AshbelEro Posted December 30, 2019 So I'm getting a pretty standard parabox head with the Pure Neemo body I ordered... And I'm wondering how much sculpting it would take. For instance, could I heat the vinyl and shape a mouth and lips with tools? How easy is it to cut the eyeholes and make a significant shape to the rims? I'd love to give my girl some nice full lips and a slightly open-looking mouth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tira Posted January 16, 2020 I don't think you can reshape the vinyl if you want fuller lips; you'd need to sculpt them on the head with additional material. As far as cutting the eyeholes, I'd recommend getting cheap fashion dolls somewhere, like Goodwill, and practicing on those first; cutting the vinyl itself won't be hard, but getting the correct shape at 1/6th scale will probably be difficult. Given how much you want to modify the head, I think it might be easier to just get a different head from Parabox. They have several 1/6th head molds with eyeholes, in both anime and more realistic styles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AshbelEro Posted January 16, 2020 1 minute ago, Tira said: Given how much you want to modify the head, I think it might be easier to just get a different head from Parabox. They have several 1/6th head molds with eyeholes, in both anime and more realistic styles. That's true, but they aren't going to have any kind of mouth I want. I'd still need to modify them for the particular design I'm thinking of. What additional material takes well to it? Because I can't seem to find anyone who agrees. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tira Posted January 16, 2020 6 minutes ago, AshbelEro said: That's true, but they aren't going to have any kind of mouth I want. I'd still need to modify them for the particular design I'm thinking of. What additional material takes well to it? Because I can't seem to find anyone who agrees. I'm not sure what material works best for vinyl; I know epoxy is frequently used with resin dolls, but I don't know if it works as well with vinyl. Even if you can't find exactly what you want, it's worth taking a look. Adding more to pre-existing lips, or even just emphasizing them with the face-up, seems like an easier task than sculpting lips from scratch on a head that small. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AshbelEro Posted January 16, 2020 I have actually looked at all of the parabox heads on offer. I have considered several models. I'm just not sold on anything yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
