Custom Lime SMJ Dress

 

Hello everyone!

I'm very pleased to announce one of my most ambitious projects for my Lime (Libidoll), creating the costume from the Saber Marionette J anime (@Chise, @BeyondTime you might find this one interesting 😏)!

The full album can be found here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmN8jLir

"Yoo-hoo!"

It took two days from drawing to sewing, however I've been thinking about this for much longer, only now have I found some time to spare for once XD

It's definitely rough around the edges, but the doll resembles Lime when I look at her, so my work has been successful in that regard.

The bandanna still needs some work as I haven't fully figured out how it ties around her head, though that doesn't concern me too much. The oversized hair pin (with the giant red ball) I decided to omit for now as the doll's head is already pretty large and it'll just seem a little ridiculous.

The sport-y bodysuit is made of socks that developed holes. The first version I made from a single sock, but the suit didn't go down her thighs low enough, so I made a second version from two separate socks (which were sewn by hand as the sewing machine couldn't handle it). The dress is made from plain white cotton fabric.

My first try at using a sewing machine and clothe making was a year ago when I made a simpler dress for the figurine. The one in the photo is actually a 2nd (or maybe a third?) version, it took a few tries XD

The figurine assembly manual also had the reference artwork which I used extensively (as well as my separate artwork collection of Lime).

It's an absolute joy to have Lime almost in the flesh, and the posability the doll has is exponentially better than the figurine (although I admit Libidolls are a pain for posing and balancing, see my earlier post XD).

 

"Huh, a mini me eh?"

"Alright. Now gotta get an even bigger scale version!"

She even managed to meet another gal during the photoshoot!

Thanks for reading!

Oh my gosh, I love this!! The "Saber Marionette" series is my favorite anime!! 😍

I love the bodysuit and sleeves, looks good! You doll is a cutey too~!!

1 hour ago, kranberrijam said:

Oh my gosh, I love this!! The "Saber Marionette" series is my favorite anime!! 😍

I love the bodysuit and sleeves, looks good! You doll is a cutey too~!!

Thank you! One of my favourite series too, especially the soundtrack!

I searched long and hard for any SMJ costumes while in Japan, unfortunately it's too niche. Found the PSX game and phone card though 😄

But hey, that just encouraged me to make my own 😉

I wonder how hard the shoes will be to make? 🤔

18 hours ago, RobotDollOmega said:

I wonder how hard the shoes will be to make? 🤔

I'd recommend trying to make the shoes out of craft foam; it's a cheap option that I've had good results with. Maybe use thin wood for the sole and the bottom pieces of the geta (the "teeth"). You could use hot glue to attach the pieces. Once it's all attached, seal the craftfoam with thin layers of Mod Podge, paint it, then seal. Worth a shot!

She's really coming together! I second the use of craft foam and thin wood. I would recommend avoiding hot glue though - it has a tendency to melt the foam. Contact cement is my go-to for foam crafting - it bonds quickly and permanently. Just make sure you use it in an extremely well ventilated area.

On 5/13/2020 at 9:40 PM, hats said:

She's really coming together! I second the use of craft foam and thin wood. I would recommend avoiding hot glue though - it has a tendency to melt the foam. Contact cement is my go-to for foam crafting - it bonds quickly and permanently. Just make sure you use it in an extremely well ventilated area.

Thanks for the heads up!

I have some plastic cement laying around from my warhammer modelling... >:)

It will also save your fingers from the hot glue as well!