Breyer has made the first earliest announcement of the new models for 2011 BreyerFest. Currently the announcement page is password-protected (if anyone's got the password, they're not telling… I'm tempted to wget it all, but I shall be polite and sit on my hands and wait). But one crafty person has assembled the pictures and names into a YouTube video.

This year's BreyerFest theme was "Fairy Tales," so I was prepared for the worst when I clicked to watch this video. But I was pleasantly surprised. The only even remotely "pretty pink princess" model is the unicorn Aurora, and even she is surprisingly tasteful, given the possibilities.

Pecos Celebration Model
A pale dappled version of Esprit with dark gray detailing at hooves, muzzle, chestnuts, and boy parts. Is Pecos iridescent, or just a very glossy white? It's hard to tell from the video, but it's awfully pretty regardless.

TS Black Tie Affair
A black pinto on the Huckleberry Bey mold, TS Black Tie Affair is a pinto 7/8ths Arabian, a champion show horse and trick horse. I'm not a big fan of this mold, but for those who like it, TS Black Tie Affair will be a great addition to your conga line.

(Note: TS Black Tie Affair is not the racehorse Black Tie Affair who was euthanized last July at the age of 24.)

Aurora
The aforementioned unicorn, Aurora is decorated with flowers around the base of her horn, around her neck, and on her tail. She has dappling and gray points, and appears to have some kind of multicolored pink-and-teal pearlescent thing going on. Aurora will be a porcelain model.

Gruff
The Mountain Goat mold, a natural for the Fairy Tales theme! Gruff has some nice detail work, a four-color coat with a reddish base, lighter spots, white patches, and dark gray markings. (Do goats come in bay?)

I don't know what to call the lighter spots. I went a'Googling for goat coat colors, and the variety is amazing. But I couldn't find a name for the big spots. I shall call them Mega-Dapples.

I'm glad to see more non-horse models getting some spotlight time. I never got around to writing about this year's benefit model, which benefits the SPCA. It's an adorable set with a horse, a dog, and a cat. Love it! It seems like the non-horse models get short shrift - which makes sense, really - but I love seeing them get their proper due.

Wish on a Star
This is a really outstanding tobiano pinto paint job on the ever-popular Big Ben mold. He appears to be a dappled gray, or possibly a blue roan base color with dark points, a bicolored tail, and a big splashy star-shaped marking on his shoulder.

Once Upon A Time
A beautiful dark red bay with an appaloosa blanket, using the Show Jumping Warmblood mold.

This is a handsome model, but I don't really get the Fairy Tales tie-in with this one, aside from the name. Is there a pun here I'm missing? Like how Wish on a Star has a star-shaped marking?