We have our Breyerfest plush reveal - Strudel! Check him out:
And as expected, he's wearing lederhosen. Cute! Nothing I need, but cute nonetheless. The blog post implies something else will be revealed tomorrow, so let's hope it's the Best of Breyerfest Stablemate set!
In other reveals, the first test run drawing of the year has been unveiled - take a look at the model I'm dubbing Toast:
In other reveals, the first test run drawing of the year has been unveiled - take a look at the model I'm dubbing Toast:
...both for the state of our wallets after buying these things, and because it makes a nice contrast to strudel.
All things considered, Classics test models that end up in the public's hands seem to be few and far between (at least, in the last 15 to 20 years); possibly because Classics just aren't as popular as Traditionals. There used to be a fair number of them in Breyerfest live auctions in the 1990s, but there hasn't been one in a live auction for a number of years now. I think Breyer gave away one of the Man o' War tests from the "Who wore it best?" competition collector club members voted on a few years back, but other than that I don't know of any Classics tests that escaped the Breyer offices in recent years. So this guy is pretty special!
One might think he'd be a little more modestly priced, considering the Classics line's lack of popularity, but he's priced at $650 - not much less than a typical Trad test run. Nothing I need in my own collection, fortunately, though it'd be nice to own a genuine test model. Maybe someday!
All things considered, Classics test models that end up in the public's hands seem to be few and far between (at least, in the last 15 to 20 years); possibly because Classics just aren't as popular as Traditionals. There used to be a fair number of them in Breyerfest live auctions in the 1990s, but there hasn't been one in a live auction for a number of years now. I think Breyer gave away one of the Man o' War tests from the "Who wore it best?" competition collector club members voted on a few years back, but other than that I don't know of any Classics tests that escaped the Breyer offices in recent years. So this guy is pretty special!
One might think he'd be a little more modestly priced, considering the Classics line's lack of popularity, but he's priced at $650 - not much less than a typical Trad test run. Nothing I need in my own collection, fortunately, though it'd be nice to own a genuine test model. Maybe someday!
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