Thx for the interest! Slow going but i've been using this figure alot to try and learn stuff. So yeah i do have a few updates
.
Unfortunatly i dont have a painted figure yet but i did improve the strenght of the joints. For that i changed things around on my second test figure. Did some small changes so i could use a ball jointed doll approach to keep everything tight. Basically every part is hold tight using elastic strings inside. Feet, hands and faces can still be removed ofc. But they are hold tight by strings aswell.
Really happy how it turned out. Especially since this figure has been taken apart multiple times and has seen some abuse.
Ordered a thicker string that will hopefully get things even better then the string i had at home. Hope to have that sorted this week, look forward to try. This body is probably as good as i'm going to get it then
Next to that i also tried to do her hair. Since she has braids i didnt really want to use a little wig or mohair. Tried but wasnt too happy. Also tried 3D printing the hair and although possible it was quite fragile and it just didnt look good when you rotate her head.
Finally went with different types of string, braided and waxed, for the hair. The waxed string is really nice since you can also bend it in ways you like. Didnt really do that much in the pics below tho, it falls pretty good and i wanted to see how its looking after a few weeks first.
So here's a few pics of that. With a painted scalp it should look pretty good i think. Happy how it turned out
Need to cut it a little and add some tiny beads to complete it
