BJD Thread

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Sunset Edition

BJD thread, primarily for vinyl dolls with an anime aesthetic.
Previous Thread: >>38348127
Resin Dolls Thread: >>>/toy/9570895 (but you can post here, too.)
Fashion/Other Dolls Thread: >>>/toy/9606976

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Anyone own a set of Dollnouveau armour, is it a pain to use without staining? I've just found out about it and my girls need some.

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>>38690798
Well I know what I'm spending my money on next month.

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Where's a good place to find clothes for Angel Philia girls? Aside from faithz themselves.

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>>38698007
faithz is just a retailer
you can watch the official site for the infrequent releases and hope you can get them before they're all gone in 2-3 days
or you can buy at 150%+ from tmdu0410 on YJA
or you can mix & match DD/MDD outfits
sometimes Etsy sellers will list AP compatibility too

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Man, did Volks get a new outfit designer? Their last few collections to release have been overly cutesy and not very versatile....
https://dollfie.ec.volks.co.jp/category/D_220305_DRESS03/

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>>38699488
Sorry, it was me.

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>>38698007
Azone 45-50cm ones can often fit them too, although some are a little big.

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>>38698422
Thank you anons, I'll see what I can find.

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>>38697753
If I get a doll is going to be a maid who also has a gun

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https://twitter.com/seaumi4/status/1495721442054664194

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>>38707682
Nice photobomb.

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>>38698007
Code Noir has made some of their MSD releases to fit AP as well.

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>>38712208
Oh, thank you as well, anon! I'm going to be getting my first AP girl soon, and I'm excited to see how she poses.

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greetings residents of this forum. does anyone recognize what model this doll is? also what is the body height? i am guessing somewhere around 25 cm thanks to the soju bottle. ty for reading

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>>38712905
an Obitsu I think, maybe on the 22/24cm body?

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>>38706639
mommy

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>>38713794
ty anon... ill check back here in case anyone has other guesses too

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Dolls are spooky and they scare me.

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>>38722569
Truly these are the faces of evil.

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>>38722569
Some dolls still unnerve me, but others I find really cute. Perhaps you just haven't met the right ones, anon?

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>>38722569
maybe we're just in a different place mentally anon, but to me they've always been the ones helping me fight off the demons. granted i'm more into the anime aesthetic type dolls, but i've seen some more normal styles that haven't scared me away over the years.

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>>38722569
The creepiness is on the outside.

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>>38727373
Do ball joints unnerve you, perhaps?

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>>38712905
It’s a Parabox head for sure. Other anon is prob right about the body since that’s what Parabox puts them on.

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>>38712905
There is an anon who has posted a doll very similar to this one before. If they're lurking, they may be able to chime in.

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Goodnight, dollanons.

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>>38740152
NICE PANTIES LITTLE GIRL HAHAHA!

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>>38741620
Are those doll boobies?

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>>38731150
Better ask the other anon on that subject, I'm fine with all dolls that aren't too close to anatomically accurate in the face department. And I just love this Miku like you wouldn't believe. Almost broke my heart learning it was a mod.

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Don't die on me dollfriends

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>>38751785
Thanks, anon!

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Came here from that anon posting cute dolls in pol, this seems like a based and comfy community

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>>38753182
There was a doll thread in /pol/? Welcome to /jp/, anon.

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>>38753817
Not me, but someone was dollposting there and linked here. Those dolls looked perfect. I instantly had to check this place out.

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>>38754938
Well, I'm glad you liked them! Most of the ones posted here are custom Dollfie Dreams (or Mini Dollfie Dreams) from the company Volks, but you might also see Azone Pure Neemos, resin Tinyfox dolls, Obitsu/Parabox dolls (which can be smaller than a Barbie or several feet tall!) and the occasional Smart Doll, if you were looking for specific companies to research. The ones in this photo are Volks dolls, ranging in size from 60cm to 40cm in height.

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>>38754938
Enjoy your stay, and if you have any questions feel free to ask us here. It's always nice to see another person discover the hobby.

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hey /jp/, I've not been here much but does anyone know the origin of this doll and where I can buy one like or similar to this one? it's really cute and I want to get it.

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>>38755458
The owner of this doll posts here pretty regularly, if you lurk around a while you should hear from them. I can say that's a Dollfie Dream with articulated hands, but I'm unsure what head sculpt she has.

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>>38755496
Thanks anon! I really appreciate it.

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>>38755458
Correct me if I'm wrong but the sculpt looks like Miku to me. There are plenty of Mikus on Yahoo Japan and Mandarake if you really want her, but if you don't care about the character and just want a DD, you could look into getting one of the standard models - Karin is pretty cute and the DDS body is great.

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>>38755569
I thought she looked like Miku, but I wasn't sure!

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>>38755569
She definitely could be a redone Miku. I really like how her face looks with that body and the hairstyle. I'll have a look around. Thank you, anon.

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>>38753817
I sperged out in the sticky and dropped a lot of cute doll pics, very mixed reactions from /pol/ and got some anons probably hooked in the hobby. keyword doll / dolls in the 4plebs archive to see a bit of the reactions
https://archive.4plebs.org/pol/search/text/doll/

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>>38755981
I think people had a lot of fun with your posts! It's always nice to see new people get into the hobby. How long have you been around, anons? It's been several years for me now.

