BJD Thread

[Anonymous No.]

Anon's Doll Edition XIII

BJD thread, primarily for vinyl dolls with an anime aesthetic.

FAQs and Links
New Guide: anime-dolls.moe
Old Guide: dollfaq.buyfags.moe
Booru: bjd.booru.org
Telegram: https://t.me/BallJointDolls
Sewing pattern books: https://mega.nz/folder/iFd3wapa#B70grHUe4xsTkLU_s8Ag_Q
/jp/ BJD QnA Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SJPKqCd8YX5_JcB7NWjRS5Zy4dKeKMg5l-YmoHZgFZk/edit?usp=sharing | This is currently empty, help to replace/rebuild this archive is deeply appreciated!

Community Events:
Current Photo Challenge: Sunbathing
Previous Photo Challenge: Catching Bugs
Doll Calendar Project: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1abqGwCjvHI0DalA13tDVTwtgYyXPgG1UXJ98AcNCeQk/edit?usp=sharing
Next Meetup: Otakon Aug 2nd - 4th, Details TBA
Later: LA Dolpa Sep 7-8
https://volksusa.com/event/2024dolpala/

Other Doll Threads:
Previous Thread: >>47204268
Resin Dolls Thread: Dead Again (but you can post here, too.)
Fashion/Other Dolls Thread: >>>/toy/11066836
Azone Thread: >>>/toy/11032018 (but you can post here, too.)

Miscellaneous:
If your doll is for sex, go to >>>/jp//ona/

[Anonymous No.]

Apparently PABADoll is kill on Etsy

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>>47332171
Damn it, Etsy, stop killing stores!

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>>47332171
I'll update the relevant links in the morning, thanks anon. Etsy's making a lot of objectively stupid choices recently, but that's nothing new.

[Anonymous No.]

Finally got some hair clips for my girl. They might be a tad too big, but they still look alright. Got a whole rainbow of colors, but I went with purple to match her clothes and green to match her eyes for this one.
Also, I will be joining the camera bros soon. Found a sweet deal on a new old stock DSLR since everyone is going mirrorless these days.

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>>47332171
Eh, weren't they just Taobao drop sellers? Still dozens of them on Etsy.

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Does anyone have any information on these chunky 75cm dolls? All the information is on Taobao and I can’t figure out how to get logged in on a browser

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>>47332788
I have never in my life seen these, interesting find. Try a taobao proxy like BJD Bhiner.

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>>47333081
Here is a link to the lasdol shop on tao bao

https://shop.m.taobao.com/shop/shop_index.htm?spm=a2141.9600033-new.shop.1&user_id=2207842890659&item_id=809848323078

They make 1/1 tpe dolls but also these QSD chibi dolls.

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I finally figured out how to log into taobao and get a machine translation. And I’m still very confused.

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Anyone happen to know where one could obtain this torso, perchance? (The outfit is also fine.)

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>>47333623
Looks like a dds Boy bust dyed tan with a dds (girl) abdomen and legs

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>>47332171
Well that's some bullshit. I know another BJD etsy store I bought from disappeared from their site shortly afterwards as well, does anyone know why they're doing this?

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>>47332302
Cute.
What camera did you get?

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>>47336235
Because Etsy thinks BJD is sexual.

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>>47336566
That's insane. How do they even determine what's acceptable or not? Some mass report automated ban?

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>>47336798
Automation, just like how YouTube punishes people for saying "cunt" when they clearly say something different.

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>>47333623
def a dyed hybrid body. Best bet to recreate would be to ask the person who did the mod (if possible) what dye they used and for how long

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>>47333623
look at how flat she is
goddamn

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>>47336384
Just a humble Rebel T100. Should be here on Friday.

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>>47337470
that's meant to be a boy anon

>>47336235
Etsy is one in a long line of websites over the last few months suddenly and brutally culling their nsfw offerings due to pressure from payment processors to sanitize or get cut off. This is why all the Japanese websites are hiding porn from the West, why Gumroad completely dismantled their NSFW offerings, and why patreon staff have stated that 'explicitly-stated consent in a work may not be enough to imply consent was given.' It's frankly frightening how swift and pervasive this has been.

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>>47332171
>>47332242
>>47332470
their AliExpress page is still up
personally I've been considering ordering from them because they advertise size alterations and I'm trying to get a basic wardrobe for a 1/6 TF

>>47323537
>Love those shoes
it's a TinyFox fullset, they likely aren't included
that said I recognize them, you can get those shoes on ACBJD

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>>47338144
>that's meant to be a boy anon
https://youtu.be/NAj26rVWK14

[Anonymous No.]

I love my dolls so much. How do you guys cope with loving your dolls so much?

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>>47338144
>'explicitly-stated consent in a work may not be enough to imply consent was given.'
I guess we have to get "I consent" tattooed on our foreheads before we consensually snuggle struggle.

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>>47343301
I don't remember making this post. I just settled on a name for a doll I don't have yet and have been on cloud 9 for a day. I love dolls.

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>>47343335
Congrats, setting on a name is a good day. Although, I have thought I settled on a name, only for her to arrive and find out her actual name was different. Something about once the doll is in your hands can change that.

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>>47343966
The name has been key to developing these three. Once I had a name for them, their personalties and final designs just fell into place. No more place holder names for the upcoming dolls in my documents.

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>>47344143
I dont think I put this yukata on correctly but the previous blue one is for a different doll. This yukata is more momokos speed.

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>>47344156
Also the thread sealed with fabric mod podge is still really flexible. Flexible enough for my use. Pretty sure I fully covered it. But im seeing if unsealed thread and sealed thread leave any stains/marks.

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>>47344143
>>47344156
Extremely cute momoko

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nonplussed

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>>47344263
Where did you get the strawberry skirt? Did you make it yourself?

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>>47344286
bees are attracted to sweet things, such is life

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>>47344356
Yeah, it's requirem art's high low skirt pattern. you can see where I messed up the waist band stitch trying to finish it all up. Can't be fucked to redo it at this point

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>>47336566
Etsy is finally doing something about dropshippers and resellers, or so they say in their LinkedIn posts.

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>>47344533
Yeah, that's nice, too bad we're getting hit too.

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>>47344381
Never admit failure, anon. It was intentional design choices.

>>47344541
Give it a week. They've done this before, they wait long enough for folks to forget, and then they promptly stop.

>>47343335
So are you going to tell us your plans? I for one want to see whether you change your mind because some other name fits her better or stay the course when you get her. Though I gotta agree, I'm the same way. The agonizing wait is exciting.

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>>47344381
It's always just a happy little accident, never a mistake.
>>47344762
>Never admit failure, anon. It was intentional design choices.
This
>Give it a week. They've done this before, they wait long enough for folks to forget, and then they promptly stop.
I don't get why the money factories are forcing other people to pretend that porn and sex toys doesn't exist now, it never was an issue before. It's a bit too late to put the genie back in the bottle.

