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By: Natasha Red October

Natasha Red October — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 00:11:46 +0000

Thank you, Patricia!
Thank you, Pamela!
Thank you, Vicci!
Thank you, Miss Penny,
Thank you, Karel!

I am back! :Sorry, was busy divorcing and moving

thank you for your nice nice comments

IT IS NOT A TUTORIAL, LOL, REPEAT – NOT A TUTORIAL – WORK IN PROGRESS.
DO NOT TRY AT HOME
LOL

By: Karel

Karel — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:21:50 +0000

Natasha…you are fantastic. I keep waiting for more! Last update was Feb. 16th? More, please…
Also, have you considered putting magnets in the bottom of her feet? Then she can stand very firmly on a steel plate…even on one foot! This is how Obitsu does their dolls and it works wonderfully. I “think” about making a BJD from a pale blue polymer clay. I have only gotten as far as mixing a wad of clay to the color I want…then I think, “it is not enough”…so I continue mixing. Probably just an excuse to not start. Most of the BJDs I have are strung too tight and “spring back” from position..bummer. To me it looks like all you need is smoothing her out! Done.

By: MissPenny

MissPenny — Mon, 31 May 2010 14:06:13 +0000

Your work always just amazes me and this project is so intriguing! I noticed something right away – even when she is only a torso, head and arms! She already has a sense of grace. As you look at her expression and see the rough movement of her unfinished form combined with the eventual shape of her limbs, she seems, already to glide around her platform like a dancer. Imagine the finished form!

By: viccinoel

viccinoel — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:37:19 +0000

Natsha—I LOVE THIS TUTORIAL…thank you thank you for posting all your work for us to view and learn from. I just love it and I’m so inspired to start working on my own BJD. How fun it will be to really be able to play dollies….lol. thank you again. Your a blessing to all of us Artist!

Cheers,
Vicci Noel

By: Marina

Marina — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:09:22 +0000

This is so wonderful. Thank you for sharing Natasha. I just bought your 2mm elastic cord. I’m trying to sculpt BJD’s as well and going through all the headaches…….. I wonder if you ever finished this one?
Cheers,
Marina

By: Pamela Hazlewood

Pamela Hazlewood — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:18:54 +0000

Natasha,
Are you still catching up on the store and training?
I hope you are able to return to the BJD-Smita soon.
Pam

By: patricia

patricia — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:04:52 +0000

HI Im following this wonderfull tutorial sculpting along with her. MY doll buisness that Im creating my new site for is EnchantedMuseDoll and the blof will be EnchantedMuseGirl Blog
great work and thank-you for teaching the tutorial
patricia langston on facebook and the dollmakers list -patriciadoll2010@aol.com

By: Natasha Red October

Natasha Red October — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:47:21 +0000

Thank you, Luke!
I got stuck again – the store work. I got two people helping now, but while they are in training, things are still crazy. I look longingly towards my studio – cannot wait to return. The name is Smita which means “smile”.
thank you for your kind comment

thank you, Patricia!

By: patricia bierer

patricia bierer — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:03:43 +0000

woll lady you have so much talent and yet you or like the rest of us and have days we have ays…….. love your work patricia

By: Luke Smith

Luke Smith — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:26:20 +0000

Hi Natasha

Just wanted to say that the BJD doll is looking FANTASTIC, I am thoroughly enjoying watching the process. And how you overcome problems! I can definitely see her as a dancer especially the little dance she preformed for us earlier. Thank you for sharing it with us

Does she have a name yet??

That’s brilliant about the TLS I should hopefully be doing an order soon.

