Mature 1/6 Dolls - part 3

Illarion's wig is my first attempt at making a ventilated wig. Despite the crazy tiny size of it, it still took me about 30 hours to do and it looks better in person than it does in the photo below. Overall I'm pleased with it and learned quite a bit in the making of it. I have 2 more very small wigs to make for my Batchix Clever Littles but haven't gotten to it yet as I've got a ton of projects screaming for my attention.
Illarion & Mau-Sehk by ID Locke, on Flickr

 

What wig size do the Granado 1/6 guys generally take? I've not been able to work that out properly, myself. Follow on: where do people find wigs for them?

 

@Iron_Dog the volume and colour of your wig really suits Illarion, nice job. Do you mind if I ask what a ventilated wig is? And who that intriguing feline fellow sitting next to him is???

 

@Saba Thank you. A ventilated wig is one that is made using very fine mesh/netting (sometimes called French lace although it's very much NOT lace like you'd typically think of) sewn into a wig cap with individual strands of hair knotted into the lace using a ventilating tool. It creates a very realistic look to the wig and is used for human wigs, too. It's very labour intensive as you're literally knotting 2-3 strands of hair into each hole of the mesh. You use a special ventilating tool to do this and loose hair. it's also a really good method for wigs that are really small as it doesn't add bulk like typical wefts would.

The motion is almost identical to how you latch hook a rug and the tool is very close in design to a latch hook with the exception of the latch part being absent. That does make it a bit more difficult to do the motion as the exposed hook of the tool can and does sometimes catch on the mesh and you need to carefully remove/untangle it. Catching the hook happens less frequently as you get more experience.

The wig is also created while on the doll's head. To keep it from sliding around while knotting the hair, make a few passes of regular sewing thread under the doll's chin creating a chin strap sort of deal. The wig cap is not stretchy and has no elastic so without that, the wig will pop right off the first time you try to knot hair. I've also found it very helpful for my old eyes to use green painter's tape on the doll's head under the cap to provide some contrast between the colour of the mesh and resin, making the holes easier to see. I also need to wear the highest magnification reading glasses you can buy from the drug store (3.25 here in Canada) because old eyes are old *sigh. The painter's tape also allows me to make directional marks on the tape to help direct me as I'm knotting the hair.

Mau-Sekh is the catboy in the photo and he'd 3D printed by an artist on Etsy. He's well designed in my opinion but due to the shape of his feet/paws, he cannot stand unaided. He's reasonably smooth (the lines of printing are barely/not noticeable), his eyes are changeable and he came with a 2nd pair of hands.

 

@Iron_Dog thank you for explaining the process to me, it sounds intriguing! I would love to give it a go (used to latch hook back in the day) but the need for high magnification specs would do me in lol Mau-Sekh is fantastic

 

@Saba I need the high mag specs because my eyesight is less than ideal overall. I had to start wearing bi-focal/progressives when I was in my early 40's (I've worn glasses for distance since I was 10). I've seen others do it without glasses/magnification in multiple videos on YouTube.

Mau-Sekh is very nicely sculpted and if strong light is behind him, you can see it diffused through the upper parts of his ears just like you sometimes can with light coloured cats.

 

A magnifier is very handy for working on mature tinies in general.

I got a little desk clip on and it's be soooooo useful

 

Dream Valley Rin (human ver.) is here!! Going to go for a sweet pastel clownlita vibe for her! She's quite kicky and needs restrung and sueded for sure, and I also need to make her some clothes (she's currently using her long hair for modesty lol) First on the outfit list is a comfy pair of PJs, I want my crew to be ready for winter~

 

Not sure if this is the right place to post this. I tried looking for the right forum but didn't find anything.
I ordered a Grenado Lucent on a 32Adaigo body back in the beginning of December.
While waiting for him I ordered quite a few clothing items for him from a company in China that makes clothing specifically for this Grenado doll. The items were delivered to the wrong home, and I have never received them. I did get a photo of the package left sitting on a set of steps. But not the steps at my home. My neighbors apparently think it's ok to steal items that have been delivered to their home but are not theirs. Not the first time this has happened to me, but only with packages from outside the US.
Anyhow, I was wondering if there are any companies, or people in the United States that make clothing that fit this size mature doll?
Does anyone in the US do custom orders for this size mature doll?
TIA!!

 

Based on the body dimensions of your doll he might can wear barbie clothes/rainbow high etc. I buy a lot of 1/6 scale clothes from aliexpress/etsy/ebay. It’s all about just knowing the size dimensions of your doll.

 

Action figure clothing can work in a lot of circumstances. When I had a Soom Mini Gem boy (it was Mute), he fit pretty well into some Ken clothing and action figure outfits (like the ones from Hot Toys & the like). I think your doll is a little bit taller but should still work in those types of clothing. Pants were the biggest hurdle, and shoes, but the action figure should worked pretty well as long as they were the kind that actually lace up/actual fabric. The plastic ones were too loose and tended to fall off.

 

Hi! Can someone advise a male who will match with Dream Valley Lucia? She's 27cm and I'd like to have a male no taller than 29cm (I'm making characters from my story and bigger difference is too much for them)

On the pic she's near a White boy 30cm (casted, on the right) and a custom boy 28cm (OT). White has a very small head and is too tall and thin (and i meed human near Lucia-elf), and the left one's head is too big, but height is fine. But he's 3d printed and I'd like to find casted one.



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Hmm, I can compare for you sometime in the near future, but the Xagadoll/Asleep Eidolon 27cm boys MIGHT fit the bill... I'm unsure about relative head size, though. Someone in my local community has a Lucia, and her head was pretty small in comparison to my Xagas. It's kind of an odd size to find though in cast dolls, that sort of ~28cm range. I've had much better luck in printed ones, unfortunately... Let me know if you'd like to see a Xagadoll Sylvia boy next to a Lucia though, and I can make sure to bring mine to my next doll meet at the end of February!

 

What is her wig size? I'm wondering if I have a girl with a similar head size for a comparison. And I have never seen a boy like the one on the right from Maskcat.

 

Mask cat does not have any boy dolls of any size I'm pretty sure.

 

The boy on the right looks very much like a White doll (from Dolly Planet). Those feet with the separate big toe are unusual.

 

I've looked at practically every image on Maskcat's Instagram and have never seen any male sculpts.

However @nancy_schroeder_ca is onto something with the White Doll suggestion. If you scroll down to the bottom of the page, where four guys are all lined up, the one on the far right looks exactly like the doll labeled as "Maskcat" above:

白零|WHITE 29CM 1/6 BJD - dollyplanet

Edited to add: I feel like I've seen many other guys in this scale lately, but they do tend to have small heads like this one (unfortunately). I will come back and post again if I see anything similar to Lucia's proportions, though!

 

Here is a variety of males with larger heads,

Myou Rod, Asleep Eidolon Claus(Klaus), Asleep Eidolon Cordilea male, Xaga Ken, White 30cm, Island Doll Song Yu


I think Myou of Xaga Ken might be possibilities. There are three Myou boys to choose from. Xaga Cyrus is probably the same size head as Ken.

 

I believe the goal is shorter with a smaller head, not larger heads.It's hard to find that combo...