light restoration of a lineol monument

Some times ago, I received a wonderful gift from Rogério, the Lineol common eland since he had two. With my WePAM paste, I tried to repare some craks the time had caused on its legs.


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Thanks to Rogério, I have now one of the best monuments of mass models production and of all animals models production!

What a handsome figure, and even better with your restorative work. It looks great! This guy has a very archaic look to him, like artwork on pottery. I love it!

Superb work, not just the filling of the cracks but I really can't see where the new paint meets the old, you've mastered the invisible repair.
And I do love a restoration which preserves and values the original finish, even if it's not in perfect 'as new' condition - the whole point of collecting vintage figures is their age and history, so it seems the right thing to do to keep as much of the genuine surface as possible, a sympathetic repair which respects age and authenticity while stabilising breaks or touching up disfiguring damage.

Jill wrote:

What a handsome figure, and even better with your restorative work. It looks great! This guy has a very archaic look to him, like artwork on pottery. I love it!

 Thank you Jill! :)

George wrote:

Superb work, not just the filling of the cracks but I really can't see where the new paint meets the old, you've mastered the invisible repair.
And I do love a restoration which preserves and values the original finish, even if it's not in perfect 'as new' condition - the whole point of collecting vintage figures is their age and history, so it seems the right thing to do to keep as much of the genuine surface as possible, a sympathetic repair which respects age and authenticity while stabilising breaks or touching up disfiguring damage.

 Thank you George, you exactly wrote the intention of my little restoration! :)

I love to see this kind of restoration. Great work!!

Thank you Paige! :)

WOW !!!!!

This fantastic model has arrived in the perfect place : You restored him into a true monument

What you have done is simply amazing !

.. but quite easy to do Susanne! :)

I received a 2nd one as a gift from Christophe and I remember perfectly my huge joy the first time I received one of these Lineol monuments. So, I also wanted to give this joy to someone instead of having two. A few circunstances suggested you could be the right person, my only fear would be if you decided to give those ultra realistic paintjobs you give to your models. No, I don't mean it was wrong and it would always be your choice. Though, I think these monuments, as you correctly called yours, deserve a sensate restoration work as it happens with the old churches or castles where the original aspect is tendencially preserved. You did a great job, it preserves its original splendour and surely looks nicer with these cracks corrected. Thus, I am also very happy for finding the right place for my first eland.

superb restoration repairs Alain! I cannot tell at all that the legs were ever damaged, nor the horns!
the eland looks elegant and refined for such a stately specimen:D
that was very kind of Roger to gift it to you:)

Roger wrote:

I received a 2nd one as a gift from Christophe and I remember perfectly my huge joy the first time I received one of these Lineol monuments. So, I also wanted to give this joy to someone instead of having two. A few circunstances suggested you could be the right person, my only fear would be if you decided to give those ultra realistic paintjobs you give to your models. No, I don't mean it was wrong and it would always be your choice. Though, I think these monuments, as you correctly called yours, deserve a sensate restoration work as it happens with the old churches or castles where the original aspect is tendencially preserved. You did a great job, it preserves its original splendour and surely looks nicer with these cracks corrected. Thus, I am also very happy for finding the right place for my first eland.

    many thanks for these kind words and above all, for this wonderful gift Rogério!

sunny wrote:

superb restoration repairs Alain! I cannot tell at all that the legs were ever damaged, nor the horns!
the eland looks elegant and refined for such a stately specimen:D
that was very kind of Roger to gift it to you:)

 Thank you very much Annette! :)