Silverbeam Pony BJD base! (3-11-17 front hoof fixed!)

[wystearya]

I finally had a time (and desire) to work on my little BJD pony yesterday.

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Holes for rehairing.  I actually made them all larger once I started putting in hair. 
I didn't go any further down towards the neck for a reason:  Inside the head is a bar for holding the elastic.  If I went any further down I would risk caring into this bar and possibly weaken the part.

Also, I made these holes by using a very small drill bit by HAND.  It was not in a drill, I can't hold it that steady. 
I also used a craft knife and needles.  It was a slow process, but it worked. 

I am not quite finished with the re-hair, so no pics of that yet.

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This one is odd so let me explain:

I am trying to fix the front hoof so it holds a pose like the rear hooves.  I put some clear epoxy on this part and the needles are there to keep a hole for the elastic. 

It is dry today and I have worked the needles out.  I am slowly carving the epoxy into the desired shape.  I will add pics when I am finished to show what I did.  >> I am hoping this works and holds when I re-string..!

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This is all for now.  Nothing exciting, but I am just glad to have made any progress at all. 

[lostpony]

Yay congrats for getting back to your project.

[Galactica]

Oh cool!  I neer did ad hair to mine-

[wystearya]

Sorry for the huge lapse.

But I have had some success!  I have been able to get the front hoof to hold the point!  It's just one and I need to do the other.  I hope to finish this weekend and post pics.  I also will have her done with rooted hair. 

[lostpony]

Yay cant wait to see. There was some secret thing or other too, wasnt there? , hope to see how it all turns out.

[wystearya]

Nothing secret that I know of, lol!  Unless it was my 'theme'.  She is heavily based off of the animated "The Last Unicorn".  <3

I am not 100% finished, but have some progress pics!

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This is both FRONT hooves.   The one on the RIGHT is the one I have modified.  You can see how the 'bar' that holds the string is now much lower.

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This is the modified front hoof.  I have just the leg strung here and I am holding tension on it with my hand.  You can see it now holds the point position!  (You can also see that after all the handling I need to find a way to clean the hoof.  )

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Just another pic of the fixed hoof.  Sorry for the quality, this was hard to get my hand steady!

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I need to add some more hair to a few of the mane plugs, but I have most of the hair in now!

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Another shot of the hair.  It is a mix of Dolly Hair Arctic Frost and Diamond. 

This may be all for this weekend, but I wanted you all to know that this has WORKED and the front hoof can be modified in a way that allows full posing. 

[lostpony]

Looks great! Mm last unicorn niiiiice.

Shes a little beside herself at"the moment, har har

[wystearya]

Looks great! Mm last unicorn niiiiice.

Shes a little beside herself at"the moment, har har

Thank you!

And LOL! 

[therainbowtroll]

OoooO! this is lookg great! Cant wait to see it finished

[Griffin]

She's going to look stunning when finished!

[wystearya]

Thank you!  I hope to get time to work on the other hoof this weekend. 

And figure out how to clean it up, the texture of the plastic might make cleaning interesting.