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>>47344800
>it never was an issue before
Historically it has always been an issue. US as a population has always hated sex. George Martin commented on it directly, but you can see it in old programming too, where a father and mother would always have separate beds, separated by a nightstand because intimacy bad even though we all know they had sex to get those 3 kids.
But, like I said, give it a week. If amazon can't\won't conceal their sex toys, Etsy sure is hell won't.

>>47344176
Always have a control. Good job anon.

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>>47345027
>Historically it has always been an issue.
I meant online purchases

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frills, all the frills!

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Are these dolls haunted?

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>>47346196
you're (mostly) safe.

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>>47344762
The additional three I have planned is Yushina, an android. Im gonna dye the forearms and maybe the whole leg, a grey color. Similar to A2. Umi, is going to my Dream Choice that im getting in a little under a week, shes a human like Mizuka. Her partner is gonna be the Kuchisake-onna, who is Mizuumi. I have a couple key details in my head already but my next step is nailing down which head sculpt to go with for the android and kuchisake as Im trying to make them all different. The only name I was undecided on initially was my fox girl Kikyo.

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My doll's hair has been a bit unruly lately, so I bought both the oil spray & the shampoo from Volks. How do I know which one to use? Do I have to use the oil spray on her wig seperately?

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>>47347364
I look forward to seeing the new additions to your doll family

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>>47346196
Only the good ones.

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>>47348246
wash, air dry completely, tiniest amount of wig mist, brush through, restyle.

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>>47338144
What I'm getting out of this is that I should get things from Etsy sooner rather than later. Fantastic.

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>>47346196

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/296577638541
Cute Azone 1/3 girl looking for a new home. "Iris Collect Reira Welcome to Mofumofu Cafe Wolf Maid" version.

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>>47346196
Don't worry about it.

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>>47348942
Do ogres have a spot on doll noah's ark?

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>>47343301
Same as with humans, doing activities together.
>>47343335
If comfortable sharing, how did you derrive a name? While my doll was being made, before bed every night I faced towards South Korea and asked 'what is your name?' One moring she gave an answer.

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>>47349370
Mizuka is from Satoshi Mizukami , I just dropped the mi. Kikyo is actually from Inuyasha but I've never seen/read it I just got the name from a figure I got for my niece that I thought was cute. Momoko is straight from the artist Momoko Kikuchi. Yushina is combination of Yuka Nagase and Nishina. Umi and Mizuumi were just from kanji practice and I like saying them. I settled on Mizuumi because I thought having the duo be Sea and Lake was kinda fun.

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>>47337755
>Just a humble Rebel T100
Hey man, it's not the camera, it's the photographer. I can think of few better cameras to learn fundamentals with.

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back off her ammo

[Anonymous No.]

she lived

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>>47353405
She has the mandate of heaven

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cuteness

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>>47353711
Giving off child coffin impressions.

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>>47338144
anti Japanese racism?

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>>47353711
I wonder if they make these for 1/3 dolls..

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>>47353711
finally. she's contained.

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>>47355075
Puritanism with racism as a by-product of the horny content culling.

>>47355121
You can fit a 1/3 in one of those if you have her crouch over. Those were a limited release by a Japanese lolita creator that only sold in limited numbers in person, unfortunately. I have seen them on the aftermarket for around $150 apiece.

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I picked up some magnetic earrings from kitandkat wrongly hoping they'd work for my BJD. Would anyone with a smart doll or similarly sized BJD like a set of pearl drops, silver studs, gold studs, and instilation kit? I could just list them on any number of market places, so please don't respond if your intention is to merely resell.

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>>47355367
>Puritanism with racism as a by-product of the horny content culling.
can we just nuke the amerimutts and anglocucks already?

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>>47355500
as an amerimutt please take good care of my dolls after my death, they did not ask to live here.

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>>47355513
I will stalk the wasteland of Anglostan in order to recover the dolls unfortunate enough to wind up there.

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First shots with new camera. Looking forward to learning and growing as a photographer.

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>>47355592
I can't wait for you to look back on this moment and see how far you've come this time next year, anon. Congratulations!

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>>47355592
cute! looking forward to seeing more

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I was walking around scouting for an area to take pictures of my doll and then from a distance a guy with his phone out recording was talking shit to some other rando. I have my camera at my hand and he just so happens to look in my direction. He comes to me recording and all, talking that I was part of a conspiracy theory and that I was part of the "FBI " and saying "fuck you! you're a little bitch!" to me. I never thought I would encounter a full schizo in the wild. I feel pity for this man. Sad really.

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>>47355592
A camera will make you love your doll even more.

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>>47355897
Cute shot all the same!

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>>47355592
She's very cute, is that a Parabox head?

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>>47355897
What the fuck, at least nothing bad happened

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>>47355952
Yes, with a basic machine face-up

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>>47355977
>at least nothing bad happened
Wtf Anon. His cover's been blown! That's terrible!

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>>47355424
>hoping they'd work for my BJD
It's strange that they don't and I'm sorry you had that experience. I've spoken in person with the owners of kitandkat and they've tested on SmD and DD, so I'd have thought they'd work on just about anything. I'll keep your experience in mind when I purchase from them. If you reach out to them on Instagram you might be able to work some sort of refund.

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>>47356330
"resin is thicker than vinyl" -old family saying

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>>47355897
this is a really really good photo

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Does anyone know if MDD shoes fit on Dollbot feet?

>>47355424
>>47356888
If it's just the thickness of the resin then a bigger magnet on the inside of the head should work.

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>>47356888
Didn't realize it was resin. I know very little about resin so this is good information.

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Today marks one year of receiving my first doll. I will be posting some birthday celebration photos later tonight or tomorrow. In the meantime, I hope you can all help me celebrate Akari's first anniversary.

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>>47359188
My MDD size shoes fit on my Dollbot. Hands too.

[Anonymous No.]

shes hard at work

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>>47362430

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>>47362440

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>>47362430
>>47362440
>>47362444
She's doing a great job. Very cute.

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>>47362430
>>47362440
>>47362444
If i take over the laundry can she do my dishes?

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if an anon will come sweep and tidy here i will make you a fucking feast AND let you borrow my photo props for doll shoots

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>>47363122
The true end game of meetups. We just show up and clean each other's spaces for doll goods and photos

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>>47363122
You have a fucking deal

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The real art project site is selling normal skin (vs soft skin) Angelphilia bodies for preorder. Ends August 25

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>>47363201
Good catch anon.

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>>47362140
おめでとうございます。
この曲はあなたのための歌です

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>>47364358
massive. How tall is she?

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>>47363122
deal, I would vacuum and dust the shit out of your house

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>>47364366
The angle exaggerates. IIRC, 105/110cm with flat/pointed feet.

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>>47364358
All of our dolls are works of art, but she truly does captivate. それはすごいいdす！

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>>47364449
That's still huge. Pretty outfit and photo setup too

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>>47364358
Is that a Trinity doll?

