Custom faceups, mods, and the like
In the same batch as my custom Kumako Ruru and DD Iori faceups, I also repainted my Volks DD Saber Extra. She’s a pretty long-standing member of my collection and even though she kept her original faceup for years, after seeing some cute and glamorous repainted Sabers I wanted to give it a shot. Saber…
Since Ruru arrived and got me in faceup mode again, I decided to tackle a few more backlog faceups as well. Iori has been on my list for a while, and though I originally planned to make her a snarky kitsune girl, another idea popped into my head- Yup, now that I have Utena and…
For my second faceup of 2023, I completed a modded SWS DDH-07 head. I’d original started modding this head last fall, to test out UV-cure resin additive mods, but didn’t get a chance to finish until the weather improved this month. The DDH-07 sculpt was never one of my favorites, but somehow I’ve ended up…
We’ve finally arrived at the season of intermittent sunny days, so I was able to make some progress on a couple outstanding faceup projects. First to the finish line was this custom modded DDH-27 head. This is the same head sculpt I previously painted in SWS for my fennec fox mage character. This head was…
Over the holiday break, I endeavored to complete another sewing project- this time the theme was ‘cutie fruitbat’. The idea had been kicking around in my head for a while, but it came together when I sketched out ideas for a kimono-style sleeve to evoke a bat’s wing, but with lots of cute lacey details.…
~ A long-delayed rescue project ~ My final faceup from the fall batch is this dreamy Syo (Sho?). She’s an older Volks sculpt that I picked up with vague intentions a while back. I knew she was yellowed, but I didn’t realize the previous owner had done a rough job trying to sand off the…
Next up in my fall faceup batch is SQ Lab Miyuki! She’s an older resin head that I purchased directly from SQ Lab when they were selling heads and accessories on their website. SQ Lab heads were made to match DD or SD skin tones, and they also released anime-style SD and Yo-SD sized…
The autumn weather is a bit delayed this year, so by dodging some extra-smoky days I was able to squeeze in another batch of faceups. First up is another Shoushou Doll Niko, this time in tan skin! I pre-ordered tan Niko last year, and it took almost exactly a year for her to arrive. I…