I don't think I will ever try to behead a Blind Bag

[sd_dreamcrystal]

I know it can be done without too much cutting, but BB Sour Grapes is defeating me at the moment. I got the hair mostly loose it's just the inner part of the head that won't budge... I wonder if it's easier to behead the Unicorns or the Earth ponies... I only wanted to behead her to make it easier to custom the hair and such... Doesn't seem like it's going to be that easy

[AnnaPommes]

you can loosev the head of blind bag ponies? O-O i always thought they would be in one piece? or are they new bb and i just don´t know about them?

[sd_dreamcrystal]

you can loosev the head of blind bag ponies? O-O i always thought they would be in one piece? or are they new bb and i just don´t know about them?

They are made in tow pieces. If you look closely at the translucent ponies you can see the rode from the body in the head

[AnnaPommes]

oh, thank you for that information! O.O and can you maybe reroot it with the tool without getting the head off? sorry, if i ask noobish questions.

[sd_dreamcrystal]

oh, thank you for that information! O.O and can you maybe reroot it with the tool without getting the head off? sorry, if i ask noobish questions.

I don't think so, not without cutting the hair and making a 'trench'. The molded hair is actually part of the head, like the tail is part of the body xD

[Sarahlacewing]

Boiling them or soaking in things that remove the adhesive can loosen up them up but otherwise pulling too hard can really damage the neck.  I don't usually bother with it I just cut the hair out around the neck carefully.  Heat makes them softer so it's easier to cut out the mane/tail once they've been heated.  I don't know what custom you are trying to do if you want I can try to pry one of my heads off and trade you for the prepped bait.  But like I said getting that head off is annoying unless they were skimpy on the glue in the process.

The head is one solid piece.  It's solid.  So traditional hairing methods do not work.  It's pretty easy to get a tail in just drill a hole in the bum after you cut the tail off.  But adding a brushable mane is tricky. If you drill plug holes they don't lay well since the head is just one solid piece of plastic and it's hard to make the holes close enough together.  If you do a tranch style then you get a more full even looking mane but it's incredibly hard to work with.  You have to dig the trench, glue the plugs in place, sculpt around the hair so the trench isn't noticeable.  It's a pet project of mine and let me say I am getting close but so far have not been successful.

[sd_dreamcrystal]

Boiling them or soaking in things that remove the adhesive can loosen up them up but otherwise pulling too hard can really damage the neck.  I don't usually bother with it I just cut the hair out around the neck carefully.  Heat makes them softer so it's easier to cut out the mane/tail once they've been heated.  I don't know what custom you are trying to do if you want I can try to pry one of my heads off and trade you for the prepped bait.  But like I said getting that head off is annoying unless they were skimpy on the glue in the process.

The head is one solid piece.  It's solid.  So traditional hairing methods do not work.  It's pretty easy to get a tail in just drill a hole in the bum after you cut the tail off.  But adding a brushable mane is tricky. If you drill plug holes they don't lay well since the head is just one solid piece of plastic and it's hard to make the holes close enough together.  If you do a tranch style then you get a more full even looking mane but it's incredibly hard to work with.  You have to dig the trench, glue the plugs in place, sculpt around the hair so the trench isn't noticeable.  It's a pet project of mine and let me say I am getting close but so far have not been successful.

I can say I've been using heat but I might just go for broke and cut the hair now... I think I've already damaged the neck though x.x

[Sarahlacewing]

If you cut out the hair you'll need to smooth out the neck in your sculpting anyway so it shouldn't be hard to fill in or reinforce cracks. Depending on the bait cutting out the hair makes you lose an ear. But that's mostly the pinkie pose. If you are using sugar grape that shouldnt be a problem of reconstructing ear. Please let me know if I can help at all.


Imo the hardest part is cutting out the hair between the wings without damaging them. They bend a bit but don't stress them too far. Of you have a dremel you may want to just sand out the middle lock.

[sd_dreamcrystal]

Yeah that's why I wanted to remove the head.. because of the hair between the wings, but I think I can manage for now... At least she isn't going to be one of the blind bag projects I want to do a little later xD