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

@vicemage I agree about the xacto. That's pretty much how her whole face mods were done- no power tools. Guess I just really like the quickness of the dremel. I also need to replace my xacto blade cause it's chipped and gross (even though it still had no problem slicing my finger while I was trimming a cactus). XP

@Alternatewarning thank you so much! I'm glad you like her! I'm sure I'll play around with some ideas for her feet and then decide if I wanna go simple or complex. :3

@Anneko thank you! I will definitely showcase her toes a bit more when her head comes back from getting a faceup. I gotta rework some stuff on her body, too (sueding and stringing tension), so her ligs might be coming off again sooner than later.

@Quiet and Insane modding is definitely something I'm enjoying. It gives dolls a much more personal feel to have worked on them and made them truly OOAK.

 

@vicemage I started using the dremel on my missmonster robodogman mask, because there was so much flash and bubbles that needed cleaning than an xacto just wasn't cut out for (hahaa). So then I kinda got spoiled by how fast it could do stuff. XP
I definitely could've done her toe mods by hand, but I kinda wanted that instant gratification of a 10 minute mod instead of a 2 day mod. If I chose to continue with her feet, the claw mod will definitely take longer.
I'm so excited for her to finally be GREEN. Like i got so used to the yellowed NS I wasn't sure if I'd ever see her painted. Haven't heard anything from the artist this week, but I know he's been busy. And I'm technically in no rush- I have no doll meets or anything I'm going to. >w>

 

@Gorgonbones Ahaha don't worry, she's hit another halt in progress for the time being. XD

@Quiet and Insane I love knowing that I have a doll that nobody else in the world has. I love my basic models, but customs are truly special to their creators.

@GreenTeaAnarchy Thank you! I'm glad you like her! I chalk the symmetry up to my OCD and being paranoid to get them on the same plane (I used a mirror to check when drawing them). Though the sculpt itself isn't perfectly symmetrical, so I figured it'd be okay if there was a little variation. Nothing is perfectly symmetrical, y'know?

@Princess Kenny Thank you! I'm getting antsy waiting to hear about her faceup, but I know the artist I picked takes time to work, so I will be doing little mini projects while she's away.

 

Tiny update-
The faceup artist told me Dacchan is gonna have to go white before she can go green hahaa. She's so yellowed that I guess the green is not looking right on her as-is. But he's been having horrendously hot weather, so progress is slow. I will definitely update the thread with progress pics when I get them myself.

 

@Quiet and Insane Thanks! I have faith in the artist. It'll just take longer than initially thought.

 

So because Photobucket is slowly nuking all the 3rd party image hosting (it got my signature today) I'll be moving all my project images of Dacchan to most likely a Flickr account (which I have to make).
So if suddenly there are no images (they'll have that annoying "sharing exceeded" image) do not worry! I will be working on replacing all the images with links to new ones. It'll be a project within a project journal.

Edit 7/13- So the images I happened to embed in a post (though DoA's insert image option) seem to be semi-stable (sometimes they show a box with a red X, sometimes they show the image), so those I'll leave alone. I haven't had much time to fiddle with Flickr, so it will be a little bit before all the missing images are recovered.

 

Sorry for the triple-post, but I have a little update!

I contacted the faceup artist and Dacchan should be done in about a month, barring any unforeseen resin match issues.

Also, Dacchan had her eyes remade by Noel at Lemon Jelly Eyeshop, since her first pair ejected a lens. XP

New pair: Instagram post by Noel Vidonia • Jul 18, 2017 at 8:16pm UTC

Comparison between old and new pair: Instagram post by Noel Vidonia • Jul 18, 2017 at 8:22pm UTC

 

@PumpkinKings I know, right!? I'm super excited for them! XD

Also, I got my first progress pic of Dacchan from Ji! She's solid white! He has to do a few more green tests and then will start on her face. Once he gets the color match just right, he's gonna send me some studio shots of the progress to share with everyone!

 

I have a faceup update for you all!
Yesterday night I received a photo from Jisatsu of Dacchan's color match! He and his fiance tag-teamed to get her to solid white, and then to green. He stopped at "close enough", because he didn't want to make the shade too warm or cool. And I'm fine with that cause she's getting a faceup over it anyways.

Here's her color-matched head next to her hand I sent along with her:

Dacchan_faceup by Wolfie, on Flickr

My little monster girl is nearing completion! I'm so excited to see her finished, and I'm so excited to have her come home soon as well.

 

@PumpkinKings I'm so hyped to see her with a face as well! It's exciting to see this project nearing completion. :3

 

@CenDragon21 I'm so pumped to see her complete! I entered her in a swap so hopefully she'll get a cool new outfit to go with her new face!

 

Dacchan is still in the works, sorry for the lack of updated. Ji has given me a mockup that I approved, so now it's just waiting for good weather and the like to paint her.

 

HEY YOU GUYYYYYYSSSS!!!
Dacchan's faceup is just about complete! Just a couple more tiny details and gloss and she'll be on her way home!

IMG_3002 by Wolfie, on Flickr

IMG_3003 by Wolfie, on Flickr

IMG_3004 by Wolfie, on Flickr

IMG_3005 by Wolfie, on Flickr

 

@ronnie92 @ultrapandachan @FifiIsBored Sorry there was a lack of updates, I hope this makes up for it!

@ultrapandachan Yah PB nuked everything and messed up this whole thread. You can go to my flickr and see all the images in the folder "Dacchan".

