/jp/ - Otaku Culture

I have reorganized the OP with the hopes that it will be easier to parse at a glance.

Hello after lurking and looking at dolls for too long I've adopted one myself :)

>>46531585
Welcome to the doll ownership anon! She's very cute, have you chosen a name yet?

>>46531585
we have a hazing ritual ITT where you need to drink a shot every time someone says cute
cute doll btw

>>46531585
Cute!

>>46531585
She's precious!

>>46531807
Alcoholism 100% Completion Speedrun [New WR]

Thanks you for baking!!!

Spring is here

spring is here and NO DOLL YET
AAAAAAAAAAAAA

One of my girls is about to go under the knife for some eye surgery. Bit nervous and excited to do the biggest modding project.

Where was iwtfada? I hope they are okay...
>>46530920
Thanks for the work : )
>>46533809
Cute cat!
>>46531807
cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute cute

>>46534698
>iwtfada
I'm genuinely worried now, he never missed a thread

>>46531585
She's awesome I love her hair! Congrats!
>>46534653
Stay strong soldier, this will only hurt for a minute
>>46534715
That's what I'm saying! Maybe they gave up...what a sad story. OR MAYBE THEY SUCCEEDED?

>>46534814
All right, who is it that lost the V card lately

>>46534814
It took much, much longer than that. On the bright side, I somehow did not completely destroy the original face up.

As for the results... I should have done this years ago. Even with this rough fitting, Murasaki looks so much better. Right now she's wearing 18mm eyes, the same size as the other Iris Collect I have, and it feels just a bit too small.

>>46535482
How fast was your heart beating?
Regardless of the fit, those eyes themselves are cute. I love them. She looks happy to be finished!

>>46535538
Considering what I was doing in there, nothing above resting. Having a good, sharp hobby knife helped a lot. The vinyl was a lot thicker than I expected but I still had control and easily cut through it.

Will I ever do this again? God no.

>>46535771
What was it that you were doing anyways? Carving out some material so the eyes fit closer and more flush?
A sharp blade is always ideal throughout all facets of life!

>>46535932
nta, but it looks like she originally had painted on eyes?

>>46536295
Thank you, I was staring at the photo wondering why the eyes looked different and could not process that.

>>46535932
She never had eye sockets to start with, her eyes were originally printed on. I never really liked that aesthetic compared to swappable resin/plastic eyes. So I took the DIY route, partly to keep the original head and partly not wanting to spend more on a commissioned head with an eye mod.

Now that both eyes are in I feel like these 18mm are too small, either a bigger iris or a 20mm set.

>>46536373
you did a good job, I thought you did something like enlarge or reshape pre-existing eye sockets
I like the eyes on the left better, I like it better when thereś some white visible

>>46536373
I'm about to do add eye holes to a head, what did you use to make your initial holes? I get a dremel/xacto to shape it but did you just push your blade through and start taking material that way. Or did you work the blade in the center in a drilling motion and work outwards from there? I might be over thinking it with how many I'm doing.

>>46536417
I used a broad scalpel like blade and scored out a pentagon-like shape. The material was so think I needed to cut from behind to go all the way though. Probably could have used a small drill bit to make pilot holes, but vinyl is so soft anyway. After that it was shaving off tiny amounts of material -- less than 0.5mm usually, in short strips -- until I removed what I wanted. A thin pointed blade did the clean up and bevelling of the socket.

>>46536404
Thanks. Years of dealing with shitty Revell plastic model kits coming in clutch.

>>46536417
It helps tremendously to heat the vinyl with a hairdryer before you begin cutting. Good luck anon!

>>46536373
Good work anon, that's pretty clean!

>>46536719
You have to get uncomfortably close to notice any minor flaws. The inner right eye was a bitch to get a clean curve into no matter what angle I worked at. Patience and knowing when to stop touching up minor flaws helps.

>>46536705
>>46536719
Thanks anons, I'll keep this in mind

>>46536793
>knowing when to stop
An underrated skill to have

>>46530920
Azone thread got mixed up with the fashion dolls thread >>>/toy/10931270

>>46533809
She looks great. Your cat gets it, make sure to sniff your doll.

>>46537974
Whoops, my bad. Sorry anons!

Swapped in a pair of 20mm eyes and its a much better look with the bigger iris. Also a very tight fit inside the smaller Azone head. As for the vibe, I think I went from one flavour of crazy to another.

anons, ill be going to my first bjd meetup very soon and im excited, yet nervous. how was your first meetup like?

>>46538353
Congratulations anon, have fun! Take lots of photos if you can! I haven't been to one yet, but some other anons here have and appeared to really enjoy themselves. I'm sure you will, too.

>>46538247
I think I really like her eyes like that, anon. She has a very unique look now.

>>46538247
I forgot I had a pair of glasses in Azone size. So much for being a megane nut, this is the first glasses pic I've taken and posted.

>>46538654
Thanks. I think her look is going to stay like this for the near future. Might consider purple or green eyes in the same pattern.

Speaking of unique look, I get the feeling that the body swap I did a month ago is going to stick around. Pic related is an Iris Collect head on a Iris Petit body.

>>46538915
>acelcard
How is the flash cart scene these days? My SuperCard DSTWO is still holding out just fine, but I always wonder.

Anyway, she looks really cute in glases anon! I think you've styled her really well. What's her name?

>take a walk
>look at shop windows
>"this would look great on the doll"

>>46538928
I haven't looked at flash carts in a decade. Memes aside, I think hacking 3DS and DSi are the routes most people take these days.

Her name is Murasaki, though purple is more of an accent colour right now and she started off being dark blue. I swear the Kazuharu artwork on the box has purple hair.

I know Imomodoll heads are cheap head sculpts that can be used on MDD bodies, but are there any cheap mature styled head sculpts that can be used on DD bodies?

>>46538991
It's the main reason I'd want to get a 1/1 doll. But 1/1 dolls are all weird sex dolls.

>>46540894
Obitsu has a 150cm doll that's not for fucking.
https://www.obitsushop.com/SHOP/150BD-F01W.html
Personally don't care for painted on eyes so the lack of eyeholes on the head is a bummer to me. Dollmore has a 105cm and Parabox has a 110cm line(really ugly joints on those if you ask me). I know there's a few other resin dolls of similar size as well.

