a row of curvaceous figures sit stiffly on a bench, each one with a perfectly made up face and dressed in a clinging fishnet bodystocking but these eerily pneumatic 'women' are in fact realistic dolls, designed, moulded and painted to fulfill the every desire of customers around europe and making the  5,500 euro (£4,000) dolls, which weigh just 40kg, is just all in a day's work for three people at the  dreamdoll workshop, in duppigheim, northern france scroll down for video  three mannequins are waiting for their clothes and wigs to be added at the dreamdoll workshop  a glass eyeball is added to the moulded silicone head of one sex doll at the dreamdoll factory  owner thierry reverdi adjusts the clothing and sunglasses of one doll at his company's workshop  each doll is handmade, takes a week to make and has make up painstakingly painted on by hand  owner thierry reverdi and employees eric and raphaela take light weight aluminium 'skeletons' and painstakingly add 'flesh', eyes, features, hair and clothes to bring the dolls as close to life as their customers want the dreamdolls website describes their products as 'a range of realistic dolls of a quality and an exceptional beauty' but it declares that although 'planned for sexual use' the 'lovedolls' are 'also used as realistic mannequins for photo studios for the catalogues of lingerie' the company also insists that many of their customers are collectors who see the plastic models as works of art each custom made doll which makes up the more expensive us edition range takes them a week to make, from pouring the stain proof and non stick silicone into moulds to painting on layers of make up eric checks a silicone doll for imperfections after it's been released from its mould  fresh out of its mould, a mannequin is tested for flexibility and flaws before going to the next stage  with their ears glued to their heads, employee raphaela does her bit to make the dolls look more human  once the figure is released from the mould, eric checks the mannequin for imperfections and flexibility before the human details are added raphaela pops the glass eyes into the sockets, and glues the separately moulded silicone ears to the side of the mannequin's head she also has the job of hand painting the dolls' faces, adding glossy red or plum coloured lipstick, creating come hither smoky eyes and adding polish to its nails the us edition consists of four models: angela (long blonde hair and blue eyes), désirée (long black  hair and blue eyes), ginger (short red  hair and green eyes) and scarlet (long brown hair and green eyes) each one is just over five feet tall, and breast size and skin colour can be changed to suit the customer all the moulded silicone ears are placed in a box, to be glued to the mannequins' heads  raphaela draws on smoky eye make up on to one mannequin, made of silicone over an aluminium frame  this large breasted dummy is given an extra layer of blusher by raphaela before being sent out  these mannequins are ready to have their synthetic hair applied to add another element of realism  the dolls also come with an internal heating system   which the company points out must be turned off before washing other models can be varied, with a range of skin, eye colour and cup sizes ranging from a c to an ee breast size the company's owner thierry reverdi will even add the finishing touches, brushing the synthetic hair, or adjusting the dream dolls' outfits then dressed, wrapped in clear plastic and bubble wrap, they're arranged sitting upright on a stool inside a specially built case and shipped out to customers thierry brushes the hair of a model, which is strapped in a chair before being shipped to its owner,  the custom made models which retail for up to 5,500 euros (£4,000) are packed in specially built cases and 
5ft duppigheim dreamdoll a week france 40kg mannequins
dreamdoll, in duppigheim, france makes custom made 'love dolls' mannequins weigh 40kg, are just over 5ft tall and are anatomically correct  silicone 'flesh' is stain proof and non stick and poured into a mould  three employees take a week to make one bespoke model 