Elfie's Eva

Post by **Elle** » Sun May 29, 2016 9:37 am

Hoping a healing soon for Eva

Elle

Elfie · Post by **Elfie** » Sun May 29, 2016 10:19 am

Thanks Elle. Hope I have all necessary tools required for the surgery.

Post by **LoneRanger** » Sun May 29, 2016 10:44 am

Elfie wrote:Thanks Elle. Hope I have all necessary tools required for the surgery.

Before you do anything I strongly suggest you at least touch bases with samara78. I can't think of anyone better equiped to help you thru something like this.

Hope everything works out, I have made many a model and painted many a figure but not sure I would try and tackle surgery, even on a doll, myself.

Elfie · Post by **Elfie** » Sun May 29, 2016 10:56 am

Thank you for your concern, LoneRanger. Don't worry. John from DSdoll sent me the link to instructions on how to go about this operation. I, myself, have some experiences in surgery with Ellie in the past. Also, I am an artist + architectural designer. I am very good at physical model making for over 10 years in architecture schools.

Just an example of my skill, here is my undergrad thesis for my Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) back in 1998 (the photo was taken after it has been kept underneath my bed for seven years). I designed this research complex facilities and cut this whole thing by hand.

Post by **LoneRanger** » Sun May 29, 2016 11:12 am

That's great and I look forward to your pictures of your little lady up and running around (figuratively speaking, lol)!

Elfie · Post by **Elfie** » Sun May 29, 2016 11:31 am

I also have some elastomer+catalyst left to seal her perfectly (better than any silicone glue) because silicone won't stick with anything else but silicone. The only concern is I don't have the knife I used to cut models with me. It's a pen-size crafting knife with 30 degree blades. And I might not have time since I am applying for a new job and expect a relocation soon.

Post by **brigittes hubbie** » Sun May 29, 2016 1:32 pm

Hi Elfie, thank you for submitting Eva to the Matrix. And thank you for sharing a pic of that amazing model you built. Wow!

Chris

Elfie · Post by **Elfie** » Sun May 29, 2016 3:07 pm

Thanks Chris....

Obin · Post by **Obin** » Sun May 29, 2016 6:14 pm

I'll have to check out the elastomer catalyst you mention. That should be interesting.

I'm impressed about how the fingers have been designed. Such a design seems innovative and something others might want to incorporate as an option.

I hope you get the chance to fix her knee. That had to be disheartening to receive her in such a state. She's in good hands and has a loving home, so only good can come of this.

Congrats, Elfie. She's beautiful.

Elfie · Post by **Elfie** » Sun May 29, 2016 9:13 pm

Hi Obin,

Thank you for your kind words. Getting her with a damage condition is not really hurting me. My life has been so tough. This incident is nothing compared to what I have gone through. Thanks to Buddhism, I am aware of the three marks of reality so I never expect anything; just do the right cause to get the consequence I want. Stay mindfully with the present moment in front of me, then there will be no mental sufferings because mental sufferings come from "thoughts". Just replace thoughts with "body sensing" (being aware of the body movement), you will find that your thought is gone.

Elfie · Post by **Elfie** » Mon May 30, 2016 7:35 am

Yesterday I painted with eye shadow color on her front body part to create a more realistic human skin with dark and light tone (caused by our routine exposure to the sun). Put some light makeup on her face (and on the cheeks to look like being shy). Then I powdered her entire body. Now you can see the skin tone difference at her breast area and overall. If I have time, I will put more on the back of the hands, forearms, legs, and her back.

I noticed that the color sticks on this new silicone better than those previous ones I own but you still can erase it with soap+water. Also, I found that the "paint thinner" is not good on this kind of silicone. It makes the silicone so sticky like the stickiness of a scotch tape. Try avoid using it unless necessary!

Post by **LoneRanger** » Mon May 30, 2016 10:59 am

Such a pretty face and just plain adorable!

luckyleaf · Post by **luckyleaf** » Mon May 30, 2016 12:33 pm

Elfie wrote:It's the summer time... Eva looks forward to taking a sun bath once she is fully recovered.
(Eva borrowed these entire props from Ellie. I adapted the way to wear for her )

http://dollforum.com/forum/download/fil ... &mode=view

Beautiful picture! The colors and the expression! Simply

Elfie · Post by **Elfie** » Mon May 30, 2016 2:33 pm

Thank you Lone.. and Luck..

So far, all photos have been taken from my smartphone. I can see the shift of color toward red in every photo. However, I also took another set of photos with my Nikon camera that gave a more accurate color tones esp. in those skin paint photos. I just need to buy an SD card reader since this function from the camera no longer works after I accidentally dropped it once.

Post by **LoneRanger** » Mon May 30, 2016 3:22 pm

I love my Nikon L840, was my reason I used to get my ladies in the 1st place. This one makes her look like she is about to get up and give you a kiss.