Project Doll

Wyn was always meant to be a big project. Besides being SD sized, I wanted to do more with him than just put a face-up on him. I want to practice body blushing on Wyn as well.

It goes a lot father than just that, actually. When I bought him, I envisioned a frosty character with an aristocratic feel. I envisioned a white suite and light blue shoes, blue tinge to the hair and skin, and dark blue eyes. However, as the time draws near to paint him, I've expanded his intended wardrobe and planned to purchase and make a number of extra accessories as well.

Here's one final, close up look at him before I finish taking him completely apart.

First I took off his hair, of course, to get a really good look at that stark white face. He truly is pale.

The next thing I did was measure for eyelashes. In keeping with his special theme, he is going to need special eyelashes, which I'll have to order ASAP.

Then I took him in another room and laid him out flat on a table. This is where he would be disassembled.

Quick note, though his head cap magnets are strong, one of them is in a little crooked, which I believe is what causes his head cap to be unstable. It tends to want to slide forward and off his head. Each time I adjusted his wig, his head cap almost popped off, even with a wig cap. So the solution? I stuck some poster putty I used to keep his eyes in place in between his head cap and head at the top. It pretty much fixed the problem. Now, his head cap wants to slide off, but it can't slide very far and I can adjust his wig without trouble.

However, for taking him apart, the putty had to be removed from his head and head cap.

Here's the beginning of disassembling. As you can kind of see in the background, all his putty and eyes are placed inside the bowl of the head cap until he's ready to be reassembled. His wig and wig cap are kept nearby.

And all the pieces. I kept the peanut joints and thigh pieces attached to the appropriate strings to make reassembling easier. I also attached long wires to where the hands, feet, and head used to be on the doll's strings. This helps to ease the pieces apart while still controlling the strings, and will make him easier to put back together when he's all ready.

Lastly, I put all the pieces on a cookie sheet I bought for very cheap. It's brand new so there's no chance of any food oils or anything getting on the doll. I also thought the cookie sheet was a good idea because it's unlikely there will be a reaction between the metal and the sealer later, and I wanted something to keep all the pieces together. After putting him on the tray, though, I realized I might want to consider lining the bottom with felt maybe, because the pieces slide around really badly on that slippery metal surface.

Next up, sanding and scrubbing.

~SilverStar-Burst