Romeo and Anthem are here!

 Good news, everyone! My Romeo and Anthem models have arrived! I'm so happy not to have had to wait until July or later to get these guys. Maybe the shipping problems have finally started to straighten themselves back out? Anyways, I'll start with Romeo. 

He's definitely a handsome guy! As others across the Internets have noted, he has the same leg markings (and star) as the much-maligned roan Seven Arts Surprise from last year's Breyerfest. This doesn't bother me too much - stencils (and before those were used, masks) are reused all the time, so it's just not that big of a deal. 

I could almost wish he were glossy, as that really seems to suit the silver bay paint job for some reason. And I love that his mane and tail are pearly! 

His masking isn't the best I've ever seen, but it's not terrible either, so there's that. His seams could have been cleaned better as well - he seems like he has seams everywhere. I'll have to compare him to my other Dundees and see if they're all the same way. 

 Next, let's take a look at Anthem! 

I gotta say, of all the patriotic models Breyer has done so far, this one has to be the best. Using silver is a bit unorthodox, but I think it works. I suppose they could have just done red/blue with white, but the silver sets things off quite well and accentuates his silver hooves nicely. 

If, by some miracle, I ever win the bidding for a Design Your Own Breyer, I'd probably put this color on Hamilton, probably because so many people wanted Hamilton to be the mold for this release. I think it'd look pretty good on him (but let's face it, this would look good on pretty much any model). 

I really like the shade of blue they used for this guy - it's pretty similar to the color used for Benasque. Quality-wise, he's fine - a booboo here and there, but nothing major. 

That's all I have for now - let's hope we get some exciting new reveals soon! I feel like the past couple of months have been pretty slow in the news department. 

Whoa! Didn't see this coming either!

 It's the end of the year, people, and that means Breyer is trying to get those last few holdouts to join the clubs before signups end! To that effect, this was revealed earlier today! 

That's right - a miniature Georg is going to be the Premier Club freebie Stablemate for 2022! Oh, my stars. If I hadn't already given in and rejoined the club last night, along with the Stablemates Club, I definitely would have had to after seeing this. It's been a while since we've gotten to see the PC Stablemate ahead of time, so I'm definitely glad they showed it to us! I can't wait to see what color he's going to come in. 

In other news, the Collector Club newsletter for this month has been released! No juicy sneak peeks this time, but there is a giveaway for Christoff, and here's a much better photo of Romeo, the flagship horse for 2022: 

I'm glad I was able to snag one from Triple Mountain, because the preorders went up for Chelsea's Model Horses today and sold out in about a minute, so I'm glad I didn't have to try to compete with that. Good luck to everyone else who wants one! I haven't heard anything about Golden Oaks putting up their preorders yet, so there's still hope. I've ordered from them a few times and while things can be slow, they've always come through in the end. 

This may be the last post I write for 2021, so I hope everyone has a good New Year! Here's hoping 2022 is a better year for all of us.