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doll problems
My poor homemade doll body is having major problems.I did some exploratory surgery earlier and things are worse than at first appeared. Her "spinal" connection has come completely adrift inside the neck-cladding hence the wobbly head.Also one shoulder joint has come totaly adrift and I was never very happy eith her arms and legs.First I made them too short but in elongating them she has an extra joint in the calves and her arms are distincyly simian.
I was hoping to introdecve Avril to Pris, but not in this state. Back to the proverbial drawing board, I suppose. I wish Dr. Karrot lived in Jersey.:( http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=13891 |
Internal neck surgery complete, just need to do "skin-graft".
Thats the giraffe neck sorted, at least. http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=23401 |
I wish I could help but too far away.
You'll get there and when I get a chance to come over I'll see what I can do to help. |
Well done Phil, nice to know they're both back in play. Maybe consider any shortcomings on her design and consider constructing a new 'model' at some point so you only have to do a hands and feet swop.:cool:
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I'm sorry I'm to far away to lend a hand, but I recon you have the skills necessary to sort this out.
As an additional thought, now that Avril is with you, I'm sure she would be willing to let you examine her panel design. You could go for a Teddy babe based mark 2 ! |
I agree with Wulfie and Karrot on all points there, Phil.
You built that doll from scratch, so you are streets ahead of most of the rest of us who have only repaired dolls. If Avril is anything like her sisters she'll be only too happy to show off her 'features' to her fella. As the guys say, now might be the time to do a complete reconstruction and build your own Crossover doll. (No Sam, put the dress away, I said crossover, not crossdresser.) :rolleyes: You've done it once, I bet you can do better this time. :tu I look forward to seeing your results, in fact a 'work in progress' thread would be good for those considering making their own doll too. CT |
It sounds like you're on top of the problem mate and I'm sure you'll have her up and running in no time. The other guys make a good point though, now with Avril as the perfect template, you can always start thinking about a redesign and upgrade to the mkII model.
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Thanks for the encouragement, guys. I may well use yor tips at a later date.
The guy on tdf (I forget his name) who makes alternative plush dragons etc. puts up great step-by-step photoguides and his tips for the skeleton are excellent. Hopefully I can |
Coyote 9 of velour vixens - I remember, now. :D:tu
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:( Looks like I spoke too soon. After making the teddybabe stand I wanted to get a shot of my 3 girls stood together so I put Pris with the homemade body on my homemade stand.
BIG mistake ! I thought the neck repair I did the other day was sufficient but when suspended from her neck hook the whole internal elongated neck contraption came adrift. Bugger ! Looks like Pris will be out of the game for a while til I muster up the courage to do a complete rebuild. Typical - overjoyed with the arival of Avril then my HM is kaput. Ho-hum - you win some..... |
Sorry to hear she's kaput but maybe time to start planning and collecting bits and bobs for a Mk II and adjust for any shortcomings. Silicone boobies ect.
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Oh dude! Firstly, no damage to Pris I take it :eek:
Sounds like you have your work 'cut out' for you.....ok ok ok http://www.jonrb.com/emoticons/getmecoat.gif But I know you can sort it make. its just a case of getting the inspiration to see the solution, then tackling the job. :tu Karrot |
Poor pris hope she will be better soon:tu
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Thanks, guys. No , Karrot, thank Zappa no damage to Pris.
Pictorial evidence of decapitation below. Not for the faint - hearted. Gotta laugh a bit, though... http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=23687 |
Sorry to hear about Pris' accident, I'm pleased that she's not damaged. Hope you can get her a new body sorted soon.
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Well Pris n Jessica did a body-swap but poor Jess has been out of the picture for a while.
Sick of her being left on the shelf (quite literally!) ... http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26332 ... I decided to do something about it. revoL n I have had a few talks on the subject and he came up with some brilliant suggestions for the rebuild. I want mk 111 to be more poseable so decided to make the knee and elbow joints and some in the spine from cable. One of revs ideas was to thread the cable into the "bone" tubing and attach through holes in each end of each bone. Warning. Since recent mishaps please do not copy this method. Pics retained for archive only. http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26330 holes drilled through plastic tubing (burrs removed later)... http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26335 Wire paired back at each end... http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26329 wires fed through holes at each end , bent back on themselves and secured with cable (zip) ties then reinforced with duck tape. gap inside tube around thinner wires stuffed with wadding to minimise internal movement. http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26328 http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26327 http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26326 knee joint straight... http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26325 knee joint bent. |
:tu Nice work Phil. Very similar to how I rebuilt Jess' elbow and arm
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I used the same hip arrangement from my first home made effort (salvaged from a toy telescope tripod with one leg removed) as it opens and closes nicely.
