Had these couple of figures for a while, bought cheaply as the little old man has a missing arm and both have damaged paint jobs. So I have decided to try and repair him . I found an old Prince August arm to replace his missing one .
I drilled a hole through the shoulder of the arm , cut a notch in the elbow and CAREFULLY bent it to a right angle and glued it to the body . I'm going to immerse them in Detol overnight to strip off the old paint which is very badly damaged . I'll post again when they're cleaned up and ready for a re-paint.
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ReplyDeleteQuaint figures, I like em .
DeleteThat arm looks great Tony! The bench is perfect, did it come with them? I can't wait to see how your wonderful painting brings them back to life!
ReplyDeleteThe arm should look okay once it's painted, yes the bench came with them.
DeleteNice repair, they should look great when repainted. A whimsical couple for sure!
ReplyDeleteIt turned out better than I thought.
DeleteReally nice figures Tony and the Apple Green bench is just perfect
ReplyDeleteThey are full of character and the bench sets them off well.
DeleteI'm sure you'll do a fine job of painting the seated couple- nice replacement of the arm- works well.
ReplyDeleteCleaning them up now .
DeleteI don't know why but looking at the figures all I could think of was painting the object in her right hand as a cheese sandwich that she's handing him... I'm clearly losing my grip.
ReplyDeleteWill see what it looks like when it's stripped of paint.
DeleteThey will look splendid once given a new lick if paint.
ReplyDeleteThey are up next for painting.
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