The model is not taken from the AEIR book despite the code designation, but forms part of a small range of 'general' figures.
The figure appears in the Miniature Figurines 72/73 catalogue and the 75 catalogue under the same code.
The horse is PBH 221 - a cover-all mount suitable for most riders. I don't know which horse came with the model as advertised and suspect it was pot luck! As far as I know Minifigs never made specific horses for the mounted personality ranges.
Although both these figures have been stripped of their original paint you can still see traces of it here and there. Curses! I don't know what kind of primer or paint was used but plainly they made things to last in those days.
Humbrol by any chance?
ReplyDeleteHumbrol usually comes off okay after a good soak in Dettol - occasionally you get something that just won't shift without picking out the paint - it's a lottery! I don't know for sure but I get the feeling that some folk used to prime in gesso - and I certainly used to use an automotive primer - and then there's oil paint which some used to use for horses. It doesn't help when the cast has little pits and heavy mould lines that trap the paint. All very much a voyage of discovery.
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