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>>47364452
The way Gu Mi Jung's sculpts combine realism with animanga sensibilities is fascinating.
>>47364465
Her gown was designed by Ajumapama, as are many of the best trinity outfits.
I was pleased with the pose and angle, but couldn't make every element of the gown rest well, nor defocus the background and incorporate lighting as this anon's >>47367906 consistently high quality photos.
>>47364565
Yes, she is from Dollmore's Trinity line. I love how similar they feel to Kawahara's plant dolls.

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What's your favorite doll page? This is mine https://x.com/iretaro.. They dress in the same/similar outfits for pictures

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>>47373482
That's cute, but there's no way that woman isn't absolutely insufferable. I'll take crazy miku any day.

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>>47373482
cute photos, I imagine putting her face online makes her a bigger target for poorfag rage.

I don't have one favorite but here's a few (all mdds/dollfies):
@doll_shokichi- lots of interesting poses + very dynamic hair
@NoGood_NG- variety of fantasy outfits (and silicon parts)
@hachikoromura- does a lot of paintovers/editing. edits out joints which I dislike but can deal with. has a fat doll
@gonta0918- cute fox girls picrel. also edits out joints and some drawing. probably my favorite of the list
@_A1o8- huge variety of backgrounds + props

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>>47373584
Substantiate your claim. Nothing in those posts came off as remotely off putting. Outside of recommending BL, that is.

[Anonymous No.]

Can you do a lot with a kit lens? I started taking more photos with my dslr camera for the past few months but my photos feel pretty mediocre at best.

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>>47376956
Absolutely yes, I used the kit lens on my first DSLR pretty much exclusively for years and years. What lens is attached to it? Depending on the focal length it can be more or less annoying to live with it. Would you post some of your photos anon? I'd love to see them! Tell me what you don't like about them (or what you feel you aren't capturing) and maybe I can offer some advice to help you get there.

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>>47376956
Most kit lenses are pretty good unless you're sperging about raw image quality(sharpness, cromab, that shit). What you need is experience and knowledge, so it might be a good time to do a deep dive into portrait photography and the how and why of it. There are things your kit lens won't be good at, and that's just the nature of lenses; if you want a lot of bokeh you could pick up a 50mm f/1.8(they're usually very affordable), and you can never go wrong picking up some addition lighting sources. Another anon linked to these lights -
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KWXCI3Q/?coliid=I1BUTB5NEW0QAO&colid=102Z7DTKC83LH&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it
- which are fairly affordable.

[Anonymous No.]

>>47375721
>those posts
Nobody said anything about her posts, but sure, enjoy the BJD Pokimane. I'm not gonna stop you.

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>>47378065
there are quite a few japanese women who take photos with their dolls. what are you crying about?

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>>47373878
Those foxes are too cute.

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>>47377076
Sure I’d love to post some photos! I have a few currently on my drive for now and been itching to take more photos but due to bad weather, it’s been a bit of a struggle to take any with my other favorite doll. My lenses is a regular 18-55mm f 3.5/5.6 iii. What I feel like is my issue is lighting and/or focus from background. I’ve used manual mode for a while to taking photos but it feels like something is off about it including lighting.

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>>47377817
I’ve been thinking about taking photos in raw for the past while now to see if it may help since I’ve only done jpeg. Thanks for the link for lights anon.

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>>47376956
>>47379776
>>47379796

Lighting helps a ton. Are you using a tripod? For raw editing the options are (paid) lightroom, capture one, and (free as in freedom) darktable. Larger apertures can be nice when you want them but bokeh isn't strictly needed and if you're going for best possible image quality you'd be around F/8 anyway. You can shoot jpg + raw, and that way you can reference the jpg if it came out as something you like as sort of your 'goal' to try to get your baseline adjustments to look like when learning raw editing. I found that helped teach me how to adjust things like contrast, local contrast, exposure, chroma/saturation to achieve a desired result instead of just playing around with sliders blindly guessing until they look slightly better/worse.

I couldn't tell if these last two pictures are different anons but the dolls are cute post them more お願いします

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>>47379955
nta, thanks for the software. Im shooting jpeg+raw but didn't know how to really start processing the raws.

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>>47379776
>What I feel like is my issue is lighting and/or focus from background
Like >>47377817 said, grab a nifty fifty. They're pretty cheap (especially used) and if you find that you don't like it you can pretty much resell it for what you paid for it

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>>47379955
Same anon for both photos, love taking them out for photos.
I own a tripod but it’s one of those cheap ones on Amazon, I have yet to use it but plan on using it more for my next photoshoot. Do you have any tips on using Lightroom? I’ve tried the free version of it that’s on mobile and have yet to try photoshop for anything like editing brightness on eyes or removing doll stands (only used gimp).
>>47380063
These aren’t so bad at all, going to order one of these this week to have my hand at these babies for better lighting. I’ve also recalled seeing a small light box that attaches to the camera. (not a speed lite, though thought of using one at some point.)

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>>47380500
>>47380500
I use these for lighting. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08K7H42D7 I'm pretty happy with them. I also have two of the color versions but don't use those as much as the color temp adjustable white ones.
No help with lightroom since I'm a darktable schizo. But most editing software seems to have the same adjustment options. Most of what I saw on youtube followed the same generic process that this more or less captures
https://docs.darktable.org/usermanual/development/en/overview/workflow/process/#image-processing-in-3-modules

[Anonymous No.]

As of today, I have owned this doll half my life.

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>>47379776
If you're using Manual and you have a good handle on how ISO/Aperture/Shutter Speed affect each other you've got a good head start. You might consider looking up resources on composition, since a lot of photography comes down to how you frame and setup your shot.
>>47379796
RAW is pretty great since you can go back and re-process a photo in a completely different way, but as >>47379955 points out, you need a dedicated program for it. It also takes a lot more space, so be ready for the photos to fill a hard drive fast if you take a lot of them.

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>>47380652
She looks gorgeous even from afar with that light.
>>47381641
I love these comparisons. Plan on trying out either lightroom or darktable to try one of them out. My next photoshoot, I’ll mess with using RAW and set up too. How do set up yours besides lighting? By the way, how is your invisible stand for your doll? I’ve been having issues with mine.

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>>47381753
>By the way, how is your invisible stand for your doll? I’ve been having issues with mine.
Generally I like it, but if I had to complain it's annoying how the hardware protrudes below the base, making it rock. I'm probably going to do something about this, and it might just be cutting the threads done so it's flush.

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>>47381318
Is she between 9 and 15 years old? Her face sculpt looks too beautiful for the early 2000s.
How are you celebrating and what initially drew you to her?

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Hey Dollbot anon, do you have any tips for putting her hair on? I feel uncommonly stupid in this moment. (For those unaware, Dollbot have vinyl hairpieces.)

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>>47384475
What are you talking about with Dollbot? Do you mean Imomo?

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>>47384618
I meant imomodoll yes, my bad -- don't post before you've had your morning tea, anons.

