Soom Super Gem Dia

Thanks, that helps a lot. Now, if I could just decide!
I think the 11mm provides the most realism so I'll probably go with that.

 

Repainted my Dia boy, D (who wears 14mm eyes from soom, btw)




His leeke wig stained his old faceup and headcap quite a bit. Does anyone know what I could use to protect him this time around? I heard silicone headcaps can still be bled through. Also his wig is a very snug fit so I don't know if it'd even fit if I had a silicone headcap on underneath. Are there alternatives? I tried using a papertowel taped down but I can tell it bunched up and parts of the wigcap are touching his bare head and faceup. You'd think doll companies would use non staining materials!

 

That's a beautiful face up!
I use Luts silicone headcaps on most of my dolls, my Dia included, and have never had any problems with them. I'm not sure how the wig color could bleed through the material either.
What size is that wig he's wearing? I can easily fit a regular 8-9 over a silicone cap for example.
And did soaking the wig for a while not help at all? I just gently wash my really dark ones with some wig shampoo and that usually made it tons better already.

 

I haven't tried washing it, but I think I will just to see if it gets some of the dye out. The wig is 8/9 and brown, but the wigcap is black. I'll go ahead and buy a wigcap at some point too, because the staining was pretty bad before I wiped his old faceup. I have wigs with dark caps from other companies, but they haven't stained my dolls, only this leekewig. Grah. :\

Thanks for the compliment on his faceup, I'm quite proud of it!

 

Beautiful face up!!! you have a gorgeus Dia.

May i ask which soom eyes is he wearing? they are very pretty and he looks perfect with 14mm eyes

I'm sorry for jumping in this topic, I hope that's okay.

 

Botflybaby - One thing you can do about the staining is soak the wig in white vinegar. It seals the color in and is safe on fabrics. Rinse in cool water and let dry. The vinegar smell will dissipate in a few days. Or, after the rinse you can soak in a solution of scented fabric softener and rinse again. I put all of my wigs in fabric softener to wash because it's gentle, conditioning, and rejuvenates frazzled wigs. It will cover up the vinegar scent if you don't want to wait.

 

Thanks!! I'm preeetty sure he's wearing nile blue eclipse, but looking on the site now they look really green compared to the ones I have, so they might be baby blue eclipse. I ordered him too long ago for the order to still show up on my history so I can't find out exactly which, but it's one of those!


cyranstar - Maybe I will try that. I'm always scared of ruining things. Would i soak the whole wig in straight white vinegar? Or should I dilute it?

 

I soaked the doll clothes and wig caps in straight vinegar, but you can do a 1:1 solution with water to be safe. It won't hurt anything.
If you want to bypass the vinegar, you do a soak and rinse in the fabric softener. It will wash away excess color and lessen any staining, but not prevent it unless all excess color is washed away or sealed with the vinegar.

 

thanks for your answer

 

soaking in vinegar?! where you guys get all those ideas from?

Botflybaby your Dia boy is really gorgeous!

 

Sorry I Posted In The Wrong Thread. My Bad Everyone. I Apologies

 

Hello everybody
It's my Dia boy
His name is Kristian.

 

Grandma's tried and true recipes for fabric preservation and stain removal.

Veterok - beautiful boy and picture!

 

I just got a Dia head last week. Man, I love her. I had always loved the mold, but figured she'd be too large for me for 3 years. And then I took the plunge and got her a Beryl body xD Hope that ships soon.
The head is WS and the body is NS so sadly I can't give her a faceup yet, but I am very exciting about painting her.

 

Many Dias lately~ I love it

Veterok : I love him especially his bright red carrot hair color xD
Snow: Dia is my favorite mold too, looking forward to see her with your painting

Botflybaby : OMG I love him! >_<//

By the way I want to sharing newest pic of my Dia xD (he's actually wet but not very noticeable on pic xD)

 

I posted quite a few questions to Soom in my last message, but I thought I would share the one that was relevant here. I asked them if they would continue doing Male Dia in CW in the future, and what their plans were with it, to which they replied that they had no plans to stop offering it in the near future. That was of course followed with them admitting that they often don't make a plan for things, and just up and do things, but they said they would keep my message, and try to make me aware of any future change if I haven't ordered by then. Which of course they gave me this info, on the fact I said I would be ordering one soon, but was curious if I should do it ASAP, or just sort of soonish (which let me tell you they aren't helping their case by releasing adorable green elves...but alas). Can't wait to order my beauty soon with you guys parading all of your's around making me jealous!

 

That's good news, Artemos.
I'm still hoping to get another CW Dia boy from Soom some time this year.
I kind of never get tired of the mold.

 

hi guys,
i have a dia coming in, and i'd like to ask, what size wig does he fit?
also, is 14mm too big for the eyes?

thanks~

 

I'm pretty sure my Dia is wearing 14mm eyes, and he's wearing an 8-9 leekeworld wig that fits just fine, if a bit snug. Unfortunately the leekeworld wig stains! I have yet to get him a proper wigcap to protect him. I really ought to. :

Here's another pic of him. Hope its not considered spam since he's still a few posts above this one. x.x

Also thanks for the compliments on him, guys!

 

Thanks for the reply~!
at least I'd know what to shop for now (^^)

Oh, what about clothes sizing?
Do they fit a normal sd clothes? Or should I look out for bigger clothings?