Dollieh temptations and plans

[WhiteDove01s]

A repainted Barbie head on a 21cm obitsu you say? Hmmmmm...do you by chance have pictures of the doll? It might actually be the solution I'm looking for.

Sure, here are some from last spring.
http://playscaletheater.dreamwidth.org/594.html

I used a Barbie Stacie head (because of the tiny neck on a 21cm obitsu) and painted it using a whole lot of layers of really thinned out paint (it adheres better that way, doesn't leave messy brushmarks, and I keep it in dropper bottles so shades can be mixed a little at a time)

Here's where I was working out the paint-matching, tho I haven't gone back to that experiment for a while... partly from lack of time, partly from frustration with vinyl batch variances, and partly because after at least one year of drying time the paint is just a hair of a shade lighter than Obitsu normal skin... tho still a decent match and to where I'm considering blushing (again with really thinned acrylics in my case) instead of a complete paint-job redo.

http://w.dolliehsanctuary.com/sanctuary ... =13&t=8964

[MagicalGirlMimi]

Quite an interesting lineup on the Vocaloids. It does get me wondering how are you going to do hair. root,reroot or wig. If you do rereoot either neemos or Obitsu, just be careful and go slow to avoid adding on further damage to the parting area.

Looking forward to your Vocaloids.

I'm thinking of sticking with pre-rooted heads and dying hair if they don't have the colors I want. If I don't like the pre-rooted shape for 27/25cm I'll probably just stick with wigs, the thought of re-rooting terrifies me.

I used a Barbie Stacie head (because of the tiny neck on a 21cm obitsu) and painted it using a whole lot of layers of really thinned out paint (it adheres better that way, doesn't leave messy brushmarks, and I keep it in dropper bottles so shades can be mixed a little at a time)

Ah, thank you so much! Do you by chance know if Stacie heads will also work on 23cm obitsus? If not that's fine, you've been a great help!

EDIT: Goodness, I said I wasn't adding anyone else to my doll family, but I just found out the story of deemo and gaahhh...these poor babies need me. ;u; I'm making the little girl and someone else. I don't quiet want to give away who because it'll spoil the ending of deemo, but just know I'm adding the little girl and someone else to my custom list. Hahaha what is this self control of which you speak.

[WhiteDove01s]

Ah, thank you so much! Do you by chance know if Stacie heads will also work on 23cm obitsus? If not that's fine, you've been a great help!

Sadly, I don't have a 23cm obitsu yet or I'd try that and find out. Billy's head is a little loose, tho, so it would depend on if the neck was much bigger around on the outside than a 21's. The neck hole on the Stacie head fits just right on the 21, so it's the measurement around the internal peg that makes it a little wobbly... easily fixed with the caulk trick when I get a chance... or after I finally get to doing his reroot. XD That one's my own twist on people putting rubber bands on neck pegs. Instead, I use all purpose acrylic caulk to make the inside hole of the head a little smaller and snugger around the peg.

[Vetinari]

Hrmm another potential 1/6 scale Methos sculpt, this one isn't quite up to the same quality as the Hot Toys Royce sculpt, though ironically at this stage it'd cost more to dig one of these guys up from the depths of evilbay:

http://www.mwctoys.com/REVIEW_033012a.htm

What do you guys think? The Royce sculpt is technically far better, but well it does it's job - it's a brilliant likeness of Adrian Brody. The above sculpt might be a better Peter Wingfield match, but I feel it's lacking in the nose department!

[Jobee]

I dunno Vet, I wouldn't spring for that one, even though his sword is metal... Well... Not my first choice, but I'm a cutesy kinda gal. If it has no cute factor, I'm not interested.

My plans are ALL about my Ever After girls right now! I have a whole list of dolls I want to buy for the clothes.

