Flap cat Duo

[stephanie]

Found these two in a baggie at value village for 2.99 ( with some ugly broken fairy).
Was hoping to repair them, but I am unsure what to do for the paws. The black ones paws have some of the material missing in the middle and the tan kitty is missing the whole bottom of his paw.
I have sculpey on hand but I am unsure that the texture would be appropriate.
I dont want to ruin them while attempting to repair them, any advice?

[pipsxlch]

Is it possible to post a photo of the cats, or a link to their photo?

Most people here use Apoxie Sculpt for their repairs; it does dry to an appropriate texture that can be shaped/filed as it dries.

Good find!

[stephanie]

I did actually post images, but aparently since I have never posted on the forums( just been a lurker) they will not appear 🙁

[etruscan]

You can’t post images directly from your computer. You need to have a photo hosting account, like Photobucket, and use special syntax to make the photos show up. Hannah wrote a guide to the whole thing:

http://windstoneeditions.com/forum/confused-about-images-links-etc-new-forum-heres-guide

P.S. People here are good about posting photos for you if necessary.

[stephanie]

[pipsxlch]

If you decide you don’t want the tan one let me know lol. I’ve had a trade up in Classifieds looking for one like him.

The black looks like an easy fix- I’d fill in the gap, maybe texture a little as it dries. The other will require a bit more sculpting on your part, maybe no problem for you. I suggested Apoxie Sculpt over Sculpey because it’s air dry (and plays well with the gypsum)- I don’t know how well the paint, gem/glue or gypsum will react to the heating needed by the Sculpey. For what you paid, it may be worth experimenting. (am still jealous hah).
I’ve found Apoxie Sculpt at JoAnns Fabrics, with the jewelry makings of all things. It’s a two part epoxy and not hard to work with.

Have you seen the repair tutorial here by Drag0nfeathers? Shows what a talented repairperson can accomplish! You should be able to do great!

[Victoria]

If you don’t want to deal with finding and using Apoxie Sculpt, there’s another trick used in this thread that works remarkably well, using two things you probably already have on hand…baking soda and superglue:

http://windstoneeditions.com/forum/chippy-kitties-two-chipped-flap-cats#comment-810997

I used it myself on a uni who’d lost his horn and a chunk of his forehead with it. Very easy to use, and very effective too. Apoxie Sculpt is worth getting if you’re going to be doing major repairs or lots of them, but for one or two small bits like cat toes, I wouldn’t bother, not when this stuff works very well.

$2.99 for both is a steal!

[stephanie]

Thank you everyone for your responses 🙂
The baking soda trick sounds good, i think Ill give that a try for the black kitty. Ive never used apoxie or even heard of it until today but ive done something similar to the soda trick.
I am really nervous about wrecking them since Ive never had a windstone personally ( my mom has a set of the old emerald dragons) but I am a huge huge fan.
pipsxlch Id be willing to part with the tan guy ( i like the darker one much much more and hes easier to fix), but what would the trade be?

[Victoria]

The black’s toes really will be an easy fix for you. I wouldn’t fret over working on him, you’ll do fine. But realistically, even if you somehow screwed it up to the point where he’s worse than he is now (HIGHLY unlikely), the old flap cats are only about twenty dollars apiece on ebay. They haven’t really appreciated over the years–I paid $20 each for my siamese pair in a retail store around twenty years ago! My black batwing, I picked up in mint condition from ebay a couple of years back for around $10 plus shipping.

So you’re not working on a particularly rare piece, not limited, not signed, and not hard to find–even if they are retired in those colors. The black is also fairly easy to paint match. It’s a very good choice for a first repair! If you’re going to use the baking soda and glue fix, just do it a little at a time, layer by layer, and you’ll have a gorgeous kitty with proper paws again in no time at all..

[pipsxlch]

Thank you everyone for your responses 🙂
The baking soda trick sounds good, i think Ill give that a try for the black kitty. Ive never used apoxie or even heard of it until today but ive done something similar to the soda trick.
I am really nervous about wrecking them since Ive never had a windstone personally ( my mom has a set of the old emerald dragons) but I am a huge huge fan.
pipsxlch Id be willing to part with the tan guy ( i like the darker one much much more and hes easier to fix), but what would the trade be?

If you’re not interested that’s fine, but I have a great condition flap cat identical to him, but was hoping for a battlescarred one. (it’s for my sister, who isn’t a collector and will just end up breaking it probably. I’d feel terrible if it happened to a really nice one, but not so bad if it was just a battered one I fixed up and gave her)
The matching bird wing one (like your black one, also in good shape) could be included if you paid shipping each way. I got them as a set and hate to break them up.
I have a gargoyle egg with eyes I’d trade also, in good shape with tag.

P.S. if you decide to keep yours, I can take a picture of the bottom of mine’s paw when I get home tomorrow, if you need it to help you shape the paw right.

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