B Stampers: The Ones in My Collection

First Post of the Day

There are three reveals today - the usual Christmas Horse of the Day and the Advent Calendar Reveal, but there is also....

My B Stampers!

The first is the Overo Paint on the Stud Spider mold. He was made in 1979 only, the very beginning of the B stamp era.

There are three different patterns on the Overo Paint; this is the first and oldest one. The other two were produced 1979 - 1980 and 1980 - 1981. (Essentially, this model bookended the B Stamp era.)

One of my first B Stamp models, his story can be found here.

 

This vintage Pacer with a black halter joined my collection in February of 2019. The Pacer is an extremely tippy model, but unlike other Breyer wobbly molds (which I usually sell), I have a conga of them. 

I especially like this color on the Pacer mold. And the halter varies from black, brown, and red, so of course I need an example of each, right?

This Proud Arabian Stallion was my first B stamper found in October, 2017. 

He is in rough shape and I had actually left him behind more than once. But when I discovered that B stamp, I brought him home. He is still in sad shape, but hey, he's a B stamper!

The most recent B stamper to join my collection came in May of this year and was from my friend, Steff Bodamer.  At last year's Midwest Mini Mayhem, we did some trading for haversacks. Win-win!

I was actually first interested in the vintage box he was in but then I saw that B on his leg.

I have several Man O'Wars, but I did not have one that was a B stamper so home with me he came.

My next three B stampers are all the same mold - the Rearing Stallion.

 

Crane, the Halloween counterpart to Ichabod.

 

A very definite B stamp is on his hock.

For unknown reasons, Breyer never removed the B stamp from this mold as it did from others when the oil crisis was over in 1982.

I also have Breyer Show Special Little Chaparral, 1993, a companion to Limited Edition Chaparral who was made in 1992. 

Little Chaparral's B stamp.

This is Pisces from the Classic Zodiac set in 2015. (A really cool set - I took the plunge and bought them all.)

Not only does he have a B stamp, but his color is so pretty.

With the exception of one more that I'm on the fence about, that is all of the B Stampers I have. I'll share about it tomorrow.

Stay 'tooned!

Christmas Horse of the Day

Ivy, the 2015 Christmas Surprise Horse. He is a glossy dappled green with white points on on the popular Flash mold.

A gambler's choice, the other model was Holly, a glossy dappled red with white points. Only 350 were made of each color.

Advent Calendar Reveal - Day 8

An arch stock gate!

One that not only attaches to the other fencing but one that opens, too!