I finally broke down and got myself an oldskin SD 10 Volks body for the unpainted oldskin F-14 head I bought while I was in Tokyo. I got a great deal on the body at the DOA forum and hopefully it will arrive without a hitch.

I’ve been trying to find a white Volks SD body for my F-15 (Syo) head, but I haven’t had any luck and saving for an FCS order is taking me f-o-r-e-v-e-r so I decided to go for it when I saw a good deal on DOA over the weekend for an oldskin body and it should match my oldskin F-14 head perfectly.

I’m in the process of planning a faceup for my F-14 head and naturally I’m a bit worried since it will be my first faceup on a Volks SD and I’ve never strung my own doll before. I’ve customized Blythe and Jenny dolls, but I’ve never worked with resin and on such a large scale. I hope to do something unusal with the doll and I’d like to attempt some mods on the face as well, but only time - and my nerves - will tell.

I’ve only come across a few pics of old F-14 heads on Japanese sites and no one at DOA seems to own one which is kind of odd, but the F-14 is an unusual head mold with a very Japanese manga/anime look to it and I don’t think that style is as popular with American & European dollfie owners. The old F-14 heads are not being made anymore by Volks, but I was happy to come across the head in a clearance sale at the Ginza Volks shop while I was in Japan, since I’ve admired the mold for awhile.

My plan at the moment is to blush the body when it arrives and then start working on the faceup. I hope to share the progress of my first SD customizing efforts in this diary.

The next few weeks should be interesting…

p.s. I’ve updated my links! If anyone reads this and happens to have an Asian ball-joint doll related site I haven’t listed yet, please feel free to contact me and I’d be happy to exchange links with you.