(Also re: cute Kitsune doll, welcome to the club! This is my girl Hanabi.)

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>>38756311
I feel like I was abducted, but yoroshiku. Hanabi looks cute.
do you have to attach tails and ears yourself, or are there dolls that come with them?

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>>38755026
I guess AP technically counts as Obitsu

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Just saw on Twitter that apparently there's a new company coming out with their own 44cm body, spoilering the pic just in case but they've posted the full measurements of the body. There's more photos on their account.
https://twitter.com/DollbotOfficial
Anybody else know more about this? I'm intrigued, it feels almost like a mashup of AP and MDD bodies. Although the chest looks a little weird imo.

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>>38756428
Some do, but mostly you can buy ears and tails that attach in a variety of ways -- ear headbands, ears held on by magnets, magnetic tails, and the like. Hanabi's tails are tied around her waist because of their weight, however.

>>38756468
Ooooh good find anon, new vinyl dolls are rare.

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i'm getting lost in the doll's world
what's happening to me?

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>>38756712
Yeah, I love Volks but it's always nice to have more options for vinyl dolls, like TinyFox. I hope this new company takes off the ground, there's a lot of potential there.

>>38756790
Once you get sucked in, there's no going back.

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>>38756930
Yeah, I'm going to set aside some funds to try and get one of these, I'd love to see how they pose and maybe do some comparisons with Obitsu/DD/AP/SmD (I don't have a Tinyfox girl... yet. How big are they, anyway?)

>>38756790
It's easy to get sucked in. I'd love to hear more of your thoughts, anon.

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>>38757045
I hope you can get one anon, I'd be super interested in those comparisons! The original 1/6 scale TinyFox dolls are around 28cm, I think? And their 1/4 bodies are a little shorter than MDDs so I'm guessing like 40-41cm.

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>>38757045
>I'd love to hear more of your thoughts, anon

This is a new experience, I don't know what to say at this time. I felt at one with the dolls you are posting and wanted to be with them.

However, i'm Shinto and don't know if there's any kami inhabiting the dolls that I should be praying to.

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>>38756468
That looks cute. If there ends up being a good way to import them to the US, I'd like to get one.

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>>38757121
I'm afraid I don't know, either...I think it's a beautiful thing to consider though, anon (very genuinely.)

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>>38756311
fu fu fu imagine being a normal /pol/ user and jumping to the sticky expecting to discuss war and see pics of dead Russians but instead end up being mindbroken into buying cute dolls...

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>>38758269
Some people do post dolls with guns if that's a close enough crossover.

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>>38758269
No better propaganda than a cute anime girl doll.

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It's a nice thing to come home and find someone waiting for you.

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https://figubo.com/2022/02/24/interview-seaumi/
Interesting interview with a doll photographer, pic related.

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>>38756712
>Hanabi's tails are tied around her waist because of their weight
Can I see?
>>38758269
I wasn't even a normal /pol/ user. I'm from /a/ and just wanted to watch russia and ukraine shitpost at each other for a while.
I never understood you dollfags before this, but here we are, I guess.
Pic are the two that really got me.

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>>38760904
I'll grab a photo of it for you at some point today anon, hang tight! And I get it. The first time I saw BJDs many years ago, I didn't get the appeal... I own many of them now. People change, but I don't think that's a bad thing.

In the meantime, here are the tails she's wearing. Volks restocks them approximately once per year, and they're actually in stock right now.
https://volksusastore.com/webstores/dollfie/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=13240

Her ears are by 9AMFlower on Etsy. They're out of stock at the moment, but they take custom orders, so don't be afraid to ask!

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>>38763926
The best kind of heterochromia.

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>>38760904
remember that you can start small and buy Obitsu 24-26cm bodies if you don't feel like spending in a MDD or DD now. I'm new too so I've being weighing out my options, read this guide and it was useful so I will leave it if you want to check it out, there's also Azone and the "pureneemo character series" to check out, though you can't remove the wig or eyes in those.

>https://bjdlife.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-obitsu-dolls/

having said that and doll anons can correct me if I'm wrong but nothing beats the amount of accessories/clothes/faces and more stuff you will be able to find for MDD/DD

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>>38766519
Nah, little Obitsu dolls have it pretty good too between clothes for Blythe and Barbie props! It's mostly 50cm dolls that have a difficult time with clothes, and SD dolls that struggle to find accessories big enough to look right (at least in my experience.)

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>>38766542
Well that's encouraging since I'll probably get a little Obitsu first.
Talking about, I've read some people mix Obitsu 40cm bodies with MDD heads, is it common? I've heard Obitsu bodies pose better. Like they go DD head with normal skin tone and get the Obitsu body in white.

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>>38766608
You will need an adapter for the heads, but you can absolutely hybrid them! I have several of my DD heads on Obitsu bodies. Check out https://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/seller/grayforce to find the part you'll need!

(You need a proxy buyer to get things on Yahoo Japan Auctions, but there's a ton of them out there. What do you guys recommend? I use J-subculture but I know there's probably better options.)

