Breyerfest 2022 Prost! Event Stablemates Disclosed and Grimm’s Fairytales

 

There they are! And they all have food inspired names, which is terrible because I have not had breakfast yet. I am now distracted by thoughts of pretzel of all kinds. The chunky hard crunchy ones, and the soft, buttery pillowy type. I have not had a pretzel in quite awhile, so it’s time to— get back on track to the Prost! Event Stablemates. First up is Brezel, a glossed chocolate flaxen on the mini-me Emma/Fell Pony mold: 

Trotting in next is Doppelbock, a shaded bay done on the mini-me Clydesdale Stallion. Doppelbock flaunts unplaited locks in the loose mane and tail version (first introduced on Atticus for the 2021 Stablemates Club):

After a popcorn intermission, next we have Spaetzle, a buttermilk buckskin pinto on the mini-me Alborozo mold. I like his salt and pepper mane and tail:

Finishing up the Event Stablemates is Lakritz, a glossy dark dapple grey on the G4 Hanoverian mold. His is extra festive because he has painted ribbons in yellow, black, and red. I think this is the first time the braids have been painted on this guy, but I could be wrong. Either way, his braids look nice:

Breyer had put an entry in their Breyerfest Blog about fairytales, notably those collected by the Grimm Brothers. I had a flash of nostalgia when I saw this in the blog:

Breyer cut out the creature the knight was speaking to. I was always fascinated with that dude’s shoes, which looked like little sacks tied to his feet. I had (and probably still have) this particular edition, which was published in 1945 or 1946. It was republished a few times, so some books bear dates from later printings. I think ours was picked up at a rummage sale, and it had a hand written message to some child as it was a gift. I love getting old books and seeing if there is a handwritten message in it to the recipient. Sometimes it is a simple “Christmas 1952, from Aunt Myrtle and Uncle Albert” or a more lengthy message wishing wisdom and health with the hope the book is enjoyed. Here is another illustration, Princey-Prince saying hi to the old witch in Rapunzel:

The book cover on mine was super sturdy and linen (I think), and was lavishly illustrated:

I have just ordered another copy from Amazon, but no clue which printing it is. Most likely a later printing, but I am hoping there is a message written within the covers!

*All photos are from Breyer’s website, except the last one which is from Amazon.*