Morezmore #26 – Putin Ball-Jointed Doll (BJD): Part 1
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Posted By Natasha Red October on July 14, 2011

Day 8

I am not happy with the torso. Basically, it is my lack of anatomy knowledge – with the torso cut to pieces like it is, I get confused and can’t quite figure out how to make it. So I decided to make a full torso to the best of my anatomical skill ability and cut it later.


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Day 1

Starting a new doll – Morezmore Doll #26: Vladimir Putin.

He will be a fully-articulated, ball-jointed doll. The scale is 1:6. Real Putin’s exact height is unknown, apparently it is around 170 cm. The doll will be about 28 cm (1:6).
He will have a chair and, of course, his stuffed president toy.

Putin will be my ball-jointed doll #3 and he will be a challenge. Wish me luck!

If you are leaving a comment below, kindly note that I will have to approve all comments – this is due to spam. I will approve and answer next morning. Thank you!

I will try to record the step by step, as much as time allows.

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- plastic drinking straws (large and small) – for making hollow tubes (you can get them from the grocery store)
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- toothpicks (wooden, round)
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- sanding mesh or sanding paper

First, I draw a picture of the male figure 28 cm tall, for the purpose of general proportions and measurements. Cut a piece of large plastic straw and put clay around it, baked the ball – that gave me a base for sculpting the head. It is usually a lengthy process, with multiple tries, so having something hard under the clay is helpful.

Here is the head:


Plastic straws in a cross – for the chest. And also made a large clay ball – for the stomack:


More clay to make the chest and another construction out of plastic straws – for the hips and pelvic area:

Small plastic straws with clay – these tubes will be arms and legs. Shoulder joint balls, tubes for forearms, tubes for elbow joints, tubes for arms, hip joint balls, tubes for thighs, tubes for knee joints, tubes for calves. I will explain later step by step as I make each part (including feet in detail, and all joints, of course), for now – it is a bunch of tubes and balls.

Here is what I have now. Thank you for watching – talk to you later!

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Day 2

More clay on the chest – here it is, from all angles:



Feet – rough shape. The little white ball is made of Magic Sculpt, with a slot cut through it. The thin resilient wire goes through the ball and holds the S-hook, made out of the thin resilient wire. The reason this ball joint is made out of Magic sculpt and not polymer clay: these joints (ankles and wrists) are under constant (and rather significant) stress and, at the same time, they are very delicate small parts. Magic sculpt is stronger and performs here better than polymer clay. The same type of ball joint (made of Magic Sculpt) will be used for wrist joints.

The elbow joints and knee joints – they are the same, just of different size. You can see on the palm of my hand both sets – half-complete, unfinished. Here is the step by step process – how to make them, in a diagram. I will also take the photos of them in clay form later:

Here are pictures of useful tools: sanding mesh or sanding paper, needle files

Wire cutters, long-nose pliers, round pliers (for making S-hooks), convection oven:

Precision oven thermometer. And these little things are quite helpful. Wine cork with a magnet on the bottom and wire or toothpick on top, all secured by magic sculpt. They make it easier to bake small parts in the oven. The magnets on the bottom help them to stay vertical (on the small metal plate).

A little more work on the head, torso, forearms:



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Day 3

Elbow Joints:





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Day 4

Arms, hands, elbow joints. Fitting, cutting, baking, trying, refitting – making the joints work. Still not done, but he can move his arms already a little bit. Will continue tomorrow.



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Day 5

Sculpting arms and sanding everything. Also, the beginning of the hips – just the first rough shape.




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Day 6

Тhe legs – they are rather similar in construction to the arms, so here is what I have so far.

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Day 7

Still working on legs. He can stand now, will continue – it is mostly cutting and sanding and shaping. I got my and they are a great help – they easily cut through the baked clay and the variety of shapes allow to get into the tightest spaces. After the legs and hip ball joints are completed, I will be able to make the lower torso – the hips, the buttocks and the rest. Before you ask, yes, he will be anatomically correct.


