Luts Super Senior Delf Discussion

[Cymorill]

He's here!!!!!

As I was leaving for work this morning I passed the mailman on my street. He had a doll-sized box in the front of his truck and was headed towards my house! I slowed to a crawl and watched him in my rear-view mirror. When he pulled up and stopped at my driveway I almost flipped my minivan making a major U-turn. Coming to a screaching halut in front of my neighbor's house, I litterally ran up my driveway shrieking "My box! My Box! I'll sign for it! That's my box!!!" I signed, then laid the box on my bed where the cats wouldn't bother it. There was not time to open it, or even to bask in the dollie glory. Now I have to work a 9-hour shift knowing that Cane is at home waiting for me. Oh the torture!!!!!

[BellaMorte]

I'm so happy to have found this thread! I've had my SSDF 08 man head floating for almost 2 years and now his body is finally coming! I got the notification from Luts only 1 week after ordering and his body is scheduled to arrive on the 25th (fingers crossed!)
I'm very excited and am looking forward to posting pics of him as soon as I can (might have to wait a little longer-his head is out for a face up as well).

[Cymorill]

BellaMorte: Horray! Congrats on a first complete doll!!! I've had my SSDF for only a few weeks, and already I am so in love with the possib ility of his body! Luts should have sent you tracking number in your email and you can use that to follow him on his journey to your door. Can't wait to see pics.

[timid]

Congrats! I have a blank 08 Man myself that I'm waiting on the weather to faceup . . . after that he'll share a body with my SSDF Abadon. I'm looking forward to seeing pics of your completed Man!

[BellaMorte]

Well I got him today! My boys body. Now it just comes down to the completion of his face-up. (*tries to wait patiently*)

[timid]

Looking forward to seeing pics! ^_^

[Cymorill]

I have to say, now that I've had my boy for a little while and I'm used to handling him (he's my largest and most flexible doll by far!) I really love his body At first I was nervous manipulating the upper and lower orso joints, and the clicking sound it made scared me. He's been sueded and his too-tight factory stringing has loosened up nicely, and his chest joint has stopped "popping" into a sideways slouch. Now he holds his poses well, and looks great leaning against any old thing. I can slide his easily into any position and I no longer have to pull up on his chest first. My new Kid Delf's torso is so stiff by comparison... I'm so spoiled on that three-part torso! I just love him to pieces!

I'd also like to take this oportunity to brag on my boy's standing prowess! Not only did he stand on the floor right out of the box, but he also stands rock-solid on my bed, even when I'm stitting on it and there are three cats sprawled out around him. He'll stand on the couch, on my chair, on the carpet, on the wood floors... Just plunk him down and there he is!

Oh! And the new hands are very nice, for anyone interested! They snap into place, and I haven't had any problems with them falling off or coming loose. Just thought I'd mention it.

[timid]

Glad to hear he's working out so well ^_^. When you sueded him, did you do the upper torso joint as well?

[BabyJJ]

I hate the magnet type hands

[Cymorill]

timid: Yes, I did. I did all the joints except where the hip meet the torso because, looking at it, there's too much of a gap for suede. The suede in the chest really made a difference. I applied the suede the the sides inside the ribcage, though, rather than the front and back where the steps are, and it seems to work quite well! He doesn't suddenly pop into that old man hunch or sideways slouch on his own anymore, and I often keep the chest joint about mid way in it's rotation (if that makes sense) rather than all the way back so he looks more relaxed.

[timid]

That's good to know! I just attempted a bit of hot glue sueding on a different boy of mine, but I'm definitely thinking of doing Mason all the way around. He's too big to be this noodly ^o^.

[Cymorill]

I've never sueded before, and in fact never had to unstring a doll when I opted blush this guy! I understood the mechanics of it, but it was still intimidating to take apart this doll I'd spent so much money on and superglue stuff to him. He was so floppy though mostly because I think the company strung him too tight initially and he kept popping into he old man hunch with his arms tucked into his chest. But it turned out to be really easy and went perfect the first time.

I took him to work with me today and he stay posed for several hours at a time until I moved him. He couldn't hold a pose well before I sueded him, but now he's perfect!

[Catalyst]

This thing is why I'm terrified to try and pose my Cian's chest when he's not wearing a shirt. It looks lethal. One of these days I just know I'm going to get my finger caught in it and it's going to hurt. For now it's just a moment of terror when his chest goes SNAP and he flings himself into a random position and I think "if my finger had been there..."

[kobbi]

Resin guillotine haha.

I'm going to be foraying into the world of SSDF soon! I got an 08 Man head the other day and am super excited to get him a body. I have Delf and SDF, so the bigger size will be a new challenge lol.

[Cymorill]

Catalyst: Ha ha! It scared me too, at first! I got rid of the snapping by sueding the inner sides of the ribcage. (see my previous posts). I've only ever pinched my finger once, and that was in his butt! Really, the join slipped at the back of the hips and caught my finger. I startled me more than it hurt, but didn't break the skin of any blood vessels. I've learned to lift a little when I pose his chest.

I'll try and take some pictures of the sueding this weekend and post it here so you guys know what I mean.

[Jeido]

Catalyst, I know what you mean! XD I have actually gotten my finger caught in that joint a couple of times when posing him and it really hurt! Didn't break the skin though. :3

[timid]

Today the weather was reasonably nice for the first time in a long time, so I gave my poor floating 08 Man a faceup. Night time in my apartment is not good for pics, and my faceup skills are . . .
But hey, I was still happy to put him on my Abadon's body and have Archer with a face at last! (Seen here with my Crobi Nao, Van)

[LuckyXIII]

I just unstrug my Abadon so I can redo him since his legs are like noodles and noticed that in his torso he does not have grooves on one side. I bet this is why mine jerks to the side or front/back if I so much as touch him. I'm going to try hot glue sueding him. Has anyone else tried this yet or something else for this torso issue? It's kinda annoying....

[kobbi]

I wish I had a body for my 08 Man... well I have an SDF one but it's far too small.

[LuckyXIII]

Okay, I just hot sueded his torso and tightened his legs and now he stands perfectly and no more jerking around! Woo.