>>46540894
If giant 1/1 BJDs were capable of posing and they were the same fuss as SD size, I'd probably get one. But the bigger you go the more trouble they have doing anything but sitting.
Even the Dollmore Trinity dolls which are just 105cm seem to be a huge pain in the ass
>>46541059
Spirit Doll makes 130cm - pic rel, but see, they have a one-piece torso. which kinda sucks. I doubt they can even stand unaided.

>>46541151
Conarium also has some 120cm girls with no torso joints. You'd think at the price point they'd go all in - I don't think anyone dropping $2000+ on a doll is going to mind if it's a few hundred more for the extra joint.

>>46541243
I think they have to go one-piece probably because they can't do otherwise. I imagine that the doll is so heavy and the tension on the strings is so high that a torso joint wouldn't be functional.

>>46538928
From what I've seen the DSTWO is still the best. EZFlash just dropped a new one recently that has an FPGA, but I think I heard the FPGA doesn't do anything yet (lol), and that the performance isn't as good as some other options. The build quality seems nice though so I'm hoping they make good improvements with some updates as they've been doing. But >>46539162 seems like the better choice anyways

>>46541232

>>46541454

>>46541151
>>46541232
>>46541454
>>46541466
Honestly, even with the lack of a torso joint, still kind of want.

>>46541501
someone made a Shinku

>Western doll collectors are hideous ogres
>Chinese doll collectors are as hot as the dolls
Comrades... is this the power of the CCP...

What do you think her antenna picks up?

>>46541893
anime openings

>>46541501
>still kind of would

>>46541624
That's really nice actually
>>46541869
Is that supposed to be Suigintou on the left? I kneel

>>46541869
You might just have yellow fever anon, thoes girls are pretty mid

The dolls on the other hand

>>46541869
Imagine judging women on their looks instead of the content of their doll collection.

>>46543129
lol'd

>>46543129
compared to the average western doll collector, they are beauty queens. that’s not to say there aren’t some western cutie collectors too (both male and female). >>46543448 however is correct

The general shape is done, I’m just cleaning up the edges now. The symmetry isnt 100% but I think its acceptable. This will be my spider monster girl.

>>46543818
Epic.....

>>46543818
Oh let's go anon, looking forward to what you're cooking.

>>46543448
It's just banter, anon. Chinese doll collectors usually have amazing taste too
>>46543129
>You might just have yellow fever anon
I might have yellow fever... awsl

>>46543818
I wonder, would something hot like a soldering iron help round the edges or would it just make them burned and worse? I don't know much about vinyl.

>>46544587
I know you can use soldering irons on vinyl, but honestly I was too scared to try this time. I did save the little bit of vinyl scraps to experiment adding material back as I'd like to try reshaping eyes and custom mouths. Still trying to find good information with that kind of modding though.

>>46544606
Watch this channel for examples of using soldering irons. No idea what temp settings to use
https://youtube.com/@hemisdollroom?feature=shared

>>46544697
Thats actually where I first saw soldering iron usage on vinyls. I really like her work.
The temp is probably a sweet spot of melting but not burning, which is probably a small window for the addition material.

>>46544606
https://web.archive.org/web/20210223001939/https://pleiadesroom.com/2021/02/22/dd-slurry-for-additive-modifications-and-repairs/
I asked a much more knowledgeable (and brave) friend of mine for help finding this article, but for the chemistry-inclined and those who have the right PPE, you can basically melt scrap vinyl into a slurry and make it into a putty to repair things. I'll add this to the guide now that it's been located. Food for thought in case someone accidentally goes too far in modding something.

>>46545371
This is fantastic, it reminds me of taking warhammer sprues and dissolving them in acetone, its a paste similar to whats described.
Also hemi shows the soldering iron steps in this particular video
youtu.be/5FQQNTjMDzI?si=4PPVGDFNV_w6KAdM
No idea what temperature she is at though without looking up that model and seeing if it lists it in the manual.

>>46546361
One thing I love about this hobby is that you can find so many skills I love converging in it while still being a play-oriented hobby which is everything I wanted. It's like I found my Mecca. I was drawn to model kits ay first but those are display only once you're done. I was fiddling with poses on my shelf yesterday and I got reminded why I switched to dolls. Kits fall apart so easily if you barely touch them. I would probably have stuck with plamo for the aesthetics but the fact they're meant to just put on a shelf was too unappealing. If I ever find a 1/3 robot doll I like I'm gonna be in heaven.

does anyone here have an impldoll? How do they pose?

Tangentially related question: Anyone know if Licca-chan clothes will fit on the obitsu 22 cm bodies? How about the 24 cm?

I decided to get the Licca-chan x Oshi no Ko doll and I'd like to giver her a more posable body if possible, but wasn't sure if the clothing would fit on either of the obitu bodies (mostly concerned about the shoes and gloves)

>>46548518
Licca clothes are a bit too long for 22cm, but I think Parabox has a slightly taller body that might work? Cheap enough to take the risk, good luck anon!

Why do all resin boys look like someone you'd want to punch in the face?

I mean the resin boys people actually buy. There are many resin boys who look handsome in a bishie kind of way and those are OK but nobody seems to buy those. They all get the ones with detestable faces

feeling threatened of a male doll’s cute face is silly. he’s not alive, don’t be jealous

>>46550743
He's not cute, he looks like an asshole... Stupid smug boy dolls

>>46550843
smug assholes are cute

>>46546361
Alright I looked into her unit, its a Hakko FD 210-01. The manual states it will be 550 degrees Celsius when its on and can be adjusted with the knob as well as differ with what pen tip is in, which doesnt help narrow it down. If my unit states what temp it is as well as voltage I'll come back with what worked for a more concrete number range.

>>46550872
you're an actual girl, aren't you...

>>46550945
A really pretty cat, a cute doll, and nice wood working behind them. This photo has it all.

