Monthly Archives: May 2018

Callahan – Breyer 2018 Collectors Club Exclusive Gambler’s Choice

Squee, it’s CALLAHAN! Gosh, I’ve been truly terrible about keeping up on Breyer news. However, Callahan truly deserves a blog post of his own so here we are! He is the Breyer 2018 Collector’s Club Exclusive Gambler’s Choice model. If the same pattern follows as past year, this will be the only Classics Gamblers Choice model offered for 2018. However, there has been a Traditional Scale Gambler’s Choice Holiday model released released by Breyer these past few years. The 2017 holiday season featured Emerald, Amethyst and Sapphire (original blog post here).

The Breyer 2017 Gambler’s Choice model was Calvin (original Calvin blog post here).

The Breyer 2016 Gambler’s Choice model was one of my very favorites, Scotty (original Scotty blog post here)!

Similar to Scotty, Breyer kept with the ‘mini me’ theme and this time features popular colors featured on the Wintersong or Othello mold (the current release on the Wintersong mold is Xavier the Mystical Unicorn). What is especially neat about Callahan is that he features the same mold Wintersong where as Scotty featured three different molds (Cleveland Bay, Strapless and Nokota.) To my knowledge, Calvin was not a miniature model of any particular model horses. Callahan is the Breyer Classics Shire B mold in a tantalizing trio of colors. For reference, the Breyer Classics Shire A mold does not have his head tucked like Callahan. An example of the Breyer Classics Shire A mold is Triton.

Breyer Website Exlusive Triton

The three colors that Callahan comes in are:

Matte silver bay with silver and blue ribbons and bobs. He is a miniature version of the highly sought after Silverado.

Glossy Silver Filigree with red and green ribbons and bobs. He is a miniature version of Silver Snow (I regret selling this one!)

Glossy Palomino Sabino Pinto with gold and purple ribbons and bobs. He is a miniature version of Pamplemousse.

Breyer Pamplemousse

Direct from Breyer, Callahan’s price is $30 plus $10.95 for domestic shipping (boo FedEx SmartPost!) This brings the total to $40.95 which I feel is quite reasonable. I’m hoping for the silver bay Callahan and I’m betting that many other people are as well. Some day I will own a Breyer Silverado but I would be thrilled with a miniature version for now. Let us know who your favorite color is and what color you receive. I should start a poll for this! Have I mentioned SQUEEE?!

Here is what the Breyer website has to say about Callahan (Breyer website link here):

A Breyer Collector Club Exclusive Gambler’s Choice!

Everyone’s a winner with this gambler’s choice Web Special! This powerful Classics Shire comes in three striking finishes, each inspired by special releases of the fan-favorite model, Othello! You will randomly receive one of the following Shire models inspired by Silverado, Silver Snow and Pamplemouse:

Shaded Silver Bay with silver and blue ribbons and bobs
Silver Filigree with a high gloss finish and red and green ribbons and bobs
Shaded Palomino Sabino with a high gloss finish and gold and purple bobs and ribbons

Limit one (1) model per Collector Club member, while supplies last. Each model comes in a mail-order box.

Callahan model is chosen at random (you cannot choose which one you will receive).

Breyer Rialto New Web Special Run Appaloosa Totilas

Meet Rialto, the most recent Breyer Web Special Run. He is product number 712253 and is the seventh release in the America the Beautiful Series. Breyer made a comment on their Instagram account regarding watching their account after the lightning fast sell out time of Koh-i-Noor. I can’t help but wonder if Rialto was the surprise horse that Breyer was referring too. Like Koh-i-Noor, Realto is on the Totilas mold and has a glossy finish. I was just thinking last week how we need a new regular run on the Totilas mold but a Web Special Run will suffice! I missed out on Koh-i-Noor and I am hoping that I am drawn for Rialto. Rialto is the Totilas mold in a gorgeous glossy black leopard appaloosa with pinking and mottling. He is limited to 350 pieces. I’m sure that he comes with the dreaded clear plastic disc for a stand but I have an extra resin stand for Totilas just waiting (fingers crossed) for a Rialto to make use of 🙂

Make sure that you are logged into your Breyer Collector’s Club account and click this link to see Rialto’s page. Here is what Breyer has to say about Rialto.

The Seventh Release in the America the Beautiful Series

In 2018, Breyer’s America the Beautiful Series celebrates special places of beauty and wonder – our National Parks & Forests! From deep, dry canyons to soaring snowcapped mountains, to rolling hills and plunging waterfalls, these beautiful horses honor our country’s diverse landscape. Varied like our nation’s scenery, the horses in this series will delight your imagination and encourage you to explore!

The third release in the 2018 series draws its inspiration from Washington’s Olympic National Park. The park covers almost a million acres, and includes coastline, mountains, and rain forests. The ocean meets the coastal forest at Rialto Beach. Views are punctuated by the incredible sea stacks, which are large rocky formations that jut out of the water near the shore. Worn down by the waves and wind, they stand silent watch over the coast.

Rialto’s unique glossy leopard Appaloosa coat is a tribute to Rialto Beach. The beach is covered with round black basalt rocks, similar to Rialto’s leopard spotting! Rialto comes with a clear base, and his belly is marked with “Rialto 2018.”

Your Price: $175.00
Limited Edition: 350 Pieces

Current Collector’s Club Members may enter for the chance to purchase Rialto once per day through May 21st. Winner’s will be notified by 5pm EST on May 22nd. The price to purchase Rialto direct from Breyer is $175 plus shipping. I assume that shipping will be $17.50 but I was pleasantly surprised to find that Starlet only cost $14.50 to ship.