BJD Thread

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Anon's Doll: Happy New Year Edition (2024)

BJD thread, primarily for vinyl dolls with an anime aesthetic.
Previous Thread: >>45612497
Azone Thread: >>>/toy/10796311 (but you can post here, too.)
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>>45656487
(Dollhos have been discontinued for years. Try the 60cm Six House Dolls instead.)

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My next doll will be a vampire.

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Are there other BJD comics outside of Rozen Maiden? Preferably one with a Souls-ish atmosphere

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>>45700750
There's a manga in the works about a salaryman who gets into BJD as a hobbyist. It was shared in this general sometime last year and I have since forgotten the name of it - hopefully some other anon remembers this

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My Imomo 1.0 kinda pisses me off. Such an inexpensive doll thats a few QA checks from finicky acceptableness. Had to shave so much off the thigh inner that socket needed drilling just to connect again.

Now the real challenge begins in finding what other doll clothes can she actually wear.

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>>45695932
speaking of taking doll pics out in public
turns out lemon is an absolute chad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_3p8Bdkt48

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>>45700750
I don't know anything about souls but there's a cute one I've been following in kirara forward.

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>>45702047
That 1.0 body is a fucking nightmare, isn't it? I understand completely. The newer ones have improved, and their 75cm boys might be the best male powers (low bar to clear but I digress.) But that first run of their doll's bodies is really a nightmare... I have some ancient Obitsu bodies held together quite literally by tape and spite and I'd trust them for a photoshoot more.

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>>45700750
That's Ojisan ga Doll Shuumei ni Mezameru Hanashi, made by this person.
https://twitter.com/i_k0726

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>>45703532
Translations when?

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>>45699507
>>45699733
glad to hear that your doll is OK!
>>45699549
can you elaborate on the stain diffusing thing?

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>>45703532
literally me

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i see a tan body sock on the volks site, so how come there are no tan doll bodies or heads?

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>>45702632
QRD?

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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA CUTE

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>>45704267
Pretty sure they're a Dream Choice exclusive

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>>45704267
Tan bodies are tied to the Dream Choice system in person at Japanese stores during the spring and summer months only. Which really fucking sucks as I want to make a tan gal, but noooo, I have to go to fucking Japan during the worst months for visiting to do so.

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>>45700750
i like renai jikai ningyou koisuru sartain

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>>45705444
kek and checked
I like this manga

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New year, new hands, new outfit.

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Got a clefairy plush as a gift and think it matches her pretty well.

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Thought it'd be fun and funny to stack a bunch of objects around her to show her scale. Also started playing around with simple editting besides resizing.

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>>45705610
is that a lewd statue anon

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So I'm prepared to try to battle with the Japanese for one of those Frieren dollfies that Volks will be selling on their site next week. My question is: how quickly have these "limited quantities" sold out in the past? Do they sell out in literal seconds/minutes like some other limited items or is it more drawn out?

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>>45705638
She has her clothes on right now.

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>>45705721
>right now
I KNEW IT

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>>45705713
Always assume they'll be gone in a nanosecond. Literally just spend the night awake in front of an actual computer and spam F5 until the product appears then process the purchase as fast as your body and desktop computer are capable of
it's the only way to be sure

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>>45705713
Also I love that Frieren doll she's so beautiful anon, you must get her, and get one for me too

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>>45705066
>go to fucking Japan during the worst months for visiting
why is summer and spring the worst months to visit?

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>>45705713
i want the frieren doll too but i should focus on the doll i already have

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>>45705828
Damn, thanks I guess. Only consolation is that the sale opens at 1700 here on the west coast so I don't have to wait too long. I'm going to be fuming if I miss her since that means I'll have to resort to the secondhand market. The Japanese selling her for double the price on auction sites can get fucked.

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>>45705951
monsoons, humidity and tourists, especially around Golden Week. I'm just being shitty about it, it's just like going anywhere else during those months.

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>>45706004
If you're absolutely certain about buying her, you won't make a mistake anyway if you get her as fast as possible. If you do not and you miss her, you'll regret it.

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>>45703532
this dude buys a doll at an auction for 980'000 yen
what kind of doll do you even get for that much

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The idea I'll own a doll soon makes me want to be a better person so she won't be dragged into my horrible lifestyle. That'd be a considerable failure on my part, I don't want it.

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>>45703752
>ahaa!
>waa… ah!
>haaaaa~!!
there u go

>>45703865
>can you elaborate on the stain diffusing thing?
I'm no expert, I only roughly know how it works, mostly educated guesswork based on little bits of materials science knowledge gained here & there
vinyl (and I assume other polymers) are hardly impermeable solids
the vinyl basically absorbs the dye, and the unstained parts then absorb the dye from the stained parts (I assume until the concentration is equal)
that's why stains gradually disappear — the dye isn't going away, it's just getting spread out within the part
the stain cream is basically more absorbent of the dye (and based on care instructions I've read, also temporarily "loosens up" the vinyl to promote dye transfer out)
it basically sucks the dye out, which is part of why you need to replace it several times (to maintain optimally low dye concentration, but also the penetrative volatile chemical(s) evaporate)
the cream doesn't remove the vinyl skin color because that's made with larger "dye" particles that are added and "locked in" during the casting process (also why synthetic fabrics made with pre-colored polymers don't stain)

>>45704366
his channel is just him vlogging about his doll shoots in public places, generally not giving a fuck

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>>45705066
NTA but I live in a tourist hell. You never want to go somewhere tourists go during the busiest seasons because it will be a packed nightmare, the prices of everything in a seasonal economy get jacked up during the "on" season, and the locals will be exhausted by your very existence. If spring and summer are the on season, go in fall and winter, or vice versa. There's still plenty to do, I promise -- that goes for most anywhere. They also tremendously appreciate it if you make an effort to try and speak the local language, even if it's bad -- it's truly the fact that you tried that matters. Generally speaking as long as you're not embodying the stereotypes of an obnoxious holiday traveler, no one will have any problems with you at all... and given that we're all here on a Bhutanese beetle breeding website, I feel like most anons would be above-average travelers solely for understanding the value of personal space.

