Breyer 2022 Vintage Club and The 2021 Stablemate Club’s Fifth Release

 

Tuesday Breyer sent out an email that membership renewals for the 2022 VC are now open. The big news is that Breyer has increased the number of memberships from 500 to 750. The renewal deadline for current VC members is October 11th. Starting on the 12th, the 250 new memberships plus any memberships not renewed by current VC members will be open to all members of the Collectors Club. It’s going to be interesting to see how quickly the VC sells out with the additional memberships, and if Breyer is going to cap the number of memberships per household as they did last year. Breyer hasn’t shown the entire 2022 VC lineup, but there is an outline of Smoky, so presumably he will be in the lineup. The email also claims that Breyer will have surprises for the club this year since it is the VC’s ten year anniversary, so we’ll have to wait and see. The only model we’ve been shown is Cooper, a black and white Appaloosa on the APH (Appaloosa Performance Horse) mold. He also comes with a bridle and a bareback pad, a nod to a 1980s run which included a sorrel blanket APH, bridle, bareback pad, and a Brenda Breyer doll…what if one of these ‘surprises’ for the VC is a Brenda Breyer doll? Hahahahaha! Here is the original set, which was produced from 1980-1985:

Here is a full shot of Cooper, and notice the Smoky outline in the upper left corner:

It’s kind of funny that Breyer is using the bareback pad as they are on my ‘to make’ list, as are blankets.  They’ll probably stay on that list for the next 7,000 years, but oh well. Someday I shall do it!

Onto the Dahlias!

These are from my yard:

These are from Breyer:

Dahlia, the fifth release of the Stablemates Club, is now available for purchase. She is on the mini-me Croi SM, and is the Gambler’s Choice mold for the club this year. Here are the four Dahlia color options:

The colors as described by Breyer:

-shaded dapple red chestnut splash pinto (matte finish)

-shaded black pintaloosa (high gloss finish)

-shaded amber champagne (matte finish)

-shaded ocean blues (high gloss finish)

I like them all, so I don’t really care which colors I get. I ordered one yesterday so I wouldn’t forget about it, and am holding off ordering the second one in the event Breyer releases something between now and the deadline (October 20th). I don’t think we’ll be seeing Astrid or the next VC release anytime soon, but just in case I’ll wait. 

*Photos of Cooper and 2022 Vintage Club from Breyer’s email and website.*

*Brenda Breyer and APH set photos from the Identify Your Breyer website.*

*Dahlia photos from Breyer’s email and website.*

Friday was Full of Hobby Happenings

Who would have guessed yesterday would have been a busy hobby day...Lafayette dropped, Breyer Boot Camp started, the Breyer Collector Club Newsletter came out, and The Birds! are back.

Right, starting out with the long awaited appearance of the CC Exclusive model Lafayette. Hurray! Hurrah! Whoooooooo! I thought for sure he’d be released next week. I found him by a chance checking of the CC home page. I was on a conference call which was wrapping up, and took a gulp of water while happening to check the CC page because I was trying to pass the last few forever minutes of the meeting. I gasped when I saw Lafayette and apparently forgot how to drink water. I was coughing and sputtering as I started ordering. I vaguely heard someone ask if I had anything to add, but I just kept coughing and choking. Yes, please add  *cough*choke*sputter*cough-cough* on my behalf, thank you. I then hung up. Next I flew over to Blab (still choking) to make a new thread to alert people that he was available so people could go and order him. Mind you, I didn’t bother to read the accompanying information on his page as in the past, once these models sell out, that’s it. You have missed out. 

Turns out, there was no need for a mad dash to order him-Breyer gave the option for folks to back order him once the first batch of Lafayettes had sold out. 

Well done, Breyer! I am *so* happy they did this! Now every member of the CC can get one if they so choose. In the past, people were often disappointed because these CC exclusive models would be sold out before they even knew about the releases.  I certainly hope Breyer continues to do this!

Yesterday was also the start of Breyer Boot Camp, and unfortunately I didn’t see any of it. There were two Meet the Artist sessions, and the conclusion of the Open Photo Show Judging. I know today’s workshops are to be recorded, but I don’t know if the artist sessions are being recorded. I hope that they are.

The latest Breyer CC newsletter popped up yesterday as well. I skimmed the feature on the evolution of Brenda Breyer. I need to go back and read through it properly, but it was nice to see Brenda Breyer get some recognition.  Oh, and one more thing. Ruuuuuuuuuuuuun!!! The Birds!!!  Breyer treated us to a new sneak peek square of the upcoming model in their Birds of a Feather series:

I cannot venture a guess at the moment which model it may be, but we can see that the mane seems to be flying off of the horse’s neck, indicating a movement model. So that leaves us waiting, just like this:

Scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s movie The Birds, 1963.

*Lafayette photo from Breyer’s website, written on by me*

*Info on back ordering Lafayette from Breyer’s website*

*Sneak Peek square taken from Breyer’s CC newsletter*

*Movie still taken from The Birds, 1963*