Brick and mortar SR and a new barn!

 Greetings, readers! Well, it's been a little bit of a dry spell lately, huh? Well, never fear - I'm sure more releases are coming soon. But check it out - the brick-and-mortar special run for this year has been revealed! 

He's pretty, but I don't want him! Yay! This is a brick-and-mortar model, meaning you'll have to physically go to a store near you to buy one (or have someone else do it for you). I hope everyone that wants one can find one! 

But that's not all - there's also a new barn/arena set! 

It comes with two horses - looks like a flaxen chestnut Charleston and a black appaloosa Corbin, neither of which I need, luckily. The playset looks fun, though! Let's hope there are some other fall releases coming, eh? Seems like there should be more...

Calista is in the house!

 Good news, everyone! My kids and I were at the KHP on Saturday when a friend messaged me that the new brick-and-mortar special run, Calista, was in stock! So I got one! Behold: 

These photos were taken in my photo tent, because I photographed all my new arrivals yesterday so I could get them onto the shelves. Normally they hang out in our kitchen window for a while before they go onto the shelves.

She's certainly a pretty girl! I had two to choose from, but the other one had either a scrape or a large piece of dust/lint on her face, so I took a chance with this one, which also had possible scrapes/dust on her hindquarters. And it was just dust! Huzzah! Quality-wise she's pretty nice, so I'll have to think up a breed assignment for my next show! 

What a horrible year to sell my Newsworthys!

 Gah! Just when I thought it was safe to sell my Newsworthy conga, Breyer goes and comes out with THIS! 

He's this year's fall decorator! Now I'm kicking myself for selling off my Newsworthys. That color is beautiful! Guess I get to hope they use it again in the near future. 

We also get this pretty girl! She's this year's brick-and-mortar special run. Her color is nice, though she is somewhat similar to Chesapeake. She's really similar to Acadia and Cardinal, too. Hopefully I can pick one up at the KHP when they come in. 

In other news, my Spoopy Spooky Stablemates order came in! I only ordered one, because I'm pretty over the blind bags. Here's what I got! 

That's right, the mini Ratsputin, when I was hoping to get the mini Salem. I'm working on trading him, though, so all isn't lost! Hopefully I'll have an update on that later. 

Lastly, the new Collector Club special run, Antonia, will be available to purchase tomorrow at 1PM EST! Woohoo! 

I'm excited to get this pretty girl into my collection. I wonder if she'll arrive in time for my next live show on the 28th? I hope so! 

Let's hope I have more to post about coming up - dare I hope today's reveals mean our long summer of no news is over? 

New Arrivals: Picante, Just Like Fire and Gascon the Great

 Greetings, readers! I've got three more new arrivals to show you - let's start with Picante! 

I'd expected to get a Picante somewhat earlier than July, but better late than never, I suppose. She's pretty! And the quality is good too, other than a couple of shiny marks. 

Next: Just Like Fire! 

The ketchup-and-mustard comparisons aren't quite as apt in person, but I think that's still going to be his unofficial nickname. I do like the darker color on his lower legs, and the yellow does have more of a golden hue in person. 

Lastly, here's Gascon! 

What a nice-looking model! Cancion looks really great in this light gray color. I did notice a white spot on the horse's right shoulder that didn't make it onto the model - interesting, considering the lengths Breyer usually goes to to make sure the models are accurate to the real horses' markings. 

That's it for today! Check back soon for more New Arrivals. 

Spring Releases revealed!

 Ooh, some new reveals - this year's spring releases! I'll start with the decorator, which was teased in last month's Collector Club newsletter. Say hello to Gilded! 

He's...interesting, I guess. He kind of looks like if someone painted a TSC Blue with gold paint and then the paint started to flake off. I guess the blue is a bit lighter than Blue's color, though. Nothing I need, thankfully.

Unfortunately, I'm going to have to get my hands on this year's brick-and-mortar release, because...behold! 

Ooh, Picante is beautiful! If I can stop thinking about salsa, that is. It's a little funny that they're trying to pass her off as a Quarab to explain her color, but savvier people than I on the Internets have pointed out Quarabs only have to be 1/8 QH, so theoretically you could get this color on a mostly-Arabian looking horse (I suspect it would take a few tries, though). This also theoretically knocks out Weather Girl as the Breyerfest surprise horse for this year - not that I thought it was her. I'm sticking with my guess of the Arabian Mare/Make a Wish. 

Anyway, she's beautiful! Guess I'll have to find a brick-and-morter retailer around here - shouldn't be too hard. Good luck to everyone that wants one! 

Fall Releases are announced!

 Exciting news, everyone - Breyer's fall releases have been announced! Say hello to the Fall Decorator, Jewels:

Dealers are only being allowed to purchase 18 of these initially, but there's no word on whether they'll join the regular line next year like Equidae did. So I guess we'll have to wait and see. 

Next, here's this year's brick-and-mortar special run! 

Certainly an interesting color on Bobby Jo, and she's glossy! She's limited to 3,000 pieces, but not all of them will be delivered this year due to shipping delays (as usual). So get your orders in early! 

There's also a new puzzle, featuring many popular unicorn releases over the years - including a flipped Alaric! Check it out: 

Seems weird to see Huck flipped like that. Oh well. Uh, he also needs to look where he's going before he trots right off that cliff and ends up in the water! Haha. 