>>45705713
Oh christ, are Volks doing clickwars again? Godspeed anon, I rarely get salty but after the fiasco with Sakura Miku I sent Volks a strongly-worded reason you suck speech with regard to not only the drawbacks of such a system, but the complete incapability of their website to handle the load that kind of situation creates. Wishing you all the best. I've never even seen Frieren and I kind of want her, she's gorgeous. Thankfully, I have to be fiscally responsible.

>>45706316
Something like picrel, thereabouts.

>>45706792
If something motivates us to try and do better for ourselves, even if it's for something silly like our dolls, that's a good thing, anon.

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>>45706916
that's a very cute doll but I beg you pardon why does it cost that much
>that's a good thing, anon
that's for sure. it's failing to meet up those expectations that's dreadful
it's so strange, with people I don't care anymore, but for what's overall a silly toy I'm getting all worked up
I think I'm placing too many expectations on the doll as well. Another thing that I know I'm subconsciously thinking is what if I get the doll and it's just a doll, and I just don't care about her that much. That's another dreadful thought.

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>>45706916
>I've never even seen Frieren and I kind of want her
I've seen the show and I want to marry that stupid elf and I'm super jealous of anon who's getting her DD.
I'm also jealous that I didn't get in this hobby on time to get the dolk suigintou
I'm gonna have to make my own dolls extra cool to make up for that

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>>45706058
so, weather and i feel like tourists will leave me alone desu
>>45706792
be better for her anon!

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>>45706916
maybe if i go, i can go during the tail end or the head end? and arrive to the shop early, i just want a dark skin anime doll

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as much as i love my doll this has to be a mental illness,i really spend more time on my doll than i do my plants
i dunno, i guess its just because i know that plants are very resilient and i know how to regrow them and heal them
but my doll i am still unsure as to what can harm it or not
also the price ig
but then again she is worth it she is so cute i want her to be happy

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>>45706916
It doesn't look like Volks changed anything with their server capacity recently. I was checking out that Anya dollfie they had last month and it was giving me high traffic notices even though the thing is made to order and there should be almost no reason to rush for it. Honestly, I fear that will be one of my bigger reasons why I won't be able to get Frieren next week. If they're blocking me out and giving the Japanese higher traffic priority, I'm going to be sorely disappointed.

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>>45707912
idk what to call it, but when i pop into the room where my dolls are, i can’t leave without making eye contact with each of them first

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>>45707946
>If the japanese aren't retarded with their website practices
I've got bad news for you anon

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>>45708025
i was being facetious about the mental illness thing, but i really do enjoy doing things with my doll
it really is just a creative outlet for me and creative pasttimes bring me the greatest joys

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>>45707899
If you go early they might take a walk-in but generally you need to schedule in advance, from what I've been told. I also have a vast array of alerts across the internet for various things. If I see a tan-skin girl come up, I'll let you know anon. They do come up now and again on Mandarake and Mercari.jp. Keep an eye out!

>>45707912
If it makes you happy, then that's good. Perhaps for you, it's a bit like having a pet... you care for them, want to take care of and protect them, and will be happy to meet others who appreciate them as you do. Life is too short to not enjoy your time, so time spent doing something that makes you happy is never a waste.

>>45708059
Unfortunately seconding this. It's pretty bad. What if I told you Volks is unironically one of the better ones, to boot.

Quick question to people with Angel Philia girls: can I just remove the neck peg with upward force, or do I need to do some extra steps to get it off? I'm using a greyforce neck adapter for a DD head, so I need to swap them out. Cheers!

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>>45708059
I'm sure the Volks website runs off a (single) enterprise-grade server in some closet in a satellite office

>>45708151
which part of the neck peg?
there's the sleeve bit that's attached to the head, then the actual peg which is screwed to the body (iirc, I'll check in the morning)

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>>45708155
The entire neck peg that locks onto the shoulder frame. Thanks anon, much obliged. In obitsu that thing pops right off, but I wanted to double check with AP.

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>>45708160
AP skeleton is a stock Obitsu (with standard adjustments), so it'll be the same

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>>45708160
>>45708177
blue part pops off, red part is screwed in
haven't seen that particular adapter, but I assume it either goes over the red part (replacing the blue one) or goes into the ball joint hole in the blue part that would usually retain the spring & cap for Obitsu head mounts

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>>45705713
>>45706004
If you miss out on the JP release, don't forget to check out the volks usa store rather than resorting to the aftermarket. Either I have been extremely lucky, or more than likely there isn't much competition as I've only lost out on a tan girl out of several lotteries.

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Does anyone here own a fairyland doll, in particular one from their minifee line? The pictures online look great but apparently they can have issues with visible mold lines on the body and the resin yellowing very quickly?

>>45707899
Does it have to be a DD? There are other brands that have tan or dark skin dolls as part of their regular lineup.

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>>45709939
I don't have one but I heard quality control has declined over the years, issues with deformed parts and whatnot. MNFs are still super popular though so they're probably doing something right

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>>45707897
>be better for her anon!
I will surely quit smoking before she arrives. I don't know if resin gets stinky and I always wash my hands after I have a cigarette to avoid contaminating books and other things I care about, but it's more of a matter of principle this time. Makes me feel a bit weird that I'm caring so much

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>>45708103
>and you'll never be as good as the worst twitter poster.
I barely even post my dolls on twitter. Sounds like you were in this for the wrong reasons to begin with.

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>>45709939
A relatively recent phenomenon (as far as vinyl goes) for which I am incredibly grateful! But as anon said, there are tan options in 2024, with companies like Imomodoll, Smart Doll, and even some resin companies who make anime-style dolls like 2D Doll offering darker skintone options at least some of the time. Easiest would probably be to grab an Imomodoll girl from Jane's Doll Land (or their taobao,) or pick up a Smart Doll (easy to access, but they can be hard to repair if anything goes wrong because parts are hard to come by and not sold directly.

