1. Trolls have grey skin. Do I want to put hours upon hours and money into searching for limited edition sculpts on the secondhand market, or do I want to dye the doll myself and risk ruining it if, say, I sand it poorly and the dye job is uneven?
2. How much money do I have, and what can we do with my budget? What companies can I afford to look at?
Well, it turns out I don't have to answer either of those questions. The very cheapest doll company there is, Resinsoul, just so happens to offer the most extensive selection of custom resin colors out of any company (in this hobby, price does not always dictate quality, but what the company thinks of themselves and whether or not they have to outsource their casting of parts). I've found a beautiful little 42cm girl, the Resinsoul Mei. She starts at $140 USD, bald, naked, and with a crappy pair of free eyes. For an extra $12, I can get her in a lovely smooth grey. As an added bonus, she has pointed ears!
Quick Edit: Turns out I'm getting much more cash for Christmas and my birthday than I thought, so I'll be ordering her VERY soon, as well as working my way doen the list of things to buy while waiting for her to arrive.
OMG PIC TIEM.
Here's the Company Shot of Mei.
The Human Ear Version, to Show the Body.
Yippeeeeee!
CHECKLIST
[X ] Choose a Sculpt
[ ] Purchase Doll
[ ] Find Eyes (gonna be tough to find orange sclera!)
[ ] Find Wig
[ ] Find, Comission, or Personally Sew Default Outfit
[ ] Find Shoes
[ ] Recieve Doll
[ ] Modify Mouth to Include Fangs
[ ] Modify Nails to be Longer and Sharp
[ ] Make Horns!
[ ] Do Faceup (paint her face)
[ ] Blush Her Body (paint body to be more lifelike)
[ ] Something I Forget Now But Will Likely Remember Later
[ ] Finish!
[ ] Decide Next Project! (Let's see how hard we can make my wallet cry.)
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