January 2022 Miscellaneous Odds n’ Ends

 

I have decided to try something new with the blog. The Miscellaneous Odds n’ Ends will be listed by month, with whatever number update it is. Hopefully that will help keep the news tidbits a little more manageable over the year. We don’t want to have “Miscellaneous Odds n’ Ends Part 9,741,623” or something of that sort. On to the odds n’ ends!

The BreyerWest special run model has officially been revealed by Breyer, though it wasn’t much of a surprise. Hobbyists figured it out rather quickly before Breyer’s reveal from the Sneak Peak Square:

Lionel was the Flagship store model for 2020, and he’s back for BreyerWest with a snazzy glossy coat. This extended blanket palomino is on the True North/Cantering Warmblood mold and the glossy special is a run of 250 pieces. He is priced at $150 and limited to one model per attendee, and the ticket holder who purchased him must pick him up (Breyer says they will be checking IDs). His model number remains the same as the matte Lionel, but has a capital G after the number to indicate he is a glossy (#760247G). I am assuming he will have a BreyerWest tummy stamp under the gloss. We’ll have to wait and see when these guys are in-hand, which will be in late February.

On the subject of glossies, the 2021 Breyerfest Horse of a Different Color glossies are starting to show up. I had ordered a glossy Josie, then at the last minute ordered a glossy Apollo de Solis. I think both of them are slated to show up on Thursday. Also landing are the Montana weirdo popcorn sheep, and he looks better in person than in Breyer’s promo pictures (surprise!). The photos I’ve seen show more of the splatter dapple pattern than the polka-dotting. The label has been created for mine, so hopefully the tracking information will be sent to me shortly.

Also appearing are the Firefly and Hawkeye sets, and they are looking nice! Mama (Firefly) looks oh-so-pink in all of the pictures I’ve seen, and as a bonus she doesn’t look to be squished. I ordered my set on December 31, so naturally they haven’t been fulfilled yet. I’m excited to see how pink my Firefly is going to be. 

Annnnnnd one last thing…Breyer still has their Warehouse Sale going on, and they still have all six releases from the 2019 Fairytale Friends Club. Maybe we’ll talk about those sometime in the future. I think that’s it for now.

*Photo of glossy Lionel is from Breyer’s website.*

Bombardment! Have Your Wallets Take Cover! And Your Eyes as Well!

 

Another one! Earlier today Breyer sent out emails to those who were chosen to purchase Bunyan, and then BAM!!! they reveal another web special. This time we get Montana, on the Bighorn Ram mold. He is black with large, gold splatters (?!) with golden hooves and horns. The splatters look like popcorn to me, and if the splatters were smaller maybe he wouldn’t look so… oh heck, just pick an adjective of your choice, lol. Montana is a run of 490 pieces and is priced at $140, a price point which is much lower than I thought it would be. 

This isn’t the first time Breyer has used a glossy black background with metallic-y colors. The first appearance was the SM Unicorn chase piece on the Magnolia mold (2019), and the second time was another unicorn chase piece on the Prince Charming mold (2020). Both of those models had splatters that are a coppery-orange, but I’d call them more orange. Some hobbyists referred to this color as Halloween Florentine, which is a good descriptor, although that is not the official Breyer name for that decorator color (Breyer never gave one to my knowledge). Here is the Halloween Florentine Magnolia:

I cannot find my Halloween Florentine Prince Charming (which shelf has he been shoved on?), but his color is like that of Magnolia. I have also noticed that Montana’s eye sort of gets lost among the popcorn spots:

Here he is again, against a mountainous background:

I just had a thought. Maybe he’s supposed to have gold nuggets on his coat? Was he panning for gold in a river, struck gold and it stuck in his coat? Maybe, ‘cause look here. Gold nuggets:

I am definitely entering for this guy, and really hope I’m drawn for one.

*Photos of Montana are from Breyer’s website and Twitter.*

*Photo of gold nuggets is from naturalgoldtrader.com *