I know I complain about Triad toys and their QC problems, but I really am glad at last to have a female figure who has a darker skintone. I bought her after looking at some of the photos of her online. Specifically there’s a great one where Etmcneal replaced her hair with molded hair. Nicely done, and made me really look twice at the figure. So I thought, eh, I need one — so I might as well customize her. Besides, how often do I really leave my dolls and action figures alone without tweaking them in some way???
Anyway, the first step was to remove her hair. NO great shakes there. Like with the other alpha, I found it was made easier by using the handy dandy heating pad. Looking at her bald head you really, really have to wonder WTF Triad Toys was thinking when they rooted her?!!?!!!! I mean, really??!
Ok, Now, I’m not being snarky here, but with that rooting pattern….she look a lot like a man suffering some severe male pattern baldness. And this head has gone way, way beyond being a “fiver” I think she is closer to being a “Tenner” 
Luckily her previous rooting pattern didn’t make a bit of difference to me!
I’d decided (before I got her actually) that I was going to re-root her with dreadlocks. She is slated to be my artist-in-residence at Quinlan and I’ve really been looking forward to having her interact and get involved in plot lines. 
The downside to her having such a hard head (and the fact that I need to keep it soft while rooting it) meant that I’d have to wait to repaint her until I had her dreads in-place. Doesn’t sound like an issue, right? But those tiny fibers can always find their way into paint and can be a bit of a hassle. I ended up wrapping her finished hair in saran-wrap. After removing her default paint her face has become shiny….and will need a matte sealant applied (but not now, it’s too damp here and my 1st attempt clouded up and meant I had to repaint her face a second time…which is good cos she went from being “meh” to someone I really am liking the look of!). Not pleased about the shine, but I’ll cope for now….But yea, it needs to get fixed since it makes photographing her difficult.
Here is how she’s turned out after all that! *as usual click on the white X to see larger images*
I know in the photos her eyes look green but actually they’re brown-ish!
What do you think? Personally, I think she’s much improved over the original version……And she’s already demanding that I get busy finding and making her a funky, eclectic wardrobe to reflect her tastes. I like it when a figure seems to have that spark to them! 
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Bravo
She most certainly is an improvement over the original, and I love the super realistic looking dreads. She really does have a much improved character now… and I definitely see her working as your artist. Great job and a great improvement over the stock piece 
Thanks.
I’ll be happier when I’ve matted her, but for now she’s good.
She looks fantastic!
Thanks Danielle
omg, a HUGE improvement! (I know I’m in a minority, but I think Triad’s faces really, um, oh what’s the word….SUCK. That’s it.)
Thanks Syd!
And no, you are not alone in feeling like the default faces suck. I know a lot of people wax poetic (and aggressively!!!!!!) about how great the sculpts are…but imo they still need a lot of work.
I am sooo not a fan of dreadlocks. But you pulled off the scale really well (usually I find them too thick in 1:6 scale), I can appreciate the craftsmanship. And the tiny pearls and the yarn are a really nice touch.
And I agree, it’s a huge improvement, she looks much more vibrant and lively. Great paint job! Too bad about the shiny face – do you think it’s the material Triad used? I’ve never seen a reaction like that.
I can’t wait to see her new wardrobe.
Not sure but I think it may be the kind of vinyl they used/ how they painted it/ treated it.
She’s absolutely gorgeous and I’m so lucky to have seen her ‘in the plastic’!!
Vast improvement for the hair. I haven’t seen this doll “in the plastic,” but I saw her in a doll story. I like her complexion.
Thanks for letting me know about this improvement.
Fantastic work, corsetkitten! Love those dreads…and your paintwork is fantastic. Like you, I’m glad to have a darker complexioned female action doll. I’m hopeful that we’ll see other sculpts (Triad has a couple in the works) that match the tone. And thanks for the shoutout, I’m glad you liked what I did.
Thanks Eric! I’ll be interested to see what else Triad puts out in the way of sculpts.
Stunning. You did a fantastic job with this.
I had been pondering picking up some of these AA figures but the hair always turned me away. Now I see there is actually a lot of potential.
Any idea how I can root an afro?
Cheers
-iz
Hi Iz,
It’s sad to say but you always have to look at the figures that companies are putting out and think about what you can do to make them more of your ideal/ acceptable to add to your collection. I’m big on customizing (in case you can’t tell LOL).
I haven’t done an afro yet but here’s a link on how someone did an afro for her barbies. http://playbarbies.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/custom-rotini-or-halo-hair/
You should be able to apply it to just about any doll with rooted (saran) hair.
I totally love her hair. It is AWESOME!
Thank you
It came out better than I had hoped.
amesome work!!!
What did you use for material of the dread hair?
Thanks Koji
Thanks for checking out the blog.
I used merino wool roving for the hair. I did a really basic tutorial of how I did it here: http://corsetkitten.com/blog/archives/4505
I hope that helps some and if you have any questions feel free to ask.
Thank you corsetkitten
I have been looking for material of the dread hair for a long time in reroot doll hair.
I try merino wool.
Thank for your help.
Koji