10 foot drop (1 Viewer)

[whdamon]

I had an incident where a Royal Scotts Grey (Cut Down) took a tumble off the top of a show case 10 feet down and on to a cement floor. What I found interesting was there was very little damage in terms of chiped paint ( except a small mark on the left elbow) or mangled limbs.swords/plume as I would have suspected. He must have landed 100% pefectly flat on the base, as the horse legs were splayed out and the head adjusted down (looks like it bounced off the knee) as you can see in the photos (also original photo of the piece as purchased for comparison).

I guess this is a testimony to the strength of the casting to take such a massive downward force and still come up standing. My plan when I first saw it was to make every effort to put it back as it was without breaking anything, but frankly I kind of like the full extention of the front left leg and the lower heft of the piece to the ground. Makes for almost another figure in the charge if I plan to get another original.

Think it looks ok as is, assuming I do some paint touch up??, or should I try the back to original repair?? I don't collect for investment so frankly leaving it as is works for me.

Comments??

Walt Damon

 

[arnhem44mad]

That's retty amazing!
You'd think a concrete floor would total a cavalry figure, or any figure for that matter, this story can actually have a happy endng!

 

[Mitch]

whdamon...

A remarkable story. I would leave it as it is as it will give you a unique piece in your set up and, looking at the pics the paint work need very little work. You could even repaint the sleeve to represent torn cloth as the way it has chipped resembles to me a rip from battle.
Mitch

 

[Frank Millward]

Hi

Leave it alone - it's a one off - looks good

 

[Spitfrnd]

It is amazing and I am all for originality in figures. If you decided to go that route I would suggest CAREFULLY bending the horse's left front foreleg ever so slightly so that the fetlock (think ankle) is in line with the knee and the lower leg is straight. I would suggest the same for the upper left front leg above the knee. Their legs just don't bend that way unless they are broken.

 

[nysoldiers]

This is why I prefer K&C and JJ to the other more "delicate" figure makers.
These are figures you can handle more often and can survive the occassional mishap. Even though the equipment (e.g. bayonets, guns and swords) might be a little thicker in scale it is worth the compromised historical accuracy for better durability.

 

[Spitfrnd]

Well to each his own but I would not suggest trying that a second time.

 

[Mike97]

Nothing sadder than a hobby related 'shelf diver'...I've had a few heart breakers in my day-none that looked as good as yours afterward.
mike

 

[whdamon]

Thanks for the input guys. Will leave as is and purchase another original. However I do have to agreee with Spit....I will have to do some rebending of the Hoofs (Hoves??) to make the angles a bit more realistic. But all in all as a classic shelf diver this one kept damage control to a minimum of which I am much relieved.

Until the next disaster.......... Walt Damon

 

[PJDeluhery]

Figure looks a little squat to me, and the back hooof seems unnaturally bent. BUT, you are likely to break it if you try to fix it, and the damage is not THAT noticeable. So, I'd probably not try to fix it.

If you do go for repairs, be sure to give the figure a good blast with a hairdrier to warm up the metal before doing any bending. This reduces the likelihood of breakage, but it's still uncertain.

I see this incident as God's way of teling you that you need to buy more!!

 

[kilted vampire]

I like what Mitch and PJ had to say. You might try an ink wash on the paint chips to dirty it up.