Did You Know...? (Help Needed!)
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:14 amHi everyone!
I wasn't sure where to post this, but since we're such a versatile group I'm trying it in let's talk.
I'm going to be working on a new BJD book, and I need more random little facts about companies, resin, dolls, and the such. With my last book I got a pretty good list, but this book will be bigger than the last one, which means that I can fit more information in it. Things I'm not looking for are opinions.
This is the graphic that'll go with it.
Here's the facts I have so far:
Any help will be greatly appreciated! And I can mention you in the acknowledgements section. Just PM the name you want displayed and I will add it.
Edits and added tidbits:
- A $2,000 Exclusive Limited Edition Resin BJD is essentially plastic, similar to a $300 Obitsu or even PVC pants. The difference is the way the plastic is made.
-The way that ball jointed dolls are strung can differ from company to company. The most common way is to use two loops of elastic; one from the head going to either leg and the other from wrist to wrist.
-Yellowing is unavoidable with resin because it's a natural continuing curing process of the material. The resin mellows differently for different tones. White becomes more creamy, Pink gets lighter and less pink, Normal Yellow turns more yellow, while tan has a tendency to become faded and sometimes slightly green due to the red pigment being the most unstable.
-The BJD company RSDolls actually came out with an internal spine for the elastic to sit in the torso. It allows the doll to pose more naturally.
I wasn't sure where to post this, but since we're such a versatile group I'm trying it in let's talk.
I'm going to be working on a new BJD book, and I need more random little facts about companies, resin, dolls, and the such. With my last book I got a pretty good list, but this book will be bigger than the last one, which means that I can fit more information in it. Things I'm not looking for are opinions.
This is the graphic that'll go with it.
Here's the facts I have so far:
- Parabox Gretel was sculpted by Rainman from Elfdoll.
- To slightly reposition Resin Fingers, use a hair-dryer set on 'high' to make the resin slightly pliable. You can also boil the resin in water. Never use too much force to move the fingers, if you do they will break.
- Small dents in Resin can be fixed by warming the resin. If the dent is shallow enough, it will smooth back out.
- Resin dolls generally do not come with readily available replacement parts, but Parabox/Obitsu dolls, which are vinyl, do.
- Ball Jointed Dolls are almost always strung with elastic giving them the necessary tension to hold their poses. There’s only a few companies that do not come strung but with an internal skeleton instead. Those companies include Parabox/Obitsu and Volks.
- If you don’t wash off the alcohol or what ever else you used to clean off the head, the sealant may flake off along with the new face up!
- Before it's mixed and allowed to cure in order to become a solid, resin comes in two liquid parts. The vapors released by these liquids are toxic, and they should only be handled while wearing protective gear. Resin becomes safe to handle after it's completely solidified.
- You have to make sure to take proper precautions when modifying resin. The dust created in subtractive mods, will not break down in the human body. Over an extended period of time, this dust can accumulate in the lungs, and can cause difficulties in breathing; in a worse case scenario, it can turn into a carcinogen since this is a substance that your body cannot expel.
Any help will be greatly appreciated! And I can mention you in the acknowledgements section. Just PM the name you want displayed and I will add it.
Edits and added tidbits:
- A $2,000 Exclusive Limited Edition Resin BJD is essentially plastic, similar to a $300 Obitsu or even PVC pants. The difference is the way the plastic is made.
-The way that ball jointed dolls are strung can differ from company to company. The most common way is to use two loops of elastic; one from the head going to either leg and the other from wrist to wrist.
-Yellowing is unavoidable with resin because it's a natural continuing curing process of the material. The resin mellows differently for different tones. White becomes more creamy, Pink gets lighter and less pink, Normal Yellow turns more yellow, while tan has a tendency to become faded and sometimes slightly green due to the red pigment being the most unstable.
-The BJD company RSDolls actually came out with an internal spine for the elastic to sit in the torso. It allows the doll to pose more naturally.