50–65cm Dolls Oscar Diggs - The Great & Terrible Magician 02/30

Aimeria's Oscar Diggs - The Great & Terrible Magician there were only 30 of them made he is was #02.
I found him NIB on Doll Peddler.

L-01 by Rabbid Bunnies, on Flickr

The clothing quality is amazing! I have never seen clothing made in such a way with so much detail and such precise stitching. I have two full set dolls that come close to it, but this work is just... I have no words. Everything was layed out with layers of tissue paper. The boots were well sealed and only a small crack on one of them. I had expected to have any leather type parts to be worn with age, but everything was pristine.

L-02 by Rabbid Bunnies, on Flickr

The doll himself! The sales pictures didn't show the facial hair, but authenticity card with his number on it does. I was a but surprised. I am not a fan of facial hair on dolls. But, I can take care of that...

L-03 by Rabbid Bunnies, on Flickr

A close up of the company face up, before I modify it...

L-04 by Rabbid Bunnies, on Flickr

Some of the facial hair taken off, I needed to clean it more, and wearing the full set, including the wig that came with him.

L-06 by Rabbid Bunnies, on Flickr

I switched the wig in this picture, It is a mohair wig by Dollmore. It still doesn't feel quite right.

L-07 by Rabbid Bunnies, on Flickr

The face is cleaned up! Wearing the full set, before I wrap it up to store it! I'll use it on special occasions.

L-08 by Rabbid Bunnies, on Flickr

Final picture. This is the character I had in mind. He is wearing a borrowed wig, but I just ordered him one like it. now he looks like the character Lance Knight (silly name, I know) That I intended to make.

KODAK Digital Still Camera by Rabbid Bunnies, on Flickr

I am very happy with him! I know it's crazy to get a limited full set doll and modify the face, change off the clothes, and make it look rather plain, but he looks like the character I had envisioned. I have no plans to sell any of my dolls once they come home so I like them to look how I wanted them to look rather then worry about messing up a full set.

 

@Nimaine Thank you!!! The full set outfit it amazing, it's just not very everyday. My dolls tend to wear very basic clothes unless it's for a special occasion. I am very happy with him once the wig got changed and I cleaned the face up. I've modified fullset dolls before, but this was the first limited one I dug into. I agree with you, I am sure a lot of people keep their dolls pristine, if they were going to resale them. I just don't ever resale so it seems silly for me not to fix the doll up how I want it. I am looking forward to his new wig arriving. The final picture is actually my favourite one!

 

@AlisonVonderland Haha, I really do feel as if I am rescuing dolls when I buy from Doll Peddler. They have so many older dolls still available that are in stock and were never bought. I was surprised when I found this one, but I am happy that I did! I am not a fan of facial hair on dolls, and the character was supposed to be younger then the beard made him look. I am glad that the beard came off easily without even messing up the rest of the faceup. Thank you!

 

@Valdemagra I was really lucky with the boots that came with this outfit. I think because they had those silicon dioxide crystals packed with each boot, and the boots were wrapped separately. I wrapped them up carefully again to store them.

I had gotten another second hand full set doll last year, and the faux leather pants practically disintegrated when I changed the dolls clothes. The leather boots he was wearing were not in great shape, while they can be used they tend to flake. I am thinking I might scrape off the flaking leather bits, on this dolls boots and see what I can do to restore them. Sometimes that's all I can think to do when they seem beyond repair.

I was very surprised about the beard as well. It must have been between its own layer of sealant so only removing one layer just took the beard.

 

@MintyCherry Thank you! I like him so much more without all that stuff on his face. He got his new wig, and now I need to go take a lot of pictures of him!