>>45708103
Instead of trashing your stuff, perhaps I could take it off your hands, anon? But even more importantly, why not reconsider your feelings on the matter? What's made you feel this way?

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>>45702632
I've been watching a bunch of these over the past hour. Very helpful explaining the gear placement and selection of composition. Also: just have a significant amount of money for gear lmao

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>>45712097
65% sure that post is bait. Imagine wanting out of the hobby and just saying 'I'm not even going to give away or sell this expensive stuff just gonna trash it'

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>>45712519
I'm relatively sure it's bait, too. But, on the off-chance it isn't, I thought I'd respond. Even if anon wants to trash his collection, one man's trash is another man's treasure, and if they're truly disillusioned with the hobby, they can at least recoup some of their losses.

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My very last action figure came in the mail, and she has a cloth outfit instead of sculpted plastic. Despite the small scale it confirmed my guess that I was looking for dolls all along. Actual clothes are so much nicer. Looks like a few figures I would have received by now if I didn't cancel my pre-orders were junk, too, so I'm pleased that I managed to make the jump with no regrets at all. I'm still getting one or two figures later this year, but that will be all.
I still have no idea how well my resin doll will pose, but judging by the kind of articulation she has (I had to read up what mobility joints mean) she should be able to pose better than all but the best action figures I have. And jointed hands... I've been dreaming of jointed hands for so long.

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I know resin isn't this general's forte and I've already decided but which one should be the next? I'm not sure if I'll be able to afford three, but I'll get a second one for sure.
Maskcats sculpts are so beautiful. Even the ones I like less are still gorgeous.

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Interesting articulation. I assume this is the same on their 1/3 bodies which got an update recently.

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>>45713967
Third one is really cute

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>>45714348
That's Frances. She was the one I was going to order but had a change of heart at the last second in favor of another.

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I love jointed hands so much

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>>45713967
far right

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>>45715346
It's the dimple on the chin
I'll probably get Lisette next (vampire in the middle) but I have months to decide anyway.

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>>45715457
I prefer the eye spacing than the far left, its more expressive, it could be sultry, mopey, intense, several things with the right faceup, and the lips are a good jutting out. I usually like open lips like center, but they are not full enough for my liking. But that's me. I mean, I look at them and I understand the appeal, for sure.

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>>45715568
This is the one I went with in the end. I think Frances is prettier, but this is the one.

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These girls have made me really appreciate the size of a DD/DDS if they're about half as tall. I've been having a lot of fun with them. How I feel about them has all but confirmed that I want to put together a Dollfie eventually. RIP the second half of last year's annual bonus that gets paid out in April, I guess.

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>>45715617
hope you enjoy her anon. Let us see what you do with her, eh?

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One great thing about this maker is that they seem to wear anything that fits Smart Doll or SD, so I'm gonna have a field day with clothes. I'm gonna go for Victorian or something vaguely retro I think. I don't like modern fashion that much.
>>45715640
Getting a 60cm as my first and I'm absolutely not ready for how huge she'll be. I never handled anything bigger than 1/12 scale (outside of 1:1 skulls) so I'm pretty thrilled.
>>45715659
It's gonna take a long time as they're made to order, so I'll probably get her around April or May. But I'll definitely post pictures especially since DOA is dead and social media sucks
Honestly outside of this maker and DollZone/DollChateau I still feel alien to the BJD world, especially vinyl. I love the MDDs that get posted here a lot and anon's monster dolls but I wouldn't buy one. I'm definitely more into resin and realistic sculpts 'cause they look so artful. Like these dolls look like statues with joints it's mesmerizing

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>>45715761
>One great thing about this maker is that they seem to wear anything that fits Smart Doll or SD, so I'm gonna have a field day with clothes
yeah there's a few standard doll sizes that can share clothes! SD is a common term for 60cm sizes, MSD for "chubby/big" 1/4 (40-45cm), Slim MSD for slender/adult proportioned 40-45cm a la minifee, YoSD for chubby/big 1/6 (slender 1/6 dolls are usually fashion doll territory)

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>>45715851
One thing I'm a bit puzzled about is that many stores say things like SD11, SD13, SD16. I assume these are variations of SD measurements but looking these up gets a bit fuzzy, probably because I don't have my own doll in hand yet. I assume I should buy clothes for Smart Doll or Dollfie and account for a smaller bust size and that should be OK. Especially DDs often have gigantic knockers, I'm not sure if they're mods or just the Dynamite body.

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>>45715954
They're all approximately 55-60cm but they're shaped slightly differently to reflect a different approximate age group/life stage. Most of them can share clothes barring outlying bust sizes but things will sit differently or baggier/tighter depending on the body. Here's the common SD sizes and DD along with the maskcat 57cm measurements for reference. Smartdolls basically have the same measurements as DD and I forgot to put them on here but the only difference is a slightly larger waist and smaller hip by less than a cm. Some clothes for DD will be labelled with bust sizes, S-M sized clothes are going to fit into standard sizes while L and Dynamite will usually be labelled as such, since they're exceptionally large and need clothing to be shaped around the bust to avoid unflattering draping

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>go outside to take doll photos
>it's cold
>the grass at the location is too long
>don't take doll photos
rip

>>45712519
>just have a significant amount of money for gear lmao
well, I guess it's a matter of perspective
he uses less $$$ in gear than what I've spent
on the other hand, I've mostly dumped money into lenses because of my broader interest in optics & photography subjects
he mostly uses a single all-purpose zoom (24-70 iirc) at a wide angle, which is very unusual for doll photography but it's what gives his unique style

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>>45716155
Oh thanks a lot for the reference, this is very useful. So I think I'm definitely 100% safe going by Smart Doll measurements.
tfw $50 doll shoes FFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

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>>45702632
I want to take outdoor pics now... but I'm worried it will end up like >>45716158

>>45705610
That's a nice and warm sweater! Did you get some pants in your order?

