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BreyerFest is only two weeks away. I have been so consumed with completing the quiet book and other things that I haven't really kept up with news like I usually would.
I was able to go back through the Breyer blog and take screenshots of the rest of the Auction models that have been released. Continuing a reveal in an earlier blog post, here are the others that Breyer has let us have a peek at. (All auction photos and their information were taken from the BreyerFest Blog.)
The iconic Family Arabian Stallion in a gorgeous pinto! Trust Lesli Kathman to design such a beautiful color. I think both vintage mold lovers like me as well as those who prefer modern molds are delighted with this piece. I'd guess his auction price will be low mid range, maybe even low because of the mold that Breyer used.
Another Kathman pattern design, one of the things I like best about Goffert is the impulsion the mold has. You can just feel that boy MOVE. Goffert has a lot of fans; I think he will sell for a high price.
I like the Geronimo mold but when there are spots on a horse, I want them to be Appaloosa spots. Personal preference, don't get me wrong - this piece is pretty, too. Maybe mid range for the auction bids.
Susecion and Le Fire are wildly popular among collectors and feedback on this sweet set has been very positive. No designer is listed and compared to the other auction pieces that have been released, it's a "quieter" coloring on both of them. Pretty, but not an eye popping one like some of the others. Still, due to the molds' popularity, I predict this set will sell in the mid higher range.
The Western Prancer as an auction horse? Very unexpected! And I saw a lot of happy hobbyists about it. ("Jovial" is not a word I'd use to describe this or any horse.) A vintage mold, but not a highly popular mold, yet it, too, has its fans. (Says she who has a conga of eight of them.) But make it chalky, and that pulls in another group of collectors - those who seek after chalky models. Still, my guess is mid to low range in the auction.
A popular Moody mold and yet another pinto paint job. It's glossy, too, a big draw for a large part of the hobby collecting base. High mid to low high range in the auction.
Another pinto, another chalky, and no designer listed. The Roxy mold has her fans and this piece is pretty. Mid range.
While the auction pieces are pretty, if I were planning to bid (and I am not) there is little in the auction offerings for me. The Cantering Welsh Pony is the only lot I would bid on. (Although I do love having two other vintage molds on offer.)
Why? Because I am not a pinto fan. They have never appealed to me, not in real horses nor in model ones. Pinto is just not to my taste.
So far we have seen eleven auction lots. Out of those, eight are pintos in one form or another. Only one, Lot 4/the Cantering Welsh Pony, is an Appaloosa. The remaining two lots have the word "dapple" in their descriptions.
Granted, there are at least five lots, maybe more, that we haven't yet seen. Will those lots balance out the heavy number of pinto iterations being offered?
Unless Breyer releases a few more sneak peeks, we will have to wait two weeks to find out.
Stay 'tooned.