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>>38766674
Thanks for the link anon I'll save it.
I've never used a proxy but only a forwarder called Blackship which does also have a proxy service called White Rabbit so I'll probably use that one when the time comes because I overall had a good experience with them

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>>38766519
>remember that you can start small and buy Obitsu 24-26cm bodies if you don't feel like spending in a MDD or DD now
Which isn't bad advice. A full "character" doll is good quality and costs like less than half a DD body.

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>>38766720
I mean if you've already used a forwarding service you can do that instead
I've found people just say "proxy service" as short-hand for both

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>>38763926
Thanks anon.
I think it'll be a good while before I can get myself a doll, and I don't want to jump into this stuff blind anyways, so I'm in no rush. But I'm definitely noting this stuff down.
>>38766519
And thanks to you too anon. I definitely need to read up on all the different types.

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>>38767027
>I think it'll be a good while before I can get myself a doll
yeah that's what I told myself too

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>>38755981
Doing some great work there.
Do you have a rar of all the images you used? Kind of a pain to manually download over 400 images.

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>>38766885
Oh ok, I've never bought anything from Yahoo auctions and stuff so dunno if it needed an actual proxy or foreigners were allowed to buy. I will look into all of that eventually

>>38767027
It isn't in the OP but there's also this interesting forum for vinyl bjd
>https://www.dolldreaming.com/
Also lately I've learned that the term BJD is usually associated with resin dolls which don't look like the ones posted here and in some communities (like reddit BJD for example) they might even consider vinyl BJD as off-topic

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>>38767443
>needed an actual proxy or foreigners were allowed to buy
it depends on the individual seller
some will ship internationally, some only want to deal with Japanese addresses but don't care as long as you have one, and I'm sure there are a few that go "ew gaijin" and cancel

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>>38767516
We've had at least one poster say their order was cancelled because the seller didn't want to deal with gaijin, so it can happen. Do not recall how many threads ago that was, however, it's been a while.

>>38767443
Yeah, Dollfie Dreams were grandfathered into the "allowed dolls" list on one of the big doll forums by virtue of being made by the company who practically architected the BJD hobby as we know it today, Volks. Other vinyls don't get the same treatment, and to this day some people still consider Resin Dolls and Vinyl Dolls to be separate hobbies. This is also why there are two threads, one in /jp/ and another in /toy/ -- long before I became the thread minder here, there was apparently discourse over whether vinyl dolls counted as BJDs. Things seem much calmer now, and crossboarders are common between the two threads, but most of the anime doll collectors still usually congregate here, and most of the 'realistic' doll collectors wind up over in /toy/. I collect both, so I'm happy to see whatever people want to share, personally. More than anything, I'm just happy to be able to talk about the hobby which I love with others.

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DD Utena and Anthy announced. Wonder if they'll use this brown on other girls?

https://twitter.com/volks_dd/status/1497119531441192960

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>>38770806
Not an Utena fan but I think both sculpts look really cute and it's nice to see more darker skin tones. I don't have high hopes that they'll make this a regular thing but I certainly would like to be proven wrong.

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>>38770806
Well, looks like I'm gonna blow my doll budget.

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>>38771370
You gonna get both, anon?

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>>38771404
I'm gonna get Anthy for sure, we will see if I can get Utena as well. That looks like either the Tan they used for Kanu, or a new tan, and I need to get it to compare.

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>>38770806
When does the next magazine issue drop? Excited to hear more about these two.

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>>38771525
Late March early April. It's quarterly.

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>>38771721
Thank you!

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I came 3 times today.

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>>38772377
Pastel Powerpuffs. (I know they're really not)
Super cute!

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I've been collecting dolls for a long time but normally go with resin artist dolls. I'm so used to having to commission clothing just for them that I'm in shock of how easy it is to just buy clothing for my DD girl. How do you resist just dropping thousands on clothes? There's so much choice I didn't have before.

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>>38785656
Choice paralysis honestly helps me maintain my wallet. There's so many options that picking just a few against all the things I could use becomes an ordeal and I put it off until I have narrowed down what I both want, and will use.

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>>38743682
>Almost broke my heart learning it was a mod
I mean it’s an incredibly simple mod, just the thin black smile added on and the anime eyes swapped for plain cheap ones.

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>>38785781
I have a Miku and I cannot tell you how many times I am tempted to do the same thing for shitposting purposes. I won't, because there can only be one, but the temptation is there.

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>>38785809
maybe you should do something similar. There should be more creepy dolls.

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https://twitter.com/odn_obt/status/1492762974431309824

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>>38786397
I do like weird dolls.

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https://twitter.com/odn_obt/status/1497347085972086786

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>>38791960
These are so cute.

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>>38791960
very cute

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>>38785781
I feel the same way as the other anon. Even if it is simple, knowing it's unique makes me feel like there can/should only be one.

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https://twitter.com/mellow_drops_/status/1497347669458829315

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>>38798850
creepy

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>>38785809
I mean I’m making mine into a creepy girl, but more like Miho 34 style (since I can never catch one of their auctions)

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>>38807263
I think she'll look great, anon! I'd like to hear more of your plans.

