The email for Cooper, the first release of the 2022 Vintage Club, appeared a couple of days ago:
Hahahaha, I had been trying to hold off purchasing my second SMC Dax so I could combine him with Cooper. The deadline for ordering Dax was yesterday, but I broke down and ordered Dax on 2/20 so I would not forget about him (he’s still showing unfulfilled). I ordered Cooper yesterday so I don’t have to keep reminding myself to order him before the deadline (which is 3/10/22), plus I should get him sooner. I have always liked the Appaloosa Performance Horse (APH) mold; he’s standing, looking dependable and alert, and ready to spring into action in a moment’s notice. As a kid, he was a horse I wanted to ride. I found his tail fascinating, especially since he looked so much like an ancient black and white photo of an Appaloosa I had from an old horse magazine (which I think may have been from the 1960s).
I’m glad that Breyer decided to include the bridle and bareback pad as a nod to the Brenda Breyer Gift Set (produced from 1980-1985). It may also inspire me to finish up yet ANOTHER one of my unfinished projects, which you have already guessed are bareback pads. I have a chronic problem of starting projects but never quite getting around to finishing them. I haven’t forgotten the Operation Faux Zugspitze project, but it’s been a tad cold to spray him outside. The few days that were somewhat decent didn’t work out because I would not have had the time to rinse and scrub him the next day, and I don’t want to leave the oven cleaner on him for days on end. The weather should start warming soon, meaning more opportunity to spray one day and scrub the next. Hmmm, maybe I will try to finish at least one bareback pad before Cooper arrives…
*Photos of Cooper are from Breyer’s email and website.*
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