Also in my order from Breyer's warehouse sale was the Fall 2024 Decorator, Zulu.
I'd been eyeing him for a while but since my only other Newsworthy was in my sales boxes, I gave him a pass.
But the 30% off for Collectors Club members in the warehouse sale changed my mind
and now he is displayed on my shelves.
He does have a very prominent raised "mound" on his off hock. Is that part of the hock and supposed to be there? The other hind leg does not have it. I looked at pictures of the model in other colors and could not tell. That sales Newsworthy of mine is going to get to see some daylight soon. (Maybe even shelf light.)
Was my new Zulu a glowy? There wasn't any white where it might show, but I was curious anyway. After all, maybe my new UV light would show me something else of interest.
It sure did. Something unexpected and that dismayed me. Take a look.
I wanted to start pulling models off the shelves and turn the light on them, too. (And I still may - it would be a good winter project.)
Is this a deliberate mark by someone in the factory?
Or could it be an accidental one made by someone being careless with a marker they were holding? They may even have checked the model to be sure it was okay, and honestly, you cannot see the mark without the UV light. The model would have passed inspection and been boxed up.
I tried gently using a little water on it to see if I could remove it but the mark remained. It's still possible that I might be able to get it off, especially if it's on top of the gloss and not under it. But I don't want to do any visible damage to the finish to remove a mark that can only be seen under a UV light.
So, for now, I am leaving it. I'm not going to contact Breyer and ask for a replacement as I plan to keep this little oddity. I have added a note to his tag though about it - if I do ever sell my Zulu, I want to be sure I disclose the unseen mark on his shoulder.
There was one more warehouse sale model to unbox after Zulu and I used the UV light on him afterward. Sadly, there was more disappointment in store for me.
Stay 'tooned.
That’s wild about the mark, good you can’t see it normally and now it’s kinda a secret oddity. I think the hock bumps are the sculptures attempt to show the hock definition seen on real horse hocks but it became more of just a bump with the casting to plastic. Zulu is so cute and happy in his bright stripes.
ReplyDeleteOh no! That’s so weird. It’s not like a normal mark you would get on a model. It kinda does look like someone accidentally wrote on it with a marker. I’m glad it doesn’t show normally! Of course… Now you know!
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