2020 has been a hard year, no doubt, but even if you haven't been directly affected by the virus, there is still the threat of it hanging over our heads, at least until we know how this vaccine will work out (and thank you to all healthcare providers on the front lines willing to be the guinea pigs for this new vaccine... y'all are always willing to put yourselves in harm's way for the sake of survival for others) so now that we're coming to the end of the year, let's hope 2021 will go a little smoother. A new year, a new vaccine, a new president and renewed hope. I'm hoping things will be looking up by July and we'll be at Breyerfest in person, as I'd love to be able to offer pickups. If not and it's virtual again next year, I can still offer pickups on special runs but there is no way I'd be able to do store specials if the setup is the same as last year. I can't believe it won't be long until the Breyerfest special runs are revealed, and tickets go on sale. By the way, are we ever going to know who the celebration horse is? It takes at least 6 months for Breyer to produce the models for Breyerfest, so it's gotta be soon. All things considered, the hobby has been good to me this year. I have cranked out more customs this past few days than I think I have over the past 3 months. I've already listed some and will be listing more tomorrow. I've finished several Stablemates, all Halloween. I've made a couple animal decos that are currently getting finishing touches, and am going to be starting on Christmas decos this next week. Here is a sneak peek: Breyer is having their end of the year sale now so be sure to head over to their website to check it out. From a collector's point (aka rare stuff) there isn't really much, mostly warehouse bargains and retiring regular runs. The Christmas blanket with Yuletide Greetings apparently was part of the deal but it is now sold out. A big question is: will there be another Ambrose this year? Ambrose was a connoisseur quality - and American made might I add - appaloosa that Breyer offered on December 27th last year. It was kind of out of the blue, as they'd never done it before, so I'm thinking it was it just a one time offer. They did reveal one of the last two Stablemates Club horses, unless they show the optional 7th purchase then it'll be three more reveals, but the optional horse for last year wasn't shown until the very last day of the year. This is the vintage model and his name is Raider. He's a glossy chestnut frame overo on the G1 Seabiscuit mold. In my opinion, he looks like a mini of the "Picture This" contest horse that we voted on at Breyerfest. So this leaves the Django model. I'm kind of hoping Breyer won't use a decorator this year, as I'd love to have other realistic colors on Django, but I don't think it's likely. I think deep down that Django will be our decorator. The optional 7th horse last year was revealed on the last day of the year last year, so my guess is if they do show it, that's when it'll be. They did say for sure that there will be a 7th horse though.
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