly until the end of the day, when another issue cropped up that was so bad Breyer had to stop those sales completely to fix it. Hopefully they'll have that under control by tomorrow morning...

I had other plans today, and since I'd already gotten the store stuff I wanted, I hopped on this morning to preorder the glossy Cheesecake and Topgun, and...wow! All three of them look amazing in gloss:



































Too bad we have to wait until December to get them. But doesn't Cheesecake look scrumptious in gloss? I'll tell you one thing - all this talk about Cheesecake is making me hungry for cheesecake. Mmm.

Anyway, we got a couple of other fun reveals today too - check out this year's second Premier Club model!



He'll be some type of Appaloosa (according to the sneak peek photo we got ages ago), so I'm excited to see what that looks like...but honestly, I'm not really all that enamored with him. I hope he doesn't end up squashed through the chest like so many new sculpts have lately. I guess I'll wait until I see him with clothes before I make my final judgement, but...ehh, I don't know.

On other exciting news, we have three possible paint jobs for the new Stablemates Club mold!



These are all just possibilities - I'm guessing we'll find out which one they went with tomorrow.

Still no sign of the next web special for this year, or the next Collector Club special run, which they usually reveal at Breyerfest. I hope we get more exciting things tomorrow!

Friday, July 10, 2020

Virtual Breyerfest Day 1 Addendum: Okay, That Helps A Lot

Per my previous post about today's epic disaster, see this blog post! Among other things, the store "trips" are being done away with! And they're adding preorders for glossy versions of the three store specials (Benelli, Cheesecake and Topgun)! Darn it Breyer, stop finding ways to steal more of my money! But...take ALL my money! This will soothe a lot of ruffled feathers for sure. It looks like anyone can preorder these glossies, even people that already bought the three store specials, and they'll be shipped in December.

Also, tomorrow's special run lines will start on time again tomorrow, so they must have been able to figure out whatever was wrong with the website. Huzzah! I can't wait for tomorrow!

Virtual Breyerfest Day 1: A Disaster of Epic Proportions

Well, Virtual Breyerfest Day 1 is over, and...well, let's just say there are a lot of frustrated people out there. I knew it was a bad sign when the Artisan's Gallery portion of the website didn't go up as scheduled, but...I didn't think it would be this bad, for this long. The website has been glitchy all day, and all of the special run ticket times ended up being delayed by two hours. That, along with store specials being yanked out of peoples' carts within seconds of being added, all day long, makes for a long day of attempted pony-buying.

I had two tickets for today, and was able to get a Slainte Surprise and Brighid/Beltane on my first ticket. The wait for those wasn't too bad...but then I had to wait more than 3 hours after my second ticket time of the day before those models became available. I got another Slainte Surprise and an Ash! I hope I have good luck the rest of the weekend.

But at least there are some fun new reveals I can show you - like the latest Collector Club vote option!



One of the above four models will be a Collector Club special run next year...and everyone that votes will be entered into a drawing to win one of the test models! Presumably one of the three that don't win. They're all pretty nice, but for me the Carrick wins out over the Adios. It would be super-cool to win a test, too!

In other reveals, we have our Premier Club Stablemate for this year:



A new Haflinger by Brigitte Eberl! Yay! I love him already. But what color will he be? Here are the possibilities:



So these are the three colors for this year's Premier Club models. Yay, we're getting another splash pinto! I can't wait to find out what's next. I suppose the buckskin would be the closest-ish to a real Haflinger color, and it looks really nice in the mockup, but I like the splash pinto option too. We won't find out what option they picked until, uh...sometime in the future. Hopefully before the end of Breyerfest, but who knows for sure.

And, we got a reveal of this year's new Stablemates Club mold!



Holy crap - my eyes! The beefcake! Ahhh!

Well, anyway, he (she?) looks insanely detailed, but that's way too much beefcake for me. Mine will be for sale!

Let's hope they get all these issues figured out by tomorrow - I did manage to snag all of the store items I wanted (Cheesecake, Topgun and the Stablemate set)- but I'll be attempting to get a SM set for a Blabber tomorrow, so hopefully they get things straightened out by then. Not a good start, Breyer...

Thursday, July 9, 2020

Live auction venue change!

Exciting news for potential auction bidders...the live auction is no longer taking place on eBay! Saturday's auction items can be found here, and Sunday's are here. I hope things work out smoothly, though I'm wondering why they changed the venue this late in the game. Maybe eBay would have made them reveal what the Surprise model is? And why are they so dead-set on not revealing it? I know it's a closely guarded secret, on par with sneaking into Fort Knox or Area 51, but...I don't see the issue with revealing it a few hours earlier than it's normally revealed every year, and people want to know what they're buying. I guess I'm just not getting it.

In other news, I just wanted to remind everyone that all of the weekend's festivities are happening in the Eastern time zone, so if you're not in that time zone, don't forget to convert the times to whatever zone you're in, especially for the special run tickets!

Also, it appears that the Celebration Horses and Single-Day Stablemates are already shipping out, as people have been posting photos of them in hand! Huzzah! I'm not sure if mine have been shipped yet, but I hope they get here soon!

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Apparition is available now, and Breyerfest program and coupon code!

Hello, readers! We're only three days away from the start of Breyerfest (no program, schedule, or other important information you'd think we would have by now)...but at least we got this coupon code! Three-day ticket holders should check their email for a code to save $10 on a Breyerfest merch purchase of $10 or more! Here's the code: 3DAYSWAG10! The email is unclear on whether this can be used on actual models or just on the swag itself (T-shirts, etc). I guess we'll find out on Friday!

