#classic mold

[myxomycota]

Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa – 01.12.23

#ive been bad at posting my owm slimes but here is a classic slime from this week #my slimes #ceratiomyxa fruticulosa #ceratiomyxa #myxomycota #slime mold #slime mould #honeycomb coral slime mold #myxomycetes #forest floor #aotearoa #texture #trypophobia

[girloftheisland]

First attempt at a minor restoration project

Adventures in buying used shit from ebay

Episode 1

Back in the days before the pandemic, I used to give piano lessons to kids. One student liked to call everyone “bro,” including me, so I’d like to pass on that sentiment to my dolls. Everyone’s a bro, bruh, brah. 

This blondie is Ellis, my lil dude. I got her for cheap on ebay, the kind of cheap that makes you think she’ll arrive with a number of flaws and broken parts. Limbs that hang from their sockets and rattle like maracas. Eyes rusted shut. You get the gist. 

Once I received the package and opened her up, it was a de-LIGHT to see that her limbs were still tight, and the only noticeable disaster was that frizzy, dry hair. I’m not against this type of hair — it perfectly describes my own. 

She came with a side braid, lipstick, and a few smudge marks across the face. This is a Just Like You #56 but obviously received some special treatment. Her hair reeks of product: the detergent smell of shampoo. I washed my dolls’ hair as a kid, so I can’t blame the previous owner. Kids just do kid stuff. She’s meant to have large curls, and luckily, most of them are still there. 

To revamp her with minimal effort, I knew I had two goals:

1.) Tame some of the frizzy hair.

2.) Wash her limbs and get rid of the lipstick (— or chapstick? Who can say.)

I used a wire brush and warm water to get rid of the tangles. Did it work? Eh, it could have gone better. [PICTURED ABOVE: The point when I thought: “Oh shit, oh damn, maybe this isn’t a good idea.”] She’s lost some hair, and there are a few gaps in the wig. These things can be hidden for now, right? She’s also got blue coloring on some of the ends. I have no idea what would cause this. Is it leftover shampoo? The stain of a blue popsicle that melted and dripped onto the doll’s head? Like I said, kids be kids.

I also used a magic eraser to clean the limbs and wash her face. She seemed relatively clean until I looked down at the eraser to see all the brown gunk that washed away. I’m not afraid of dirt, so I just sorta looked at it, thought huh, and thanked myself for NOT skipping this step. A used doll is never as clean as you think it is. 

I “styled” — a word I use loosely here — her hair and dressed her in a new outfit. Anyways, this how she turned out:

Is she finished? Nah, that wig will need some touching up, because there are significant gaps in the back. Not pictured: her bald spot. Plus, she has empty holes for earrings, and it’ll be fun to make something from my jewelry supplies. But she’s all set for now.

What’s she wearing? Glad you asked. I was going for an ambiguous 40s/50s vibe. The plaid skirt and sweater come from the World Traveler in Ireland AG outfit. The blouse and saddle shoes came from ebay. She is dressed and blessed and ready to hit the streets. 

#american girl fandom #american girl #ellis #doll restoration #Just Like You 56 #classic mold #ebay

[vintagehomecollection]

A Treasury of Great American Houses, 1970

#vintage #vintage interior #1970s #interior design #home decor #living room #fireplace #crown molding #French #rococo #style #antique #furniture #mirror #classical #folding screen #lamps #home #architecture #American

[jasontoddenthusiastt]

On the subject of gotham county line and batman noel and so on and so forth it’s pretty frustrating (from a watsonian pov) that anytime Bruce hallucinates Jason being loving/ caring/helpful/compassionate towards him it’s always as robin and never as his current self

#it's ironic because Jason as robin never got the chance to become as obedient & devoted (malleable) to Bruce as he currently is #which is a result of being abused/manipulated for a more prolonged period of time #“maybe if I try harder and do it right this time he'll finally see the truth” #classic abuse tactic #no matter how well the victim fits the mold set by the abuser they’ll never acknowledge it #rather if they see you trying they’ll push harder and tell you you’re not perfect #the small shreds of affection here and there are important for motivating the victim to keep trying #kelseethe #Jason initiating the hug in rhato 27 after Bruce insinuated that those beatings will be a regular occurence bc he deems it a necessity #continuing to support Bruce even after Ethiopia and sticking around to help get Damian back #eagerly cooperating with Bruce + co in event leviathan then getting surprise pikachu faced/hurt after being betrayed #making a conscious decision to comfort Bruce in gotham war after Bruce fucked him up and left him behind #having undying conern for Bruce's wellbeing while Bruce regularly endangers his life #ex. Bruce's weird habit of committing vehicular assault on Jason whenever they're on the road demonstrated both in tfz and gotham war #point being: Jason was much more psychologically fit to be defiant towards Bruce when he was robin compared to now #he's more of a “good son”™ now than he was as robin Bruce is just too used to thinking whatever he wants and never being satisfied #the only times Jason got mad/upset at Bruce during one issue and continued to stay mad until the next #other than lost days and utrh was batman 410-411 and early in aditf before Bruce helps Jason find Sheila #so much worse has happened since then and all that just magically became water under the bridge off-panel

