BJD Lara v1

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My girls have been begging me to make a doll ever since I got a 3D printer. This is my first attempt at designing a doll, and I know there's room for improvement. The girls grabbed the prototype print and put some Disney Princess clothes on it. If I manage to get it back, I'll take a picture of it. There are 22 points of articulation and both the elbows and knees are double-jointed. The scaled model stands at 5'4". As printed, it's roughly 6.5" tall (1/10th scale). If you want to scale it to fit an existing doll clothes inventory, I recommend measuring an existing doll, scaling the torso accordingly, printing the torso, and checking the fit. I believe their dolls are 1/6th scale, so starting with 167% scale in your slicer of choice is an equivalent starting point. If you have doll clothes that are 1/4 scale, which is roughly 16.5" tall, you can start with 250%. There are two torso bust variations (regular and small) to help with sizing. When I assembled the prototypes for the girls to play with, I used a combination of pipe cleaners and elastic. The pipe cleaners gave the doll some stiffness, and the elastic held it all together. Double up on the pipe cleaners if you want a stiffer spine and limbs for better posing. There are also optional pins in the elbows and knees. I used copper wire and a small drill bit to make sure there was a good fit. If you plan on actually playing with it, I suggest printing the hands with something stronger than PLA. For most of the other pieces, I haven't noticed any breaking or cracking. If you don't want to make your own eyes, you can try 6mm eyes for 1/6th scale dolls or 10mm eyes for 1/4th scale dolls. Use modeling clay or putty to keep the eyes in place. If this was helpful, please donate what you think it's worth to my PayPal.me at https://paypal.me/resnovich. Help cover the time of design and material cost. Thanks, enjoy!