Big and fluffy. That is what could be used to describe the blue roan Clydesdale gelding, Benelli, who is a store special. After giving us not one, not two, but THREE sneak peeks of future BF horses, they've finally decided to release the first of the sneak peeks. This coloring is very similar to the silver Pepper from last year's BF and, while I didn't like it too much on the Clydesdale Mare mold, I do like it better on Shannondell. Made on one of my favorite molds, Benelli is part of Hawkes Ranch hitch, a team that is very special because their drafters that are always either blue roan or black roan in color. Typically Clydesdales don't come in such flashy coloring so I'm rather excited to see these guys in action come Breyerfest. Now remember that Benelli is a store special, not a special run, which means that you don't need a three day ticket to be able to purchase him. Single day ticket holders may also get one. He will, however, no doubt sell out fast since he's such a popular mold so if you plan on attending BF this year, be sure to get in the store line early. They do restock throughout the day, but the times vary, so once the original batch put out in the morning sells out, it's hard to tell when they will put more out. Last year the store line was on the right side of the covered arena (the big building that is unmistakable as you walk down the main path into the park) under a white canopy with misting fans. I figured they'd use at least Shannondell or Othello as a special run for this theme, though I was leaning more towards Shannondell because Othello has been used on so many different colors already... yes, including a blue roan in the form of Rainier. What surprised me is that they ended up using both molds when they revealed Ash, who is a grey on the Othello mold. Honestly, grey is a color so very over-used on this mold that I was surprised to see yet another one added to the roster. I'll have to see Ash in real life before I decide whether he'll for sure be coming home with me or not. As to the third release? Well, I have good news. Although not actually yet released on Breyer's website at the time of this post, a little bird who attended Breyerwest this weekend found out who he was: YES! A cremello in traditional size named Faugh-A-Ballagh! I've been waiting so long for this. Cremello is very rare, not just in real life but in Breyer horses as well. The very few cremellos they made in the past were extremely limited. They are now nearly impossible to find and very expensive when you do. They'll be putting this gorgeous color on the Gypsy Vanner mold, another mold which I now hold dear ever since I bought Sampson last year (and yes I do plan to eventually get the pinto RR) so it appears that they're going to be using lots of fluffy horses for this year's theme.
Speaking of fluffy, I've uploaded pictures of Jujube. She's adorable! I love her metallic sheen and her subtle dappling. I noticed that her belly has "Jujube 2019" printed on it instead of 2020 so I'm wondering if they hadn't planned on using her as a web special last year and, for whatever reason, she was delayed. It doesn't bother me... I still love her just the same and am so incredibly thrilled that I got picked for her. Now we just need Breyer to make a BF special run of her. Maybe she'll be the surprise model since she is a UK breed and does go along with the fluffy theme? Not many colors were made on her as yet so it'd be a good opportunity to make more. Please, Breyer? Pretty please? Comments are closed.
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