Rebecca, a shorter 1/3 scale BJD (Ball Joint Doll)

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This is Rebecca, a 1/3 scale BJD based on Polaris design. It uses Polaris V2 elbows, forearms, thigh, knee, calf, and a shorter lower torso and shorter upper torso sourced from Versa, with arms and legs rescaled and re-pocketed to be correctly proportioned to the smaller body. Hands and feet are a thicker, shorter version from Alternate Polaris. Head included is from Alternate Polaris, which I thought fit this particular character's expression. Doll design is 7 heads high and correctly proportioned for its new height. Polaris stock doll is 8 heads high, with most of the additional length in the legs. See pictures for details; the result is a less "leggy" doll that's a bit shorter and IMHO more realistically sized... scaled up, Polaris is 6' (180cm) tall, which makes Rebecca about 5' 3" (160cm). Less model, more average. All Polaris modified parts will swap in without further rescaling: head, hands, feet, etc. If you are new to printing and assembling these dolls, a few tips: 1. Print the face/head at a lower layer setting than the rest of the body; this makes sanding / finishing easier. Same for hands and feet. 2. Doll needs to be "sueded," a process where you put material into the joints, either thin layer of hot glue or actual suede. Google on how to do this. The joints are designed to have this material in place. 3. Doll uses 22mm eyes; I've gone down to 18mm on some designs. Experiment: the iris size is really what matters. 4. Finishing materials: 3mm cord elastic, suede/hot glue, eyes, wig. Wigs / eyes can be sourced from many places online; wig needs to fit a 9" head. 5. There are a few ways to string these, again, google it. I generally string arms together and into body, then rest of body and legs into head. I use chopsticks cut off as the retainer in head. Tighter is generally better, especially if the sueding job is solid I can typically put my dolls into a standing position once complete. 6. Face ups are a whole topic for BJD. Google, and get a can of Mr Super Clear (MSC) to seal your work 7. You can make your own eyes and wigs, but suggest for first doll just buy them, then change them later. 8. You can paint and sand the entire body with rattlecan fill primer and paint, wet sanding the whole thing. It looks nice, but it is arduous work. Consider using plastic in your final color instead. Posting here for posterity.