It was obvious from the beginning that it was on a Moody mold- but the second sneak peak was a puzzler, with what looked like a giant golden bouncy ball in the corner. I really thought it might be the Ethereal mold, though since the beginning of the Fest Hype I'd been thinking that the Silver mold would be the Decorator this year; because Breyer's going BIG this year.
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| the second 'sneak peak' |
But, despite my prediction proved right, I'm on the fence about this horse.
I'm probably just disappointed that it's not a shiny Olympic Torch horse, because I thought that concept (proposed by the Breyer History Diva) was brilliant.
But he is weird.
Weird is my thing. But this is... an intense level of weird...
I do find it rather amusing that, despite the lady in skimpy clothes, the horse's 'stallion parts' are blurred. That's something, right?
The rest of the model is really very cool, but the 'Samba Dancer' is just creeping me out.
This is what Breyer had to say about him in the newest blog post, where he was revealed.
This Carnival Star is on the fan favorite Pegasus version of the Silver mold. The mold was sculpted by Kathleen Moody and first introduced in 2001. Estrela do Carnaval has a rich, chocolate brown base with fiery mane, tail, and wings reminiscent of Carnivals held across Brazil. The best part? An iconic Samba dancer in costume on the horse's belly which was painted by Kathleen Moody.
I will say that the 'best part' is not the samba dancer (for me). It seems weird that Breyer decided that this design was a good choice, and (more than likely) commissioned Kathleen Moody to draw it for them.. I also have to wonder about piece count and price tag. I'm going to say he will be $85 at fest, because the paint job will cost a lot to produce (and he's a Pegasus). The demand shouldn't be huge on him so the piece count... 700 maybe? 750? I don't know, just speculation here.
His name is Estrela Do Carnivale, which I have no idea what that translates to in English. The language is Corsican, but I don't think that's really relevant.
One thing this boy won't be getting is parent approval. The design is inappropriate, and when Dad sees it in the program... he'll cover the horse with his hand when asking you to choose which 2 special runs you want.
(also what's appropriate about putting a girl in skimpy clothing on a male horse's stomach? Just... weird)
I will say he does adhere to the theme, and will be a 'neat' collectors piece some day. Over all, he is 'neat' just odd and inappropriate at the same time.
I don't think I'll be getting him. He didn't get parent approval in this house, so if I take one home it will be either snuck home, or for a friend.
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