Note: All the releases spoken about below are offered to Collector Club members only. Some, if they don't sell out, are then offered to everyone else through Breyer's website. Well, the Classics sized Halloween web special, Salem, has already been sold out. As per usual with the Classics Halloween horse, his release fell in September. Although his price was hiked to $30 from the usual $25 we can consider this still to be a good price to pay for a Classics model, especially one as detailed as Salem with his pearlescent coat, blue eyes, cat design and glow in the dark pinto color. It showed in how quickly people scooped him up, as the past couple years Breyer still had Halloween horses well into the next year. Now where it gets confusing is with the new Spooky stablemates. Are they supposed to take the place of the fall gambler's choice? The year before last, we had Calvin released in September, so it isn't out of the realm of possibility. Last year the Fruitcake Fillies weren't released until December but I think that was more because they were Christmas themed. I'm going to assume, until further notice, that the Spooky stablemates were this year's fall gambler's choice. Finally, with the arrival of Nadifa of the Wild Animal series, I'm starting to get excited because this means that the holidays are officially here! We have the Black Friday deals coming up, although they are almost always unsold club releases, which I have most of the horses from the past several years and the specialty club items are often too expensive for what I'm willing to pay. If you would like to join the Collector Club to get hold of past models at close to original prices, now would be a good time to join! So what else is there to look forward to? Well, the fifth Stablemates Club horse, Priscilla, was released today. When I first saw her, I admit that she didn't really "wow" me. She looked similar to Primrose, the very first SM CC model ever made. At first, I didn't even think she could be a real breed, but then I looked more into it and she could potentially be a Sugarbush Harlequin drafter (think traditional Harley) like the one pictured above. As I wasn't a member of the first year of the SM CC and the fact that her coloring was very similar to Zipped in Black Magic, I decied to give her a try, especially as I had her on eBay for a few days with no takers. Hopefully she'll look better in real life. The last horse in the SM CC is to be released sometime in December. We already know what the new mold will look like thanks to Breyerfest. The mold shown at Breyerfest was glossed... is that a sign that we're looking forward to a glossy final release? I sure hope so! I'm expecting we'll see a preview of the color sometime later in October or November, as well as sneak peeks of the 2020 SM CC horses late in December. Remember Lucien from Breyerfest? He's a beautiful buckskin pinto on the Valegro mold. I'm so happy to see this mold being used again. It's honestly been a while. The coloring is amazing and from word of mouth this guy will probably sell out quick so I hope to get my hands on him because I love flashy horses! I'm expecting him to release sometime this month. The CC SRs have been averaging $75 lately. We are also expected another winter themed decorator, as well as a non-horse model, both of which fall on the pricey side. We're talking usually around $150 which sometimes includes postage and sometimes not. The horse is typically released in November while the animal is released in December. Something else to look forward to, probably around late November/early December, is the release of the holiday mare and foal. The mold it'll be on is a mystery, although I'm expecting a vintage mold since all except one in previous years were vintage molds. If they decide to still do it this year, I'm really hoping for a Clydesdale mare and foal! If you're not a member of the Collector Club, you won't be able to take part in this one either. The Collector Club Appreciation deal is for members only, and you get a free model with a $125 purchase of regular runs. This year, I'm expecting they'll gloss Seamus, the flagship horse, and possibly Bisbee. They usually do one other limited edition too - I'm expecting Bisbee. As for which regular runs they'll choose, I haven't the faintest. We'll have to wait for Breyer to release that information. For those who want to take part, if you join the 2019-2020 membership, you can still have access to the CC Appreciation deal. It usually is offered mid December and sells out very quickly. Just a fair warning.
We also have the annual Just About Horses magazine to look forward to. I'm hoping there will be some reveals for next year in there too, or in the holiday catalog that Breyer ships out. While the JAH is for CC members only, you should still get the holiday catalog since that one is sent to everyone who made a purchase through Breyer's website this year. The holiday catalog had the reveal of Wish and Wonder in it last year. Lastly, I want to discuss the Collector Club Christmas Surprise. This horse, released early Christmas day, is often sold out within hours. It is always a decorator, but what kind of decorator is the question. The first couple years it was a filigree on different Christmas-y colors, while the third year it was a clearware and last year it was a unicorn. The price was originally only $95 with free shipping, but that was hiked up last year to $150 because of the potential to be one of only 12 "naughty" people to get a coal black donkey. A lot of collectors were furious with the price inflation, yet on the other hand all the unicorns ended up selling out because of the donkey, so who knows what Breyer will do this year? Comments are closed.
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