VIP Box Arrival (No SR Models)

 

A Breyer box was left on the porch yesterday (expected delivery). Breyer is holding off on shipping all of the Special Run and Limited Edition models until next week, but they did ship the VIP stuff. The box contained Dani, the 4 pack Event Stablemates, and the VIP box. Starting off with Dani:

Dani is very nicely done, and I’m debating about keeping one (two others should be arriving with the rest of the models). I sold my True North after a few years, and I have to say that was one of the best painted Premier Club models I had ever received. The paint job is the reason I kept it for so long- this is a ‘meh mold’ for me. I don’t dislike it, but I don’t love it either. If I had the room, I probably would have kept True North. As of right now, the Dani debate shall rage while I try to decide if I should keep one.

Also in the Breyer box were the Event Stablemates. Here are the in-hand pictures of the models and their cute little bags.

Dada and bag:

Rococo and bag:

Nouveau and bag:

Avant-garde and bag:

Now onto the VIP swag box and it’s contents. The cylinder thing is lip balm with a sunscreen of 30, I think. I’m still disappointed that it wasn’t hay scented perfume, lol! There is one sheet of stickers and four pins. Everything else is visible as to what it is (i.e., visor, cup, etc.).

Close up of the stickers:

Close up of the pins:

New Stablemate Reveals!

 

Ha ha, seems like I will never get that other stuff up! We had a Stablemate reveal yesterday which really wasn’t a huge surprise as Breyer had shown us the silhouette on December 31, 2020 (the last day to sign up for the 2021 SMC). Remember this guy?

Many hobbyists instantly recognized this as Sharif, a resin by Brigitte Eberl. Of course, this Stablemate version is a mirror of the original. His SM debut color hasn’t been announced yet, but we have this:

Today we had a late afternoon reveal for a mini-Fireheart:

Very excited to see both of these new Stablemates as future regular runs. I hope that we don’t have to wait too long!

*All photos are from Breyer’s website*

Happy Breyerfest, Everyone!

 

From earlier today:

And then 15 seconds later:

And then, the first day of Breyerfest was in full swing! As soon as Breyerfest went live I popped Kaleidoscope into my cart and completed his purchase by 10:01 am (he was the only must have non backorder item I wanted). Then I went back to the Breyerfest store to shop a little more leisurely, and encountered the inability-to-add-items-to-the-cart glitch.  I was able to finally add the items I wanted, but was unable to add all of my SRs into the cart. I bought the swaggy stuff separately. Here’s what I got:

Geometric horse shopping bag thing:

Some stickers:

And in the apparel department, I bought the dress thing. I got an XL as I don’t know how Breyer’s clothing fits. Not sure if it runs on the small side, so I decided to get a larger size just in case. 

I then went back to get my SR choices paid for. I know we have until Sunday afternoon to make the purchases, but I decided to just get it done and over with today. Shock of shocks, I got all of my choices! My master list was:

1. Uffington

2. Seven Arts Surprise

3. Tassili 

4. Seven Arts Surprise

In addition, I added a glossy Josie and then tossed in a Best of Breyerfest Series 2 Stablemate set since I began liking a few horses in the set. I have a matte Josie coming with the VIP stuff, but I really liked the way Josie looks glossed. Speaking of VIP stuff, apparently the VIP swag stuff has been shipped, but not the models. It seems that all models, VIP or not, will be shipped around July 26th. The wait for the reveal of the Seven Arts Surprise shall continue! I kind of wish that Breyer would reveal the Seven Arts on Sunday evening once the purchase window for Breyerfest SRs closes. Yes, I am impatient…I want to know, lol. The VIP swag stuff:

It includes a visor, cup, sunglasses, stickers, a makeup bag looking thing, and some cylinder thing (to the right of the sunglasses and below the cup). I cannot make out what it is-perhaps roll-on deodorant to bring with you to next year’s Breyerfest? A perfume which smells of hay or fresh cut grass? Lol, my guesses are out there. I have boxes scheduled for delivery today and tomorrow from Breyer. Today should be Fireheart, and tomorrow should be the VIP swag box. I was so excited yesterday when I got a tracking number showing an 11 pound box arriving Saturday. Tricksy Breyer! Hahaha!

Oh, I failed to get up the posts I wanted to before Breyerfest as you all have undoubtedly noticed. I have a few unfinished drafts to work on.  Maybe I will combine them into a single Horse Blizzard post so there isn’t fifty-two separate posts to read. Hmmm…

*All photos are from Breyer’s website*

The Unicorn Chronicles: Grape Soda and Purple Warmblood Unicorns

 

Love, love, love Faygo soda…whenever I go to Michigan I make sure I drink too much of it, lol.  No watered down flavors from Faygo! The grape soda reference belongs to the chase piece from Series Three of the Unicorn Crazy Surprise Blind Bags. This dark dappled darling is in a color not used before, and was nicknamed the ‘grape soda’ unicorn chase piece by some collectors:

The mane, tail, and legs are not black but a very dark brown. The dapples are a light purple instead of the usual white. This is a color Breyer needs to use again. I would love the Bubblebutt Belgian in this color, as well as the Shire Mare and the old Racehorse mold (#36). This SM mold has also made other appearances as a purple/sort of purple unicorn. She was included as part of a clearware unicorn set as a glittery purple unicorn:

She was also present in Series Two of the Unicorn Crazy Surprise Blind bags, as a dual toned lavender/turquoise unicorn:

 

Overall, she has appeared as a unicorn (in various colors) 10 times, and in realistic horse colors four times. Her latest release as a realistically painted horse will be in the 2021 Best of Breyerfest Stablemate set as Into the Woods. Here is the upcoming release:

Bet you didn’t know that if you grow Unicorn plants, you can pick your very own unicorns:

Of course, the seeds have a poor germination percentage, but if you are fortunate enough to get a Unicorn plant to grow, a unicorn bloom will emerge. Not all blooms produce a unicorn, but the chance is there.

