Whoa, a new test run!

 Exciting news today, readers - there's a new test model for Collector Club members to enter to win the chance to purchase! Sheesh, that was a wordy sentence. Oh well - say hello to glossy Bisbee! 

She, uh...doesn't look all that different from regular Bisbee in the promo photos. 

I guess you can at least tell the glossy one is glossy, even if it doesn't look like the super-glossy models we're used to. But Breyer's promo photos are always bad, so hopefully whoever wins this one will provide better photos so we can admire her! 

I'm a bit surprised that they're selling off a relatively-recent release, but Forever Saige isn't the most popular mold, so that may be why they picked her. Fortunately (or unfortunately) for me, I have many Forever Saiges in my collection, so naturally I have to enter for this one. Her price tag is $1,000 - but that's still less than she'd go for on the open market, even on an unpopular mold like this one. I hope I get drawn! But good luck to everyone else too, of course. 

Bad timing, or worst timing?

Wow, 4 whole days before Breyerfest, Breyer decided to spring another test model on us!



I guess it's good to have something on the website for people not attending Breyerfest, but dang, people! Most of your deep-pocketed collectors are in Kentucky right now, and you want somebody to pony up another $850 on top of that?

This guy looks too much like Bold, anyway. I've never been a fan of Stud Spider, but something a little more snappy probably would have gone over better. Good luck to everyone entering, though!

Another Test Model on Breyer Website! (And Blog Name Change)

It's a new month, and that (apparently) means - Breyer has another test run on the website! This time it's a Glossy Bay Appaloosa Clydesdale Mare:



She's certainly...interesting. Her mane is reminiscent of SBH Phoenix's stripey mane. I'm guessing this is an older test - the splatter spots layered over top of the rest of the paint job are a little goofy-looking, but whatevs.

The Clydesdale Mare is still another example of a mold that I used to collect, but later sold off the three I had (sadly, in the case of my Gladwin Lucky Grey Lady). If I win this model, it will be for sale; I always welcome the chance to recoup some of the money I spend in this hobby. If nothing else, it makes my credit card happy! Good luck to all who enter!

In other news, some of you may have noticed the name of the blog has changed to Model Horse Madness. Evidently, when I was first creating the blog, I neglected to change the blog's web address to Model Horse Mania from my original Model Horse Madness choice. (I went from Madness to Mania to try to downplay the, uh, insanity angle of the hobby. Maybe that's just my own insecurity talking.) When I finally noticed I hadn't changed the blog's web address to Mania and tried to fix it, I discovered the Model Horse Mania name was already taken! D'oh! Of course, I didn't notice this until after I watermarked the blog's outdated name onto all of my photos.

So, to make a long story short, the blog's name has now reverted back to Model Horse Madness. Let's admit it...you have to be a little crazy to be in this hobby, right?

New Test Model on Breyer Website!

Looks like Breyer has another entry in its "Unload old tests on the website for dubious prices" scheme. Here's a photo:



My response: Meh. I don't collect the mold and the color isn't very interesting. Not even going to enter for this one. If I'd won the Ranch Horse I would have kept it, and the Indian Pony probably would have sold for quite a bit more than $850, but that's not a gamble I want to take with this one. Good luck to everyone that does enter, though!