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I just started a doll acc on twitter so I can keep track of new releases/artists I'm a fan of, whats a good way to fill out my profile/account so I don't look like a spambot and get blocked? Is posting doll pics the only way? I'm embarrassed to post my crappy phone pics.

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>>38809711
Anon your photos are cute, don't worry about it! I always use hashtags for the sculpt and whatnot, but honestly I never get much engagement on twitter so I have little idea how the platform works. Just have fun with it!

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>>38809821
thanks anon, guess I'm just anxious about it cause I'm not used to posting stuff online. even here I usually just lurk 'cause I don't like the thought of being recognized.

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>>38809890
It's okay anon, I feel similarly. I think we all share shards of ourselves online, and that's hard -- it's a kind of vulnerability, I think. But it's good to share ourselves a little bit too, even if it's difficult, because connecting with people and pushing out our boundaries is how we grow. Even if it's 'just' sharing doll photos, it's good to connect with the world on our own terms. Do what makes you happy, yeah? That goes for everyone here. The world isn't an easy place to live in, but there's joy to be found in spaces like this. Life's too short not to find at least a little happiness somewhere, and if the real world makes that difficult (for whatever reason there may be for that,) all the more reason to do so online. I think your doll is cute, anon. I'm sure, if I do, then others will, too.

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>>38809979
you seem cool, anon. wanna be friends?

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>>38810287
Sure anon, you seem cool, too.

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Yes, hello, newfag here. I just learned about the existence of these things from a /bant/ thread yesterday, and was directed here to ask a question.
I'm wondering if it's possible to get custom dolls like this made of girls I've created in Honey Select (an eroge that's basically just a 3D modeling program/diorama-maker where no one ever actually plays the game), and if so, how I would go about that, and what kind of pricetag am I looking at. I have nearly 20 models total I hope to "export" into dolls at this point, but maybe 5–8 that I would prioritize out of those if it turns out to be prohibitively expensive.
I just learned about this yesterday, and don't know any of the nomenclature surrounding this hobby yet, so please answer as though you're talking to a retarded person. Thank you.

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>>38812399
Depends on what style you want your girls in really. Do you want it like the mostly anime styled girls in this thread or closer to the realistic in-game art style?

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>>38812399
If you know how to work things properly, you can actually 3D print some dolls, maybe look into that?

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>>38812399
Price will depend on what size doll base, how much customizing is needed, and how willing you are to try to do some of it yourself. For example, a 24cm blank base doll with unstyled hair and a sheet of custom printed eye decals would probably turn out in the $60-70 range, but you’d have to finish the face, style the hair, and find some clothes for her. Price goes up exponentially with size, and at 44cm you’d be looking at about $500 after the base body and having to get the doll modded and painted by an artist, but you’d have a much easier time finding a variety of premade wigs, eyes, and clothing.

Personally if it was me, for that amount of dolls I’d stick to the 22-26cm range. More cost effective, you could fit them all on a shelf together, and you could get a nice range of heights as well if that’s part of their designs. You can still certainly spend more and get professional painted faces, styled hair, and custom outfits in that range too.

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>>38812566
Closer to the in-game art style would be preferable, but I've rendered a few of them in other, more anime-ish forms before as well, so I'm open to whatever would work as long as I can look at it and clearly think, "Yep, this is her," without having to suspend disbelief.

>>38812639
I've investigated this before, and it's still on the table. But I have no "brick-and-mortar" art skills, so painting one of the printed dolls and having in not look like shit would probably be a lengthy trial-and-error process. Successfully importing the models to a program compatible with 3D printing also looks daunting, but probably doable.

>>38814798
I was kind of thinking that size would be good too. I was shocked how big these things actually get, they looked pretty tiny in the pics people were posting on /bant/. What exactly would go into finishing the face and styling the hair myself, though?

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>>38770806
i’ll be so sad if they’re lottery instead of pre-order

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>>38818133
If they're limited I will bribe every proxy buyer and JP friend I have to do me a solid. If they're pre-order I have a feeling they're gonna sell like hotcakes.

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>>38819281
but anon, what if you win multiples?

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>>38819730
I dip into my savings and tell no one my shame.

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>>38819897
the hero we need

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>>38819897
fair, desu you could always flip them for a fat profit

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>>38819920
Yeah I'd probably do that as well. I can have use for two copies max, beyond that I'd be better off flipping them. I wouldn't even scalp with them, just get my money back + shipping wherever... though hopefully it won't come to that.

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>>38816832
Obitsu has a decent "realistic" asian head. If you don't know how to paint already then best to find a customizer. Painting on that tiny scale is not easy. Search the Obitsu tag on Instagram and when you find someone you like the look of, see if they do customs. There's one in the pic for you to start off with. They sell on Etsy and Yahoo Japan Auctions. It's not going to be much cheaper than painting the big girls but the body and head will be cheaper. Still probably end up costing $200-400 per girl depending on what the customizer charges.

They'll have rooted hair so the customizer should doing that too. Wigs are a pain in that scale but are doable. Should be about Barbie sized.

