Rickmaniac on the loose

Harvest time SQUIRREL-DOLL PICS

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:06:50 GMT

Egon helped me pick some of the various ripe berries today. Though.. he wasnt' as much of a help as he seemed to think ;)

An attempt at modelling

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:23:50 GMT

Right.. So I'm no great artist, I know that. But I wanted to see if I could make a head, a doll-sized head.

I had planned to make some cute face, but somehow my fingers wanted otherwise.. interetingly enough I always end up with some large, hooked nose when I'm modelling... And it's been so even before Snape, so he's not the culprit here. Must be something subconscious. Something in my genes...

But here's the first attempt. Still far from finished, I just wanted to show him :)

It's a little "dual coloured" because some of the clay is more dry than other, it's made over two days. When I'm all done with the actual modeling (which will include the back of his head, too, of course) it'll need to be sanded and painted - and wigged and have some eyes ect. And if I'm LUCKY it may even fit on top of one of the doll bodies.. let's see, if he ever gets that far. For now he's just an interesting little pasttime. And GAH! Ears.. why must they be so curly and tricky to make?!

Closet Land - Doll-style...

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:04:56 GMT

I've had this planned ever since I got my Alan Rickman Minimee doll. And yesterday I finally got this wig. It's not perfect, but.. well..

I have some more ideas regarding my dear Interrogator!Alan and some of them oncompasses another doll as well... But I need to make more props then. And clothes for the girl. So.. not yet :)

BUT.. I've had "fun" turning my Alan Rickman doll into The Interrogator. From the movie Closet Land.

And if you don't know that movie, these pictures will make absolutely NO SENSE at all, I'm afraid...

so...

Uhm.. Thanks. 　ありがとうございます

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:17:40 GMT

Something odd happened today. Something very nice, but... odd..

I got a book.

A Japanese cook book.

A very nice, bilingual Japanese cook book.

Thing is.. I haven't ordered that book. I've looked at it several times. Wanted it. But I haven't actually bought it.

So, if anyone has bought it for me (I think there is a wishlist thing on J-list and I may well have placed this on my wishlist at some point. I just don't remember doing so) - please stand forward so I can properly thank you!

Finally.. New render! Snupin even!

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:53:57 GMT

OK sooo.. I guess snapelike has some influence on me after all.. I'd promised a new render.... and well.. here it is.

(I guess you can see what pic inspired me, dear?)

Oh a note concerning the surroundings.. I know they're sorta posh considered neither of them has much money, canon-wise... But then.. feel free to come up with a passable explanation ;) - I thought they should be in something nice...

Poser 7, Photoshop

ビールをください [more squirrel-doll pics]

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:13:25 GMT

Apologies in advance to those who think he's creepy or scary or whatever ;)

I love my little resin friend. And today I went downtown and got some fur, which I made into a tiny wig for him... as well as some lacquer-fabric that was used to make him a pair of pants and a vest... That little guy dresses better than me by now ;)

Anyway.. one thing led to another. And seeing a squirrel in lacquer led to BEER...

So here he is...

Beer, please...

Spoof of a currently running commercial here. Probably not so funny for foreingers, but anyway... (text says "CHEERS! - We've found one of the big males" - the ad campaign is "looking for the big males" by finding these beer can tracks in the oddest of places...)

Just me playing with some Photoshop actions I've made for sale...

BENTO # 350! (and Egon Ratatosk with an attitude)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:00:30 GMT

I just had to show this one off!

Bento # 350
Hello Kitty-shaped egg. Oblong cherry tomatoes. Kitty-shaped melon bits. Fried mixed vegetables. Fish sticks in bits.

oh and speaking of showing off...

I had entirely too much fun sewing this outfit for him - although it's more than just a little tricky to sew anything this small...

OMG... ANOTHER doll?!

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:51:09 GMT

Uhm yeah.. I've got myself another doll today. And NOT a Potter-themed one even... Well I saw this squirrel (and yes it's a squirrel and not a chipmunk, and no it's name is NOT Alvin...) and immediately when I saw it, I knew I HAD to own it - even if it's so far from my other dolls in style... and even if I until this moment couldn't see the idea in anthro-dolls at all...

