🐰 Littlest Pet Shop Hybrid Doll - My Latest Custom 🐰

I finally got around to getting this little girl together, I've had the idea for this little lady for years but it's crazy hard to not only find the right sized Littlest Pet Shop toy to hybrid but also the right kind of cute faced toy to use.

I've done a few of these funny little hybrids in the past, you may recall my dog, monkey, frog, bunny and panda girl minis and my Pingi the Chicken Lady - large bird faced girl on a Liv doll body.

If not, or you'd like to check them out you can find the posts by clicking on the following links...

LPS Hybrid Minis: `https://heresherbie.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/littlest-pet-shop-anthropomorphic.html 

Chicken Lady: https://heresherbie.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/meet-pingie-chicken-lady.html.   

So anyway, I managed to get this large flop eared rabbit Littlest Pet Shop pet, I knew she would be absolutely perfect for what I had in mind - something very kitsch looking obviously!

 I had the idea it would be easy as I could just use another Liv body for her like I did for Chicken Lady but I failed to take into account her long ears which it turned out obstructed her shoulders so much I had to rethink this option. 

After trying out several other jointed bodies (I really wanted her to be as posable as possible) I decided the best type of body would be an Azone one, although its much smaller than a Liv doll's body and more childlike in appearance it seemed a much better choice as it would allow me to dress and redress the doll without having to squeeze the clothing past her ears.

To strip the factory paint and repaint her as I envisaged her I decided it would be easier to remove her ears, this also gave me the ability to paint and seal her ears without worrying about the paint getting onto her face or having to find some way to prop her up while the layers were drying.

Once stripped, repainted and sealed, I reattached her ears and attatched her head it's new body, much Milliput, waiting and super glue later, I finally had her finished.  The beauty of the Milliput and glue method I devised - I have no idea how I managed this, actually allows her head to move from side to side, which adds so much to posing and photographing her.

I found her cute little outfit from a seller / doll clothes maker called spider8lesley on Ebay which suited her perfectly. The outfit is very well made and a perfect fit for her Azone body, if you'd like to check out her other items click on her name for a link to her Ebay page.

Just for funs, here's a before and after of my little girl...

I love how she turned out, she makes me smile every time I look at her!

Hugs,

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Meet Pingie...The Chicken Lady - Littlest Pet Shop hybrid Doll

Since I've been unable to post most in recent months I've been keeping myself busy with making myself some new customs and hybrids when time has permitted.

A while back I posted about my Littlest Pet Shop hybrid minis which were really just test pieces until I could get my hands on a large Littlest Pet Shop animal to make myself a "Barbie" sized version... 

Sorry for the dodgy image it was the only one I could find :(

Well I finally got my hands on one - not a cute little kitty, puppy or bunny as I had envisioned but living in the U.K it's really not easy to find the larger versions so I had to make do with whatever I could find on Ebay.

About a month ago I found several listed (they seem to come in waves - nothing for months, then 5 or 6 come along at once) so I luckily had quite a good choice of "heads" with which to build my new girl to be.

Ebay listing Photo'

I couldn't resist this little purple penguin when I discovered her for sale as I could imagine her on her human body and how cute she'd look so I placed my bid and waited.

Ebay Listing Photo'

Thankfully I won, but as I hadn't gotten my hopes up and allowed my mind to fully explore how I was going to go about turning her into a 12 inch doll, I really hadn't considered what body I would use for her, I decided the best thing to do would be to wait until she arrived and once I have an idea how heavy that head is I'd have a better idea of what type of body would have a neck strong enough to support it.

See what I mean? Those eyes are just adorable.

 I decided to let the body problem wait a while longer as I just couldn't wait to start painting her up with a new "face"!

 Several coats later I finally had her looking just right, sealed the paint job and was still raring to go, only now I had to wait for the paint to dry!!

I experimented with Barbie, Pullip and Obitsu bodies but none of them pleased me, one thing I didn't want was for her to have a long neck, my plan was to try to keep her as proportional as possible, well as proportional as she can be with a big giant head!

I lowered her head slightly before securing it onto her neck as I really have a problem with neck length - don't get me started on "Gail Platt's" giraffe features... Seriously just look at that thing, 

I can't tell if her shoulders are pushed down or if her neck is elongated, or both - either way, it's too much for my little mind to deal with so I guess I better move swiftly on!

Anyhoo, I guess it's time to show you how she turned out now huh?, so without further ado, here she is...

"Hi"

She's a funny little thing, she tries so hard to be stylish and hip but that big head of hers and those chicken features are just too funny for her to be able to pull it off very well, bless!

I finally settled on a Liv body as it had all the posability that a Obitsu one does, but is heavier so is better placed to carry the weight of her head.

The other reason I went with the Liv body is because it is so much easier to dress them, her clothing size is pretty generic and so she can were most Barbie sized clothes, as for shoes, she fits Monster High and Ever After High perfectly so she gets to have a really cool shoe collection!

Another cool thing about those shoes is that they allow her to stand in her pose by herself.  

Also, proportionally she looks pretty good, the bulkier size of the Liv body carries her head size really well.

Now I'm reaching the end of this post, I've finally realised I should probably have taken a "nudie" photograph of her, so you can see that neck of hers and her proportions better, instead of covering it up in that high necked sweater. 

