Now Taiga can stand on her own with some careful balancing, thanks to kips!
What is kips?
I must thank Chibichibiusa again for bringing to our attention this little item which fixes the floppy knee problem which the Mini dollfie dream body have.
I could only find kips on volksusa for some reason (maybe I was looking at the wrong section?), so I took the opportunity to order some extra bits and bobs after some thinking.
Took the chance to document the kipping process too ^^ so I guess it’s somewhat a photo tutorial of sorts… In case I missed anything, I recommend checking out Chibichibiusa’s tutorial on figure.fm too ^^/
So this is what the MDD (Mini Dollfie Dream) legs look like, the knees joints especially are somewhat weak/loose so most MDD cannot stand on their own at all.
Disassemble one leg first.
Unscrew the 2 screws as seen below.
Position one of the smaller kips where the knee joint is
Screw the piece back on…
I had to adjust to make sure it’s tight enough but still able to do other poses
I noticed that the ankle part is a bit loose so kipped that part too ^^ the kip is made of some type of soft rubbery like material so it stretches a bit — enough to put it thru the stick part before the ankle ball joint.
And of course do the same with the other leg…
Woot!
Yey!!! So glad it works! I’m so happy that Taiga is still standing next to my computer lol
Taiga tried the wig which came with this package ^^; I made the hairband for Himitsu’s Haruhi cosplay (in future progress) ^^
Not sure when I’m gonna actually make Haruhi’s school uniform yet so I photoshopped the image below a bit :P Does Himitsu look too sweet to be Haruhi? ^^;
sweet? I always thought Himitsu had a cheeky quality to her. I think she’s perfect haha. Glad Taiga can stand now but I thought she could before……
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chun Reply:
January 12th, 2010 at 9:39 pm
LOL! well compared to Haruhi, I think Himitsu is sweet XP Oh! I used to put some wires behind her legs, (hidden) but it still did not cut it ^^; So hopefully this kip thing will work for the long run :)
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Quite interesting that this is a persistent problem. I wold think that Volks would release a modified version of the MDD body to address the issue.
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chun Reply:
January 15th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
I’m wondering if they just produced a lot and have to sell it all first before they re-design a new one? ^^;;;; (just wild guess)
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Michelle "Ms. Geek" Klein-Hass Reply:
March 7th, 2010 at 11:08 am
Volks snuck in a quick redesign of the MDD knee joint, according to Bailey at Tenshi no Sumika in Torrance, CA. My MDD Namiko can indeed stand on her own two feet, happily. This might not be a forever thing, as my DD Yukino-type Yumiko is experiencing a little loosening of the knee joints. But for now Namiko-tan is completely standing on her own, happily. Oh, and her ankles are happy too.
Unfortunately there is no telling, from the minimalist packaging, which MDD bodies are “new” and which are old. You are just going to have to take your chances, unfortunately.
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chun Reply:
March 7th, 2010 at 11:19 am
ehhh they did?!
chun Reply:
March 7th, 2010 at 11:26 am
and PS: when I was looking at the MDD body back in Japan, I guess at a physical store, it’s easier to tell which MDDs are old/new, when I picked up the box the MDD actually will flop inside the box with her knees bent ^^; so that’s definitely the old body ^^;
Works for penile implants too?
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chun Reply:
January 15th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
U wanna try? LOL
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With this sweet face, makes the impression Haruhi can actually be in a good mood xD, her original face has a bit more tsundere feeling :) I like this one better, hehehe.
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chun Reply:
January 15th, 2010 at 6:02 pm
hehehe :D
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argh don’t show me haruhi >_< <= trauma after watched endless eight
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chun Reply:
January 15th, 2010 at 6:02 pm
The 2nd season of Haruhi made me dislike her more ^^; so bossy! :P
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Yay Kips! I’ll definitely be checking those out. I wonder if they make them for the DD as well? I could use them for some extra support. Some poses with the DD can be a balancing act as it is. I like the added assurance my DD doesn’t take a dive while I’m photographing her and fiddling with camera settings. >.<
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chun Reply:
January 15th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
oh! I’m sure they will probably work with DD :) Remember tho, there’s 2 slightly larger ones and the rest are smaller, so I think the larger ones can fit into parts like say hips, smaller ones ankle/knee/elbows ^^
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stuck them in my headless Mdd but maybe I need to tighten more? she still does not stand that well. or maybe I am new to balancing and posing still ^^; working on the head still.
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chun Reply:
March 7th, 2010 at 11:18 am
I think without kips MDDs cannot even keep their legs straight O_O! So good luck! I think I need to tighten Taiga’s legs a bit more too lol
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Woot! Stand-age :3
Very cute wig :)
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chun Reply:
March 7th, 2010 at 11:18 am
hehe thankq :D
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Just wanted to point out I was the one who originally pointed the kip fix to chibichibusa glad to see it’s helping more people. Sorry not much of a blogger nice picture tutorial.
http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?128995-Dollfie-Dream-Mini-discussion&p=3346565&viewfull=1#post3346565
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