So..er.. well... Without further ado.. say hello to Egon(e) - I'm not QUITE sure if it's a he or a she just yet...

Meet Egon, my newest doll <3
(his name, Egon, is a lame pun on the danish word for squirrel, Egern btw)

Behold! Teh Box!

And inside it, a TINY little package...

Beautifully wrapped with string and all <3

Hm. Lots of pink stuff.. perhaps it's a girl-squirre?

Squirrel-parts... O.o (They come with two extra sets of hands, a pair of shoe-feet and the tail, all magnetic and wonderfully easy to change)

Ah no.. definitely a male squirrel. Here's his nuts!

And finally.. one little charmer! Too cute for words!

I knew logically that he'd be small.. but I hadn't quite fathomed HOW small.. he's TINY! But oh so cute...

When I say "tiny" I mean.. small... like a can of Pepsi...

Bonus pic.. cozy in a padded box....

Aaaaand ... another doll! Introducing... HERMIONE GRANGER

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:05:23 GMT

OK first of all.. WHY Hermione of all people? Well.. Mostly because I wanted a girl-doll I could sew girly stuff for. And I thought I might as well stick to the Potterverse... and then... Hermione is, all things considered, the most tolerable girl in that pantheon. (unfortunately, that's not saying much)

The arrival:

The box

The box with a box

Severus, can't you please get it open so we can see what's inside?

Snape: ALOHOMORA!

Snape:Great. Now we've got us a new duvet.

Harry:It's not a duvet, you git. It's a mummy!
Snape: Oh lovely! Mummies are great in potions.

Dina:You two are crazy. It's a girl, it is!
Hermione*cough* Oh thanks for getting me out of that. I couldn't breathe!

Dressed and wigged, Hermione stands up to look at her new surroundings
Harry:Wow Hermione! Is that you? What did you do to your face?!

Snape:Don't worry, Harry. She'll be fine soon.
Harry: Hermione, can we still be friends eventhough I called you a mummy?
Hermione: Hello Dina, do you want to be my new best friend? ???
Dina: Well as long as you realize I am the cutest girl here...

And then, today, I gave her some faceup which made her a lot more "alive" - next step is to sew her some robes and stuff. And luckily my summer hols starts on Monday...

Pics are taken outdoor in evening sun - but in the shade.

Oh and her hair is more brown IRL, it matches her eyebrows better than the pics may make it appear...

Wizarding Chess [D&D Raam/Minimee-DZ hybrid] - Doll pic.

Wed, 28 May 2008 16:51:09 GMT

I've found that these dolls are good excercise for my creativity bone... I spent some of the afternoon making a recliner for Snape (out of styrofoam mostly) and then a small chess table to go with it. And then it evolved into

Severus Snape's day out [Doll pics]

Sun, 25 May 2008 16:59:51 GMT

We have an open air museum where I live. With old houses collected from all over the country. Great place for photos. My biggest problem was actually that the whole place is covered in cobblestones, and dolls do NOT want to stand on cobblestones. So there isn't as many pictures as I would have liked, but a few anyway. With Severus' comments...

Herbology has never been my thing, you know. And these aren't even poisonous..

Mmm Honey is great in certain potions. And look at all the busy bees. Better do a bee-repellant charm though

I know what this place needs! A POTTER!

Now we're talking. **** feathers are a valuable potion ingredient. Here, cocky-cocky... HEY My fingers are NOT a worm!

Ah. Relaxing with a big sugar-bread pretzel. Life is ... acceptable.

And this, dear children, is a school. From back when it was perfectly legal to thrash the living daylight out of those obnixious brats!
I miss those times...

Ah finally something poisonous. Bittersweet nightshade. Could you pick some for me, I'd rather not get it on my own hands...

Come on now. Get me the nightshade so we can get home. If you make it that far of course

I'm getting tired. One more day wasted. And no nightshade even. Let's go home, shall we?

OMAKE:

Hubby photographing me photographing Snape

A Severus-less pic.. and then again...