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>>45705595
What a little cutie!

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https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r1114976839
One of you buy this so I don't.

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>>45705713
>I'm prepared to try to battle with the Japanese for one of those Frieren dollfies
Does she come with a ring so you can re-enact the scene?

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Actually does anyone sell matching rings for the doll and the owner? Asking for a friend haha

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Gotta say... You search for these resin dolls on the Western net, on Flickr, Twitter and so on, and it's like they're vandalizing them. These dolls have such beautiful sculpts and first thing they do is switch them out with grotesque bodies that don't match the head at all, or vice versa, put tacky faceups on them, dress them like skanks. Meanwhile you search for the same dolls on Weibo and you only get this immaculate stuff. What the hell, man. Even the horniest Asian DDy posters have more taste than Western resin owners. I swear if I only had to go by the pics I'd found from Western users I'd have never bought these dolls.

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my God they're so beautiful

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sorry for the resinspam but look at that...

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so beautiful

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tan vampire tomboy
okay I'll be done for the thread, no more resinspam

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>>45717607
lol both the outdoor photography posts are me
I was also inspired and wanted to try out his stacking technique for erasing doll stands
it wasn't a complete waste, I did get some other photos taken (it was just too cold to sit around and set up a doll)
for example here's the location I wanted to shoot in >>>/p/4270626 (along the fence that's out of frame)

>>45721097
thanks didn't know I needed this

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>>45721170
>stacking technique
I only know about this for astrophotography, can you explain it in the context of toy photography, anon?

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>>45721097
I did know I needed this and I still need more. Who does this gorgeous doll belong to?

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>>45721685
He probably means a different kind of stacking, taking two photos, one without doll, overlaying the one with the doll, and cutting the part where the stand is.

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>>45721735
It's a tan Maskcat Lisette, found on Weibo

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only 3 photos in this set

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>>45721767
>>45721754
I need to spend the rest of my life with her

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>>45713967
Left, although the fangs poking out on middle is pretty cute.

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>>45721950
Left is Margo, this one >>45721012
It's amazing how much they change with a different faceup or wig/eyes

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of course mine is the one that's almost impossible to find pictures of

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forgot pic

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All right now I'm really done

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>>45721740
yeah personally I wouldn't have called it stacking but that's what Lemon calls it

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this is one of my favorite doll pics, it makes me smile every time

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I still think sometimes "maybe I'll get an MDD after all, so I can take her around" because I forget that they're definitely not pocketable

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>>45717607
I got the skirt she's wearing in that order, for next winter I'll be on the lookout for some nice loungewear pants as I don't own any yet.

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Sewed a yukata for Marisa today. I cut two of theses in complementary yukata/obi colors so I've got the black floral version with yellow obi to make yet. Don't look inside, it's a complete mess.

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>>45727874
Doesn't matter if it's a disaster on the inside when the outside is this cute. Fantastic work, anon!

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>>45727874
super cute! i like your print choices

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Is it safe to buy clothes on aliexpress? there's so much good stuff there... I am growing increasingly scared about the amount of bookmarks piling up for doll clothes...
I am going to give priority to shoes, socks/stockings and a necklace since I already have a dress. I'm trying to stay on the white side because I don't want stains, even though resin shouldn't stain as much. Maybe some undergarments...

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>>45723738
They are backpackable tho. I love my bigger girls, but anyone over 45cm can't fit in my hiking pack.

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>>45731129
Don't give me ideas anon... My credit card is already about to commit seppuku

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these are all pics from weibo... amazing

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>>45731129
The dolls should come in this case
https://weibo.com/tv/show/1034:4820289868201992
Which is pretty insane on its own

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All right last one for the day. I don't wanna clog the thread.

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Okay a few more..

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Okay done
I can't wait all these months

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>>45627412
I am in the process of 3D printing my own doll. I finally have all of the pieces printed and sanded. It's been a lot of work, but it's very rewarding.

I am using a Prusa Mini FMD printer with a Revo Micro nozzle system, so I can easily swap between 0.25/0.4.0.6/0.8mm nozzles, which was very useful for this model. I was able to use the larger nozzles to cut down print time on the larger parts, but keep the fine details on the smaller parts like the hands with a 0.25mm nozzle. However, for simplicity, sticking to a 0.4mm would be fine, it would just take longer to print everything, I used less than one full roll of flesh-toned PLA. I had maybe ~80 hours of print time, including some failures. I sanded all parts with 250/800/1000 grit sandpaper and it turned out relatively smooth. There are still lots of blemishes and artifacts from printing, but for me, that's part of the charm. Materials for the body itself was approximately $30, including the filament and material to string it.

I have no experience with resin printing, but your end results would likely be much better than mine, though more expensive.

The next step for me is the faceup, which I believe is going to be the most challenging part of this process. If you don't care to learn how to do it, I know you can pay people on Etsy to do it for you. But I bought some pastels and watercolor pencils for ~$15 and we'll see how it goes.

If you're whole goal is to save money, understand that this hobby is still a damn money pit. I still need to buy eyes, a wig (and wig cap), and clothes, which aren't cheap. Honestly, I wouldn't recommend doing this project if your underlying goal is just to get a cheap doll, because it's still not that cheap. If your goal is to have a doll that is truly handmade, that you poured your own time, sweat, and care into, then yes, it's worth it. Good luck!

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>>45732132
>The next step for me is the faceup, which I believe is going to be the most challenging part of this process. If you don't care to learn how to do it, I know you can pay people on Etsy to do it for you. But I bought some pastels and watercolor pencils for ~$15 and we'll see how it goes.
I wonder if you can just ask a girl friend to give you tips. It's not really that different than doing human makeup and girls often achieve wizardly levels of skill in it

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>>45732132
I wonder what would be a good material to use if you want to sculpt a doll by hand. I can sculpt with sculpey, but I have no idea if a strung doll made in polymer clay would resist the tension from strings. Also I have no idea how to go about making functional joints. I have seen bisque dolls that look absolutely incredible but know nothing about the process.

