Project Chibi: Day....some number.

I missed a few days. I have not been able to get decent photos to save my life, and they kinda keep expanding, so I wanted to wait until I had all of them together to post photos.

Quick update
My best friend and roommate is buying my Lati Rei off me (which is great because I didn't really want to get rid of him, but I have a new Mini-David now, so he's just not needed). I was whining because I can't find a Puki Nanuri FP in WS to buy and mentioned I would probably end up buying a whole new puki just to get a NS body for that FP. Cause I really really really wanted it. So, as most of the payment for the Rei, she gave me her Darjeeling.

If you know me at all, I don't have to tell what I named it.

I bought the Nanuri FP off the MP (just in time. There were like, 10 for sale. Now there's one), a wig off ebay and both showed up yesterday, finally giving me a more or less "finished" crew (unless I decide to add Ryuji or Marcus to the group. It's tempting).

So here's whats I gots




XD
They's not nekkid no mores!
Harvey the rabbit is missing because he's not changed at all so there's no need for an updated photo of him 
Wyn got his tail back. I had to resort to super-glue :P
Kimi got a wig. I need to make it prettier, but it's actually better than I figured lol
I dyed Gabriel's wig using 2 packets of orange koolaid and one cherry. I should have skipped the cherry, it's almost too red, but looks amazing in person and smells pretty :D
And of course, the Nanuri, Puki Alex II, down there in all his tiny ebils.

I mean seriously, Chichi might be the angriest doll on the planet, but Nanuri is the evilest. He just looks like he did something heinous and enjoyed every minute of it. and now he's coming for you. 

Now I need a Pong again to balance that out. I swear, Fairyland wins hands down at packing so much emotion into the tiniest of faces.

I have one really bad (I mean bad. I didn't even bother to watermark this thing) photo of Aishes shop progress. So far it has walls and a floor, a counter, some tables and chairs, odds and ends, and a fabulous cabinet that came fully stocked (from Etsy. Yay etsy!!) that I didn't get a picture of.



despite being Blurry McBlurrerson, Aishe looks pretty pleased. He'd better be!! D:
Maybe someday I'll make him a shirt!!
I've already decided it's too small, and I need to add at least 2 more rooms...which will make it very pieced together. I'm not sure how to progress from here.... I plan on just collecting more crap for him, and when I finally run out of room, I'll just get more! Hopefully it'll all work out.

And, because she debuted here as a chibi before the SD sized her appeared, here is a picture of Big Gabriel, Dollstown Rian on a Resinsoul 70cm body, both WS




Holy crap I think she's gorgeous. I actually feel bad saying it, but she's my prettiest girl, hands down. And exactly how I pictured this character to look. Maybe a little shorter, but I'll deal with that if I have too later down the road.

I need to blush her body, try Alex's DM Model high-heeled feet on her (and if they fit, order some of her own) and figure out where the hell to buy clothes for a giantess, but she's so perfect as is, I'm happy just looking at her for now.

I'm done with big girls now. I didn't want any more SDs at all, and now I'm probably getting one more (I swear, having heads that don't sell is so dangerous for me), but no girls for sure. 5 is the max. They all have different styles so I should be good with that. And really, after getting PW Goldie, Supia Rosy and a DT girl, I don't even want any others! Those were the three girls I wanted most, I'm happy now <3

Project Chibi: Day 1, Assessment

Long post is long. Just warning you ahead of time.

Last night I got them all out, looked at all their Faceplates, bodies, faceups, wigs, eyes, ect. and tried to figure out who needed what done or bought. I found out a couple of things.

1. While some of them need things done, it's not as horrible as I thought

2. I had enough spare parts laying around to literally piece the two characters I had decided to add together last night, and my group went from 7 to 9 in minutes (more like hours). Still considering one or two more, but it's not as imperative as the two I have now, so after I snag a few more faceplates, I'm good.

So here's what I gots.

Project Chibi (Revisited)

This time it's for real!!

Though I've been saying that since 2010...it really is this time.

As if I don't have enough projects on my plate right now, I'm actually moving forward with my Chibi Group...which consists of 5 Pukis, a Brownie/Puki hybrid, and the not-a-character hanger-oner; ElfiNdoll Pet Bunny/Puki hybrid (who was unplanned but part of the group now).

The original plan for this group of tiny dolls was to get 6 Pukis (or 5 and one Brownie), turn them into my 6 "main" characters, then make them sets. Or at least one set: the coffee shop Dante's Coffee House from my comic, which is kind of a central place for these characters.

I got as far as collecting a bunch of Puki parts, piecing together the dolls I wanted and "mostly" getting them to look right. Nothing else came out. My pukis spend much of their time in their carrier and only come once in a while for meets. I made them a cemetery, but it's in shambles now and could use a serious repair or redo.

All of them could use a few good items of clothing and several of them need new wigs and eyes. At least one needs a new faceup on both his sleep and awake face.

The coffee shop keeps getting put on hold because I can't find things I want for it....so it's a non-entity.  I started wanting to do Aishe's Occult Shop too, because it would so fun to put together and I keep finding things he could have...but I never got any of it and just keep putting it off.

Pretty much a fail all aruond.

Two things recently happened to change this.

1. I discovered (or re-discovered) the "Homes for tinies" thread on DOA. I spent some time looking through it (boredom is dangerous, kids) and subscribed just in time for it to be shutdown due to post count and restarted XD
If you're even a little into miniatures this is fabulous thread to look at. It's full of helpful people and amazing inspiration. It kind of turned me back into the direction of wanting to mess with my Chibi group again.