Guys what's the 1/3 resin girl body with the absolute best range of motion that you know of? Stuff like 3-part torso and a neck joint.
I know vinyl has Angel Philia that pose very well but I dislike the sculpt

please stop punching my boys in the face

>>46550922
Alright that worked really well. I added some material back to where I did pilot holes to round out the eyes to more of the original oval plan.
My unit is Yihua 8786D, seems the lowest temp it goes to is 200 C which seems to be the sweet spot honestly. I didnt immediately melt anything and had to hold it a second on any material i added. Might be able to go a tad hotter but your movements would have to be faster I imagine. I only noticed burned vinyl that got left on the tip. Probably shouldn't have breathed it in. A fan at the least blowing any fumes out of your face might be useful and a wet sponge on the stand to keep burnt vinyl off the tip and the doll is a must. Highly recommend, feels like a door just opened.

>>46551990
Also this unit has a heat gun which helped a lot with cutting, as another anon pointed out.

I just started organizing and indexing my doll clothes and I feel like I've committed a grave mistake.

Finally got ears and a tail for my doll. The tail is really fluffy.

>>46551689
that one doesn't have a punchable face though, he's all right

>>46552945
God I love it so much

>>46553123
I'd punch him

My taobao package with a bunch of doll clothes has been stuck in customs for about 2 weeks, starting to get a bit antsy...

>>46530908
Dollmore's having a sale on clothes.
https://www.dollmore.net/

>>46555030
>Stuff I bookmarked on sale
Damn it... I can't spend money until I get taxed by customs. I'll probably miss this sale just to be on the safe side.

>>46550977
Thank you. I think that the cats are afraid of her.

>>46553123
>>46553142
i want him to punch me

>>46556687
>70cm doll hits you in the face with all his might
>*pat*

>>46556687
Domestic abuse is bad!

>>46556911
>>46557077
he's not even 60cm tall. i'll be okay

>>46557119
You'd be surprised, he's hiding some big guns under that shirt. I just know it.

>>46557119
manlets btfo

>>46556687
>stringing your doll too tight so he can punch you harder
worth it? y/n

>>46557135
>he's hiding some big guns under that shirt.
they're 1/3 scale big guns, it's probably like a mosquito bite
you cannot hurt me, SMOL BOI

It's so hard to get a feel for a color. Does anyone have examples on hand for volks silver?

>>46557119
he's so cute in a very "I want to make him cry" kind of way.... Though now that I think about it, I guess 58cm is considered small for a 1/3 male doll. I was considering a 58cm body for a boy I wanted to make but the character's height is 183cm so I might have to reconsider
>>46553151
Cute........cute.......... I want an MDD boy.....

>>46557135
can confirm he's only hiding snoopies under there

>>46557181
i'm not strong enough to get him that tight and my bf hates him so i won't ask for help

>>46558514
he's on the regular leg sd13b body so he's very short compared to modern boys. the long leg SD13B and SDGrB will be tall enough for a 183cm boy imo if you're using the scale multiplier

>>46552945
Moderately jelly of that PVM

>>46557181
Absolutely not worth it. I broke stringing tools on him. His arms are too tight. I do not care. I am just waiting for them to loosen up over time. I ain't fucking with that again.

>>46553136
thanks

>>46559275
How do the ears and tail attach?

>Doll stopped at customs
Please don't be taxed to hell

>>46559297
It uses a magnetic belt for the tail.

are any anons here going to the bjd meetup in nyc thats being hosted on doa this saturday?

>>46559093
You mean you ain't horsin' around with that again?

>>46562068
That was clever. I'll give you a (you) for that.

>log into my account to prune the basket to make my order affordable
>make a written list to figure out which doll clothes I absolutely need right now
>remove things from the basket
>total price keeps increasing
how do I remove things without adding more things afterwards? this is terrible. for myself I go into a store and buy 1 pair of pants and then leave

>>46565372
wtf I don't remember making this post

>>46566216
Friend... I......

>>46565372
I would pare down your list to only things you know are in a planned outfit together or you're buying specifically to complete an outfit/go with something you own already - take out any item you can't plan an outfit around with things you already have. Buying any cute thing is fun but it creeps up on you fast and chances are you won't use it if it doesn't match other items in your collection.
>>46566216
After reading this though I think you may have bigger issues than just normal impulse buying....do you even remember putting those items in your cart.....?

Does anyone here know if colors from candies like Skittles, M&M, or Reese's Pieces would transfer to vinyl after like an hour of contact? Working on a photo idea but don't want to damage my doll.

I'm curious about 1/12 dolls. Do any of you have one?

>>46566394
I have a few 1/12 Azone fairies, I know there's someone here with a whole squadron of them. I also have some 1/12 blind box bjds, an Azone sugar cups girl, and a couple of Cu-poches. What're you curious about?

>>46566329
if you have a extra set of hands/willing to sacrifice some, you could test it for a day and see

Now I'm craving skittles

>>46565372
Do your dolls have internet access? They might be conspiring against you, anon...

>>46566329
With these, humidity will be the determining factor. You can probably find cabochons of the candies you want on aliexpress, I'd wager!

>>46566238
>>46566225
anon just in case you're being serious, I'm a different anon lamenting that I had the same issue.

Pointy ears and dainty hands, they know how to make me part with my money.

>>46566329
I personally wouldn't risk it, put a slip of plastic underneath the candy?

I love you, yes you!

Tonight I dreamt I had a 1/12 scale doll but not one I owned. She was animated and I had a stylus that I could draw things for her to interact with (it worked like a Wacom pen, dream logic didn't seem to have a divide between digital and analog). I'd draw little paths in a garden and she skipped around, it was ultra cute. At some point I wrote down "You're cute!" on the ground and she said "I love you!" in a tiny voice and stretched her little arms toward me for a hug. I completely melted.

>>46568368
based wacom user

>>46568368
Your dream reminds me of the music video for MADEON and Porter Robinson's song, Shelter.

>>46568368
CUTE

Slow day today eh?
>>46571128
So cute <3

>>46575634
It is indeed, but that happens from time to time. No news is good news, after all. I hope everyone here is doing well.

>second week of April is over
>no doll yet

>>46576240
The waiting game is the hardest part. It will be over soon anon, and the first time is always the hardest.

