Heavy Horse , Arab Pony and poorly hounds restoration

[sarahb7538]

Apologies for those that have seen this already over on the facbook page but i thought i would post here as well for those not on there (Plus i miss the old forum days and feeling a bit nostalgic). Big thank you to EG as after following her guide i think i now know what i am doing with Flickr !!

Anyway....back in January I won a live auction at an Auction house in Birmingham (it was very exciting) for a job lot of very old Julips, stables and carts in various stages of decay. It wasnt really a bargain but as i had travelled all that way i was determined i wasn't coming home empty handed  .

So this is the lot that i won (there was another horse, jumps,dove coat, trailer and some carts not shown here which was a nice surprise). Given the moulds of the horses and the dates that some of these were discontinued i think this lot dates from the mid to late 1960's.

Auction by Sarah Louise, on Flickr

Auction 2 by Sarah Louise, on Flickr

Pretty much everything in the lot needs some TLC so this is my major project for 2020 and given the current situation a bit of Julip relief is really doing wonders.

The first items i restored back in February were the hounds and a very squished fox, these were quite simple repairs in re-attaching feet and tails etc

Poorly hounds
Julip hounds & Fox by Sarah Louise, on Flickr

Squished Fox
Julip hound and Fox by Sarah Louise, on Flickr

All repairs done 
Julip hounds & Fox by Sarah Louise, on Flickr

The fox had some more work done to him and you can see him a little later.

Next up was a scruffy Arab pony with leg problems ( broken wires and leg needing re-attachement).

Before
1960/70's Arab Pony as she arrived by Sarah Louise, on Flickr

During
Arab Pony 4 by Sarah Louise, on Flickr

Arab Pony 6 by Sarah Louise, on Flickr


After (and the fox too, no longer squished and repainted). I tried to do the absolute minumium to him, so he still has some paint rubs and imperfections. His mane and tail were fine he just needed a new forelock so i added a bit of mohair.

IMG_20200221_103722 by Sarah Louise, on Flickr

IMG_20200221_102752 by Sarah Louise, on Flickr

IMG_20200221_102700 by Sarah Louise, on Flickr

Next up was a Heavy Horse, his legs were set solid and unfortunatley would not stand. At some point in the past the moths had a feast on his mane and tail and he was also badly rubbed.

Before
HHbefore left by Sarah Louise, on Flickr

HH before right by Sarah Louise, on Flickr

During ( he looks really light here, but its just the lighting). I made some small cuts and adjustments to his legs to enable him to stand unaided.

HHinbetween by Sarah Louise, on Flickr

After - I am really pleased with him, i think he has a lot of character  . I really love these old moulds. I kmow they are a bit like marmite but i'm a fan ! I can imagine him in a police horse set up or similar.

I touched up the gaps in his paint work with a sponge, all of these old julips have a very matt look to their paint work so this worked well for him. I haven't made his paint work perfect so you can still see some of the imperfections. He is 50 years + so i wanted him to keep his sense of age.

I also gave him a hogged mane, i did try him with a long mane but it didnt seem right for his character. It is also not quite the right Chestnut colour. His orginal mane and tail from what little was left was a more dark Sierra Chestnut colour, but i dont have any of that at the moment. So this mane and tail are just placed in for now and i will replace them as soon as i can.

HHleftsidecompleted by Sarah Louise, on Flickr

HHrightside by Sarah Louise, on Flickr

Hope you enjoy looking at the photographs, just another 7 to go 

[whitestones]

WOW - what a great job lot! Congratulations on being the new owner of these lovely vintage Julips
You are doing a wonderful job of restoration. I look forward to following your process

[samantha]

Lovely to see them up close - great they stayed together and went to a good home x 

[astudyinscarlet]

What a great lot. (That little grey (Shetland?) has such nice dapples). The repairs look like they're coming along well so far. 
I think the chestnut is a heavy hunter by the way, it seems to be one of the rarest moulds.

[sarahb7538]

Mar 31, 2020 21:09:45 GMT astudyinscarlet said:

What a great lot. (That little grey (Shetland?) has such nice dapples). The repairs look like they're coming along well so far. 
I think the chestnut is a heavy hunter by the way, it seems to be one of the rarest moulds.

Yes he is a Shetland, I know I love the old style rocking horse Dapples

Thank you, yes. I did know he was a Heavy Hunter, not sure why I have wrote Heavy Horse 🙈 🤣

There are two of them in the lot but the other one has gone the other way and has some gummy areas on his front legs but his back are set solid. So I am leaving him for now to see what happens.

[juliporiginals]

The repairs are looking brilliant, the chestnut is lovely and that little dappled Shetland in the mail photo is gorgeous

[cinnysticks]

What kind of paints and brushes did you use??? They look amazing!

[ridinghorses]

This was such a wonderful lot and I am seriously jealous of your heavy hunter he is an all time grail. X