Cameron's formal wear arrived, and two issues (one immediately and one after the fact) unfortunately. I remember reading that the S29's (and I think S39's) have GFS (gargantuan feet syndrome) and the black heels were way too small for her massive feet! LOL
More on the other issue later.
I decided to throw her mermaid gown on, which fit surprisingly well, albeit a bit form-fitting, but still nice looking! Layering her new black bra (kitbashed from Nancy in Hell figure) and new black bikini (from another TBL figure) under her dress definitely gives the look more realism in the details department.
Figured I'd have her modeling the engine on display...
I cleverly took it from an angle to hide the fact that she's not wearing any shoes at the moment!
Horrible background choice, but it's the only thing I had large enough to knock out my room/the background. (also, still that horrible indoor yellow lighting! I'll eventually get a decent lighting setup...)
I was then going to throw on her racing suit to pose for some more photos because her boots came in (which fit very nicely for those big feet!) It was when I pulled the black dress off that I found issue number 2...
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STAINING!!
I should have soaked it in a vinegar/water mix before I put it on... Â or at least tried to wash the remaining color dye out of the fabric. It was only on her for maybe 3 days, which means it doesn't take long. I didn't take any pics of the stains because I panicked and immediately prepped her for cleansing. The staining was concentrated to the areas on the inner seams/overlap where the glittery fabric touched the HPE/silicone.
I don't know if I ever mentioned before but those jeans initially stained Tommy, and those were on him for at least a couple weeks. His staining has definitely mellowed off, but you can still faintly see it. Probably need to give him another warm water/soap bath and rinsing since it's been a few weeks.
For Cameron's new stains, I immediately rinsed her with warm water and Dawn detergent. Then, final rinse and patted her dry, and that was a couple days ago. Most of the light overall staining has disappeared, but like Tommy, larger/lighter stained areas have significantly lightened while the smaller/darker areas slightly spread out (especially if it was at a concentrated point/area.) I'm fixing to give her another rinse/wash/rinse before finally applying some protective powder on her.
As far as the rest of the order, the loungewear for Tommy ended up only working half in his favor, so Cameron got some track lounge pants and Tommy got the white hoodie!
I also finally ordered her Honda motorcycle, and will likely do a custom paint job on it since the orange/silver doesn't look that good, imo. I may also cut some tiny vinyl decals to adhere to it.
Sorry I didn't include more pics as I intended to do a much longer shoot, but it was abruptly cut short when the staining was unveiled.
I'll report after I try to remove the little staining that's left/visible.