>>46576245
>the first time is always the hardest.
Speaking of which, I gave myself a hard limit of 2 or maybe 3 dolls and I already know which ones. I have weird personal hangups but generally I think FOMO can get you trapped into an endless treadmill of buying new products and getting excited for new products. The fact there are so many companies making cool stuff is great but it also incentivizes that sort of mindset.

Wondering if I should try to get the upcoming DD Aqua. It might be FOMO because I've always wanted an official anime dollfie. I guess I can re-sell her if I really I don't want to keep her. I really want to take pictures of Aqua with bottles of alcohol.

>>46576906
Aqua's getting a DD? Mind sharing a link? A friend of mine will be highly interested.

>>46576911
She can be ordered in person at the Volks event and then after I think she will be an online pre-order for a limited quantity. There are no details on pre-orders yet, but from my research this is what usually happens after these events.
https://dollfie.volks.co.jp/dd/special/konosuba/dd_aqua.html

>>46577002
Thank you anon! I wonder if they'll rerun Megumin too...

New clothes arrived today. Kikyo just barely fits in the shrine maiden outfit as is with the tails. Im considering making a hole for them. I’ll have them matching shrine maidens after the new eyes come.

lens test after disassembly/removing dust from internal lens elements. Doesn't seem to have broken anything so that's good. Akira also had some maintenance done on her too

>>46581273
swapped the shoulder ball joint tightening screws with nylon insert locknuts and slightly longer screws to accommodate the increased nut height. Fits fine, yet to be determined if this helps reduce the floppiness over time of her right arm which was giving me trouble loosening frequently.

>>46581310
Definitely check back on the floppiness. I got my third mdd body yesterday and took mizuka’s arms and swapped them for the new ones instead of fixing them, since this wouldve been the 2nd time I adjusted them. I need to strip the outer shell for the third one anyways. I fucking hate taking the shoulders off. Im already regretting the extra arms

>>46580544
>Im considering making a hole for them
Can't you just stick the tail to the outside, or is the magnet not strong enough? That's what I do when I want the tail on the outside of the outfit, which is also how I prefer it with Yuzuki's miko outfit; but I attach it under the dress in her cafe maid outfit. Pic unrelated.

Update on spider head. I got uv resin molds today and i think they’ll work out, i just need to shape them to fit better. Only things left on this build is dyeing everything purple. Finalizing the faceup design. And 3d printing the extra arms unit.

>>46581536
The problems I had with the magnets is they weren’t strong enough, the hot glue securing the one magnet fell off the body twice, and my stronger magnets are too large of a diameter. I think the tails are just really heavy. How do you do your magnets? When I tried just over clothes initially they just slid down due to the weight.

>>46581686
I have the magnet hot glued or blue-tacked inside the body. I actually failed to consider that your doll has two(?) tails, which will certainly make a huge difference. In fact, while my doll's single tail will stick to the outside of the clothes, the bond is actually very weak.

>>46581686
IMO if it's possble I suggest you round out the bottom of the top eyes, they're too rhombus-shaped and the offset of the curve should be further to the outside. I know they're spider eyes but eyes' general shape is this (forgive the shitty app drawing)
>please wait a while to make a post since you just verified you're not a spambot
so annoying

>>46581686
Oh wait scratch that, it wouldn't look good with the slant going the other way
In any case the angle at the bottom is a bit too sharp

One for the resin friends.

>>46588619
>>46588627
Please don’t make me get into bonsai for my dolls anon.

>>46588627
So cute!!! I always love your photos anon. A friend of mine got a Canon EOS 5D Mark III for cheap and I'm trying to learn more on doll photography through YouTube. I'm thinking of looking into taking a class of some sort to learn how to use the camera. I can't wait to learn how to take great pics of dolls!

>>46589024
You really don't need to take a class to learn; just go through youtube and learn the basics of how to shoot in manual modes and when/why you may want to adjust aperture, shutter speed, and ISO and the basics of what focal lengths do. Then go shoot some things. If you want a book, I suggest 'understanding exposure'. Then just practice practice practice. I have no idea what I'm doing still but I think I've been improving. I went with cheap used gear and spent the money I saved compared to buying new on doll outfits.

>>46588709
No promises

>>46588709
NTA but while we're on the subject I saw an incredible bonsai recently.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzgykDBbN5c

>>46588619
>>46588627
>>46589292
Fantastic shots as always anon, I always enjoy seeing your posts. And you're right -- best way to learn is by fiddling with camera settings and figuring out what and how you wanna shoot as you go. Researching and reading helps, too, and it's always good to develop a basic understanding of the tools you're using -- but going out and taking photos is the best way to become good at taking photos over time!

>>46552945
>>46559275
>>46560285
who did her faceup?
the style looks really familiar

>>46581273
yikes that's brave
I have a lens with some annoying dust but since it doesn't show up in photos I haven't bothered doing anything about it
>>46588619
>>46588627
>>46589292
>>46588709
>>46589733
I tried getting into bonsai at one point, but don't have access to direct sunlight where I live so all my clippings died
so that's a hobby that will have to wait a bit longer
on that topic check out this channel https://www.youtube.com/@HeronsBonsaiUK

I see that a lot of resin dolls have blushed hands/bodies and it looks amazing, but is it worth it if you're gonna handle the doll a lot? Does it rub off unless you treat the doll as a display piece?

>>46592336
Eventually some of it will come off, especially around joints, just due to the friction of the parts moving -- that goes for vinyl or resin, or really anything. Other parts it will stick around for a long time, but blushing one of the more fragile things unfortunately.

>>46592345
Maybe this is something I'll do on my own later on. I love the look especially of hands but I suspect it severely limits how much you can handle the doll.

>wake up
>check if doll
>no doll
I'm gonna get her in May, am I

Damn, dem lashes.

