Ashbet's Catgirl-head-in-progress (NEW RESIN PIX)

E-mailed you back!! Please let me know if you get it, I might be bouncing off your spamfilter. You're definitely on my e-mail list (I sent out one e-mail on Jan. 8 ) and you're reserved for a head!!

-- A

 

*EEEEE* Thank you, hon!!

So glad that we're inspiring each other -- your beautiful Nixie is one of the reasons why I just *had* to bring Mau into existence . . . I can't wait to see your anthro doll completed (I heart theriomorph legs, hehe!)

Lyn used an airbrush on the shading and painted in the stripes and such . . . I love the effect, I'm SO pleased with how she came out!! I just told Lyn to go to town with whatever ideas pleased her, and she came up with the idea of doing a Bengal-style Mau . . . modeled after her cat, Citrina. *loves*

I'm not going to put a wig on this girl, since she's got such amazing work on her headcap . . . but Vanillashine is doing a normalskin Mau head (I've seen previews! She's so cool!) in a more "cat-GIRL" style (rather than "CAT-girl"), and I've already got wigs laid out for her . . . eeeee!!

*smooches*

Thanks to everyone who's commented, as well -- I am SO happy!!

-- A

 

*smooches*

Donn, you have been a constant inspiration and source of encouragement, thank you so much!!

*much squeezing* (Sorry, you'll have to put up with it, I'm a huggy kind of girl as you know . . . hehe!!)

-- A

 

Donn, I am definitely hoping to make it to Otakon again, and I will assuredly bring Mau if I do!! :>

Kisaki_kun, *awww* Thank you!! I won't know for a few days if there are any left -- right now, they're all reserved, but if someone can't make payment or payment arrangements, one or two might pop up. I'll know a bit more after the 'official' release on Feb. 1!! ^-^

Good news!! Vanillashine, who did the face-up on MauTwo (now named Cyan), was kind enough to try her head on an Obitsu body for me . . . I was 99% sure that it would fit (since the original sculpt was modeled after an Obitsu head on the interior), but I can now say with certainty that Mau heads will fit on Luts, DD, and Obitsu bodies



(Picture taken by Vanillashine of Ragnarok Repaints)

*doing an Invader-Zim-style happy dance*

More pix soon!!

-- Andi ^-^

 

Thank you, Tinis!!!

I really like the Obitsu body, it's got such a cool futuristic feel -- I'm thinking that Cyan-Mau is going to wear a lot of black PVC and strike a lot of poses *grin*

And yep, a Mini-Mau is in the cards for the future, although I have a couple of intervening projects. I'm waiting for AR to come out with UFKs again (please let it be before next Christmas!) so that I'll have a spare in-scale body to sculpt the head on -- my minis have vociferously protested the idea of being used as figure-models even if their heads are safely put away, and I love the AR body sculpt anyway :>

*squee!!!*

-- A

 

Yep, the Obitsu body is vinyl -- it's similar to the Dollfie Dream 2 body (internal skeleton). My dear friend Arkady has several Obitsu dolls and loves their poseability, and Vanillashine, who painted Cyan-Mau, also loves Obitsu girls and has just bought one for herself! :>

I'm either going to get Cyan an Obitsu body (the 'pale/white' version, since the 'normal' version is a bit darker than her resin) or I'm keeping my fingers crossed because I have one day left on an auction for a SOOM Dillui, whose body could be Mau's for a while (I love the SOOM girl bodies!!)

I don't know when I'm going to get the mini made -- I have a couple of other SD-sized sculpts in mind first, although I'll definitely keep you posted when I'm ready with the mini head!!

Woohoo!!

(Oh, and my daughter and I are both huge FMA fans, rock on!)

Hmmm . . . wow, that's a lovely offer, thank you! I need to get the Mau heads sold before I think about investing anything else in terms of materials, but I will get in touch with you after the sale is done, I'd certainly be interested, thank you!!

*mwah!*

-- A ^-^

 

Kira's been playing the game ("Curse of the Crimson Elixir," IIRC) and has been teasing me with hints of future events in the series ^-^

Oh, please don't hold off -- I'm scouting for a girl-UFK (pref. Angelica, since I love her) for me to keep, and I don't know exactly when or exactly how long it'd take for me to create a Mini-Mau (for one thing, I'd have to get a *good* sculpt first, and Mau took me a few tries) . . . go ahead and create your Edward, and I'll let you know when I'd be ready to work on Mini-Mau :>

My plan is to get a UFK girl (or a non-UFK Angelica) for myself, anyway (I just couldn't afford to do it before the order period ended), so I'll work on Mini-Mau then, don't worry!! I appreciate the offer of the loan, but I don't want you to hold off on anything on my behalf!!

Thanks much, though!! ^-^

-- A

 

I'll put you down as first on the list of requests :>

(We'd better take any more conversation on the subject to e-mail, I'm trying to keep this thread Mau-focused!)

