A close-up look at Santa's face before repair. It is interesting to note that Santa never had a mouth, he was designed that way. The illusion of the mouth was created by animating his mustache in the film. You can see the peg holes to hold and rotate the mustache during animation. The paint on Santa's face is lifting in places. There will be some repairs made here that will re-attach the loosening paint layers, without the need to repaint. We want to preserve the original paint to keep the head authentic. There's also some leftover glue marks on the face that will be cleaned and removed. The eyebrows and mustache half are being recreated with matching hair pieces to match the originals. When finished the face will be back to the way it appeared in the film. santasface © Time & Space Toys, 2023.