Max P wrote: Anyone who is interested in the surgery can take a look at her website
http://www.tanita.tv - go to the "about me" page - you will find some pics and a small statement there.
Brilliant illustrations. How difficult was it to cut so deeply into the silicone with that yellow craft knife?
Statement(by Max): The nut came off the bolt because it wasn't locked with glue.
It wasn't done up tightly enough either was it? You shouldn't need locking glue on nuts holding a doll skeleton together.
This isn't very encouraging.
Believe me the worst thing about it was the fear of the first deep cut into her beautiful body.
I can well imagine. How did you know where to cut, and how did you hold the cut closed when you glued it back? I can see some big staples. How do you fix them? Do they leave marks when you take them out?
Love your doll. She looks gorgeous. I'm going for Face 4 too, so that's encouraging.
Mike Kelly wrote:I've heard of this happening on other dolls too. Slade has done this repair many times:
Does this mean that Abyss make a habit of failing to tighten bolts? If so I should check out the skeleton before I let them pour shouldn't I? It will be a lot easier than trying to tighten loose bolts after, won't it?
full-batman wrote: It's a killer when something goes wrong with the doll. We spend all this money and then something goes haywire like that. "shattered" is indeed the correct word!
That's true but then with help from the TDF it seems everything can be put right.
I think it has something to do with a car mentality. Spend money on new car, and we expect it to last.
I've given up "expecting" or even hoping new cars to "last". I've had endless very large bills with my Porsche, and certainly enough to buy a Realdoll. Last month (why is everything happening to me in the Fall of 2003) I very cleverly managed to scrape the nearside along the garage wall. Cost of repair: $1500.
Have box! Did travel! Sexual bliss with EMMA a Realdoll Goddess from ABYSS CREATIONS with Lite Body 2 FaceX 4, Guy's Eyes & Eye-brows, Matt's full-set of teeth, Flexon fingers, Neck-bolt and Back-bolt is the ultimate religious sacrament.