tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371380495065351450.post6742992103367405870..comments2024-03-16T05:26:07.771-04:00Comments on Breyer History Diva: BravourANDREAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00138509980267775687noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371380495065351450.post-48111384096128321132022-11-08T09:26:33.289-05:002022-11-08T09:26:33.289-05:00He might have been a great celebration model back ...He might have been a great celebration model back in 1990. Now he's just boring and repetitive, certainly not what I want with an $85 ticket. I can be excited to meet the real horse but this model is totally disappointing, especially as a celebration model. Would have been better used as a regular run. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371380495065351450.post-67442656954577896872022-11-07T14:25:01.250-05:002022-11-07T14:25:01.250-05:00Personally, I love almost all eras of Breyer molds...Personally, I love almost all eras of Breyer molds, except the 80's (Roy is the only one I enjoy out of those) and most of the earlier 90's ones (non-Moody/Sifton/etc. pieces). I only have 2 Trakehners myself, the black pinto from my carpet herd and that gorgeous chestnut web exclusive. Bravour won't be my favorite, but I'll keep one as a souvenir and if I get to (hopefully) attend in person, I'll participate in the tradition of passing my extras off to kids with general admission tickets.<br /><br />PixelPerfectStableshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670333801093187682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371380495065351450.post-1015372651602819642022-11-07T10:07:28.621-05:002022-11-07T10:07:28.621-05:00I've probably already stated this here, but th...I've probably already stated this here, but the newer models with the flashy poses and full, long manes & tails in arcs and swirls are what I'd wished for when I was 11. Decades later, I find I appreciate all the standing Hess models, and I've fallen in love with the Trakehner. No, I can't spell it, and I'm only giving it two tries!<br />Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699756539225627005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371380495065351450.post-3183578345673732472022-11-07T10:06:21.968-05:002022-11-07T10:06:21.968-05:00I love this mold and very much preferred the older...I love this mold and very much preferred the older version, too, but I also have *five* different ones in bay already--54, Calypso, Jamaica, 1987 Small World SR, and Hickstead. Plus he looks a lot like the (someone told me it's actually a buckskin?) sport pony that they just did. So . . . he's pretty, but, eh, and I'm worried that I'm seeing stripey "shading" again. They have so many warmblood molds--surely there is one that hasn't already been bay at least five times that could have been used?<br /><br />Also: Vivaldi di Besilu is stunning. I'm trying to limit acquisitions but it's seriously much prettier in real life than in pictures.Little Black Carhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313164876855565140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371380495065351450.post-59984160567347093712022-11-05T11:39:48.868-04:002022-11-05T11:39:48.868-04:00I've always thought this mold was kinda homely...I've always thought this mold was kinda homely, but then again, many real horses are more ordinary in appearance than others. And when I lived in Japan, I took huntseat riding lessons for 3 years; one of the horses I frequently rode was a 17-hand Hanoverian who looked exactly like the original release of the Breyer Trakehner, and when I realized that, my feelings about this mold softened considerably. It was very heartwarming seeing the reaction of the horse's owners to the model, and that's really the most important thing.<br />Corkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00088690464459813305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371380495065351450.post-53070596227908455302022-11-05T00:44:42.972-04:002022-11-05T00:44:42.972-04:00I love the mold and look forward to possibly getti...I love the mold and look forward to possibly getting this guy. I also prefer the old unaltered molds (RIP): Halla. POA, SHS, pre-broken Shermie. I even love the ol' lumpy John Henry. I have been around for four decades. I suppose the current molds will be nostalgic for the current generation and will get scoffed at by kids in 20 years as well. I like many of the Hess molds because they don't have razor sharp detail all over. Most horses get winter coats and lose their "detail" all winter, too. Not everything needs to look hyper realistic. It can look strange and unnatural, just like movies and ads and ultra filtered everything these days. Everyone has their cuppa. Let us enjoy our cuppa. Cheers. :)JJ Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09462331784336180823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371380495065351450.post-11679255774750228022022-11-04T22:53:29.098-04:002022-11-04T22:53:29.098-04:00I just don't understand the hate for him, he l...I just don't understand the hate for him, he looks gorgeous! Plus he's a solid chunk for the kids that come. <br /><br />So many people I read said they won't even get a ticket, they dislike him so much. OK, then, don't whine when you can get any of the cool SRs at cost. <br /><br />And my Hickstead places VERY well in photo shows. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371380495065351450.post-20479174554437837142022-11-04T08:04:59.471-04:002022-11-04T08:04:59.471-04:00I'm younger than forty, but I absolutely love ...I'm younger than forty, but I absolutely love the Trakehner. I have every obtainable copy of his OF models and am ecstatic about the celebration horse. He's so underappreciated.Anna Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15760423416125418759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371380495065351450.post-67232802004448155392022-11-04T03:58:38.517-04:002022-11-04T03:58:38.517-04:00as a younger collector who's horses tend to be...as a younger collector who's horses tend to be vintage finds, i love me a good old model and I really like the relative simplicity of this stallion compared to newer ones. Sanmarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00976195633858825209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371380495065351450.post-32590060943376557192022-11-03T18:12:42.358-04:002022-11-03T18:12:42.358-04:00It breaks my heart how these newer collectors just...It breaks my heart how these newer collectors just dismiss our dear vintage molds. <br /><br />I will happily take any vintage mold over these over done new molds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371380495065351450.post-67591305653746309902022-11-03T17:28:45.892-04:002022-11-03T17:28:45.892-04:00I have to wonder if any of the other suitable mold...I have to wonder if any of the other suitable molds for this fellow were even on the table- Breyer doesn't seem to love 1) using the same mold at BF without a few years in between- Northern Dancer was just Dani, plus Big Ben and Idocus were used last year- and 2) doesn't like to use models with bases as celebration models, so there goes most of the other heavier warmbloods. And a light one like Strapless just wouldn't do. The Trakehner is easily the nicest of the no-base, no-recent-use warmbloods. (Obviously there's exceptions to both trends, and of course the owner could just love vintage molds!)<br />Personally I think he's a great choice of mold (and if they're all shaded like the one we've seen, treated well by the paint job). I grew up playing with Hess's horses, and since plenty of celebration models do wind up in the hands of kids who will use them as toys, I'm happy they'll have a sweet-faced, sturdy-legged new friend, and hope hobbyists who can't bear to have something old fashioned in their homes consider donating them to kids who will love them regardless of mold fashion. Mine, of course, will be spared the abuses of my childhood horses, and get to live on a shelf. I don't have any others on the mold- unsure if I want to put him with most of my other Hess molds or let him hang out with the Idocus-es, since they figure to look nice together.<br /><br />I'm with you on liking the old tail better too, but at least an old mold is getting center stage for once, even if it is in its retooled form.SixLegNagnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371380495065351450.post-13860517682411378962022-11-03T17:09:24.205-04:002022-11-03T17:09:24.205-04:00I think he's a very pretty model, and I loved ...I think he's a very pretty model, and I loved how thrilled his owner was with the likeness. The Trakehner mold really is an excellent choice, and I can't think of another that would be even closely suitable. There's no pleasing some people, and they tend to be the loudest.Lydia Lepichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766555922180740514noreply@blogger.com