There was a Viking market downtown this weekend. And they had this adorable cauldron. Luckily it wasn't for sale...[/quote]

Harry in the Hothouse [Doll photos once more]

Wed, 21 May 2008 16:05:11 GMT

This afternoon hubby and I went to the local Botanica Garden, where they have a large hothouse for all kinds of tropical plants. And since I'd been wanting to take some pictures of Harry for a while, I brought him along, much to the gardeners' amazement *L*

You can almost hear the other visitors think

This place ..er.. ROCKS

Oooh.. pretty.

Prickly, yet intriguing. This reminds me of someone...

Hoping for a butterfly to land...

Looking out over the water pond. It *almost* feels like the jungle

Hey! Now it's raining in here![/i]

The plants look nice with water on them

Perhaps if I stay here for a week or so, a butterfly WILL come close?

Awww... [Cats and dolls]

Sun, 18 May 2008 19:28:49 GMT

Just for the "aww"-factor this time ;)

Nothing serious or anything. Just a few pics I snapped of Harry and Basil. And a bonus silly pic from a picture-challenge thread at Resin Garden...

Uhm and Basil is the siamese...

Bonus:

Snarry Dolls! Finally!

Wed, 14 May 2008 21:11:59 GMT

Er.. uhm. So.. Harry got his eyes today!

And they're green! A very lovely, glittery green. They're also very dark, so it's a little hard to see. But they're there, they're green and I love them to bits *L*

Soooo I had to take some pictures of Harry, now that he's officially "finished" - and.. well, since the whole idea of getting a Harry in the first place was to get Snape some..er.. company.. Well...

Oh and don't worry. IMO the pictures are totally worksafe. But someone with better knowledge of the new draconian rules of LJ.. please tell me if they would be forbidden to post "over there" - because I frankly can't make heads or tails of their rules, and I'm just not going to risk a total deletion of my LJ. As much as I dislike places with such "we'll tell you what to think" mentality... I still have a lot of nice comments and such I'd hate to lose.

But anyway, I hope I can safely post them here, so...

Harry Potter breaking curfew... again [Doll pics]

Tue, 13 May 2008 23:16:10 GMT

Just because.. Snape isn't my only doll so here's a little bit of Harry pics...

Today I got the glasses I'd ordered for my Harry. And I was out shopping for fabric so I could sew him a robe and a (somewhat) proper Gryffindork tie.

So yes, I've been busy. And of course I had to take some pics of the finished result. Thing is, it had started to get dark so ... well even with a very light sensitive lens I still had to cheat and use the flash. So I photoshopped them a bit to take away the glare and such...

All that is missing now is his green eyes, and they're on their way from Mimiwoo... so.. soon Harry will be properly Harry Potter :)

When Resin Becomes Art...

Wed, 07 May 2008 20:22:43 GMT

...it's because someone got the brilliant idea to cast Alan Rickman in it ;)

Right.. So I feel a compulsion to take portraits of my beautiful Alan Rickman doll... It's almost (ALMOST, mind you!) as good as the real thing...

So here's a few new pictures of my lovely boy.. no wait. MAN. Definitely a man!

And a few extras from yesterday when I was visiting snapelike and Severus got a Room with a View... (or perhaps he's doing a balcony-scene? Hm..)

I wonder if it's possible to fall in love with a doll?!

EVEN MORE Alan Rickman Doll-spam - now with colours!

Mon, 05 May 2008 16:33:50 GMT

Right... I had a plan that was to do the faceup tomorrow while visiting snapelike - but.. I couldn't wait. Besides, it's a tad messy to do faceups, what with pastel powder flying everywhere. And I'd like to be able to visit again some other time ;)

So I did the faceup. It took a while to give the head a colour that matched the body, luckily I managed to mix the right colour in first go, and then it was just to blush it on, just like putting facial powder on actually. I DID forget the fact that the MSC sealer spray makes colours a little darker, so he's a tiny bit too dark in the head compared to the neck.. but at least it's the same overall nuance... And the head looks quite ok on the Dollzone body. I've also got an idea of what to do with Sevvie's head. Once I execute it I'll upload it for you to see ;)

Of course I took Harry outside with me, too. I don't want him to feel left out :)

But enough with the talk. Let's get some pictures:

What can I say? I like to mess with my pictures in Photoshop...

