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 test black Misty's Twilight!
This model is a OOAK produced on the Misty's Twilight mold sculpted by Jeanne Mellin Herrick.
Another test model I had no idea existed - she's a black version of the original Misty's Twilight (with added black legs for some reason), which was in production from 1991-1995. This particular model was sold at the Breyerfest Live Auction in 1997. Check out her braids!
The original Misty's Twilight didn't have painted braids, but I suppose this one could get the special treatment since it was a test model. It's always fun to see these alternate versions of models we all know and love! Misty's Twilight certainly looks striking in black pinto! Maybe (without doing any research on the subject) this is the start of Breyer's weird obsession with solid legs on pintos? One can only wonder, and maybe do more of the research I haven't had the time to do.
Anyway, I always had a little soft spot for Misty's Twilight because she looks so much like she belongs on a postcard or in a Currier and Ives illustration. At one time I had the original Misty's Twilight, plus Winter Belle and Sundance, but eventually they fell victim to lack of shelf space, like so many other models. Where will we see the mold pop up next? She hasn't been used since the Winter Belle release in 2011, but I wonder if she'll put in an appearance at next year's Breyerfest? She easily looks like she could be pulling a sleigh or some other vehicle, so maybe she'll be a prize model or something. I guess we'll find out eventually!
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