A little while back I added a momoko doll to my 1:6 collection.
The one I got was “Day off delight” (aka Sarah).
While I have to admit that I am fond of the face mold–her hair was not all that manageable. I’d bought Sarah with no real intention of customizing her or changing her in anyway….but now that she’s been here a few months I’m getting bored/irritated looking at her.
Her hair is surprisingly thickly rooted (there is enough hair on there for 2 heads!) and rather more coarse than I like. It’s a shame because I like the color-blend that they used…
Lately, there’s been stuff going on here (Pudgykitten having cancer, trying to get the house ready for the market) that has kept me from feeling particularly creative or motivated to do 1:6 stuff. I decided yesterday to re-root Sarah the momoko and see if I could make her a little more in line with my personal doll tastes.
I’m making good progress with that, and hopefully later today/tonight I’ll be able to post an update with how it’s going (as well as the CG clothing I made for Etsy)
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I have this Momoko, too, and LOVE her hair color(s). Will be interesting to see your customized Sarah though.
*sigh* One day, Momoko, one day… Can’t wait to see what you’ve done with her hair. Make sure you take lots of breaks to stretch– don’t want to get a re-rooting hump!
D7ana Her hair was a lovely mix…I just wish it had been more manageable. When it comes to doll /AF hair I really have very little patience and want it to behave–otherwise it (or the figure) goes (or gets stuffed at the back of the shelf).
I don’t like it when my figures start getting the evil eye from myself…it usually means I need to either work on them or find them new homes (and seeing as Sarah the Momoko is a relatively new acquisition I figured modding /customizing her was the way to go.
C Momoko (all of them) have really lovely little headsculpts. I’ll certainly post pics of Sarah as she goes along. I am currently toying with the idea of giving her a partial (maybe total) repaint. Not quite sure yet since I want folks to recognize her as a momoko doll….
My biggest (and really only) beef with them (and what makes me reluctant to buy more) is that they have such poorly articulated bodies.
It doesn’t matter to a lot of doll collectors, but I since I’m more about range of motion & poseability than aesthetics it matters a bunch to me.
I probably should do a comparison post one day between the momoko body, the volks beauty body & a fashionista barbie body. Maybe that would be helpful for other folks?
I’d love to see a comparison post like that. It seems like the Momoko body is usually left out of the comparison shots, for whatever reason. I’m kind of surprised, I always thought their articulation was good, but I’m not sure what I based that on, lol. Photos, I guess. There’s so much give and take when it comes to articulation. Wish there was just one perfect doll…