Dolls without a budget

 While I am cleaning, reorganizing, selling some of my items, getting rid of others, I found my poor old U-noa faceplate. 

I've been wanting this particular one for yeaaaaars but it was so over my budget that I gave up, until I found this one, quite yellowed, with a ugly make-up for peanuts. I got it ! Then I tried to find a body but the price was just silly, and I needed a headback too. Damn it !

I later found (some years ago) a body (no idea what it is, just I got it because I was fed-up and it costed me nothing thanks to a trade). But yet no headback... until I found a cheap compatible one by Amaeta on a forum. It was an artist cast, meaning it was far from perfect, bubbles and such in the resin. But I was really excited... until I got it in my hands to realize it was not going to match the body attatchment. Drats !!!

The whole thing ended in a box, under a pile of other boxes, and I forgot it. While cleaning my stash, I found it back and was still totally upset... until I decided to sell the headback for 12€, it got sold in a couple of hours, and then I was there, with my body, my faceplate, wondering about selling those too... but nah... I WANTED this faceplate, I had most of the supplies.... and no money to find a solution. No money but a useless box of WePam, already half dried... Let's go 

Is it ugly ? Totally. Did I took time to make it look better than this ? Nope. Because it's going to be hidden under a wig. Who cares ? Not me....

And while I was digging in my creative mess, I also found a little plastic body (obitsu 11 style), and a PukiPuki piglet faceplate. I will NEVER afford a Puki Puki body (prices in my country are just ridiculous, and they wonder why people leave the hobby... shhhhh)  - Let's go for the same trick

Not "that" bad

she still need a wig, and I have no money at all for this. I'll probably end pulling hair on a Barbie doll for her...

and I can sell the body parts (ears, feet and hands) that I'm not going to use. Perfect 

I aso found a puki faceplate, but no money for a plastic cheap body (I can't order from aliexpress and such)...never ending story !

at the right, my U-noa faceplate hybrid, she's going to be cute when I can sew some clothes for her, and arrange this too large wig... and re do the make-up. If I ever...

the little doggy at her side is a Hujoo, the last I could buy before they all disappear from the surface of Earth... where are they all gone ?! Did the Cie crashed ? Is it just no more available from the sellers I used to deal with ?? Well....
The little dragon was given to me. I guess it's not a true one, the quality is poor, and the girl messed up with her customization, some parts are totally wobbly/broken, so she just gave me this poor little thing. I'll probably find a way to customize it.... but we can no more find MSC or such sealers, so...will I ever manage it before I die ? Not sure.
Doll hobby is totally down here, prices went too high, people were no more collecting just speculating, some dolls went high because it was "the fashion of the moment" before getting out of value, many real collectors just gave up as they couldn't follow financially
"Elitist hobbies are not for everybody" told me a girl. Yep. Play with your fortunate friends. But then don't complain when nobody is playing with you anymore !

eyes are too small (poor guy sounds gobsmacked) but they were the only ones I had, the trousers is too large & long (Tonner one), and the tee-shirt is totally oversized as well... but that's all I had that could "fit", at least he is no more blind and no more a naturist LOL

I'll upload pictures of my whole collection while I'm making progresses in cleaning my collection/craft room, but I already settled a couple of led strings, battery operated, because the room has no window so I wanted to give a little bit of light, the neon tube on the ceiling is not giving a homey look to my collection.....