Welp... it looks like Weather Girl is eliminated from the Breyerfest surprise with this upcoming flagship store special: While I personally didn't have Weather Girl in my top three, I know a lot of people who were looking forward to her as the surprise, and to be honest the mold would have been perfect for the Girls Run the World, but alas she is still young. Who knows? We may still see her as the surprise one of these years! At least we can for sure eliminate her off the list (I swear Breyer is doing this on purpose) and enjoy her instead in this beautiful bay roan named Picante available at Brick and Mortar stores only. Since I am an online reseller, I will not have her, but I will check with a local dealer in my area and possibly offer some second hand. The next release is the spring decorator. He is on Geronimo and is named Gilded. He is a gold and blue pinto representing Breyer's colors. He is also the sneak peek from last month's Collector Club newsletter. I'm not really sure what it is with Geronimo, but he's been popping up a lot lately. Gilded will be available but I'm no longer doing presales on regular runs due to Breyer's sporadic shipping schedule. He will be available once I have him in hand and can ship right away. While we wait for these two releases, I will share with you the in hand unicorn versions of the Paddock Pals that I posted about last week are now available at Five Below. If you don't have a Five Below store near you, you can do what I did and order them online. I'm addicted to these little guys. As mentioned before, I don't collect the Thoroughbred mold, as I like the more dynamic poses, but he is available online as well at the link above if you'd like to collect all of them. They only cost as much as stablemates but are much bigger, about classics sized, and though their colors are simple, they are still better than most of the cheap toy knockoffs on the market. I mean... ...just look at this prancing Arabian! This mold is what got me into the Paddock Pals. I avoided them for a long time because the first series were on the same two molds. However, when I saw this beautiful Arabian arrive in stores, I had to have her. I hoped that Breyer would add new molds, and it appears they are, so hopefully these little guys will be around to stay. Now, Mara (the pink Arabian shown above) is very aromatic. I could smell her through the box when it arrived before I even opened it. It is a very nice smell that will add a candle-like scent to a room, but isn't so overpowering that it is obnoxious. One of the new molds is a classic version of what looks like Alborozo. He has the same dancing pose. Anything that even remotely represents Alborozo has to come home with me, as I didn't go to the Breyerfest that year to obtain the original, and due to crazy second hand prices, I'll likely never own him. This one didn't have as much of a smell as the others. I couldn't really smell it until I put my nose close to his mane. He is a bit darker than the previous purple unicorn they made on the Arabian mold. Finally, the Gypsy Vanner who didn't really look like a Gypsy Vanner in the stock photos, looks much more draft-like in real life. I was worried, as he looked more like a feather footed Icelandic, but in real life his legs do have some thickness to them. He is not taller than the other molds, however, just slightly more chunky. I can't wait for the non-unicorn versions to come out now!
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