Okay, this is something *completely* different, but I just finished him and I'm proud and I'm posting him
Anda and I also collect Asian Ball Joint dolls, I myself customize and paint their faces & bodies (and style their looks). Brandon here is a commission I did for a friend of mine on livejournal and I finally finished him lastnight.
I've been a Lee/Crow fan for 16 years (and may be cosplaying him soonish), Brandon is the only true live action Crow as far as I'm concerned, and yeah I'm terribly biased. I was a fan of his before he died when he made Rapid Fire, so his death was extremely affecting to me when it happened. It's ancient history now, but I stay loyal
I guess I'm showing my age with that one
In any event, he's a BJD, made of resin. His head sculpt is an original DIM Minimee (only 10 made), painted by me. His body is a domuya Perennial in NS, also painted by me.
If you're on DoA, I put up a whole gallery thread of him here:
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I love it though! <3
He was taken from us entirely too soon.
This doll is not only a gorgeous work of art, but a wonderful memorial to a talented actor's performance.
You rock!
i'm sorta new to this hobby, and i was wondering: is cheaper to buy a body in it's whole or to buy parts and put it together?
They normally only sell bodies whole (they only sell body parts if they're special fantasy parts, like horns or robot arms). You can buy a head separate and a body separate (sometimes that's the only way you can get certain dolls.) But it really depends on what sort of doll you're going for. Some heads cost more than whole bodies, some whole dolls cost less than certain heads. It's really a buyer's market. It's best to find the doll mold you like, and then research the best way to buy that particular mold.
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