Soom Faery Legend discussion part 4

Hurray!!!! I am glad he is home!

My Azur came a while ago but I just sent him off to be painted so when he comes back I shall share pics! I still need to email Soom about how to string his mermaid bits.

 

Did he wind up coming with human legs? I remember that was a bit confusing based off their sales post!

 

@sailorstarsun He looks wonderful. I can't wait for my grey guy to come home.

 

He sure did!

 

Wow thank goodness! That was SO confusing in the sales listing and their Q&A. Phew!

 

Well, now I've gone and glued the magnet into his wing the wrong way. I can't get it out at all to fix it, and I have no idea what to do.

 

@sailorstarsun Try putting the wing in the freezer for a bit. That sometimes helps to break the superglue bond/make it brittle enough to pop out (or so I've heard).

While it doesn't help now, I've found that when installing magnets, it helps to make sure they go in the right way if you put the magnets together and then mark the exposed ends that will go into the holes with a dot from a marker.

 

What @Iron_Dog said is exactly what I was thinking! You could also try super glue remover but the freezer option is a good place to start.

 

Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, I don't have a freezer, but I think the fridge at work does, so I'll have to take the wing with me next time I go to the office.
The only other thing I can think of is actually cutting the wing open to get the magnet out, then gluing it back together.

I'm really depressed about this whole thing. He's been my most troublesome boy yet.

 

Oooh do not cut the wing! It is possible the get the magnet out! Try the work freezer first, then super glue remover!

 

You can try the hot/cold method too. Get it as cold (or frozen) as you can for a few hours then dip just the wing magnet in hot, not boiling water. Using another bigger magnet to pull it out. May have to do it a few times but it is better than cutting the magnet out.

EDIT: My Rick arrived today. His name is Cirrus Greenlea but he will go back into his box until the threat of hurricane Beta has passed.
Soom Rick box opening by SteamWitch, on Flickr

 

Still no face, but Yttri The Unluckiest Pixie has eyes, hair, legs, and wings.

I love him so much.



The wig is a size 4.5 from Parabox, and it fits really well! He's coming together nicely.

 

Two lovely grey fairies! Your fellow is looking great so far, @sailorstarsun ! Looking forward to seeing how you style him, @SteamWitch !

 

Hi everyone! I just bought an Azur from someone selling theirs from the special event, and they live in the same state so he’ll be arriving next week! He’ll be my first tiny and my first blank doll. Excited to try my hand at doing his face-up and making a wig!

 

Congrats! They are wonderful!!! I look forward to what you do with him.

 

Linzi was in front of the camera today.
Linzi day 9 by SteamWitch, on Flickr

 

I got a new boy! Storm Sprite Auber from 2011. He is so cool. I love his wings but he doesn't have his magnets so I'm going to have to scrounge around to see if I can find some the right size.
He came with his Sprite wing and legs, human legs and feet and boot feet. His eyes are very pale but pretty. I tried some of my homemade eyes and the ones that looked the best were 6mm and too small. These are 8mm but not as pretty as the other ones. I may put his original eyes back, maybe.
Kolby new guy old Auber by SteamWitch, on Flickr

 

Oooh he is cute! I need to get a proper wig for Azur. Sadly the one I did get him is just not working out. I need to get him a new one - debating if I want to try Monique Trading again or just commission someone else off etsy.

 

If you want a Monique, sooner is better as they are closing and what's left is what's left and they're not making more.

I've found that the size 4 wigs are a bit on the sketchy side with regards to how they fit in general. I have 2 Monique wigs in size 4 and one fits without trouble and the other is... difficult. They are different styles but it's the fit which is sometimes problematic and that's a wig cap thing.

I was doing some switching around recently and oddly, Sleet's (Soom Auber) fullset default wig that wouldn't stay on his head for love or money has absolutely no problem staying on Iwa-Xine's (Soom Boehm) head. The Monique wig that Iwa-Xine was wearing was in constant danger of popping off if I so much as looked at it sideways, sits just fine on Zenzi's (Lume Zero) head (he's not keen on it though). Dolf (Lume Blaze) wears the other Monique 4 wig and his fits fine on everyone but he's the only one who seems to like it (I haven't tried the other Monique on him yet). Gunari (Lume Koit) wear a faux fur wig I made him as does Sleet.

I've measured all their heads and they're all 4" so I'm not sure why some wigs refuse to stay on one doll but work just fine for another. I mean, aside from the obvious answer that the doll in question doesn't like the wig and refuses to wear it.

Right now Zenzi is wearing a faux fur wig with synthetic hair that I made him. It fits nice and snug and if I had a way to scan the pattern I'd do it and share in case anyone is interested/wanted it. He's also got one I made out of white fox and rabbit that fits well. I intend to make him one out of mohair on-pelt, too, since he's been ambivalent about what I've tried out on him. My province is currently in (another) lockdown to at least the beginning of May (it might go longer *sigh*) so I can't go anywhere to do that as scanning stuff isn't considered "essential".

 

@Iron_Dog I got him the 4" Princess wig but it wasn't what I expected and it actually won't stay on his head, even with a silicone head cap. Either it is too big or I stretched it by accident. So I have a wig I can't use. =/

They still have some wigs I could settle for but I'm worried I will get more wigs that I cannot use. Is the resale market for 4 inch wigs pretty good if my dolls end up hating everything I get them?

I also find that the giant monique tag on the inside might be to blame but I don't want to cut it out if I don't plan on keeping the wig. =/