Undoing previous repairs

This guy is an antique doll from the Armand Marseille company.
He has had a previous repair on the top of his torso.
And, he needs to be restrung.

The repair was coated with a very thick layer of paint that poorly matches the original finish.

And the repair is not holding up with time.

Here is the original repair site uncovered.

The thick overpaint scraped off quite well. That amount of overpaint was unnecessary for a repair that was confined to the neck socket.

Progress.....the torso is repaired and the repair is starting to get disguised.

Fully disguised now.

Body repairs complete and he is restrung.

Amputee....times two!

These are two little antique dolls made by Armand Marseille.
Each of them have lost part of their left feet.

When you are rebuilding parts it is helpful to have a support inside the putty for strength.
One leg has a wooden peg sticking out that will be enough support.
The other leg gets a small bit of wire glued in for support.

The feet have been rebuilt and it is time for paint.

Paint done.