More Alan Rickman-doll spam...

Mon, 05 May 2008 08:26:32 GMT

OK. So I beheaded my Sevvie doll to see if Alan's head would fit at all. It will. His neck is a little too long, so I'm considering sanding it down some. But for now I'm just disguising it with the collar ;)

And he still hasn't got his faceup done, but the weather was so gorgeous and now that I could actually dress him and everything.. I just HAD to take him outside for a few photos...

As it's probably obvious, I had some fun in Photoshop afterwards. The doll itself is so pale that it ended up pretty washed out against the dark clothes. So some contrast- & colour correction was necessary.

The Anxiously Awaited Arrival of Alan Rickman! [Minimee Doll]

Sat, 03 May 2008 17:02:34 GMT

OK. I'm in love with a resin head! After some confusion at the post office (the idiots had delivered the parcel not on our own post office but one a few miles further away... - luckily I had sent hubby on the Pick-Up task, while I was at work, and he wouldn't risk coming home without my head two days in a row!

Ooh the box! Opened by the greedy customs, who ended up charging me $73!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! extra - for a $95 head! *GRRRR*

And inside the box a lovely letter from ARoseFormo who did a great job at running the Group Order! - oh and a box with a bubble wrapped head.

The head, still in the bubble wrap. Yes it's a little blurry.. I was not in a patient mood, I just wanted to rip it open and look at Alan, ok?

Sevvie looking at his new rival (Alan will most likely take over Sevvie's body, at least for now, if I manage to blush him enough)

Sevvie and Harry. Notice the actually fairly good resin match between the D&D doll and the Minimee head.

Closeup with a weird wig and some teal eyes. Of course I know Alan doesn't have teal eyes but these were the only on in the right size I had. They're temporary, as is the wig! Taken in natural light, no flash.

More closeup. Without flash again.

Teh Profile, in case anyone is interested. Ooooh that nose!

More Harry-picspam,,,

Thu, 01 May 2008 17:15:37 GMT

As promised, here are a few extra pics of my newest doll, after I made him more convincingly into Harry. He still needs school robes, but judging from his glasses, this is some time before Hogwarts anyway ;)

So this silly Trekkie person got hersef YET ANOTHER doll...

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:01:16 GMT

First.. if you're feeling a sense of deja vu it may just be because you've seen this on my LJ ;)

Sooooo I was checking the tracking number on my Raam, and finally it dawned on me to use the danish site instead of the Korean one, who had him still in customs. And lo and behold: He was AT OUR POSTOFFICE!
Needless to say, I rushed out of the door as soon as the ordinary mailman had been there with the customs bill. And MORE WOOT! Instead of the 7-800DKK I had been prepared to pay, he was only taxed 120DKK (less than $20!)

The explanatioin to that came when I had opicked up the parcel: The value on it was listed as "Doll, US$ 45" So yay for "cheap" dolls!

A box...:

A box in a box!:

A pillow in a box!:

And finally, the obligatory bubble-wrap mummy:

Mblghf.. get me out of here!

HELP! I CAN'T SEE

Amaryllis is still visiting, waiting for her new faceup, so she and Sevvie watched the new kid on the block:

I can hear a girl! And I'm not dressed! Help!

Sevvie: Hm. Harry Potter. Our new celebrity...

With the included eyes and wig:

AH! I can see again! But I SO need clothes!

He stands nicely on his own, right out of the box:

Sevvie: You look awfully pale, Harry. Better do something about that...

So I gave him a faceup:

with the black furwig I originally bought for Sevvie, it fits him perfectly!

It's such a lovely sculpt IMO:

A portrait of my new lovely boy:

OMAKE 1, Harry saying Hi to Jack:

OMAKE 2 - and to Basil:

Thanks for looking :)

Trekkie's Train Tales... A Good Night's Sleep...

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:42:22 GMT

Last night, I was working.

Pretty normal shift really, 8 - 3:35. Except we're talking 8 PM to 3:35 AM...

