Gainax - Nadia

[nataluna]

oh, alright then. actually, come to think of it, in the first photos, the ones with the clever retro colorization, she does look tan.

[dolldivatude]

Nataluna thanks for the links. Now to find that story on ebay! Or I wonder if it is at the library? Oh well.

I wish Momoko came in a variety of "skin" colors, but I'm happily making my own dark momo before I wait on that to happen.

[nataluna]

tell me, can you dye the bodies the same way as the heads? i imagine the timing must be different, though, because the heads would be more porous material(?) ...

[dolldivatude]

I have not tried to dye a body yet, but have plan to do so. I would guess they would need to be dipped much longer than the heads, too. I painted the body I'm working on now, but the joints won't keep the paint. I'm satisfied with her for now, but she will probably always be a work in progres. I am painting a SAJ body now (that one is much harder than momo so I don't think it will dye up at all). I plan to drop a tan body in a mixture of orange dye to see if it will, be compatible for my 03ssor.

[nataluna]

have you tried the painting techniques they talk about over here:
http://flickr.com/groups/beautifulblack ... 678956719/
with the autovinyl spray paint and stuff?
but momokos are hard plastic bodies (resin? hard vinyl?) so not sure which paint should work...

[dolldivatude]

Yeah. I got a few pointers from DollsAhoy! The joints won't keep the paint though because the part that make up the joint rub together.

I am sure momoko is hard plastic or vinyl. She gets soft from my heating pad. The SAJ body is a different plastic/vinyl though and my heating pad just makes her hot.

[nataluna]

SAJ?

[dolldivatude]

Super Action Jenny body. It is a body made by Azone. It is almost identical to the Petworks Momoko body. The boobs are just smaller. It is a fairly inexpensive doll body, too. I think Manika has some for like $18.

[nataluna]

oh, interesting! basic obitsus are around the same price?
but i have seen momoko head look goofy on obitsu bodies...
this one looks better with (even sekiguchi) momokos, i assume (?)


yikes, sorry for how offtopic this has gotten, i only just remembered...

[dal]

Can't wait to see pics of a your black Momoko!

I want one too...

<wink>

[nataluna]

Can't wait to see pics of a your black Momoko!

I want one too...

second this!

will she look Ethiopian or Eritrean, maybe? i think the faces of people from that region might fit momoko features.

i also think the tan dolls could be more often modded into mestizas (mixed-race) characters: Latinas, Filipinas, etc.
Maybe even Indian subcontinent and MiddleEastern characters could also be invented for tan momokos.

Imagine our costuming possibilities if they all had a festival in traditional dress!! (or imagined them from places where the traditional styles of dress are still worn)

and... for some reason i've always felt that B-girl is Jewish (well, at least mine will be, if i ever manage to get one). she also reminds me of Frida Kahlo (who was half jewish and half mexican), partly because i once saw one on ebay that was badly re-painted and would have benefited from a unibrow.

...

we need a how-to area for all the things we learn about skintone and other extreme modding of dolls??? or is there one already?

[nataluna]

here is my gainax nadia Esperanza, trying out some vintage clothes:


http://flickr.com/photos/natalialove/se ... 736184135/

[dolldivatude]

She looks very "groovy" here!

[nataluna]

thanks! groovy is definitely what i was going for