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shyted wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:51 am Loving this thread about fixing and cleaning up dolls that need a new home. Its similar to people who fix up old teddy bears (usually Steiff collectables) and rehome them. You also have awesome harem of girls !!

Thank you
I try to take in every doll in varying condition, fix it up and give it another chance. I have a kind of shelter at my place.

So that if anyone has any dolls to spare and doesn't know what to do with them. At my place they will get a new home and shelter.
The general location of the shelter is central europe

Love how you fix up these folks. They look fabulous.

Frieda
She came to us last year, around November. Together with another doll named Fantasy. Thanks to the kindness of one of the TDF members. Only now have I found more time to take care of Frieda. She is a doll from Hidoll. The material their dolls are made of in my opinion is not very flexible and too hard. Which causes cracks to develop quickly. I currently have four dolls from this company living with me and the same problem in all of them.

Some photos of Frieda before the repair

And here you can see the standard defects and damage caused by the use of these dolls

Ouch! Poor Frieda. She looks like she will be difficult to fix.

Sorry to hear that all HiDoll products suffer this fate, but I also remember that they would not replace a defective doll for a TDF member in the past, so this is a long-time problem.

Mellanie came to us at an auspicious time. She is a doll from YL 150 O-cup with a WM #233 head. She looks excellent in real life, by the way, I leave the judgement to you

Lovely head!
And the pair of you know what

Nava's new tenant
WM 168 A-Cup Nava

More lost girls looking for a new home
Julie (JMdoll 156), Carmen (Zelex 170), Vala (Xycolo 163)

Julie & Vala

Unbelievable that such high-end dolls, and therefore with such a high market value even second hand, are abandoned!

Love to lurk around this thread , very interesting photos and info

Great addition the ultra soft YL150

There is always space for one more eh !?

Coming back to follow up Frieda's repair.

Very interested to see which methods you will apply

Recently, an abandoned doll was found in one of the basements. It was able to be reached thanks to friendly people. The whole doll was wrapped in plastic and hidden in a cardboard box. Work is underway to restore the doll to its former beauty

Doll already refreshed with new make-up. We managed to establish that she is a 157 WM model with a head of 86. She was given the name Christine. Overall she has survived in pretty good condition, despite the not natural position in which she was stored