BUT.. I love working night, so IMO that's the best shift there is! People are usually very easy to handle (they're asleep, mostly) and the majority of them is on their way home from something like a night out or similar. Which means they're typically in a very genial mood.

There's just one thing.. the sleep thing...

Because... We're NOT on the train to remember where everybody is supposed to get off - so *IF* people fall asleep.. it's their own responsibility to wake up in time to get off where ever they were supposed to get off the train.

And last night.. there was this guy who didn't:

Now... To make this a little more understandable for those not accustomed to Danish geography, I've attached this map:

(click to open a larger version in a new window)

About the map: The green line is the route the passenger was supposed to take. The red is where he got it all wrong...)
So.. This guy, who was traveling on First Class, was already sound asleep when I boarded the train at Fredericia (on the map that's where the red and green line meet) so I didn't think much about him, reckoning he knew where and when to get up and out.

So, after little more than one hour, the train reaches its terminus, at Aarhus, where I happen to live. So.. When I go through the train to check for leftover luggage and/or passengers, this guy (a man I'd say in his mid fifties) was still there. Still sleeping like a log.

The driver was with me, and we got him stirred to life. And he looked at me, confused (as you typically are when just awoken) - and his words were: "Fredericia? Pattburg? Deutschland?" (translated, from German.. poor tourists...: Fredericia (the station where he should have changed train, the spot where the red and green lines meet) Padborg (the border-station) Germany?

Poor bugger was bound for Germany and had now ended up in the opposite direction. At least this train didn't go any further, some trains continue all the way to Aalborg, 1½ hour further north...

To his luck, the early morning train towards Copenhagen (and Fredericia once more) was just about to depart, so I could point him towards that and ..er.. get rid of him.. that way...

But.. honestly it was pretty hilarious.. I felt bad for the poor german of course, but at the same time it was ..snicker-worthy >:o)

So.. the lesson here: DON'T take the night train without some sort of alarm to wake you up in proper time for you to reach the right destination ;o))

(or at least place a note on yourself with a "please wake me up at ...", because the crew changes several times though the trip so don't count on the person who saw your ticket to also be there when you should get up and out)
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Slytherin Sex God [Doll pics]

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:26:15 GMT

Sevvie got some new pants today, I'd bought them online and ... well.. they kinda sorta inspired me *eyebrow wiggle*

Canon 350D + Photoshop + 1 ABJD ;)

Crossposted to my LiveJournal

My God. It's full of stars... [NNR07 // DZ Ying) (silly doll story)

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:51:26 GMT

Right.. these dolls (well in this case, mine and Big Kid's)

They have means of inspiring really really odd and random stories from time to time. I can't even blame this on drunkenness or fever, though.. yeah.. it seems like that...

Ace: Hi Sevvie. I feel kinda... lonely
Sev: O.o! *thinking: Now what.. Ace usually hates my guts*

Ace: Look.. don't I look like an alien without my wig?
Sev: *gulp* You look alien alright! Put your wig back on and we'll go outside where I can show you all the constellations and Uranus.

Ace: It's cold out here. But oh look at all the little stars. I don't feel alone anymore with all those nice lights...
Sev: *contemplating...*

Ace: My God! It's full of stars!

Sev: Yes, they're pretty, aren't they? Now.. Let's see if we can find Uranus...

Canon 350D, Photoshop and two ABJDs...

Crossposted to LiveJournal

Severus' First Snowman (Doll spam once more)

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:49:10 GMT

OK I can't even promise to stop soon with the doll pics. Because I'm having all too much fun with Sevvie.

Last night, it snowed again *GAH just as you thought spring was coming!* so this morning, I made him a pair of (fingerless) gloves, a scarf and a hat so he could go out and play in the snow.

Later on I decided to make the pics appear like they were taken some time in his childhood. So ... yeaah well.. nuff with the talk, onto the pic:

Don't laugh. I never managed to make snowmen any bigger than this, when I was a kid either. And look: a 1/3 scale carrot! *L*

Crossposted to LJ. So if you have a sense of deja-vu, that's why ;)