Keep up the great work

Luke

By: Natasha Red October

Natasha Red October — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:12:09 +0000

Thank you, Diana!
Thank you, Mark – very interesting – I checked out the shoulder – I will see if I can work it into the existing design – if I can that would be a great shoulder

By: Natasha Red October

Natasha Red October — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:10:49 +0000

Thank you, Florence!
Thank you, Pam

By: Pamela Hazlewood

Pamela Hazlewood — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:30:39 +0000

Watching paint dry is far less enjoyable than watching your progress. The anticipation makes each addition all the sweeter.
Pam

By: Florence

Florence — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:29:58 +0000

Wow, she is looking great! And I agree with Pamela too, that your BJD looks clean and nice, not bulky and angled. *Waiting in anticipation for more!!!!*

By: Mark Davidson

Mark Davidson — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:03:29 +0000

Here is a link with a good shoulder idea. It is a Company that mass produces BJD Action Figures (Caution Anatomically Correct Dolls)

http://www.triadtoys.com/Products/Figure+Bodies/Base+Bodies/EVALUTION+%28EVA%29+CAUCASIAN+BODY.html

By: Diana

Diana — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:26:47 +0000

I really love how your creating this one she is going to be just ever so cool movement wise and artistic as well …look forward to the next installment anxious to see her all done…

By: Diana

Diana — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:21:24 +0000

Love how your thinking on this doing really well love the idea’s your putting out there maybe I will get a good looking BJD body yet….This creation is going to be so much fun …looking forward to the next instalment

By: Natasha Red October

Natasha Red October — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:35:31 +0000

Hey, Pam – the snow we got beat all the records I think – I don’t know how long back the record goes, I don’t remember, but it is a lot. The wire stringing is possible and yes, I am thinking about it – for the next doll. It needs to be in combination with springs and needs to have horizontal wire bars in joints. I have a rather good idea of how to do it – well, they way I think it will work – theoretically at least. I will do it on the next one – because I see already that this one will be not the last one. Thank you for your kind word about the form – the progress is very slow – but I am pretty confident I will make her work. Need elastic to start working on the legs – big part of the legs work will involve the balancing act – once I get her to stand on her own and figure out the weight distribution and balance, I will start figuring out how to shape it so that the legs and the lower torso look pretty – in other words, mechanics first. Thank you for watching – it is a bit like watching paint dry
have a good sunday

By: Pamela Hazlewood

Pamela Hazlewood — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:14:07 +0000

Nat,
Snow weight I understand completely, I live in Michigan, and normally we get quite a bit of the white stuff. This year it has almost all gone south and east of us, doesn’t happen often. Though, I do thank the east and south east coast for taking our normal years supply. We, only last week, got some measurable snow, but only about half of what then went on to the east and dumped more snow on the east coast.

Have you thought about trying to use wire to “string”her with wire? Though I am not sure how that would work. I was thinking along the lines of the BJD artist that you mentioned in Part 1 who had inspired you to make your BJD. I had visited her site and read that she uses wire to “string” her BJD. I just wondered if you had thought about it or had asked her about it or anyone else for that matter. I can see how it might make the doll less likely to fall apart, but I don’t know exactly how to go about wiring one together.

I like the clean lines your BJD has. She doesn’t have the awkward malformed looking elbows and knees that other BJD I have seen have. She has a very nice form.
Pam

By: Natasha Red October

Natasha Red October — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:18:30 +0000

Pam, yes, we got a lot of snow – 26 inches. Brandon (my helper) and I shoveled the driveway – it happens to be pretty long, especially when it is covered with heavy wet snow. That took one and a half day and disabled me for the next day – I was hurting. The box with elastic was shipped late and now is stuck somewhere in PA – I hope to get it on Monday.

By: Natasha Red October

Natasha Red October — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:15:39 +0000

Mark, thank you for watching – I am thinking about trying eye shadow – I read somewhere that rubbing eye shadow into polymer clay creates a nice soft effect.

By: Natasha Red October

Natasha Red October — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:14:02 +0000

Nancy, you are welcome! Really liked your witches and wanted to show you off for a week or so

By: Pamela Hazlewood

Pamela Hazlewood — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:55:13 +0000

Nat,
I guess my last post got lost. I wondered how much snow you had at Morezmore? I take it you are still waiting on the string?
Pam

By: Mark Davidson

Mark Davidson — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:51:52 +0000

Do you plan to match the skin color for dravidian ethnicity?

