Some New Models

Breyer news continues to come down the pike. Yesterday they announced that the 2025 Premiere Club is open for memberships. There's no limit to the number of people who can join (although you do have to also be a Collector Club member) and Breyer showed the first piece that will be offered.

Sculpted by long-time hobbyist Laura Skillern-Sailor, it's a mule named Winnifred and she is lovely.

I'm not a member of the Premiere Club or the Stablemate Club, but I have been in the Vintage Club every year since its inception. And speaking of the Vintage Club, look what just arrived on my doorstep.

Oh, my, that dark, dark Indian Pony! And the Fighting Stallion in old bay with eye whites! All packed in a retro box - my thought of splitting up this set by selling the other three pieces went out the window as soon as I had it in hand. All five are staying with me and, at least for now, are remaining in the box.

Counting how many Stablemates I have accrued since Breyer began shrinking and offering vintage molds as Stablemates may be a project I undertake this winter.

The usual information sheet was included with the set and will go into my Vintage Club binder.

I thought of the late Andrea Gurdon as I read through these mini articles. She used to write the Vintage Club inserts and I always appreciated her perspective and information. I wonder who does them now?

Also in the mail came a box with my Volunteer Model for stewarding BOO (Breyer Online Open show.)

Worth It in the light chestnut sabino version.

Kathleen Moody and Sommer Prosser paired up to sculpt this mold

and it is one I really like. I don't conga it, but I like it nonetheless.

I'd already received the model in the flaxen chestnut sabino for stewarding Breyer Boot Camp and then received that one again for teaching a virtual seminar for BreyerFest 2024. I sold my extra and had been hoping that the BOO model would be a different color. Yeeha!!

Also in the mail? Hot Cocoa, the 2024 Pony for Christmas!

This series comes in a nice gift box, nice enough that you don't need to wrap it because, aside from the Breyer logo, you cannot tell what's inside.

The inner box continues the blue theme and the model has a blanket printed with mini motifs of cups of steaming hot chocolate. It was the blankets that have been my incentive to buy this series as I collect Breyer's blankets.

For the moment, Hot Cocoa is staying in her box. I peeked under her blanket and Breyer had put a protective layer of plastic under it to protect the blanket's color from transferring onto her. (I'd love to do a display of the series as part of my Christmas decor some year. Wouldn't that look nice?)

I have another boxed set and two more special runs to share with you tomorrow. And, if I can get it done, a very special sewing project.

Stay tooned!