My shipment of Anthems have arrived, and I'm shocked. Breyer really knocked it out of the park with these guys. I wasn't big on the patriotic series since the majority were clearware. The earliest in the series: Patriot, Allegiance and Illumination contained only red and blue plastic with the decorative measure being clear stars. They didn't really scream "flag" to me. Then there was Liberty, the first non-clearware of the series, who was a denim blue color with a blue jean design on the Silver mold. He, however, reminded me more of Quill than of the usual flag horses. Last year, Breyer came a bit closer with Old Glory. Although still only containing red and blue clearware plastic, at least he looked more like a flag with the addition of not only stars, but stripes as well. This year however... I mean just take a look at this guy! I'm loving the metallic sheen to his paint and yes, he is highly glossed. I'm happy to see that Breyer finally decided to include "white" in the form of the silvering in the middle rather than just on the stars or stripes. He really does fit in with their rainbow decorators, Prism and Crystalline for example, and by the sounds of it on social media many others agree. I honestly didn't really care for the Ethereal mold until Breyer made TSC limited edition "Wilder" last year, as I always felt that he could be just about anything since he wasn't really a specific breed. However, he was perfect for a flag horse because of his flowing mane and tail. I'm also feeling like I'm going to eventually need the grullo pinto that Breyer made a while ago for a mini conga. Those who pre-ordered this boy: please give me a couple more days to get them all packaged and shipped out, as I don't want to overwhelm my mailman with pickups. You should have your tracking number by the end of the week. I'm sure y'all will be pleased with this guy when he arrives to your door! Hope is now available for backorder on Breyer's website, although I will be getting him eventually. Apparently they're still having some shipping issues, thankfully not as bad as last year but they still haven't completely resolved yet - just the way the world is right now - so he won't be arriving here until about June/July according to Breyer. His other side has been revealed. I'm a bit saddened that he doesn't have any cool designs on his offside like he does his show side, but he's still cute.
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