According to a flier now circulating the Internet, next year’s BreyerFest Celebration Horse is going to be Brass Hat, on the Carrick mold: http://www.brasshat.us
That’s pretty much what I expected the Celebration Horse to be: a former racing Thoroughbred now living a very active retirement. On the Carrick mold!
While it feels a little unusual to get a picture of the prototype this early – nearly two months before tickets even go on sale – it shouldn’t. When you think about all the Special Runs they have to crank out in time for BreyerFest (lately they’ve been averaging about 30 distinct releases, not including the Gloss Prize Models), it only makes sense that they’d get the ball rolling as soon as possible.
Other than thinking about non-Thoroughbred racing breeds – Arabians, Standardbreds, Appaloosas, Quarter Horses, Orlov Trotters, Finnhorses et al – I hadn’t given much other thought to what we’ll be seeing in Kentucky next year, until now.
What would I like?
A Pacer, of course: preferably in a Roan or Tobiano Pinto. Gloss Dappled Black would be pretty sweet too, but I’d take that paint job on almost anything.
I’d also accept a new release of Sarah Rose’s popular resin Hambletonian.
I really, really want an Orlov Trotter of some sort: twelve-year-old me found them so exotic and pretty, and even now I still pine for one. I don’t know what currently existing mold would be most suitable however, and this is one release where I would definitely have to go picky on the execution of the dappling.
While we’re likely to see an Appaloosa in the Surprise SR mix, something that honors or commemorates Stud Spider in some way would be awesome: not only was the real horse a racing Appaloosa, it’s the mold’s official 40th anniversary next year. (Well, technically: the Gift Set was available in the 1977 JC Penney Christmas Catalog.)
A Reissue of the Sham would be fun too, especially if it comes with a Grimalkin on a Companion Animal cat. Sham is popular, the Companion Animals are popular, and the Dally and Spanky set was a big hit this year. And if the Sham comes in the correct shade of Golden Bay, even better.
Alternatively, they could just give us a Grimalkin release on the Kitten mold as the Nonhorse release! Or maybe a “Barn Buddies” Store Special Gift Set featuring one of the cats, one of the dogs, and the Goat.
I don’t know what they’d do for a Quarter Horse release. The first thought that entered my head was a Smarty Jones, since I believe the mold was planned as a racing Quarter Horse in the first place. Put him in a pretty Dilute or Dun, and I would totally be on board.
On the other hand, I could go on forever about potential Thoroughbred releases. Some of the releases I’ve fantasized about include a 12-piece Stablemates set featuring all the Triple Crown Winners, an Ageless Bronze Traditional Man o’ War to commemorate the statue at the KHP, or something honoring the famous Hungarian racehorse Kinscem.
Oh, and I want to see a return of the #36 Racehorse: in almost any color, I don’t care. They could use up whatever bodies they have left knocking around the warehouse, and that should cover the 12 to 15 of us who’d actually want one. (Gold Charm/Gold Chestnut would be great. Just putting that out there.)
The last larger-scale production BreyerFest Special Run on the Ruffian was 2007’s very popular Gloss Appaloosa Heartland. She would be my first choice as the Surprise Special, with either Giselle or Strapless as my second choice.
We’ll also likely see at least one SR on a recent Premier Club release, so I hope that’s True North. I’m not too fussy on the color or finish: I find him adorable and all of the existing releases are utterly unaffordable.
So that’s what I’d release, if I were in charge. Maybe add in a racetrack/companion pony into the mix, and another hunter/jumper for the OTTBs.
Whether or not we get any of this is another matter entirely. My prediction track record (no pun intended) has not been so great lately.
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When I used to show, back when, I showed my dapple grey Duchess (from the halter/blanket making kit) as a Orlov Trotter!
Please can we have Idaho Gem, the racing mule who was cloned? Just wishin'...
I've wished for years that Breyer would do Painted Joe on the Smarty Jones mold. Black medicine hat!
I think the only thing we can count on Breyer doing is to follow the theme with its usual maddening looseness. (e.g. a red roan pintaloosa Haflinger named "Bluegrass" or some other random mold/color combination with a "theme-y" sounding name)
But all of your suggestions sound wonderful, especially the TC winner set, and I hope Breyer does at least one good themed SR. Brass Hat looks like he'll be a knockout, anyway.
Oh, the lovely splash racing Paint Gambling Man on the Smarty Jones or Adios molds would send me over the moon with joy. (listening, Breyer?)
Is it too much to hope for Dream Alliance on the Lonesome Glory - preferably with a copy of the "Dark Horse" DVD?
A TC SM set would be amazing. Are there enough TB molds to do it without duplication, though.
I'd be all over a set of Love Classic TBs, but that's probably not going to happen. (Now, if H-R were to re-release the Love TBs, now that they're re-issuing some of the larger molds, I'd be ecstatic. And also flat broke, if Kelso was in the mix.)
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