Kiana

 In the midst of all the Breyerfest shipping, Breyer decided to go ahead and ship Kiana, the SM for the Deluxe Collector Club this year.  She's a new mold, sort of - a miniaturized Hagen-Renaker Zara, which the Proud Arabian Mare is based on.  The SM's neck is slightly more turned.  The detail is amazing, Breyer didn't get crazy with the dapples, and the bi-colored eye even looks good.  In short, she's absolutely gorgeous, and I can't wait for Breyer to release her in every solid color possible.  Hopefully the model detail holds out.  

I do wish Breyer would give up on these tiny, thin mailing boxes for the SMs though.  Most of the Kiana boxes have looked like mine, or worse.  

 

 

 

 

Breyerfest 2026

 Well, the last of the Breyerfest boxes has finally arrived.  Flinka arrived first, then the Breyer Classic and Best of Breyerfest SM set.  Then the BF pickup, and last but not least my actual Breyerfest SRs. 

 Both of my SM Hygges were the regular dun version, no deco varation for me.  Did get the bell-tail Mule thanks to my pickup from Chelsea's Model Horses, and a lovely Elk.   The 4-piece one-day SM set got sold out of my cart, so later I bought two of the individuals.  Got a pair of Keflavik, the blue and red new laying mare.  Managed to trade one for Copenhagen (the red and white Belgian) and one for Upsalla (the blue and yellow semi-rearing mustang).  Still want the blue Django, but since the mold is tippy and that's the most popular one right now (selling for $80 and up), I may live without it for a while.  

 

For the Special Runs, I got Wanderer and the matte champagne Scandi Surprise.  Didn't have a Vermeer, so this will be my horse on that mold.  The color is nice, and the mottled muzzle isn't horribly distracting. 

I do like the blue ponies. 

I like the new reclining mare, but I'm okay with swapping both of them for Copenhagen and Upsalla (Upsala?).  I'll eventually get the pinto version from the TSC blind bags. 

Flinka is a great Fjord color, and they did a great job with her.  I need to line her up with my Astrid and Rapunzel for a group shot.  

 

Breyerfest finds part 2

 But wait, there's more!  The local consignment auction had dozens of new-in-box Breyers last week, along with a lot of other toys.  I already had most of what was listed, or wasn't interested, but I did get into the bidding for three of them. 

I'd somehow missed these three when they came out.  I wasn't the only one bidding, so the prices weren't super low, but I'm happy with that.  Justin Morgan was about $25, then $50-ish for Sham, and $100ish for the Merry Widow.  
 

As promised, the 2026 Breyerfest--season splurge or find

 Last year (or the year before?), on BF weekend, I found a Hagen-Renaker Monrovia-era Marmion collie at the thrift store, for a whopping single dollar.  Mint condition.  

 This year, I found a mint-condition, black-point dapple grey Proud Arabian Stallion in Columbia, thanks to the Buy & Sell page on NextDoor.  This year's find wasn't the screaming deal that Marmion was - I paid fair market value of $125 cash.  But, he was four miles away and didn't have to risk shipping.  

Excuse the suboptimal photos, the small light box isn't quite tall enough.  

 

Oh my

 I don't want to jinx it, but I may have just found one of my minor grails.  Not at a bargain price, but at a fair price, and local, so no shipping hazards. 

 Stay tuned.  

New critters

 Behold: 

 The grey Appy foal from Vinted, and a bear sow of some vintage or other.  

 

 

 

 

 

My kid introduced me to the world of Vinted recently.  I was going to try selling some clothes there, and one of the recommendations was to buy a few things first and get some feedback and history.  So, I gambled on this lot of Breyers for about $15 with shipping.  

 

 

The seller sent a couple of extras, and didn't send the two little white ones.  Which is okay with me - the two extras are a palomino FAF and a grey appy Running Foal.  They're all in scruffy shape overall, but the Appy foal is in pretty good condition thanks to the gloss, and worth the $15 on its own.