DiM (Doll in Mind) Mini Discussion Part 5

@nufa , thats a great hybid!
@ludens , Yay Miru! People hardly ever post Miru's lately. She looks ready for spring ^^
@somewheresunbear , Love that faceup! Little drop eyebrows are so cute.
@GallaL , Congrats on Violetta! Im looking forward to seeing her.

I really wish the boy bodies were available in the kits...
My Harlech boy got a new outfit. Unfortunately after so many years the msc in his faceup is starting to ghost over, Not sure how to fix it without removing the dye too Hes still cute though.

 

When the doll arrives, surely I will show it)) Here didnt see such.
@Cydril , Thank you very much!)) It is very interesting to me to see it!
Very lovely guy! Bright and special

 

@Cydril: Thank you! ^^

 

Aww, I love Vee! She's so pretty

I love that hybrid! I think the MYOU body would look great with Annabeth or Gayane.

He's so lovely!

 

Cydril, one of my dolls is dyed, though not as intensely as yours, and when I was doing her faceup, I didn't know any better, so I wiped it and redid it about four times, and although her head is somewhat lighter than her body, its not that bad.

Nufa, that is an awesome hybrid. The resin match is really good, and I think the proportions are fantastic.

I wonder if the bodies being available again means we can get hands? The only thing I would change about that Myou hybrid is to use the more detailed DIM hands, if possible.

 

@Dew_Drops and @thessalyrose : Thank you very much! ^^

 

Hey everyone!
I am going to be the proud owner of a Flowne elf soon. I think her head is quite a bit bigger than my other dolls, so I think I might make her a stand-alone kind of thing; the rest of my dolls are high & dark fantasy themed, and I think my Flowne will be my "break" from that - I think I'll use her for more cute and/or casual clothing and stuff that I wouldn't usually dress my other dolls in, but stuff that I still like. I might get her some pretty, sparkly eyes too, and I am thinking I will probably get her a black or dark brown wig of some sort.

Speaking of eye size, though, for anyone who has a Flowne - what size do you prefer in her?

I assume she probably takes low domes but beyond that, I'm kind of at a loss. It seems to be around 12-14mm? But the website didn't really give me any information for it. >>; She'll be sent out Monday so she should arrive sometime next week but I'd like to keep a look out for eyes for the time being, just in case I find something I like in the right size.

 

Hi! There are eyes of 14 mm.

DSC_0301 by Alevtina Lomackina, on Flickr

Here eyes of 12 mm
DSC_0613 by Alevtina Lomackina, on Flickr

 

Tick tick, tick tock. Still waiting on the wig and body for Vee, poor little floating head that she is. DZ is sure taking their time, though I expected as much when I placed the order back at the beginning of January. I just want to take pictures of her and my Lulu (DC Bella) together so badly! And I’ve got PLANS for how cute I’m gonna dress her, lol.

 

I finished my Benetia's face-up and hand blushing today! Her name is Claris. I'll put the pic under a spoiler because there's minor gore (blood, she's a vampire after all).

Spoiler

I made her eyes, and I modded her too (opened up the eyes. It wasn't the sleeping sculpt, I just like super alert big eyes on my more stylised dolls). She has hands from Angel of Dream. She's the most spontaneous unplanned doll I own!

 

I'm new to this thread! I recently was gifted a DiM Gayane on the Glamorous body. I'm in the process of modding her body to be able to sit up straight for it bothers me. She was a friend's first doll, and she gifted her to me before my big move last year. I finally got her back from the US, but without her head cap. I made her a new one out of fimo and magnets so she can wear wigs.


Her name is Autumn!

 

Congrats with being gifted your pretty girl. And yes that body is a bit annoying isn't it? I am very curious to see how you'll mod her and what you would recommend (or not) for the rest of us. I too have the body and the wish to mod it. Just haven't gotten around to doing it (there are 5 SD70 boys that have demanded that I will make them clothes first.) But I should be able to get to her early this summer

 

Thank you! And yes, the body is... janky at best. I've so far elongated her elastic slots in her thighs and she can sit up a bit better, but she's so top heavy she rocks back again. So next I will hollow out her hip sockets/butt area so she can sit on her legs!

 

Lol - it is usually a question of allowing the elastic to take the straightest/shortest route, for that is what it will do naturally. What actually annoys me most is her chest joint. I want to change the shape so she can hold a nice slouch and not heel over backwards. - but do not know exactly how yet how to form the joint.

There is a tutorial for modding a Love body somewhere on Deviant art - if I remember correctly she did a similar thing for her chestjoint. I'll have to look it up

 

I have had a look at Lucinda on the glam body and she sits fine as long as I make her slouch. But then her upper body turns sideways. I think I want a stop in her upper thighjoint so she will lean forward a bit more - and that will likely need a bit longer slots too? I can see why you would want to place her legs futher ba k in the buttocks, but I doubt I could get those sockets nice and even rounded inside.
I found the DIM love body modification tutorial again and think I will follow that on the chest joint. Her knees and arms also need work, and perhaps the channel in her neck? The heads wants to sit straight up or look up now, no looking down possible due to the elastic channel

 

I think adding notches to the back would help keep a nice slouch for the body. I have a dremel with some round sanding bits so I'm gonna use those to hollow her out in the hip sockets. And adding locks inside the thighs would be a good idea too... hmm... she's truly a project doll for me!

 

Hey everyone! Sorry to pop in with questions, but you guys are so knowledgeable when it comes to hybriding these lovely heads I thought it couldn't hurt to ask (also, can anyone link me to the hybrid specific thread for DiM heads? I can't seem to find it!)

Does anyone possibly know if the Dika Doll 46cm boy head is a good match? Specifically I'm looking to match my Alpon head, but as that doesn't seem to be a popular sculpt I think he's similar in size to the bigger-headed sculpts like Ace and Jullis. I'm mostly looking for proportions since I'll be dyeing him.

Also looking for any suggestions for a 44-45cm boy body for an Annabeth head! I'm very partial to the Legend Doll body, but I'm very nervous it won't look nice.

 

@InkyBear I just bought myself an Annabeth head as well from the doa marketplace and am researching for boy bodies. Apparently Doll leaves is a very good resin match, as is loongsoul. I'd love to hear about what hybrids others have made with boy bodies as well!

 

Ooh, good luck on your Annabeth boy! Yup, I already have a Doll Leaves boy for my Larina head Also, for those interested, Ringdoll is a pretty good match as well, which I have my Laia head on. My other Sleepy Larina head is on the Day Dream Little Prince body, and while the proportions are wonderful, the resin match is awful. Still, might be worth looking into for anyone who likes their aesthetic and plans to dye.

 

@InkyBear:

Mine is on a fantasydoll msd boy body. He also looks good a souldoll Vito body if you want him taller and I have always loved the twins on the DC boy bodies that someone had a couple of years ago. Resinmatches? I'll blush the head.