Fabric Anime Doll breakdown and skeleton

Alistair · Post by **Alistair** » Sat Mar 07, 2020 6:20 am

rubherkitty wrote:I didn't realize they used a molded foam core.

Could this be 3D printed?

rubherkitty · Post by **rubherkitty** » Sat Mar 07, 2020 2:51 pm

Alistair wrote:
rubherkitty wrote:I didn't realize they used a molded foam core.
Could this be 3D printed?

Not sure if you can print foam.
Why not make a mold, insert skeleton and pour in the foam? The liquid expanding foam may cost between $40 - 60.00 depending upon density. Denser foam cost more - less air space.

GDP2000 · Post by **GDP2000** » Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:25 pm

When the time comes to completely replace Mina's foam I was thinking of going with a nice dense core of cushion foam with some concentric layers of thinner foam and batting. Some sanding and sculpting would be needed along the way.

A more pressing concern is cleaning the skins.

I've made Mina's outer skin easily removable so I can hand wash it. Spot cleaning isn't enough. The water was practically black the first wash and the next 5 got progressively better.

The fingers on her new skeleton have a spring coil where the palm would be and the finger wires turned out to be 22ga steel wire (0.73mm). I got some beads and 1/4" x 0.17" plastic tubing to create knuckles and finger bones. I can easily access her hands again if I need to fix them or improve them.

I'll probably replace the old batting with some 1/4" craft foam glued in place around he existing foam.

One idea for a protective layer that could help smooth things out would be to take some plastic wrap and go around a couple times, then put the base layer skin on followed by the outer layer. The inner skin is separated into arms, legs, and torso.

Alistair · Post by **Alistair** » Sun Apr 11, 2021 5:32 pm

Don't know if this: https://www.kanojotoys.com/nuidoll-sewu ... -8757.html is relevant.

If they did a whole body version we could make our own plush dolls.

jasdan · Post by **jasdan** » Tue Feb 22, 2022 5:07 pm

Alistair wrote:If they did a whole body version we could make our own plush dolls.

There are patterns for sale on etsy for people who want to make realistic female stuffed dolls. So you could make your own full body version, if you wanted to use a pattern and cut/sew

RevJack · Post by **RevJack** » Wed Feb 23, 2022 1:13 pm

jasdan wrote:
Alistair wrote:If they did a whole body version we could make our own plush dolls.
There are patterns for sale on etsy for people who want to make realistic female stuffed dolls. So you could make your own full body version, if you wanted to use a pattern and cut/sew

Honestly, I looked and looked a while back and never really found a realistic pattern. Raggety Anne, sure, but not a real pattern.
If you know of any - please share.

jasdan · Post by **jasdan** » Wed Feb 23, 2022 1:37 pm

RevJack wrote:Honestly, I looked and looked a while back and never really found a realistic pattern. Raggety Anne, sure, but not a real pattern. If you know of any - please share.

When I do this search: https://www.etsy.com/search?q=life+size ... n+-crochet I see some promising looking hits like:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/492699873/ ... male-plush

https://www.etsy.com/shop/PrairieCrocus ... d=24299330

You'd generally have to scale the patterns up