New Arrivals: Light Chestnut Worth It, I Will Survive and Glossy Black Tobiano Stagecoach

 Greetings, readers! It's time for another New Arrivals post! I'll be showing three more models today, so let's get started with the light chestnut Worth It, one of this year's volunteer models! 

This was my lovely reward for volunteering across all three days of Breyerfest 2024. Volunteering was a great time as always, and it was interesting to see how much had changed since 2018, the last time I volunteered. I've probably said all this before. I initially got the liver chestnut in the model handout, but was able to trade for the light one since I already have the dark one. She's so pretty, and has that textured paint job like the other two colors. Definitely glad I was able to volunteer and get her! Hopefully I can volunteer next year as well. 

Next, here's I Will Survive:

We don't often get new releases on the Zebra mold, so it's always great to see a new one, and it's especially fun to get a quagga. Hopefully this means we'll get a new Zebra release soon? We could use a new regular run zebra, since Breyer's painting techniques have changed a bit in the last 20 years. 

Lastly, here's the glossy black tobiano Stagecoach Surprise! 

I didn't do much shopping at the Clarion until Sunday night, and this ended up being my only purchase other than the stuff I got directly from Breyer. It was a selling year, I guess. This was also the only Stagecoach Surprise I still needed for my Hamilton conga, so it was great to find one on Sunday night and complete that collection. What can I say? Most models look pretty great in black pinto, and Hamilton is no exception. 

That's almost it for this year's New Arrivals - check back tomorrow for the grand finale! 

Stagecoach Surprise run numbers!

 Good news, everyone! The Stagecoach Surprise run numbers have been announced, at last! 

Here are the numbers for each one: 

First up, the handsome pearly black and white tobiano pinto with a striking yellow and blue ribbon in his mane. 1,250 of this version were done in matte, and 375 pieces were glossed, for a total run of 1,625 pieces.

Next up, the dashing shaded light dapple chestnut with lime green mane ribbon.  1,125 of this model were in a matte finish, and 375 were glossy, for a total run of 1,500 pieces.

Our third variation was the beautiful, shaded buckskin tobiano pinto with teal ribbon in his mane. Just 1,025 of this colorway were done in matte, with 375 pieces glossed, making for a total run of 1,400 pieces.

Fourth in line is the eye-catching chestnut sabino roan frame pinto with purple and gold ribbon, making this 1,325-piece run look especially regal. 950 pieces were done in a matte finish and 375 pieces were glossed.

Next, the gorgeous shaded dapple grey with contrasting red mane ribbon. This run was a total of 1,225, with 850 pieces done in a matte finish and 375 in a glossy finish.

And finally, the smallest run of the bunch, the beautiful glossy blue and bronze decorator, with a coordinating blue mane ribbon. This piece was only released in gloss and just 625 pieces were produced.

So at least there weren't any crazy mane switches or some of the models only matte, only glossy, etc (except for the decorator). I'm feeling even more lucky now, since I managed to pull all of the mattes except the buckskin from the line myself - and it makes sense that I drew two matte black tobianos, since they were the most plentiful. As for getting three glossy buckskins, that must have been pure luck too, since all of the glossies were the same run number except the decorator (which I also feel super-lucky to have gotten). Sheesh, I hope my luck is this good next year, since we're presumably getting even more micro runs for Breyerfest's 35th anniversary. I'm still wondering why poor Nemea didn't get any variations, though - that whole design was stenciled on, not decals - so it shouldn't have been too hard to switch some of the paint out or something. Oh well. 

 

Breyerfest Day 1: I choose...violence

 Well, readers, day 1 of Breyerfest is over - and boy was it crazy! Where to begin? Pretty much every special run has a variation, except the in-store Limited Editions and apparently Nemea, for some reason. The surprise is Hamilton, surprising many! Cue the fistfights (though I haven't seen any battles yet so far). Let's see, here's the glossy set of Stagecoach Surprise models in the silent auction:

My wallet is crying already, and I'm not even done buying all of mine yet. I wanted to spread things out over the course of the day to try to maximize my chances of not getting duplicates, but I only had time to pick up three in the end. So far I've gotten the glossy chestnut, matte black tobiano and matte roan (?) pinto. I'm excited to buy my other six tomorrow, though my bank account isn't. Other variations include: glossy Wells, some kind of colorshift on Peanutine and Speos, braided mane/tail on Jump & Drive, the Action Stock Horse Foal (rather than Standing) in the Surrey and Axle set and some kind of cremello (I think) Scurry. But nothing on Nemea, I guess? It seems weird that they would leave one of them out. Maybe something will show up tomorrow?

Here's a new set that was revealed today: a rider doll based on Cheryl White, the first female black jockey, and a portrait model of one of her horses, on the Classic Thoroughbred mold. Huzzah! And it comes with a book based on Cheryl White's life. I am not sure when it'll be available, though.

Here's the Best Customs Contest prizes for this year. When I went through the silent auction it didn't have any bids yet, but that was right away this morning, so I'm sure it has bids by now. I wonder how high it'll go?

Also in the silent auction is this test for the Stagecoach Surprise. What a stunner! I'm almost afraid to see how high he goes!

I'm trying to think of what else was revealed today. Lots of fun things in the Collector Club tent, though I haven't been in there yet. Maybe tomorrow I'll have time, in between paying for models and crying as I run out of money.

It was a good day, though - other than the few Stagecoach Surprise models I managed to get, we also went on a tour of Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa and I went to the live show at the Alltech Arena for the first time since 2019. I also picked up all my VIP stuff (no variations there) and my Bravour 54 models. I have them priced super-low to try to move them out ($10 each) and managed to sell one earlier, so that's good. 8 more to go!

I haven't had anyone stop in and mention the blog yet, so make sure to stop by (Room 409) and get your free Stablemate! And check back tomorrow for more exciting Breyerfest news!

As I suspected...

So, I was right to figure we weren't getting a full reveal today - instead we get another sneak peek! Behold! 

Not sure who it is at this stage, but it very well could be the Classic decorator. Although my first thought was something Babe the Blue Ox-themed, honestly. Guess we'll find out on Monday! But we'll have plenty to speculate about in the meantime, because the logo for this year's surprise model was also revealed today! 

Stagecoach surprise, eh? I'll admit I hadn't put much thought into possibilities for this year's surprise model. I imagine Shannondell is a possibility, along with True North and possibly Brishen if he doesn't show up anywhere else. Ruffian and Wixom could be contenders, also. But it'll be easier to make guesses when everything else is revealed, so let's hope we get most of the reveals this month!