>Resin BJD body can hit poses that are impossible for all but the very best 1/12 figures
>Doesn't even have a 3 part torso or any of the various posing gimmicks I've seen on other dolls
Amazing. Impldoll makes a body with really nice engineering and a neck joint, and it works flawlessly from what I've seen, but sadly I really hate their broad-shouldered sculpts.
I've been on the lookout for a 1/3 body that has natural proportions and more posing range but I haven't had any luck. The best I've found is just more or less the same standard 1/3 body that most company use but with a 3-part torso, but there's always a tradeoff like worse elbows or knees you don't have on a stiffer doll.
Then the company that makes the prettiest sculpts I've seen decided to design the joints so that the slit is invisible for the sake of beauty, but that means the doll can bend elbows and knees sub 90 degrees which is awful.
Doesn't help that just like with action figures most collectors are poselets who'll spend a gazillion dollars but have their dolls in horrible lifeless poses 'cause posing takes minimal thought and skill
I think the resin side of the hobby is more oriented toward display dolls. They don't care about articulation that much and if the dolls pose better than action figures it's mostly due to the scale and the fact that being strung inherently gives them a bit more wiggle room, I think.

>muscle girl body looks much more like toned/fit than the wiry kind or muscular in promos
>taller
>great posing
>sexy abs
Muscle girl? Am I gonna a muscle girl now?

wtf
what so now sellers can refuse to sell to you if they think you're a filthy foreigner using a proxy?

>>46594789
which company

>>46592336
I haven't noticed anything rubbing off too much with my dolls, but even if something did, it's not too much trouble to touch things up.

>>46594789
you new?

>tfw you see that one picture and you know that's the doll you're gonna get
Finally my tribulations are over. I have elected the second doll and then there will be no more dolls, maybe one more but then I'll just buy clothes.
>>46595592
That's because you are awesome, Suigintouanon

>>46596296
>and then there will be no more dolls
Lol.

>>46596388
Even if my willpower fails, I don't have the money to clothe and feed three dolls. I think two will already stretch my wallet unbelievably thin

>>46596296
>I have elected the second doll and then there will be no more dolls, maybe one more but then I'll just buy clothes.
I said this once. Number 3 just came and I'm waiting on clothes and wigs.
>That's because you are awesome, Suigintouanon
Haha, I appreciate that but I'm really not that awesome.

>>46596889
I have the blessing/curse of being extremely demanding and fussy with art things, but when I find something I love I love it madly. So there are almost no dolls I like enough to make me want to buy them and I basically started off with my grail, and the other doll was a contest between #2 and #3, to decide which comes first. Maybe I'll give the third one a different body, but I can't find a body with a nice sculpt that also poses well.
I'm much less complicated with outfits I'm afraid those will become the elephant in the room very soon.
>Number 3 just came
What is it? Is it resin?
>I'm really not that awesome
You know what would make you exactly that awesome? Posting more Suigintou pics

>>46596974
>What is it? Is it resin?
Yeah.
>Posting more Suigintou pics
Maybe next time - I have some new hands for her I need to setup first. For now have a WIP of #3.

>>46597095
Is that MSD size? It's cute.
What company is this?

I ended up with 'shitty instagram filter' mode playing around with new features in processing

>>46596974
I for one second the call for more Suigintou (junk) pictures

>>46597158
>Is that MSD size? It's cute.
>What company is this?
Yep. Charm Doll Daphne.

>>46595129
some rando on mercari, via zenmarket
never seen this before, the hover text basically said they need to confirm with the seller whether they're okay selling
>>46595833
define new

>>46597181
>>some rando on mercari, via zenmarket
>never seen this before, the hover text basically said they need to confirm with the seller whether they're okay selling
some mercari jp sellers won't sell to you unless you suck their dicks first. I wish I was kidding. It isn't unusual

>>46597366
it's just odd that I've never seen that before

>>46597460
again, 'first time?' Its probably easily 5% of sellers. It used to be more. Some of them eased off because of the deflation of the yen and the recession. They used to be worse.
You will likely get your item.

>>46597366
>You are not ready for this doll yet, anon-san. You must go to the Dollsmith VIllage and train for 10 years until you've mastered hand-carved traditional bamboo dolls. Only then you will be ready...

Some days you just feel like

草

>>46597366
So Danny's autism isn't a singular case

>>46597525
Anon you don't have to be so high & mighty, everyone has different experiences in life. Even if it's 5% of sellers like you say, that's low enough that someone could easily be doing this for years and not encounter it.

>>46591338
The head is pre-owned and the last owner said it was made by an unknown artist.

>>46552945
I never thought I'd see the doll head I sold show up in this thread. So glad she went to a good home.

>>46599306
>>46599319
the artist I'm thinking of is F-15alice, picrel is one incarnation of their doll Megatron
iirc they have done some faceup commissions in the past

>>46599344
It looks similar but I am not sure of the artist as I purchased her secondhand from Mandarake. It's lovely to see her again in these threads though.

Quick two pictures for April, rain such, flowers too.

>>46599695

>>46599695
>>46599697
Always such nice photos. Thanks for sharing

I did a stop motion test. should probably do it as a webm tho

>>46600640
took me awhile to figure out how to actually make images into a webm

>>46601051
she drink

>>46600640
>>46601051
>>46601138
nice work, respect people with the patience to do stop-motion (it can take me hours just to do a few decent stills)
though based on the lighting in the last one, I'd recommend using whatever built-in shot timer functionality your camera has
like, 2sec delay, step away from the camera, that way your lighting remains more consistent

>>46602394
I just wasn't paying attention to the shadow, I have a remote thing that came with a phone stand that I was using, so that makes it pretty easy. did realize it until I already uploaded everything to my computer and converted it to a webm.

>stumble upon a niconico user who makes hyper-realistic homemade BJDs
>he does creepy stop-motion with them
>it's scary but beautiful in a Silent Hill kind of way
I want one of these Japanese art dolls so bad. It would probably cost a fortune

>>46603044
Share video

>>46603053
https://sp.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm8385025

>>46603053
This is an animated run
https://sp.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm3916948

>>46603076
>>46603099
These fall squarely into uncanny valley and I want nothing to do with them.
Also why do the japanese insist on still using nico? Aside from the novelty of scrolling comments, it's such a garbage site.

