What girls are made of

Romulus · Post by **Romulus** » Thu Oct 09, 2014 4:07 pm

Well, my girls anyway.
I made this materials list from my last creation and wish to share it with the gang.
Maybe this will give an aspiring doll maker some ideas, or just frighten them away.

3/4" iron pipe
3/4" iron pipe couplings
3/8" Polyethylene Tubing
1/4" Polyethylene Tubing
Gorilla tape
Fabric tape
Gorilla glue
Fabric glue
Silicone caulking
#8 bare copper wire
#14 electrical cable
#12 electrical cable
Large ziplock freezer bags
Tube socks
Sand/Gravel for weight
Quality pillow stuffing
Quilt batting
Cotton balls
High quality unitard (Not eBay)
Extra matching unitard fabric
Matching Thread
Strong yarn
Nylon leggings
Cosmetology head with base and core removed
Glass eyes
Wood trim for mounting eyes
Eyelashes
Finger/toe nails
Perfume
Anything else I forgot

OK gentlemen. That's the list. Get to work!

rubherkitty · Post by **rubherkitty** » Thu Oct 09, 2014 4:47 pm

She sounds sweet!
and strong.

Waiting to see one of your creations.

bigtedybare69 · Post by **bigtedybare69** » Thu Oct 09, 2014 9:25 pm

I wanna see the awesome creations also.

Post by **netwit** » Thu Oct 09, 2014 10:51 pm

Anything else I forgot

I didn't see these items on your list:
sugar,
spice,
everything nice*

* nice tits, ass, etc.

Note: omit the Chemical X

rubherkitty · Post by **rubherkitty** » Thu Oct 09, 2014 11:07 pm

Netwit wrote:
Anything else I forgot
I didn't see these items on your list:
sugar,
spice,
everything nice*

* nice tits, ass, etc.

Note: omit the Chemical X

LOL, when I reread the title again I remembered that old saying as well.

Yup, sugar & spice, a little baling wire, bondo, water pipe, electrical wire, duct tape....

ETA: Of course that old saying goes for little girls, who are not allowed on this playground!

Xephyr · Post by **Xephyr** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 12:17 am

I would not omit chemical XXX. You could end up with a turtle instead of a tiger in bed.

gyxile · Post by **gyxile** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 3:50 am

you could end up with one of the powerpuff girls if you use to much of chemical x

Romulus · Post by **Romulus** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 9:35 am

I am still waiting on the finger nails.
Stupid eBay!

I believe there is Chemical X in the Perfume.

Post by **AlexKnight** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 7:19 pm

And all I was going to say was, what girls are made of... a male rib if you believe the good book

Romulus · Post by **Romulus** » Sat Oct 11, 2014 10:28 pm

Sofi

rubherkitty · Post by **rubherkitty** » Sat Oct 11, 2014 10:55 pm

Very nice!

What did you do for the hands?

What model styling head is Sofi? One of the best looking girls I've seen.
Is the head soft rubber when you pull the core out. I've only got one styling head and she has a rather odd look, but her face is rubber or at least soft.

RK

gyxile · Post by **gyxile** » Mon Oct 13, 2014 5:55 am

so how much do you think you have roughly spent on building her ?

Romulus · Post by **Romulus** » Mon Oct 13, 2014 5:31 pm

Fabric dolls can be make to look extremely realistic if your intent is a static mannequin, but we require something quite different. Our dolls need to FEEL real and be re-poseable in a realistic way.

There is a certain trade-off of practicality over realism. My latest design makes it possible to access the arms and legs by peeling back the fabric at the wrists and ankles. This allows me to make some repairs and alterations without removing the entire skin, but also creates a sleeve at those locations. I can remove the skin entirely without disrupting the underlying structure. Again there is a trade-off as I cannot use typical fabric sculpting techniques that make for a more realistic appearance and still be able to easily remove the skin for cleaning.

I use Gorilla tape to form the joints. While this may sound rather amateurish I have found that this gives the joints a more fluid and realistic movement over a metal henge. It is also very strong and repairable. If done correctly the joints can be made to resist bending backwards.

I tape copper cable over the joints to give the doll some rigidity and also to further restrict the joint movement. Putting the copper through the pipe bones was not successful because the sharp bend caused the copper wire to quickly break. The one exception to this is the spine which is constructed of copper cable through iron pipe connectors.

Weight is added to the doll to give it more realism. Fabric and padding is much lighter than silicone so the issue is not how to make it lighter, but rather how heavy you want it to be. Also, I do not have to worry about shipping costs.

Q. What did you do for the hands?
A. Copper wire, Polyethylene Tubing, Fabric tape and Batting. Gloves are made of the same material as the unitard skin. While I am happy with the skeleton I could do a better job of padding and skinning.

Q. What model styling head is Sofi?
A. I believe it is a HairArt Chantal. Some of their other human hair heads use the same mold though. There are a few alterations including adding eyes and removing the weird painted-on makeup. This was one of my first heads, purchased used on eBay to experiment with. The hair is horrible, thus the wigs. I am in the process of replacing it with one in better condition now that I know to apply glue to the inside of the scalp as removing the core allows the hair to fall out easily.

Q. Is the head soft rubber when you pull the core out?
A. No, but not entirely hard ether. It is made from vinyl which has some give to it. Too hard for oral functions though.

Q. How much do you think you have roughly spent on building her?
A. Hard to say because I had some of the material on hand. If you can find a source for electrical cable scraps it can save you a lot. The human hair head new will cost about $80 or more depending on the length and quality of the hair. A used one with a "haircut" will cost much less. The unitard skin with alterations cost about $65. Add another $10 for extra material. Everything else is relatively inexpensive. In all I would say around $300 and many hours of work.

Romulus · Post by **Romulus** » Mon Oct 13, 2014 5:32 pm

Hand Skeleton

rubherkitty · Post by **rubherkitty** » Mon Oct 13, 2014 6:20 pm

Thanks for the info.
I now see the hands are cloth / gloves. I just glanced the 1st time and thought they were actually molded rubber hands! You did great on them.