my home made doll

[dollman2]

This was a build done about two months ago before finding this great site for people who love dolls. Unfortunately I didn’t take any photos of the first build so I decided to rebuild, make some alterations and photograph it this time.

I started with a Flexible Foam mannequin like this 1.jpg

Unfortunately this mannequin was not as flexible as suggested when I tried to bend her legs to sit her in a chair the foam tore and I couldn’t get the joints to bend in the same place twice.
I decided to build a skeleton for her so that I could have better pose ability and have the joints bend in the same place on each limb. I decided to go with wood for my first skeleton as it would be easier for me to work with.

I made the wooden lower skeleton and part spine (2.jpg)

Then I cut and measured the foam parts to fit on the skeleton I used some white rhino tape to hold the foam together. This worked it sticks well to the foam but dose come loose if it’s rubbed a lot like the hips and thigh.
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