Restoration figures. (2 Viewers)

[jazzeum]

I guess that now makes you - "The Wizard of Oz" - John

^&cool ^&grin

 

[TomNT]

I guess that now makes you - "The Wizard of Oz" - John

Yeah, John has a yellow brick road for collectors to bring there paint chipped/damaged figures to his front door! ^&grin

Tom

 

[Artillery_crazy]

Hi John,

Wait until you get my next shipment of figures that need your special care.....the brick road to restoration will have to be a 4 lane autoban:salute::
Must have scooped all staddens I could lay my hands on in the old country and the colonies...:salute:::salute::
Cheers
Luiz

Victor,

I've still got another 10 - 20 figures still to go, so its a great feeling to bringing them back to their former glory.

John

 

[Obee]

These are the next 3 restored Stadden figures.

This is what they came to me looking like:



Drum Major was only undercoated, so not in this image.

Now they look like this:



They are (L to R) Drum Major 7th Regt Foot, Major General of Light Dragoons and Life Guard officer.

I still have another 10 figures to go, mainly Napoleonic, and will keep posting them here, so keep a lookout

John

 

[blaster]

Hello John,

Your work is an example of what great painting can do to transform any figure.

Rgds Victor

 

[jazzeum]

I love the figure with the dog John.

Brad

 

[mikemiller1955]

John...you're so talented...you can really bring a figure back to life!

 

[BHogan]

Incredible work! Thanks for sharing it with us.

Cheers,

Brendan

 

[jazzeum]

I guess that now makes you - "The Wizard of Oz" - John

These are the next 3 restored Stadden figures.

This is what they came to me looking like:

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Drum Major was only undercoated, so not in this image.

Now they look like this:

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They are (L to R) Drum Major 7th Regt Foot, Major General of Light Dragoons and Life Guard officer.

I still have another 10 figures to go, mainly Napoleonic, and will keep posting them here, so keep a lookout

John

He is indeed the Wiz!

 

[Artillery_crazy]

He is indeed the Wiz!

Obee, does miracles....you cannot believe how he can bring these 40 year old sets back to life as if they were just come out of the original sculptor........{sm4}{sm4} I can attest to that! All my Staddens came to me in the poorest of conditions ans when I get them back they are as if brand new......
Cheers
A_C

 

[wayne556517]

And he only lives 10 minutes away,speakong of off to see the WIZARD today for a beer ^&grin

 

[farmertony]

Excellent work,as usual John.You have a remarkable talent.Well done,that man.

 

[Artillery_crazy]

Lucky you Wayne......:salute:::salute::
You are just a nick of time away from the Wizard and his workshop of tricks......you can see the workbench and the sorcery that goes on.......
Cheers to both of you and have a reallllllly chilled beer.....we all desserve one from time to time.....
Luiz

And he only lives 10 minutes away,speakong of off to see the WIZARD today for a beer ^&grin

 

[Artillery_crazy]

Obee´s great restorations on these Fuzzy´s...pitty I do not have pictures as how they were and the magic that John did to them....
Cheers
Luiz

 

[Obee]

Obee´s great restorations on these Fuzzy´s...pitty I do not have pictures as how they were and the magic that John did to them....
Cheers
LuizView attachment 189736

Luiz,

I have those images, seen below:







As you can see the Stadden figures came as a 2 figure fighting vignette, but Luiz only wanted me to restore the British soldiers, so I melted the solder on the bases to remove the figures, bent the arms and legs to different positions, cut down the tinplate bases for a single figure, reassembled them, and repainted.

That was last year, but a month ago, Luiz asked me if I still has the Sudanese warriors, and I did, so I again remade the bases, and repainted these 5.

I am very pleased with final result, as is Luiz, so yet another project completed

John

 

[Artillery_crazy]

Hi John,

Great job well done again......:salute::
Now the team can see them before and after.....{sm4}^&grin
Cheers
Luiz

Luiz,

I have those images, seen below:

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As you can see the Stadden figures came as a 2 figure fighting vignette, but Luiz only wanted me to restore the British soldiers, so I melted the solder on the bases to remove the figures, bent the arms and legs to different positions, cut down the tinplate bases for a single figure, reassembled them, and repainted.

That was last year, but a month ago, Luiz asked me if I still has the Sudanese warriors, and I did, so I again remade the bases, and repainted these 5.

I am very pleased with final result, as is Luiz, so yet another project completed

John

 

[Obee]

Here are another 3 figures that I bought in a 'job lot' from UK on eBay a couple of years back

L-R Drummer by Stadden, Highlander and Grenadier by Minot


When I stripped the drummer, I found that he was an infantryman so added a musket

Now we have, L-R 44th , 54th & 87th Regts of Foot in 1815


Hope you like my repaint and restoration.

John

 

[Obee]

This is the latest Stadden ??? figure that I have just finished restoring.

He is a French Hussar painted as an officer of the 7th Regiment.

This was how he came to me, well after I bent the horse back into shape because the front right leg was resting on the base and the sword blade broken off !!!!



After stripping, undercoating and repainting this is the result.



Much better

John

 

[Artillery_crazy]

Well done John,
Giving the trooper a new life lease.......{sm4}{sm4}
Cheers
Luiz

This is the latest Stadden ??? figure that I have just finished restoring.

He is a French Hussar painted as an officer of the 7th Regiment.

This was how he came to me, well after I bent the horse back into shape because the front right leg was resting on the base and the sword blade broken off !!!!

View attachment 196150

After stripping, undercoating and repainting this is the result.

View attachment 196149

Much better

John

 

[farmertony]

This is the latest Stadden ??? figure that I have just finished restoring.

He is a French Hussar painted as an officer of the 7th Regiment.

This was how he came to me, well after I bent the horse back into shape because the front right leg was resting on the base and the sword blade broken off !!!!

View attachment 196150

After stripping, undercoating and repainting this is the result.

View attachment 196149

Much better

John

Again,excellent work.Could you please tell me what paint and what colour you used on the horse?That is the closest I have seen to a light bay on a painted toy horse(a colour I would like to use myself).Well done that man.