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| Montanara; 3,000 made |
First up is Montanara on the old mold Friesian! Montanara is a Black Forest Horse, and his real-life counterpart will be one of the guest horses at BreyerFest this year. I actually very much like the old Friesian mold, even if I haven't managed to pick one up yet - looks like Montanara might be my first! I'm also hoping Breyer offers preordered glossy guest horses again this year because he would look super fabulous in gloss!
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| Chardonnay; 3,000 made |
The next Limited Edition is Chardonnay on the Flash mold. Like Montanara, Chardonnay is one of this year's guest horses and is a German Riding Pony. I think someone at Breyer must really love German Riding Ponies, because the Celebration Horse this year is also a German Riding Pony, and is on a new mold. I'm not complaining though 😂 Chardonnay is a must need for me - Flash is one of my favorite congas!
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| Chablis; 3,000 made |
The final guest horse Limited Edition this year is Chablis on the Idocus mold. The real Chablis is a Württemberger, which is a warmblood breed I actually hadn't heard of! At any rate, he's gorgeous. The color looks great on Idocus, and I'm so glad to see the braided version make a reappearance. I think this is the first year I like all three traditional limited editions (also, he'll also look great in gloss, I'm just saying 👀)
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| Black Forest; 3,000 made |
The Limited Edition Classic decorator is...interesting, to the say the least. I feel like compared to previous year's Classics he's a little lackluster, though it is nice to see the Shire used again. There's a lot of potential for a German decorator (musicians? art? something flashy?). Even when compared to Cupcake and Red Velvet, the cake-themed regular run Classics Black Forest looks plain. I feel like there was more they could have done, even for the Black Forest cake theme. He just looks like a black horse rather than a decorator.
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| Strudel; 2,500 made |
Every year, the plushie is one of the cutest items Breyer puts in the lineup, and Strudel is no exception. There had to be lederhosen somewhere in this event, and it makes perfect sense to put it on the plushie! This guy will have to come home with me to join Mackenzie and Pal's Palette!
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| Rhenish Draft; 5,000 made |
Breyer surprised us this year with a fourth Traditional limited edition - a flaxen chestnut Rhenish Draft on the Georg mold, available exclusively online. Unlike the other three in the lineup, the Rhenish Draft is not a portrait model of a guest horse. I think he's stunning, and a draft horse was much needed in this lineup!
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| Wittelsbach; 5,000 made |
And on to my favorite part - the Stablemates! First up is Wittelsbach, a decorator on the new Eberl Arabian stablemate mold. Breyer based his design on the Bavarian flag, but the first thing that came to my mind (and I expect other people's!) was Newmarket, the BreyerFest 2018 decorator on the Flash mold. Now, you might remember from a few models above that I LOVE the Flash mold, and I think this little guy is going to look super cute in front of Newmarket on the shelf.
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| Torlinie; 4,000 made |
My first words upon seeing the next Stablemate release were "he's weird. I like him." Torlinie, on the Clydesdale mold, is patterned after a soccer ball, with one of his black spots colored after the German flag. Like the Rhenish Draft, he is only available to purchase online. I can't imagine he'll be very popular - the poor Clydesdale has had a bit of a backlash due to being in nearly every unicorn blind bag, and the color is unorthodox. But that's okay, it just means that I don't have to fret about him running out of stock!
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| Best of BreyerFest Series 3; 3,500 sets |
Breyer has brought back their popular Best of BreyerFest stablemate set for a third year in a row, and I must say I think this is my favorite set they've done. I adore all of the molds used, and the colors are fantastic. I think my favorite has to be mini Caipirinha (a rose gray Walking Thoroughbred? Be still my beating heart), but the mini Pele on the Croi mold is a close second (the glossy bright bay is just perfection).
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| Lorelei; 2,200 made |
The final Limited Edition is the crystal. This year we have Lorelei, on the Proud Arabian Mare mold. I think the crystals are neat every year, but I have cats, so they aren't ever something I'll pick up. She sure does look pretty though 🤤
Like with the Special Run lineup, I think Breyer did a great job with the Limited Editions this year. My wallet is definitely crying in anticipation. 😅
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