Louise Brocken Back

"Nobody knows about my man.
They think he's lost on some horizon.
And suddenly I find myself
Listening to a man I've never known before,

Telling me about the sea,
All his love, 'til eternity."

—Quotation from The Man With The Child In His Eyes, by Kate Bush, 1978

Louise was one of the first Realdolls with the redesigned skeleton of early 2005. Her back 'bone' came apart after only a few months. (This photo was taken when she had her broken back.) The break was the result of production line shortcuts rather than a design flaw. I had to cut open her back, as I had done with Caroline, to fit a new back joint. See the doll forum repair and maintenance section for details.

Abyss Creations has since then tightened up its production line quality control and changed the back joint yet again.

You can see a larger copy of this photo by following instructions appended to all my messages on the doll forum. See the doll forum link on my Links page.