I remembered what I had been noticing with my recent herd cull, also: with a handful of exceptions either way, most of the vintage (pre-Reeves) pieces have been staying, and many of the most recent pieces have been going. Foregoing the Bouncers might just save me a step (and paperwork, ugh!) later on.
If I have a fraction of the success next year that I had on the secondary market this year, I shouldn’t have any problem finding suitable trade fodder, if I suddenly decide I can’t live without one or more of them.
There’s not going to be any shortage of Translucents in the coming year, either: aside from the inevitable BreyerFest Special Run Classic, Reeves is finally adding a Stablemates Suncatcher Craft Kit to the Craft and Activity line, and there’s another retail market Translucent Classic, a Rainbow-covered Harper named Day Dreamer. You can spot them in all their glory in this online copy of the 2018 Dealer Catalog:
https://issuu.com/lauramcmanemin/docs/breyer2018-b2b-catalog_lr
(It’s not downloadable, but you can zoom in and drool.)
I wasn’t planning on getting any Regular Run Traditionals next year, but I think the Latigo Dun It on the Smart Chic Olena is going to be a difficult one to pass by. How is it that they always come up with the most gorgeous paint jobs for that mold?
My Christmas presents this year were remarkably horse-free, including John Crowley’s Ka, lots of novelty socks, fancy chocolates, some authentic Turkish Delight, a set of woodcarving tools (for Sparky and Jules) and the artbook The Temple of Silence: Forgotten Works and Worlds of Herbert Crowley, which hasn’t been delivered yet.
(The two Crowleys are not related, other than being underappreciated fantasists.)
If I am feeling motivated tomorrow, I might do a little post-holiday bargain horse hunting, but it doesn’t seem likely; I’m in the middle of a big machine quilting project, and I want to get as much of it done as I can before I have to go back to work on Wednesday.
2 comments:
Out of 152 pages in the 2018 Breyer catalog I only count 17 dedicated to Traditional scale model. They sure have a lot of filler. Do people really buy all this other "stuff?"
I've been a diehard collector since the early 1980's and I've ALWAYS been interested in the realistic models, even when I was 5 years old. That's what made Breyer different from all the other toys out there. Now it's almost like they are going into the junk toy market instead of staying with what made them special to begin with. :(
On the plus side, I really love the new Classic Saddlebred. I can't wait to get my hands on some of them to customize.
Copper Florentine mystery stablemate! Need!
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