Singles Bar: The Letter D

I’ve only got two singletons on molds beginning with D, but today’s post will be a little bit longer than that. In pulling my list of D molds, I realized I have completely neglected my CollectAs, so this post will include a “catch up” for my singletons on CollectA molds starting with A through C, so they can get their turn in the spotlight.

Starting with the D molds first:

 

 

This is mini Nazruddin from the #711354 30th Anniversary Stablemates Commemorative Set, a BreyerFest special run of 2000 pieces in 2019. Each of the ten models represented one of the Celebration horses from BreyerFests 2010-2019. This set was issued in a similar vein to the first Commemorative Set in 2009, which contained Stablemate versions of the first 20 celebration horses (1990-2009). The first Commemorative Set was limited to a quantity of only 500 and sells for big bucks; individually, the models are often $50 or more apiece. This second Commemorative Set was four times as big on the piece count and sells for much less; sold sets are averaging $100-120, or $10-12 per model.

I’m not a fan of this mold at all (like, at all) so he will likely be my only one, unless they release it as part of a Best of BreyerFest Set or another BreyerFest Commemorative Set.

 

 

I’ve never really been into the more rubberized plastic models like Schleich or Safari, so it was kind of surprising to me when I fell in love with CollectAs. The sculpts seem a bit more realistic to me and the paint jobs tend to be nicer and less cheap-looking. I currently have 25 of the horses and 4 animals (three cows and the calico cat, for obvious reasons).

This little Dartmoor is the one who made me go, “Oh God, I forgot about the CollectAs!” He’s #88604 Bay Dartmoor Pony on the Dartmoor Pony III mold, produced from 2013-2020. I got him as a Christmas gift from my parents in 2016.

He’s been on the show table a couple times under the names Mortimer and Sploof. I used to be kinda terrible at tracking names for models that don’t show very often, and didn’t realize he’d already had a name, so now he has two.

There’s one other color on him, solid black, but it doesn’t really wow me, so he’s likely to remain my only one on this mold.

 

Now for the catch-up on CollectA singletons on molds starting with A through C.

 

 

This is #88846 American Cream Draft Stallion, produced from 2019-2021. He was a “ride along” with one of my 2019 Vintage Club purchases so it would get double-boxed. I’m pretty sure I’ve never shown him, but his name is Banana Frappe in my spreadsheet, so maybe I intended to show him at some point?

He’s the only one they’ve released on this mold, so he’ll remain by himself unless they release another.

 

 

This is #88769 Black Forest Horse, first issued in 2016 and still in production today. I’ve got conflicting records on how I got this one - one spreadsheet says I got him direct from Breyer in an order from 12/18/17, and the other says I got him as a Christmas gift from my parents a week later. My collection documentation was awful in 2017 and 2018, so it might remain forever a mystery.

He’s also the only release on this mold so far.

 

 

This is #88701 Red Dun Campolina Stallion, produced from 2014-2020. I got him as a Christmas gift from my parents in 2016. This is the only color they released him in, so like the others, he’ll stay by himself until something new comes out.

I’ve only got one singleton on E molds, a lone Esprit, but I think I have enough to say about him (and other Esprits on my wish list) that I can get a decent-length post there and keep the F molds as-scheduled for May.