The newest of the spring releases are here!! They are some of the limited editions for the year!! They are Gilded and Picante!!
Meet Gilded!!
He is done on the Geronimo mold in a gold and blue pinto coat. This gold is a little deeper and finer than what Breyer usually uses and the blue is a nice navy/royal blue. His description says that Breyer released their very first deco model back in the 1960s, they weren't very popular at first and came in simple shades of blue and gold, both solid and dappled and sometimes with a gloss finish. Today's decos now come in an array of colors, shades, palettes, and patterns. Gilded is in a new original blue and gold palette as he celebrates Breyer's history. I do like him and hope to get my hands on one. I know not many are into decos but with Geronimo's popularity it could sway others. Really hoping to be able to preorder him and the next release I am going to talk about below.
Geronimo has been used a lot by Breyer lately/these past few years. I don't mind as the releases have been nice, but it does beg the question if they are trying to make it popular or not. I don't think it does because they've done with other molds such as classic American Quarter Horse Stallion, classic scale harper, and the stablemate molds Alborozo and clydesdale. I do hope they start making releases on other molds that haven't had much releases, this goes for as both regular runs and special runs/limited edition.
Meet Picante!!
Our Brick & Mortar special model is here! Picante is a bay roan QuarArab with a star and two white socks done on the Weather Girl/Trotting Arabian Mare mold. Her description states, Arabians are known for their stamina and beauty. They have been popular with riders over the years and can compete in challenging conditions such as rough terrain and can handle a leisure trail ride. Arabians have a keen, workmanlike attitude and nimble hooves. When mated with other breeds, they lend their refined conformation and captivating movement. Like the trustworthy Quarter Horse who excels in both the show ring and working environment across the globe. This makes it a suitable breed for working with cattle or jumping fences on a course. They also have adaptability, athleticism, and a while spectrum of coat colors! Picante displays all these characteristics and has a kind face despite a spicy moniker.
I quite liker her. I like that she represents a cross mix as well. This mold, as well as the other Arabian molds, have mostly represented a Pintabian or some sort of pinto Arabian cross. We need more like this, wether it is a QuarArab, Morab, or Anglo Arabian which is a cross of thoroughbred and Arabian. Plus I don't think many of them, let alone the Weather Girl mold, have had any sport of roan coat sported on them. It's either been solids or pinto/paints mostly and mainly. Maybe a cream dilute here and there, but it's never been stated if thats due to a Quarter Horse influence, a Mustang Influence, a Morgan influence, or any other breed that naturally carries the cream gene as the Arabian does not. Closest to it is a very pale flaxen chestnut/sorrel that almost appears palomino, similarly to a Haflinger, but actually isn't.
Next up...
Meet Queenie & Beanie!!
These are the second annual release for mother's day. The first was last year which were Truffles & Bon Bon. This years plushies appear to be a deep chestnut/sorrel with little hearts for stars on their foreheads and four little socks for the foal. The mama gets a pink blanket with crowns, and the foal gets a bow tie with polka dots. This year I will try to get them as I sadly missed out on Bon Bon & Truffles last year, though I also missed out on a few more but got lucky to find some second hand. Still searching for the rest of the missing ones, but anyway I may try to get them with the stablemate club release which will be covered in my next post and maybe get another plushy I've been eyeing since last year.
Next...
Meet Lemon Drop & Sugar Sparkle!!
I decided to look at my local Five Below just to see if there were any signs of the new paddock pals arriving yet. They had a small handful of the new horses and unicorns including these 2!! These are my top 2 of the ones they had, especially Lemon Drop and even more so as she was the only one they had at the moment. Now for their scents. Lemon Drop sadly doesn't really have any scent, outside of the plastic smell. I think I may have to spray or soak her or something to make her smell more lemony. Sugar Sparkle on the other hand, has a bit more scent. It is slightly cotton candy like, but mostly reminds me more of the coconut scent the gen 3 MLP pegasus Thistle Whistle had. I still have mine somewhere and that scent was so string I think it completely is engrained in the plastic and will last forever. Any way, I plan to get Mara, the pink unicorn and she is to smell like strawberries and hopefully she does as not only is that one of my favorite scents, but also hopefully brings back childhood nostalgia again and remind me of the Strawberry Shortcake dvds as they smelled of strawberries though sadly the scent faded on mine.
(Most info and images are from Breyer, last pic is from me and belongs to me.)
(thistle whistle for reference, PC: original owner)
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