Like I said, I ain't afraid to post twice a day!
I got some good reception from friends on my last opinion post about BreyerFest (another one is coming soon once the rest of the event models are revealed), so here's one for the new regular run releases. I won't be posting pictures of every model here because that would be a LOT of images, but obviously I will name what models & sets I'm talking about.
Betsy & Ross: I'm not hot on the patriotic decorators or even clearware really, so I don't have much of an opinion here. They're fine.
Yan Wu: I LOVE him! I think he exemplifies the Year of the Horse very well and his design is very nice to look at, such a nice shade of red. He looks like a ruby!
Apollitical Jess: He's cool, and I'm always a stock horse fan, but I'm not super into the Geronimo mold. The color is really interesting though--I'm not familiar with the real horse, but I love seeing unusual coat colors featured on Breyers.
Jaguel Hilton: I also don't have a big opinion on this guy, but he's a very nice grey on a new mold!
Pluto Gratia: OMG, he's gorgeous. Such a simple color but honestly such a classic and always so beautiful, especially on that mold! So majestic!
GG Kiss Me Kate: I LOOOOVE her! I'm a huge draft fan and I've been waiting with bated breath for an RR on this mold, although Vanners are not my most favorite breed. However, she's still a draft, so I'm into it. My only gripe is the soft edges on her hoof markings--I'm not sure if Breyer was trying to emulate how jagged white markings fade into the feathering on hairy drafts or if it was a cost saving thing, but I do wish they were sharp edged. I feel like she'd look even fancier.
Ideal Series Pinto: Very nice! To be honest, While Hamilton is an amazing mold, he isn't my favorite...I'm much more a Five Gaiter fan. However I have to appreciate a good pinto on a beautiful sculpture.
Thorin: While I'm not a huge fan of the colors they chose for this model, I've seen pics of him in hand, and he has the most AMAZING iridescent purple glossy sheen, which immediately ranks him higher on my list!
Black Bear & Cub: I love that they used these molds again so much, and I love that Breyer is bringing back these vintage animal molds and releasing them yearly!
Okay, moving away from the list format to be more concise, I'm gonna talk about the new Classic scale offerings. By far my favorite out of the lineup is the grey Arabian mare, who I already have a pedigree for (thank you Gubbera Park!). I have been eagerly awaiting a realistic paintjob on this mold, which is a newer sculpture by Sarah Minkiewicz-Breunig, and was originally released with a foal who is sadly absent here (same with Rhiannon, although Kate is a portrait). Crazily, I used to not be an Arabian person at all, but all of these fantastic model Arabians have really turned me around on them! I also am really intrigued by the blue roan Appaloosa. That and the new Loping QH Stablemate seem to have their roaning done in a different painting style than Breyer normally uses and I have to say, I'm really liking it, however on the Classic I don't like the perfectly circular spots (but that's normal for an RR to have). The black frame overo tickles me--I've noticed for the last few years that Breyer always has at least one black frame overo in their roster in some way. The chestnut Mustang is super fiery red which I like, and I'm a big fan of that mold as well. The champagne Mariah is also very unique in that she's a dilute that I don't think we've seen Breyer use for RRs very often, if ever. Then there's the bay Morgan...well, he's a bay Morgan.
Sadly, once again I haven't got much to say on unicorns (Candy Delights & Sapphira). As a past unicorn fanatic...I'm a little burnt out on them now!
Moving onto Stablemates, this is where I'm really excited. We are FINALLY getting RR releases on the shrunken Othello and Semi-Rearing Mustang molds, which are not only in lovely colors, but are also super cheap, which means readily accessible bodies for customizing! Also, Django is FINALLY released in pure black, so all you Friesian-heads finally can show your Djangos as purebred Friesians! Speaking of showing...I foresee some trouble trying to show the Othello SM. He is done in a gorgeous flaxen chestnut with pangare, which matches him being advertised as a 'Belgian cross', except the mold looks nothing like a Belgian, and the breeds which match Othello's body type the most don't tend to come in pangare! Maybe he could be a Belgian crossed with another draft breed to account for the feather AND the color, or something like that? It'll be fun to research at least. I also really like the blue roan Loping QH, which I briefly mentioned earlier has her roaning done differently from previous Breyer roans. I find it very interesting. The Brumby on the shrunken SRM is a very basic color but obviously the mold being released as an RR is exciting. I do also quite like the grey Thoroughbred and buckskin tobiano Warmblood.
And finally I'll talk about the Mountain Ranch & Pursuit of Happiness sets. I won't touch on the plush, the riders, or fantasy sets, because I just don't really have anything to say about them. As you might have gleaned already, I love stock horses, so I'm pretty excited about this set, especially the shrunken Fighting Stallion. He looks fabulous! But I honestly do love every mold they chose for the set, yes, even the mini Smart Chic Olena and his stubby leg--he's a roan! Of course I love him! And although, like Betsy & Ross, I haven't got a big opinion of the patriotic SM set, the rearing Arabian kind of gives me 2010s Breyer decorator vibes which I love.
And that's my opinions on most of the 2026 Breyer releases. Due to space and money, I definitely won't be getting many of the Traditional models, however I would love to get a Kate and Pluto. For Classics all I really want or need is the Arabian mare, and out of the SMs I most definitely NEED the mini Othello and SRM (two of each, one to keep OF, and one to customize, of course!). I would say the Mountain Ranch set is also a need, however if it pans out to me only owning the mini Fighting Stallion, I wouldn't complain.
Anyways, see y'all next time!
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