Dollstown 13yr & 15yr Discussion - part three

Really Lovely Elysia, Theresa! Yes, Avril and Jane, let's hope we all get to play dollies a lot more.... and ... errrr, eventually have a SUMMER!

 

Thank you Jane, Yve. I have to say I absolutely adore her too. I totally agree that more dolly time is definitely in order.

 

Just loved catching up on this thread (I somehow lost my subscription, but found the thread again - phew...) Everybody's DT girls and boys are just sooo gorgeous

After selling all my DT girls, I found myself regretting it (isn't that always the way???) So I have now invested in two replacement heads, while I save up for the bodies... can't wait to join the thread again with some new girls!!

 

Hee hee, Suffering from Dollstown rebound effect Dollfanz? I've been there too

 

OMG Tania, no DT's? Are you having withdrawal? LOL Best of luck with your newly acquired girls. Hugs.

 

Hey just subscribed to this thread.

Since... in the near future I will be ordering my first Dollstown girl! I've been dreaming of a Dollstown doll since 2010. I used to long for Yeondu, but knowing mine would never, never ever hit the level of perfection that Candygears reached with her Clean Slate, I decided to go for another sculpt instead. I picked Amy in Oriental Skin on the 13-year old body, and will try my first hand on face-ups and perhaps tiny mods on her. I never did that with a doll before but with this girl, I think I have the confidence. I will also sew and knit for her.

I do have some questions though! Since she takes size 9 wigs, should I go for 8-9" wigs or are 9-10" wigs better?
Do I need to get extra tools such as elastic, S-hooks and sanding paper or will I be alright without?
And most importantly, is there anything else you want to share with new Dollstown owners?

So excited!

 

Hiya Wiske

Amy is one of the smaller DT heads so you should be fine with 8-9. All my girls share the same wigs even Estella "Pumpkin Head".

As you are getting the 13 yr body it might be good to hot-glue her joints. See how you do with her legs and maybe if you still find them hard to handle, use some wire inside the leg wells. DT legs can take a bit of getting used to! They are such beautiful and characterful dolls though, it's well worth the effort. I'm sure you will love your new girl I Look forward to seeing her.

 

I agree with vonbonbon Wiske you will need to glue suede her body the instant it gets to your house, otherwise it is likely to drive you mad!
And I do wire my dolls too, using Aluminium Armature Wire 3.25 mm bought from ebay.

I so hope you can order your Amy really soon, she is such a pretty sculpt
Do let us know when you do order her please!

 

Thanks for all the tips! I got lucky, my boyfriend wanted to help me out to help me get her sooner, so I just placed the order! I am a bit worried though, since straight after I did the paypal payment I got a message among the lines of: "Warning! Head Amy Oriental Skin not in stock. Should be backordered." or something along those lines. While before I placed the order the site said she was in stock! I am not sure if I got the last Amy in stock or if they miscalculated and she will be pre-ordered. I just e-mailed them to ask, but I'm still worried.

I'm very happy that you shared your tips with me. I only own fairyland dolls besides Amy and those pose very well without wires or sueding, so I have no idea how to do those things. In the four years I've been in this hobby I never even restrung a doll! I'm very excited though since I've always wanted a doll who needs a bit more work. I think it will help the bonding. Do you know a good tutorial on hot-glue sueding?

 

Congrats Wiske...I have a DT boy 15yr and just adore him. Their bodies really are lovely (heads too of course) I haven't wired or sueded him but I can see why the other folks recommended it. Totally curious to know what you think once you get your girl. Hope she will arrive soon!

 

Oh yes!!! I am so pleased for you.
And Mr Anjonghak will answer your email in the morning so please don't worry.....the customer care at DT is amazing!

And here is a YouTube link on glue sueding....it is really easy and quick to do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeN5wvSDSAs

 

The sueding seems like a very easy thing to do! I'm definitely going to do that first. And I just asked my dad what armature wire is called in Dutch and he said he had some laying around, in the right size too!

By the way Jane, thanks for the eyecandy, that guy had very interesting teeth. And that's a good thing

How are the Dollstown girls with seamlines? Do they need lots of sanding? I find the idea of spending hours sanding down seams very comforting somehow ...

 

My DT dolls don't seems to have seam lines but I will check again tomorrow ............and glue sueding is easy!

 

I was so busy that I (think?) I forgot to intruduce my Soi boy to the thread! I ordered him in Fresh skin on the new 15y body. (Which I really love. Poses better than some of my torso jointed ones! But I especially like the sitting and legs. *sigh* )

Not the proper wig, outfit or eyes yet, but at least I'm done with the faceup. I named him Rory.

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Oh gosh! He is so handsome.........I would love a Yujin painted like him!

 

Rory is gorgeous. I agree with Jane. His painting is amazing! How did you paint these light transparent freckles?

 

Thank you! I love him to bits already... although sometimes I wish I haven't painted his expresion so fierce. You know, when you just see him glaring at you from a random spot! haha

Wiske~ I usually use a mixture of very carefully splattering them on and then adjusting, wiping a few and then adding more with a brush, each individually.

 

I totally didn't see his glare, haha! His eyebrows were covered by his hair so I didn't realize. To me he looked like a gentle soul ...

 

Lol, that's true, they are mostly covered. I laughed though, because... 'gentle soul' and I just usually see this: (random shot when I noticed)

 

He's so cute, even if he is evil! You did a wonderful job on the faceup.