@PumpkinKings I'm so pleased with Ji's work on her. As far as what's next, she has multiple eyes and multiple wigs, and she does have clothes (though I think the image links got broken when photobucket nuked the internet), so all I need to figure out now is her ears. I think I may work them onto a headband of some sort. She may also get some spiked leg cuffs to mimic the spikes on the plush in the first post, but other than that, she'll be complete.

 

@kaien I'm so excited that she's on the last leg of her race to completion. It's been over a year since I started, so I think it's time for her to be whole and complete. :3c

@PumpkinKings Me too! I'm glad you've enjoyed the journey! And I know you'll definitely be up for the challenge. If you already have an extreme mod planned, that's honestly half the battle.

 

GUYS SHE'S HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sadly I had a doctor's appointment and then had to go to work, but you can check out my Instagram story for a quick unboxing (IG link in my signature).

I've also uploaded all my old progress pics to my flickr album, so you can see them all on there. They're mostly chronological. I will be working to replace the images in this thread soon. I will also upload her final "glamour shots" from Ji in here, and also a photo of her on her body either later tonight or tomorrow.

 

Pictures finally! Sorry about that! I ended up having THE WORST time last night getting her head on. If you follow me on IG you probably saw my post about it. Neck mech fiasco and a half: Instagram post by Sara (Wolfie) • Oct 5, 2017 at 5:01am UTC

BUT she is assembled now! Onto the pics!

Final glamour shots from Ji before he shipped her back:

IMG_3016 by Wolfie, on Flickr

IMG_3017 by Wolfie, on Flickr

IMG_3018 by Wolfie, on Flickr

IMG_3019 by Wolfie, on Flickr

IMG_3020 by Wolfie, on Flickr


Aaaaand my pics post-box opening:

IMG_3051 by Wolfie, on Flickr

IMG_3052 by Wolfie, on Flickr

IMG_3054 by Wolfie, on Flickr

IMG_3055 by Wolfie, on Flickr

The last couple things on my to-do list for her is to make her ears (gonna use a head band, not sure if I'm gonna do fabric or epoxy), and possibly spiked ankle bracer things. But other than that, I'd say she's basically complete!

 

@PumpkinKings Thanks! The green is technically her skin/fur color, so I'm loving how well it blends with the wig. :3

 

@kaien Ahahaha I'd love to tackle more mods, but for now I think she's just gonna have the boys in my crew to keep her busy. Though I did recently mod a 60cm doll to fit Soom Chrom wolf legs. I didn't post a project journal on here, but there are pics on my IG of the leg mod.

@skyealloway It was definitely either gonna be a hit or a miss with the cheek eyes. I'm really happy they worked how I wanted them too.

In other news, the scuff on her nose came off with a light buff of magic eraser. On the downside, I went to wipe a scuff up by her headcap line off and with one light pass of the magic eraser it took the grey paint off... green was fine underneath, though. *shrug* Good thing it's always under her wig. XP

 

Edit- I have zero idea why two pics appear to be "dead" links cause they show up the post edit, so idk. Flickr is wacky and also turns my pics sideways when I share them even though they're in the correct orientation when uploaded ughhhhhh.

Eyo! If you've been following along on IG, you'll have seen I made Dacchan's ears and that she went to her first convention and doll meet as a completed doll! Finally got around to uploading them to Flickr.

Ears:















And here she is at AAC!

dacchan_aac3 by Wolfie, on Flickr

Funny story- I had her out earlier at the con (first two shots) and she had her new CodeNoir shoes on. Then I take her out for our mini-meet (3rd shot) and she's missing a shoe! It wasn't in my bag and it wasn't on the floor, and I was like well there goes and expensive shoe... @mangameow said to check lost and found, so I begrudgingly went over and asked, "This is gonna sound really weird, but did anyone turn in a tiny shoe? It's black and green." And the guy dug through the box AND PULLED OUT A TINY SHOE and was like, "This tiny shoe?" It was a miracle holy cow! Some wonderful good samaritan turned in her tiny shoe! I explained we had a doll meet and I had lost it. The other person at the lost and found table was like, "was that about the tiny shoe?" So now I'm definitely that weirdo with the tiny doll shoes omg...

 

@vicemage I'm just super happy someone turned it in. I was really worried someone just pocketed it and was gonna turn it into some lolita accessory keychain or something. Buty she really doesn't like that right shoe, cause it fell off a few more times. >w>;
And yah! This new wig has sufficient fluff so it all kinda blends in. and even if you see the human ears, they look like they can continue into the long ones, which is what I was going for. I almost sewed them on to overlap her normal ears, but I didn't want to risk scratching them (instead I just scratched her head with my thumb while adjusting the headband fml).
Ahhhh omigosh thank you for the compliment. I'm so happy you liked this mod project. I'm hoping I inspired more people to tackle out-of-the-box mods with their dolls. I would love to meet you too, especially since you're a fellow Shiwoo Crew member.

@skyealloway It was a tiny shoe saga. XD

 

@hawkfry @Bevilacqua Thank you! =^w^=

AHA I finally got the pics of Dacchan at AAC to post. I have zero idea why Flickr was being such a butt about these two pics. XP

dacchan_aac1 by Wolfie, on Flickr

dacchan_aac2 by Wolfie, on Flickr

 

Just a silly little update of sorts.
I had mentioned in post #94 that I wanted a pair of Ersa Flora demon sigil eyes for Dacchan, and I linked a pic of the specific one I wanted in post #132.
Well, I managed to get one! She only had one 14mm eye in her premade batch while she was in the US visiting, so I snagged it. It also glows in the dark!

Dacchan uses it when she's dimension-hopping, or something like that.

sigil_eye1 by Wolfie, on Flickr

sigil_eye2 by Wolfie, on Flickr