Deluxe Collector Club models are available!

 Attention, Deluxe Collector Club members! This year's deluxe club models are now ready to order! 

You'll be able to place a no-cost order (presumably from the Collector Club Home page) to receive your models. Each Deluxe club member will receive Darius, the Appaloosa one, plus one of the other colors selected at random (along with the gift box and Deluxe Collector Club pin). Apparently those colors don't get a name. I didn't join the deluxe club this year since I don't collect the Semi-Rearing Mustang (in any size), but I hope everyone gets the color they want! Or colors, if you want all of them. 

Breyerfest Closeups: Darius

 Greetings, readers! Breyerfest Closeups continues today with a look at Darius, the many Deluxe Collector Club Stablemates! I'll start with the florentine one: 

Here's another angle of the florentine: 

I guess you can see a bit of the Appaloosa one too. 

Here's a view of all of them, including the special box they'll come in. Deluxe Collector Club members will all receive the Appaloosa one and a randomly-selected decorator version. 

I didn't join the Deluxe club this year because I don't collect the Semi-Rearing Mustang, but I'll have to see if I can get ahold of that pin at some point. I have to admit the little Mustangs are cute though, especially in their decorator colors. 

That's it for now, but check back later for one more Breyerfest Closeup! 

February Collector Club newsletter and new photos of Horatio!

 Greetings, readers! Well, February is almost over and we have our Collector Club newsletter! If you're a Collector Club member, check your email for more. I'm surprised they didn't wait until tomorrow to send it out, but anyways...there's an article about the popular Bristol mold, featuring some droolworthy photos of Jackpot, Leap of Faith and other Bristols I haven't managed to get my grubby mitts on. There's also a link to Andrea Gurdon's "Horses of a Different Color" seminar in honor of her passing, a Clooney 51 giveaway and this inconclusive sneak peek:

From the description, it's the next entry in the Exotic Destinations web special series, but nobody's going to be able to figure out what it is. For randomness's sake, I'm going to guess Dundee, simply because he hasn't been a web special yet. 

In other news, we have some new photos of the Deluxe Collector Club Stablemate, Horatio! Check Breyer's Facebook page for more. 

Looks nice! But his tail is a bit different from the Trad-size one. It looks like they altered it to look wind-ruffled or something? I don't hate it, but I don't like it that much either. They probably wanted an easy way to tell it apart from the Traditional-size one in photos. The mini Brishen also has some minor hair differences from the Traditional one, so there's precedent. Anyway, the deadline for joining the Deluxe Collector Club is March 3, so if you're waffling about joining, you only have a few more days to decide! 

2020 Collector Club information!

Out of nowhere, we have an announcement about the 2020 Collector Club - check it out! I don't know how anyone found this link to begin with, as I didn't see anything about it on my Club homepage. But take a look at this Collector Club model for next year!




His name is Carter, and he's beautiful! He looks a lot like the rose gray Hero's Welcome, actually. But anyway!

In addition to the usual club renewals, they're introducing a Deluxe Collector Club membership for next year, and people who join that get an exclusive Stablemate. This is to celebrate Breyer's 70th anniversary. I don't know about you, but I kind of feel like the special model should be a Traditional, since Breyer's first model was Traditional-sized? Maybe I'm way off with that, but still. I'm super excited about that Dundee!

It doesn't look like we can actually sign up for the clubs yet, since the "Join Now" links don't currently go anywhere, but I'm sure it'll be available soon. I hope we get to see the special Stablemate before we join - if it's nothing I want, I won't have to bother with the membership.