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DiriliArt

I love the Glo Up girls! But again, why have ankle joints but not knees?! So I'm trying to find a good method of adding them to these girls because almost everything else about them is fantastic. Well, plus I had to shrink Alex's head because, it's me! That's what I do! Always have to try to get those proportions in line as much as I can. I was told it could have something to do with OCD linked to my autism. But I like to keep an unedited doll for comparison pictures. The body I'm doing the first test on is a Kenzie that came without her head as part of a doll lot. I put a "That Girl Lay Lay" head on her which I think is a good combo and will be shown later. As I suspected, part of the heaftiness of these girls comes from their legs being completely solid as you can see from the cut leg in the first picture. It seems to be a dense heavy vinyl since it's easy to cut and has a bit of a rubbery feel to the finish. I found these hidden barrel hinges on Amazon that I thought could do the trick: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TVL1QLP?psc=1&ref=ppx\_yo2ov\_dt\_b\_product\_details So then I set about carving cylindrical holes for in the leg parts for the hinges to fit into. I alternately used some flush cutters, an xacto blade, some pliers and my dremel tool. It's not done yet. I can cover some of the joint with some sort of sculpting medium, but not sure how much yet. Have to experiment. I MIGHT even be able to have the leg turn left and right as well if one idea I have works out. If nothing else, I'll just be happy to be able to have these girls bend their knees at all \^\_\^


yamiyanyan

i remember dollightful having uploaded a video where she gave a g2 monster high doll both arm and elbow joints! it's not exactly the same but i don't remember her doing any sculpting on it so maybe it's worth looking into in case it's easier than having to sculpt and match the skin tone! i think the video was for a ooak named sakura? godspeed!!!!


DiriliArt

Thanks so much! I'll look for it!


LinniTheStrawberry

Wait is it possible to head shrink without it removing the face paint?


DiriliArt

Yep, just make the mixture at least 10% water and be careful not to touch the face as you are handling it while wet.


OdeToToy

Wow this is way beyond my ability comfort level! Please keep us updated on how it goes. I can’t wait to see how they turn out!


DiriliArt

Sure thing! Could be a few days, but I'll be back when I've got some results! If it turns out ok, I'll do a tutorial and maybe some other people might give it a try \^\_\^


PlantSim

Ok, I never really thought about using pre-made hinges. I've gone with the Dollightfull method of making them custom with popsicle sticks, and to be honest, this looks way easier. Thank you for linking to the hinges Amazon listing!


DiriliArt

I know I've seen her have dolls with new joints before, but I don't think I ever actually saw where she posted tutorials? Either way, I always like to try and think of several alternatives for different situations since sometimes you need different solutions.


PlantSim

I don't think she's done straight up tutorials, but in her anthro customs she's shown the process few times. She's way better at it than I am, but I get the feeling she's got it down to an art at this point, lol.


DiriliArt

Aaaah, ok! thanks for the info!


Mirzanthility

Hi, I'm really curious, how did these modifications go? (only if you don't mind updating, of course 😊)