For bodies, that's mostly up to your preferences. Obitsu has their own bodies in a variety of sizes or Phicen has silicon bodies if you don't like the look of joints.

If you don't want to fork out that much and don't mind the anime style, Azone Pure Neemos are a good alternative. There are a bunch of premade girls out there you can choose from or a few prerooted blank heads and bodies you can buy and find some water decals for eyes.

That's about the limit of my knowledge on that particular size so maybe someone can chime in with more.

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https://twitter.com/leavantain/status/1498274107548647428

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>>38820317
Thanks for the info. The painting style in your pic actually looks pretty close to ideal for what I would want.

Would there be any fundamental differences in what you've explained to me if I ended up going with a larger size? I'm still not 100% sure what size I'll end up going with. Price seems to dictate the smaller ones, but having a 40+ cm doll sounds kind of fun, especially if there wouldn't be any price difference on the custom-work side of the project.

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>>38822890
For the bigger girls, there's usually two sizes; around 40cm and around 60cm. Basically roughly 1/4 scale and 1/3 scale. There's also a subset of 40cm that function as child height in 1/3 scale.

Your options are bjd or Dollfie Dreams. Bjd are strung together with elastic and heavier and not the most poseable without practice and manipulation but if you just want your girls to look pretty on your desk they're a good option.

Dollfie Dreams are what most of this thread consists of. They are Volks bjd-sized vinyl dolls with an internal skeleton. They're lighter and more poseable but their soft vinyl is prone to staining. You'd get the same stains on a silicon doll too. They are also mostly anime styled with a few exceptions like 2B or Rise Kujikawa.

Most dolls in this size are meant to be more modular than 1/6 scale. They have removeable wigs and eyes so you can easily change them if you want. But that is an extra cost that the prerooted dolls don't have. The benefit to this is; that you can have multiple looks out of one doll so if you have a few girls that look similar apart from hair and eye color you could technically get all of them in one doll.

The most fundamental difference for me though is the amount of clothing options and disparate sizes. Fashion dolls are mostly in 1/6 scale so there are plenty of options when it comes to clothes. Pullip, Blythe, Barbie and Pure Neemo clothes are relatively common on Etsy and YJA.

Bjd on the other hand are far more indie and come in a huge amount of different body types. This means if you get an unpopular size and you don't know how to sew; you'll have a hard time finding clothes.

Volks is the most common sizing guide for Japanese clothing makers so if you want a girl that is a clotheshorse best to get a body similar to one of their popular sizes.


For your style I would suggest RingDoll. They even have faceups available when you order so no need to find another customizer.
Alice in 44cm
https://www.ringdoll.com/products/alice011-4-scale

and Alice in 59cm.
https://www.ringdoll.com/products/alice01

Unfortunately I am a Volks-whore and can't really speak from experience so you'll have to do your own research on the company and the size. Apparently their wait time from order is about 12 months right now. Standard for bjd companies is about 2-4 months I believe.

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>>38823863
vinyl is more that just volks tho >>38755026

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>>38823912
I literally rattled off like five brands in my post, anon.

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>>38822939
Fucking adorable. I wish the 18" doll stuff fit my big girls as well as this. Maybe I should get a MDD....

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if you had a scan of the latest volks news, would you share it, anon?

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>>38827804
Some of them do, but it's very hit or miss with 18" props honestly.

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>>38823912
>>38825689
I meant specifically for the Honey Select style of face in 40cm+. I think Obitsu is a bit more anime in the face in the bigger scales and I'm not experienced enough with other brands to offer suggestions there.

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>>38822939
who makes the van? fucking adorable

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>>38828408
Depends on who's askin

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>>38828408
some chink scans are already out
>>38829830
me

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>>38829748
Our Generation. American Girl also makes similarly proportioned items if you're more into historical looking things. It is hit or miss for scale since it is mostly for children but there is a big market for 18 inch dolls that have a lot of props suitable for MDD.

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>>38689218
>bjd.booru.org
Are there any other sources with categorized images? I had an impulse to look for art with doll joints and witch hats and found very little on danbooru. Then I was reminded that I could look for actual dolls but the doll booru is poorly tagged, twitter is even worse and flickr is full of unaesthetic western dolls.

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>>38838507
>macbook
That doll is a little faggot.

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>>38838572
I don't think they have a wide selection in gensokyo. It might even be a powerbook

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>>38838722
Are their gaze-directions adjustable, or do people actually buy dolls who are permanently looking off to one side or the other?

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>>38838858
Depends on the eye type. decal eyes are basically stickers. Others are inserted with reversible glue.

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Was DD Kaito cancelled?

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>>38838896
I see, so the advice is to hotglue your dolls right off the bat.

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>>38839704
They are already hotglued in the factory.

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>>38838858
I just use the "blu tack" or sticky tack or whatever it's called. The sellers that I bought heads from have always included some with the head. As for changing the direction of the gaze, you would have to take the eyes out and re-set them, which is a pain in the ass. I think there is also some mechanical contraption that makes adjusting the eyes much easier, but I don't know what it's called, who makes it, or where to buy it. Think I've seen it once or twice on twitter though.