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>>45729786
I think it's safe I bought this set of clothes from there recently and it was pretty nice.

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>>45732251
Did you do any stain treatment? I wonder if I should buy one of those full body socks for my doll even if she's gonna be resin, but I can't find any online (maybe I use the wrong word). AFAIK resin doesn't stain, but when it does stain it's pretty much irreversible.

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>>45729786
It's fine, but like Etsy most sellers are Taobao dropshippers that charge sometimes double the amount the article originally costed. You're better off using a Taobao shopping agent

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>>45732364
Do you have a recommendation? Bhiner has been broken for days.

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>>45732224
Sclupey is a less than idea material, it's not very strong once baked.
>I have seen bisque dolls that look absolutely incredible but know nothing about the process.
You would make your original sculpt out of another material, like scupley. from that you would make a plaster mold, and you can then cast porcelain into is as a slurry(the plaster wicks the water away, so it solidifies relatively quickly) and pour off the excess. After removing from the mold it's just final touch ups before firing in a kiln.
Real challenges are going to be space and equipment. Plaster molds take up a lot of space, as does a kiln, and kilns aren't exactly cheap, and neither is porcelain. You could probably learn a lot by taking a local pottery class.

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>>45732730
Something I never thought about... what about wood? Do they even make dolls in wood? Holly is a very white wood, and I have some skills in carving, but it would take crazy skill as a carver to make a decent face.

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>>45732802
I don't see why you couldn't, it would just be a mountain of work. The grain might look very attractive, depending on the finish. One of the projects I'd like to tackle in the future is casting a doll in metal...a solid bronze doll would probably weight a lot, but look very cool, I think.

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>>45732949
>a solid bronze doll would probably weight a lot
I doubt it would be able to even stand even at a small size. A better metal would be aluminum or titanium because they're so light.

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>>45732132
That looks awesome man! You thinking of names for her already? And thanks for all the info.
If I follow through, I think I'll go with a traditional printer, my house doesn't have the best ventilation and I don't have a room without both people and pets, I'm too concerned over our wellbeing. Well the cost doesn't help either.

I am also currently brushing up on my sewing skills to make outfits for the dolls I already own, I have a lot of fashion dolls around and they all have varied body types, finding and altering clothes for each seems like the greater hassle, and I used to make them as a kid before I got busy with life stuff.
I was thinking that I could try to make an android of some kind, would certainly make a face up simpler. I'll also be getting a sewing machine soon, so as long as I can find hair I can make wigs without much difficulty.
https://youtu.be/j8Ods9Ca8B8?si=J22Jbrz_nFx0UyKt
https://youtu.be/60E2lGO7NXA?si=UxDaravw7eq_B0Nx

While at first I thought of saving costs, the idea of making a doll from scratch became very appealing, especially with all the OCs I have rolling around in my mind and stuffed in my sketchbook. I've also found some good deals on dolls recently after expanding my price range, who knows what the future holds, depending on how good of a job I find this year I might be able to have my cake and eat it.

>>45732193
Probably, I assume the same for people really good at drawing faces. The women I know care for dolls like it's a second nature, with how expensive and hard to remove makeup can be they got very good at doing it reliably.

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meanwhile, looking for the same dolls on instagram
bruh..

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>>45732802
Wood is beautiful, I have always wondered what those art reference dummies would look like with proper carving, but it's very hard to do. I have only seen one wooden doll of a panda, and it was very small and simple, not to mention downright ancient.

You can 3d print wood though, or at least a mixture of wood and polymer, which is a lot more achievable. It supposedly feels, smells and looks like the real deal.
https://www.3dnatives.com/en/all-you-need-to-know-about-wood-3d-printing-060220234/

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>>45733103
surprisingly cute

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>>45732730
For bisque slip casting is probably the best option yeah. Making the molds yourself will be a pain in the ass, but once you have them if they are well designed you can try making multiple fairly easily reusing the molds. You have to be knowledgeable in several topics including 3d modeling or hand sculpting for the doll, mold design, and slip casting process in terms of material, preparation, mold removal and cleanup then firing. After that, you've still got to fire glaze onto it I assume. It seems quite involved but possible for a 1 man army, not to mention expensive as hell to start.

This is a bit long winded but seems relevant. I'm sure there are more videos out there
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vbjol0xiPM

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>>45733177
Nah I doubt I'd go for a mold casting thing. I can only sculpt a little bit, and carve a little bit, so my idea was to make a one-off as a project, probably in 1/4 size or something like that. But it seems pretty difficult.
This wooden one seems like a really cute project and it only takes a dremel and some wood carving tools which I have.

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>>45733198
I would agree then. Economies of scale for something like bisque dolls get into business territory for it to make sense. Especially when you get into much more costly processes like pressure casting. Tolerances for cast and fired pieces are also terrible which would require a lot of trial and error to get joints to fit right.
t. have experience with toilet and sanitary ware manufacturing

I've never seen a wooden doll outside the wooden drawing figures. That'd be a good option too. Is there something that shows the scale of the one you're possting?

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>>45733241
>Is there something that shows the scale of the one you're possting?
It's about barbie sized, which is rather impressive considering the carver gave her jointed hands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2TZmpk8jTA

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It's adorable ngl
However the wood cracked in a place, presumably under the stress of the joint. That's probably why they don't make wooden dolls.

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>>45733284
>jointed hands at that scale
>wooden
yeah that's very impressive

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>>45733306
One of the reasons that made me get into larger BJDs from action figures is that you can get jointed hands. I love posability and I have this weird obsession with how nice jointed hands look.

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Sadly, this doll won't last long. Look at the cracks.

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FINALLY found someone who's got a gallery with my sculpt. I swear nobody buys her.

