The Poor Galiceno

I was reading back the old Breyer History Diva posts,  and noted she mentioned that the Galiceno Pony mold doesn't inspire much but forgetfulness. I'll admit, Galiceno isn't even on my pony-radar. I don't know why. It's a nice pony mold, just a little plain and generic. It's mold #100, sculpted by the much-loved-by-me Chris Hess, whom we owe lots to. What's not to love?

Galiceno

She's come in a not-displeasing array of colors, but we are due for another release. A Breyerfest Special Run would be the obvious choice for her next appearance. Sporting something edgy, like cremello splash pinto. With a blue eye, maybe. That would be exciting. Alas, something more reserved is more likely, like Palomino Pinto. Or a very dapply grey, like the Celebration horse this year. Neither of these options are unappealing.

One of my 'wants' for several years has been Black Hand, the POA Sire:

A rather fetching Black Leopard pony, indeed. Very handsome boy, and many seem to agree, given the prices a new in box example can fetch (for a Galiceno). But the right one has never come up for sale, so I am left Black-Handless. Not the worst thing to be, just another horse to look around for at Breyerfest this year...

There have been only 5 somewhat-easily-obtainable models on the Galiceno mold, the other 4 being Auction or very limited models. One of the Limited models is a flashy metallic dun Breyerfest Contest Prize for 2004, the other being a Passage to the Pacific Special Run. ''Fiesta,'' the PTTP Special Run doesn't do much for me, which is more of a relieve than other wise. It's a nice paint job, just a little plain for a model that demands such a high price tag. Some gloss might have helped, I think. But she only has a 16 piece run, which means (s)he-who-has-her probably adores her.

Fiesta

One of the more obtainable Galiceno ponies would be Sergent Reckless, Korean War Hero. I'm a fan of a simple Chestnut paint job, and I like her a lot. For someone reason she hasn't graced my collection yet, though. I'm guessing she did rather well with the General Public during her run from 2012-2014(?), given that she's a Decorated War Hero, and was a really, really awesome real life horse.

The blankets a bonus, too, of course, featuring all her awards.

The last Galiceno Pony I'll mention is perhaps the strangest; Freckle Doll. She's a bay pinto, and very strange. It's a bay that looks like someone painted a white square on, for fun,  with equine paint. Not exactly a Pinto you'd expect to see in the real-life herd of horses, so definitely a... unique little booger:

   I'll also include a picture of the rather nice light Dun Criollo Pony for good measure:

And so, these are the models we've received on the Galiceno Mold. In 38 years only 9 models. Other molds definitely get better treatment, like Cleveland Bay and Lonesome Glory, who have considerably more models in a considerably smaller amount of time. There are lots of models like that. But that's a topic for another day.