Raven Queen Getting Fairest
Raven Queen Signature Series
Raven Queen Thronecoming
Raven Queen Dragon Games
Kitty Cheshire Book Party

I kinda wish there was more Kitty Cheshire stuff, but on the other hand, I'm also relieved that there isn't as much. I'm supposed to be sewing for them too, not just buying things.

[DollyKim]

Ah, thank you so much! Do you by chance know if Stacie heads will also work on 23cm obitsus? If not that's fine, you've been a great help!

Sadly, I don't have a 23cm obitsu yet or I'd try that and find out. Billy's head is a little loose, tho, so it would depend on if the neck was much bigger around on the outside than a 21's.

I have 21 and 23 boys and a 21 girl, same necks and posts.

[Vetinari]

Thanks Jobee you've got a point about the sculpt there's something a bit not right about it.

I'd not actually buy either of them in fullset form I'm not that rich. I'd just find someone parting out their parts and buy their heads. (lol even on a BJD forum that's a bit of an odd sentence!)

I'm just not sure which of the two sculpts Royce or John Carter I'd like better as Peter Wingfield. Royce is fabulous as Adrian Brody - and Adrian Brody does look uncannily like he could be a relation of Wingfield's... Hrmm I think I'll do some more digging for 1/6 scale sculpts and see if anything else pops up, maybe even venture into the slightly too masculine 1/6 forums and ask people there if they've got any suggestions.

[Jobee]

So I changed my plans COMPLETELY. I realized if I kept with Raven Queen, I'd be buying more and more and more and never see the end of it. She's a leading character. There's already 11 dolls out of just her, and will surely be more. AND I just didn't care for her face, so I'd have to get a faceup done on her! And if I got a faceup done on her, I'd have to get one done on my Kitty Cheshire doll to match. We're talking a lot of spending here! My hubby was getting really worried.

So, I'm giving my Raven Queen doll to my sister, who really likes it, and getting a Darling Charming to be my second girl instead. Only 2 dolls have been released of Darling Charming so far, so not a huge commitment. I like her face a LOT better than Raven's. I love her character in the cartoon series.

I really hope I can just be happy with those. Keeping to 2 dolls is harder sometimes.

[DollyKim]

Hrmm another potential 1/6 scale Methos sculpt... might be a better Peter Wingfield match, but I feel it's lacking in the nose department!

What about BBI Peter Keys? I picked up a loose head for and repainted him for Stephan McGann. I'll look for a profile pic but he's got a decent nose on him.

[Vetinari]

Ooh thanks for the suggestion! I definitely see what you mean about the nose. In profile the sculpt is great for Wingfield. Though as you say that sculpt really resembles a McGann! (Or even one of the Firth brothers... Hrmm maybe he could be the Highlander-verse Byron? No, lol ironically in that case he has far too much nose-profile. Damn now I want to put together a 1/6 Byron and an Amanda and possibly even a Joe. Though removable yet stable prosthetic legs/wheelchair in 1/6 scale would be a challenge! Not Duncan though, I hate Duncan. Oh dear... Or even the Horsemen?)

Hrmm I kinda view Wingfield as a very narrow faced, angular looking guy. Just with cheekbones that would give Cumberbatch a run for his money and a nose you could prow a ship with. More sculpt suggestions would be very very welcome! You know far more about the action figure end of the 1/6 scale hobby than I do.

(I admit when I found the aforementioned Triad John Carter on the cheap I picked him up. We'll see if he's at all right when he arrives. Even if he ends up looking nothing like Wingfield in hand, (and that is questionable, in some photos the resemblance is uncanny, and in others he looks nothing at all like) I've been quite curious about Triad Toys for a while - doubly so now that they no longer exist. Hrmm I'm still pondering Royce too... Even just the head would cost a bit - but Adrian Brody/Wingfield really look like they could be related.)

Edit: Unflattering screenshot angle is unflattering but -

http://webspace.webring.com/people/dc/c ... ies/m3.jpg

See the Nose! And the Cheekbones!