While we are still awaiting Breyerfest, I've had it requested a few times now to rate the Breyerfest special runs, but I've held off as long as I could before making this post. Please understand that for this year it was personally hard for me to pick my favorites, as the molds used were all popular ones that I like, and that the surprise isn't included since we do not know who it is yet. Usually each year Breyer releases a matte/glossy split, mane/tail variation and recently a color variation, which I will weigh in on as well. Here goes... 8. PeanutineThis very popular little guy is unfortunately last on my list for one reason only: I don't collect Breyer's other animal molds. Donkeys and mules count as "other animals" so this guy was automatically a pass for me from the get go. However to those who did purchase him I will say that if I did collect Breyer's other animal molds, I couldn't resist that color. He'd make a colorful threesome with previous Breyerfest Brightys Tennessee Titan and Oliver. Since Breyer has never as of yet made a split run using their other animal molds, I don't see Peanutine being a variation. 7. SpeosBefore anyone brings out the daggers on me, let me just explain that the only reason Speos is last on my favorite list is because of his color. This mold is actually a mold I truly love, and if it had some white pinto markings thrown in, I'd no doubt have this model much, much higher. As it is, from the pictures I've seen, he is at least metallic red and not just matte so there's that. However, he is probably the least flashiest of the special runs this year, and that's a game changer for me. If he is the glossy split, that'd make him a bit higher on my list. 6. Surrey & AxleI teetered for the longest time between #5 and #6 but in the end, I decided to put the mare and foal set as #6 because of the simple fact that I don't like those legs being solid colored while the body is almost pure white on the Lady Phase. I'll give Breyer tempt points for thinking outside the box and using a very unusual color, and I love Lady Phase so I really wanted to like this set. The foal is cute and if the mother was similarly colored, I would have bought them in a heartbeat. Although there is the possibility that Lady Phase could have the long tail versus the swish tail shown in the stock photos, personally I don't see any variations amongst them since the mare and foal sets of years past have not. 5. Jump & DriveBristol is a mold I plan to conga (once they make more colorful models on it that is) that I was really hoping to place this model higher on the list but I just can't wrap my head around the color for some reason. I think it is because of the lack of details like dappling or more white markings. She just looks too... simple? There is a good possibility that Jump & Drive will be the mane and tail split but I doubt he'll have a matte counterpart since he is advertised as glossy. I also do not believe she'll have a color variation since she's already a highly popular model. 4. NemeaI almost never buy the decorator from Breyerfest just because I'm not a big decorator fane (with the exceptions being either blue ponies or rainbows) and the same goes for Nemea. I just sold off my Akhal Teke conga so I don't really need Nemea. That said, I do think the pattern is pretty complex, and being on the Akhal Teke mold certainly doesn't hurt, which is why he is so high on my list compared to decorators of past years. Did any of you recognize that a similar design has been used as a Breyerfest raffle model before? Since the decorator typically doesn't have variations, I don't see Nemea as a potential variation. 3. ArabaSome of y'all may be surprised that Araba wasn't further back on the list than this with how I feel about the long, gangly legs on that mare, but this color is much better than the original release, in my opinion, and flashy is my forte. Throw in the blue eyes and I'm weakened, so she remains at #3. I have a feeling that Araba will be the color variation since she is probably the least popular, as Wyatt was last year, so Breyer will have to make up for it some other way. 2. ScurryEmma is probably one of my favorite molds of all time. If you know this from following me, it is no surprise that she is pretty high on my list already. However, the only reason she isn't higher is because she is done on a colorway that has been done to death a million times before. How many bay pinto tobianos have we seen in the past? We just had one last year with Elbe. While I'm hoping for a color variation on her, due to her extreme popularity, I doubt Breyer will do any kind of variation on her. 1. WellsThis dude looked so-so in the stock photos. However, when I seen him in the picture below and how much deeper his shading is, as well as realistic his dapples look, he quickly shot up to the first spot on my list. His coloring was already very unique, as we don't see many silver blacks made by Breyer. I'm just really hoping that they'll use Bristol for the mane/tail split and not this guy because I really don't like bobs, but he is another strong possibility for that honor. He also may be the matte/glossy split since he is not quite as new as Speos. In summary, my best guesses are:
*Matte/glossy split: Speos or Wells *Mane/tail variation: Wells or Jump & Drive *Color variation: Araba Please understand that I do not work for Breyer so I don't have insider information as to what will be what, this is just solely speculation going on previous years. Also, please note that we all have favorites and molds we don't care for, so let's remember that this is simply for fun and not a representation of anyone's art or choices. All of our collections are unique in their own ways, and that's what makes this hobby so great. If you'd like to put your favorites below, feel free to. Comments are closed.
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