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Great big horsey.

Postby OutBriefCandle » Sun Feb 08, 2015 3:16 pm

Well, relatively speaking anyway.

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Google tells me that this is Thunderbolt, from the Marx Best of the West action figure series, and she debuted in 1965. She's in pretty good shape aside from being filthy, just a little damage to the paint job. She came with her tack, but while the saddle was in decent shape her bridle was damaged and there were no reins. She's so big that I had to take a picture of her with a Barbie size horse, and a Breyer that I had hanging around.

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She's actually big enough for an Obitsu to ride! Honestly she's still just a little bit small but it's still workable. He fits in the saddle and everything!

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I plan to clean her up, sculpt on some feathers and add a layer to the base of her right front hoof so she's less tippy, then give her a repaint and a new saddle to turn her into Epona from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. We'll see how much of that actually happens. But I'm impressed that I actually found a horse big enough!
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Re: Great big horsey.

Postby Nella » Mon Feb 09, 2015 7:48 pm

Super cool!
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Re: Great big horsey.

Postby Wispalian » Sun Apr 05, 2015 3:53 pm

Giant horsey! Woo! The sculpt is actually quite nice; I can't wait to see what you do with it! :D
Now, if only all the giant horseys in the world were articulated...>XD
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Re: Great big horsey.

Postby Greyhaunt » Mon Apr 06, 2015 2:14 pm

I used to have a similar horse from that set when I was a kid. Mine was dark brown :) Ah, I remember them fondly!
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Re: Great big horsey.

Postby maywong » Mon Apr 06, 2015 5:57 pm

The Johnny West horses are not a bad size of Obitsu dolls. I had to find larger horses for my FR and Barbie dolls, so I sold off all my Johnny West horses.
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Re: Great big horsey.

Postby LauraJ » Thu May 07, 2015 12:30 pm

Oh, my, I think I have the whole set of those horses over in storage. Must drag them out some day...
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Re: Great big horsey.

Postby Trethowan » Thu May 07, 2015 6:02 pm

What a great find! You might also like the Battat horses, they're around American Girl sized and look great with MSD. I'm excited to see what you do with your horse so I hope you post updates. :-)
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