Friday, July 17, 2026

First things first

A while back, my friend, Angelo, legally changed his name to Alexey. I asked if I should be calling him that on my blog, and he said, no. He was still Angelo in the hobby, and he'd let me know when that changed.
This week, he let me - and everyone else - know. Henceforth, I'll be using Alexey.
Anyway...  Alexey got home from BreyerFest on Tuesday, and I went to his house after work to participate in the grand unpacking.
Of course, there were some equids.
But also, there were foxes,
birds, bunnies,
chickens...
and - of course! - deer.
He got me a few things, too. 
Here's a studio picture of my BreyerFest 2026 haul, minus the dog who was hiding on the prepping table.
I also got a Flinka, but she's not staying.
Instead, she - and this big pile of miscellaneous loot - will go to one lucky Braymere blog reader.
Entry is simple: Every comment left on this page equasl one raffle entry. Old post, new post, multiple posts, it just doesn't matter, but if you're posting anonymously, be sure to include your name. I will choose a winner on July 25. 

20 comments:

  1. Those bunnies are so cute!!! (Barb DiAnnibella)

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  2. Omg amazing!! The loot is always a fun part of fest it was sad missing out on the craziness this year but so glad to be able to live it out through the different posts

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  3. I love seeing everybody's Breyerfest loot posts! I am hopeful that I'll get to go there in person someday!

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  4. Congrats on the name change Alexey!

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  5. Awesome loot! I’m waiting for my online order to arrive before I take my haul photo, but the in person snags are all in the case patiently waiting 😊 I don’t have an account to put in there, so, I’m Sondra Householder 😊

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  6. I truly enjoy loot pictures. I even dedicated a one of my posts just to my trinket trades. I hope that tradition continues. Elaine Boardway

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  7. Is that a capybara in a pirate hat?

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    1. That item was printed by Shauna McDaniel. I'm not going to share Alexey's name for it. I'm pretty sure it's a pirate pig.

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  8. (Glenn Rowling) Loot pics cool to see. Love the dogs that Alexey found

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  9. That is an amazing haul! I did not attend Breyerfest in person or virtually this year sadly so I'm enjoying seeing all the fun finds from others.

    Karen from MN

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  10. Love that you got loot too. Flinka is gorgeous.

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  11. Gotta love the LOOT!

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  12. I very rarely get picked for anything and that's OK!! I just came here to mention that I actually met Angelo/Alexey and his friend Fabian at Breyerfest briefly. (I doubt that they'd remember me!!)
    Would *love* to know what room that they found those zebras and donkeys in though!!
    My goal was to hit 2 floors for every day that we were at Breyerfest! (I almost made it!!) The only floors that I never reached was the 4th and 6th ones!! (I guess I'm getting old! Heh! My knees/legs must hate the carpet!! )
    Nonetheless, I think I did well for myself! This is the 1st year that I got *all* the color variations(including the gold decorator Surprise and the dark bay glossy Oseburg?) I am well pleased with my haul!!

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  13. Thanks for sharing your loot pix. The 25th is too long to go without commenting, so "Don't enter me in the raffle please."

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  14. Someday I'll make it to horsefest but that's also the weekend BF & I celebrate our anniversary & I'm not sure he'd be into it.

    Maybe someday.

    That desktop coop is amazing & I may need to search out that line.

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  15. DESKTOP CHICKEN COOP for the win! I picked one of those up at a local giftstore and put it in my tank of beetles. They're not quite chickens, but they enjoy climbing on it!

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  16. So much cool stuff! I really like Flinka. She's one of my favorite celebration horses. 💓

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  17. There's a nice little haul there! Very cool!!

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