Modification Mods to 50 cm BBB Luna/Lotus body

Well I wanted a 50 cm resin in the worst way....



That's kinda what I got.

But the price was right for modding, so I determined to make this work with my DZ Mo head.

First, deliberately yellowing the BBB WS to match the DZ WS. Took about 2 months in the direct sun, in a window.



No, I know this is neither a Mo head nor a BBB body. This is a MEI head I yellowed at the same time, now on the 44cm DZ body I was "leaving behind."

Next about 4 hours of grinding and polishing, to reduce the BBB bewbs to something that looked they would be on a human body, as opposed to an alien in a human Halloween costume, assuming aliens celebrate Halloween.



"A lot off the top and sides, please." Basically, that was all it took, 4 hours with a dremel a grinding head, and a polishing head.

Also removed the enormous neck-goiter and reduced the neck size so the Mo head would fit.

Now what you cannot see is that the usual wimpy BBB elastic in these bodies is replaced by something even thinner and wimpier, pretty much guaranteeing that they cannot stand. Add to that the bizarro "I must have been an apprentice dollmaker" hinge-like single joints (no, they are not even remotely "balls") and you have a recipe for acute frustration.

More robust elastic doesn't fit in the itty bitty wrist and ankle joints. Forget S-hooks. The wrists don't hold a pose AT ALL.

Multiple answers here. More robust elastic in the leg and torso. Tie the feet onto the elastic with a short section of smaller elastic. Wire the knees with 14 gauge automotive wire. Leave the arm elastic alone, but tighten it and add wire to the wrists--covered florist wire. Silicone kip in the neck to help with head posing (problems there are possibly due to my own sanding.

This is what you get.





A serviceable 50 cm resin body that can stand, pose, and hold things. Still has issues, and it's nothing I would want to show unclothed (I won't even get into the skinny arms) but the price is right if you are not afraid to mod and want a shorter body.

Oh, the bewbs are pretty much solid, so you could also take this down to a flat chest provided you don't mind a boy that looks like the Pharaoh Akenaten--

 

Vickie has a very ballet-dancer-like figure, and is EXTREMELY short, so this is pretty much perfect for her.

 

I'm actually planning on bending the fingers, but they are so thin I am going to have to be very, very careful, so I am going to see if I can get some spare hands first.

 

Unfortunately Photobucket stopped supporting a free account option and began charging a completely ridiculous amount for their paid accounts. I pulled all the photos and told them to take a hike, but I haven't found anywhere else to post them.