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I did some searching and found a website that sells a kit for eye movability.
https://erf-hobby.com/index.htm

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>>38838896
I wish all dolls were that easy

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>>38839610
I doubt it, he’s probably going to be released later along with the new Miku and Rin outfits

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>>38839883
Looks like the seller accepts overseas orders too, so I submitted an order for a few for my girls.

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>>38840200
I hope so. He'll probably sell an insane amount just from people wanting a male doll body.

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One of the cutest I've seen.

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>>38842320

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>>38842330
Ok mgonna stop now

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>>38842382
Nah these are fun anon, I like these selfie-style shots.

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Has anyone tried using a nendoroid head on an azone pure neemo body? Can it work in the slightest? Is there a specific neck adaptor I'd need to make?

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>>38842488

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>>38756311
She looks very unique, good job anon
The eyes are amazing

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>>38843112
Thank you very much for the kind words anon! Her eyes were made by Jadepixel, I believe.

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>>38838722

Is that doll human-sized, or is the desk and the environment she's in all doll-sized?

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>>38843356
That's a dollfie dream. The desk if made by volks, and the background is done with a trick to shift perspective.

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>>38842320
>>38842330
>>38842382
>>38842507
>when you serial killer brings you to places to see before you die

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>>38843400

I see. Not too long ago, someone posted a BJD thread on /g/ (which has since been deleted), and I saw this doll. I thought it was odd because she appeared to be the size of those full sized love dolls, but as a BJD.

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>>38843436
You can notice on some of those items that they are tiny, by their details. Also the window material is noticeably human sized, so the lines are much bigger than they would be.

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>>38842320
its me again I can't get over how cute she is
please be a happy doll

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>>38843436
I love how perfect the skin on her legs are

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>>38843400
>the background is done with a trick to shift perspective
you sure? looks like it could easily be doll scale to me

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>>38843436
That's also a Dollfie Dream, there are a lot of people who build 'room boxes' for their dolls where everything is in scale.
>>38844993
Yes, it's a fairly common trick when shooting miniatures to make them look more in scale with surroundings. You put it on a raised pedestal or platform then shift the f stop to have a shallower depth of field blurring the background which is further away than it appears. pic related

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>>38843412
That's quite romantic, it means it's not just a grab-and-stab. She's even risking opsec for you.

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>>38849528

>there are a lot of people who build 'room boxes' for their dolls where everything is in scale
That is some admirable level of dedication.

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https://twitter.com/korogi_doll/status/1499736339645796357

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>>38849528
I know how the technique works, I'm just saying that pic looks more like one of the room boxes

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>>38850539
My dolls deserve only the best

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March dump: Spring, mushrooms and what not.

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>>38853163

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>>38853171

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>>38853181
Last one, hope you all have a good month ahead with fun doll stuff planned!

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>AP restocks mirror stands
>ZenMarket pulls through for once
it won't be as good as the ACBJD stand but yay

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>>38853187
nice mushrooms, did you make them yourself?
I think I recognize the paper cones

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>>38853335
Thank you, yes I did make them myself. They're floral foam cores I wrapped in flannel and painted the dots on. I need to learn more about crafting materials, I feel like I spent way too much making them.

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>>38853163
This photoshoot is so cute, I love these mushrooms anon!

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If you guys are like me and can't into making your own mushrooms, you can buy them. I bought this big one that Alice is sitting on from plushrooms.com. I originally found the seller on Etsy and they had a link to their store on that site. It was about $34 plus $5 shipping. It's soft and cuddly, and has beads in the bottom of the stem to help it stand upright. But it's not strong enough to support a doll on its own, so I have the stand I got from ACBJD providing additional support.
The small mushrooms I actually found at Hobby Lobby last week. They were $7-12 on the tag price, with a 40% discount as part of "The Spring Shop" or something. Those ones have a hard foam in the tops I believe, and either rocks or pieces of wood in the stem to help them stand upright, so they're not very cuddly like the plushroom. Both stores also had other color options, but I only got the red/white ones. Not that I didn't want the others too, but I didn't want to overspend!

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I always feel motivated to take pictures when I should be in bed. I have to wake up for work in four hours, but here I am.

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Anyone else sleep with their dolls?

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Hey, I was wondering what or where would be the best place to re-home dollfies? I have two and other accessories that I'm sadly just not as interested in as I was due to life and other events. At this point I may do two for one, just to get them somewhere where they can be enjoyed thoroughly.

[e-mail]

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>>38842497
Can be done? Yes. Will it look good? Ehhhhh. They look better on the smaller bodies. If you're looking for an Azone body, Picco Neemo P is a very cute alternative to the Obitsu 11 body. You will need to do something for the neck on any non-Nendoroid body you pick, but I promise it's not as scary as it seems. When you need to trim, go slow. When you need to add, start with something easily removable like polymer clay (not the air dry kind).

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>>38855866
The pic in this post is a Picco Neemo P. Attached is a comparison of different bodies with a Nendoroid head. Pure Neemo is the tall one. As you can see, it's just ever so slightly too small to look good. What kind of look were you going for? Maybe we can help with alternatives.

