Modification (Complete) Making a Monster Girl: Hound of Tindalos [MnF Shiwoo]

And I'm gonna double-post for the sake of project progress. My project on the 31st was to make neck hole fillers for the minifee shiwoo heads. I don't have the one-touch neck mechs for Dacchan and Yun, so I made Apoxie neck rests and S-hook bars to hopefully hold everything in place. The S-hook bars are Apoxie plus wire for stability. It will be the anchor for the hook and to keep the head on.

IMG_0116 by Wolfie, on Flickr

IMG_0117 by Wolfie, on Flickr

IMG_0118 by Wolfie, on Flickr
^ Shiwoo lending his head to help Dacchan keep the neck fillers in shape while they cure

I will post Dacchan assembled if this neck filler works out. I had her assembled but here wasn't much to hold her head on.

 

@readergirl312 Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying the progress! I did have a faceup artist planned, and I did talk to them about it and they were on board with it, but since then they've made vague notices that they might not keep doing faceups. So I'm really unsure right now. They said they might reopen in the spring, so I will remessege them when the weather gets better.

 

@readergirl312 Thanks! I'm hoping it'll still work out. >o<

@Disir Darkness @CenDragon21 @Quiet and Insane Thanks guys! This body is crazy.
I was putting her neck filler on yesterday and lost the string in her tiny upper torso. So I unfortunately had a lesson in how complicated DC makes their stringing jobs. One elastic for the arms, spine base and head. It was an experience I don't want to redo any time soon.

 

@Gorgonbones The bars are made to pull the string up through and then they go across the inside of the head to keep the head from coming off. Cause even though the neck plugs fill the gapping problem, they still don't hold the head on. So this acts like a "neck donut" that the S hook rests on. However, after the stringing mishap with Dacchan's torso, I had to pull extra string up into her head and make another knot. So the bar doesn't work for her any more. What she has instead is a hammered copper wire that's just threaded through the elastic, between the S hook and neck plug. I can take a picture of her and Yun's heads to show how they work.
And her spine is more curves so she often leans more forward than back. She actually has extremely good balance and has no trouble standing (unlike Yun, who's a hot mess).

@Kadyrose Thank you! I must've forgotten to post the assembled dolls in here. I know I have them posted on my Instagram @pastelcrayfish. I'll add the pics to this thread soon.

 

So I apparently never added photos of Dacchan "complete" on here, even though I posted them on IG.

Here's Dacchan and Yun, both standing, and their heads have the neck fillers in place-
IMG_0126 by Wolfie, on Flickr

By herself-
IMG_0125 by Wolfie, on Flickr


And here's Dacchan with her "utility belt" of magic items she gathered from different dimensions-
IMG_0137 by Wolfie, on Flickr

ETRC9515 by Wolfie, on Flickr

 

@Quiet and Insane @Nightcandle @Rubyliday
Thank you! She's coming along slowly but surely. In the meantime she's been gathering a hoard of eyeballs and random clothes haha.

 

@Quiet and Insane Her most recent clothing acquisition was a huge letdown... I contacted the ebay seller about it, because they sent me an outfit that was poorly and incorrectly assembled, and it cost quite a bit... So I'm bitter about Dacchan atm... not at her, but for her cause I really wanted this to work for her. XP

 

I'm super sorry for the lack of updates, but I did get confirmation from the faceup artist I want to paint her! So hopefully Dacchan will go get a faceup soon!
In the meantime, she's been hanging out with the newest family member, a Fingertip Dreamland Hemera-maru:

IMG_0359 by Wolfie, on Flickr

IMG_0397 by Wolfie, on Flickr

 

@Quiet and Insane I'm so excited for her to finally go off and get painted!
I just don't know what I wanna do about her ears right now... cause the blue tack didn't always hold well, and I don't want to wreck a faceup. She might end up with cloth ones held on with velcro or something.

@skyealloway I got really impatient with Frankie's head, so I actually cut slits in the back of the head to remove it. I know they can be taken off with the boiling water technique (like the normal sized ones), but I knew I wasn't gonna use it for anything so I didn't care about cutting it to get it off.

@Teru yep she got the kitty keyhole bra and undies set. XD This was actually the outfit that arrived damaged/poor quality that I mentioned before, but I made it work in the end. Now she can look semi-decent in public and still show off the body's sculpt.

 

@vicemage @Quiet and Insane I have indeed considered magnets. I actually have a bunch of small neodymium magnets I got for various projects. The issue is that her ears are straight off the side of her head. I've used magnets for multiple doll head accessories, and they seem to work best when attached through a wig, as opposed to having them attach to the resin. She's kind of a floppy doll, so I'd be concerned she'd pop her ears off all the time. XP
I did consider embedding magnets in her head, or even having a wire actually drilled through her head (behind her human ears) to attach ears to. I've pondered a lot over the issue and still haven't come up with anything... >_>;

 

@Quiet and Insane It's so frustrating hahaa. I wish I could come up with something clever for her. XP

@PumpkinKings Ooohhh you might be on to something! I did get a headband with the kitty lingerie, maybe I'll fiddle with that!