[bixiebeet]

10, 13, 16

Let me see if I’m getting this right for asks…! My OTP remains Egon Spengler and Janine Melnitz from Ghostbusters (specifically the first movie and the 1980s-90s animated series). They were originally a B-plot love story in the movie, but it was mostly removed in the edit. However, you can still see hints of the relationship teased in the movie and the cartoons. This is a small but mighty fandom who shares this ship! I am indebted to all the fanfic writers from years and years ago who have kept their story alive.

The scene that makes me most emotional in the movie…well, can it be any emotion?? Because the first scene of Egon and Janine together always makes my heart flutter. It’s right after we first meet Janine. She is sitting at her desk in the firehouse, passing the time because business is slow. Peter is annoyed that she has seemingly nothing to do. They have a snarky exchange. Shortly after Peter leaves to enter his office, we see Egon appear—he was under Janine’s desk the whole time. He was fixing her computer or the alarm system (although one of my friends truly believes it was meant as a risqué joke about what he was really doing under there!).

You just have to see the scene for yourself. It’s subtle but hilarious imho. Janine is trying to make polite, flirty small talk, and Egon is engaging in the only way he knows how: being factual and serious.

Also some rare insightful Reddit commentary explaining the exchange. These are some of my favorite Egon and Janine lines in the movie! It always stirs up happy emotions:

#ghostbusters #ghostbusters 1984 #egon spengler #janine melnitz #janegon #harold ramis #egon x janine #youtube #annie potts #comedy #classic movies #the real ghostbusters #1984 #spores mold and fungus

[inspiredlivingspaces]

IG simplysmashingdesign - @oliviawilliamsstudio

#modern meets classic #interior design #plaster molding #freestanding #overstuffed furniture #kitchen #island #unfitted #chevron

[the-halfling-prince]

My beige flag is that everytime I hear people talking about face shapes I'm like "idk what any of that means. I have the Josefina mold."

#Thinking about this because everytime someone's making a custom of a specific character or person they'll be like 'hmmm which face mold #should I use' and bestie you know I've always got the answer #Like when the Disney collectors dolls came out and they had Belle and Jasmine spot on with the josefina and sonali Mold I was looking at #Rapunzel like 'noooo she's a classic not a Marie-grace' #Granted I'm just not a fan of the marie-grace Mold #And this is me just realizing that not once in this post or in the tags have I specified I'm talking about American girl. But it should #be assumed when talking to me about anything. #my posts

[flamboyant-king]

Page 1 and 2 of something stupid

It’s chaotic but there is a narrative, just like life  🥴

#Forget conventional storytelling and comic composition #im going back to my classic montage chaos doodles where things are loosely relatedand off tangent #forget being comprehensive. The chaos is order. Break the mold. Just do you and other people will just have to try and accept it #so accept this stupid when it comes #shitpost #comic #egg king #charles #harvey #eli #liam #camellia #hammy #hamellia #cammypus

[komaneko-kun]

I MADE CHEESECAKE FOR THE FIRST TIME HELL YEAH

#it turned out very yummy #classic binghe malewifeing (? #next time i have to be more careful when cutting it off the mold #a video said u can use a warm damp towel so ill try it #it was also no bake!!

[kylejsugarman]

im back home for spring break and reunited with my maryellen doll!! she was a gift from my friend sarah for my birthday + us graduating from college. i left her back home because i didn’t plan on having dolls but now that im here, i kind of want to bring her back with me!! i don’t like the classic mode but her hair is so cute and id love to have her with me. idk if ill add her to the stem crew: maybe it’ll be nice to have a doll to dress in historical 50s dresses

#syd squeaks #her hair is still nice but i sold her entire meet outfit and scrunchie so it’s just a regular hair band now #she’s so cute….again i don’t like the classic mold but maryellen has such cute coloring #ag

[isocertificationinabudhabi]

Los Angeles Bathroom 3/4 Bath Mid-sized elegant 3/4 white tile and mosaic tile marble floor alcove shower photo with an undermount sink, beaded inset cabinets, dark wood cabinets, marble countertops, a two-piece toilet and gray walls

#white carved moldings #italian #black marble tile #marble wainscot #mosaic flooring #classic #formal

[dentpx]