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>>38855877
the proportions look a bit weird and the combination of plastic hair and fabric clothes is strange

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>>38852001

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>>38856920
I've never seen a behind-the-scenes for this, thank you anon!

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>>38856122
>the combination of plastic hair and fabric clothes is strange
There are a few figure series doing that though.

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>>38854185
>>38854535
that alice doll is cute as shit, anon
I want it

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>>38857301
yeah and i don't like it

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>>38856920
I don't want to be argumentative, but I don't think that's the same shoot, the background is different
once again I'm not disputing the technique, I'm just 90% sure this specific photo >>38838722 was taken in a box
why does dizco's doll generate so much arguing anyways
also I assume the pic you posted is a classroom-style studio and not a highschooler with too much disposable income

>>38854185
really cute dolls anon

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https://twitter.com/CatsSakaki/status/1500118894627155974

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I did the math while reorganizing my room earlier. There are 34 vinyl dolls, and 10 resins. I don't know how I wound up with so many.

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>>38863971
Damn, that's impressive. I can't go over ten without getting overwhelmed. There are perks of having a small collection, but at the same time I do envy the freedom to explore with all sorts of different styles and sizes when you have a larger amount of dolls. Do you ever feel like you've stretched yourself too thin, or are you happy with your collection?

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>>38855877
I think the tall one is a different body, but scale sounds about right. I'm mostly just trying to piece together some 1/6 scale dolls of Rin and Len from Vocaloid, they don't have much in that scale so I was curious about the nendos.

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>>38864549
Sometimes I do! Most of the resins are small animal dolls (Nymphea's Dolls Fanny, Doll Chateau Lillian, etc.) I tend to like anime-style for human dolls, I think... even though it's overwhelming sometimes, it's also fun to customize them and have a doll for any occasion ready to go if an opportunity arises or I'm in a photo-taking mood. Definitely planning to slow down this year, though... other than getting Anthy, and possibly DD Kaito if I can swing it.

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>>38864886
>>38864928
Ah, I've been wondering how Faceless-chan is, it's good to see her!

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>>38864765
>small animal dolls (Nymphea's Dolls Fanny, Doll Chateau Lillian, etc.)
That makes a lot more sense than the 30+ 1/3 scale dolls I was picturing in my head... Sounds like a super cute collection though, and probably a lot of fun. I hope you can squeeze Kaito in there too!

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>>38865429
Wait, I misread and thought your post said 34 resins, not vinyls. So you DO have over 30+ big dolls? Or are the majority of your vinyls in a smaller scale? Either way I admire you anon.

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>>38865444
A bunch are DDs, but I'm planning to swap some of them onto DDP bodies, I recently got one and I think the scale is a lot of fun even if dressing them can be tricky. Should be a little more manageable when a bunch of them are a little bit smaller. I got into the hobby with Azone Pure Neemo, but I've found that for me personally, I prefer larger dolls (for humans.)

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https://twitter.com/yuuki_sophiel/status/1495358843710099459

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Do you guys know of any tan/dark bjd besides smart doll? I have no trouble finding resin ones but I'd love a vinyl anime one.

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>>38871227
Volks Anthy is going to have dark skin. I don’t think there’s any other vinyl doll equivalent to Smartdoll cocoa.

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>>38872730
Oh nice thank you! I just hope people won't murder me for just using her as a base to customize into a different doll

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>>38872839
Considering how difficult it is to get dark skin with vinyl dolls, I'm sure anybody would understand. I certainly wouldn't blame you.

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>>38871227
Volks does seasonal tan dolls during the summer, but they're in-store exclusive, so you need to either go to Japan or find a personal shopper. It's stupidly hard to find a good recommendation for a shopper, I think because Volks bans them if they're caught for some reason.
Nobody here is going to be mad about customizing a smart doll, and they make getting a tan or black girl much easier.
But don't be shocked if you suddenly can't buy from the store anymore if you post your mod, Danny is fucked up about that for some reason.

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https://twitter.com/toris777/status/1500089342198706179

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>>38864886
>>38864928
>>38865413
usually for dolls without faceup I'd think "nice but when you gonna finish"
but this doll looks really nice like this

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>>38864886
>>38864928
Faceless-chan is my ideal doll

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>>38843436
I came to this. Very sexy legs.

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How are DollHeart's wigs?

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>>38881204
They are... ok. About the same quality as most DD character doll wigs which in my mind aren't great but they aren't horrible either. The strands are a bit coarse and stiff so styling them can be a challenge. But they do look decent.

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>>38881288
Thank you anon, it's appreciated.

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>>38689218

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>>38886959
Thanks, anon.

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Is there a proxy website or person that can buy independent doll parts from Twitter?

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>>38870121
What happened to her joints....

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for anyone interested, AP just listed some headless bodies available (short supply):
VNSFW https://realartproject.cart.fc2.com/

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>>38894958
I stole them!

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>>38899001
>all the attachable dongs and strapons are sold out
boo

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>>38902065
oh lol really?
they were still in stock last time I checked
not that those specific accessories particularly interest me

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https://twitter.com/ranran1996no5/status/1500789553401319425

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>>38902065
>wants a tiny cock
Don't you have one already?