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To the anons who were interested in the Bikinistyle Cara dolls, Azone picked up the brand for a 1/12 variant release on their curvy picconeemo bodies! https://www.instagram.com/p/C9yrDWsSwod/

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>>47384941
Was going to post this last night but the captcha refused. I'm super excited for these, I always wanted to do faceups on his faceplates but didn't want to drop 20,000 yen for a head + expressions and potentially fuck it up. These are 8,000 yen and look great

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>>47385095
They're so adorable, I wish they were 1/6 size...

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>>47385836
What spirits have you upset anon?

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>>47384311
He turned 15 in April. DoD Sha/Shall is a beautiful sculpt and DoD was popular back then for good reason.

I loved the look of DoD back when I started. I really wanted a limited one (due to being 14 when I decided) and he was the first limited DoD that was released after I had saved up enough money. An older me wouldn't have bought him out of limited hype and would have gone for non-limited Ducan, but this is the one I chose. Also my mom hated Ducan, but she hates Sha too ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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>>47384216
I had that issue with this stand. Did it came with 2 nuts? (one being thinner) I may be able to help. My only issue with my stand is my doll not standing in the acrylic base correctly unless she’s away from the base itself.

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Is there a forum or website where I could possibly find someone willing to do a trade? I have a new dollbot platinum skin body, the one piece torso, I have both a L and S bust part but I'm wishing I could trade it for a MDD semi-white body. Nothing against the dollbot I just prefer the thinner legs. I highly doubt dollbot would let me return it when there are no defects and if I sold it I don't think I'd get as much as I paid for it. Any suggestions?

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>>47387591
DollDreaming's marketplace is probably what you're after, though it will take a little while to get access.

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>>47387591
try facebook marketplace groups. there are also sales channels in the dolldreaming/bjd discord but they are activity gated so you’ll have to post regularly and be a member for a while to gain access. and there are a lot of scammers on the fb market place too so be careful

also most doll items do not retain value, I’ve seen plenty of heads from popular makers resell secondhand 2/3-1/2 the bid price just weeks/months later

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>>47387683
>>47387687
Thank you both, I'll check those websites out. Alternatively, does anyone know if it's possible to switch the dollbot legs and feet with MDD parts? If so that would solve all all the issues I have with it anyway.

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>>47387204
I think it did, but I don't recall. It's packed away atm as I am moving next week, so it'll have to wait. I'm guessing you put the larger nut on top as a spacer, and the smaller on the bottom? I can always add washers if it doesn't have the second nut, I should have thought of that.

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>>47391362
This is really cute but my anxiety of her being bumped over would be too great to do this myself.

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>>47391488
i imagine there was a hand out-of-frame set up like a cobra to save the doll from bunny-collision

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>>47391362
I thought I was on Ylilauta for a moment.

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My big AC order came today
Does anyone remember what the doll hotline number is to set up a private screaming session for when your doll is too cute to handle?

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>>47392319
aww, the hair bow is a nice touch!! love the hakama on her

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does anybody know what shade of imomodoll matches volks semi white the closest? All the swatches I see online look closer to flesh but I'm not sure

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>>47391373
What sculpt? Love the photo.

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>>47393293
3X Spicy Buldak?

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>>47392319
I love traditional outfits, especially taisho roman ones

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Who knew dressing up my dolls would be so much fun. I can’t help but want to spoil them with more clothes in the future.

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>>47392770
Afraid I don't know, it came out my image collection.

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>>47393873
Say goodbye to your money

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>>47394260
Volks sapphire

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[Anonymous No.]

>see real w*men are lust figures and ignore them
>can only find peace with bjd because they are cute and beautiful

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>>47401208
Nice, man. Shit is cinematic

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>>47401955
Not mine, unfortunately! The thread was on page 10 so I gave a friendly bump.

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Any updates on the doll meet at otakon?

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>>47406121
She’s so beautiful, I’m in love.

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>>47407561
very cute! Seems you're getting used to the camera too

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Would there be any interest in doing a /bjd/ doll calendar for 2025? Seems the 2023 version linked in the OP never came together. I'd certainly entertain organizing it if there's interest from 5+ individuals

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>>47408545
I'd be willing to contribute at least one month. Maybe more.

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>>47408545
I'd be down to contribute, but I can't do anything until mid August.

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>>47408545
This means nothing, don't even have a bjd yet, but I'd definitely be interersted in seeing this come together.

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>>47408545
I'm interested. Though I don't have any real photography paraphernalia so the quality is limited to a smart phone camera

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Dont know anything about these characters but their accessories were really cool.

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https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?item=305697326751&rt=nc&_ssn=shshshoes
For anyone who likes smaller dolls (1/6, mostly) or fixer-uppers, this person has a bunch of listings to dig through recently.

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>>47410572
I hate the one on the left in game, but I'd be tempted to buy him for the weapon.

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>>47412124
Not a fan of those eyes, man. On any of those

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>>47362444
Moments before disaster...

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Can I find a wife if I get in this hobby?

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>>47413194
If you're asking here, I'd guess no regardless.

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>>47413194
Define "wife".

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>>47413194
unironically yes, if you mean actual biological female and you are a male

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>>47410572
Huh the heads are bigger than I would have liked.

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>>47412697
>late 90s/early 2000s anime
it was a different time

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I've been rewatching HxH and some other old shows and I think I'll always have a fondness both for the sparkly-eyed aesthetics of the 80s (and early 90s) and the hard, shiny look of late 90s-mid-00s anime. One of my oldest dolls (Volks Lost Angel's Story Sanjie) has rooted hair and painted-on, old-style eyes, but I like her just the way she is.

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Is your doll /fa/ enough to wear sunglasses, indoors, at night?

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2020 is finally done. Sorting Toobies was complicated but each one should appear once... I hope.
Not really visible with the collage but three anons who posted a lot their dolls didn't came back this time.

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>>47416072
I really appreciate you taking the time to make these, anon. They're really heartwarming, at least to me.

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>>47416072
Oh wow I didn't expect to see mine here, the white haired in the bottom row, red dress. Unfortunately I have since sold her, but it makes me happy to see her in the collage. I should post the rest of my dolls more often. Good job with this.

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>>47414033
Certainly not a normal one though, most likely one that's also in the hobby.

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>>47416072
Suigintou my beloved

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Excuse the lighting and placement, im working with what i got in my room. Dream choice was a lot of fun to do. Heres all the extra wigs and eyes. Wigs are wk17 - T4110, wk24 - f18, wk15b - t2409. Eyes X-grey, T-red, O-red is in my doll. Highly recommend doing it if you find yourself in and around tokyo. I got a lot of stuff at doll point I felt kinda bad about all the shit they had to ring up. They seemed to like my notebook I had with everything picked out for the doll. Theres a couple other doll stores in the same building too.

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>>47416432
Umi is here and I love her

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>>47416557
she’s lovely anon, congrats!

