The Shelbys are here!

 Greetings, readers! Well, it's the moment you've all been waiting for (well, at least the moment I've been waiting for)! My Shelby models are here! First off, here's a pic of the boxes (and the hands of a very excited 4-year-old):

Next, the three models, carefully stacked and photographed without looking at them:

And the results! 

Score! All three colors! My luck was in today! 

The very handsome Appaloosa, who apparently had the same stencil as the 70th Anniversary Indian Pony from a few years back. He had a few smears on his spot edges but nothing major otherwise.

Here's the pinto, with the unfortunate masking mistake on his mane (not sure what happened there, but it seems to be present on all of them). I didn't spot any flaws on him other than the masking error.

Lastly, the glossy bay! What a handsome guy. I'd like to have gotten a picture of him with Bolero, but my Bolero is already packed away in the storage unit, so that's going to have to wait a while. I didn't see many flaws on this one other than the typical little bits of lint, and the gloss under his mane on the off side is a bit lighter than I'd like, but hard to avoid with that mane in the way. Also, shame on me as a former Mustang owner for not immediately recognizing the Shelby - Mustang connection. D'oh! 

All in all, a great mail day for me! So glad I got all three colors and don't have to bother with trading to get the ones I want. It looks like a lot of other people have gotten good varieties of colors too, so maybe the warehouse didn't take the "gambler's choice" thing too literally this time. I'm excited to see what we get from Breyer next! 

The feeding frenzy begins...and then continues!

 Well, readers, if you haven't picked up a Shelby yet, you may still be able to get one! I ordered three as soon as they went live on the website, and as of a few minutes ago, she has not sold out yet, apparently. So get your orders in, and don't buy the ones that are being listed for resale for double or more the original price! You can still get one for the original cost! 

I'm a little surprised that they haven't sold out yet, honestly. Breyer must have made an absolute TON of them - but that's a good thing, really. Nokota is a popular mold and many people (myself included) will want all three of them, so the more the merrier! Hopefully my three all arrive on the same day so I can do a grand unboxing in the usual fashion (opening each box, taking out the three models without looking at them, then opening all three and seeing what I get). Sounds like fun! I hope they don't take long to get here. Uh, and while we're at it, maybe we could buy the next Stablemates Club horse too? Or get an update on the status? Pretty please? 

Also, I do wonder if this means we aren't getting a Classics gambler's choice this year. They seem to sell pretty well, so...I'd be a little confused as to why. Hopefully we find out more about that later.

Finally some news on Shelby, and the April Collector Club Newsletter!

 Good news, everyone! The wait for Shelby is finally almost over! 

Breyer posted on Facebook today that Shelby will be available at approximately 1:30EST on Monday, May 1. Woohoo, I can finally stop haunting the Breyer site! Now let's hope I can find some free time at work at the appointed time on Monday! 

In other news, the April Collector Club newsletter is finally in members' inboxes! Check your email for more. There's a feature story about artist Karen Beeson, a Hope giveaway, and of course a new sneak peek of the next Birds of a Feather release:

It's too zoomed in to see anything, of course. I have no idea what it is, but there's speculation on Facebook (I think?) that it's a burrowing owl on Astrid. Hmm, seems reasonable since she's a new RR for 2023. Guess we'll find out next week! 

Lastly, I'm really late with this, but this year's Breyerfest volunteers have finally been notified. Congrats to everyone who was selected! I didn't apply this year, so I'll have to cheer you on from the sidelines! 

April Fool! And the plot thickens...

Greetings, readers! Well, ! I hope nobody got fooled too badly, although Breyer had another zinger this year, as usual. Check this out! 

This is a reference to the roached-mane Nokota auction model, which had a pretty lukewarm reaction among collectors. He just looks so weird without his mane! 

Fortunately (or unfortunately), this was confirmed to indeed be an April Fool's joke...by way of this reveal! Meet Shelby! 

Whoa, another Collector Club special run so early in the year? I wonder if we're getting another one in the fall, then? Anyway, these colors are all pretty nice. The glossy bay makes a nice opponent for Bolero! I hope to be able to get them all - let's hope Breyer lets us know the release date/time in advance, but they've been good about that lately. I've still only bought two models so far this year, so it's about time I bought something!