>>46603479
I think most of them just use YouTube but I still nearch on NicoNico sometimes. Consider that these videos are ancient, I should look for the same titles on YT maybe he moved there.
Speaking of Japan,
>Browse company site
>Doll with options would cost me about 750 dollars
>Go to the Japanese version of the site to check for a translation error that wasn't clear
>Same doll, same options ends up 300 dollars less
>Shipping charges are not included
Why such a huge gap in pricing? It feels kind of dishonest. Is this normal? Do they have actual reasons except filthy gaijin paypiggu to do this?

>>46603573
It's probably the discrepancy between USD and JPY right now. Back in the day there was almost parity between JPY and USD if you just add a decimal before the last two figures ($1.00 = Y100), but the yen has devalued significantly since then. These websites are maintained by people who learned webdev in the era of Ask Jeeves and the thought of adjusting prices probably hasn't even crossed their minds as a smart thing to do because they're busy thinking about joint engineering and resin curing. It is what it is, and it's why importing shit from Japan is almost always worth the shipping costs at this time. I don't think it's duplicitious so much as it's just... not something they've thought about in the first place. We are a periphery market at the end of the day.

>Have to move soon, to a smaller place
>Will be getting rid of over half my dolls
feels bad man

>>46603882
how man is half anon

>>46603882
I can offer a good home for them, anon.

>>46601051
>>46601138
What a nice helpful maid

>>46603882
That's crappy, is there no way just to disassemble and store them? I hate to think about which of mine I would give up or keep.
Where will you be selling them if you do?

>>46603882
I would love to help especially if you're the anon I think you are, but I am far too broke at the moment.
Also this is why I want to have like 2 dolls... I know this would happen to me eventually.

>>46603882
Surely there's some wall space somewhere you could put up an extra shelf or two.... I'd be heartbroken...

>>46603882
Could you tell us more about your circumstances anon, if you're comfortable with it? If I can help, I'd want to, whether it's finding a way for you to keep your dolls, or failing that, helping to get them to good homes.

>>46603882
I would sooner give up some of my guns, manga shelves, or figures before I give up one of my dolls. I would consider buying one of yours and with getting it back to you in the future.

>>46605381
NTA but if you can afford multiple expensive hobbies comfortably you will never have this problem in the first place

>>46605602
It can happen. Most people in the US are just one big medical bill away from poverty should their insurance provider decide to fuck them on a technicality.

>>46605651
>Most people in the US are just one big medical bill away from poverty
I doubt those are the ones who can afford many expensive hobbies, right? Although many people who have those gigantic doll collections on YT look like they live in a trailer (seriously what the hell)

>>46605711
It's often the case that just because they *can* afford the hobby doesn't mean that they *should*. I've met many people who spend the majority of their paycheck on hobbies and entertainment while routinely failing to make payments of credit cards, car loans, rent, etc. It usually hasn't lasted long for them.

>>46605711
Nope, that's all of us. This'll be a bit of a blogpost, but do bear with me.

One of the leading causes of medical bankruptcy in the US is deadass a series of rabies vaccinations. You can't not get them if you are exposed, you risk not just certain death, but a particularly miserable one. You will need to get multiple injections over multiple weeks, and it can cost over $5000 USD of money you literally do not have a choice except to buy, borrow, beg, and steal if you don't have it on you. Most insurance providers have something called a deductible, a minimum threshold you have to hit before it starts covering your medical bills. Most people can only afford the cheapest of these plans (and trust me, the more expensive options are not better,) and so their deductible can be north of $10,000. While some people have the option to choose a plan, many people get their insurance through their employer, and some employers can force you to pay for their plan as part of the terms and conditions of your employment, so even if it's garbage, you are stuck with it. This is why most medical providers ask if you want to use your insurance... for some appointments, it may be cheaper to pay out of pocket.

As for the living situation, housing is a nightmare anywhere out here, and it's frequently easier and cheaper if you have the funds to buy a cheap plot of land and plonk a trailer on it. It'll fall apart, but trust me, so will your fucking house when the neighbors on the hill above you log the hillside for cattle, causing flooding downhill of them that, among other things, shifts your house off its foundation by more than 6" -- which is something insurance doesn't cover unless you buy an extra, expensive flood plan, and why would you buy that when you live on a hill and have never experienced flooding? (We don't have a legal case against them. Already tried.) So either way you wind up in a home that should be condemned, and no matter how much or how little you make, the social services are not there for you, and your income is not enough to assist you with bettering your situation: thus you turn to hobbies, because even if you didn't indulge, it wouldn't make any difference, and at least if you indulge, you have something that makes life worth living.

>>46605781
A lot of 'em literally cannot make the choice to be responsible, unfortunately, I've had family like that. Something in their brain doesn't give them the tools to make the right choice, because it isn't a choice at all for them. The impulsivity and desire to Have Thing is just the stronger impulse, and no amount of logic, reason, or common sense will change that. These are the sorts of people that whale themselves into homelessness because of genshin or csgo skins; they clearly have a condition and need help for their issues, but see point A about US healthcare.

Not to be too much of a downer, but in a country where the largest employer in 30-some states is Walmart (who holds yearly charity drives so their employees can have Thanksgiving dinner because they do not offer enough hours to facilitate those people buying these things for themselves) things are pretty precarious at the best of times. Whether you're in a high-demand trade, a minimum-wage job, self-employed, a PhD-holding scientist... overwhelmingly, financial stability is never a guarantee in the US of A.

>>46605711
It’s called being irresponsible and a lot of people are

>>46605873
Oh it's you, then. I don't wanna get intrusive and muse about what you should or shouldn't do, I usually dislike that kind of what of advice when I vent. But I can say that a radical change like this, no matter how destructive it may seem right now, can bring up good things that get lost when things get stagnating. There's a silver lining. Of course it's easy for me to say that, I think if I were in your position I'd take it very very badly.

>>46605873
It's fascinating the massively roundabout methods America has found to enforce slavery.

good gracious I wanna bang this doll
every time i see this user's doll I have a minor crisis

>>46606025
It's not me! I'm doing alright. I just... am familiar with the way things tend to be. But I thank you for your concern and your kindness anon, and I hope we can help the other anon with their situation as well.