In other news, this year's Halloween model, Apparition, is now available through the Breyer website! Here he is, in case you forgot what he looks like:



Be sure to snag him before he's gone!

EDIT: I stand corrected! The program has been posted! See it here! A glossy Carter is one of the auction lots! There's an auction lot of glossy celebration models from 2016-2019! And check out those auction models! Ugh, the Cleveland Bay is one of them...there goes my surprise guess. But if those are all the auction models (there don't seem to be enough of them...), who could it be? A lot of people think it's Bobby Jo - could it be her? I really don't think it's Croi, since she's a single-day Stablemate. I think at this point I'm changing my guess to Bobby Jo and calling it a day. Also, there's an In-Between Mare auction model! I suppose that shouldn't be a surprise either.

Saturday, July 4, 2020

Featured Model - 7/4/20, Patriot

Hello and welcome to 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 Independence Day, this week's model is...Patriot!



This icon of patriotism is item #1755...although, now that I think about it, it really should have been #1776 to really drive the point home. Anyways, he was a Limited Edition of 3,000 produced in 2016, on the American Saddlebred Stallion mold sculpted by Kathleen Moody.

While the intent with this model was obviously patriotism, I still can't help but think of Bomb Pops when I look at him. Darn it, now I'm hungry for Bomb Pops! Despite that, though, he really is quite nice, and the gloss sets off his colors quite nicely. The color was used again in 2017 and 2018, so I'd say there's a moderate chance they use it again in the future.

As for the ASB, he was used (twice!) at Breyerfest last year, and he was a web special last year as well - so I don't know if I'd expect to see him used again anytime soon. But all of those runs from last year were at least somewhat small, so you never know - he could show up as this year's second Collector Club special run. Or maybe at Tractor Supply? Those are usually more Western-ish models, but those crazy-snazzy parade saddles are Western saddles, so...it's plausible. I'd be super-excited for that, so I'll be crossing my fingers!

Friday, July 3, 2020

70th Anniversary Stablemates!

Good news, everyone - my 70th Anniversary Stablemates came today! I only bought two of them, secondhand, so there aren't any exciting chase reveals. But I'm still excited to show them - behold!



Starting with the mini Emma - isn't she a cutie? I love how tiny they made her!



She even has tiny eyewhites! I'm excited to see what they do with her next! She's a good match for Black-Eyed Susan, too.

Next and last, the Brishen!



There's been quite a bit of variation with the manes and tails on these, and I was pleased to get one with a darker mane and tail. Although he's not really a 1:1 match with Solar, is he? I forgot Solar has some belly spots and a funky blaze. I guess that's what happens when you convert the paint job to a $4 Stablemate.



Silver bay still looks great in miniature, though! He's a pretty one. Now if I can get my hot little hands on a platinum one...

Thursday, July 2, 2020

We have raffle information!

Hold on to your butts, folks - we have raffle information!



The biggest news of the day - the raffles are now free for all ticket holders! We'll be able to enter once per ticket account holder, presumably to even the playing field for everyone. Plus, instead of the $20 in free raffle tickets we were originally promised, 3-day-ticket-purchasers will be able to enter once per account for a glossy Ballynoe Castle Celebration Model. Apparently there are only 10 of those, so I wonder where the other 30 are going? Interesting. Well, unless they only glossed 10 this year, which I suppose is possible. It would actually be 13, since the judges of the Best Customs Contest also get a glossy Celebration Horse.

I was a bit conflicted about this at first, but now that I've thought about it I'm okay with it - only being able to enter once per account for each raffle will even the playing field a LOT, aside from the inevitable few who bought tickets on multiple accounts (I am not among those people). The only really bad part is that the raffles usually bring in a lot of money for charity, which will no longer be happening, but maybe Breyer will be able to make up for it with the auction items.

Also, residents of Canada (except Quebec) will now be able to enter the raffles, presumably because we can now enter for free. Huzzah! Well, we don't have that much longer to wait - good luck with the raffles, everyone!

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

So there is an auction!

Good news, everyone! Breyer released some information about this year's Breyerfest Live auction today. First off, it's taking place....on eBay. Groan...well, there went my hopes of being able to afford anything this year. But look on the bright side - I guess Breyer will have plenty of money to donate to charity this year! Fun stuff.

So the live auction items and silent auction items will all be viewable on eBay starting next Thursday, but they haven't said when the auctions will actually start. I'm guessing they'll just be one-day auctions and lots and lots of people will be hovering over their eBay screens at the end of the day on Friday? That'll be a madhouse. I suppose they won't all end at the same time either so people can bid on more than one item.

Anyways, here are some of the auction lots! Check out this yummy glossy buckskin Zippo Pine Bar:



Looks like someone forgot to crop that image before they posted it. Oh well! Here's a dark bay overo pinto Salinero:




And here's an amazing Hermosa and Corazon set:



Here's one of the silent auction lots, an etched-and-glossed Voyeur:




And a painting by Jane Tilton, who usually has a workshop at Breyerfest every year:



Cool stuff! I can't wait to see the rest of the auction items! Can't believe we don't have that much longer to wait.

In other news, the mid-year releases are now available on Breyer's website. Or at least, most of them...the new blind bags are already out of stock and Apparition is still marked as "coming soon," but you can still order the rest of them, and Crystalline if you never got one of those. Yay!