None of this is anything I need - it's been a great year for cutting back on my model horse purchases! That gloss on Kendall is pretty nice, though.

Fall releases!

 Exciting news, everyone - Breyer's Fall Releases have been revealed! Say hello to Steele, this year's brick-and-mortar special run: 

Ooh, a new Wyatt! Nothing I need, fortunately. This is the brick-and-mortar release, which means dealers aren't allowed to sell it online. So...good luck finding one in the wild, I guess! I'm just glad I don't want it, so I don't have to scramble to try to find one somewhere that's somewhat local to me. 

Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of this next release...

A glossy rainbow Othello?! Be still, my heart...my almost-complete conga must remain almost-complete! Someone on Blab pointed out how they reversed the colors on him this time, and I really like it! What a beauty. I love the shade of purple, blue and red/pink they used. I've reserved one from the "somewhat" local dealer I found last year, so I should have one joining the herd sometime next month...or whenever they arrive from Breyer. No sign of my Thriller yet, by the by...but anyways. 

There's also a new series of Mini Whinnies blind bags! 

Interesting to note that these are all the "old" Mini Whinnies - none of the new molds from recent years are pictured here, unless this is an old picture? Not sure. 

And now for something (almost) completely different...a puzzle? 

I had to scrutinize the picture to make sure those were all releases we've seen so far, and I think they are - they all look familiar, anyway. I have to admit I'm not the biggest puzzle person, but I'm considering getting this. Hmm...maybe once Collector Club Appreciation time arrives and I'm looking to pad out my order? 

Alejandro is here!

Exciting news today! Thanks to the generosity of a fellow Blabber, I was able to get my hands on an Alejandro! Behold!

For some reason I'd gotten it into my head that he was glossy, so I was a little disappointed to see he's matte. But he does have a little bit of shimmer to his paint, which is nice. And I love his paint job! His flaming mane and tail make an excellent contrast to the rest of his body.

Although I really like the way this guy turned out, I'm disgruntled that his mane braids aren't painted. This makes 3 out of 4 releases with this mane that didn't have the braids painted. If you can't even paint them for a 3,000-piece run (or 1,250, in Dag Dia's case), what's the point of having them? Will they ever be painted again? Just retool them out of the mold and call it a day -- because as it is now, they might as well not even be there. Bleh. Wouldn't turquoise have gone well with his mane color?



Quality-wise he's not bad - his dapples could have been more subtle, and he has a few lint spots here and there. His eyes are weird, though; at first glance, it looks like they're just sloppily painted, but on closer inspection it looks like they tried to outline his eyes with the same black as the rest of the eye and it just looks weird.

All in all, though, he's a worthy addition to the collection - as long as I don't dwell too much on his unpainted braids. We'll forever be wondering what could have been...

Don't call my name...Alejandro!

This year's fall releases (all two of them so far) have been revealed! Huzzah! I'll start with Alejandro, this year's brick-and-mortar special run:

I was just thinking the other day that Breyer needed to use this mold for something! He's pretty much just been collecting dust since 2014. Well...parts of him have. Wait - that's not quite right either. This combination of parts? There we go.

Anyway, I love him! Mulberry gray looks good on him. Too bad we don't have a brick-and-mortar dealer in our area anymore - I'll have to try to find him somewhere else, hopefully for a not-extravagant price.

Anyway, let's look at our second model - Verdades!



This guy is a portrait of the real Verdades, a successful dressage horse owned and ridden by Laura Graves.  I'm mostly just happy that he's on a mold I don't collect (although he does look handsome from that angle...). More money for other things!

That's all there is for this post, but hopefully we get more exciting reveals soon!

2017 Brick-and-Mortar special run and Fall Releases revealed!

Just when I thought we weren't going to get anything new today...

 

...it's a loose mane/tail Shannondell! Interesting color, too. Not something I need to buy, thankfully - the mold has never appealed to me and since our local model horse store closed, I don't even know where I'd get one. Better luck next year, Breyer! Good luck to everyone out there who'll be searching for one. 

Editing to add this year's fall releases! Behold!

 

Two new Classics horse and rider sets! Neither of which I need.

 

Sugarmaple, who we already saw a few weeks back! I hope my preorder with Back in the Saddle is still valid.

And finally...


 

New Spirit stuff! Nothing I need there either, fortunately.

Kinda slim pickings this year for fall releases...I guess the mid-years must have taken up all their production space. But the less I need to spend, the better! Bring on Sugarmaple!

Liberty is here!

Greetings, readers! My Liberty model showed up in (what felt like) record time, so I thought I'd show some quick photos of him! Behold:


 

I really, really like this model. But my favorite color is blue, so I may be biased.

 

I was a fan of Breyerfest 2013's Twill, but later sold her when I sold off my Lady Phases. It's nice to have one similar to her again!





 

I love the amount of detail on this model. And other than a couple of small scrapes on his left knee, he's pretty much flawless!





Even his eyes are super-detailed! It's a little hard to see, but he definitely has tri-eyes. I approve!  There are quite a few other models I wouldn't mind seeing in this colorway - maybe someday we'll see them. In the meantime, this guy will be a treasured part of my collection!