I made an LPS display choice also

#I got rid of my childhood collection ages ago #and I regret it big time LOL but I did give it to a little girl so hopefully she enjoyed them and got a lot out of them #and then LPS as a brand got cancelled but these were in a Kmart semi recently? maybe a few years ago? #so I guess they make new ones now. they have different sizes and molds then I’m used to #bigger heads #but the paint jobs and color schemes are more evocative of classic LPS and not the crazy fairy stuff they did before the brand ended #anyway these have been sitting in a closet for years so now they’re finally out and about #zoeposting

[claitea]

finally unlocked the subway bosses' battle in pokemas and i LOVE the pre-battle cutscene you also get. ingo tells you they dont follow the pasio 3-on-3 rule and you go 2-on-3 with them. they are so confident in the fact they as a duo are just as strong as a trio. AND THEY ARE. EMMET ONESHOT MY SC INGO AND ALMOST ONESHOT MY HILBERT

#clai speaks #THE WAY THEY ALSO STEAMROLLED THE ENTIRE BATTLE VILLA 2-ON-3 #people rag on ingo's haxorus mold breaker earthquake on emmet's levitate eelektross but i think its on purpose. they're nerfing themselves #the subway would be 100% unbeatable otherwise #also i WOULD have used classic ingo and emmet to beat the subway boss battle instead of their special costume alts #if i HAD CLASSIC EMMET </3

[tempest-loupnoir]

I just realized I forgot to share my pictures of this guy here! Allow me to introduce the elucidating Meddler from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventures, Robert E. O. Speedwagon! I became a fan of him back in June 2021 after…a not so great first impression my first watch through of Phantom Blood back in 2020. I initially thought he was annoying since all he seemed to do was stand there and scream and state the obvious. Not my cuppa.

But then after my friend told me he’s “a dad friend” to Jonathan, I took a closer look at both the anime and at scenes in the manga that did not make it into the anime. What I saw was a character who combines Everything I love. Every negative trait that makes characters fun. Every positive trait that makes them lovable. Everything about him stood out. Then I finally saw part two and could not help but want to hug the old man. Those of you who know me, know that my favorite character for the past decade has been Scrooge McDuck, whom I hyper-focused on and researched and bought way too many comics for. Speedwagon is a combination of young Scrooge before he became a hardened, greedy multidecaquadzillionaire, and old Scrooge who is crafty, cunning, knows every trick in the book when it comes to running a business, and caught between the limitations of his aging body and his own strong will. Speedwagon is super loyal, super confident, super observant, selfless, and quick to validate his friends, yet occasionally self-deprecating, calling himself a useless bystander and expressing frustration at not being able to fight back personally against the horrible odds stacked against his friends. His selflessness is visible from his mob boss days when he checked on his friends’ condition before deciding it was okay to lower his guard and make a new friend, to the international non profit organization he formed to continue his quest to help and protect humanity and nature.

I could not love this character more, so when I found out there was a new action figure coming out this year for him, I saved up and jumped on the bandwagon to grab him. It’s the first new merchandise that’s been produced for this great character in a decade and I wanted to show support for him. The lottery sold out pretty quickly but second chances came up and now this boy has a home with my model horses.

The Medicos Super Action Statue figure is a bit stiffer and more prone to rubs than I expected. I already broke one of the feather decorations on his bowler hat, but I adore the facial sculpt. The subtle smirk. The worry lines. The mane. Even though Bald Wagon is a bit cursed-looking without his toupee, I can’t resist his adorableness otherwise.

So… Yeah. This grown-up horse girl has one super buff action figure in her collection and his name is based on a American band, which is based on a car.

#robert e.o. speedwagon #medico super action statues robert e o speedwagon #Breyer Halloween Classic Salem Saddlebred #lupineleigh’s art #digital photo art #unknown brand French Bulldog that reminded me of JJBA Iggy #Calico Critters aka Sylvanian Family Husky family #Shonen action figure #classy buff man #jojo's bizarre adventure #JJBA merch pins #Breyer Legionario mold Majestad Andalusian

[treecakes]

…. then there’s the boy dolls 😐

#dolls #i don’t like that they have closed mouths keep those mouths open #😐😐😐😐 <- that’s them #anyways they’re modified classic jess sonali & addy molds

[gigamuffin]

oh wow its been a long day and i haven't eaten a lot at least i got my old reliable cheese saaaaand it's moldy>:(

#new mold this time instead of old classic green we got fuzzy yellow #exciting. but my night is ruined #look a talking muffin #and because the colour do closely matched the loaf of white bread #i didn't know util i had taken a big bite out of that toast #you look away from the bread for one day and its grown 5 mold spots overnight #i turned on my toaster for nothing!!