My "restorations"

[JoeDfan]

Thanks. I am in no way handy at all, so I was pretty happy with how he came out. I hated to throw them in the trash.

I had his feet, so I had to sort of reconstruct the lower legs, and then attach them to the feet.

The other two are mostly reconstructed, but when I get some time, I want to smooth out the divots, and repaint them. I was thinking of repainting them as little Yankees and Red Sox guys. Maybe I can find some time this summer.

[BruceinGa]

Originally Posted by JoeDfan

Thanks. I am in no way handy at all, so I was pretty happy with how he came out.

I think you are underestimating yourself!!
Nicely done!!

[UKCardGuy]

Rob, yoir restorationa look great How did you repair the bobbleheads? I have a couple that could do with some repair.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by BruceinGa

I think you are underestimating yourself!!
Nicely done!!

Beautifully executed! That tremendous effort demonstrates a true love for the hobby... much more so than buying and flipping slabs. Nice work!

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by JoeDfan

The other two are mostly reconstructed, but when I get some time, I want to smooth out the divots, and repaint them. I was thinking of repainting them as little Yankees and Red Sox guys. Maybe I can find some time this summer.

The picture of my Blatz didplay is a liitle old. I have since put some Giants colors on the safe runner and Dodgers colors on the too late catcher.

[steve B]

Some nice work here.

And a little inspiration in the form of a guy whose videos my 10 year old found.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8quhZLHVg4

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by steve B

Some nice work here.

And a little inspiration in the form of a guy whose videos my 10 year old found.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8quhZLHVg4

^^^^ The comments are hilarious!

Screwball and Crybaby used to be Dodger dolls. The Giants versions are literally impossible to find. The Dodgers came in 7 versions but I have only ever seen the Giants in the two I "transformed" and Grouchy (middle). At the time I repainted these, I was coming off cancer chemo. Not the best time to do it, because the chemo had destroyed the nerves in my hands. I'm glad to say, those nerves eventually repaired themselves. I probably should have waited until I had a steadier hand.

[steve B]

Well, they came out pretty nice anyway.

I really like seeing the before pics, it's one thing to get fussy about changes, but when someone starts with what's basically a box of shrapnel, or something way too rusty or incomplete to really be "right" again, It's pretty cool to see something brought back.

I'm nowhere near an expert, but you may have painted them at a great time. I'm thinking the practice with small details may have helped the rehab. (But I literally have no qualifications in that stuff at all so... )

A guy I worked with broke his wrist, and was getting PT after. They thought he was doing great for someone who was 70, he didn't. Eventually got back more motion than they thought he would. How? He drilled a hundred holes in a board and screwed screws in and out of it all day while he was watching TV.

[ooo-ribay]

^^^ Screwing fixed him up, huh?

Here's a "before" of screwball.