Siliconefest at the Ranch

windave · Post by **windave** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:05 pm

What a feast for the eyes!

Alottahope · Post by **Alottahope** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:45 pm

TJ_Foxx wrote:Meanwhile inside, Marina and Dee-Dee keep an eye on the who was coming and going but are a tad dismayed that they weren't getting too many visitors.

Yeah but the same 8 people kept walking by them like 100 times.

Post by **toonist** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:59 pm

Looks like a hot place to be! I wish I had been there. Fantastic pics, as usual from the ranch. Hope everybody had a great time. The doll world as it should be........

Patrick

Post by **TJ_Foxx** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 5:04 pm

Alottahope wrote:
TJ_Foxx wrote:Meanwhile inside, Marina and Dee-Dee keep an eye on the who was coming and going but are a tad dismayed that they weren't getting too many visitors.
Yeah but the same 8 people kept walking by them like 100 times.

Truth.

but that seemed like a good excuse for them to flash us.

Alottahope · Post by **Alottahope** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 5:35 pm

TJ_Foxx wrote:
Alottahope wrote:
TJ_Foxx wrote:Meanwhile inside, Marina and Dee-Dee keep an eye on the who was coming and going but are a tad dismayed that they weren't getting too many visitors.
Yeah but the same 8 people kept walking by them like 100 times.
Truth. but that seemed like a good excuse for them to flash us.

Teehee

Alottahope · Post by **Alottahope** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 5:42 pm

Dodgeman showed up with Three amazing dolls. Here is one of them.
Jenny gave new meaning to the term 'Love Seat"! She was the Queen of Thrones!
Although Dodgeman would probably never say he left here with a trophy (More on that later)
but I will tell you that he won for bringing the most dolls!

Alottahope · Post by **Alottahope** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 6:08 pm

The food and conversation did not stop once during the day.
As you have seen on the other pics, Hostage brought Sheanna and she quickly stole our hearts!
This doll is so darn cute and Hostage is her litmus paper. What I mean by that is, Whatever is going on with Sheanna,
Hostage feels every emotion and verbalizes it. Dodge and me helped with Sheanna's neck issue. This required us to remove her head.
As you all might know, this is a rather painful sight to witness for any doll owner.
Dodge and I moved quickly and surgically as to lessen the moaning and wincing hostage!
Sheanna was like voodoo doll. Every move caused a response on Hostage! that only the spectators could witness.
This man Hostage has the most incredible set of feelings and emotions. He has enormous depth, and I we all really loved having him here!

Post by **Chrissy** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 6:26 pm

Alottahope I had the best time there!! You and your wife are the best hosts!!

Alottahope · Post by **Alottahope** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 6:32 pm

As the day progressed quickly to the outside. Every time we came inside.
There were dolls to greet us. The story telling about doll acquisitions and experiences was very entertaining.
A lot of questions are were directed to Dodgeman. Talk about depth of knowledge and Character.
This man Dodge has an encyclopedia of knowledge about our hobby and a lot of other things. He is a mastermind!
We all had an opportunity to see his stance modifier in action so Begog and I both grabbed one of those.
I got an immediate erection when we hung Roxxanne from it. It pushed her hips right out. I will be taking her out for a test spin soon

Alottahope · Post by **Alottahope** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 6:45 pm

Here was Tina (my wifes favorite of Dodgemans) sitting by the bird perch.
Yes we have 4 parrots at the ranch an no one lost a finger. Doll or Human but almost!
Maybe I will let Karpos tell that story.

Alottahope · Post by **Alottahope** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 6:47 pm

Chrissy-68 wrote:Alottahope I had the best time there!! You and your wife are the best hosts!!

Awl Chrissy... You are. I loved holding you in my arms so much! You are such a nice doll! We are so glad you made the trip up here.

Alottahope · Post by **Alottahope** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 7:16 pm

Things were moving along. Laughter was frequent,
the atmosphere was jolly then a hush came over our spirits like we all entered a dream at the same time,
then these two oracles walked out of the forest like a scene from Lord of the Rings. Neoti and Vamina floored us all with their PIB beauty
and Karpos genius outfitting. I just can't stop looking at these two dolls.

melduneski · Post by **melduneski** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 8:14 pm

I had such a great time at the Ranch this weekend. I'm a newbie on the forum so it was nice to meet and hang out with everyone who traveled to the ranch. I was so inspired by the beauty of the guests that I decided to go old school with my photos. These ladies evoke timeless beauty and I wanted to capture that with a timeless process. Enjoy!

Warning: geek speak ahead, lol. These photos are scans of tintypes made with the wet collodion process which was invented in 1851. I used a 1940's 4"x5" Graflex Speed Graphic camera with a 1943 Kodak Aero Ektar lens to create the 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" tintypes. Each black aluminum plate is coated with collodion [used as a bandage adhesive (among other things) during the Civil War] then submerged in a silver nitrate bath for approx. 3 minutes (this makes the plate light sensitive). The plate is then placed in a film/plate holder, then into the camera where the exposure is made (these plates were exposed from 4 - 30 seconds, this process is slow!), the plate is then taken to the darkbox or darkroom, developed, stopped, fixed, rinsed and dried. The final step is a coat of period correct sandarac varnish to protect the silver image from tarnishing over time. If you made it this far I give you a lot of credit for reading this geeky info!

Post by **Sheeana** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 8:21 pm

melduneski wrote:I had such a great time at the Ranch this weekend. I'm a newbie on the forum so it was nice to meet and hang out with everyone who traveled to the ranch. I was so inspired by the beauty of the guests that I decided to go old school with my photos. These ladies evoke timeless beauty and I wanted to capture that with a timeless process. Enjoy!

Warning: geek speak ahead, lol. These photos are scans of tintypes made with the wet collodion process which was invented in 1851. I used a 1940's 4"x5" Graflex Speed Graphic camera with a 1943 Kodak Aero Ektar lens to create the 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" tintypes. Each black aluminum plate is coated with collodion [used as a bandage adhesive (among other things) during the Civil War] then submerged in a silver nitrate bath for approx. 3 minutes (this makes the plate light sensitive). The plate is then placed in a film/plate holder, then into the camera where the exposure is made (these plates were exposed from 4 - 30 seconds, this process is slow!), the plate is then taken to the darkbox or darkroom, developed, stopped, fixed, rinsed and dried. The final step is a coat of period correct sandarac varnish to protect the silver image from tarnishing over time. If you made it this far I give you a lot of credit for reading this geeky info!

Thank YOU!! these photos are way beyond fantastic...
I'm at a loss for the appropriate words... my adjectives are too 'small'...
Hostage, be a dear and find me a thesaurus please...?

We hope to meet you again soon!

xoxoxo,
Sheeana

Alottahope · Post by **Alottahope** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 8:27 pm

Here are the tintype plates Mrs Alottahope took. They are shown here in the drying rack.
The ranch resembles a chemistry lab in some corners!
Most of the guys got a little whiff of ether coming from the darkroom.