OkamiKodomo Well this post just made my night, so I think that's a pretty even trade. I wish I had gone on more at length about the tremendous talent I feel you both have, and discussed some more specifics I found in her gallery that just had me shaking my head in wonder and amazement, but I thought I was going to sound like I was just screaming "FANGIRL MOMENT" in slow motion, because really, my trip through her gallery could be summed up with that. Her modification work is extensive and different and gorgeous and I'll definitely be keeping tabs on her progress with Ferrous, and all of her projects. Her tattoo work is also the most natural I have ever seen. I'm not sure how she manages such intricate, realistic work on such small subjects but seeing her body tattoos in the gallery is a treat. The dragon-tattooed BJD blew me away. I'm so happy that you guys got the recast doll. Don't get me wrong when I say that, I feel really bad that you got the recast to begin with (but getting a partial refund and keeping him so he wouldn't be resold...I think that was the right decision on so many levels), but I'm so happy to see a recast doll, something most people see as garbage, getting turned into something of incredible beauty. It's not the doll's fault to begin with, and nor is it yours, and your GF is really bringing him to life. (Also, it sounds like Ferrous couldn't have found a better home!! I'm so glad to see someone doing something productive and amazing with a recast rather than just getting the refund and continuing what gets to be an ugly cycle until the seller eventually finds someone new enough to not realize they're getting a recast--and that poor person inevitably takes the heat when they represent it as the real thing unknowingly. So, Ferrous' ultimate fate makes me especially happy, especially seeing the love put into him.)
Also, Zephyr, Ferrous, and Celeste's backstories all seem so intriguing. Do you two write these stories down anywhere or is it all mostly kept between you and your collection? I love Zephyr's role as a guardian, I find it really sweet.
So yeah, okay, I went ahead and had my fangirl (fanwoman?) moment anyway.
ShortNCuddlyAm Yeah, that's what I seem to be doing too. "What? My figure won't be in until June? Let me think of and order five more customs to procrastinate on oh and let's just bid on some action figures from a series I've never heard of YUP SO WINNING AT LIFE RIGHT NOW." I'm one of those people where having my OC as a doll would kind of weird me out in a way, which is completely screwed up because I made up one OC in a fit of weakness after seeing the "always ends up alone" guy in a movie...always end up alone and I loved the universe anyway so creating an OC Love Interest to fit seamlessly into that universe was kind of easy (I can't even tell people about the OC or his big-screen significant other because I feel so embarrassed that I fell into the trap that twelve year old fangirls fall into, not full grown women with years of jaded fandom experience under their belts. ), and the other one is technically a character for one of my erotic novellas, and seeing him in doll form, while impossible to replicate completely accurately (he's...quite the fantasy character), would be pretty cool to see, but I just...something always stops me on that front, no idea why. And it's just a personal thing too, I love seeing other people's OCs made into dolls. It's a quirk I guess. X3
SymphonicEnkelli Hah, the clothes thing is a big pain in the ass for me because I just have to go for the gold and create ~anime characters~ And I can't sew worth beans, so I rely, after a couple of REALLY shitty experiences (don't sell your services if you're not talented enough to make what I'm asking, PLEASE PEOPLE OH GOD), on one seamstress and one seamstress only to make the clothes I need, and I'm at her mercy in terms of scheduling and waiting list queues. So yeah, that's another irritation at worst and a wait at best! (To be clear, no irritation at her, she's also become an amazing friend, I just mean irritation that I can't twitch my nose and make perfectly tailored clothes appear. )