Hello and welcome to another edition of Featured Model, the weekly blog event where I pick a model I don't own but may have an interesting story behind it, give some stats on it and provide commentary about it. This week's model is...the 2009 Breyerfest Auction Old Timer!
He's a OOAK done on the Old Timer mold sculpted by Chris Hess.
While he doesn't really have a special story (at least, not that I know of), he is noteworthy because he came with a party hat rather than his usual hat. 2009 was an anniversary year, so the hat is a fun nod to the Birthday Bash. Looks like a paper hat? I wonder how that's fared over the years. The model's color is nice, too, or at least looks that way in the poor lighting.
The Old Timer does have his fans, and I have to admit he has a certain whimsical appeal. Molded-on tack is sadly out of style, though (and complicated to paint), though it does look like he's had a decent number of releases despite that. Most recently he was used as the special run Fair Dinkum produced for the True Blue Breyer event last year. So it's hard to say where we'll see him next - but since next year's Breyerfest will focus on working horses, I wonder if he'll make an appearance there? Maybe as the token vintage model in the special run line? The fact that he was used as a web special in 2019, and then as Fair Dinkum last year, may indicate there's another, larger run in the works for him, but I suppose we'll have to wait and see!
While he doesn't really have a special story (at least, not that I know of), he is noteworthy because he came with a party hat rather than his usual hat. 2009 was an anniversary year, so the hat is a fun nod to the Birthday Bash. Looks like a paper hat? I wonder how that's fared over the years. The model's color is nice, too, or at least looks that way in the poor lighting.
The Old Timer does have his fans, and I have to admit he has a certain whimsical appeal. Molded-on tack is sadly out of style, though (and complicated to paint), though it does look like he's had a decent number of releases despite that. Most recently he was used as the special run Fair Dinkum produced for the True Blue Breyer event last year. So it's hard to say where we'll see him next - but since next year's Breyerfest will focus on working horses, I wonder if he'll make an appearance there? Maybe as the token vintage model in the special run line? The fact that he was used as a web special in 2019, and then as Fair Dinkum last year, may indicate there's another, larger run in the works for him, but I suppose we'll have to wait and see!
Ahh he's cute! I am an Old Timer fan ☺️
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