Another Dog Day Afternoon

[Jerry B.]

Nipper looks terrific! I even see a hint of a smile. A job well done.

Jerry B.

[Skihawx]

Looks great! Nice job!

[gramophone-georg]

This giant economy sized Nipper came to me with two broken feet and one missing, (along with a good portion of his left ear, pictures above were as received). My goal was to do as little as possible and not to over-restore him by making him perfectly smooth, (they were far from perfect when new). These three foot tall Nippers are pretty fragile and loaded with defects. The eyes, part of the nose, the mouth and collar are still factory. He retains a crackled finish and the original factory voids and splotchy, patchy paper mache, but he has four good feet, two good ears and I think an overall decent appearance. I still have to do a little touch-up and add the nails to his rear paws. Other than that, he is done. If someone in the future decides that he should look perfect and new, they can have a go. I prefer old, sound and presentable.

Not to be too discouraging, but if anyone ever wants to do a quick and fun project, don’t look to a three foot tall Nipper. They are very fragile and I hate to say, poorly made. He seems to be made mostly from compressed paper, coated internally with plaster and covered externally by paper mache. The smaller Nippers are much easier and nicer to work on. If you have lots of room and want to test your creativity and patience, then this is the project for you.

OMG, this is HORRIBLE!!! You RUINED Nipper!!! It's only original once!!!

[Curt A]

Nice restoration...

[tomb]

Nice restoration.. Tom

[VanEpsFan1914]

Nipper looks great now--and you have a very nice looking phonograph room.

[fran604g]

Very nice restoration. He just looks so happy now!

[fmblizz]

wow great job... thanks for sharing

blizz

[Django]

Thank you for all the nice comments, and gramophone-georg too . Here is a picture to show how big these dogs are. For perspective, giant Nipper is seen here with an 11” and a 14” Nipper.