I recently bought a couple of 1/6 scale seamless dolls to bring to life the main characters in a series of stories I've been writing. I got Jiaou Doll 10C and 10D, which are the removable feet versions of the 06C and 06D respectively. I wanted them to be able to stand on their own, so I was willing to endure the sight of the visible ankle joints.
However, I've had such difficulty changing out the feet, it's nearly ruined the experience of having these dolls. The feet come off easily enough, but trying to put the different feet the dolls came with on took so much force, I creased the silicone on one of the doll's shins, and the other doll's leg snapped in half inside!
There was much disappointment and outrage. I guess "removable" was indeed accurate, but the whole idea behind removing the feet is to put different ones on! It seems to me that this shouldn't be a monumental chore (like dressing them is), complete with worry about possibly breaking the doll; it should be as easy as the hands are to change.
I haven't been able to find any information posted about whether or not anyone else is having this problem and what they've done to get past it. It occurred to me that maybe there's a technique to it, like putting the feet on in a twisting motion, but I've been too afraid to try again. I bought a replacement doll for the broken 10C and haven't messed with the feet again on the 10D.
I also bought a 06C whose feet are fixed thinking, if she has permanently heeled feet like the fixed feet on a TBLeague doll prior to the release of the 12D, that can be the version of that character I put heeled shoes on. But the fixed feet on the 06C aren't heel shaped, they're flat shaped as if to try to stand flat on her feet, only I already knew she wouldn't be able to. So, that was disappointing to learn they're not even the ideal shape for heeled shoes.
Back to the removable feet: the replacement 10C had painted toenails while the original (broken) one did not. And one of the feet wasn't even attached in the package. I figured, since the first thing I had to do was put a foot on whether I wanted to or not, I might as well put the unpainted toenail feet on. One of them was as much an ordeal as I expected while the other went on much more easily.
There seems to be noticeable differences between even same models of the doll, and I don't know why, unless it's a quality control issue. The painted (or not) toenails is just one example.
Anyway, the main point is to hopefully figure out whether or not the changing of the feet can be made any easier, and thus bring this endeavor from fairly frustrating to the fun I expected. Any advice from folks who have more experience with 1/6 dolls would be much appreciated.
However, I've had such difficulty changing out the feet, it's nearly ruined the experience of having these dolls. The feet come off easily enough, but trying to put the different feet the dolls came with on took so much force, I creased the silicone on one of the doll's shins, and the other doll's leg snapped in half inside!
There was much disappointment and outrage. I guess "removable" was indeed accurate, but the whole idea behind removing the feet is to put different ones on! It seems to me that this shouldn't be a monumental chore (like dressing them is), complete with worry about possibly breaking the doll; it should be as easy as the hands are to change.
I haven't been able to find any information posted about whether or not anyone else is having this problem and what they've done to get past it. It occurred to me that maybe there's a technique to it, like putting the feet on in a twisting motion, but I've been too afraid to try again. I bought a replacement doll for the broken 10C and haven't messed with the feet again on the 10D.
I also bought a 06C whose feet are fixed thinking, if she has permanently heeled feet like the fixed feet on a TBLeague doll prior to the release of the 12D, that can be the version of that character I put heeled shoes on. But the fixed feet on the 06C aren't heel shaped, they're flat shaped as if to try to stand flat on her feet, only I already knew she wouldn't be able to. So, that was disappointing to learn they're not even the ideal shape for heeled shoes.
Back to the removable feet: the replacement 10C had painted toenails while the original (broken) one did not. And one of the feet wasn't even attached in the package. I figured, since the first thing I had to do was put a foot on whether I wanted to or not, I might as well put the unpainted toenail feet on. One of them was as much an ordeal as I expected while the other went on much more easily.
There seems to be noticeable differences between even same models of the doll, and I don't know why, unless it's a quality control issue. The painted (or not) toenails is just one example.
Anyway, the main point is to hopefully figure out whether or not the changing of the feet can be made any easier, and thus bring this endeavor from fairly frustrating to the fun I expected. Any advice from folks who have more experience with 1/6 dolls would be much appreciated.