{"id":748,"date":"2019-06-02T15:54:05","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T14:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/?p=748"},"modified":"2021-07-09T01:30:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T00:30:20","slug":"neck-grafts-to-make-a-doll-head-fit-a-different-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/neck-grafts-to-make-a-doll-head-fit-a-different-body\/","title":{"rendered":"Neck grafts to make a doll head fit a different body"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is 80&#8217;s &#8211; early 90&#8217;s Steffi by Simba<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-749\" src=\"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70sz8s8S01tstjj3_500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70sz8s8S01tstjj3_500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70sz8s8S01tstjj3_500-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70sz8s8S01tstjj3_500-109x150.jpg 109w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70sz8s8S01tstjj3_500-44x60.jpg 44w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\nLike many Simba fashion dolls she comes on a body with a large spherical neck knob like this:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-750\" src=\"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70t46KSrE1tstjj3_500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70t46KSrE1tstjj3_500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70t46KSrE1tstjj3_500-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70t46KSrE1tstjj3_500-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70t46KSrE1tstjj3_500-99x60.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\nWhich means that when you rebody her on standard fashion doll bodies modelled on Barbie, her head is too low down on the neck:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-751\" src=\"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70t70MIay1tstjj3_500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70t70MIay1tstjj3_500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70t70MIay1tstjj3_500-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70t70MIay1tstjj3_500-108x150.jpg 108w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70t70MIay1tstjj3_500-43x60.jpg 43w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter Fakie who\u2019s neck fits but who has terrible face paint, we\u2019re going to cut out her neck with a craft knife and whittle that down until it fits in Steffi\u2019s neck hole.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s neckless Fakie and her whittled down neckhole fitting neatly on Barbie\u2019s neckpeg:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-752\" src=\"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70tcvgOLm1tstjj3_500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70tcvgOLm1tstjj3_500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70tcvgOLm1tstjj3_500-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70tcvgOLm1tstjj3_500-142x150.jpg 142w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70tcvgOLm1tstjj3_500-57x60.jpg 57w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\nNow using tweezers or a toothpick to push down the sides we insert the fakie neckhole into the Steffi neckhole &#8211; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-753\" src=\"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70tg0kCMk1tstjj3_500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70tg0kCMk1tstjj3_500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70tg0kCMk1tstjj3_500-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70tg0kCMk1tstjj3_500-134x150.jpg 134w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70tg0kCMk1tstjj3_500-54x60.jpg 54w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>Ta da! As you can see, it holds well but you can glue it if you want it to be a permanent fix.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-754\" src=\"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70tkwIZB31tstjj3_500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70tkwIZB31tstjj3_500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70tkwIZB31tstjj3_500-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70tkwIZB31tstjj3_500-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70tkwIZB31tstjj3_500-109x60.jpg 109w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And here\u2019s another fakie with a smaller neck grafted into Midnight Magic so she can fit on a monster high body\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-755\" src=\"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70tsvJewx1tstjj3_500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70tsvJewx1tstjj3_500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70tsvJewx1tstjj3_500-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70tsvJewx1tstjj3_500-147x150.jpg 147w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_inline_o70tsvJewx1tstjj3_500-59x60.jpg 59w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is 80&#8217;s &#8211; early 90&#8217;s Steffi by Simba Like many Simba fashion dolls she comes on a body with a large spherical neck knob &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":754,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[86,16,80,54,20,28,83,84,85],"class_list":["post-748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tuts","tag-ball-neck","tag-barbie","tag-dolls","tag-hack","tag-hybrid","tag-monster-high","tag-neck","tag-neck-graft","tag-simba","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=748"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":756,"href":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/748\/revisions\/756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}