My first "real" DD

Well, after so far only frankensteining DD heads on Obitsu bodies, I finally found a good offer for a body, and boyo, am I hooked

 

It seems to be a DDS body. However. I was working under the assumption that it was normal skin and bought heads accordingly. It is sw. Apart from the hands

 

 

And I have no idea whether the arms are installed correctly - is there any way of telling which arm is the right and/or left?

 

Still, I like my Seven on that body. The colour match is not TOO bad, unless you look in broad daylight.

 

But that noggin is huge compared to the Smart Doll XD

 

Still pondering whether to try the 03 and/or 01 on that body - while the 03 is sw and would fit lovely - I would hate to reinstall the Obitsu neck piece...

Your 07 has a really cute face! Is your DDS body a small bust? Mine looks similar, the upper torso is very narrow and dainty.

 

As for the arms, the upper arm opening has curved indentations for the elbow to fit into. On mine, the pointier part of the upper arm is next to the body, indicated by the pink arrow here. Hope this makes sense!

 

 

DDS small bust in NS, DD med bust in WS.

 

Linda S.

galatia9

Gratz on your first DD.

 

Line the forearm and upper arm pieces up properly with the arms straight and then bend them at the elbow to see which is right and which is left.

 

Edit: Looking at your photo's a bit more closely I think you have the arms right.

Your 07 has a really cute face! Is your DDS body a small bust? Mine looks similar, the upper torso is very narrow and dainty.

 

As for the arms, the upper arm opening has curved indentations for the elbow to fit into. On mine, the pointier part of the upper arm is next to the body, indicated by the pink arrow here. Hope this makes sense!

 

 

DDS small bust in NS, DD med bust in WS.

 

Linda S.

galatia9

 

Thank you, yes, I was so delighted to find a 07 at an affordable price! The faceup seemed a bit stark at fist, but with different eyes and a wig etc, I have grown to like it

 

that "arrow" was the thing I used for reference, too XD (when the body arrived, it fell apart during unpacking, because the upper part of the skeleton was inserted the wrong way around o_O (the head thingie has to point backwards, but it did point forward, that took some time for me to figure out XD)

 

your girls are lovely! Yes, it is indeed the small bust, I think. However, to better get away with the ns heads, I have already ordered a medium bust in ns ^^"

 

Gratz on your first DD.

 

Line the forearm and upper arm pieces up properly with the arms straight and then bend them at the elbow to see which is right and which is left.

 

Edit: Looking at your photo's a bit more closely I think you have the arms right.

 

Thank you! I think it should be okay now... I had to switch arms when it first arrived (and hands, respectively), but it seems that now everything is where it belongs XD

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Thank you, yes, I was so delighted to find a 07 at an affordable price! The faceup seemed a bit stark at fist, but with different eyes and a wig etc, I have grown to like it

 

that "arrow" was the thing I used for reference, too XD (when the body arrived, it fell apart during unpacking, because the upper part of the skeleton was inserted the wrong way around o_O (the head thingie has to point backwards, but it did point forward, that took some time for me to figure out XD)

 

your girls are lovely! Yes, it is indeed the small bust, I think. However, to better get away with the ns heads, I have already ordered a medium bust in ns ^^"

Aww, thanks for your kind words about my girls! I'm glad you figured it out, I didn't know exactly how to explain about the elbows. And some of my other DDs didn't seem to have a pointy part of the upper arm at all! I think the vinyl parts are trimmed by hand, and they're not exactly alike.

 

Linda S.

galatia9

I think the vinyl parts are trimmed by hand, and they're not exactly alike.

 

Linda S.

galatia9

 

Yeah those are definitely trimmed with knives by hand.

 

When the arm is straight and the parts are positioned correctly the ball part of the elbow joint will mesh perfectly with the inner side of the upper and lower arm parts. If the arm parts are in the wrong position it just won't look natural. Once you have them in place and bend the arm there is only one possible solution to which is left and which is right.

 

It's probably a lot clearer when you start with a brand new fully assembled body, and get familiar with how it all fits together. Assembling a new doll from parts is a snap at that point. I can't compare to smart dolls, so I don't know how similar the joints are. I keep telling myself I should get a Mirai. I like her head, but I don't really like the smartdoll body.

I think the vinyl parts are trimmed by hand, and they're not exactly alike.

 

Linda S.

galatia9

Yeah those are definitely trimmed with knives by hand.

Nowhere is this more obvious than the thigh parts, where even in a set the two can be cut very differently in my limited experience.

I was lucky enough to get an M-bust in ns from the marketplace Together with an anti-staining-suit, the colour match is no problem anymore!