'Seabiscuit Famous race horse'
pre-B >> 1976-1979
from early black 'Famous race horse' card >> very early years
dark bay
Since production of this Seabiscuit stopped before the new plastic was used, all #5024's (and #3085's) are old plastic
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'Seabiscuit Famous race horse/Thoroughbred'
pre-B >> 1976-1979
bay, very dark shaded variation
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'Seabiscuit Famous race horse/Thoroughbred'
pre-B >> 1976-1979
dark bay, plum variation
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Stablemates & Stable Set or
'Seabiscuit Famous race horse/Thoroughbred'
pre-B >> 1976-1979
dark bay
After comparing a load of various Seabiscuits, I found the one above and the one below to be from the period of the #3085 (around 1979-1980, just before the B-stamp), and they might possibly even be one.
However, only the one below is already covered in warts, which likely showed up around this period, so were it the case, that would make the one without warts an earlier 3085.
Stablemates & Stable Set or
'Seabiscuit Famous Thoroughbred'
pre-B >> 1976-1979
dark bay
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But here's the real deal:
The Seabiscuit below is sure to come from the cardboard Stable Set, since I took him out of the box personally
Covered in warts too, so those definitely appeared either before or during 1979/1980
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'Seabiscuit Famous Thoroughbred'
with B-stamp >> 1979-1983
dark bay, paintless warts very visible
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'Seabiscuit Famous Thoroughbred'
with B-stamp >> 1979-1983
bay, lighter variation
The one above is from Triple Mountain Eleda's personal youth collection :-)
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'Seabiscuit Famous Thoroughbred'
from white 'centered' ©1979 card
post-B >> 1983-1992
matte dark red bay, matte eyes
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'Seabiscuit Famous Thoroughbred'
from white 5600 stickered card >> 1989
bay, reddish variation, teary eyes
This specimen comes from a white card numbered 5600, indicating it's from 1989, which was the first year of the 5600/1989-1994 series, but also the last year of the white card, before Breyer switched to yellow ones.
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This one is certain to come from the Sears 1992 set, since I took him out of the box personally.
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