Thunderbird arrived yesterday!
He is the fourth Vintage Club release for 2023 and was a Gambler's Choice.
Thunderbird is done on the popular Silver mold and came in four vintage colors: glossy Appaloosa, glossy palomino, glossy bay, and pinto. (I wonder why the pinto was not glossed?)
I wanted the Appaloosa most of all with the pinto second. However, lately I've received a lot of palominos when there's been a Gambler's Choice, so I thought my luck might continue that way.
This gold sticker spoke otherwise.
and I got the color I wanted most!
As I took pictures, I realized that there was something odd about him.
The Appaloosa is a pearly!
That was unexpected and a very nice surprise.
And a Smile.
After presenting to the students at Teacher Daughter Lisa's school, I ran over to the museum at the site of The Battle of Tippecanoe.
Because my sister Leslie is retiring after this year's Feast, there are several ways she is being honored. One is that her silhouette is on this year's commemorative mug.
These are made by a local potter who lives in Battle Ground near the site of the battle.
They are hand thrown and each varies just a bit as a result.
Several family members have asked me to get them one, and knowing (by sad experience) that the Feast mug will sell out quickly, I bought mine earlier rather than waiting like I did last year. I am really happy that I was able to get a few.
(The Feast is one week from today. Blog posts may become sporadic starting Wednesday as I will begin the process of setting up my tent that day.)
While I'm glad that you got the color "Silver" that you wanted, in a way, it's kinda disappointing that the new trend for Breyer is to start pearlizing everything!(First- it was metallic and they still have a bad habit of pearlizing the manes and tails!)
ReplyDeleteI don't mean to diminish your joy! The pearlized finish worked beautifully on this year's black and white Stagecoach ASB-but this is supposed to be a vintage color!! The 1960's models didn't come out that way!! Not that "Silver" is ugly (he's not!) but he would have matched his brothers and sisters so much better as just a plain ol' glossy as they were(or even the matte!) Which is why I hope I end up with the pinto or honey bay!!
I hope you get what you want, too! He's a neat model.
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