Then

B. Last week I went to friends' house who also collect dolls. They have some Fairyland Chicline dolls and after going to Idex, have decided to build sets for them. They have a room. They have props. They have furniture.

Fuck.

I HAVE NOTHING. I've been "doing" my chibi stuff for three years and have nothing, they've had C lines for...well, not as long as I've had Pukis, and they've got a room. A nice room. For MSD sized (if not scaled) dolls. ARG.

I felt - not jealousy - but shame. I should have done this. It's a fun idea, and might actually help me visualize the sets for my stupid comic.

So that very night I got on Evil Bay and bought two room boxes. They're cheep, but better than Foam-core ones I was planning on making my self (which never happened), so hopefully, I will be able to push them together to make one larger set.

The plan is too start with Aishe. He recently got a new, working body, and I feel like it will be easier to do his shop first, and start on Dante's when I find important things like counter-tops and furniture for a coffee shop.

The rooms were delivered today (though I'm at work, yay.) so - assuming they will work for what I want - I can start...getting started.

Along with all this prop/set making/collecting I want to finally get my Chibis finished. I started buy buying Uriel a new wig. His hair is supposed to be yellow fading to orange (like fire) and the Chibi-him only has orange. The new one is also orange, but I'm going to mod it so that it's hopefully the color I want.

Beyond that they all need something. I'm still unsure about Isis's sculpt (it was one that was left over, not one I picked), Alex needs a new faceup, Wyn could use better hair and a custom faceup...they're all kind of a mess.

I want to get them a few few "expression" faceplates (like a Pong or something) that they can mostly all share (Wyn is a Brownie, so he gets nuthin, and Alex is the only WS one so he has to have his own plates and Aishe needs mods on all his and they have to be sleeping - so really they can't all share! DAMNIT).

And I'm thinking of possibly adding two more characters. Possibly four over the next year.

My first baby-step, ordering the rooms, is out of the way. Next comes organization. I want to get my Pukis out and give them all a good once-over to see what else they all need. Then I want to go through my stuff and separate it by character instead of lumping it all in one box. Then I want to see if I can use what I have and figure out what I need and want. I'm hoping to work on that in the next week, inbetween facups on my Volks DWC head, Boo's head and Mini-David's new head.

I think I can do it!! Though priority One is the Volks head...I have to get him done soon if I want to make the deadline...bleh.

I'm so excited to start working on this! I can't wait to get through the rest of the stupid day and go home!! WHY MUST WORK BE IN MY WAY? WHY?!

Oh yeah, so I have money to do all the stuff I want to do XDDD

Good reason.

Quick update

I finished my Michele's new faceup! :D

Here is Ai, drummer of Fallen and twin to Leila. Who isn't finished yet *stress*


I have to say, I'm super-pleased with how it turned out! I was a little afraid after I was about 2/3s done. He looked ok but I was scared I would hate it when he had eyes and a wig....nope. LOVE.  He looks exactly how I wanted him too!! :D :D

If only my photos weren't so crappy. That wig is from Dollmore, and I cut and boiled it into some kind of shape. I like it though it does need at least one more boiling....part of it kinked and it looks off. It's also WAY too big for him...it falls off. The wigcap he has SUCKS. I don't know if DDE is no longer selling the old ones, or if they're just out temporarily but the new ones are awful. They don't fit or stay on any of my doll's heads so the wigs fall off with them, which totally defeats the purpose of a wigcap! Very much hate. Now I'm going to have to make a Luts or Dollmore order and get some that work. And pay a fortune in shipping. But I need to order from one of them anyway because I need some clothes

For my secret birthday doll.

CHIBIFULS!!!

OMGfljdfvoerhgoaerhglk I love it.
I had never realized that SQlabs made "chibis" until I found the thread on DOA...then of course I got obsessed with getting one and making another Chibi Alex...I originally wanted Moe, but then decided I'd get (eventually) all the heads, so it didn't matter which I got first....Then I got totally lucky when my best friend said she'd get me one for my birthday. We found a WS Tsubaki with clothes and wig (not these) for the same price as a basic new on DOA and Big Chibs was born. He came with this faceup, but I changed the soft, brown eyebrows to these harsh black ones (cause that's so much more Alex). He's freaking adorable....their body is so cute. It needs a few swipes of the sandpaper to turn it genderless (don't ask) but then it's perfect. I keep taking his clothes off to play with him nekkid XDD
Someday I'll order him a few extra heads and hands, but for now...I really like him as is. And he's SO FREAKING ANIME!!! lol who would of thought?

On to my other odd sizes, I ordered a Limhwa Mono from Junkyspot yesterday, almost as soon as I got their email that they were in stock. I'm going to try to make him Mini David, either whole or as a hybrid. If he doesn't work out, both the Mono and the Lati Rei will be sold (hopefully) and I'll use the funds to get yet another attempt: An Iplehouse Kid. If that fails I don't know what the hell I'll do.

*giant sigh* I don't understand why Mini David is such a pain. Oh wait, big David was a pain too (all his stupid bodies!!). I guess it's just him.

I need to get him figured out...if I can that's it, no more dolls for a while. I'm actually eager to take a break from buying and work on the ones I have that need so much work!! C'mon David...work with me here!!