3d printed eyes with quick change lenses

Mars2017 · Post by **Mars2017** » Fri Apr 14, 2017 3:35 pm

This is amazing! What a great invention! I don't know if I missed it somewhere but is it possible to buy them?

carlys_guy · Post by **carlys_guy** » Fri Apr 14, 2017 5:44 pm

@mars2017 send a PM to mannequin fan he makes them see a few posts above yours.

carlys_guy

MannequinFan · Post by **MannequinFan** » Sun Apr 16, 2017 2:43 pm

Thanks Mars and Carlys Guy!

Here's a simple way to achieve a nice shaded look with the eyelids and blend them into your makeup scheme.
I found that the matte gray paint holds eye shadow makeup nicely.
In this example, I went over the whole lid with the lighter lid color to give it that sparkle, then used the crease color to shade the edges.
Left is with makeup applied, right without...

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jonnysmith · Post by **jonnysmith** » Wed Apr 19, 2017 8:06 pm

VonRubber wrote:Hello all,

I am now a happy member of the MF movable eyes and eyelid Club!

Below are various portrait shots I did of my new Doll Molly. I tried to replicate erotic expressions:

This is the ORDoll 023 head which has been customized in the following way:
- MF's movable eyes.
- MF's movable eyelids.
- My own Teeth&Tongue set.
- Permanent pink lips.
- Custom makeup.

Wow can you please tell me where I can buy the teeeth & Tongue set?
For the eyes I have only used the upper lids. I slightly modified them by reducing the eyelash area a little and sanding the eyelid surface smooth. I then painted them with an airbrush to match the makeup color. I was really impressed by the final look. I couldn't be more happy. The face is now 99% how I want it to be.

For the eyes, I have used the original irises from ORDoll. I liked MF's blue very much but I missed the turquoise reflections in them. I used a Dremel tool to extract the irises from their eye-balls and sanded them until they fitted perfectly in the hollows.

Von Rubber

MannequinFan · Post by **MannequinFan** » Wed Apr 19, 2017 8:57 pm

Hi Jonny, welcome to TDF!

Just send a private message to member VonRubber to get more information regarding the teeth and tongue set.
You'll need to have 5 approved posts before you can send or respond to a PM.
Just look around, make a few nice comments and you'll be set.

MannequinFan · Post by **MannequinFan** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 7:55 pm

Alright, I think I found a way to take these eyelid inserts to the next level.

First, they will be printed in a black ABS plastic instead of the flesh tone.
This eliminates the tedious lash mount painting which is difficult to do evenly, especially with my aging eyes. Also, the size of the lash mount has been minimized to about 2mm wide.

Next, with the aid of a little printed jig that masks the lash mount, the lids are sprayed with some automotive gray primer. This really takes eye shadow makeup nicely as you can see, and the lighter gray color will allow for a wider range of makeup colors to be used.

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The eyelid on the left was done simply by applying the darker eye shadow color first with the little applicator that came with the eye shadow, then the lighter color blended in at the center with a small brush to get that subtle shaded look. The color was then sealed with DuraClear ultra matte varnish. This was pretty simple to do - the whole process only took a few minutes. You can find the DuraClear varnish at craft stores like Michaels or any place that sells the Americana craft paints.

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MannequinFan · Post by **MannequinFan** » Mon Apr 24, 2017 4:54 pm

An update to the last post and a little YouTube demo on coloring the eyelid inserts and installing eyelashes...
(I did this kind of quickly so pardon my dirty fingernails.

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https://youtu.be/LRUxjSyGtdw

To update the last post, as it turned out the DuraClear varnish did not work too well for sealing the makeup.
It orange pealed over the Mabelline eye makeup - something in the makeup it didn't like apparently.
So I'd recommend using the Krylon clear matte instead which worked fine.
Walmart usually has this stuff pretty cheap...
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Krylon-Clear ... h/17211027

Xander_DL · Post by **Xander_DL** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 3:41 pm

Looking good MannequinFan, even less prep work now

TomTa · Post by **TomTa** » Fri May 19, 2017 2:46 am

Hello MannequinFan,

I'm Tom from Augsburg / Germany. These eyes are incredible, what a great work! So, how I can sell it. Is it possible to order them directly from you?

Best regards
Tom

MannequinFan · Post by **MannequinFan** » Fri May 19, 2017 11:34 am

TomTa wrote:Hello MannequinFan,

I'm Tom from Augsburg / Germany. These eyes are incredible, what a great work! So, how I can sell it. Is it possible to order them directly from you?

Best regards
Tom

Hi Tom, thanks so much for the compliments and welcome to TDF!
I sent you a private message. You'll need to have 5 approved posts to use PMs so have a look around, make a few nice comments and you'll be set.

MannequinFan · Post by **MannequinFan** » Sun May 21, 2017 5:43 pm

Been looking at a possible improvement to the Easy Move eyeballs to make depth adjustment easier.
This hasn't been tested yet, but hopefully by embedding a nut in the eyeball and providing a small screwdriver slot they will be height adjustable from the front without having to remove them.

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The question will be whether there's enough friction on the pedestal to keep it from just turning with the eyeball.
If it works, this will make adjusting the depth much quicker and easier. We'll see how it goes.

LJ69 · Post by **LJ69** » Tue May 23, 2017 7:53 am

so many good ideas on this thread - thanks to all who have put their input and thoughts into these wonderful innovations

MannequinFan · Post by **MannequinFan** » Wed May 24, 2017 4:25 pm

LJ69 wrote:so many good ideas on this thread - thanks to all who have put their input and thoughts into these wonderful innovations

Thanks LJ69, I second that thought.

I deeply appreciate all the input and suggestions I've received over the last couple of years to help make these a success.

BTW, the initial testing on the eyeball upgrade went very well.
Here's a new YouTube video that covers in detail the new improvements and installation instructions.
It's the longest video I've made to date.

I'm not a very exciting speaker so please bear with my droning...

https://youtu.be/H1aMTvRIt8I

icewind · Post by **icewind** » Sat May 27, 2017 8:23 am

Dear MannequinFan,

you are a god, with your great work i can make my princess even more alive! Hope i can get one of your eyeball sets...

Greetings, icewind

MannequinFan · Post by **MannequinFan** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 2:04 pm

icewind wrote:Dear MannequinFan,

you are a god, with your great work i can make my princess even more alive! Hope i can get one of your eyeball sets...

Greetings, icewind

Wow, thanks that's quite a compliment Icewind!

Not a god though, sorry to disappoint. Just a retired guy with a printer.

I sent you a private message so check your inbox.