But, yes, I've made a note on the subject -- and I will get in touch with you after all the heads have sold and I can think about taking on a new project

Thanks again!!

-- A

P.S. More pics of Citrine!!

In a dress made by Angldst:



Next to Jessamine :>



Pinup-style!!



With a 'Dolling' made by Tsaritsa :>



Notice any family resemblance? Zuul's muzzle was my model for Mau's!!

 

Thanks, guys!!

(I do hope to eventually do some stripes on Citrine's body, but I don't own an airbrush, and my experiments with doing them in pastels haven't been turning out, so I think she'll be sent out to Lyn for that, once she gets an opening in her schedule)

MiniMau is in the pipeline!! I do have a MNF girl, so I can try her out on it when she's sculpted. Don't expect to see her for some months to come, though, Caitlin and I both have some other projects that will take priority . . . but she'll definitely get made!! (I say 'she,' but I'm going to try to do a somewhat unisex sculpt so that she can be a boy or a girl)

One pic of Cyan and Citrine, home together at last!!



-- Andi

 

Right now, they're all reserved, but I'm going to take names for a waiting list in case someone is unable to make payment/payment arrangements . . . so I'd be happy to add you to it!

Can you please send me an e-mail ( [email protected] ) so that I have your contact info?

Thanks, and sorry about that . . . since this is our first doll project together, we wanted to make a limited number so that we knew in advance what we'd need in terms of supplies, etc. Resin is EXPENSIVE, alas!!

-- Andi

 

You guys are so sweet -- thank you for the note about the Dollicieux feature, I was really honored to be asked to participate in the magazine -- go check it out, if you haven't already -- it's a very good magazine as a whole (don't forget to browse the archives!) :>

I just posted some pictures of my Mau girls with a Catsy in the Gallery, if y'all want to go see!

Also, we've had our first owner pictures of Mau posted!! As people receive their heads, I'd LOVE to get a Mau owner's listing going . . . so if you post pictures, please link them here so I don't miss them :>

The first batch of heads from this 'litter' will be shipping out soon, so I hope to see more owner photos when they arrive . . . I can't wait!! ^-^

BTW, for those of you who are "expecting" . . . Kitten_Princess made a Mau button for your .sig!!



-- A

 

Hi, Divi!! Thank you so much

We did most of the sanding on the first cast of the resin head because the Sculpey version was too fragile to risk . . . Caitlin recommends a type of sandpaper called "Wet and Dry" -- wet sanding works best to get a smooth surface, plus you don't get a lot of resin dust in the air to inhale (although you should still use a mask).

400 grit is a good sandpaper for smoothing resin . . . don't go lower than 320 or higher than 600.

Hope this helps!

-- A

 

I think, and don't quote me on this, that it's just not effective, you'd use up more sandpaper and arm-power without getting much of a result. Caitlin's the expert in that regard, though -- I just use my little 3M sanding pads (Superfine, Ultrafine, and Microfine) for surface smoothing, but for major sanding, in my personal experience, there's just no point in using anything over 600 because it'd take forever to get a measurable result on resin.

This is just our opinion, though, we're not trying to say that it's some kind of official decree that you *can't* use higher-than-600-grit sandpaper on resin, just that *we* haven't found it to be a productive or effective use of time/energy :>

-- A

 

I can't either!! I'm really looking forward to seeing all the owner pics

Caitlin has all the heads cast and has been doing cleanup, and I'm expecting them to ship out any day now . . . I'll keep you posted!!

*squishes*

-- A

 

Thank you so much!!

Taiki, I'll be sure to add you to the list when the MSD head is sculpted!

-- A :>

 

Thanks, all!!

I'm waiting to hear back from Caitlin as to shipping dates -- she just moved and doesn't have Internet access for a few days. I expect to hear from her this week so that I can give an update ^-^

Linnyp, I'll be taking some group photos soon!

Here are two -- sorry they're not great quality, I've finally got a new camera now to replace the old one that I took these with. I want to take a "family" photo of all my dolls sometime this week

In the meanwhile . . .

Cyan (on Obitsu60 body), Citrine (on CP Girl body), and Aislinn (Lishe on CP Mature body):



Jessamine (CP Soony) and Citrine (on CP Girl body):



And a bonus pic of Cyan (now on a CP Mature body) and Citrine:



*hearts*

-- A

 

She's going to be way too big for a MNF body . . . and a bit out of proportion for an MSD body, in my opinion. I *am* planning on doing an MSD-version Mini-Mau sometime down the line, though!

-- A :>

 

I just heard from Caitlin yesterday (she's moved to Nottingham and is stuck on dial-up while waiting for her broadband connection to be installed) -- looks like she's going to be shipping a batch out shortly!

-- A