...Driving Forward! This explains the need for a Standardbred for the Premier Club. Please oh please let beloved Emma be the surprise! But I'm getting too far ahead of myself... I finished the weekend at the CHIN (Clarion). I know, I know, that's the worst place to go if you're running out of shelf space. However, I was out for one specific model (sadly didn't find it) so I thought I'd try. I went right before Equilocity while we were in the area. Equilocity is at the Fairfield right across from the CHIN. It was fun, I enjoyed seeing all the models and picked up my Ice Cream Social model, who turned out fabulous. I love the shading details in his pink and brown, it's not just flat color. Some of the artists were there and it was nice seeing everyone in person rather than behind a screen. A few of the models available for purchase were backlight reactive, which was the first time I seen this in real life and it was super cool. Stone definitely has some unique ideas with their models. I will attend again next year for sure. I was a good girl this year and only purchased the models I was set out to get: Stein, Marzipan and the Rhendish Draft for my congas. My only impulse purchase was the Best of Breyerfest set. I will be selling the appaloosa from the set though, as I don't collect the Cantering Warmblood. He will be available in my store. I was unsure about the glossy bay Croi until I saw her in person. I like her a lot better than I thought I would! I want to publicly thank my husband who, if it weren't for him, pickups wouldn't be possible. I come from a family who thinks of model horses as "toys" and as such don't really support my hobby. They aren't willing to travel the distance to Breyerfest to help out, so it's just my husband and me doing all the work. He actually was in a light mood the whole time and really enjoyed pointing out the new models in the Collector Club tent. He was the first to spot the PC Standardbred for me. He also ran all the packages I packed up in our hotel room to the PO or UPS store for me. Although not a Breyer collector himself, he does his share of running my business, which is why when I officially registered our business name I added him as the "G" in G&B Model Ponies and I can't thank him enough.
I'm going to try to get all orders shipped out by the end of the week. Tracking for multi orders will be sent by the end of the day tomorrow so keep an eye on your email. Keep in mind that shipping is going to be pricier for multi orders because shipping services are now going by box size too (aka dimensions) and not just weight, so the more models in a box, the more costly shipping will be. I'll try to keep it as low as possible but I think next year I'm going to limit the number of pickups to 3 per person to avoid this. I'm calling this Breyerfest a wrap and we are on our way back home now to western Kentucky! Comments are closed.
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