Unboxing: CCA Number 2

Although to be honest there wasn't all that much unboxing this round

My second order is going to, for now, all stay in the boxes.

My first model was Salvino. I really loved the color on the one I got from the Warehouse sale in December but once I got him out of the box he had too many flaws and rubs to be a show model. So I've been trying my luck with them and figured he was a good option for this order.

This one looks to be flawless (from what I can see) and does have nice color... but not quite as nice as my December one. He's going to be the leading maybe for now and if I don't handpick a nicer one at Breyerfest he will probably be my keeper. They had a TON of them to look through at BF last year but I was so focused on the Chippers that I didn't get to looking through them. Also none really stood out to me on the wall of them so I wasn't inspired by any of their color really. Hopefully this year! Or this guy... he is certainly very nice.

Next up was Adamek! I recently saw a VERY metallic one that I absolutely loved and I am hoping to get one like that. I love the metallic looking models and it is especially nice for an Akhal Teke.

This one is perfectly nice and very average and likely headed straight to room sales, ha. I will continue my hunt for the extra shimmery one. I was lucky enough to win a glossy one a few years back so I'm not in any hurry to get a matte one unless I find a spectacular one.

The last RR in this order was Cloud! I had seen in the photos coming out that he is chalky and I always love a chalky. I wanted to make sure I got one in case they change that during the run and they become hard to find in this variation.

I love Cloud and I love chalkies but I'm not the biggest fan of Desatado. I'm keeping him in the box for now while I decide if he's a longterm keeper or not. I think he probably is but he might need to grow on me a little bit. Also if I've learned anything with buying RRs over the years, sometimes it's best to wait until they are discontinued to pick your favorite - sometimes the very first ones off the line are the nicest but other times the color and paint work improve over time.

And now the glossy! Working my way up from the bottom of the preference list my third choice was Cossaco and here he is!

Seeing him in person though he has jumped way up the list. He is absolutely stunning in gloss and the color and shading on these are particularly nice. I think my poor matte one just got the boot because he pales in comparison. This light buckskin is normally a color I prefer in matte but not this time around.

He will almost certainly be de-boxed but just in case I get a duplicate he's staying in for now. I can't imagine another one would be nicer than this though!