| Antique carousel horses can sell for thousands of | | | | sand at a reduced price or choose a ready to paint |
| dollars. Luckily, craftsman have created molds of these | | | | surface. |
| works of art. From the molds came reproduction | | | | Time to create an antique reproduction. Choose the |
| horses. In this article I will show you how to purchase | | | | size you desire. Full size, half size or small horses. Full |
| them and briefly show you the process of finishing an | | | | size horses at a full 65 inches high are a very large |
| unpainted carousel horse | | | | project. I have seen Elegant Standers and Royal |
| Anyone with reasonable talent with a paint brush can | | | | Standers that really do look like the horses we all |
| create an antique reproduction carousel horse. | | | | would ride or stand next to. Half sized unfinished |
| Unpainted or unfinished carousel horse molds can be | | | | carousel horses are probably the most popular to |
| purchased ready to paint. These molded horses are | | | | artists and hobbyist. This size fits real well in baby |
| made of a high density polyethylene which is strong | | | | nurseries and little girls rooms. Most of the horses that I |
| and very forgiving to the finisher. The artist is able to | | | | have seen available come complete with the brass |
| make the choice to purchase a horse with seams to | | | | pole that runs through the horse. |