*Clear purple/glitter unicorn photos from the Identify Your Breyer website*

*Series Two Unicorn Crazy Surprise unicorn photos from the Identify Your Breyer website*

*Into the Woods photo from Breyer’s website*

Breyerfest Swag 2021

 

Breyer has posted a sneak peek of the swag they will be offering for Breyerfest. The swag includes the usual tee shirts, tote bag, water bottle, hat, keychain, umbrella, etc. The Breyerfest swag items can be seen here. It is important to note that all of these items will be dumped in the Breyer store on Friday morning at 10 am EDT, and there will NOT be any restocking of the swag items over Breyerfest weekend. Once the items are gone, they are gone. Other items which will not be restocked over the weekend include Prisma (the crystal horse), Pal’s Palette (the plush), and Kaleidoscope (Limited Edition Stablemate). This translates into a wild time to be had next Friday morning…not sure why Breyer thinks doing one dump is a good idea, but okay then. 

Hahaha, and y’all thought the piranha wouldn’t be back! *Ahem*  Returning to the swag items now, I like the jumper(?) dress thing, the Be Dani tee shirt, and the Team Glossy/Team Matte oval things. I’m not sure if the ovals are stickers or pins, but most likely they are pins. 

Now this really caught my attention. The images of Queen of Hearts (Josie) look blurred and have a tattered outline. With Josie’s unusual markings, she looks sort of like a zombie horse…I love it! I want to get something with this image on it:

The image will probably be sharper in real life, but I love the way this image looks. One week to go until Breyerfest!

*Breyerfest Swag photos from Breyer’s website*

*Piranha photo from free stock image and commentary added by me*

The Breyer Bakery-Baking Another Batch?

Well, there is a brand of ice cream named Breyers, so why shouldn’t we have Breyer cupcakes? Plastic cupcakes, that is. I am referring to a Classic/Freedom Series model that came out in 2019. Using the Morgan Stallion mold, Breyer (not the ice cream brand) released Cupcake, which was generally regarded as an ugly, weird concept. Chocolate with sparkly pink frosting on the top of the horse, this guy was meant to appeal to mostly younger collectors.  

Cupcake is still current in Breyer’s line, and I was surprised that they released another cupcake style horse. Red Velvet was introduced as a 2021 midyear release, on the same mold but with a color scheme reflecting a red velvet cupcake. This guy has a deep, dark red lower half and an ivory frosting top finished with red sparkly decorations: 

Red Velvet cupcakes, sans red sparkly decorations:

Apparently the original Cupcake proved to be popular, or I don’t think Breyer would have bothered to release Red Velvet. I wonder what sort of bakery treat they will come up with next. Raspberry danish? Bear Claw? Apple fritter? It will be interesting to see if Breyer continues the bakery concept. Dang it, now I want some scones…

*Cupcake and RedVelvet photos from Breyer’s website*

*Photo of Red Velvet cupcakes from Pinterest*

Breyer Midyear Traditional and Classic Releases (Extra Super Late Edition!)

 

Uhhh…better late than never? Here’s a quick rundown of the traditional and classic midyear releases. With the exception of Thriller, the other three traditional releases are all portrait models. First up is KB Omega Fahim, a blue black Arabian stallion on the Shagya Arabian mold. 

Tiz the Law is a beautifully shaded bay Thoroughbred stallion debuting on the Lonesome Glory mold. 

Up next is WGC Marc of Charm, a champion American Saddlebred. This guy is presented on the Hamilton/Racking Saddlebred Stallion mold. 

 The Halloween Horse, Thriller, is on the Brishen/Gypsy Vanner mold. Thriller is a ghoulish grey with white streaks running through his mane, tail, and feathers. He is also graced with stitch marks, and parts of his skeleton show as though the sutures didn’t hold his skin closed and his wounds burst open. Thriller’s white streaks first made me (and other collectors) think of the Bride of Frankenstein. However, the exposed bones and the name Thriller goes into the zombie zone, and the description Breyer gives him is that of a zombie horse (“pawing his way up from his resting place in the earth…”). The bones and the Bride of Frankenstein streaks glow in the dark. Along with me, here’s someone for whom Thriller is a must have:

We also have three new Classic/Freedom Series midyear releases. First up is the Black Stallion Book Set, which includes a paperback copy of Walter Farley’s The Black Stallion and, of course, a model of The Black. The Black is given life (hilarious statement after a Zombie horse!) on the Malik mold, and I think it was great choice. I do plan on adding this one to my collection. 

Meet Red Velvet, a sweet (lol, pun!) addition to the line on the Mandrake/Morgan Stallion mold:

And last but not least is an unnamed buckskin quarter horse on the Standing Thoroughbred mold who comes as part of a stable set. On Breyer’s website it is called the ‘Deluxe Country Stable With Horse and Wash Stall.’ I am laughing at the inclusion of ‘wash stall’ in the title…it sounds like a cheesy real estate description adding on any amenity to make the property sound more attractive to prospective buyers.

Whew! Finally got these guys up, and I still need to publish a few more posts if I am to get caught up before Breyerfest…

*All photos of Breyer’s Traditional  and Classic/ Freedom Series are from Breyer’s website*

*Stillshot from the movie Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and captioned by me*