Apparently other than Thorn being the 50/50 matte and glossy split, we had another surprise split. Epona, whom I received the loose mane/tail version of, also was a 50/50 split between braided and loose. This was an exciting find because it meant that this limited her to 800 of each version instead of 1,600 total. For some reason, it seems like 800 is my lucky number at Breyerfest... (I think back to my Hero's Welcome Surprise matte pinto and Quill, who were both limited to 800-some) The numbers for the Slainte Surprise has officially been released, and it's a whole surprise in itself, for the numbers were... drumroll please... an EVEN 800 of each with 325 glossies! I kind of assumed this since it seemed like there was a huge wave of palominos, followed by a wave of appaloosas, then the red roans seemed to be everywhere and finally the silver black (yes, it's also been confirmed by Breyer that it's a silver BLACK and not bay as previously thought) suddenly started being seen more frequently. Admittedly though I thought it was going to be more like 125 glossies to 1000 matte. I actually prefer this. Making the numbers even was a smart move on Breyer's part to keep second hand market prices from getting out of hand. Not only does it not make me feel as bad about giving up my glossy red roan now since the glossies aren't much more rare than their shelf buddy, Teton, it also gives some hope that when the hype dies down in a few months, anyone who wants one on the second hand market should be able to find one close to cost. Apparently the leopard appy, whom I thought was a black leopard, is actually bay (I'm assuming dark bay) which was a bit surprising. Finally, I would like to introduce Ben Nevis. Although Breyerfest went virtual, volunteers selected before the cancelling of the event were still given their volunteer models. I'm actually not too impressed with this one considering how much bare plastic he has, but the unique part is that he came in two different colors: flaxen liver chestnut and bright chestnut tobiano. The patterns were exactly the same, only the coloring was different. Here is a picture of them:
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