Full Spectrum: Prism #1

Yikes, Monday totally snuck up on me! It was an uncharacteristically busy weekend, especially Sunday. I typically avoid scheduling anything (even errands) on Sundays - a longstanding habit from high school and grad school where Sunday was my solitary day off every week - but I was out of the house for a good bit yesterday. I'll blame that for missing today's scheduled post by a few hours.

 

I've got a four-day weekend coming up for my birthday, so hopefully I can play catch-up on the blog during that time and get a bunch of posts scheduled.

 

Today's Full Spectrum post was always going to be short, and I suppose that's for the best, given the lateness of the hour as I'm hammering this out!

 

 

This is #1801, Prism, a limited edition of 3500 pieces in 2018. Kraynaks still had some left during our annual Black Friday trip in 2019, so I picked one out for my parents to give me as a Christmas gift that year.

 

I have a second Prism in my collection and his story is much longer (and involves a non-hobbyist!); you'll see him later this month. 

Full Spectrum: Customs Part 1

Five of my thirteen rainbow models are customs. Sheer happenstance has them nicely grouped into two distinct sets, so I'll talk about the first group today.

 

 

These two customs were painted by my friend Heather Jackson-Lain of Soul Pony Studios. 

 

Before BreyerFest 2019, she posted a CHIN sales preview on her studio page on Facebook, and the pastel rainbow G5 Chrome immediately caught my eye. I wasn't sure if I'd get to her room in time to buy him, but happily, I did!

  
The Sherman Morgan Mini Whinnie was also obtained from Heather in an unofficial trade a couple months later. I had sent her some blank medallions that I was never going to get around to painting, without expecting anything in return; I just wanted someone to get some enjoyment out of them, and who better to send them to than a hobby artist who was up-and-coming at the time? But Heather had paid attention a few days prior when I’d gushed on her studio page about some rainbow Sherman Morgan Mini Whinnies she’d already painted, and sent me one as a surprise thank you for the medallions. He likes to hang out between his larger deco buddies Crescent City and Carpe Diem on the shelf.

 

Full Spectrum: Finn

I had a little trouble believing this guy was my first rainbow model, but I triple checked my purchase dates, and he's numero uno.

 

#712249 Finn was released in 2018 as a Gambler’s Choice for the Stablemate Club. Four colors were available to ship randomly – rainbow, grulla pinto, flaxen chestnut, and dun appaloosa. I ordered him on October 10, 2018, which means he would have been the first Breyer I received after we moved into our house.

 

Given my longstanding love affair with rainbows, I had my heart set on the rainbow guy right from the start, but my luck with Gambler’s Choices hasn’t historically been all that great, so I didn’t think I stood much of a chance.
 
Luck was with me this time, because he’s the one I received straight from Breyer. I might have squealed when I opened the box. His show name is Regenbogen, which is German for rainbow.