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Fake ears on a 1/6 doll?

Postby DollyKim » Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:07 pm

Any idea how to make fake ears to put on a 1/6 doll with a squishy head that won't mess him up? I don't quite see LaDoll holding up, if I use Apoxie Sculpt I'd need to put plastic wrap on his head or something to make them but then I have no idea how to keep them on. He has lots of black hair so I could hide something in that. Any ideas?

This is what I'm aiming for on a Volks Neo Goh. I think I'll paint the details. They run along the jaw line and the tops stand out a bit from the head but can go in to the hair.
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Re: Fake ears on a 1/6 doll?

Postby richila » Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:33 am

If it was just the ear top, you could wire them to the hair, but that bottom part is the problem. What if you made them of apoxie sculpt-with the plastic wrap protecting and used tacky glue to put them on? It loosens with water if you want to take them off later.
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Re: Fake ears on a 1/6 doll?

Postby Pandor » Tue Jul 06, 2010 10:38 am

Epoxie won't bond with the vinyl, and LaDoll won't stay in place forever.
What I usually do is: sculpt the ears with whatever; let them dry/cure; pull them off; paint them; super-glue them on.
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Re: Fake ears on a 1/6 doll?

Postby DollyKim » Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:13 pm

Thinking... Wiring in to the hair could work. Maybe some kind of hood.

I'm afraid to glue anything to him because he's one of my super special guys, been with me 5 years going on forever, I don't want to risk anything staining him.
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Re: Fake ears on a 1/6 doll?

Postby maywong » Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:27 pm

DollyKim wrote:Thinking...
I'm afraid to glue anything to him because he's one of my super special guys, been with me 5 years going on forever, I don't want to risk anything staining him.

Try sticky tack. It's easy to remove and doesn't stain.
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Re: Fake ears on a 1/6 doll?

Postby Eseme » Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:35 pm

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Re: Fake ears on a 1/6 doll?

Postby leopardessmoon » Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:35 am

I also suggest useing a 2 part epoxie, but think that green stuff will work better because it stays just a tiny bit flexible so it works better for vinyl applications. use tacky glue or even elmers white for a temporary attachment. it works for eyelashes without staining.
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