The first of my Breyerfest haul arrived, a small portion of what's still to come. I received my four Ballynoe Castles and my 4-pack of single day stablemates. No offense to the real horse or his connections but I'm just not big on plain ole bays, but thankfully I did find new homes for all my Reggies with collectors who will love and appreciate him more than I ever could. They will be on their way tomorrow, along with the single day stablemates. I decided to sell off Skye because I just wasn't big on the Charleston mold, nor the color, but the other three I've decided to keep. They came with adorable plaid drawstring baggies with their names printed on them. Breyer said they are going over orders to make sure nobody cheated the system, as there were apparently people on Friday buying more than 2 special runs at a time. They said it could take some time so just a heads up for those who are waiting on their pre-orders. Now the big question is, should I book a vacation rental for next year early or not? I'd hate to put down payment ahead of time, as Air B&B requires you to pay in advance and unfortunately due to our family size, we can't do a conventional hotel. If I wait, I'll surely miss out on the best ones, but what if Breyerfest isn't held at the KHP again next year? Ugh. Decisions, decisions. Speaking of which, if Breyerfest isn't at the KHP next year, I won't be doing pre-orders next year since getting them was just too hectic. Although I was able to fill all the small orders, I had to refund a couple people who bought several store specials from me because I only had time to add one thing to my cart and checkout or else it would be sold out. I apologize greatly for that. I know how disappointing it is, but I honestly didn't know how the store specials were going to be dispersed and how difficult it was to obtain them, so my bad. I'm hopeful if the event is virtual again next year, they'll figure out a way to limit people in the store somehow. The swag store (not the same as the limited editions store) was easy to buy from. There wasn't nearly as much competition, and I found these horn cups that apparently the Vikings would drink from. I thought they were rather cool so I bought them using my $10 voucher given to adult ticket holders. I'm glad I didn't wait around, as they sold out right after I bought them and were never restocked. In between all this hubub, I've been working on some Halloween and inspirational mini customs. They should be on eBay within the next few weeks. I'm currently in the process of painting four of them, with a fifth being planned but not started yet. I'm taking advantage of those new 70th anniversary shrinkies, because I just simply couldn't resist. Here is a sneak peek of the first one I have finished: Finally, to top off this post, the grail that I bought right before Breyerfest came today. While most people probably already have Carina and Selene in their collections, I was not a member of the PC that year, but these two have been on my grail list ever since I saw their prototype upon their release. I'm so happy to finally have them join my herd! I think I'm going to try to join the Premier Club every year so I don't have to track down the ones I want on the second hand market and pay double the original cost. If there are any I don't like, there is always someone who does. Obtaining Carina and Selene at least help me keep my mind off of all the Breyerfest goodies that should be on their way, hopefully any day now.
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