The live auction models for Breyerfest just keep getting better and better, as Breyer revealed the last of them today. None of them ended up being any of my top three surprise guesses, so I'm going to collectively take a breath and say that there is a chance for one of them to still be the surprise. Without further ado, I will introduce them, and also add another surprise at the end of this post. Read on! Lot #16 is a star dapple sooty palomino on the Strapless mold, the same that regular run Full Moon Rising (who is now currently available on backorder on Breyer's website by the way for August shipping) is on. Recognize the dappling technique that was introduced for the first time through the Premier Club last year with Anamar? Me thinks in a few years once Breyer perfects this that this might be the new dappling taking over the fishscale dappling of old. Ironicaly I have Ruffian as a possible honorable mention for the surprise because of the lack of Thoroughbreds in the lineup, unless they're considering Altynai a Thoroughbred. This beautiful mapped wild bay overo is done on another Thoroughbred mold, Lonesome Glory, who was already a surprise in the past. I don't collect the Semi Rearing Mustang mold, but if I did, this color would be hard to resist. I'm always up for the modern colors on vintage molds, I think it makes them pop. The blue eyes on this guy, mapped white tobiano markings and a grullo coat is a pretty combination. I don't know what Breyer was trying to do to the mare's face (reminds me of a giraffe in a way) but wow, is this pair stunning! I'm loving the mapped leopard appaloosa spots, and it says they're both pearly as well. This glossy metallic blue overo pegasus is on the Newsworthy mold. Since I'm not big on mythical ponies, he doesn't catch my fancy, although his wings are pretty, and I'm sure he'll make a stunning addition to someone's collection. Now, I will reveal my own surprises, the horses that were not shown on Breyer's blog: As per usual with each year, the Saturday raffle model will be in the live auction. His name is Quadriga and he is an unobtainable in the Fireheart conga (except, of course, to those who win him) in a stunning buckskin frame overo with mapped markings. The Sunday raffle model Hippodrome will also be available in the live auction. Surprisingly, they've used it on the Paso Fino mold, which had just been released a week ago and is already an unobtainable conga with this guy. He looks so similar to the horses in the Assassin's Creed game series that it is hard to think otherwise that this is where Breyer got his coloring from. I actually teetered on Georg being the surprise this year to the point where I almost put him on my list, however with him being a Breyerfest limited edition just last year, and being a Breyerfest special run already a couple years before that, I figured he needed a break. Now that he is in the live auction - in a stunning dapple black similar to Lafayette I may add - I highly doubt he'll be the surprise after all. Described as a glossy "bright chestnut" sabino on the German Riding Pony mold, I can only imagine that means he is metallic, as Breyer has been doing that a lot lately. They did it both with Speos and with the new Fireheart regular run, Mojave. One of my favorite molds in my personal collection with one of my favorite patterns to boot, I'd love to have this mare and foal for myself, but alas I'd have to win the lottery to afford them. They are a stunning pair of dapple buckskin splash pintos. Anamar in a glossy dapple golden palomino coat. Why Breyer insists on doing the simplest colors on this guy this year is beyond me. I'd personally love to see him done as an Abaco Barb, which I realize are technically extinct, but he represents old style portraits and Breyer has made an Abaco Barb once years ago so I don't see why they can't use a similar pinto pattern with this mold. The old style star dappling pattern returns on this beautiful Proud Arabian Mare. This color is so realistic on this gal she would look almost life-like in a grassy mountain background. I would love to see a similar color make it into the Premier Club one of these days.
If you'd like to see more pictures of these beauties, or even bid on one yourself, you can do so here. Good luck to those who will be trying for a OOAK! Comments are closed.
|
Archives
May 2024
Categories
All
|