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Thanks for the tip with the eyes, at least one seems to have a spot it doesn't want to go. I will try to fix the spring when I get the courage 8O In the meantime, Lily's ready to have her first guests over for a small early Christmas party :) Pictured with some of my other girls: Angie (Hindsgaul An...

Thanks for the replies! Yeah, thick cotton dresses with high collar are not her thing :D Normally a person would put the arms straight above their head to put it on, which Lily (and most dolls?) cannot safely do. This dress was not bought specially for her, though, I already have a sizeable wardrobe...

Hi everyone! After 7 years of owning multiple air babes and mannequins I finally got myself a silicone doll! This post will be more of a "first impressions" than a review, with simple phone pics, but maybe someone will find it useful anyway :D First, the ordering process. I ordered through...

I had the same problem. My solution was to cut the seam between the insert and the doll halfway. Now the inner sleeve is accesible for cleaning and drying. Since then, I started using female condoms, they make cleanup a lot easier. And you can use them multiple times with a doll. Don't do that with ...

I ended up cutting halfway around the inserts. There is enough opening to clean and dry the inner PVC pockets while they remain attached. It's an efficient if inelegant solution . I hope I can find some glue that will work, but for now it will have to do:)

Hi, unfortunately my doll's inserts have partly separated from the vinyl skin, exposing the inner cavities to water when cleaning. Now I have to remove them to clean and dry the inside before something starts to grow there. I've read somewhere on TDF that 90% rubbing alcohol will soften the glue so ...

Don't know about makeup, but I've been using regular synthetic wigs with soft net for my Diaoshi doll. Using a wig cap helps to get the stock hair under control

Fiberglass is safe as long as you don't breathe in the dust when sanding etc. PE and other plastics should be safe even if ingested in small amounts. As to the paint - some of the make-up can rub off, but it's illegal now to use lead, mercury and most other toxic chemicals in paint. At least in the ...

It turns out that the camera in my phone is much better than I thought, it's just that the default app doesn't allow me to manually choose exposure time and always set ISO incredibly high indoors. Here's a quick series of portraits of Angie using different Android camera apps. The left one is defaul...

I bought her from a local vendor as an experimental, more "playable" addition to my mannequin ladies. Honestly, I didn't expect much, but she was only around 250PLN ($67.5; 57.99EUR; 50.79GBP) so I thought "Why not?". I have to say I am surprised and amazed. While obviously not a...

After trying various glues and resins I finally found the perfect mannequin glue. The problem with others, even epoxy resin for car plastics repair that's recommended on several mannequin restoration blogs, is that while it holds well when my girls are on display, it cracks under dynamic loads durin...

New Hindsgaul or Rootstein mannequins are super realistic as well. And they still cost around $1000 I think Hindsgaul introduced some cheaper line but with less customization and fewer poses.

Quick update: Angie just told me her birthday^^
Sorry for the rotated pic. Couldn't fix it on my phone.

Like I mentioned in the first post, today I picked up another mannequin :D Her name (as told by her previous owner) is Grażyna, but we can call her Grace here on TDF for those who can't display "ż". The meaning of both names is kinda similar anyway. I don't know the brand or year of produc...

Angie repaint was comissioned by her previous owner and I have no idea if she really needed it or if they only wanted a change of style. As for mannequin durability, it depends on three factors: usage, materials and quality. A mannequin just standing as a part of collection is very long lasting - th...

Yes it's plural! Iza finally got some mannequin friends and just boring human me. Well just one friend now but I'm picking up another tomorrow :mrgreen: Just a quick phone pic today - moving to a new place and unpacking a girl on the same day is exhausting :sleeping: But expect more of Iza, Angie an...