By: Nancy Cronin

Nancy Cronin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:40:41 +0000

Hi ,I want to thank you for having me as a guest artist on your blog. As I was rereading and continuing to study your progress.I came across the link to my picturetrail site. it was a very pleasant surprise. Thank you
Nancy Cronin

By: Natasha Red October

Natasha Red October — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:22:46 +0000

thank you, Pam! she will be graceful – I am really glad about that! I changed my mind – she will be a Nepali dancer
check out February 3 update

By: Pamela Hazlewood

Pamela Hazlewood — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:21:25 +0000

Natasha,
She is coming along quite well. She looks like a graceful young girl. You said before that she was to be a storybook character, is that still the idea?
She is wonderful.
Pam

By: Natasha Red October

Natasha Red October — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:57:11 +0000

It blew me away too
It is Tantra from Tibet album by Waterbone
look on February 3 entry – there is a link to CD
Thank you, Karin

By: karin

karin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:47:15 +0000

Just checked in again to admire your progress….
What is the music? It blew me away, I would love to buy this. Thanks! Karin

By: Natasha Red October

Natasha Red October — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:45:15 +0000

Elena, thank you!
Karin, thank you!

my pleasure, dear Friends

By: Natasha Red October

Natasha Red October — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:34:51 +0000

Thank you, Nancy! Glad to answer! The knee joints are slightly larger. The left and the right joints are the same at the elbow and different at the knees. I am waiting for the delivery of mini springs – they are 2 mm by 40 mm. You can check your openings – will they allow 2 mm? I am thinking springs can be cut to size – I will definitely try to do it and post the results. by the way – LOVE your work!

By: karin

karin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:34:55 +0000

Dear Natasha!
You are truly amazing, love your tutorial! How sweet of you to share…. you are the best and so is your work.
Thanks.
Karin

By: Elena

Elena — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:37:42 +0000

SUPER NATASHA!!!Your work is very fantastic!
Ciao Elena.

By: Nancy Cronin

Nancy Cronin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:08:23 +0000

I am enjoying your journey with a BJD. my goal is to create a 1/12 elderly lady BJD. I have been making silicone molds and resin castings for myself and other artist for over ten years. I have had some success with a bjd and I can see where I can improve using some of your ideas.
I have a few questions if you don`t mind answering. Are the elbow and knee joints all the same size. Are the left and the right elbow /knee joint the same. In other words is the right elbow and the left elbow exactly the same. If they are I could make a mold of just one then cast 2 from that mold..
Also the small s hook and springs do you think they would work on a 1/12 dolls. Will you have them for sale. Lastly I don`t think I read where you are planning on using the springs.
please take a look at my doll at my picturetrail site.
thank you Nancy Cronin

By: Natasha Red October

Natasha Red October — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:13:13 +0000

Diana – thank you – glad to hear it is interesting and useful!
thank you, Karina!!

By: Karina

Karina — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:12:46 +0000

WOWWWWWWWWWWW!! Natasha !! Awesome and Amazing Work!

By: Diana

Diana — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:54:47 +0000

Glad your back at this project and I was so glad to get an email to tell me about this as well …I have been working on doing the BJD for a while now but haven’t liked mine yet I sure love how you show everything as you go thank you so much …now that your this far can’t hardly wait to see her finished you once again have come up with a great way of doing the BJD you sure do rock

By: Natasha Red October

Natasha Red October — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:32:37 +0000

