What has me especially energized right now is taking these beautiful toys that have been diminished by time and use, and restoring them to their previous glory...and perhaps (hopefully) even to a superior state than their original condition.
I am trying to choose very vibrant colors that are still within the range of historical accuracy, and to also be true to the original toys.
Today's project was a Prussian Dragoon trooper (Del Prado Code ZIE 55).
Here are the 'Before and After' images:
He received a brighter, more vibrant blue for his frock coat (Litevka).
Gray trousers replace the black as painted on the original figure.
Gray blanket roll vs. blue (per Knoetel).
I chose to give him red facings (collar and shoulder straps) because it really adds more color, 'pop' and contrast to the figure, and that is what I'm after.
Of the 8 Prussian Dragoon regiments in 1815, 4 of them had red facings, so this is also historically accurate. (2 had white and 2 yellow).
The horse gets new paint with slightly more red in the brown coat.
And the base gets the vibrant green that I am using for all bases for this project.
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