The Non-Horse Special Run has been revealed!!
Meet I Will Survive!!
The loss of a species can be a blow to the Earth's ecosystem, no matter how big or small. Due to the colonization and over hunting in South Africa the Quagga went into extinction in the late 19th century.
There is some hope that the Quagga will return as they have been discovered to be a sub-species of plains zebra rather than being a distinct species. Scientists have been planning and trying to bring the equid back since 1987. the German Naturalist Reinhold Rau has pioneered the Quagga Project in South Africa through selective breeding of plains zebras for the distinct minimal striping coat of the Quagga. Unfortunately, these Quaggas will not be true Quagga's genetically, but it will be the closest to bringing the exact equid back. I Will Survive is named after the popular song by Gloria Gaynor and is done on the Zebra mold by Kristina Lucas Francis. Of course he sports the equids coat color/pattern, that is of the extinct one and not the one above which is the result of the Quagga Project.
I do really like this one and want to get it, so so far I am either gonna have to debate which ones to get or not get, though so far my tentative may be a no go. Or I am gonna have to decide to buy another ticket this year. Not only do I have enough Breyerfest savings from last year, but I have made quite a few sales on duplicate models, plus with me being more officially full time at my job and the fact they gave every full time employees a raise, I shouldn't have to worry too much for financials this year despite student loans coming out. Though there is the matter pf space in both my current apartment and back home which is my permanent address. I don't fully know right now, hopefully when I plan with my Breyerfest party I can make a decision. I still have some time to do so.
Next up...
Meet Fortitude!!
The crystal horse been revealed!! Named for the mantra of "patience and fortitude" for when you've got challenges ahead of you and obstacles to overcome. Patience is the tolerance and acceptance to face delay, troubles, &/or suffering without anger. Fortitude is for strength of to enable one to encounter danger or adversity with courage. Fortitude is a shrunken crystal version of the Fighting Stallion by Chris Hess. He will cost $50.00 and will be limited to 1,750 pieces.
I do like him and will be getting him. Though it is my mom who mostly really loves them and gets them every year we attend Breyerfest. So regardless if I liked him or not, he would be finding his way home to the rets of my collection and sit with some of my porcelains and my mom and I have combined curio cabinets due to space for our breakables. I do not believe this guy is named after a song, at least not that I've seen or heard yet.
I was chosen for Reykjavík!!! Glad to be starting off the year good and be able to start and collect a new series!! I also can't wait to get him in hand to see his color in person!
The next "Best of Breyerfest series" is here!!
Meet Bulletproof, Dance The Night, Flowers, New Rules, & Wannabe!!
Bulletproof:
Bulletproof is a mini version of Woodford, he was a raffle model for Breyerfest 2018. He is done on the new shrunken stablemate version of the traditional scale Clydesdale Stallion mold. Woodford was done on the Shannondel, loose mane and tail version, mold. He is named after the song by La Roux.
Dance the Night:
Dance the Night is a mini version of Kick Up Your Heels, a raffle model from 2014. Dang the night is done on the shrunken stablemate version of the traditional scale Fighting Stallion mold. Kick Up You rHeels was done on the mold mentioned before in the last sentence. Dance the Night is named after the song Dance the Night Away by Dua Lipa form the new Barbie movie.
Flowers:
Flowers is the mini version of Bonheur, a raffle model form 2021. Flowers is done on the Loping Quarter Horse stablemate mold. Bonheur was done on the Roxy traditional scale mold. Flowers is named for the new song by Miley Cyrus.
New Rules:
New Rules is the miniature version of the 2011 raffle model, King Arthur. New Rules is done on the Irish Cob, aka Corbin, stablemate mold. King Arthur was originally done on the Cleveland Bay traditional scale mold. New Rules is named after the song by Dua Lipa.
Wannabe:
Wannabe is a mini version of Tacoma, the raffle model form 2007. Wannabe is done on the Valegro stablemate mold, Tacoma was done on the Keltic Salinero/Salinero traditional scale mold. Wannabe is named after the popular song by The Spice Girls.
The Best of Breyerfest series 5 will cost $60.00 and will be limited to 2,100 pieces.
I do like them. The one thing I will say is I am surprised, and a tiny bit disappointed, to see the clydesdale stallion and fighting stallion molds being used for this set. The new clydesdale stallion mold is being used a lot already, in fact the bobbed mane and tail version are being used for the collector event this year as that event's stablemate. Then the fighting stallion is already being used for the crystal horse and Breyer rarely uses the same mold twice, especially not for the same event. I get that it works as the model it's based off of is on the traditional scale mold and this helps make it more of a mini me, but it's also almost being overused at this point. Valegro works as a mini Slainero, who is being used for this years special run line ups so it does tie in nicely. The Loping Quarter Horse one, I am not sure if the shirts that Roxy may or may not be the surprise. Sh his one of my initial guesses and I am kinda really hoping she does end up being it this year. Irish Cob/Corbin is starting to be slightly overused, especially for Breyerfest but I do like him in that coat color so he gets a pass. I will say I am only a fan of three of these songs/artists they used as inspiration for the names. I like La Roux, especially Bulletproof, listened to it not too long ago by coincidence. Dance the Night Away is so far the only Dua Lipa song I like thanks to the new Barbie movie which has a great soundtrack. Then of course I'm am a "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls fan as its the oldest song in this lineup and has been heard/played everywhere. So all in all, in the end I will be getting them so I can have a complete set as I have the first set leading up to now.
(photos and info come from the official Breyerfest blog)
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