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>>47416117
I beg to differ. There are a LOT of normies in this hobby on the outskirts, just not openly vocal about it. There are also a lot of anime girls/fujos but you will have a pretty good pick options.

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>>47407782
Thanks, anon. I was in a rush since I had to attend class but I was eager to try out my new 50mm 1.8 lens that other anons had mentioned.
Here's an edited version with some color correction.

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>>47413194
>3DPD
Reject the wiles of the flesh. Relinquish all your adoration, paychecks and all material possessions to doll.

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>>47364358
wow a Trinity in the wild
I want one that size but my power level isn't high enough
>buying actual kids' clothes
>needing a whole closet to hide it when people come over
>implications of someone finding a doll that large hidden in your closet
I really wish though

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>>47364366
Trinities are 110cm

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>>47379776
That specific picture is contre-jour and you generally want to use manual settings to set the exposure on a specific spot, and possibly use a separate light to illuminate the subject. This is the reason why you see photographers use a flash in broad daylight sometimes.

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https://volksusa.com/dollfieicon/2024.html
The Icons are back but only the Pink and Tan ones, this time. Shame I can't pick one up, I love Serra's look this time around.

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Showed my mom my mini dollfie dream and she really liked her. She was mostly impressed with the wig and kept saying it looked really expensive. I had her in an azone 50 outfit and she said it looked too big and that I should pin it with safety pins like what they do for models. Good call mom, I was blinded by my doll's cuteness

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>>47420894
I do that for doll fits too, it's always helpful to have them on-hand.

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>>47419907
Instructions unclear. Became Mormon to marry my harem of dollwives.

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>>47346121
CUTE!!!

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>>47420894
>She was mostly impressed with the wig and kept saying it looked really expensive
she knows

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>>47416072
My doll is in this one! Her birthday is coming up. She has no butthole, and thus can't eat cake. The cake is impossible

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>>47419996
>kids' clothes
Its pretentious, but I feel sorry for those dolls. While struggling to sew her a custom wardrobe, she has 7 outfits from dollmore to enjoy.
>needing [...] to hide
Your social life must be quite active. The only people I host are family and friends I've known my whole life who aren't surprised by anything.

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>>47422262
>you're supposed to buy everything from the Dollmore™ catalog or I feel sorry for you
No hard feelings but yes it's pretentious. It's something a Macbook owner would say.

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>>47422422
There may be some miscommunication/interpretation. I think almost all children's clothes are beneath trinity dolls. Even most of dollmore's trinity options aren't attractive to me, which is why I'm learning to sew.

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>>47422262
Would kid’s clothes even fit it? The proportions look more like a tiny adult and seems like it’d look off. I always feel like buying actual children’s clothes would be better suited for an anime doll like the 48” Paraboxes, or something with cuter features like a doll that looks like a giant DearSD

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>>47406522
yeah i'm not gonna make it unfortunately, way too much stuff going on
like work and having to do a complicated international return of a very expensive piece of photography equipment that arrived broken…
>>47392319
>>47406121
oh hey now akira and yuzu can twin don't worry I won't subject anyone to my kinpatsu stepchild until she has a face
>>47416072
and now how many of those dolls belong to one particular anon hmm
>>47419471
>>47419518
it's like magic isn't it

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>>47422691
Don't perceive me it is a double digit number of doll photos.

>>47422691
No-face dolls are also cute!

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>>47406522
Apologies for the lack of an update on the Otakon meet. I'll be posting a more detailed update in the next day or so. Sorting out details with the vendor/panelist I'm helping out for the weekend. As of now, the meet will be on Saturday as usual, likely around noon to keep things consistent.

As a side note, I noticed in the official Otakon schedule there is an ABJD/Vinyl meet on Friday at 7. I plan on attending that in addition to hosting our little shindig. There's also a BJD For Beginners panel at 10:15 on Saturday but it's doubtful that applies to any of us that are attending.

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>>47408545
I would be interested.

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>>47416085
Thanks! It's a pleasure to make them.

>>47416100
So that's why this one hasn't been posted lately.

>>47422691
I could have included anon's full shelf but there were better pics to show. Anon did promise us an outdoor shoot with all of them but life must be busy for both of you.

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Got on the gross streets of a city to get these. Not crazy about this spot or what I took. I wanted more Akihabara in the background, night time might be better but its challenging to find a spot to setup on of the side streets might be better. I got told to leave and no pictures by the building I was in front of as I was packing up, oops.

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>>47423859
Only have phone editing but heres two of Umi at Senso-ji. Some german lady said “what the…in the world” and then asked to take a photo of me. So there might be a photo of me behind a camera sitting on the ground and the doll on a rock.

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>>47423874
My two photos I liked of akihabara arent even in focus.

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>>47417858
Well I guess one can only really know after being at a meetup. Not like one would ever happen where I'm from.

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>>47424838
What region are you in? There's got to be others in your area who would meet up.

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>>47425926
The Balkans, ex-Yu.

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>>47426214
I'm sorry. Good luck. There is a decent EU doll community but idk around the Balkans.

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>>47422691
Yuzu faceup...
Any day now...
No I'm not tired of waiting...
...
So sleepy...

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Yay, a second 1/6!

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>>47426214
Italy has some meetups, thats the closest I can think of

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>>47423859
>no pictures
>it's a public space
>anon is clearly standing on the public sidewalk
Asian country moment. That security guard has no legs to stand on with that argument. Japan does have fairly strict laws when it comes to publishing peoples' faces, but in terms of taking photos in public in a location where privacy is not expected that is perfectly legal. But the phenomenon of security coming out of the woodwork to tell people to stop taking pictures in public places is something that shows up quite often in Asian countries.

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Take any sad, ethereal, soft grunge doll pics today?

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>>47423859
>>47423874
>>47423879
Cute pics. I assume you were visiting? How was traveling with a doll in Japan? I'd like to do something similar but am quite worried that my doll would get lost/damaged/stolen

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>>47429429
I assumed it was something about blocking the sidewalk idk

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>>47429429
Do you expect them to cater you or something?

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>>47428169
Some late night shoots I guess.

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>>47429742

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>>47429688
No don't be retarded. Them catering to me would be letting me be on their property or letting me obstruct their place of business. Anon is on the sidewalk with clearly visible unobstructed path behind the doll.

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>>47429748
Cute photos and congrats on the new doll

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>>47423549
You could say that my yard and home are currently not suitable for photography due to circumstances beyond my control. I will get that shoot done one day.

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>>47422736
>>47429962
work on your photo backlog then

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Anyone attending Resin Rose?
Anyone also attend antique/vintage doll shows and conventions? There's lot more of them around so I usually attend and some stuff will fit BJDs.

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>>47430438
>antique/vintage doll shows and conventions
I'd like to hear more about that!

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Is the anon with the green DD and the painted cortex still here? Haven't seen them for a while.

