Quite A Surprise

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My mother has a DZ Mo who had quite the....broken body. She bought a cheap second-hand doll to trade out the bodies as the head this "new" body came with seemed stained and beyond repair. On Saturday I decided with the extra free time I had that I should at least try to wash the poor head because it seemed that it was going to just end up getting put away with the broken body for parts.

Long story short, the head is now nice and clean, I've figured out how to fix the body I just need to have the time to get apoxy and do it, and the moment I put the only extra wig I had on him he was Gabriel, a character I had planned to be a completely different, SD sculpt.

So, meet Gabriel! I think he's a DZ Fei? The seller had no idea who the head sculpt was so I went on the DZ site and it seems to be right. He needs a faceup and the right eyes (a nice bluish-gray) and some non-borrowed, mis-matched clothes (I only own one other male MSD so he got hand-me-downs from my mother's boys for now.)


Love his profile - perfect face for an old-school aristocrat like Gabriel is


And a bonus! It's just missing my best friend's DM boy. Gabriel with my DZ Yuri, Jacob (who also is ready for a new faceup). Poor boys are vastly outnumbered in their size.

[famedglory]

Aw...I'm glad he's getting a second chance. Beat up dolls always make me sad, but he's so cute! I think he looks good in his little sweatervest. My guess would also be DZ Fei.

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Yeah, Now that I've done some more research I'm pretty positive he's a Fei

I'm so glad I gave him a second chance, he's such a cutie. Thanks, famedglory!

[PopularFizzyDrink]

There's something undeniably lovable about about a broken doll - you just want to fix them!

[EAB]

Wow! He cleaned up so nicely, and I'm glad you're investing time in him and that he has a good home now.

[darkfairykara]

wow i'm glad you were able to save him.

[TasiaChiba]

He is DEFinitely a Fei. Adorable little boy, he is Can't wait to see him with a face-up, for sure.

[cirquemom]

SO wonderful that you saved him- he will love you forever!

I love those quirky DZ faces.

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PopularFizzyDrink - I know, I feel so bad for broken dolls, especially when the fix is easy; just a little TLC.

EAB and DarkFairyKara- Me too! He's still a bit stained but he's so adorable, I'm glad I gave him a second look

TasiaChiba - Thanks I thought he was but my frame of reference is limited (I've only handled my mother's Mo and my Yuri). He actually got a faceup this weekend but since then it's been raining constantly so I haven't been able to get any good pictures of him. Once I do I'll be sure to add one here.

cirquemom - I know He became the perfect doll to be one of the characters nearest to my heart too, so he's definitely a special one. DZ faces are always up to something, whenever I see them. It's great for the personalities I've seen in them.


Edit - after posting, the sun came out for a glorious 20 minutes. I managed to snag a picture of Gabriel's new faceup (done by my mother, not myself. I could only do it with pencils if I ever did one)