my new used tbd

samara78 · Post by **samara78** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 11:23 am

DollAfficionado wrote:Great photo. The red glasses are a nice added touch.

Thanks officianado

samara78 · Post by **samara78** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 11:25 am

Newbie98 wrote:Awesome job Samara, just curious how you stitched the breasts up to the collarbone? Or if there are pictures of it?

I haven't done it yet. There are three dots for each collarbone. That is how the breasts are put up by long thick thread .

Chiiguy · Post by **Chiiguy** » Sun Apr 03, 2016 11:29 am

samara78 wrote:
Chiiguy wrote:Thanks for the updates Samara! A question for you would 50% Isopropyl work just as well or do I need to go out and buy a bottle of 75% Iso?
50 % should be ok. Take your time when you see one cotton pad get dirty flip it over and use the other side. When that gets dirty discard it and use another.

Thanks!

samara78 · Post by **samara78** » Sun Apr 03, 2016 3:39 pm

You are very welcome

samara78 · Post by **samara78** » Sun Apr 03, 2016 5:31 pm

New pics will go up soon.

ARK ANGEL · Post by **ARK ANGEL** » Thu May 26, 2016 11:48 am

Hi Samara, I just thought I'd update you on Carly's collarbone.
I opened her back and removed some stuffing, the threads were well tangled in the shoulder wire loops, the arm wires were protruding to far into the shoulder, which explains why her finger wires were so short.
While I had her back open I straightened her spine and leg wires, which are quite heavy duty, and took some doing, but her leg wires now terminate at her feet instead of halfway up her shins.
Sorry, I totally forgot to take pics, but there was a problem with the arm wire, there seemed to be nothing holding it in, so I bent the hooked ends through the two wire loops in the MDF discs, and it worked perfectly, now eliminated, they cannot hook her shoulder dimple lines, and she has her finger bones back.
I'd like to know how they are supposed to be, there was nothing inside that fell off, so I'm confused there.

Pete.

samara78 · Post by **samara78** » Thu May 26, 2016 2:22 pm

My doll didn't come with a skeleton. Sounds like you love your lady and are taking good care of her

dolldoer · Post by **dolldoer** » Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:58 pm

Wow, I just read this thread from beginning to end and was amazed! You have done a wonderful job on restoration and the doll looks beautiful. You are very talented. Thanks for sharing your work and all the instructions.

samara78 · Post by **samara78** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 8:25 pm

Just bumping this thread

Stewie studmuffin · Post by **Stewie studmuffin** » Tue Jan 17, 2017 2:00 am

samara78 wrote:
Chiiguy wrote:Thanks for the updates Samara! A question for you would 50% Isopropyl work just as well or do I need to go out and buy a bottle of 75% Iso?
50 % should be ok. Take your time when you see one cotton pad get dirty flip it over and use the other side. When that gets dirty discard it and use another.

So by doing this enough times, you would be able to remove most stains? Also how much pressure would be required? My Babe is pretty clean for the most part, but she has the usual Teddy Babe dirty nose. I guess from nuzzling her too much!

samara78 · Post by **samara78** » Tue Jan 17, 2017 5:14 am

Use a 70% rubbing alcohol after you use a foaming uphostry cleaner on her "spotted areas" cleanse her only going in the same direction of her velour never the opposite way.

Gazhan · Post by **Gazhan** » Tue Jan 17, 2017 7:36 am

i used an asda home brand oxy action and a toothbrush on Yomi's nose it came out really well, im also going to do another cleaning pass as some of the marks on her breasts and arm havent completely gone yet, she looks much better though xD

JackieTreehorn · Post by **JackieTreehorn** » Tue Jan 17, 2017 5:47 pm

Stewie studmuffin wrote:My Babe is pretty clean for the most part, but she has the usual Teddy Babe dirty nose. I guess from nuzzling her too much!

A lot of times things just happen by accident, I think largely because they're so light. So many times I'm either just putting my arm around her or rolling her over a little or whatever, and her head comes in close like she's giving me a kiss on the cheek. Super enduring and heartwarming, but I'm sure she'll get a dirty nose eventually, haha. I do love it when is seems like she does something on her own though, which is surprisingly pretty often. The aforementioned example or else if she has her arm around me and I sit up it's like she runs her hand down my arm or back- those are probably the two most common.

Stewie studmuffin · Post by **Stewie studmuffin** » Tue Jan 17, 2017 6:08 pm

JackieTreehorn wrote:
Stewie studmuffin wrote:My Babe is pretty clean for the most part, but she has the usual Teddy Babe dirty nose. I guess from nuzzling her too much!

A lot of times things just happen by accident, I think largely because they're so light. So many times I'm either just putting my arm around her or rolling her over a little or whatever, and her head comes in close like she's giving me a kiss on the cheek. Super enduring and heartwarming, but I'm sure she'll get a dirty nose eventually, haha. I do love it when is seems like she does something on her own though, which is surprisingly pretty often. The aforementioned example or else if she has her arm around me and I sit up it's like she runs her hand down my arm or back- those are probably the two most common.

You noticed this too?

I was beginning to think that I was going crazy because it felt like my Babe was trying to return my love!

It's definitely a strange but nice feeling though.