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| Obitsu neck and Mattel Harry neck |
Several years ago, I bought an Obitsu male teen body to make Julian (Harry) an articulated teen. Unfortunately, I encountered two problems. First: although both Julian and the Obitsu teen body are pale, they are different pale shades. Julian has a pinkish tint to his pale complexion; the Obitsu body, an ivory tint. Not an insurmountable problem once he is dressed. But the second problem is that the necks are not readily compatible. Julian has what I think of as a cookie jar top style head/neck topping a stump neck base/body. The Obitsu body has a slender neck with a toggle to hold the head. That's the real problem: the head/neck variation.
If I remove Julian's head only, it is wider than the Obitsu neck so it would wobble around the toggle. If I glued his head to the toggle, he could not turn his head. A possible solution would involve doll surgery. I could cut Julian's head and most of his neck from his body, fit that head/neck over the Obitsu neck and glue it in place. So Harry would be able to turn his head. But would there be a gap and how to fill that smoothly? Also, that would leave the original Harry Potter body useless except for doll limb retrieval. Hmmm ...
Why bother? Well, I would like to have a more limber Julian. And the Obitsu body feels lost without a head. Every body needs a head, right? See the Obitsu body's moves in the following photos. There needs to be a head atop that body.
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| Obitsu Male Teen Body Mattel Harry Potter |
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| Obitsu body and Mattel Harry size comparison |
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| Obitsu body and Mattel Harry rear |
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| Obitsu seated |
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| Obitsu pulls in right leg |
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| Obitsu extends right leg |
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| Obitsu lifts left leg |
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| Obitsu knees up |
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| Obitsu knees down |
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| Obitsu right arm bent |
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| Obitsu left arm detail |
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| Obitsu falls back |
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| Obitsu crawls |
Okay, you might find the Obitsu body a little delicate. A little on the frail side - compared to Julian's (Harry's) original Mattel body. Sigh. But it is fun to pose him. And since Julian has lost his wizard background and become a mere Muggle, surely he deserves some compensation. Like a limber body that he can dance in.
So, if you have any advice or know someone who could offer some advice, do please share solutions. Help make a head and a body connection.
