The August newsletter had the reveals for this years halloween lineup which the shop opened back on the 5th and I have already gotten what I needed. It was good timing too as I had the day off as part of my bereavement and I came back really late from a flight and slept for 10 hours after that. Before I talk more about the halloween models after I finish talking about the rest of the newsletter and it contents. There was also mention of the Labor Day sale, didn't need to take advantage of it this time around, was waiting and saving for the halloween sale. BOO! entries were due, then an article about learning to brightening white models, especially older ones, using sunlight. Kinda learn about this long ago from other hobbyists. The giveaway was a left over copy of the halloween model Apparition from 2020. I'm not entering again due to already having the model. Then for the sneak peak!
When I first saw it I wasn't sure what to make of it. Don't know if its a fall deco like Leif, or the next release in the Animal Series. Many believe it is as many have drawn comparisons to it and the pattern on a poison dart frog which would be a cool deco. One other suggestion was an Orca but Orca's don't have blue, if anything my second guess would be a butterfly or bird like a parrot or macaw of sorts. But poison dart frog seems the most likely though. Gonna have to wait and see!
Now for the halloween web specials for this year. The first one I am going to go over is not Beowulf as I covered him in another and previous post, so instead it will be...
Draftula:
Draftula is a vampire, but mostly bat, inspired deco model that is this year's classic/freedom series scale model done on the Brabant/Drafter mold. This is the third deco done on this mold, the first was Greenman from Breyerfest 2020 and the other is the recent Terran. He is named after Dracula, but his name does seem a little closer and similar to Dragula almost. He is a black and white pinto with red interference and bat shaped markings. I do like him, but I do have one critique, reversed the marking colors so that way the bats are black and easier to see as only 2 are easy to make out while the rest are too unrecognizable. I do think some of the other markings are supposed to represent blood dripping and spilling form a vampire sucking out blood. Regardless, I had to get him anyways. Next up is...
Spooky Surprise Blind Bags:
This year's lineup is inspired by and mini versions of Ratsputin, Goblin, and Salem. I do like them but I find myself liking and hoping for the mini Goblin the most. Salem is pretty nice too, but Ratsputin is my least favorite. I feel the mold doesn't quite suit him. Well I guess I'm just going to have to wait and see who I get. Lastly but not least is...
Stitch:
He is the second halloween plushy to have stitching, the first was Hermie from 2021. Stitch seems to be reminiscent of frankenweenie to me, maybe even slightly zombie like with a hint of the living dead. She also has red ears a two red legs for accent. She is definitely very ghoulish. So glad I got her, her eyes also slightly remind me of calavera's.
Also of course along with these I got the glow in the dark enamel pin of Beowulf which I also can't wait to add to my collection and pin board. The sweatshirts are currently unavailable despite being marked as sold out on the site. Breyer said they'll be available next week, which works for me, I think I will get one this time especially since I like wolves and werewolves, plus it sone has more detail than just a picture of the model slapped one, it also has slash marks and a full moon silhouette.
Lastly for now, my Vintage Club model Kirk came a few days before Breyerfest and now I finally have pictures of him.
Kirk is done on the Geronimo mold in a resist dark dapple grey with a blaze and a sock. He is inspired by the old models that had a lightbulb in them via cutting a whole in their side or sometimes stomach to insert the large bulb and cord. This one is a bit more modern as his bulb is inside, no cutting out a hole, his cord is a plug in so it can be removed. Theres also a switch to turn him on and off while plugged in. He's still super cool, though I sadly didn't have the chance to plug him in and turn him on while home. Oh well, there's always Christmas. But my Geronimo is growing a lot as they keep using it, though they have switched breeds for the ideal series so he may not be used as much now, but we'll see.
That's all I have for now, or at least for this post. Will make a Breyerfest haul post for the remainder of my haul next and hope to have it out soon. Planning for tomorrow but it maybe another day or two.
(info comes from breyer, first set of photos belong to Breyer, last photo belongs to me.)
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