davidd's A DOLL A DAY 2026

[davidd]

9 January - A Doll A Day 2026:

I've been eksperimenting with 1/6-scale action figure head-body combinations, trying to make the most of what I have on hand. There are several manufacturers of bodies and numerous producers of heads in the 1/6-scale action figure hobby, and matching heads to bodies in terms of color and size is a problematic process of trial and error.

I've also been eggsperimenting with how to photograph these head-body combinations in a uniform way to accurately illustrate the color and size match. The process itself is a work-in-progress as I figure out how to get the figures to stand up and how to arrange lighting to accurately convey the appearance of the figures. Getting a camera in there presents a challenge of its own. Ultimately I hope to set up a worktop space with the camera and lights on tripods so the images will have better uniformity.

The figures are minimally dressed because the objective is to illustrate the size and color match between the heads and bodies. Clothing, costumes, or backgrounds can significantly impact the visual effect. I should standardize the costume across all the bodies I use.

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(Yeah, I see it now, the head is set just a little too high. It'll push down some. I should probably re-do this pic.)

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(I intended to use a different body for this character, but I ended up with an extra pale Jiaou 10E. I think it'll work with this head sculpt. Or not. I don't know. I don't really like it.)

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(I finally found, by accident, a body sufficiently pale and of a size that works with this very pale and somewhat large -- as in, long from top to bottom -- head sculpt.)

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(I find the trim S16 body works well for athletic "adventure-style" characters.)

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(For a long time I had trouble finding a body that would size well with this head. Now I've discovered three: Jiaou 10E is adequate, but TBLeague S16 and VeryCool VCD-01 fit very nicely.)

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(The VeryCool VCD-01 body is a superb body sculpt. Now I want to purchase a "natural" and a "suntan" color version just to see them in-hand and to see if they match up to any of my existing heads. The idea going in was to use what I have and NOT buy anything more, yet the process has me wanting more! More! MORE!)