Here it is prepaired for lower spine and leg attachments. http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26318 ...and here with spine attached with exposed wire for flexibility in sitting etc. http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26317 upper spine and shoulders attached (2 more open cable areas for more spinal flexability. legs fitted with knee and hip/thigh cable joints showing. http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26315 http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26314 showing leg opening capability. http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26313 showing knee and some back manouverability. http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26312 Feet attached (thanks again , Samurai) and some leg "muscle" added. http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26334 arms attached and more musculature added. http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26333 neck attached (long enough to go right up inside skull for head attachment. More padding to be added to hips/legs and remainder of body to be clad. Poor psp work to blame for jagged outline. Work continues.... |
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Looking good so far, Phil:tu |
ive been working away at the rebuild all day and I forgot to take progress pics- DOH!. I attached a cushion to her shoulders, pulling it into a rough
triangulas shape secured with a couple of zip ties and duck tape.I did the same for the hip area and padded out the thighs and bum with wadding from an old pillow. I achieved the contouring by stretching the tape taut for thinner areas and not so tight when i wanted it broader. The bath sponge boobs were then added and will later be shaped with padded bra-stuffer wotsits. More shaping and padding to do on the thighs and arms to finish but I ran out of duck tape. http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26338 Here she is by Pris for height comparison. http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26337 |
Wow. :b Looking good so far Phil. Nice work.
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Really impressed with your work at making something from scratch, its got me thinking with no genuine available BBW dolls on the market, maybe just maybe it would be possible to make one? hmmmmmm
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Good Job Phil. :tu
That skeleton will be more substantial than those in many plush dolls. Nice one. :b CT |
Great job so far Phil. :tu
It looks like it'll be a lot more robust than the previous one. |
Nearly there :tu 10/10 for innovation and determination :b:b
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Great job so far Phil.:b:b:b
This is giving me some inspiration for the plush body I want to make for my spare anime head. I was gonna go with out a skeleton, but after seeing this thread I think I changed my mind. |
:b Phil the Mk111 Looks great:D
Might buy share in duct tape Quick :tu |
Thank you revoL, Karrot , Cyber Ted , Ursa , Wulfie and dollman for your kind comments and encouragement. Marko and Joe bin - go for it. If I can do it, so can you.
Well,got a fair bit more done. I need to beef up the legs a little more and pad out the left hip; make boob and shoulder adjustments. Still undecided whether to use the very pretty but non-functional hands from my previous build or maKe some poseable/grippable ones from scratch. Then its skin time! My main concern was getting the head/neck structure to be more secure and wobble-free. She has a slight list to one side but apart from that I,m happy. Much better than my previous nodding-dog-in-a car effort. Easier to adjust now she,s on her home maid stand, too. http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26417 |
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Phil, you are doing a fantastic job of the home-made body mk 3. It'll look great with the tweaks you mentioned and the skin:tu:tu:tu |
Great progress Phill.:tu:tu:tu she is looking good. Are you gonna use the skin from your prevues build??
I started working on mine yesterday. i figure the worst I can end up with is a weird shaped pillow. |
Good for you. Take your time. Yeah, I,m gonna use the plush-like material stripped from the mk 11. revoL annaerB is coming to my place next weekend and he,s gonna help. He,s a much better sewer than I am.
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Very Impressed.
Well done Phil - very impressed with the work you've done. I commend your efforts - hope it all goes well.
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Thank you, Kats.
I,m going to make some poseable hands, anyway,then decide whether to attach them or the realistic but non posable ones. I used steel tie wire doubled over to beef them up and also to avoid finger-pokes with spongy pipe lagging to seperate the fingers and pad out the hands. http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26426 http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26425 Secured with duct tape. Fingers to be beefed up with thin strips of pipe lagging and tape. |
Lower end.
Passing the market in Brum today saw stalls selling "ladies things" specifically tights and jeans etc. I don't know if you'd call it a half-mannequin or what but the jeans and tights were modelled on some form of display thingy - like a lady's lower half to show how they'd look on beautifully curved buttocks and legs. Now if only you could get one of them, you'd have a complete lower half of a life-sized doll. Dunno who sells them but ..... Ebay? Shop display suppliers?
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Interesting find, Kats. Were they solid or maleable ?
More work done on my hm last night and today. Almost there... http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26446 Hands clad in pipe lagging and taped. http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26445 extra padding to legs , hip and neck (the latter for more support). http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26444 http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26443 More work to do on the boobs , but... http://www.uklovedollforums.co.uk/fo...ictureid=26442 ...almost there . |
Lookin' good and a solid build, can't wait for the finished body:tu
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Cheers, rev. Maybe within the next 8-10 days ? :whistle:;)
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Ladies Lower halves
I think the "lower half" forms must have been foam padded at least or you'd never have got the clinging tights on them. Looked firm enough but I didn't ger chance tocheck with all the folks around! Pervert? Me???
Are those breasts - sponges??? Squeezy? Pretty good idea - Teddy Babes are a bit too firm! |
The new body looks good Phil. Looking forward to seeing the finished item.
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