Hello and welcome to another edition of Featured Model, the weekly blog event where I pick a model I don't own but would like to, give some stats on it and provide commentary about it! This week's model is...the 2016 Breyerfest Auction Valegro!
This unique model was offered at Breyerfest 2016. He was a OOAK model done on the Valegro mold sculpted by Brigitte Eberl.
I decided to talk about this handsome guy because he looks really similar to the 2019 Breyerfest prize model Victory. His pattern is a bit different, but otherwise they look a lot alike. It would be fun to see them next to each other! Maybe someday at a live show, eh? I like how the Valegro has darker shading on his legs and head - it gives his paint job a little more depth. He looks reasonably detailed, but his eyes look like plain black - maybe it's just the angle. You'd think an auction model would get special eye detail, but maybe not. He sure is handsome though!
As for Valegro himself, he's appearing as the already-popular Pollock for this year's Breyerfest, so I'm not sure that we'll see him anywhere else for a while. He's also been a Collector Club special run and a web special in recent-ish years, but I wouldn't protest if he got another web special or a regular run model, since the original release was retired in 2019 and he could use another RR appearance. Let's hope he gets something else new soon!
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