Dollshe Discussion - Part Seventeen

@sahoma Ahh, thank you! These pictures are so helpful! It definitely looks like a big enough change to make a difference for my purposes. My Arsene is supposed to be the brains of the group, but right now he gives me Jimmy Neutron vibes. Any little bit would help.

@Gamine Ooh, how perfect! I am interested in comparing head circumference, overall face length from top of head or hairline to chin (whatever is easier to measure...?) and face width not including ears. Do you have any idea when the change was made? When Dollshe talks about selling the 'Old Arsene', is it the smaller one they're talking about?

 

@Havra I will get those measurements for you soon, would photos be helpful as well? I will try to take some.

Yes, "Old Arsene" (as Dollshe now calls it) refers to the original smaller head size created with the Arsene body. I don't know exactly when the larger version was introduced but it should roughly coincide with the release of the Mystic body, as the larger head size was created to pair with the Mystic body. Both versions can accommodate the same neck size.

 

Any photos are most assuredly helpful, @Gamine! Thank you so much for the info and assistance.

Even from what I've seen so far, I definitely want one. Wish me luck in my search...

 

@Havra Thanks for your patience! Measurements as follows:

Head circumference around fullest part of head: Old Arsene approx 21 cm; updated Arsene approx 22.5 cm.

Length from top of head to chin: Old Arsene approx 8 cm; updated Arsene approx 8.5 cm.

Width at widest point of face (not including ears): Old Arsene approx 4.6 cm; updated Arsene approx 5 cm.

The length and width measurements were tricky (I don't have any calipers); I did my best but would recommend treating these numbers as a rough estimate. I took a few comparison photos and will share them with you via PM as soon as I upload them to a host. If you think of anything else, just let me know and I'll try to help!

 

Thank you very much, @Gamine! So kind of you to take the time. That is pretty much exactly what I want. I hope I can find one now. It would make a real difference in the cohesion of my main trio. With the drastic changes made to my Saint, I'm now trying to find a balance for the others.

 

/drops a Saint

 

Whoa, @Thymeseer, he looks like he's been through it. What is the story behind his customization? I like how you gave him a dead looking eye and everything.

 

Wow those burn scars are intense @Thymeseer! Did you do them yourself? I'd love to know more about his story.

 

@Havra @Quiet and Insane Thanks! I did do the scars myself. It's all white glue, paper towels, and pastels. So it's technically removable if I ever feel like redoing it. When I get really brave, I'm coming for the ear on that side.

His name is Anaximander, and he's the big bad in my dnd campaign setting. He's been a character of mine for longer than that, but this way other people get to have him inflicted on them as well. He's high priest to the Mourning God in his world, a once very comforting and pleasant god of loss and the recovery from pain that has been twisted from his original sphere to embrace/cause that loss and humbling instead. Anaximander is furthering the loss of nations to turn people to his deity, instigating wars and assassinations of rulers.

He was horribly burned in a house fire that cost him his siblings and parents, and found his god while recovering. He started to twist the worship when he started to be ostracized for his appearance and for being the sole survivor of the accident. The fingers...well those are more proof of commitment to the cause (his lieutenants have also given up at least one). He's collected other similarly neglected people and now they have a little cult going on that are aiming to bring their god down in the flesh to judge everyone.

 

@Thymeseer LOVE IT. That is such a cool and creepy concept for a villain. Lots to explore there. I was wondering if the lost fingers were part of his character or if his doll self had had an accident and you worked it in.

 

Oooo cool! What a great backstory @Thymeseer! I did burn scars using similar materials on one of my other dolls a few years back (but they need a little refreshing around the joint areas).

 

@Havra Thanks! I love him and his creepiness. I always have fun with the bad guys that think they're doing something righteous! The fingers have always been a part of his character. I felt so so SO guilty chopping them off, but I did get a pair from someone that were already broken. So my conscience was soothed a teeny bit.

@Quiet and Insane Thank you! It's surprising how well it works, considering the cheap materials and relatively simple process.

 

@Thymeseer - Sometimes, simple is just the most effective!

 

Oh dear. My initial plan was for my Diana to be on an Iplehouse nYID body, but the hole in her neck is far too small for the S-hook that that body uses! What bodies make good hybrids for Dollshe 16F heads (meaning I won't have to make her neck hole wider)?

 

Diana notoriously has a problem with S hooks. Even with her default body.
It's not a question of what company fits (pretty sure the answer is none), it's a matter of having tools for take her head off and on.
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You can always just use some small braided twine threaded though the elastic to pull it through the tiny hole and then slip the s-hook back into the elastic once it's in the head. I've had to do that with a lot of different hybrids over the years and it's quite simple. You can even just leave a tied loop of string around the elastic so you don't have to rethread it any time you want to remove the head.

 

Has anybody gotten Carl Mars? The orders started like 2 years ago...

 

Not going to lie, I forgot that was even a sculpt. I'm going to say no on that one.

 

@Quiet and Insane - Ha ha! That's a good one!
For the record...I forgot about it also.

 

I'm not even looking at new releases! I won't order again until I receive all my orders and see news that he has cleaned up his act!