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>>47430452
It's a bit awkward to attend since most of the convention goers and vendors seem to know each other, but it's pretty cool. Lots of vintage and antique dolls and furniture, and lots of things for fashion dolls, such as Barbie, Gene, Tonner, and more. There's also some people who sell antique/vintage fabric and supplies, usually from their own stash from over the years. The wig vendors have sizes for BJDs, although most wigs that aren't in specialized wig stalls are often too big for BJDs. Make sure you go early since stuff there gets snatched up fast at times. Was in one stall and was looking at a wig and when I turned around to get it a minute later, it was already bought by someone else.
There are quite a bit if you're in the US, although they're scattered across the states. I think there's more of them on the east side, but I'm on the west side so I can't really confirm. I also recommend to check out vintage/antique doll shops as they usually have accessories and clothing that BJDs can wear and some even carry a few BJD items.

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>>47429575
Visiting until the 8/9. I bought when I got here but I brought a face shield, and bag for. Only brought the yutaka for her, bought everything else here. No issues transporting her on the subway. Im not worried about being stolen and the only damage might be if some drunk guy does something I guess? Its not really a concern for me. She’ll be in my backpack carry on the plane.

>>47429753
I was on this corner. I dont think I was actually on the sidewalk so I guess I was on their property.

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How do you guys feel about knock-offs and such? Just ordered my first BJD, I only have Aliexpress available to me, so it's some sort of Chinese brand "Fantasy Angel". Probvably not very legit, might be a recast or something.

I'm not very well-versed in this yet, so I don't want to order all separate parts. All I'm saying is - yhou guys ok with photos of less, uhh, legit dolls?

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>>47434666
Just keep that shit to yourself and no one will care or notice.
Definitely don't go over to places like DoA, they'll eviscerate you.

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>>47434883
Got it. Just feels like I'll fuck something up if I start with one of the legit ones. Alright.

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>>47434666
BJD and BJD accessories can be expensive, so I understand why recasts are attractive to some. Many conventions and sites with user profiles are anti recast. Some will just ask people to disclose their recast dolls while others will try to enforce lifetime bans, so just keep that in mind if you end up enjoying yourself.

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>>47434903
I am probably not going to any other BJD space online until I get something more legit.

Thanks for clearing that up.

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>>47435100
And one more thing - if I were after all to buy something from the only website woth legit available to me, then I'd actually go bankrupt. Legit dolls on there go for a cost of a, maybe, previous iphone model.

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>>47420847
I wish they'd make these skin colors for their dollfie dreams, but I know that there's way less demand for it.

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>>47435129
They say there's way less demand, but spectate YJA auctions for dyed dolls -- I think there's plenty of demand, Volks just moves at a glacial pace when it comes to trying new things. Same with male dolls.

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>>47435126
The clothes will cost you more

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Painting of doll #2 is going well. I just need to figure out if I want eyes from Volks or elsewhere.

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>>47436432
That looks great. Really excited to see a comparison between doll 1 and doll 2

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>>47436432
I'm loving this so far anon.

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>>47436432
Very nice. I love the detail on the eyebrows.

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>>47434666
Recasts are very looked down upon. If legit owners find out you have a recast, you can potentially be blocked and ignored in the hobby. If you try to pass it off as legit while selling it, you will be banned from the major forums. This is your warning.

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>heyyy how do you feel about this slimy thing that ruins the hobby and drives your favorite small companies out of business? :^)

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Now that Otakon is Days Away, I want to repost this update.

The meet is Saturday the 3rd at 12:00pm (noon). Location will likely be outside the Lolita Garden (Marriot M2 Salon 12-13) which is where the official ABJD/Vinyl meet is the night before. If the location changes, I will post an update no later than Friday Evening. Hope to see some anons there.

>>47422691
>i'm not gonna make it unfortunately
Sorry to hear that. I'm going to try to have one more meet this year sometime, circumstances allowing. Hopefully things will align better for that one.

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>>47436432
I dont even understand how you did this. Faceups this good are like black magic to me.

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>>47436432
This is so good anon. What tips or materials do you use for your faceups? I own watercolor pencils for right now.

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>>47416072
thank you for continuing to make these collages, anon! lol, i see toobie and nines from way back before i changed their wigs. i’ve been really annoyed at myself that i haven’t been making time for my dolls lately, so i finally cleared a spot in my office last night to see if i can still manage to work with a doll next to me (and fit in a few shitty phone photos of course…)

>>47436432
aww, very cute combo of mischievous and smug!!

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>>47437590
>>47437918
Are there any legit ones on Ali? I'll save up, if necessary

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>>47438970
Save up because you can probably resell it for whatever you bought it for. Also, the forums of the hobby almost every brand comes up for sale eventually. Find one you want, save up, or go check the sales areas. Is there a particular one you have an eye on?

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>>47438970

Save up and buy a legit doll because if you don't like it, you can likely resell it for very close to whatever you bought it for. If its a recast you are out of luck. Stop focusing on the cost right now. Find a doll you like and fall in love with. People end up spending MORE money by trying to go 'cheap' in this hobby in the long run.

Also, the forums of the hobby almost every brand comes up for sale eventually. Find one you want, save up, or go check the sales areas.

Is there a particular one you have an eye on?

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>>47439016
Again, I only have Ali available, if it wasn't for thatm I wouldn't be making myself looks this retarded here. There is one more place I can order from, but it's a reseller with a very big markup. That's the only legit place I can order from.
I have some that I'm looking at, but nothing concrete. Always wanted to get one with posable fingers too.

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>>47439089
You don't have to be too specific, but do you mind if I ask what part of the world you're from, anon? There might be specialty shops in your country that have shit SEO (like most things in the doll world.) Don't quote me on this, but I believe Imomodoll actually have an Aliexpress store? I know they have a taobao. Hopefully someone else can provide more direct information. As for jointed hands for vinyl dolls, theey are usually aftermarket, hobby-made parts which can be considerably expensive.

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>>47439158
Russia. So, you know, not the best relationship with other countries right now. Paypal is unavailable, which basically fucks up every international purchase.
Looks like I'll have to do some research then.
Oh, didn't know about jointed hands being like that. Damn. They're so pretty though

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>>47439167
I had a feeling you'd say that. I know some ways around the purchase problems for certain things, but the nature of BJD makes that a tricky proposition... I will do some research. A metric fuckton of doll creators are actually from Russia, especially for clothes (and also artdolls, which has been vexatious for yours truly,) so there are back channels for things... let me take a look.

Jointed hands are more common on the resin side of the hobby! There are resin anime-style dolls as well -- you posted one such creator, Aimerai, but there are others. There's no rush, so save up and in time, we'll find a doll you both want, and can obtain.

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>>47439233
Oh damn, thank you. You seem to know your shit

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Perhaps by September I can take doll photos in my yard again. I wish you all a very merry pest control.

