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☆~~ Granado Doll Discussion Part 18 ~~☆

Oct 22, 2019

    1. Awwwww to Granado's credit, their bodies seem to pose really well with what joints they currently have, and it's really nice that they're so forgiving about mods! But yeah, I really feel you about mobility thigh joints. There are just some poses that couldn't be achieved without them. Then again, not everyone has the need to make their dolls touch their toes or some other acrobatic maneuvers, so it's probably the reason why Granado hasn't thought it worth their while to implement that jointing system for all their bods. :sweat
       
    2. Since my lad is a low gravity gymnast, that flexibility is really important! A pretzel he needs to become! :D And the thing is, they made the vigor body with that AMAZING thigh joint...then none of the others. Except all of the female bodies. Go figure. As I told them...obviously it's not a deal breaker for me but only because I'm crazy enough to try to mod a $600 body! :D
       
    3. We will do extreme things to the dolls we buy in order to make the vision we have come true. It can be a bit scary at first but the results are worth it in my opinion. Mind you, I'm not skilled enough to do the mods myself but it's still worrying to commit to a large mod especially when dealing with something that pricey.

      I've had the boobs hacked off a Soom Vesuvia Poison Kiss body (which was limited) to turn her into a him because that's what needed to happen for Vasyl's character. Macian is a Spirit Doll Dark LE50 and a previous owner of his had extensive mods done to his head (additive & subtractive) that would be nearly impossible to undo. I had the ears removed from a limited run Camellia Dynasty Longaway because Kysmirhea is my cat-boy and he doesn't have human ears.
       
    4. It seems like all my mods have just been hand sanding ones: chest, mostly necks (who has necks this long anyway?), and recently the bridge of a nose I wanted to be more delicate. I am in awe of those who cut up or make channels in resin! Wow!

      I really need to research how to use my dremel. I have no idea what I’m doing and end up tossing it aside.
       
    5. I wanted to carve scales into certain spots of my RS Jun but never got around to it. I also want/need to add dragon scales to Saraf's arm but I'm not sure I have the skill to make it turn out like I want it to (I had a FL event arm for him but the mag hand annoys me horribly and the metal leafing has tragic rubbing in the joints).

      The most I do as far as "mods" go is temp tattoos and I've added metal leafing to a couple of dolls. I actually have to do some spot repairs to the metal leafing on Mkhai (Impl Miguel the Demon Hunter) as he's got some mystery holidays in the leafing that I don't know how he got as all my boys live in their boxes when I'm not actively doing something with them. I did also add "frost" to the claw hands of 2 dolls as part of their character make-up involves Ice Demons. The frost is a generous application of iridescent white superfine glitter heavily mixed with Mod Podge.
       
    6. Good point about the ladies! The female Embody has the thigh joint, but the non-Vigor big boys have to deal with not being able to hug their legs unless you pull their thighs out of the socket. As far as pretzel posing is concerned, a certain type of thigh joint had given my big girls contortionist-level legs ("thigh peanuts" like those used by Impldoll's Starwoman MGB). I have two female bodies that implement that kind of joint, but I have yet to own a male body with thigh peanuts. If Granado could invest in similar engineering for all their male bodies, it would be a godsend!
       
    7. @AntarelNefertili That is a great body! Another with the flexible shoulder joint. What is it that they think women need flexibility and guys don't? I can think of a couple which have no business in a G-rated thread. :D


      I think Crocus is a little too fond of the beauty of the legs when "in place" to give us that. :D BUT, their response to my messages bodes well:

      Don't worry. We understand! As we also think the joints may have some issues. We plan to release a new body soon.

      And I have no more money! WAH

      I have a feeling Seventh Day's Horus has a lot of artists rethinking some of the joints. Ask me how much I want this body...esp the shoulder joint...and she only does super limited runs.https://www.moonlightbjd.com/product-page/horus-ver-god-of-the-sky

      @Iron_Dog Could you possibly use something like this and just glue it on? You can paint this. I've seen it done on art dolls. 4 way stretch iridescent mermaid fish scales purple green | Etsy

      There's also this option: Iridescent Fish Scales nail art glitter | Etsy
       
      #547 Vindalootoo, Aug 23, 2021
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    8. @Vindalootoo Wu-Tyr, Elder God of Primordial Waters, would love some of that fabric for an outfit. I'd hate sewing it because stretch fabric= arrrrrgh! but it's beautiful. I actually have some stuff that's very close to the nail art fish scales for use when I make eyes although I think the ones I have don't have a curve to them. I never thought of it as fish scales but that's an interesting idea. Thank you.
       
    9. They will release a new body soon!! What tantalizing news!!
       
    10. Couldn't you just glue it to the arms with white glue? then do the edges with pencil/blush/paint to blend it into the skin? Oh, wait, you're talking about another doll. You could attach (carefully) iron on interfacing to stop the stretch.

      @allurose I know, right? And I just spent my wad. WAH. Not to mention I'm going to be spending the next year, easy, just getting them modded, faceups, and outfitted. :D
       
      #550 Vindalootoo, Aug 24, 2021
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    11. I told Granado we were all very curious about the new body and they sent another teaser:

      Hmm you will check that very soon.

      :D
       
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    12. @Vindalootoo The scales on Jolen are very minor. He's got some on the outside of his thighs, across his lower back and a little over his pelvis. He's a half-breed with his father being the mer-type than can freely transform legs to tail at will. Neither Jolen nor his twin Jenlin are able to do the same but they can swim exceedingly well and hold their breath for a ridiculous amount of time. I've had him for more than 10 years without the scales so it's obviously not bothering me terribly.
       
    13. @Vindalootoo Well, Granado released a teaser for a 31cm boy body on IG... AND IT HAS THIGH PEANUTS. So we know Granado can make them, it's just the matter of implementing it for the big guys. :...(
       
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    14. I'm so depressed! That's what I needed. AND the height is better. He s/b the same height as Wesley, who has the vigor body. Plus, this is slightly slimmer than the Adagio, which was the other mod I was going to make. So depressed....
       
    15. Well, it's cool to have more nice tiny doll bodies, but this definitely doesn't help me solve my own hybrid issue.
       
    16. Well I'm thrilled about the new addition to the tiny male body. I will move this over to the other thread and exclaim my "Yay" over there.
       
    17. I'd be very down with Granado making their 53cm boy a permanent addition to their line up with other sculpt options for the head. But in full disclosure, the 50-ish cm size is my current favourite and I have a 53cm Lucifer from the crowdfund sale. I mean, I've recently purchased a 51cm boy and he's going to be needing a partner so....
       
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    18. But if he's available in this size, they're probably working on a big lad version.
       
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    19. hey, @Iron_Dog . Are they considering a 50- something guy? I love that size range.
      I have Lucifer, too. He has chums from other companies. But he poses the best.