Vintage Tutti Help?

[Kd_Bunchanumbers]

Hey, I recently won an Ebay lot of Vintage dolls and one of them is one of those bendy body Tutti dolls. Since she's obviously such a different kettle of fish to what I'm used to, I search on looking how to restore dolls from this era, but I just find generic tutorials.

I seriously don't want to break one of her wires or damage her further, so can anyone offer any handy advice with these dolls?


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[zirconmermaid]

Honestly, don't bend her. The metal is old and even minimal bending could snap it. I would take off her head and replace the body with a small obitsu. That said, if the wire breaks I think you can carefully slit the plastic with a very sharp x-acto and replace it. Then glue the slit back together with plastic cement. What does she need for care?

[AmberRose]

would it be possible to use another bendy body if thats what you want like the volks elegant series i think there was a teen one of those.

[Kd_Bunchanumbers]

Zirc, thank you I guess I'll just clean her and find her a new body that isn't Gumby looking and has actual joints haha, and put her old body into storage.

Amber Rose, I must admit, I got the child sized Elegant body and asides from the somewhat disturbingly detailed vagina it has, it broke much too easily for my tastes...

[AmberRose]

Yeah i used to want one until i realized it was not just skin over a jointed body but just a bendy body, so i never bought one. did you see for larger 27cm dolls dollmore now has a strung 12" abs body for sale for $50 with free head now?