Dollmore Dona - 12" Basic Gem (ABS)
Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 7:14 amShe arrived, and appears to be called Arabella 
She came in a plastic box covered in a layer of thin bubble wrap inside a rather too large cardboard box. As well as a certificate she came with a manual on how to (re)string. Sadly, the manual is entirely in Korean (although the diagrams are clear) and appears to be for a different doll (the pics show a standard headcap type head whereas this one has a faceplate)
So - front and back nude pics:
And a close up of the knees:
She comes with high heel feet, so I also got her a pair of flat feet (and eyes, wig and clothes). Her knees have notches in the back to help with posing. Her legs are single jointed, arms are double jointed with a swivel point just below the shoulders. Her torso is jointed just under the chest - a little higher than I prefer, but better than none at all. She seems maybe a bit tightly strung, but stands solidly (with her flat feet on - I have no heels to try her high heel feet with), and her arms mostly keep their position. She is a lot more busty than I was expecting - I will need to make some adjustments to her clothes so it's not so much of a fight getting them on (I'm mostly planning on making the tunic open all the way down the back and fasten with velcro. I think I have some fabric that matches well enough that I could make the back slightly bigger, too.)
The faceplate was a problem. When I unpacked her, it was loose, and I thought initially it was how the S hook had been put in as it wasn't in its grooves.
But putting it back in didn't make much difference. So I ended up sanding down the back part of the head
and it fits a lot better now. There's still a gap, but the faceplate stays on and if I style the hair properly (or, y'know, just style it 
) it won't show.
And finally a pic of her next to a 27cm Obitsu wearing and unfinished outfit and boots with a 4mm sole (the Basic Gem is 32cm high)
So far, I like her
She came in a plastic box covered in a layer of thin bubble wrap inside a rather too large cardboard box. As well as a certificate she came with a manual on how to (re)string. Sadly, the manual is entirely in Korean (although the diagrams are clear) and appears to be for a different doll (the pics show a standard headcap type head whereas this one has a faceplate)
So - front and back nude pics:
And a close up of the knees:
She comes with high heel feet, so I also got her a pair of flat feet (and eyes, wig and clothes). Her knees have notches in the back to help with posing. Her legs are single jointed, arms are double jointed with a swivel point just below the shoulders. Her torso is jointed just under the chest - a little higher than I prefer, but better than none at all. She seems maybe a bit tightly strung, but stands solidly (with her flat feet on - I have no heels to try her high heel feet with), and her arms mostly keep their position. She is a lot more busty than I was expecting - I will need to make some adjustments to her clothes so it's not so much of a fight getting them on (I'm mostly planning on making the tunic open all the way down the back and fasten with velcro. I think I have some fabric that matches well enough that I could make the back slightly bigger, too.)
The faceplate was a problem. When I unpacked her, it was loose, and I thought initially it was how the S hook had been put in as it wasn't in its grooves.
But putting it back in didn't make much difference. So I ended up sanding down the back part of the head
and it fits a lot better now. There's still a gap, but the faceplate stays on and if I style the hair properly (or, y'know, just style it ) it won't show.And finally a pic of her next to a 27cm Obitsu wearing and unfinished outfit and boots with a 4mm sole (the Basic Gem is 32cm high)
So far, I like her
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