This Link Doll Took 9 MONTHS to Make!?! | Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Custom BJD

OK, I need to address a few things. :) 1) High-lee-an VS Hill-ee-an: As I have stated. I'm old. Growing up, we only had text to tell the story of our video games, and we all read "Hylian" as Hill-ee-an. Sure, you could say "it's called High-Rule, so it makes sense that it would be called High-lian" but there are plenty of cases where countries and the people who live there have different sounds. People from Spain are Span-ish, instead of SpAAY-nish. So growing up, I had always heard the term "Hill-EE-An". I guess that's incorrect, but it's the term I had always known. It doesn't make me any less of a fan -- just maybe a little out-dated. lol! Please stop commenting about it. 2) "Why didn't you do his glowing arm?" I WANTED to do his arm, but I had chosen early on that I really wanted to show off Logan's creation, and didn't want to build my own arm that might reflect poorly upon his base doll. So I made the choice to make my doll Link, before they resurrect [SPOILER]. Which is why I also didn't make his Zonai battery belt. I also didn't want to make his arm because you know I would have had to develop an LED light system to make it work, and this project was already A LOT. haha! 3) "Link's boxers are blue." You're right. When I was making him, I wasn't even planning on making boxers and completely forgot that the game shows them off sometimes. So when it came time to make undies for him, I used whatever fabric I had on hand that wouldn't add bulk. I messed up. Oops. Please stop mentioning it. :P 4) "Why didn't you add his earrings?" Well... this one is a bit contentious. lol! I REALLY wanted to add his earrings and kept looking for some hoops I could paint green, like I did the Hylian shield, but I didn't find the right size. So I was going to make one and drill into his ears, but my wife INSISTED that it wasn't needed and made me scared to drill into his ears. So we opted out of them. With how much hair he has, you probably woudn't have seen it anyway. 5)"Your Link looks too feminine". Uh... have you played any of the games? Link cross-dresses in BOTW and is accepted as being female. The creator of the series has always stated that Link should be androgenous, so that both men and women can see themselves in the character. Heck, in a Japanese magazine in 1986, a promo came out with a drawing that was Link as a woman. (www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/01/random-artwork-i… So I'm not really sure how to respond to that. haha! OK, I think that's all of the main points. I might add to this post as things come up. But mostly, I'm not perfect. Sometimes choices and old nostalgia get in the way. Does that ruin the video and the doll for you? I'm sorry. If I could edit those parts out, I probably would. But at this point, I really can't. As much as I try for perfection, sometimes I still don't hit that goal post. Oops.

astounded at how you could put so much detail into this and then forget his arm LMFAOOOO

Link went from wearing a dingy green tunic, to full genshin impact level of belts.... over a dingy blue tunic.

As a cosplayer, watching you make a full lining for a BOOT makes me literally fear you.

Ingame it is said that Zelda herself crafted the entire armor set for him, i wonder if this is the insane level of care she also put into it, amazing work

I lost it when you casually mentioned you used 18 carat gold in the process. Was not expecting that! Amazing work all around!

i'm losing my mind at how incredible this custom is. the amount of work and detail put into this is beautiful.

My toxic trait is thinking that I could do this. This is absolutely incredible and has such incredible attention to detail. I'll take 10. <3

I am far too old a dog to learn new tricks at 67 but that doesn't stop me from admiring your talent. You and your wife are so unbelievably talented and artistic I am in awe of how this doll came to life. Calling it a doll somehow doesn't fit, he is more than a doll, he is a little work of art. Beautiful 😊

This is like something nintendo would sell for over $1,000. This is absolutely incredible. I think the shirt that's underneath the chainmaille is a gambeson Which is padding.

This doll was insane enough, but I literally muttered "What the f*ck..." out loud when she casually mentioned the scabbard was electroplated with real gold.

nearing the end of the project i found myself exclaiming “OH MY GOD” each time you whipped out a new detail.

My jaw is on the floor. This guy has been a dream of mine to see as a doll, and i can't believe the level of detail. Excellent work.

Only nine months!?! That’s the single best Link cosplay I have seen ever! So many belts, and the chain mail! Incredible work!

The amount of detail on this doll is next level bonkers. HOLY SMOKE!

holy hell! i'm completely stunned by the amount of work that went into this. i mean, the boots? the chainmail? the shield? the sword? did i mention the fRICKING BOOTS??? like who does that? my jaw is still on the floor. and the cherry on top is the gorgeous cinematography and editing! everything in this video is a work of art

The level of dedication and talent needed to do all of this needs to be acknowledged!! You did an AMAZING job!!! I’m In awe!! Wow !!!

Gotta love a good "my wife!!" segment. And ah, I am always impressed by people who can sew small doll clothes... What a stunning doll this is!! Congrats!!

My boyfriend and I (he's the creative/costumer of the two of us) are astounded and absolutely jealous of your tools and abilities. There were so many instances of us both yelling at the screen due to the amount of detail you put into this!!!!

Only in an artists house will you find little eyes in a vacuum chamber