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hmm

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translating the japanese tweets made me laugh, this person's absolutely in love

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>>45733894
I think I like the directness of the first one. Her expression is very cute!

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>>45734015
I really want to do thick/fuzzy eyelashes but I'm not sure it'll work with the expression I have in mind
maybe I just have to tweak the design some more and rely more on the eyebrows to carry it

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How do stop yourself from liking every single doll post you see on social media? I just can't help myself every time I see a doll on Twitter.

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>>45732404
Unfortunately they're all kind of broken right now I think. I've used Spreenow before and liked it, I also heard Pandabuy is good and will try it out soon

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>>45734105
Become selectively obsessed with just one maker. That will narrow things down...

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>>45732404
I have used, and will use again Superbuy. They've been really good and upfront about fees and shipping. They even post pictures of the things you buy when they arrive at their warehouse so you know for sure you got what you wanted.

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(feel free to tell me to stop, I don't know if this annoys anyone)

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I can't believe my girl's gonna be so pretty

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>>45734317
The resin thread's been dead for ages, a little resin enthusiasm won't hurt anyone. I'm excited on your behalf, anon.

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>>45733018
Aluminum was my first choice, until i saw Nilered's video about purple gold. Aluminum casting requires specialized equipment to prevent hydrogen from dissolving in it and causing a whole bunch of pockets of air to be included in the cast. Even when he bubbled argon through the mixture before casting it still had some pockets. A secondary reason is that I think bronze will just look better in the long run.

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>>45734326
When are you expecting to receiver her anon?

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>>45734355
clearly the answer is injection molding under vacuum like Tesla does https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QRJQW5GdGk (I can't believe I'm posting this in a doll thread)

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>>45734347
I know but I'm really all-out dumping pics in this case, and I know resin's more of a guest here.
>>45734355
bronze is one of the most durable and age-proof materials you can use, but I can see the leg joints shattering under its weight unless you devise a very solid locking system.
>>45734362
I paid in mid-December and dolls are made to order, they say 4--5 months so April or May at the very least. I hope this state of mind will go away over time 'cause I'm dying to have her.

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If everything goes well I'm gonna get another doll from this maker next year. Choosing which one to get was terribly difficult, even narrowing down to the ones I liked the most, there are 3 dolls I am in love with. I was this close to ordering >>45714412 >>45731859 but had a change of heart at the last second toward this one, I had this gut feeling she was the right one.

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By the way, what is the scale of production for this kind of doll? I have no idea how many dolls a small company like this would make a year. I have no clue about major companies like Volks either, how rare are SD/DDs?

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>>45734444
1. nice quads
2. I don't know about Volks resin' production, but generally speaking even the largest producers of dolls in this hobby amount to a small team of people at most. It's what we call a cottage industry: a small, niche market of largely hand-made goods for a targeted customer base.

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>>45734476
I wonder this because by looking up any possible combination of keywords for this company you get almost nothing. I have found a literal handful of dolls with this sculpt. The most popular are Frances and Lisette (right and center in >>45713967) and these are still in the range of 20-30 results. I've posted pretty much every picture I could find, excluding a bunch of Westerners on flickr/insta who seem to enjoy butchering these.

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>>45734548
>Eastern dolls: we should try to create the personification of beauty with the tools available
>Western dolls: we should try to create the most grotesque proportions and hideous faceups we can with the tools provided
Why is it so

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>>45734628
What's weird is that Asians also do the freaky stuff in a way that's cool and nice to look at. This user has creepy youkai kid dolls as well and they're nice

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>>45734628
Like this is the same doll as this one I've just dumped a bunch of pictures of, from a western account >>45733101
seen the same thing for the other dolls
one put one of these heads on a fat body - not slightly bigger, actually an obese BJD body - it hurt my soul when I saw it

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monster doll anon would probably appreciate this

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>>45734806
Monster doll anon does indeed appreciate this.

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my heart... she's so beautiful
>>45734833
wait, I have another for you

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here

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>>45734229
I am. He's in this thread. The other one doesn't post often.

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>>45734317
It's only annoying when the thread is mostly resisns with very little vinyl content. Otherwise it's much appreciated.

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>>45734996
Kek sorry about that then, I really flooded the thread. Good news is I've posted pretty much everything I've found. And I dumped a bunch of MDDs from the archives earlier.

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>>45734628
Not that there aren't lots of ugly dolls out there, but Maskcat dolls aren't very popular in the West. You'll find better pictures if you look for more popular sculpts (usually MNFs but there are others like picrel)

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>>45734355
If the pieces are thin and the doll small enough I think it'd be possible, I've no clue how heavy bronze is compared to other materials but it can't be impossible can it? People used to wear this stuff.

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Anyways, back to vinylposting

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>>45734996
>Resin
>Vynil
I have yet to buy a doll, so I must ask, why does it matter so much? With BJDs especially there's a lot of weird rules for what qualifies as a BJD and half of them aren't consistent. Like they have to be a specific material, have specific head configurations, non-rooted hair, and be strung and handmade(?), but also MJDs count sometimes?

I assumed a BJD was simply a doll that's strung and sometimes has non-rooted hair, everything else seems like they're relics from when the hobby was a lot less accessible.

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>>45735127
>I have yet to buy a doll, so I must ask, why does it matter so much?
I'm the resin guy: mostly because most vinyl dolls are obviously anime-like while resin dolls tend to have a completely different style, generally realistic. It's like barging in a manga art thread to post Alphonse Mucha.

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>>45734371
lol
>>45734397
I'm more worried about finding something to string the doll with than the joints holding up.
>>45735098
I'm no expert, but if I reading wikipedia right copper is roughly 3 times as heavy as aluminum at the same size. Anyways, a bronze doll would probably be ridiculously heavy.

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>>45735127
To be more specific: there used to be two generals, one which was a resin BJD thread on /toy/ (although I'm too new to have been in it personally), and the other was this general, which is more focused on anime-style dolls like DDs and MDDs. So while this is all BJD stuff, my posting resin here is only due to the resin thread being dead. It's not a matter of elitism or what is a BJD about (that's actually more of a concern with resin communities who ban vinyl dolls because they have an internal frame instead of strings) as much as the style focus of the thread. At least I think so.

