I was surprised to find that UPS dropped off three oversized boxes on my porch. I had never received any email for shipping confirmation so I immediately wondered if it was my holiday order. Nope... just my 70th traditionals and the Unicorn Surprise stablemates. It was a happy surprise though, as they'd been out of those unicorns since I became a dealer back in April and I wanted to add a couple to my own collection. They are honestly a lot better in person than the stock photos. I plan on keeping one of each set except the pink Warmblood (whom they apparently did away with the boy bits for this mold probably so people didn't complain about two boys like in previous years) so she will be for sale, if anyone is interested in having the newly revised mold. The foals in these sets are just too darn cute! The orange-yellow guy is an older mold made unicorn, but the others are brand new molds. One is a purple pinto draft foal, which is what so many collectors have been waiting for. Now take off the horn and put her on a realistic color! The third foal I thought was plain white but she actually has lovely purple legs and blue hued body, inherited from her parents. If you haven't seen them yet, here they are: The 70th Anniversary horses always blow my mind. The Moody Andalusians always have a lot of variation between them. Some have dark shading, some have hardly any shading, some have fishscale dapples, others are more soft and subtle. Take a look at the difference between these two for example. The difference between them is striking. The darker guy on the left has far more shading and fishscale dapples versus the guy on the right. The palomino Saddlebred also has some variation to them. For example, my first batch had a lighter color, more subtle dapples and a satin finish rather than a metallic sheen. From what I've seen in recent shipments of 70th anniversary horses, the metallic color is more common. Don't get me wrong... I like a show shined horse any day, but there's a big difference between show shine and looking like a gold coin. Check out my picture below for comparison: In addition to the 70th anniversary traditionals, there were also some variations found in my 70th anniversary stablemates. For example, I had a really orange Smart Chic Olena that had minimal shine and a sunny yellow Smart Chic Olena with almost as much shine as the 70th Saddlebred. I also had a mini Bramble with more of a matte finish and another that was semi glossy. There has been so much variation amongst the models this year. I spoke in a previous post about how Vermeer from the Premier Club had some that were very peachy colored, others more white, some with dark ghost spots and others with ghost spots so light you couldn't even see them. I think if I had planned on keeping that horse for my collection, I would have rather hand picked him than gambled upon what Breyer would send me.
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