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>>46070924
Resin can be just as, if not more versatile than vinyl. My uncomfortably large centaur boy (who I don't photograph much because of his size) is made of resin, and Miku beside him is vinyl. Variety is the spice of life!

>>44421612
It varies! Some are engineered very well and pose wonderfully, some are... more for display than holding a pose, and most fall somewhere on the side of "average". As the elastic wears out, it needs to be replaced, and dolls with old string can become loose and unable to hold a pose, but that's not too hard to fix. Larger dolls tend to have little bumps or other tricks on the sculpting of the joint to help them lock in place as well -- large dolls can be considerably heavy, so every little bit helps.

Miku on the left is a 60cm Dollfie Dream from the company Volks. She is made of vinyl, and has an internal plastic skeleton. She poses quite well, and vinyl is a pretty sturdy material. The doll on the right is a 68cm centaur by Studio Naiko named Moon, with a custom anime-style resin head on his neck by Natsuki BJD, an independent doll sculptor. I prefer anime-style dolls, so I just popped a different head on his giant body... the resin isn't a perfect match color-wise, but that's okay. He has a lot of tricks in his design that help him to stand despite the fact that he's heavy as a bowling ball. It's still... touch-and-go, though, admittedly. He's just so large... I could probably get his elastic tighter too, but I can only, physically, do so much on that front.

ACBJD is a good shop to get a look at what's available. Stacy's Pink Ocean, Jane's Doll Land, and BJDivas are other reputable doll dealers to look through as well (though if you're not in the US, that's fine! I can find a local dealer for you if you'd like.) Even if you don't plan to get anything, it's lovely to window-shop and observe.

>>43022798
Wiring helped. Cutting the elastic helped. Honestly it's lovely, but the insides are basically just a big hollow space. Most centaur dolls have a hook or something inside to thread the elastic through which helps keep them together... I did what I could. It's not perfect, I'll probly change the styling, he needs a paint job... but by god. He's together. He is in one piece. He can stand, very tenuously. And most importantly, I can finally rest my hands.

I have nothing for him to wear and I am realizing this only now. Any ideas on names?