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>>47439158
Best I can suggest to you is to have someone in another country (one that isn't suckling on the NATO teat, obviously) buy dolls in your name and then mail them to you as a sort of proxy. I'm pretty sure that my country (Serbia) still has unrestricted mailing to and from Russia, but I don't know anyone who would be willing to do this on the regular. I sure as hell barely have the patience to deal with our postal system.

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>>47439559
Err sorry the reply was meant for >>47439167

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>>47439559
Yeah, that's one way of dealing with this. But also a pain in the ass, because paying for a service like this would be problematic.
I once tried to pay for a distrokid subscription through a friend of mine from Georgia, and his bank didn't want to accept my money. Had to find a different one. So that was fun

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>>47438450
I have watercolor pencils, an elastomer eraser stick, acrylic paint, a wet palette if you are painting for a while, mungyo chalk pastels, and some weathering powder like Tamiya's for the brush. I like sharpening the pencils real fine to get a good tip. A size 0 or 1 brush you can keep a tip on for the paint is a good idea too.

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>>47439089
Buying a recast is essentially piracy. And if a legit doll isn't an option for you or made available, then it's not a lost sale.
Just know what you're getting into. The resin doll hoes and tumblrinas will hate your guts. They won't let you be part of their club.
I pieced together an anime resin doll from recast parts from alixpress and I was really happy with the result. I ordered a head with a face up, a body, and jointed hands all from separate sellers and I was happy with the quality of all the parts.
If you do order a recast I don't think you would be unhappy with the doll, but you will make everyone else angry.
If you don't care about that, you do you. It's your money and your doll.

[Anonymous No.]

Boudoir is always inevitable when mixing dolls and cameras.

[Anonymous No.]

Salon day. Rin had her wig trimmed and styled. I think I got most of the look that I wanted here.

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>>47438924
I love 9S DD, are you the one who had pictures of him in the grass? Nice to see you still around! You should post him more

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>>47443281
adorable!

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>>47442091
I'm so happy you assholes get shit on everywhere outside of 4chan. The economy for BJDs is so small that companies go out of business when they get recast, you absolute scumbag. Yes they're lost sales you fucking pajeet.

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>>47419471
>>47419518
looking really good! glad to see you post more. love your design

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>>47443647
They get shit on on 4chan too, as you demonstrated.

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>>47442888
On a long enough timeline, everything is inevitable. Doesn't mean I'll be sharing the results.

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>>47443647
Yup, there's the anger lol.
Listen I understand the concern for artists and the harm that recast can do, that's a legitimate reason why someone would choose not to support them.
But the fact the recasters in China are doing bad things, dose'nt justify the way your lot treats people. Half the people who buy recasts are new to dolls and don't even fully understand what they are.
Amd in the case of the guy above, it IS NOT a lost sale. The manufacturers do not sell dolls or ship to his country. He has no means to buy them. It is an access issue. The same way pirating a 20 year old video game that hasn't been sold or reproduced since it was released is not a lost sale.
And one of you suggested buying a second hand legitimate doll, the artists receive nothing from that transaction either. That would be a lost sale for the artist if they were still manufacturing the doll and it was available. I think there is a place for buying recasts if the doll is no longer being sold or manufactured. Just as long as people don't try to pass them off as the real thing if they try to sell then.
Maybe doll communities shouldn't paint everyone with the same brush and go on a self righteous moral crusade to shun non believers. But these are the same women who used to frequent tumblr back in the day, so it's just what they do.

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>>47444090
Oh and about that point about the BJD economy being so small, maybe it would grow more if people weren't so vindictive and obtuse. Most people who stay in this hobby tend to buy more than one doll.
Senerio A - A person new to dolls finds what the believe to be a good deal on cheap doll on alixpress that they fall in love with. They have no idea what a recast even is. They take their first photos and make a post about how they love their new doll and who great of a deal they think they got. They are then verbally asukted and told how horrible a person they are for buy a recast. They are banned from the forum. Since they were shunned by the community for reason they still don't fully understand, they grow bored of their doll after a little while and leave the hobby, moving on to something else.
Senerio B - The person buys the same doll and posts it the same way as above. However this time they tell them how cute their doll is, but explain what a recast us and why you might want to refrain from buying more of them. The user is not banned. They stay in the community and through the community they find more dolls from legit doll makersbthat they love. They find one that they really love and decide to save up to buy it. Over the course of the next 3 years they end up buying three legit dolls.

So maybe you shouldn't be so happy about who your community drives people away

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>>47436432
Just going to spray her now. My only regret is not having any mica powder to really bling up her makeup.

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>>47444259
Very eagerly awaiting the full introduction

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>>47444090
>Half the people who buy recasts are new to dolls and don't even fully understand what they are.
Nah, that's really not the case anymore. BJDs are not the niche hobby they were 10 years ago, although there still aren't a fuck ton of people into BJDs fashion doll and toy collecting in general have skyrocketed in popularity over the past few years, people know why fakes are bad.

I'm not that anon, and I don't really care what people from countries with insanely low wages or heavy restrictions do (though russianon could still look into Tinyfox 1/6 fullsets which are very nice, or possibly imomodoll 1/4 dolls) but a huge majority of people I see online with recasts are westerners who could easily save up money to buy a legit doll. Look at the BJD recast subreddit. Many of them have a bunch of other junk in the bg that they could have held off from buying to save up money, and many of them also have multiple recasts and it's not like the recast dolls they buy are exactly cheap either- complete 1/3 dolls may still still cost hundreds and while it is cheaper than what they'd spend on a real one, what's stopping them from buying a smaller real doll? And clothes and wigs aren't any cheaper either, $20 for a wig and $30+ for outfits add up. I'd love to support people in Scenario B, like who Russianon is, and I do see some people who are like that but if you look at recast friendly places most recast purchasers are not like that. Aside from those types of people, I only really see children/parents of younger children who want to buy recasts because they don't want to buy a $500 doll for a 11 year old, which is a different situation.

Fairy Land and Volks are very popular and are still expensive but they're not the only ones anymore, there are dozens of taobao brands that offer very cheap dolls and bjds at different scales. Hell pic related are the 1/6 Tinyfoxes (is a JP shop display for some reason they really love marking up Taobao dolls) but most of them cost around $110 during their preorder periods before shipping. There are also resin BJDs that cost ~150 or less for a naked body and head- I don't really keep up with resins so I don't know the exact brand but I do remember seeing an original taobao brand somebody bought to make a hybrid with their MDD that was only $100 for the 1/4 head and body, but no faceup. More popular taobao brands do cost more, but they're not the only ones that exist. And there are many smaller accessible options now, like the blind box BJDs or Azone 1/12 and 1/6 dolls, which are relatively cheap now (especially secondhand) thanks to weak yen. I personally think Azone 1/6 dolls are a better option than larger dolls for people on a budget because it's much easier to buy (or make!) cheap clothes.