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Day 8

I am not happy with the torso. Basically, it is my lack of anatomy knowledge – with the torso cut to pieces like it is, I get confused and can’t quite figure out how to make it. So I decided to make a full torso to the best of my anatomical skill ability and cut it later.

So, here you go: made an aluminum foil core, covered it with clay, made crude shape, will continue. Because I am working with a chart of an ideal male body, my Putin will look like a 25 year-old superhero. Well, this is not exactly what I have in mind. So I found a 3-D model of an old man and I hope it will help with aging the torso. You can purchase the model here: http://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/3d-model-hyper-real-old-man-anatomy/457276









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12 Responses to “Morezmore #26 – Putin Ball-Jointed Doll (BJD): Part 1
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  1. Kelley T says:
    July 16, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    I love this!, I am so excited that you are sharing another bjd project with us. I just ordered some of the resilient wire for the hooks and cant wait to get started. I have been practicing knee joints from your other doll. sigh, struggling, but I will never give up. LoL
    Thank you Natasha for sharing you gift with all of us.
    Kelley T

  2. Natasha Red October says:
    July 17, 2011 at 4:03 pm

    My pleasure, Kelley, thank you very much for your kind comment and for watching :)

  3. servicrus says:
    July 19, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    I admire your talent, Natasha!

  4. Natasha Red October says:
    July 19, 2011 at 2:44 pm

    Thank you, darling :)

  5. Kelley T says:
    July 26, 2011 at 7:05 am

    Wow this is amazing to watch. You make it look easy. I am still working on making a beautiful head/face. Thanks again for sharing.

  6. phaz says:
    July 26, 2011 at 8:39 pm

    Nat, I was looking at the pics of Putin and the BJD Putin head a little closer today and it looks as though his nose may be a little on the large size. It also may be just the way he is holding his head in the picture. In the picture of the real Putin his nose appears a lot narrower to me at the nostrils. I know you probably have more pictures that you are using than that one that give you a better look at him than I have, but I just thought I would tell you what I saw. So, is it just me or is it the picture that makes his nose look wrong. I really love this BJD and I agree I love the way that the BJ mechanics can make a sculpt change even when the face does not.

  7. rachel says:
    October 19, 2011 at 10:28 am

    This Blog is Amazing!! I feel lucky to have found it. Do you sell your creations to the general public or do you accept commission based work?

  8. Natasha Red October says:
    October 20, 2011 at 7:07 am

    Very nice to hear – thank you! Yes, I auction all my dolls when I complete them – starting at 0.99 dollars. No commissions, sorry! Thank you for your kind attention :)

  9. Ludmila says:
    November 2, 2011 at 12:32 pm

    Наташа, очень надеюсь, что Вы прочитаете по-русски :)
    Добрый день! Меня звут Людмила. Я восхищаюсь Вашей работой! Вы тот мастер, который вселил в меня смелость сделать первую куклу BJD! Я изучаю все ваши уроки. Перечитываю по несколько раз, пытаюсь все это прокрутить в голове. И уже близка к тому, что бы начать делать куклу. Спасибо Вам за вдохновение и подробные инструкции. Но у меня возникли некоторые вопросы по сборке куклы на пружины. Могу ли я задавать их здесь или лучше написать на e-mail?
    Очень надеюсь на Ваш ответ. Спасибо!

  10. Jeanett says:
    November 30, 2011 at 4:11 am

    Hiya Natacha.

    Love your Putin BJD so far. Have you worked some more on him? He is such an exciting project and I sure am looking forward to seeing some more progress pics. Thank you so much for sharing your WIPs.

  11. Natasha Red October says:
    December 1, 2011 at 9:47 am

    Спасибо, Людмила! :)

  12. Natasha Red October says:
    December 1, 2011 at 9:48 am

    Thank you, Jeanett! :)

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