Heather, thank you! I will look for your link on ODA
Mark, thank you! Good idea – but too early to even think about it thank you!
Kay – thank you – that is a VERY FLATTERING comment – thank you so very much!
Diana – thank you! Yes, I would certainly try to make her to stand on her own!
Claudia – thank you! The pleasure is all mine!
Pam – thank you! Glad you agree with the neck joint – I think I will try to make the neck a ball again – see what it does with the entire doll strung together
Joyce – thank you! Marina’s doll was the one that got me interested in BJD – I got fascinated with the moving aspect of the dolls.
Marilyn – thank you ! Yes, she is my first BJD, hope not the last.
Patty- thank you! Paper towel tubes – wow – do you have pictures?
Deborah – thank you! I am considering Alice, unless I get the idea that will excite me even more
Thank you, Michelle! Never say never – I never thought of BJD either but look at me now!

Thank you dear friends!
I very very much appreciate your kind attention and your supportive comments – Knowing that people are interested in this blog makes me jump out of bed in the morning – cannot wait to get to the studio!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:14:44 +0000

Enjoy your tutorials! Thank you so much for sharing, don’t know if I will ever make a jointed doll but it is just fascinating reading your progress.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:39:10 +0000

Natasha, I have always enjoyed your work, and following along with how you create the static dolls. (I can’t sculpt humans to save my life! LOL) But seeing you working on this BJD is truly wonderful! They are so very unique. As far an charachters and names go I am partial to the idea of Alice in Wonderland. I would LOVE to see your take on the story!!!

By: Patty

Patty — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:46:05 +0000

Natasha,

I bought Ryo’s BJD book several months ago. I want to make a polymer BJD that is something between what he does and how the antique Lenci mannequins were made.
I sculpted the feet so far – I made them with foil cores, then Magic Scupt and them finally polymer. I want them to be a heavy base as the BJD is going to be about 32” tall.
I like how you are using straws – I am using paper towel tubes LOL!
Thank you for your many, many hours of work and love that you put into everything that you do!

Many Blessings, Patty

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:09:51 +0000

So nice to see you sculpting again, and BJDs no less!

Marilyn

By: Joyce

Joyce — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:37:22 +0000

Hi Natasha!!

You are amazing as usual….you can figure anything out….OMG!!!
I was just looking at the ” Enchanded Doll” website….have you seen it before….if you haven’t … take a peek…their dolls are BJD’s….I just stumbled acrossed them….I didn’t know they were so popular…

Your work is fantastic….I love watching what you do….thanks for always sharing every detail…we appreciate it very much!!! Joyce

By: Pamela Hazlewood

Pamela Hazlewood — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:15:54 +0000

Nat,
I told you that you could figure it out and I love the way you are working this out. The way you are working out the dynamics of this BJD is quite refreshing. I love your dance and gymnastic exercises. I like your shoulder joint and torso. I agree with you about the mobility in the head/neck area, it did look to be more flexible before. She is looking great.
Keep up the great process. Love watching you work. Pam

By: Kay

Kay — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:45:28 +0000

I have been following your experiments with making a BJD with great interest in the process but not even thinking about making one myself. I have always felt that the ball jointed dolls looked like freaky flesh colored robots….until your last group of photos. Suddenly I found I was not looking at the exposed joints, but was totally fascinated and involved with the human expressions you are creating by simply posing the little figure. It is quite amazing that so much charachter and emotion can be felt from a little person who doesn’t have all of her limbs, or even a painted face! Thank you for opening my eyes to a whole new world of doll making. Kay

By: Mark Davidson

Mark Davidson — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:22:22 +0000

If you could cast the pieces and reproduce them in resin you could make a heap of money!

By: Claudia

Claudia — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:51:28 +0000

It is amazing!!! A beatiful face!!! Thank you for your generosity to share your discoveries with us Natasha.

