I call this a “sorta” mattress tutorial because I have left out some steps picture wise and also this may not necessarily be the best way to make a bed mattress, but it’s how I worked through some construction issues after making my 1:6 scale doll bed and mattress. I thought I would share my experiments just in case they might be helpful to others, as knowledge can always be built upon to create even greater things! If you happen to have some better ideas on mattress construction feel free to comment and share them! Anyway now on with the sorta tutorial!
Dollmore Lukia Dolls
I just noticed the news posting about these two girls on BJD Collectasy, and I’m so excited about these cuties that I thought I’d post about them here as well. These new girls named Coral and Sky are only 32 cm tall, but have mature bodies that seem reminiscent of obitsu bodies. The oversized head for me also screams Pullip, and the lips seem like they have a little Dal pout going on. Unlike Pullip and obitsu though, these dolls are resin cast.
Because I’m curious to know if these girls will be able to wear fashion doll clothing, I decided to investigate some fashion doll measurements to compare, and the news is heartening!
Lukia Doll Measurements
Height : 32cm
Eyes : 20~24mm
Circumference of Head : 22cm (8-9inches sized wigs fit well)
Circumference of neck : 4cm
Circumference of chest : 13.3cm
Width of shoulders: 6cm
Circumference of waist :8cm
Circumference of hips : 12.3cm
Length of “from hips to ankle” : 17.5cm
Length of “from knee to ankle” : 7.7cm
Foot size : 2.6cm based on heeled feet
Liv Doll Measurements
Height: 30.48 cm (12 in)
Head Circumference: 16 cm (6.29 in)
Neck Circumference: 4.5 cm (1.77 in)
Shoulder Width: 5 cm (1.96 in)
Shoulder to Wrist: 8.5 cm (3.34 in)
Elbow to Wrist: 4 cm (1.57 in)
Back Length: 6.5 cm (2.56 in)
Chest Circumference: 12.5 cm (4.92 in)
Waist Circumference: 9 cm (3.54 in)
Hip Circumference: 11.5 cm (4.52 in)
Hip to Knee: 8.5 cm (3.34 in)
Knee to Ankle: 6.5 cm (2.55 in)
Ankle Circumference: 3 cm (1.18 in)
Feet Size: 2.5 cm (0.98 in)
Barbie’s measurements are also comparable as well, so it looks like there is real potential for these dolls to wear some fashion doll clothing, though it will probably be half experimentation to find out what works properly as anyone who’s experience with Pullips would know!
Currently you can order Coral or Sky, both of which are full-sets and come with everything you see in the picture for $327. For a full-set that includes shoes and two sets of feet amongst everything else, it doesn’t seem too bad, though I do have to wonder if they will offer basic sets of Lukia in the future. Either way I’ll definitely be putting Lukia on my list of dolls to keep any eye on, and I can’t wait to see owner photos of them!
I finally gave in. ^^;
Haha, yeah, I have a new doll that will be arriving in the future, and it is Mudoll’s Ash thief fullset. I also ordered my brownie a new wig and a cute pair of pink boots in the process though, so at least my Brownie will be less of a hobo! XD I have no idea when my new doll might ship or anything since I am still waiting for my payment to go through with Mudoll. I think I’m probably going to be anxious until I know that they’ve got my money since I had to initiate payment through paypal. Anyhow, as soon as I see that the payment status has been updated on the site, I am thinking I might go and order a fur wig from Sunny’s World, and possibly a MSD outfit for Sona, but we’ll see. I think she needs shoes more than anything since her big old feet won’t fit in any of my Yara’s shoes. XP Well That’s all there is to report, I just hope my wait isn’t long!
EDIT: Yay! My payment was received!
SD sized dolls and dioramas….
So I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the big dolls since I fell in love with Mudoll’s Ash thief fullset. One of the hang-ups with the larger dolls are that I feel it’s awfully difficult to make a diorama for them, and you can only have a SD13 sized house if you yourself have a large enough house to accommodate since were probably talking about something being the size of a child’s playhouse. If you wanted to make a diorama for them it would need to be easily disassembled or foldable for storage purposes. I would think there would also be issues with scale in regards to craft wood…not to mention, creating something that large out of wood would be expensive and heavy.
Since I’ve pretty much come to the conclusion now that I no longer want to entirely abandon the larger sized doll, I’ve been thinking about how a diorama for photo-op purposes could be made on the cheap. Right now I’m considering cardboard for a trial run, since I recently bought a new flatscreen TV and therefore I have a bevy of extra thick cardboard that I think has the potential to be finished into a reasonable looking wall. I also imagine if I want to stick with paper products that mattboard and foam core board could possibly be use for trim, but with foam core you would need to have a way to give a smooth finish to the foam edge of the board. Also concerning trims, I imagine if you wanted to paper anything you would need to find an interesting heavyweight wrapping paper.
Anyway I’ve seen some people do some great things with just a little cardboard, paint and handiwork, so maybe it is possible. Either way I don’t plan on doing anything about it right this minute, but I will need to cut down my box so I can store the cardboard otherwise someone in the house might mistakenly throw it away!
Yara’s bad face-up and Sona’s new to her wig.
I wanted to give my Yara a new face-up, this time something a little bolder and with fresher colors, and well it turned out bolder all right, but it started heading in a direction that I ended up not liking. After having already wiped and re-primed twice because of eyebrow flubs, I decided to just continue with my third attempt since the brows turned out fine. In the end though I think it’s too garish and I have way too many little flubs and blunders all through the entire face-up. I’m going to wipe her face again soon and re-do it, but I probably won’t be able to get to it again for a few days, so she’s like she is for now. Anyhow I thought I’d post this bad face-up for posterity or something. XD
Also, Sona’s newness has wore off enough so I thought I would finally remove her original wig which was velcroed on by dollmore. I had bought this short blunt cut wig for her back when I first ordered her and I wasn’t positive I would get the wig I wanted. After trying it on her I think I’ll keep it on her for a while since the cut has a schoolgirl vibe to it that I think suits her well, and it’s also easier to manage.
Still thinking about new dolls as in my previous post, but every time I consider making a large frivolous purchase I always have to argue with myself over it for a week or so before I come to any conclusions. I did however take my DIM Danbi out of his box this afternoon, mostly with the intention of checking his condition for sale. After getting him out and looking him over and being newly shocked by his size again, I think I decided I should keep him because although he’s not double jointed, it is a nice body sculpt, so IF I did order the Ash fullset there could be the possibility of him using the DIM body which I think looks a little more manly than the mudoll body sculpt. Argh! Listen to me, I am still seriously considering it! o(>3<;)o