66cm+ Dolls Dream Valley - Athos!

Wow! That neck gap is terrible. Could the head be modded so the neck hole is bigger? That said, I love the look of his body. It's lean and elegant.

 

That is... really strange. I'm having a hard time understanding what's even happening with the engineering to make it behave like that... It's a shame, because it's a really beautiful body. Still excited to see what you do with him, though!

Your ratties are so cute, btw!

 

I don't understand your red flag. Of course you can just sit the head on the neck without pulling the s-hook through. That's step one of attaching a head and obviously the slot has to be large enough for the hook to pass through.

After you sat it there did you pull the s-hook up through the head and twist it to sit in the notches on the sides of the head's slot?

 

The way it looks is that it may have just slipped out or possibly was not attached during transit (I have seen some DV dolls sent this way to avoid breakage). I think if you tried to pull the head up, it should be fine. ^^ Some dolls may have some bigger gapping like that to allow for better mobility - if it is an issue, though, maybe try some sueding around the inside of his neck hole, that should help with any posing issues.

I hope that helps!

He is a very lovely doll, though! Congratulations on your arrival~~!

 

as @scripple said i believe you just need to pull the s hook up and twist it into its proper grove inside the head. if the elastic is very tight this may require using a tool to get a good grip on the hook, or put a ribbon through the s hook so you can hold that to aid in pulling.

 

Oh man I love the aesthetic
but a head not fitting on the body it's supposed to be for is a bit of a yikes.....is that neck damage on both sides or just one? Also how is his posing? Sometimes dents in the neck like that are because the body is too tightly strung and the s hook is digging in....I'm awfully sorry you got him like this I'm a tad nervous for my boy....
I hope you cand find his eyes and get a good wig too ;v;

Gary looks awesome blank!

Edit: i agree with posters above about trying to pull the s hook up through the head. It's worth a shot! ^^;

 

Congratulations! I'm happy that you got the doll you love! I've always admired big Dream Valley boys!

But to be honest, I'd be quite disappointed. There are too many flaws for me. I'd accept the neck imperfection (it's easy to fix), but lose head isn't something I'd tolerate. Maybe you could try a rubber joint pad to make it better?

 

There's nothing wrong with just being able to sit the head on the neck without yanking on the S hook...but did you pull it all of the way up into the open space of the head and then turn it sideways, finally lowering it to fit into the notches after that? Sorry if you did and it's too obvious a question, but I can't quite see what's going on in there, since you didn't take the second picture until after you filled the area with putty. Looking at the first picture, though, it just looks exactly like a standard head should look, and I can't understand why it should be loose and wobbly.

He's a gorgeous sculpt, in any event - so congrats on bringing him home!

 

Omg he is gorgeous (and so is Ciel tbh), I haven't heard if this brand yet and he is just so lovely and delicate! Definitely adding this sculpt to my wish list, congrats!

 

Oh, that's good to know! He is a gorgeous sculpt so it's great that everything works fine. Congratulations on getting him!