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>>45735165
I might just be weird, but I think he would fit more or less.
>>45735205
I assume it died because the people at /toy/ don't behave as I heard around? Shame. I don't think you're elitist, but I have been curious about the weird rules in other BJD communities and thought it was a good opportunity to ask, places like DOA are especially autistic for no discernable reason.
So vynil is what most anime dolls use, while resin is what more traditional BJDs use. Most vynil dolls have joints and/or inner frame, but can also be strung. Got it.

This reminds me of something funny I realized the other day, Estrela's Falcon is somehow a chimera of several doll styles, having both mechanical joints and being strung with an internal rubber frame.

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>>45735255
>I assume it died because the people at /toy/ don't behave as I heard around?
Resin communities tend to VERY touchy about the subject of recasts, and the /toy/ general was no exception, so it was trolled to hell on a regular basis. They were also just kind of generally dicks about what did/didn't count as a BJD.

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>>45735255
Resin people tend to be really anal, if you've seen DOA you have an idea. The only thing I agree about with that site is the recast issue, but that's its own subject. As for /toy/, it's a complete mess right now due to bots/spammers and the general atmosphere is really horrible.
Personally I like vinyl dolls very much and I think especially the MDDs are really cute, I love the ones that get posted here, but considering how close they are to a resin doll of the same size in terms of price, I'll probably be a resinfag forever. Resin dolls just make my heart flutter. If MDDs were around $250 (never gonna happen) I'd consider buying.

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>>45735205
>>45735255
Only DOA cares that much about what counts as a BJD. If you check out other resin doll communities you'll see people who post vinyl dolls or anime resin dolls besides realistic resin ones

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>>45735350
What's another resin community besides DOA? It seems like social media has made a wasteland of forums.

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>>45735350
Same anon, forgot to add nowadays, I'm sure elitism was stronger in the past

>>45735343
Why not consider a Tinyfox or an Imomodoll?

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>>45735359
Mainly Facebook, Instagram and Discord servers, as is the case for most other communities out there. DollDreaming is an active-ish forum dedicated to vinyl dolls

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>>45735374
>Why not consider a Tinyfox or an Imomodoll?
They're cute, but honestly now I can't consider anything because I just spent a ton of money for my first doll and I'll also have to dress her up (I got a dress with the order, but I need undergarments for the sake of her modesty, something light-colored for everyday wear, stockings, shoes, a necklace to give her as a gift, a sweater for when it's cold, engagement ring, wedding dress, etc.)

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>>45735306
Damn they managed to be even more autistic over classification than the forums I've seen so far? I didn't think that was possible.
I find it odd, recasts are an inevitability when the product can't be found anywhere else and creators explicitly refuse to compete with the pirates by employing automated production. Or by providing any sort of alternative really.
There's a demand, but no supply, of course someone else is gonna make it if they don't.

They certainly aren't morally clean, but do they really think bullying people into paying 400 for a doll is a productive way to grow a community? God bless all the smaller scale and newer companies I've been seeing cutting prices back, I myself struggle to justify how pricy some dolls can get.

>>45735343
I've seen some of the threads there, they seem to be either dead or infested with their own troublemakers, it's disappointing to see one of the few places I know for toy discussion be in that state.
I am currently on the fence on what my first doll will be, I'm waiting on some Blind Boxes BJDs to test the waters and see if I go further or I stick with mechanical joints like I always have. Both seem on the same level to maintain, but I have a lot more experience with the joints used in stuff like Tinyfox's. So far these 3 caught my eye the most, they're so precious.

>>45735417
Pick up sewing! It's a bit time consuming, but very rewarding to personally dress your dolls. Well, I don't have any dolls appropriate for the thread, but I've done it before.

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>>45735458
Let's not talk about recasts, THAT's gonna shit up the thread for sure. One thing that's for sure is it's inevitable, no matter where people stand, so there's no point talking about it.
>So far these 3 caught my eye the most
From my limited experience with action figures, that kind of open-mouthed expression is not going to be very versatile. You can't face-swap, so she's gonna be stuck with that cheerful expression. I'd go for the more neutral smile, but that's because I like different situations and different moods. I think left is the cutest though, I just like bobbed black hair too much. Do you have a full pic of that one?

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>>45735458
>creators explicitly refuse to compete with the pirates by employing automated production.
Not really practical for certain small scale productions. Most BJD companies don't make so many dolls that investing in automation is going to help them break even for a long time. Volks, sure, maybe some of the other larger companies, but a lot aren't really in a position to make the move. This is why msot dolls are made to order, rather than sold from stock.
Companies that aren't at a point to automate are never going to be able to offer a lower price than recasters, since the recaster only pay a pittance for the sculpt(the cost of the doll) compared to the cost to make an original. Small companies really don't have any recourse when some chinese dickhead eats into their already slim margins except to eat shit and shut down.
>They certainly aren't morally clean,
Generally where the trolling starts is with people claiming there's no ethical issues with recasts and it just snowballs from there. SUPER easy bait, they go for it every time.

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I sure want this company to stay afloat. I've still got at least 2 more dolls I want from them.

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4 dolls actually...

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>>45735458
>Pick up sewing! It's a bit time consuming, but very rewarding to personally dress your dolls.
I'll definitely do this. I can sew a little bit and I have easy access to fabrics.

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January pics, loose theme of athletics? New Years resolutions? Sporty wear, in any case.

Snowboarding

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>>45736472
Yoga

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>>45736481
Aerobics

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>>45736484
Fuck it, have a drink and take a nap

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>>45736491
last one

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What is this man doing here? Sueding the bottom of the head? I've seen sueding mentioned here and there, does it actually help against wear on the joints?
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>>45736498
all my new year's resolutions have failed on day 1, so these are my favorite

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>>45735458
>when the product can't be found anywhere else and creators explicitly refuse to compete

more that it happened due to cost than access. The dolls get re-released repeatedly. The cost was the largest pushing factor.

