Suddenly, it's Halloween time!

Good news, readers! Breyer opened their Halloween store today! Huzzah! Here's the reveal of the sneak peek from last month, Screech:

When I wake up in the morning and the 'larm gives out a warning I don't think I'll ever make it on time...Wait, wrong Screech. He's pretty! I like that shade of blue, and the gloss makes it pop as always. Too bad I don't collect the Classic Quarter Horse Stallion. Oh well. 

Next, here's this year's Halloween blind bags! 

This year we get mini version of Thriller (on the mini Brishen, no less!), EEK! and Tabitha. I don't need the Tabitha, so I only ordered two of these. Crossing my fingers that I get the ones I want and don't have to trade! 

Lastly, here's the plush! 

The little webs are so cute! I love it. 

There's also an Arachne pin that I'm annoyed I didn't notice when the sale went live, and I don't want to make an order of just the pin, so I'm going to have to figure out what to do with that later. Also, all of this stuff qualifies for the Collector Club discount (also something I forgot about until afterward, grr), so be sure to put in the CLUBPLUS25 code for 10% off! 

What am I looking at here?

 Happy New Year, everyone! I hope everyone is having a good January 1, and I hope we all have a great new year ahead of us. 

Since it's a new year, it's time for new reveals, I guess! So we have our single-day Stablemates, and...well...I'm just confused by this. Let me badly illustrate this in Paint: 

So...celebrating the triumphs of real horses...and then...

...celebrating the real horses by...doing decorators...? I'm so confused right now! Why are they decorators? Why are they jewel tones? Why are they inspired by pop songs, which an astute Blabber pointed out will probably have to be changed later? Why am I rolling my eyes right now? 

Well...whatever. I guess I don't have to like everything, and they are nice colors even if I don't collect any of the molds. And Breyer is known for not adhering to themes very well...but this is just bewildering. I think most people were expecting these to be portraits of real horses, or rare breeds or something, so it's all just very confusing. Maybe it's my innate dislike of Taylor Swift and most pop singers taking over, I don't know. Grumble, grumble, get off my lawn, etc. 

Anyway, let's hope the next few reveals are really great! I'm looking forward to the 2024 new releases, myself. 

Vintage Club and Stablemates blind bags and Breyerwest sneak peeks, oh my!

 Lots of stuff to report today, readers! First and foremost: if you're a Vintage Club member, the 2024 club is now open for current members to join, and we got a new view of Kirk! 

He really is quite pretty - too bad I sold off all my Geronimo models. Lack of shelf space strikes again! 

Next, this year's Stablemates holiday blind bags have been announced! Behold, the Swirls n' Snowflakes collection! 

They're cute! And they really do look like Christmas ornaments - one almost wonders why they didn't go all the way and make them actual ornaments. But I suppose then people would have complained. Fortunately for me, they managed to mostly pick molds I don't collect, so I think I'm going to sit this one out. It shouldn't be too hard to get my hands on the Greyson later on. They'll be available to current Collector Club members around 1pm EST tomorrow, so good luck to everyone buying! 

Lastly, we have a sneak peek for the Breyerwest special run! 

I'm pretty sure this is a glossy HD Harkness, since those didn't sell very well at Breyerfest and the trend has been for Breyer to gloss something leftover for Breyerwest. Which means I'm going to have to find a way to buy one, since I don't plan on traveling to CO for the event. Fortunately, I know someone in Denver, so hopefully I can get my hands on one without having to pay an arm and a leg. I guess we'll have the reveal sometime later this week! 

Wow, where do I start with all these reveals?

There have been a ton of new reveals today - maybe Breyer decided to stop holding back on information since the winter doldrums are now over? Well, anyway, I'm not going to complain - I always love the new reveals! I'll start with Crystalline!

In case you don't recognize her, this is the sneak peek that was in last month's Collector Club Newsletter, and I love her! Breyer has really been on a roll with their decorators lately, and this girl is no exception! They're limited to 4,000 pieces (a bit of an increase from the usual 3,000 or 3,500) so it shouldn't be too hard to get your hands on one eventually if you're so inclined. I reserved mine from Golden Oaks, so I can't wait to see what she looks like!

Next, there's a new spring release - Winx!

So we finally get a reveal of that blurry Winx photo from a while back! I'll have to get my hands on one eventually, but I didn't order one just yet - I can wait until later for this one.

Next, we got a reveal of one of this year's Breyerfest raffle models - say hello to Order of the Thistle!

My reaction: be still, my heart. Ugh - I knew this mold had "raffle horse" written all over it - I should have stuck with him as one of my raffle model predictions. He's basically the same color as Champagne Wishes. Hope I can win one...

Lastly, and most excitingly (or devastatingly...) we have the special runs for the now-canceled Seattle Soiree event! First, here's Puget, the Stablemate included with every ticket:

Whew, nothing I need. Wish I could say that about the rest of it. Well, here goes - I'll start with Bellevue and Nirvana:

They are runs of 104 and 96, respectively - ugh! A braided Idocus! If only he were the loose mane and tail, I wouldn't need him! Since his piece count is so high, maybe it won't be hard to get one later...

Next, here's Pinchot and Storm:



Their piece counts are 60 and 52. Ughhhhh, I'm never going to be able to afford Storm. He sure is pretty though! Pinchot is stunning too - I wonder if he's glossy? At least I don't need that one...

And lastly, here are Duwamish and Olympia!



Their piece counts are 48 and 40. I don't need Olympia, but I love Duwamish! Unfortunately, he'll be about impossible to find for a decent price too, but I can always hope.

So I believe the way it works is that the attendees will send in their preferences for Group A (Bellevue and Nirvana) and Group B (the other four). Then they'll be assigned numbers in their respective color groups, a number will be drawn, and then the line "starts" and their preferences will be selected according to their spot in line. Sounds complicated, but maybe this is how the Breyerfest special runs could be distributed if it comes down to it? I suppose I could live with that...maybe. Anyway, congratulations to the lucky would-be attendees! I know I'd love to have had a shot at these. Maybe next time...