Additionally a ton of recasts are not from big name brands like Volks or Fairy Land but from small artists. One doll maker I like called Watausa has a ton of fake heads floating around on Taobao now even though she only started selling her original heads last year, that's the kind of artist people are screwing over when they buy fakes. It takes a ton of time and work to set up the logistics to start selling their work in a mass produced setting as well, especially if these artists are working on their own and don't have an established company to collaborate with. Many doll makers are not doing it as their full time job, and buying fakes is part of what drives them away. Volks doesn't need your money or support, but they do, and it's incredibly demoralizing for them and people who buy recasts are what make them stop selling dolls or even stop posting altogether.

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>>47444487
Also picrelated is some random person's photo from twitter but the right doll is the Tinyfox doll that was $110 before shipping through the Taobao store. I'm not sure of the prices of the tinyfoxes in the display but I assume they are similar, if not slightly more. I purchased it from a reseller for $150 with free shipping it may be slightly cheaper through a taobao proxy. They're also sold on Aliexpress for a higher markup, and I'd only suggest buying in stock dolls vs preorder for peace of mind.

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>>47430438
>Resin Rose
I'm going! Are you attending any of the meet ups?

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>>47444487
>doll on the far left
petra gurin is that you

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>>47444532
I haven't bought a pass yet, although I'm thinking of going Saturday or Sunday. The anime sculpt meetup and the Saturday activities seem to be more interesting.
What day are you going on?

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>>47362140
anon, whatever happened to your birthday photos?
>>47429742
nice keyboard

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>>47444487
>>47444508
> and I don't really care what people from countries with insanely low wages or heavy restrictions do
See, that's the problem, you're being a bit of a cunt about it. I'm the russanon one, and I DO want to figure out a better way of doing this. I'm not trying to scam people out of their money or anything. Why the fuck would I even go to this thread if my intention was to buy the cheapest recast just for my own enjoyment? I'd just do it regardless of your opinion. But I literally have no way of buying straight from the source. So let me figure it the fuck out.

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>>47445471
Additionally, did not expect the doll community to be this way. Kinda reminds me of the whiplash I got from interacting with the Lolita communities - big fucking assholes about the tiniest things. You would think that wouldn't be the case, right?
But again, I understand your concerns, and I am trying to find a better way.

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>>47338144
I honestly don't understand, is there any explanation or reason why puritanism is suddenly on rise?

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>>47439167
Russian anon, are you still here? Did you consider s*******-doll? I'm thinking about buying from them, I really like their selection. I didn't compare all prices with manufacturer shops, just some of them, but they seem fine, considering how much shipping from overseas would cost even in better times.

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>>47445687
They are actually the oens I was thinking of in the beginning, but now I'm checking out these guys вк.com/dollfiedream
They seem legit from reading the reviews? Though I see no mentions of anything akin to "we only ship original dolls" or anything like that on their page.

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>>47445506
>Kinda reminds me of the whiplash I got from interacting with the Lolita communities - big fucking assholes about the tiniest things.
People tend to remember the negative. Anon, you've received apathetic, warning of concern/information, and aggressive replies. I cannot verify your psychological state, but try not to mirror that aggression

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>>47445756
Maybe, if really in doubt you could probably ask bjdclub, they should be knowledgeable about most semi-large russian shops. Selenity's representative wasn't banned from there, so they must be legit.

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>>47445880
Just a lot of bickering about what's lolita and what isn't, complaining about ordering from fake brands and so on. Nah, I'm good, not angry or anything like that. (slightly salty that I don't have a gf who would be into that shit, but that's another story)
>>47445900
Seems like a place to go for our predicament. Thank you.

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I found some photos of the new MDD mochi-ashi body 2.0

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>>47444728
Inevitably cute! Eric
Wig styling turned out nice

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>>47445156
>anon, whatever happened to your birthday photos?
They got crushed by work, life, and the Otacon meet.

Speaking of, I'm at the con so if anyone is here and sees me working around with Akari and Himari (if you remember them) feel free to say hi.

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>>47446268
Oh damn, those hips actually look good.

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>>47446409
Will do, anon and hope to see you at the meet

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>>47445471
>you're being a bit of a cunt about it
I’m not trying to be aggressive or trying to talk down at you? That sentence wasn’t meant to be mean, is it a language barrier thing? There have been multiple anons in previous threads lamenting the prices of dolls compared to how much they make. Though I have certainly seen many people from poorer countries, specifically Southeast Asia, still save up for fancy ass dolls, I was just trying to extend some leniency.

>Why the fuck would I even go to this thread if my intention was to buy the cheapest recast just for my own enjoyment?
I was just going off of what you said from your first post (and replying to the other anon, who /was/ trying to be a dick) which is that you were looking into buying recasts. Tinyfox and Imomodoll aren’t recasts, and Tinyfox isn’t a bad brand whatsoever. My bad for giving suggestions.

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>>47443837
> Doesn't mean I'll be sharing the results.
why not, I share them all the time
>>47446268
it's nice but
has a different vibe than the original

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>>47447332
No language barrier whatsoever, I'm as confident in my English abilities as I am in Russian. What I meant is more of a "it sucks that you don't give a shit", but I guess that is none of my concern in the end.
Anyway, I'll look these up as well, and sorry if I'm actually the one being a cunt here.

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>>47446268
are the feet still bigger? I’m not blind right

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>>47447402
No worries anon, I’m glad you’re looking into buying a legit doll. The only reason I’m shilling Tinyfox is because I like it, I own a 1/6 and honestly it’s close to being on par with my dollfies. For Imomodoll, I’ve seen people pair Mini Dollfie Dream heads with Imomodoll bodies as a cheaper alternative to the Dollfie body. The body is kind of flimsy, but it’s good for what you pay for. Tinyfox uses solid plastic, and Imomodoll is vinyl.

Again there are also many legitimate resin doll taobao brands that are also nice. I have seen some Taobao proxies accept bank transfer or credit card payment, not sure what you’re limited to, so maybe look into that too.

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>bump limit already
You guys were chatty last night. New thread later today, fear not.

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>>47447470
Oh, I'm not even trying to get into customizing or anything like that yet. Gotta at least buy a full set first.
>bank transfer or credit card payment
See, we can't even use that - russian cards just don't go through. We'll figure it out.

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>>47443371
thanks anon! that is indeed me lol. i hope to…i’m planning to try rotating through my dolls during the week to get in the habit of taking more pictures in general.

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>>47444995
I'm attending all 3 days.

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Come to Otakon.

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I want to fuck a doll anon !!

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>>47446268
>Actually not too fat, just right
I want to shoot myself for ordering the regular 2.0 body now. I made the mistake of buying the 1.0 body right before the 2.0s came out too.

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>>47448167
Wanted to, but couldn't make it work.
I'll be there in spirit.

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>>47448613
>a doll
why not a particular doll you own?

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>>47448613
mozudoll makes high quality bjd-sized fuckdolls

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>>47448663
>>47448675
no no anons, he wants to fuck a doll anon, not a doll.

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>>47448765
>>47448765
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