>>46606055
Man, this angle of the USA is really grim. The funny thing is that most people over here in Europe still have more or less the same idea of the USA like everyone's living comfortably in a two-floor mansion with a garden and as long as you pay your insurance you get total coverage. I think it's all those shows where people hustle around for money like pawn stars. Like you can just sell granpa's desiccated foot filled with WW1 shrapnel and make $500

>>46606177
The reality is that a lot of people are massively in debt and they just appear to have happy lives. You can only balance transfer your credit cards so many times before shit catches up to you. Foreclosures and car repossessions are way more common than they should be. Idk what people do if that aren't savingsmaxxing like i do since there is like no chance social security will last past the boomers.

Back on topic i got a couple good pictures today will edit and post when i get home

This skeleton is actually pretty cool, it reminds me of Bionicles. Only hard thing to take off is the fucking shoulder piece.

what are some good examples of hip joints where you can't see the cut mark for the wire?

>>46606869
I like that there are screws you can use to tighten or loosen the individual joints unlike with action figures who're just gonna suck forever even if you "fix" them

>>46606900
Agreed, the frames and joint mechanisms in this hobby are really neat. I also really appprecitate that volks has spare parts available, it's so refreshing from the general trend of everything being not user-serviceable

>>46607193

>>46607194
This one made me panic and just hit the shutter button as fast as I could when I was changing seating position and camera angle. I saw the duck swimming by and it luckily it not only worked but ended up being my favorite shot of the night

>>46607212
I also wanted to get a good picture with this but I couldn't get anything worth editing so here's a setup shot

>Check shipping
>Customs finally clear
>Silence
>Check today
>Failed delivery despite me being at home
They mailman went to the wrong house again didn't he, welp, at least I have more time to prepare myself to make clothes and a wig for her.

>>46593184
I MUST know how those shoulders connect.

>>46606869
Album cover

The hands I did previous lightened a ton so I went a lot darker. Undecided on if I want to msc the whole body. I have 4 more arms to do and a m/bust whenever they come back in stock. The modified head has some slight uneven coloration by the large extra eyes but it’s not terrible. Hoping the faceup cleans and shapes the eyes some, not that they’ll be showing much normally. I need to stop doing these doll projects so late during the week.

>>46607420
Whats the genre?

>>46607212
This is a beautiful shot anon.

>>46600640
>>46601051
>>46601138
These look amazing anon, it's nice to see her brought to life by you.
I really should get off my ass and get back into Stop Motion.

>>46607569
holy shit that dye job's turning out well
is that the new MDD body? guessing based on the leg holes

>>46607212
yeah this is good

>>46607569
Goddamn that's a pretty purple. Looking forward to seeing how this turns out when everything is done and together, anon.

>>46607569
Really love seeing your project updates! Sorry if you answered in a previous thread, but what inspired the spider lady?

>>46607569
Amazing color anon
>>46607322
>I MUST know how those shoulders connect.
Sadly I cannot for the life of me find the video in my NewPipe history because the title is in Chinese, but it's similar to a butterfly joint on action figures except better. You can shrug the shoulders up or down, move them forward or back. The arm range you get from this is amazing e.g. you can wrap the arm around the neck. It looks very natural. The only problem is that I find impldoll sculpts hideous. Their women look like Olympic swimmers. But if you're into that type of build then it's gotta be the best doll body ever.

>all my dolls are 1/3 or thereabouts and can share a lot of clothes
>buy a 1/6 doll
ahaha what the fuck was I thinking

>>46607612
Yes it is.

>>46609021
A couple things. Seeing anon’s dyed doll in person was the final thing. Seeing the one anons monster girls. And it worked out for my main cast group Im putting together has a human, a fox girl (spirit/yokai), a spider girl (monster) and an android (scifi). She’s been a lot of fun to mod and develop her personality and relationship to the other girls. I also like spiders, and would like to try a photoshoot with my tarantulas once theyre bigger.

Is anyone else getting
>please wait a while
with every single post?
it's so annoying
>>46610096
Are you gonna give her all-black beady eyes?

>>46610096
Hey, anon, did you say you're making a spider girl?
https://sousyokukoubou.booth.pm/
This booth seller makes 3D-printed monster parts for DDs.

>>46603847
Yeah no they're being greedy. I asked if they do faceups on heads, they said normally this is only for doll+body but we can do it for $180 instead of $140. Why? It's already an expensive faceup as it is.
Accounting for customs and shipping, I think I'm not gonna pay 500 dollars for a head with a default faceup. If they absolutely needed to charge that much the prices wouldn't be so much lower in JPY, it's not the exchange rate.

>>46610367
Oh wait maybe I'm not accounting for sales tax in Japan. That would hike the JPY price by like 20%. Maybe I'm wrong.

>>46609537
The ultimate blunder

May I see how your doll looks today?

>>46611943
No, because NO DOLL YET AAAAAA

>>46611943
if you insist

>>46612417
you know what would be cute? giving her a bunch of face masks with different mouth expressions printed on

>>46610225
I wasnt originally, I was trying to find one with black sclera but all black beady eyes could work for her. Part of her character is her hiding her spider features. If she has pure black eyes, I could give her lenseless glasses and have her pretend theyre sunglasses. I’ll try it out, I have to do a lot of shaping for the other eyes.

>>46610225
Extremely cool. I really like the centipede one.

>>46612434
I mean, I do intend to give her a proper face soon

Is it even possible to buy from Volks Japanese website with an American credit card? The website has been giving me grief over my Visa.

New eyes from natrume. Got two other sets to try with the android later. Super nice, outclasses the old eyes by leaps and bounds. I can just see them without shining a beacon on her face. Also adjusted her wig so you can actually see her eyebrows now.

>>46612637
I have no problems. I use mastercard though. Do you have the card saved to your account? Is your bank auto declining? I always get a verification whenever I buy from any japanese place.

>>46597760
The butterfly in her eye is real nice. Also can you post a full shot of that jacket?
>>46612760
Good improvements.
>>46612637
You can use the card via paypal instead; they take that without issue.
>>46612417
Cute! CUTE!

