Not Perfect

I thought the contents of the 'Kids Easter Grab Bags' were rather inappropriate and... un-wowing.

Mine had:

Autism Benefit model
Pet Sitter set
Show Jumping Accessory kit
Stablemates Warmblood Family Painting kit
Wind Dancer (the red roan)
Horse Crazy Stablemate (green saddlebred)


Anybody buying this for a younger kid (that can read) had to introduce their kid to the very devastating disease that is Autism yesterday when the kid read the back of the box.

I like the model a lot. He's adorable, loveble, so darn cute. His name is undecided upon as of yet, but I'm thinking about it. My favorite thing about him is the Puzzle Piece star on his forehead (her forehead?). But when your promised a Traditional in each Grab Bag you end up kind of wishing it wasn't a smaller one. Whatever, though, moving on. 

I'd wanted the Autism model since he came out, but I don't think Kids Grab Bags was the place for Breyer to drop the after stock. I kind of knew he would turn up- he and Jubilation had been on sale for a long while- but was hoping that they'd drop these models else where. Maybe in the Collector Club Grab Bags that will come up for sale eventually.

I was kind of thinking that the left over Frankels that recently went on sale would be in these grab bags. I guess they will be in the Halloween ones...? I'll have to avoid getting a Frankel, just in case. I quite like that release, actually, so he'll be welcome whenever he turns up. Hopefully in the next Grab Bag. 



So the Easter Grab Bag wasn't aimed at adults... wasn't aimed at kids...

I get that it's a grab bag, but Reeves over all decides what to put in them.



I love the benefit model, but I would have out-right bought him the next time Reeves had a sale. I'm guessing part of the profit from the grab bags didn't go to Autism Benefit Charities and that bugs me.

Ok, that was awfully complainy. Anyway, the Pet Groomer paint foal is adorable. The masking could be a little crisper, but other wise.... He's merited a place on the desk,  on top of those old Walter Farley books I won at the Live Show, and next to my Custom Scheich. (The Schiech is just gorgeous: a black splash pinto with lots of pinking and blue eyes. He's painted on the rearing Stallion mold.)

I already had the Horse Crazy Stablemate but after removing the new one from the backer board it became quite apparent that she's much different than my original. The plastic is much lighter, so that the details in her face aren't so obliterated. She's a very soft green, while the former is a bit richer green. Yep, neither are going anywhere. The new girl takes up very little space on the shelf, anyway.

I already had the Wind Dancer, too, so her fate is undetermined. If I'm feeling edgy I might clip her of her wings and tail, and make her a realistic horse figure. The wings could be used elsewhere... The mohair gets old after a while... yeah, why not sculpt her a new tail and stuff? Could be interesting, next time I'm... feeling twisted...

Oh, and an update on Persimmon. It's gonna almost for sure be a no. Still super duper bummered out about that.

Also, has anybody else seen that Blue Roan Appaloosa Flash on ebay? He is sweet. I hope he'll be an actual production run, not just a sample that escaped the factory. It's not a cull, but it's dinged up pretty good. It might be the second Collector Club Special Offer (like Abdul) or the next release in the Special Run series. Crossing my fingers it's the former, which would make him easy to get and easy on the wallet.