Eyes – Superior SBL downward gaze correction

tut_liftThe first few Superior Blythes (pow wow poncho, superior skate date, silver snow, velvet minuet) released by takara were manufactured with an extra-long T-bar, causing them to look slightly “down.”

To correct this effect, remove the T-bar from inside her head.

By sanding or cutting about 1mm off of the end of the T-bar, her eyes will rest in a higher position when her string is pulled.

13 responses to “Eyes – Superior SBL downward gaze correction”

  1. azUre

    help

  2. Shelly

    How do I know what kind of doll I have? I just bought A Prima Dolly Ashlett. I love to do some changes with her and want to make sure her eyes are right.

    Thanks
    Shelly

  3. Ana

    Hi. I have a FAO Hollywood who I wished had boggled eyes. I notice boggled eyes look more upwards than non-boggled eyes. If I follow the gaze correction steps, do you think it would make my Hollywood’s eyes look boggled? (I realize boggled eyes means that no lid is showing, but she already has no lid showing). Thank you.

  4. Melissa

    Hi ana,

    I just responded to your other comment, but maybe I didn’t really get what you were describing.

    if your hollywood looks down but has no lid showing (sounds unusual – do you have a picture?) then you would follow the procedure of gaze correction (shortening the T bar a tiny bit) to fix that. you don’t need to boggle because it sounds like she is already not showing any lid, and over-boggling leads to her eye mechanism showing from the bottom of her eye, which is quote unsightly.

  5. Ana

    Melissa~ Thanks very much for responding. That clears up a few things for me. :)

  6. Robin

    I just purchased an ADG redhead, and she seems to have the downward gaze. Will this method of correction work for her?

  7. Rae

    i have a lovely little enchanted petal girl named ever. she seems to have a real downward look. no one mentions her when they talk about this, do you think this would work for her? i’m not ready to work on her, i am just asking for when i am… thanks!

  8. Peggy

    What happens if you cut the T bar down too much? Does that cause her eyes to look way up?

    Thanks

  9. Firaphrin

    Hi, I have an ADG Pleasant Peasant with what I think looks like a gaze problem. Her pink, forward-facing eyes glance very severely downward, so that you can see a good 2mm of white above the iris. However, her gaze on her other 3 eyes are basically OK. The sideways green eyes right before the pink glance pretty far down, too, but nowhere near as bad as the pink.
    So I’m wondering if this is a job for gaze correction? I’ve got her T-Bar all out and ready to go, but due to the…um…unusuality (not a word?) of the problem, I wanted to ask first so I didn’t mess her up.
    Thanks!!

  10. Dan

    My doll is the same! :)

  11. Dan

    Firaphrin, the dolls eyes are supposed to look like that! trust me you will RUIN your doll.

  12. amy

    hi
    i have an fbl
    and i want her too look up slightly
    however i dont really know how to do this
    which tutorial should i follow ?
    also her right eye lid is pulled side ways in camparison to her left one
    which has resulted in her lashes touching the side of her face
    i have done nother to her and she was like this when i got her
    she is a new very vicky

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