Amongst all the tpe quality issues, how’s the silicone?
Amongst all the tpe quality issues, how’s the silicone?
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Re: Amongst all the tpe quality issues, how’s the silicone?
Unfortunately I have managed to do a bit of damage to both hands and an elbow due to my inexperience handling dolls which I will have to fix, but I can't blame Starpery for that. I do think that they, and other doll manufacturers, should give and option of coating the hands and feet with something to protect them. I don't need the hands to be that soft. I'd rather they be harder but stronger. Same for standing feet.
I hope to post a review of the doll this weekend and will give more detail there.
Re: Amongst all the tpe quality issues, how’s the silicone?
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I inspected them when I unboxed her and they were fine so there were no packaging or shipping issues. The problem is just that it is very easy to damage the hands. The elbow wouldn't normally be an issue I just made a dumb mistake by having her standing with her arms on a table but I actually had a lot more of her weight than I realized on one elbow (and on a hard surface).Jay1313 wrote:Thanks for your input Archie, I’m sorry to here about the elbow and hands, although many of the reviews I’ve came across a high amount say that they’ve received the doll with hand punctures , seems like it’s either like you stated hands are to soft or just a packing and shipping issue, non the less , your response is much appreciated, thanks again.
Re: Amongst all the tpe quality issues, how’s the silicone?
If you haven't already checked my Hedy 171C review, I had almost identical experiences to yours.
Some were my own fault, but the problem with the articulated fingers is the very soft silicone and the design of the "finger bones".
Starpery, WM and others use a hand skeleton comprised of thin copper rods with a square cross section; many edges than can cause splits or tears in the soft silicone. Also, some of the fingers were not centered in the finger molds and are closer to the inside surface of the fingers; you can actually see this under the right lighting conditions.
I understand some other manufacturers use rounded metal tubes or rods with rounded tips; this should be standard as it would address the issues we and many others have experienced with Starpery's articulated fingers.