 

So I've been in contact with the faceup artist some more. They seem to be on-board with it, but told me this month was no good cause they're really busy with life, so Dacchan will remain in faceup limbo for maybe another month or something.

 

@Quiet and Insane Though I feel like she just stares at me, like there's a crazy amount of pressure from this inanimate object with such an attitude!

@Gorgonbones I just don't wanna pressure him... like I'm super excited for this, but I know he's got a lot to work on right now. I at least want to see if I can put my faceup slot deposit down, so I won't get accidentally bumped by someone else.

 

Hey everyone! Small update, but an exciting one! I've paid my faceup spot holder fee, and Dacchan will be headed out for her faceup in mid-May!

 

I'm so sorry for the lack of updates! D:
Dacchan is getting ready to head out for her faceup, so she won't be around for a while. Bye bye!
IMG_1499 by Wolfie, on Flickr

 

@Anneko I'm glad you enjoyed her journey so far!

@Quiet and Insane @PumpkinKings @CenDragon21 Thanks guys! I just have to get a small shipping box. All the ones I had were too big. D:
So either tomorrow or next week she'll be on her way (I've been lazy about shipping her). XP

 

@Alternatewarning Thank you! I'm trying to locate a small box at work to ship her in, but I might just have to make a trip to the PO. XP

 

@Gorgonbones it's all good! I caved and just used the smallest one I had and just padded it more.

Dacchan actually arrived safe and sound to the artist, and the color matching will begin hopefully next week!

 

Hey everyone! Sometimes I forget that this isn't just a gallery for Dacchan, and that it's a PROJECT journal! SO LET'S GET BACK TO MODDING, SHALL WE?

If you look back to my very first post in here, you'll see in my prototype drawing that I had Dacchan with TOES! This was a mod I was considering before I even bought her body. And now that I have a dremel, I thought "Why not today? Why not now?"

Drawing for reference:


Soooo I will now show you the quick and dirty hoof-to-toe mod I did on each of Dacchan's legs.

I started out with labeling the bottoms of her feet with pencil so I wouldn't be completely lost when all the legs were in my hands:
IMG_1678 by Wolfie, on Flickr

The first 3 calves came off okay, but her back left leg was strung oddly tight and the s-hook stretched and snapped up through her thigh. I bent it back into shape, but I was not happy with it:
IMG_1680 by Wolfie, on Flickr

I succeeded in creating a marvelous creature while holding her thighs and elastics in place with pens:
IMG_1681 by Wolfie, on Flickr

IMG_1682 by Wolfie, on Flickr

Taking measurements and making rough lines for the toe separation:


Aaaaand then I went and attacked her feet with the dremel! Sat on the porch in a dust mask and carved away. Toes in the next post!

 

And here we have post-dremel toes!
IMG_1684 by Wolfie, on Flickr

Prior to a quick buff with 400 grit sandpaper:
IMG_1685 by Wolfie, on Flickr

Post-buff:
IMG_1686 by Wolfie, on Flickr

And we have toes!
IMG_1688 by Wolfie, on Flickr

Unfortunately, the dremel slipped on one of the toes, which ended up being a front foot (you can see the shadow on her front right foot). Not much I can do about it cause I don't wanna sand it too flat. I guess it matches the small gouge on her front left shin, which she arrived from DC with. She's definitely a klutz, so some scars are not out of character hahaa.

Hope you guys like her goofy little toes. I may continue referencing the pic I drew in the first post and give her claws, but for now, toes are a good start.

 

@PumpkinKings ahaa yah the k12 and k13 centaurs were the first with hooves. Ada, Amos and the other one all have the feet. Then after k13 they started doing more joints in the legs and the tiny hooves. So Dacchan needed a toe separation hahaa. XD

@Quiet and Insane omg I know right?! It's so easy to get carried away! I was cleaning up my missmonster robodogman mask and got a little excessive on some parts. >w>; for Dacchan I needed to do it quick so I didn't attempt something more crazy on her haaaaa.

 

@Quiet and Insane I was honestly brainstorming making slots in her feet and drilling a hole for a wire peg to go through to attach apoxie claws (that'd I'd have to make) so she'd have movable claw toes. I had to make my brain take a step back, like "ehhhhhh that's a little too ambitious and could definitely go badly." Especially cause I'm still new with using the dremel.

 

@Quiet and Insane The thing I would really need for that mod would be a smaller bit. The one I used was the smallest our dremel came with, and it gave her pretty far-apart toes. I'd need something tiny, like a tiny drill or saw.
Actually, @Gorgonbones did send me bits to try out with the dremel, so I'll have to fiddle with it and see if they work (i.e. try them on it). It's my mom's dremel, though (not that she knows how to really work it yet), so I don't want something to go wrong with using non-brand bits. XP