Quote from: Breyer600 on July 29, 2018, 04:50:46 PM

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Is believe the codes stands for the production date:

81141 means made on the 114th Day of 2018 (the 1 is a control number) Ugh I hope they arrive in my country soon. Really want them. X3

eugh, that sucks.

That's what I was worried about when I saw that 7 - 8 of the ones I found at Target today all had the same code.  I picked out three with different codes just in case it turns out to mean something but I suspect it will turn out to be the production date as said.  For anyone wanting to compare here are the codes from the ones I got:

Spoiler

81411 - Princess Cadance
80961 - EQG Rainbow Dash
80991 - EQG Pinkie Pie

That code is the only difference I can find on the labels.

That really sucks. I feel a lot of companies do this to squeeze us adult collectors. Kids are usually fine with what they can get and if they get doubles can trade them directly to their friends. Adult collectors are more likely to pop the dupes onto ebay and just buy more.

When I was there looking at them, there was a little girl and her dad trying to pick something to spend her birthday money on.  She was going to pick one of the blind boxes but really wanted it to be Cadance with Celestia (not included in the blind boxes) as her second pick.  The dad asked if there was any way to tell, and I told him I didn't think so but that I did know that two of the larger packs they had with "mystery" ponies included Celestia.  The girl eventually settled on the school themed pack so she could be certain to get Celestia even though it used up almost all of her money. 

I do most of my buying at Breyerfest now, but I used to use https://modelhorsesalespages.com/ frequently.  There's also http://www.modelhorseblab.com/forums/forum.php which has a sales forum (a free account will allow you to read the sales and contact the sellers, but you won't be able to access certain subforums or post your own sales/wanted ads unless you get a paid account). 

Thanks  Silver is one of my major congas so of course I had to have Strawberry Fields.    The porcelains are Breyers too.

I don't have very many recent photos and fewer still uploaded where I can share them, but here are a few of the ones I have from Breyerfest 2016:

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And from Breyerfest 2017 (with a bonus Hagen Renaker kitty):

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I'll have to go through and see what else I have that I can upload, and I might take a few photos of the ones I got at this year's Breyerfest too.

The larger Starlite is by Mattel and the smaller one is by Emotions.  I had both for awhile and saved this size comparison photo (have since sold the Emotions one):

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In comparison with the dolls, here's the larger Mattel Starlite being ridden by the 12 inch Rainbow Brite (the 18 inch one is way too big for him - her feet practically touch the ground while riding):
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And here's a couple to show the size of the Mattel one compared to the hard plastic Sunriser who was definitely intended for the 12 inch dolls:

I just saw her at the local comic store today.  They only had four brushables total - Tempest and Fluttershy from Wave 4 and Rainbow and Songbird from Wave 3. 

When is the best time to get there, when the lines are not too long yet?

  Not too long?   I think the lines get shorter in the late afternoon, but early lines are insanely long especially on Friday.  I think I got to the park around 6:45 AM or so last year and the store line was already all the way across the parking lot (the gates don't even open until 9:00 AM).   

This year there will be four lines for entering the park.  One will be for those picking up or buying tickets.  Another will be for those who have their tickets and have one of the first two time slots for the special items line or don't want to go immediately into one of the stores.  The last two are for the main store and pop-up stores which will have their own exclusives that are first come first served each day (plus the main store will have leftover special runs from previous Breyerfests, the clubs, and no telling what else).  The store lines are going to be separated this year so you'll have to pick which one you want to go to first and they'll hand out numbers to the first 300 people in each line.

They have a certain number of the store exclusives set aside for each day and have been putting them all out first thing in the morning.  The other items in the the store get periodically replenished throughout the day.

There's not much to add about the special items line that isn't covered by Breyer's info packet.  The past several years it's run very smoothly.  Make sure you know which models you you most want and which are your back-ups if those sell out.  Then when you get up to where they're handing them out keep an eye out down the line to see if the ones you want are still available.

You can pick up your Celebration model at any time so that not usually a very long line and it goes pretty fast. If you wait late enough there probably won't be a line at all for that.

You can't take bags into the stores and there have been thefts from the bag-check areas every year; so, you're best off having a friend hold them for you or taking them back to your car whenever possible and only checking them as a last resort. 

The weather is usually hot and muggy so plan your wardrobe accordingly and make sure you have sunscreen and plenty to drink with you. 

Shop around on the regular runs - you can usually find a better deal in the vendor's area or at the hotel than in the Breyer store.

At the hotel, have a notebook or something to write down where you see things and at what price - it gets very confusing very quickly otherwise.

Bring plenty of cash and budget it to last the weekend.  Breyer and the dealers can accept cards but only a few of the individual sellers at the hotel can although some will take PayPal.  There is an ATM at the hotel, but it has been known to run out of cash fairly early on.  Any number of times I've heard people comment on how they want to buy something but they're already out of cash sometimes as early as Thursday night.  Very few people will be staying open at the hotel on Sunday so you'll mostly have to consider what's available at the park if you want to shop that day.

I'll be in room 127 at the Clarion.  I do plan on bringing some pony stuff to sell though it's mostly merchandise, plush, blind bags/Ponyville, and some of the larger things that are expensive to ship.  I can certainly bring my regular G3s along though if there's enough interest.