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>>38911642
I'm a fujo who is sick of my dolls being labelled as girls, figured a literal dong should shut them up

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>>38914557
good shit, sucks how hard it is to get male bodies in this hobby.

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>>38915672
>male bodies
Isn't that just the same as the smallest bust?

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>>38916061
no, pic related

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>>38916901

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Hello,
Would you like to change your rep for the /jp/ divegrass team? Pic related is this thread's rep. I just went with this headdress as a recognizable ball-jointed doll last time but I can make it whatever you guys want more or less.

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>>38921403
I vote Shinku is good desu

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https://dollbot.jp/
Website has launched and it looks like you can place orders now. Bodies are 33k yen, fullsets are 64k. I don't know if you can ship to a non-Japanese address, though.

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>>38921403
Oh hello anon, this is really cool! Thank you for thinking of this thread. I don't actually know what divegrass is, but Shinku is a good representative!

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>>38923865
Anyone planning to get one? I might pick up the tan girl if it's in my budget- rough time to get a new doll because I'm prioritizing Anthy.

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>>38924861
>I don't actually know what divegrass is
It's a board vs board video game soccer/football tournament held every 3 months, it's mostly AI controlled and in good fun but I'm supposed to make sure the team is representative of the board.
Thanks for the responses, I'll keep the dollfie dressed as Shinku

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>>38921403
shinku is good and very /jp/ friendly

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https://twitter.com/taigetsu/status/1500058930374131715

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>>38925845
I lilke the detail on those swords.

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>>38923865
>more expensive than volks right out of the gate
yikes

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>>38923865
I kind of want one, but I'd rather not deal with proxies at the moment.

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>>38925946
yeah I was thinking that... I give them a little leeway because I'm sure their start-up costs are higher as a new company, but that fullset is still pretty rough. Neck pegs are also huge, aren't they?

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>>38925845
I cant stop looking at doll boobs.

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>>38934804
ok

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>>38935130
So it is possible to make that AP sculpt alluring and actually sexy. That's a nice custom.

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>>38743682
cute creature would take out for a walk.

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>>38936748
what are you talking about, that's one of the better sculpts

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>>38889958
this young ladies smug aura mocks me. this is fine.

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>>38911642
this... this is why i come here. i love you awful bastards!

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>>38854185
VERY CUTE

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>stealing cute doll pics and using them as your credit card skin is.. le bad

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https://twitter.com/calulu_mito/status/1502157892949921800

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>>38945002
I just ordered 20 dolls using your card, thanks.

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287 posts already? I feel like I just made this thread.

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https://twitter.com/graysuton1/status/1502824851467223042

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>>38925845
>>38925900
Doll boob....

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>>38964832
Told myself I wouldn't get another Doll, but the idea of a MDDs is really tempting me.

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bump

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I'm torn on whether or not to pick up the frozen girls. I do have the two other Disney/Volks collab dolls but I'm not entirely sold on these, especially Anna but I really feel like I have to get both if I get one of them.

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>>38982053
don't get it out of a weird obligation. sounds like you don't really like it. wouldn't you much rather get a doll you know you love? don't waste your money

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>>38981573
Uohhhhhhhhh doll joints !

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https://twitter.com/Kazu_39suki/status/1503398875222052864

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>>38982053
Really? I thought Anna was the better looking of the two. I thought they made Elsa's face too pointy. If you're liquid enough to not miss the money, I say go for it. Worst case scenario and you end up regretting it, you can always easily unload them on the second hand market. There's going to be demand for these.

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Happy to report that Pullip Len's clothes fit almost perfectly on my azone boy! Rip the pleather arm/leg covers though, i hate when companies use that material, it barely lasts.

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>>38987273
Pleather is the fucking devil, I know that feeling.

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Got my eye mover kits today! The seller also sent a bunch of snacks. I thought my dolls all had 22mm eyes (I know Alice's are 22mm), so I ordered kits for that size, but I think they're 20mm. It still works just fine though. Probably better to have it too big than too small.

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>>38989127
I thought installation was going to be really complicated, but it wasn't in the end. You just stick them in there with a bunch of sticky tack and put the eyes in place and the spring things behind them to hold them in place. There's a video on youtube that shows the process for a smaller kit (16mm), which has more parts and involves making various adjustments and cutting them, but I didn't have to do any of that with the 22mm kit. To move the eyes, you just use an included plastic Q-tip thing with a rubbery tip to adjust them from the front. It's very simple.

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>>38989221
cute!!

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>>38989127
>>38989192
Thanks for the review and information anon, this seems really nice!

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>>38989192
I hope Volks makes something similar one day. Their dream fitter is pretty lame, it’s just a sponge.

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https://twitter.com/battlefairies/status/1503711138889887749

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>>38989127
>>38989192
I guess I know what I'm spending money on next.

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>>38987991
Any suggestions for making replacement ones? I saw some customs that used faux leather but I'm a little antsy about it bc not sure if it's a time bomb.

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>>38992412
Not personally, no, sorry anon. Maybe there are vegetable leathers that aren't complete garbage? I'm not sure, there.

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>>38994179
>>38994179
>>38994179
New Thread

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>>38989787
But it works almost the same way.