MJ #2 Gets Bodied and Suited

Michael Jordan head by Cian placed on TTL T2.0C body

The correct body for the Cian Michael Jordan head arrived yesterday (TTL T2.0C dark brown).  The head did not fit as far down on the socket of the body as I'd like.  So I dipped the neck of the head in a cup of boiled water for 30 seconds.  This process loosened the vinyl enough for me to force the head onto the socket for a proper fit.

Initial head-body improper fit

Head-body fit after dipping head in boiled water for 30 seconds

A wrinkled (possibly in travel) black men's (not for real people) suit ensemble, which includes, white shirt, neck tie, belt, socks, and shoes, arrived earlier this week.

Thank goodness the suit is in playscale because I do not like to iron.  Asking my husband to iron it for me got laughs and the comment, "I can't believe you're asking me to iron a doll's suit when I have suits that need ironing."  I realize my damsel in distress role does not work well for things he knows I can do myself, but this does not prevent me from exercising my motto of "it never hurts to ask."

I asked; he refused; so I ironed it myself. 

Next, due to difficulty in getting MJ's shoes on with his socks, I boiled more water and dipped the shoes in it for a few seconds to soften the vinyl. 

Donned in shirt, tie, pants, belt, socks, and shoes, he poses quite well. 

In the absence of a tie tack or clip to hold the two ends of his tie in place, double-sided tape is sandwiched between the two ends.

Michael Jordan by Cian poses with Head Play's Michael Jordan, who wants to know why this guy is attempting to impersonate him.

Fully dressed, MJ #2 looks quite handsome with his new body and suit, even if he doesn't really look like Michael Jordan.  Later on, he and the real Michael Jordan may swap outfits.   

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She's Got Grace Jones Eyes

Readers are referred to this post where I used a brown Sharpie to change my doll's orange pupils brown.  In that post I mentioned the possibility of darkening the sclerae of her eyes, but decided to leave almost well enough alone.

This morning, still bothered by the abundant "whites" of her eyes and caricature look, I colored the outer white area tan using a Sharpie.   This left a normal amount of sclerae.

Next, I pierced her ears and added hoop earrings.  The gem stones at the top of the earrings had faded.  I used iced copper fingernail polish to revive the color.  Her neck scarf is now a headwrap. 

My doll looks better to me now and, while not at all androgynous looking, she reminds me of Grace Jones.  

Jungle Fever (JF) from the Monsieur Z line by Jason Wu for Integrity Toys has new, Grace Jones-looking eyes.

I keep picturing Grace Jones as Strangé in the movie, Boomerang  (pronounced Stron-jay, for the benefit of those who have not seen the movie).

More Grace Jones images can be seen here.

What do you think about  JF's new eyes compared to the way they were originally?

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I Might Need a Head

I purchased this TTL T3.0C body based on color alone.  The initial plan was to use it for the second Michael Jordan head I purchased (one like Ms. Leo has). 

I never thought to check the neck construct until several days after purchasing this body in a free-shipping, buy-it-now auction from a Hong Kong seller.   Since I do not have a head to fit this body and because I do not want to incur return-to-Hong-Kong shipping expense,  I placed the body on eBay in hopes that someone else can use it.

Michael Jordan (doesn't really look like him to me; but I like the sculpt)

In the event the TTL T3.0C body does not sell, does anyone know of a head in dark brown skin tone, or around the same complexion as the Michael Jordan head shown above, that will fit this body? 

Thanks in advance!

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(A body that will fit MJ is in transit).


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