I took slightly better lit photos of my repainted Ken Looks number 5, on his DamToys 1:6 action figure body, at the request of a friend to see comparisons between that body and his original (made-to-move?) Ken body. I am so happy with him, I kind of want to repaint more Ken. I never thought I would want to, since my first repaints of Ken doll didn’t have rooted hair, and that is my preference for fashion dolls. However, I love this head sculpt, and the fact that it is a rooted head, makes it just so much nicer (IMHO).
I only regret not having the option to shrink his head a bit, since he does have a flocked under-shave; submerging the sculpt in acetone would melt the glue and ruin it. I rather keep that intact, since flocking it not something I plan on trying any time soon. I prefer smaller heads, on broader shoulders for my male dolls, so his proportions on the 1:6 action figure body are not exactly as I would have liked. However, they are better than on the super-cartoony (IMHO) default Ken Looks body.
My repainting skills need a long way to go, before I am satisfied with them. Despite that, I am still very happy with how he turned out. I am also pretty happy to learn that his default stock fits on the 1:6 action figure body, except for the shoes. I was afraid the pants wouldn’t go past his thunder thighs, but they did, even went on the padding on his inner thighs (which I didn’t even think about removing). I hope the shirt won’t stain the rubbery upper torso. I was thinking about adding some amount of texture with mostly red toned acrylics, to give the body a better match to the Ken’s plastic, but maybe I won’t have to. Not because I am lazy, but if I don’t have to, I rather not try. DX
I also regret not sanding his chin to my liking and just trying to shade it to look smaller. If I am ever adventurous, I will try to make it smaller, without damaging the rest of the repaint. (:
