Meet Mai (and Mochi)!

Oh my gosh, Mochi is so adorable! I was worried you were going to leave the forums after you said you were done getting everything for Mai, but it sounds like you have a new pet project 🥳

For the flyaways, you could try Volks’ Angel Hairbrush, or just a normal toothbrush, but it looks like some of the strands are too long and some came out of the twin tails. In that case, you could pull them out or cut them, if you feel comfortable doing that.

8 hours ago, ragnamuffin said:

Oh my gosh, Mochi is so adorable! I was worried you were going to leave the forums after you said you were done getting everything for Mai, but it sounds like you have a new pet project 🥳

Aww thanks! I wasn't planning on leaving but am enjoying things at a slower pace. Mai won't be getting anything new for a while, but I'll be slowly adding pieces to Mochi's wardrobe.

I have almost enough spare parts to complete a third body sans head, but 2's honestly all the space and attention I can offer. 😁

I've thought about maybe using that extra body to let Mai hot swap to a body with smaller legs, so she can fit into a few outfits she'd look really cute in, like overalls.

 

8 hours ago, ragnamuffin said:

For the flyaways, you could try Volks’ Angel Hairbrush, or just a normal toothbrush, but it looks like some of the strands are too long and some came out of the twin tails. In that case, you could pull them out or cut them, if you feel comfortable doing that.

Thanks! I'll give this a try.

On 5/20/2022 at 3:15 AM, chef_mai said:

Does anyone have tips on how I can manage her hair better?

You can use water wax to tame flyaways. 

For those who own 45cm both and 48/50cm Obitsus... are you actually buying a second set of wrist joints (that you trim) + a second set of hands? 

So effectively, 10 pairs of hands + 10 pairs of wrists total?

Edited May 31, 2022 by chef_mai

On 5/31/2022 at 7:30 AM, chef_mai said:

For those who own 45cm both and 48/50cm Obitsus... are you actually buying a second set of wrist joints (that you trim) + a second set of hands? 

So effectively, 10 pairs of hands + 10 pairs of wrists total?

I don’t own the 45, but if the hands don’t look weird with the body, I wouldn’t bother getting a whole second set (unless for whatever reason you need them to have the same hands e.g., for a photo story or something).

I’d probably give one of them the Gensodoll articulated hands and let the other use the spare hands/wrist joints, but that’s just me.

23 hours ago, ragnamuffin said:

I don’t own the 45, but if the hands don’t look weird with the body, I wouldn’t bother getting a whole second set (unless for whatever reason you need them to have the same hands e.g., for a photo story or something).

I’d probably give one of them the Gensodoll articulated hands and let the other use the spare hands/wrist joints, but that’s just me.

The issue is that the lower arms on the 45 are of a shorter length, so each wrist joint that's attached must be trimmed by about 1 cm. Unfortunately, this also applies to the articulated hands too.

I've tried attaching the lower arms from an Obitsu 48/50, and it ends up looking really off, whether I make both the upper and lower arms long or just the lower. The only combo that looks decent is making the upper arms longer because it's obscured by sleeves. 

2 hours ago, chef_mai said:

The issue is that the lower arms on the 45 are of a shorter length, so each wrist joint that's attached must be trimmed by about 1 cm. Unfortunately, this also applies to the articulated hands too.

I've tried attaching the lower arms from an Obitsu 48/50, and it ends up looking really off, whether I make both the upper and lower arms long or just the lower. The only combo that looks decent is making the upper arms longer because it's obscured by sleeves. 

Oh, I forgot about that. Yeah, that complicates things. The economical thing might be to get the Gensodoll MDD hands (40 or 45) and just use those, unless you’re okay with buying everything again and trimming the rods.

Edited June 6, 2022 by ragnamuffin

3 hours ago, chef_mai said:

Awww... So cute!

I finally got hold of the lighter summer uniform I'd been looking for after Azone unexpectedly restocked their backcatalog.

Mai's wearing a cardigan over it to loosely mimic the high school uniforms from Gochiusa.

Edited December 12, 2024 by chef_mai

Totally cute pics.

 

Do those ap thighs go well on a 47 parabox body and would you need the shins too from an ap doll?

21 minutes ago, RozensMaidens said:

Totally cute pics.

 

Do those ap thighs go well on a 47 parabox body and would you need the shins too from an ap doll?

AP parts are made for the 48cm Obitsu frame, so you might have to trim the rods to get everything to fit right.

20 minutes ago, ragnamuffin said:

AP parts are made for the 48cm Obitsu frame, so you might have to trim the rods to get everything to fit right.

 sadness

The moe sleeves!! I've also been meaning to say that Mai with the thicker thighs is super duper cute! She looks just right with them.

@chef_mai her swimsuit is so cute. 

Your girls are so cute! ^^

Following on to that, now a drawing of Mai that's pretty close to the comic's style. I didn't use this photo for reference but wanted to show the likeness side by side.

[REMOVED - Mai looks nicer now. Will post something new in the future!]

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Edited December 12, 2024 by chef_mai

That's amazing work on the drawings! (And the girls are cute too...)  I've just read through your thread and all the changes Mai went through. What a girl will do to get a book deal 🤣

On 10/24/2022 at 4:04 PM, chef_mai said:

Following on to that, now a drawing of Mai that's pretty close to the comic's style. I didn't use this photo for reference but wanted to show the likeness side by side.

Spot on! I think you have the look nailed in your mind.

Oh, I always love the look of a cozy fall/winter outfit! Mai looks as adorable as usual 

It's been a long time, but I took a photo of Mochi today.

Edited December 12, 2024 by chef_mai

Angels! I missed your photos of them!

Your dolls are such cuties!

My girls requested some upgrades to our little photo studio, so they can look cuter in photos. 

I didn't buy or craft anything new, but I repositioned my light and switched to white posters as the backdrop. A few days ago, I had the light shining on them from the front from some height.

Today, I tried something new and aimed the light AWAY from the girls and towards the wall. This created a softer light that greatly reduced the shadows. There's still a little, but this is about the best I can do with what I have.

I now want a better illuminated background, but I'll need another light to do that.

 

Edited December 12, 2024 by chef_mai

Mai and Mochi are so cute! I loved seeing their wardrobe changes over time. And your new lighting setup seems to be working great, the photos turned out very soft looking!

I got a bunch of new stuff this week. Mochi's hosting a pajama party today! These are "boyfriend" PJs sized for O50, but anything really oversized works well on Mochi.

Today, I'm using natural light, but it still required a fair bit of setup to make it work. I clipped tissue to the window and shot her from halfway into the room to create a diffuse light. Reflected with posterboard as closely as I could and separated her a little from the background to minimize the background shadowing.

Edited December 12, 2024 by chef_mai