>>46611943
After 2 years of doll ownership and 5 years of lurking the bjd thread I can finally post.
I need a comb and a new arm lol

>>46611943
Happened to take a shot this morning to test a different location so might as well.

>>46612937
Congratulations your reward is now to be asked to post her without the trench coat. Where did you get that latex suit?
For a comb just use a new toothbrush. What's wrong with the arm?

>>46612852
I am trying to save the card to my account via my user page.

>>46612871
I thought that they stopped taking Paypal? I've used Shopify on the American site but the Japanese site doesn't seem to have extra options for payment providers.

>>46613210
Damn. I've realized why I can't use Paypal. The global memberships can only be paid for with credit card while everything else is fine with Paypal. What a strange exception.

>>46611859
I'm retarded I meant I have 1/4s
not as big a difference but still will require a completely separate wardrobe

>>46612937
cute! her vibe is like somewhere between sailor saturn and battle angel alita to me

>>46612937
im very curious about the gloved hands and her outfit under her trench coat. She's very cute anon

>>46613157
Just for you anon. I got it from an Etsy seller named pabadoll
the left hand/arm area is loose so the hands fall out easily but It might be something I can fix easily before replacing it
>>46613345
>battle angel alita
Thanks anon that's exactly what I was going for
>>46613399
The gloves I got from the megumin set, and the outfit is just a simple latex suit ,boots also from the megumin set until I can find/make more fitting ones

>>46613631
That's pretty cool anon

Dolls should be ______

>>46613790
hugged, loved, headpatted, appreciated, cared for and given words of affirmation at all possible times

>>46612937
why can you only post now after two years

>>46613631
>exactly what I was going for
owo!

>pabadoll
i was just browsing their stuff the other day! i kind of want this but will show some restraint because it looks like i’d have to take the head off to get it on

>>46611943
i can't believe my little incel became a kpopper and I am so upset

>>46613790
gay

>>46611943
Walk to get water in the middle of the night and see this. What do?

>>46614887
cry

>>46613790
provided with easily-available replacement parts, for a sincere answer.

>>46614887
Unfortunately I would be stupid and set myself up for murder by doll by trying to caretake this lil guy.

Anyone try shooting dolls on 36mm?

>>46609537
The knowledge that I spend many magnitudes more on clothes than the actual doll has kept me from buying scales that can't wear most of the wardrobe at hand.

>>46612871
Best part about those eyes is that I got them as a freebie from Tenshi 266 when I bought Rin's eyes. The defects in them are very minor and only come out under specific lighting.

>>46616421
Also at some point I swapped eyes, so its half likely to be covered up by her bangs than be visible.

>>46616421
>>46616680
She's so elegant, my favorite style of doll

>>46614887

>>46615495
I would love to shoot on 35mm, but film is fucking expensive. I remember when Fuji Superia 400 was $, now it's like $10+. It seems like it's not worth it if you're not shooting medium or large format.

>>46614887
I don't remember you posing like that...?

damn, these eyes are fucking huge. They were the right size for the doll, according to the manufacturer. Guess I'll have to get another set at some point.

>>46618283
cute
I think I need a set of red eyes

>>46618283
Is this character related to >>46595592 or does she just have a similar aesthetic?

>>46618332
Aside from my owning them both, completely unrelated. I didn't do the faceup for >>46595592, but got the company faceup, and she's from a different company.

>>46618400
Oh I thought you were going for a cat/red theme on both. Curious to see how she turns out.

>>46616680
And Rin has a new outfit for the season as well. If not for the leggings, this outfit might be a bit dangerous.

>>46618654

>>46617822
But she's also so very bullyable. She had a little growth spurt and it went to her head. A whole maybe 3cm.

>>46618416
Afraid not, this new one won't be a cat. As for the red, well...I guess I just like redheads, you know?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/285809421028
Good price for a DDS Karin right now for anyone looking to adopt one.

>>46618922
Been trying to get her for like two years but now that I have the chance with this listing, and the income to support it, I don't get paid until Friday.

Guess I'll have to get her right from volks.

>>46618977
Ask the seller to hold her for you, anon.

>>46618977
Message sent. Hopefully they'll get back to me in the positive but I doubt it.

>>46618654
Shes very pretty. I really like her faceup.

>>46618042
hill giants are the #1 reason to arm your dolls

>>46619302
what season do the giants come down from their hills to steal our dolls?

>>46619722
you must stay ever vigilant. they’re never sated with the dolls they already have…

>>46618981
Well I heard back from the seller and accepted an offer that I can pay over the weekend. Looks like I'll be purchasing my second doll, and the first one I wanted at that.

>>46619754
They just like me fr

>>46619890
congrats anon
>and the first one I wanted at that.
...you didn't want your first doll?

>>46619960
I absolutely wanted my first doll, but she wasn't the one I sought out to buy first. I wanted Karin, but she was sold out when I made the decision to buy, so I got Candy. I choice I will never regret and my first will always be my most special.

>>46620054
I think I'm too sleepy and I misunderstood the post. You're getting your grail!

>>46619890
Hell yes anon, congratulations! (I'll make the new thread later today, no worries anons.)

>>46620078
>getting your grail
One of my grails. The others are far more expensive.

Thanks for all the congrats, anons!

>>46619890
I want photos with both your dolls together when she gets here

>>46620385
Will do. That's basically obligatory here.

>>46614233
Part posting anxiety and a very busy schedule but I hope to post more in the future

>>46620804
Have no fear of posting doll friend

I just want you guys to know that picking the image for the OP is a challenge every single time. There are so many wonderfully talented people here. It's really cool.

MILLIONS MUST BAKE
>>46621151
heroes don't wear capes

>>46621260
I do collect cloaks and capes in real life, but that's unrelated to the doll hobby.

I want to fuck a doll anon

>>46621342
I hope you have a matching for a doll.

>>46621877
Kind of, one has a white lining and the other has a black lining, but these things aren't easy to come by as a general rule in doll scale or people scale, so I take what I can get!

>>46621734
Oh, there you are anon. I was worried you fucked a doll anon and left us behind!

>>46622004
>>46622004
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