Unfortunately, I really don't have much time right now so another time maybe, for now I think I'll just give you a "before and after" recap instead...

I decided against giving her eyes a "little white dot" to indicate light source as I wanted to highly glaze her eyes instead, that way, the light source which shows in her eyes will move depending on it's direction at the time of the photograph, Which in turn gives a more natural feel to them, if natural is an adequate word to describe a human / chicken faced hybrid lady!

That's about it for now, so until the next time, take care,

•.-:¦:-•* Fairyland Realpuki Soso Soom 1/4 Resin BJD *•-:¦:-•

I'm so excited, I just can't wait to show off my new baby to be!

I've told you before about those nice friends of my Mum's who always send me money at Christmas and for my birthday and how I convert it into dolls I could never hope to own without that extra cash... well this year they sent me enough money for Christmas for me to order an adorable little creature who's been on my wishlist for years - yay!

At present my baby is still in the "processing stage" but I just can't wait for the "shipping stage" to share my good news, and so I bring you sale photos of my new little (very little) one...

RealPuki Soso Soom from Fairyland...

He's available in either two options of face plate - Open eye or closed eyes or the "deluxe" version which comes with both; and a much higher price tag!

As I could only think of a few instances where a "sleepy" face Soso would be of benefit to me, I went for the open eyed version, however since seeing this photo by Marlene on Flickr, I've fallen in love with the closed eye version now too, or at the very least, this little guy; he's just too adorable!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/73131015@N00/6264349788/in/photostream/

My Soso is also a little boy, Son of Pendle Makie who's just as impatient for him to arrive as I am!

Still I guess it gives me time to sort out some outfits and little items for his house... did I say he already has a house?

It's an old Matchbox boot from when I was little, and he also has a shiny new Noddy car waiting for him to drive too, now he just needs some hats, trousers, boots and loads of other things I keep thinking of!

Mudwamp Mac Feegle's House.

Anyhoo, enough wittering here's a bit about the dolls themselves and what they are capable of pose wise...

Soso stands at 3.74 inches ( 9.49 cm) tall,they have changeable faceplates, magnetic hands and feet which add to their overall poseability and ability to hold objects without it looking a little kooky (think Barbie's microphones etc. looks weird right?!).

DollFairyland.com

Their hands and feet are removable and have magnets in them, so they can be easily swapped for Doll Fairyland shoes, differently posed hands, faceplates and items from Pukipuki Dolls as some of these fit them without looking too oversized.

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The faceplate too is of course removable and also contains a magnet to help it stay in place. The face plates can also be swapped with Pukipuki and some of Pukipuki's "magic items" can also be used with Realpuki. However due to the scale difference between the two dolls swapping a Realpuki's faceplate onto a  Pukipuki may make your doll look a little odd!

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                                      Just look at the detail on his little bumbum!

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   Shoes are available separately from CP/ Fairyland and come in a variety of styles for $12.00 each and come in either Natural or White shades, except for the skates white come in white only and cost $14.00. For convenience I've added page links under each photo...

                          Buckle shoes for Realpuki: dollfairyland.com - Buckle Shoes

                       Leather shoes for Realpuki:  dollfairyland.com - Leather Shoes

Leaf shoes for Realpuki: dollfairyland.com - Leaf Shoes

Skates for Realpuki: dollfairyland.com - skates

Ragged buckle shoes for Realpuki:  dollfairyland.com - Ragged buckle shoes

                                       
 There was absolutely no way I could resist these little cuties with their worn out toe and cute little peepage going on!

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To place the shoes on you have to first remove the feet. The shoes have magnets so they just snap on and stay put, make sure you put the feet in a safe place though - those babies are tiny!

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                The above photos show Realpuki wearing PukiPuki hands (Magic Items).

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They have 3 points of articulation in the torso region, which again makes for added realism when posing.

DollFairyland.com

There are two points of articulation in the neck, Four in the arms and four in the legs, coupled with the three points of articulation in the torso, this makes for extremely realistic and varied poseability.

DollFairyland.com

The  measurements in the chart below are written in centimetres, for clarification I've written them below as parts of it, such as in the arms may be a little confusing as due to the size of them the measurements are grouped closely together:

www.flickr.com/photos/ulanna/6055835518/in/photostream/

Height 9.7cm
Head circumference 9.1cm
Neck circumference 1.8cm
Shoulder Width 2.3cm
Shoulder to Wrist 2.6cm
Elbow to Wrist 1.1cm
Length of Back 2.3cm
Chest circumference 4.9cm
Waist circumference 4.8cm
Hip circumference 5.9cm
Hip to Knee 1.9cm
Thigh Circumference 3.2cm
Knee to Ankle 1.6cm
Ankle circumference 1.8cm
Feet 1.7cm

Realpuki take size 10mm eyes, however, if you like your dolls to have eyes which display a more natural amount of white instead of displaying mostly pupil, it would be better to go for 6mm eyes.

It's taken me so long to finish writing this post *sigh* that my SoSo Soom have already moved in - Yay!

So you'll be seeing photo's of my little guy "Mudwamp" soon, once I've finished giving him his "faceup" and making him a few more little outfits...