Napoleonic First Aid (1 Viewer)

[Obee]

I recently obtained a couple of older K&C Collectors figures, Marshal Murat - CF14 and Bugler of the Empress Dragoons - CF07 as dmaged goods, and hopefully now I can bring them back to 'as new' condition.





On inspection I noticed many paint chips, their swords are bent, but the main item to repair will be the bugle.

Keep a lookout for more posts showing their progress over this weekend,

John

 

[Guy]

Looking forward seeing the restoration John
Guy

 

[jason foote]

They definitely have potential

 

[jason foote]

Doyou have a Dremmel drill?They are frigin proceless. Ihave fixed so many figures, it makes me feel like a pro

 

[Grey Heron]

Look forward to seeing the progress on these miniatures.

 

[Obee]

Doyou have a Dremmel drill?They are frigin proceless. Ihave fixed so many figures, it makes me feel like a pro

Yes, I do have a Dremmel but I like to use a hand held pin drill because the power drill can sometimes get clogged with metal and then it breaks. I use a Makita cordless for drill bigger that 1mm, but on slow speed.

Dremmel is better for sanding and working on plastic or wood.

Hope that helps?

John

 

[jason foote]

Yeh agreed it works better on plastic. Have only done minor repairs. Have noticed with metal going slow is better. I am still an amateur but my Dremmel makes me feel like an expert

 

[Obee]

Today I have been busy working on the Bugler and repairing the broken bugle and straightening the sword scabbard.



Clean up break, then drill into bugle body and broken piece with .7mm drill.


Glue brass wire as a pin and cut off to the correct length when dry.
Note I have straightened the sword scabbard too.



Glue the fit broken part into position.

Next job will be retouch paintwork including many chips on body.

John

 

[Desertkiwi]

Now that's true skill mate. :salute::

 

[OldDragon]

Great stuff John

All the best
OD

 

[Grey Heron]

Nice work John. Do you use green putty for repairs in addition to other materials?

 

[Guy]

Great job John, could not do it better.
Guy

 

[Obee]

Finished this afternoon....




I noticed some dark spots on both figurers after completing the repairs, so tried a sample clean of a small area using warm water with detergent onto a cotton bud and that brought up the true colouring of the coat and took off the greasy dirt. Then i did the same over the both figures, this time with a very soft large paintbrush and cleaned them both.

Next job was retouching paintwork chips and that meant doing colour matching of my paint to achieve an acceptable colour. The small chips didn't need much work, but with larger ones, like Murat's boots, I decided to do a complete repaint of boots to get a consistent look.

One thing I noticed was a lot of small chips on and around the base, so good use was made of my magnifying lamp so they now look untouched

This was a very worthwhile project, especially with these special figures, that I got a good price,

John

 

[BHogan]

Great work John! The figures look excellent.

Brendan

 

[Guy]

Fantastic result John,
well done
Guy

 

[Obee]

Thanks to everyone for your kind words about this project.

I really appreciate your comments and I am glad that I can show what can be done with figures that some may think of as ruined, but realise that with careful work, they can be brought back to their former glory and take pride of place in someone's collection (Mine this time).

John

 

[MLH13]

Exceptional work, John! Very professional.

Mark

 

[Artillery_crazy]

Congratulations on the project!

Cheers
Luiz

Thanks to everyone for your kind words about this project.

I really appreciate your comments and I am glad that I can show what can be done with figures that some may think of as ruined, but realise that with careful work, they can be brought back to their former glory and take pride of place in someone's collection (Mine this time).

John

 

[29 Let's Go]

John,
Nice skill set you have. They turned out first rate.

Steve