This was a somewhat ambitious project I undertook at the end of last year, before my winter break. I have taken the head and base of a Terry Venables manager figure, and attached it to a body in a playing pose (I believe it was Ian Durrant - sorry Rangers fans!). I was inspired to attempt this after seeing something similar on a Chelsea repaint Facebook page (shown below).
Unfortunately, on their repaint they have used the wrong Chelsea badge for the time!
As you can see, my attempt has not gone perfectly! The first thing you notice is that the figure has quite a pronounced lean! Combined with the huge smile on the face of Venables, it looks like he might have spent the previous night in the pub! Although, perhaps it is fitting as Venables left Chelsea after an argument with manager Tommy Docherty, over being sent home for breaking a curfew.
The second thing that is noticeable is the attachment of the head and base. The removal of these from the original Venables manager figure (using a saw) was not easy and left uneven surfaces on both the figures. This meant that when placing the head onto the body, there wasn't a simple flat surface to glue it on.
To combat this I initially used a wall filler to cover the cracks and jagged edges, and then superglue to ensure the head and base remained in place. It is this filler that can be seen on the neck and base of the figure. Whilst not perfect, I am relatively satisfied at the final result, even if it does look like Venables has a wrinkly and/or diseased neck!
Venables played for Chelsea way before my time, but he is still remembered fondly by supporters (even if he did leave us for Spurs!). He was one of the members of our great youth team in the early 60s, and quickly became captain of a first team which was on the up, competing domestically and on the European stage. Victory in the 1964-65 League Cup (our second major honour) was backed up with a great run in the Inter Cities Fairs Cup the following season. Chelsea really was the place to be in the 60s, both in football and culturally too.
Chelsea have done a good short bio of Terry's time at the club here.
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