My 14th daughter, Reiko

GAH! 14 !!

 

Ok, I'm back. As most of you saw in my last post "Cloning 101", I now have a new girl living here. Her name is Reiko and she's a custom Rei look alike.

 

DSC_7527 by balldylox, on Flickr

 

Reiko has been in the works for about 4 or 5 months and just recently became whole. And thanks to Misskale, I was able to introduce her to everyone wearing the one maid set I really wanted but missed out on myself... the Noir Maid set! I think it's a perfect outfit for her and I love how it looks on her.

 

DSC_7528 by balldylox, on Flickr

 

Mitsuki and I had been talking about me doing a Rei Ayanami clone for quite some time... well over 6 months. She said she would help me out by trying to find a Rei V1 DD on YJA or Mandarake but as time passed, we never saw any at decent prices. So it was decided that I needed to go the custom route.

 

In choosing that route, we needed a body. Luckily, Mitsuki found a DDII for me at a decent price, well before the body shortage kicked in and caused prices to skyrocket. I got the body here and it sat for about 3 months until a head could be found.

 

DSC_7529 by balldylox, on Flickr

 

As you can see here, she's an 02 head, just like my Rei. I tried to find blank 02 heads online at places like Madarake and Flickr but no one had them. And Volks never had them in stock either. But finally one day, an 02 was available thru Volks US so Mitsuki picked it up and had it sent to the only person I trust with my girls...... Littlebearries.

 

I asked that she be painted to be very similar to Rei V1 but also a bit different. I wanted Reiko to look almost identical to Rei but I needed her to have a slight smile. So LB made sure to make her eyebrows, eye makeup and blushing the same as my Rei. The eyebrows are a little darker blue due to the wig I'm using for her. Reiko's wig is from Cirno.

 

Luckily, Mamimi's head just happened to be at "The Spa" getting refreshed so when Reiko arrived and got finished, both girls travelled home together!

 

DSC_7530 by balldylox, on Flickr

 

As seen above, I don't have the exact same eyes for Reiko that Rei has. But I'm working on that! I'll be going thru Twin Snow for a custom set to match Rei's default eyes exactly. So for now, Reiko is using a matching set of eyes I bought as spares for Manami.

 

DSC_7531 by balldylox, on Flickr

 

Originally, I had planned for Reiko to be an exact clone of Rei other than her slight smile. But as soon as I put Manami's eyes into her head and saw her face, I was flooded with the story I did for her intro. I also had to change her from the M-bust to the L-bust to fit that storyline. Everything came to me in a flash and I knew I had to use that because it came to me for a reason. I'm not sure of the reason just yet but I couldn't ignore it.

 

DSC_7532 by balldylox, on Flickr

 

So after all that, Reiko became Reiko as she is now. She isn't like Manami too often, she's mostly Rei and acts like her maker almost all the time. But that small percentage of Manami likeness will likely creep in when it's least expected..... or wanted

 

Here are some pics of both Rei and Reiko so you can see their similaties and differences.

 

DSC_7533 by balldylox, on Flickr

 

Rei has that stoic look to her while Reiko seems quite happy about things.

 

DSC_7534 by balldylox, on Flickr

 

From this angle they look really similar.

 

DSC_7535 by balldylox, on Flickr

 

Even tho Manami screwed up a little bit, Rei still likes Reiko and thinks she can keep her possible "urges" from interfering with her day to day goings on.

 

DSC_7536 by balldylox, on Flickr

 

Reiko's lips are shinier than Rei's, a detail I asked for specifically.

 

DSC_7537 by balldylox, on Flickr

 

LB did an AMAZING job on Reiko. She's Rei but she's her own girl too. Keeping most of Rei's default setup was a smart move and the changes LB made were great. I think once I have her custom eyes in, she will be even more awesome.

 

DSC_7538 by balldylox, on Flickr

 

And one last photo of my muse, Rei. Without her hold on my heart, I wouldn't have tried for a clone of her.

 

DSC_7539 by balldylox, on Flickr

 

But since Rei is very special to me, I wanted to pay homage to her as well as add a new girl to my family. Please welcome Reiko into your hearts as well!

 

 

 

Billy

She came out so beautifully! I love that color combination. Cirno's wig turned out so nicely. Those two are spectacular together! Congratulations to you, Billy, and welcome home to Reiko!

All previous kidding aside, Reiko is very stunning...

 

Congrats on your 14th!

She came out so beautifully! I love that color combination. Cirno's wig turned out so nicely. Those two are spectacular together! Congratulations to you, Billy, and welcome home to Reiko!

 

 

Thank you so very much Mitsuki! I owe you a lot for all the help you gave me in getting Reiko all together. As always, I appreciate all your hard work that you put in on stuff like this. I now have another girl with a little bit of you in her.

 

 

All previous kidding aside, Reiko is very stunning...

 

Congrats on your 14th!

 

 

Thank you sir! I'm glad you like her.... I think she's stunning as well.

 

 

 

Billy

I love seeing Reiko and Rei together! I can't wait for stories with them!!! It's going to be... interesting XD

I love seeing Reiko and Rei together! I can't wait for stories with them!!! It's going to be... interesting XD

 

Thanks! I think they're really cute together too. I've got one or two stories lined up in my head but need to find the time to do them. The past few weekends ahev been full of DD pics and doll meets and me being lazy.... and the grass needs cutting as well as other household chores. So I have to get that done before I do more photoshoots. But you'll see them soon hopefully.

 

 

 

Billy

Congrats. Looking forward to more pictures of her with Rei.

Congrats. Looking forward to more pictures of her with Rei.

 

 

Thank you! I hope to have some more soon!

 

 

 

Billy

LOVE HER!!!!!!

LOVE HER!!!!!!

 

 

Thank you! I do too.

 

 

 

Billy

They are both so cute! I'm a bit boggled at what you are going to do with two of them, but I guess that's your ball of yarn to untangle. Personally I think Reiko is adorable with the eyes she has now. I told Raven that if we had been able to buy a DD for every year that we have been married, you would still have us beat by one. I feel so privileged to watch your family grow and read all their wonderful stories, although I don't envy you come Halloween.

 

~Sister Kyoya

Looking forward to seeing Reiko's introduction story. I'm curious to see how the girls react to "another" Rei in the house.

They are both so cute! I'm a bit boggled at what you are going to do with two of them, but I guess that's your ball of yarn to untangle. Personally I think Reiko is adorable with the eyes she has now. I told Raven that if we had been able to buy a DD for every year that we have been married, you would still have us beat by one. I feel so privileged to watch your family grow and read all their wonderful stories, although I don't envy you come Halloween.

 

 

Thank you very much! I've always thought twins were cool so having two Rei's was a fun thing for me to do. I'm not sure how all the others will react to her so that might go well or go badly....

 

Having a large family is nice but also a lot of work. Making sure they all get attention in photo shoots is hard too. And Halloween isnt the issue for holidays.... Christmas is what's going to be next to impossible this year! It will prolly take me 2 days to do a proper post for it......

 

And thanks about what you said about watching my family grow. That's very nice of you to say.

 

 

 

Looking forward to seeing Reiko's introduction story. I'm curious to see how the girls react to "another" Rei in the house.

 

 

Hee hee, I'm curious too! I need to figure out what to do about it. And I'm sure one or two girls won't be too happy about TWO Rei's in the house.

 

 

 

Billy