By: Diana

Diana — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:01:09 +0000

Oh my Natacha not sure how I found this you making a BJD OMG dear lady you are awesome !!!! I made one and she really wasn’t that great but I did it …have been surching all over the place for more information now Patricia Rose has made 2 that will be porclelain …you are fantastic I love how you have explained every step thank you so much now back to the drawing board for me Really this one is going to be just wonderful and on top of it I bet she wll be able to stand on her own won’t she? well I am just glad I found this

By: Heather West

Heather West — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:50:04 +0000

I’ve started mine- I’ll be posting some pics soon- just having some technical difficulties with my site right now- I”m hoping to get them posted tongitht. Haven’t made a whole lot of progress though- I’m 12 hours into scultping her, and she still doesn’t look like a doll yet! LOL!

By: Mark Davidson

Mark Davidson — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:28:33 +0000

This is unbelievable! You are VERY generous to show how you create these masterpieces. I wish I was home now with some warm clay in my hands instead of waiting to leave work….

By: Natasha Red October

Natasha Red October — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:13:43 +0000

Thank you, Pam!
The main trouble I have is with time, lol I have just a couple of hours to work in the morning – so that is why it takes forever. I have the pictures of ball joints – all of them – I need to find a minute to post them here. The thing is that all the pictures I have are for traditional (empty inside, hollow) dolls. My doll is not hollow, it has the hole inside all parts – the size of a plastic straw – small kind. But it is fascinating to figure it out on my own, so I am not complaining. So, don’t spend time searching for pictures – I have them. thank you for the encouragement and your kind interest – it means a lot to me!

Mindy, thank you! very glad to hear it!
Heather – thank you! Did you start yours yet? Or you are still sitting with your itching fingers? lol

thank you, dear friends, will be back tomorrow – can’t wait!

By: Heather West

Heather West — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:37:29 +0000

Brava! A beautiful and uplifting dance! Very cheering on such a rainy and dreary day as we are having in my area.

By: Mindy

Mindy — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:21:00 +0000

I am so glad I found your site this past weekend. You are most entertaining and enlightning. I appreciate all your hard work and your sharing your discoveries with us! I’ll be following your progress!
Mindy

By: Pamela Hazlewood

Pamela Hazlewood — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:25:38 +0000

Nat,
I understand completely that mechanics are first, my thoughts are just that thoughts not particularly for now. I know how hard it can be to have to work out the mechanics of something, especially when you cannot see the internal works. It is hard to determine the way something will work when you cannot see what you are doing, but I know how creative and smart you are so I am sure you will be able to do it and if we can help (and by that I mean me, but I am sure others will help you too) you can be sure we will do whatever we can to help you.
So, what is the trouble you are having with the shoulder or body or both? The shoulder is the most mobile joint we have, not only do you have the up/down motion you also have the circular movement that lets us windmill our arms. So, you have to have almost a lever and peg type connection. By that I mean, you have the slit in the upper arm as in the elbow, but then you need a kind of connector that can be a ball in socket type on one side and fit into the lever slit in the upper arm on the other side. That is the ideal, but unless you make the body in two halves (front and back) that may be hard to make (the ball in socket part). Though, as I said before, I know you will be able to figure it out.. You might try getting a cheap Barbie-like doll, some dollar stores have them for a dollar, to take apart to see the way they make the shoulder joint. If I get a chance today I will do a search to see if I can find some BJD’s that show the mechanics for you.
You are doing great. Keep it up.
Pam

By: Natasha Red October

Natasha Red October — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:22:22 +0000

Thank you, Pam
I will think of it. The anatomy still leaves much to be desired, I agree. This is a sort of divide and conquer approach. First I will make the mechanics work – if she turns to out be pretty cute although somewhat stylized – anatomically-speaking, I am ok with it for the first round. So the Objective Minimum – a ball-jointed doll, movable and posable. The Objective Maximum – a pretty, anatomically correct doll, able to stand on her own and keep the pose. When I say anatomically correct – I mean the body shape and proportions.
She is a girl – no name yet, as she will be a character doll – but I am not sure which one – Dorothy from Oz? Alice from Wonderland? Goldilocks? Little Red Riding Hood? Something like that – a fairy tale or a book character. Still thinking about it.
Have a great weekend!

