Breyerfest Drama has already begun and first OFFICIAL reveal...

 Yesterday Breyer posted a statement on their Facebook page:

We are aware that BreyerFest 2021 model images and ticket information are being circulated on social media.  The images were taken and used without permission, in violation of the breyerhorses.com Terms of Use, and should not be shared, posted, displayed or used in any manner.  We will announce and reveal these models as initially planned via the BreyerFest Blog.  Thank you for your cooperation!  

This caused quite a stir among hobbyists about how the images got leaked and what should be done about them if they've already been posted.  Some people have said Breyer will "come after you" if you don't remove the photos, but as of now, where I personally saw the photos, they're still there.  I'm not a member of "the right" groups on Facebook to have seen them there and I have not seen them on Instagram to know if they're still there.  I have done a search, but that didn't net much of anything.  I don't know where I saw the price for the VIP All-Access ticket was going to be $230, but it wasn't in conjunction with the leaked photos.  I saw that before.  I won't put the photos here because I don't want to deal with the hassle of Breyer finding my blog and asking me to take the photos down.  I will just reveal them as Breyer makes them officially available, but I will say I am NOT impressed with what I've seen so far.  There are two molds that I conga being used...a very vividly colored Valegro (think rainbow) and a paint Marwari.  The original style, not the re-done one.  I won't be getting the Valegro but I will get the Marwari, I suppose.  It will depend on how much the tickets are for the All-Access pass is.  I'm definitely not going to spend $230 for the VIP when all it includes extra is the ability to guarantee your SR choices, the 4 Stablemates and a swag bag.  I will take my chances with my choices and they said there will be the opportunity to buy the SM set like last year.  IF I decide I want the whole set.  I couldn't really see the models too well and it's being called "Stablemates Collection" so who knows what that means, but two of them look like ones I'd buy.

In reading some of the comments on social media, people are saying this whole thing is a marketing ploy to get people excited for the event and to sell tickets while others are doing the "I'm sorry this happened to you" thing.  Those comments make me laugh.  Nothing was "done" to them.  I don't know if the photos got out on purpose or someone was able to figure out where the photos were stored or something...I don't know.  But I highly doubt someone "hacked" Breyer just to release photos of the models.  And some are making it sound like this happens all the time.  As far as I know, this is the first time BF model photos were "leaked" ahead of time.  I'm also seeing a lot of comments about people wanting a sort of payment plan for the SR models.  Uhm...uh...they have enough problems as it is without adding keeping track of who paid what now and who still owes "when the models ship".  Breyer doesn't do things that way.  You buy now, you pay now.  That's how it's "always" (in my knowledge) been.  One person on FB kept repeating over and over the same thing about how it would be nice and good "customer relations" if they allowed a payment plan and to please consider it and people hadn't planned to pay for their models so early in the year.  Yeah, I don't have to read those comments, but they're just so amusing sometimes.  But it looks like I'm not alone in my thoughts that this year isn't going to be any different than last year as far as how smooth it will be run.  Sure, they're doing away with the time slots, which might help some...but what about cart stealing?  They're going to release all the store specials at one time rather than randomly over the weekend and I think that's going to crash the servers as everyone tries to get whatever it is they want.  I guess it's wait and see.  There's a lot of that in this hobby:  wait and see.

I should probably try to end this blog on a positive not, huh?  Yesterday I finally unboxed my new dog.  He came in a set that I haven't revealed yet...

The dog is supposed to be Classic scale, which is 1:12, but the dog next to it IS 1:12...the Breyer dog is supposed to be a Corgi and they're definitely not as big as Golden Retrievers.  Wait.  I guess that's not very positive, is it?  Hmmm...well, after the fiasco with the Martin Brody / Jaws doll being canceled, they DID release the Richard Simmons doll after a couple of delays.  I still don't plan to buy him, though.  hahaha.

Okay.  I've rambled on enough.  Til next time.

**Updated** So, we've had the first official reveal.  

This summer's BreyerFest is all about being inspired by color and creativity and celebrating the way horses (and model horses) bring us together as a community.  What better way to be inspired by color than through art?  And since we just can't seem to get enough of this beautiful sculpt here at HQ and we thought he would be the perfect way to start off the reveals for BreyerFest 2021's Special Run lineup.  Meet our first Horse of a Different Color - Uffington!

Probably the most famous horse in England, the Uffington White Horse is more than 350 feet long and is approximately 3,000 years old.  Located in Oxfordshire, England, it was created by digging massive trenches (some as deep as 3 and 1/2 feet) that were then filled with crushed white limestone chalk - a massive undertaking!  The rationale for why it was created remains unknown, but it is truly a sight to behold!

Our Uffington is in a similar pose to the original hillside art piece and has been done on the Akhal Teke (mold #805) sculpted by Breyer's own Heather Puleo.  Originally released in 2020 for the Premier Club, and most recently seen as a Celtic Fling raffle model, he has been done for our 2021 BreyerFest celebration of "Horse of a Different Color" in an eye'catching, pearly cremelly.  We think he's an absolute stunner and we can't wait for him to find a home in your herd!

Hmmm.  I don't collect the mold.  I don't like super stretched out molds because they're hard to find room for and I've just never been a fan.  I also don't like how it's a darker color around the eyes.  It looks odd to me.  So I won't be buying an Uffington.  The story behind why he was used is quite interesting, though.