The first Breyerfest 2019 special run has been released! As they are released, I will update this blog post, so stay tuned! I will also post any store specials that are released. Zipped in Black Magic is a store special released on the Zippo Pine Bar mold. He is a grey blanket appaloosa. This horse himself makes me want to go to Breyerfest this year! I love this guy, he is so flashy. Although he looks very similar to Shakopee, also on this mold, he is much more detailed. Store special #2 is named Rico and he is an Arabian/Andalusian mix that performs with Sylvia Zerbini in her spectacular show that she's performed at Breyerfest in previous years. This horse's coloring reminds me a lot of Old Ironsides from last year, so I'm not real thrilled about this one. Store special #3 is another real life horse hero named Hal and he is a Quarter Horse that has performed with Jonathan Field. Now this horse is rather plain for his $75 price tag (for a chestnut horse with a blaze, Breyer? Really???) but he's also on the popular Dundee mold, and that in itself will make lots of collectors want him. For me, he looks a lot like a horse that I owned as a child. She was very similarly colored with a blaze, although she had a white hind sock. "Pepper has no need for billionaire playboy inventor-types – she’s the star of her own show with her beautiful coat and commanding posture. After all, who doesn’t love a confident, sassy redhead? Pepper is a chestnut overo paint on the popular Clydesdale Mare mold, who is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year!" At first, I didn't really like this horse, however the more I look at her, the more I kind of like her. She's flashy, that's for sure, and those are the kind of horses I collect. That bright mane though... yikes! I really hope it isn't that vibrant in real life. "Susan Carlton Sifton sculpted this handsome fellow, Quill, and for this year’s BreyerFest he’s been decorated in a fun silver grulla blanket appaloosa pattern that is sure to rule your galaxy!" Of all the special runs, I think this is my favorite. Quill looks like the twin of Gideon, who was also a grullo done on this same mold, except he's a pinto whereas Quill is an appaloosa. I might have to get him second hand. "Diana was sculpted by Susan Carlton Sifton and for this model’s latest BreyerFest release, we thought this glossy dapple bay mare with her loose mane and tail looked ready for action! Charging always forward, we knew this dark-haired horse (our hero!) would be fit for even the most discerning collector – even a prince or princess!" Not a big fan of this one. I think she's rather plain. Yes, she's dappled bay, but does that really make her worth $65? Since she's the glossy model of the bunch, I'm sure there will be collectors out there who can't wait to get their hands on her. For me personally it's an easy pass because just simply being glossy won't make me purchase a plain bay horse. "Natasha is a bright bay pinto on the Trotting Arabian Mare mold, #720, sculpted by Brigitte Eberl. Natasha is sure-footed, agile, and graceful – and if she could talk, we bet she’d be witty and smart, too." This is my second favorite of the bunch. Although described as "bright bay" she looks more like a buckskin to me, at least from the stock photos. I don't know how she'll look in real life. I heard this mold was tippy (never had it before) but that's the only reason why she's second instead of first. "Introduced in 1972, this adorable pooch was sculpted by Chris Hess and is named Bucky. The use of St. Bernards as rescue dogs in the Swiss and Italian Alps dates back to the late 17th century and these winter-loving soldiers saved thousands of lives over the course of hundreds of years. Though their use as rescue dogs has fallen out of practice in the alps, they are still an iconic breed and we salute their years of service." Not big on Breyer's non-horse sculptures so I'm definitely going to pass on this one. They did a really good job at portraying a St. Bernard though, I'll hand it to them. "You know we can’t show you this one – the infamous Surprise Model – you’ll just have to wait until you’re in Kentucky to see this handsome fellow! We hope you'll give him the Hero's Welcome into your home that he deserves!" I haven't the slightest idea what this could be but I'm sure it'll be good! There aren't many surprise horses I didn't like. "This sassy fellow named Rocket is on mold #741, was sculpted by Susan Carlton Sifton, and has been done in a beautifully-shaded dapple buckskin coat that is sure to get him noticed." Like Pepper, this horse is one that I'm just not sure about yet. I love his buttermilk buckskin color, definitely unique since most of Breyer's buckskins are more of a bright yellow color, but I'm not particularly fond of the Emerson mold. I like "action" molds, not standing poses. "Say hello to our final special run model for Breyerfest's 30th Anniversary Salute to Horse Heroes - Banner! For a fun twist this year, we decided to use Kathleen Moody’s stunning American Saddlebred Stallion (mold #571) for our 30th Anniversary Special Run decorator model, too! Done in an eye-catching glossy red and black Tortuga clearware, this guy is sure to get your heart racing."
Can't tell for sure but it looks like this guy will be another clearware, of which I don't collect. Comments are closed.
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