Long story short, I forgot that I'd wanted to get some MSC, so I just made that purchase today and am now waiting for that to come in before I begin painting Lohi. I did clean him, though (which was good, since I'd tested pastels on him before I bought them and he was smudged all to heck; wish I'd gotten a picture). The Winsor & Newton brush cleaner is as magical as they say.
We had a blast, and I was reminded of how much I love Capitol Hill. An old friend of mine from the Village (who quit before I did) is working part time at Blick, now, so I ran into him and had a bit of a chat. Also saw two of my other Village buddies just in passing. I love walking around up there and knowing where I am and where stuff is and who people are. It just feels good. It made me want to apply for jobs up there again. Maybe I'll apply at Blick; D would put in a good word for me!
But I digress. Back on topic, I've been thinking about this reshelling business and how I feel about it. Also about my beloved Delf Chiwoo. The fact is (not that any of you know this, since I haven't put up their bios, yet), Angel is not from the same universe as the rest of my dolls' characters. Everyone else is from M's 'verse (name of Barsheth), which is a sort of magical hub where more or less anything goes. Angel is from LA, now lives in NYC, and has only ever heard of magic in Harry Potter books. I also have a slew of other characters from this 'verse (ie. ours), and have been considering putting them into doll form as well.
Recently, I considered that this could be a way for me to have 1/4 scale dolls without twitching over them looking weird together. The Barshins would all be SDs, and the "real life" kids would be MSDs. And that is when I encountered the Angel Problem. You see, I have always loved the Chiwoo sculpt in all its forms. But it bothers me that he doesn't quite match the aesthetic of my other dolls. His eyes are huge. His angles are sharp. In short, he's a BJD of the first generation, and styles have expanded and shifted and my personal taste leans more in the realism than anime direction of the scale. I'm even considering reshelling Isaac for this reason. I love Iplehouse dolls. That should give you a clue. But I also love my Delf Chiwoo. I love his faceup and his piercings and his huge eyes and tiny lips! But he just doesn't work. And that bothers me.
M proposed a compromise as I was pitching her the idea of reshelling him. That I do reshell Angel into a 1/4 scale doll (Iplehouse Ryan, probably; the MNF Chiwoo is entirely too adorable and would run into the same issues as his 1/3 scale counterpart when it came to getting him a girlfriend), but keep my beloved Chiwoo as a Barshin character. This way, he could become a magical creature of some sort and his huge eyes would no longer be jarring but intentional. I have a similar plan to introduce my planned Iplehouse Tatiana (Jerusalem "Salem" Shore) as an original species (called flifti; they're tree-dwelling humanoids with hollow bones and opposable big toes; I already have the feet from Victorian Winter). I plan to put her on a Neo-Angelregion iMda 5.2 body with a slightly modded neck (I even got someone on DoA to take a picture of this hybrid, and I think it totally works). So all I need now is a species with big eyes, which I can manage easily. And then a new character. Until then, I'm afraid it may be back in the box with my dear Chiwoo. But not until I replace him, of course.
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