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Wiring my guys was simple because the elastic is rather loose (you can't tighten it enough really)...so I just estimated the length of wire (or pipe cleaner depending on the doll) and shoved it though...just pulled the waist joint upward to see down into the legs. A pair of needle nose plyers helped pull the wire through at the joints. Quite simple.

not all sculpts are like this...my little RS kids sit with their knees and ankles together...but their older siblings not so well....there must be something in the angle of the pelvis and hip sockets that causes this.

I really don't like the solid chest without that joint there. My LatiRed (Kai) is like that and making him sit is a real pain. If he wasn't so darned pretty I'd be tempted to be rid of him.

HAH...funny you should ask about the protecting the paint job, as I was about to talk about MSC. I don't worry too much about it and each layer of colour is another layer or MSC. ANY place with a joint is going to wear no matter what I put on it so I'm not going to sweat it....these are just for fun and I have to devise a costume that will then cover the ...problematic spots ;)

I can also just touch her up since I did the work myself...and when I get bored I'll just scrub her down and do something else.

SPEAKING of scrubbing...these guys arrived in the winter and had not been sprayed yet. Sora was clothed and in a dark corner but Mizu was on my desk in a chair. OMG he's yellowed SO much.

I don't care since I'll be going to town on his body with fish scales and thank goodness I love him to bits and don't have to worry about ever selling him but HOLY HANNAH that is fast. I know white is a problem but WOW.

I now have to add that to my list of TO DOs in the next while...spray all my new comers from last winter. Thank goodness the rest of my pack have been fully clothed and in the darkest room *0__0!!!