By: Pamela Hazlewood

Pamela Hazlewood — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:33:13 +0000

Nat,
The tube in tube is your idea, I just took it to use in a different version of what you already use them for. Instead of fixed as in your usual sculpts, they will be only partly fixed. I think you could get it to work, but I agree that this one has become more complicated as it is than the simple BJD you had decided to create. I must admit that typing BJD is not very hard, but a name for your BJD would be much better. As she is your first BJD you could use an “A” name and the shorter the better at the moment (just to make it as easy as BJD is to type):)
You know you can still make the distinctive point on the elbow (I believe it is called the Olecranon, at least that is what that part of the ulna is called), just put it on the outside of your elbow ball joint. It shouldn’t change the movement, but might make the elbow look normal under clothing. Still it may be for next time.
It is looking good so far. I really like the face and the hands are great.
So, what are you going to name this BJD and have you decided if it is male or female?
Keep it up.
Pam

By: Natasha Red October

Natasha Red October — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:51:22 +0000

Hi, Pam – thank you for this great research. I agree they do look awkward – even in the best examples. But they allow the movement that I am after. My BJD (she needs a name, by the way) will be dressed, so I decided not to worry about the nude appearance. However, the tube inside the tube rotation – that is an awesome idea! I will definitely explore it next time. For this one, I will keep it simple (which is NOT, lol) – well, as simple as possible. It is a totally unchartered territory for me. Lots of links on BJD in paperclay, but not a whole lot in Polymer Clay. If anybody has links – step by step in polymer clay, I would love to see it. But even without any clues – it makes it super interesting and challenging to figure it out on my own – I enjoy it
thank you, sweetheart – love the idea about telescoping tubes rotation.

By: Pamela Hazlewood

Pamela Hazlewood — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:17:59 +0000

Nat,
I understand the hand/string idea even better now, thanks for the tutorial on it.
I also understand the thought behind the double joint elbow, but as you already know Heather is right about the elbow only having the straight/bent range of motion. The other thing with the elbow is the point they end in when bent which is a very distinctive part of the elbow. The double ball elbow joints I have seen on the BJD’s look very awkward to me when they are visible. I was looking at the site you listed at the beginning of this project, sorry I don’t remember the name, but she does the double ball joints on her BJD’s and they look awkward as nudes. On second thought the elbow does have rotation for the wrist in a way. It really is not the elbow it is the bones in the forearm rotating over each other (pronation & supination). My partner is a Doctor and I asked if there was a way to portray that in a sculpt, my answer was “not really.” I had an idea of using your tube in tube to get the twisting of the fore arm. You would have to have a stop on one tube to keep the tubes together. You would also have more rotation than normal, but it would allow for the fore arm rotation.
The knees are the same way as the elbows, only one direction of articulation. The joints with the most articulation are the shoulders and hips.
If you need any explanation of the tube in tube idea I can explain it more in a direct email if you want.
I hope it makes sense.
Pam

By: Natasha Red October

Natasha Red October — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:34:46 +0000

Thank you, Marina – will check it out!
thank you Heather – yep, you are right – did not think about it!

By: Heather West

Heather West — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:25:34 +0000

Natasha, as for the elbows, it might help to know that the elbow does not actually have any rotation. All of the appeartance of rotation comes from the shoulder and wrist joints. The elbow only bends in one direction. If your shoulder has enough range of movement, you’ll be fine.

By: Natasha Red October

Natasha Red October — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:43:32 +0000

Thank you, Florence!
glad you find it interesting
my pleasure

By: Florence

Florence — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:00:48 +0000

Hi Natasha,

Thank you again for your enlightening tutorials. I will be following your exploits dutifully

By: MARINA

MARINA — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:54:48 +0000

http://forum1.kukly.ru/forums.php?forum=58
This is in Russian.You can find a lot about this king doll.
Good luck.
Marina.

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