Great big horsey.
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 3:16 pmWell, relatively speaking anyway.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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!
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!
Ah, I remember them fondly!