Ponies & Palm Trees drawing!

 Well, the lucky Ponies & Palm Trees ticket-opportunity-winners were notified today, so congratulations if you were drawn! Looks like there's a been a little bit of the usual posts about how people were drawn for tickets but just can't go (why enter in the first place?), or wondering if the tickets can be sold (they can't, which was clearly spelled out in the entry form), etc etc. I wasn't drawn, which makes me sad because I haven't been to a collector event since 2016, but there's always hope for the wait list! And if I get drawn from a Florida wait list again, I won't pass up the opportunity this time (I was drawn from the wait list for the Sunshine Celebration in 2011, didn't go and have been kicking myself about it ever since)! 

August Collector Club Newsletter!

 Good news, everyone - the August collector club newsletter was published yesterday! Check your email if you're a CC member. There's a fun story about Traditional models that have been shrunk down to Stablemate size, a giveaway for Atticus, the mini Clyde Stallion from the 2021 Stablemates Club, and an enticing sneak peek for an upcoming release! 

The hint says it's something spooky, so I'm guessing it's the Halloween Classic - maybe Malik? Hope we get to find out soon! 

Breyerfest second chance items!

 Good news, readers - my Breyerfest second chance items arrived yesterday. If you’ll recall, I ordered two more Rhenish Drafts in an attempt to get a glossy one, and I’m happy to report that the second one was in fact glossy!

Huzzah! What a beauty - this color looks great in gloss.

Quality-wise he’s okay, but has the usual flaws like poorly-cleaned seams, lint in the gloss, etc. But at least I got a glossy, and the Georg conga is complete again, for now anyway.

I suppose I should give a heads up now that my posts may be spotty for the next few days as we move to another residence. On top of that, my entire collection will be going into storage for the foreseeable future, so if anyone has any tips on how to store models for the long term, I’m all ears. I have not been able to secure a climate-controlled storage unit yet, so the current plan is to put them in the non-climate-controlled unit I already have and hope a climate-controlled one opens up in the near future. Let’s hope a short stint in non-climate-controlled storage doesn’t do much damage. 

Ponies & Palm Trees is now available to enter!

 Good news, everyone - Collector Club members can now enter for their chance to attend the Ponies & Palm Trees collector event! Huzzah! The deadline to enter is 11:59pm on 8/28, so don't forget to get your entry in! Good luck to everyone entering! 

In somewhat different news, the Tractor Supply special runs are starting to show up in stores, and it appears that there are new Stablemates Mystery Foal Surprise sets (on the same molds as usual...sigh), and there's a holiday ornament of Blue, the FFA model, in addition to the Traditional model. The ornament is a small version of Geronimo - could that mean he's going to become a Stablemate in the future? Gasp! 

Ponies & Palm Trees Information!

 Good news, everyone! We finally know when we'll be able to enter for tickets for the Ponies & Palm Trees collector event coming up in November! 

The page for the event has been updated with some new information! Most importantly, we'll be able to enter to be drawn for tickets from 8/22 to 8/28. Also, the event Stablemate that everyone receives with their ticket is named "Delray." Interesting. 

If someone does get drawn for a ticket, they'll be able to purchase a ticket for themselves and another ticket for a guest, should they want to bring someone along. However, they have to enter the name of their potential guest when entering for a ticket, which is...annoying. Potential winners will be notified on or around 8/29. Exciting stuff - good luck to everyone entering! 

Breyerfest Closeups: Woodstock and Mini Woodstock

 Hello and welcome to this year's last Breyerfest Closeups post! Today we're taking a look at Woodstock, an upcoming release for the 2022 Vintage Club. 

So we have a woodgrain Indian Pony and her tiny doppelganger, a woodgrain Stablemate Indian Pony! They even put the feathers on the tiny IP's mane, though one wonders why they didn't go all the way and put feathers on the tail as well. Technical problems, I suppose. 

So presumably this is the next release in the club? I don't remember if there was any indication of when these are going to be released, but I feel like it may be time for the next one? I guess Gawain was only released last month, though, so we may be waiting a while longer for this one. I guess we'll find out eventually! 

TSC planogram has leaked!

 Good news everyone! In addition to the recent Stablemates Blind Bag news, this year's Tractor Supply planogram has shown up on Facebook! Behold: 

So, in the upper right corner we have what looks like a bay American Dream/Freedom Series Rearing Mustang, and it looks like the Classic American Quarter Horse Foal in black is in there with him. On the row below them is a couple of Snowbirds and then what looks like, "Blue," on the Geronimo mold, as some kind of special run for FFA. Below him are a black pinto Zippo Pine Bar or "Zeke," a dapple gray Latigo or "Ashton," and a dunalino long-tail Lady Phase as "Jolene." Below them are the Phantom and Misty set, a new set that appears to be some kind of pinto Classic Black Stallion, Classic Morgan Foal in black pinto and a chestnut Harper, and then Chocolatey. On the bottom shelf there are a couple of styling heads and a Breyer Farms barn I'd like to see up close to see what (if any) models come with it. Whew, that's a lot of stuff! 

Fortunately, I don't need any of it except the new American Dream set and the Classics family set with the Harper. Blue looks pretty attractive, though - but I'm biased toward blue things anyway. Let's hope these new offerings don't take too long to show up at our TSC stores!