Move Over, Beethoven

Well, that figures! I didn't think they'd reveal the new special run until tomorrow, so I posted my special run predictions today! Then they revealed Bucky after all! I guess it's still good we didn't have to wait until tomorrow. So, here's Bucky!



I have to admit I kind of forgot/overlooked the St. Bernard mold, but given his past Breyerfest history, I don't think you can blame me. He previously appeared as Beethoven back in 2010, which turned out to be a rather epic blunder on Breyer's part - he didn't sell well, and I remember seeing leftovers in the Breyer store for years afterward! It's too bad, because it really was a clever idea.

Hopefully this iteration of the St. Bernard sells better than the last one did! I hope Breyer learns their lesson and doesn't make more than 750-800 of these guys to prevent tons of overstock. I won't be able to help with that, unforrtunately, as I don't collect the St. Bernard.

This is getting a little bit disconcerting - we're up to 4 of 8 special run line releases, only three of which we'll see beforehand. So far I don't want any of them - is that going to continue? Will this be the year I don't need anything from the special run line, aside from possibly the surprise model? That would be...bizarre. The last time I wanted so few things from the special run line was 2012, the first year we attended! Hopefully Breyer comes out with something I want soon, because I'm getting tired of saying the releases are nothing I need!

Bucky?

There's a new hint on the blog! But Breyer seems to be getting more savvy with the hints...



I have no idea what that could be, and neither does most of the rest of the hobby, unfortunately. A bull, maybe? If you save the photo, "Bucky" makes up part of the file name, which might indicate a bull, confusing as that would be. I think most people were expecting to see a dog mold, since bulls aren't really known for their heroic exploits. I saw some other speculation that it might be the Buffalo, which makes even less sense than a bull. All of Breyer's dog molds are pretty old, though, except for the Companion Animal dogs - and those are pretty small, so I doubt Breyer would use them. Maybe it's a Mountain Goat? Lots of goats serve as horses' companion animals, although they usually aren't of the mountain goat variety. Your guess is as good as mine on this one, honestly. It's probably a bull, I guess? I'm rather partial to the Charolais Bull, myself - not that I'd buy it. Hopefully we see what it is before Friday, but I'm not getting my hopes up!