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>>45735708
She's called Macoco Ba, I also tend to shy away from dolls with open mouths but she really caught my attention, only thing holding her back to me is that she's about twice as much as the other 2 (1/4 vs 1/6) and I am not entirely sure I wanna make that leap just yet.
As for Cherrie, she was one of the very first anime style dolls I've ever seen, I quite like the idea of a maid vampire/demon and I love me some red hair. She is partially the reason I even sought out places like this. I dunno if I can maintain that hair style though.

I think Ashley might be my favorite of the three though, her smug expression, blonde hair and Christian motiff are one hell of a combo. She reminds me a lot of Abigail from FGO, and she's my favorite servant alongside Saber.

>>45735762
Oh of course, some just can't, but there are brands that have explicitly stated they keep the process slow and refuse automation to keep their brand more "authentic" like Smart Dolls. I'm not unreasonable as to say 10 people in a warehouse can compete, you're hiring a team of craftsmen when you buy a doll from them.
Trolled to death, what a way to go.

>>45736035
Be sure to post the results here, I'm sure you'll come up with something good.

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>>45736691
My bad, should have elaborated that I meant BJDs and friends are not only pretty niche, but they also often go to places that other companies don't. When was the last time you saw a ripped female doll? The only one I know is a BJD that's currently being recast to hell.
Not really a justification, considering that if anything rarity justifies a high cost, but it does make me understand people who cave in a bit more. I myself abandoned many hobbies because of cost, though with the dolls I've seen so far, the price has been pretty reasonable taking into account how much the average (stable) first worlder makes in a month and the production costs.

On a more positive note, I just found out there's a big Ashley too and that's quite the stare.

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My personal take is this: you're pretty much paying for art. I know that the #1 reason why artists quit their craft is lack of revenue, and I know first-hand that it's impossible to have a day job along with your craft "to make ends meet", you will slowly quit, and you definitely cannot keep up a professional kind of output (at the level of skill required). That's just a fantasy that people have when they haven't made a thing in their whole lives. They just want people to work on art for free because art doesn't have inherent value.
If I think an artist is unreasonable in whichever way, I simply do not buy from that artist, rather than buying counterfeits of his work. Say I looked at the Smart Doll site and I was welcomed with that weird pretentious rant from the maker, I knew I had no interest in those dolls. I would never buy a counterfeit Smart Doll even if it were significantly cheaper, because to me it would be like stealing. On the other hand I found a maker that makes things I love, and he's got recasters (obviously, because as I said it's inevitable), so I definitely want my money to go to that maker and I don't want to be responsible in him shutting down his business. It really boils down to how much you care about the artwork vs. simply wanting the product. My money isn't infinite, so when I find someone who's making artwork I find worthy of it I definitely want it to go to that person instead of parasites, because even if they were to give me the same doll for 1/3 of the price I'd be giving money to parasites who's bleeding out the actual person who's making the artwork.

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>>45736851
Anon that's super cute, I'd get that one. The fact she's 1/4 is a plus IMO

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this manga is so cute, I need a translation

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>>45734856
If I'm not mistaken that's another ozawa_dango head just like Luna! Thank you!

>>45737286
Him freaking it over trying to safely handle his first doll is so precious.

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>>45736851
>Smart Dolls.
You can't use mart Dolls as an example my dude, Danny is actually insane

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>>45737364
I love this character. First time I see a salaryman that you wanna root for

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>>45737405
Yeah Danny is absolutely the worst representative for basically anything. Dolls. Japanese culture. Running a business. I have several Smart Dolls and I enjoy them, despite their posing being not great they are very photogenic and also an easy-access option for tan dolls will never be a bad thing. But this man... is why I got all of my SmD second-hand.

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>>45737454
wait a sec, are Smart Dolls strung or do they have a frame? I thought they were like DDs.

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>>45737478
They have the most over-engineered frame you've ever seen and it doesn't help them pose in the slightest. It honestly just makes them more fragile in my experience, if I'm being honest.

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>>45737534
Gotta be honest, these vinyl doll frames always make me uneasy because all I see is a crapton of mechanical points of failure. I'm sure these are built to resist the stress on the better dolls, but I can't help it. The idea of a strung doll makes me feel much more relaxed. I have never seen a vinyl doll dismantled, but how do the vinyl pieces cling onto the frame? Friction? Are they just free floating?

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>>45737560
They're just free floating for the most part, with narrowed points at various ends to hold them in place. They generally come off easily, with thighs probably being the hardest part to separate shell from frame. I've disassembled many of them over the years, either for maintenance, curiosity, or DIY frankensteining endeavors, and between the two I personally prefer the ease of a plastic frame over the harrowing experience of stringing something back together again. But I also have a bum wrist, so others might not be nearly so bothered by it. As for the stressors... vinyl frames are pretty sturdy! They will break if you put enough force on them, but no amount of normal use will approach that. The parts may wear down with time- Obitsu shoulders are known to develop stress fractures over the years- but the parts are easy to find and replace for the most part, so this is less of a concern. Smart Dolls are the exception here, because Danny refuses to simply fucking sell the parts he makes.

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>>45737166
Perhaps, I've just never owned a doll that big or paid that much on a single product before, even my transformers are way smaller on average. It makes me a bit nervous, though I am also a bit excited. There have been very few things I've been this excited about in recent years, one more thing to look forward to.

Speaking of which, I'd like to confirm something if it's not a bother. I've been going through this thread's guides amongst a few others, a full set like the ones I've been posting are at their cheapest roughly 160-300~ USD for 1/4th and 1/6th scale dolls right? Second only to certain Azone dolls that can start at around 50. I feel like I've done a thorough search of the content provided, but after going through so many ads they start blending together and my list becomes a big mess.

Also, thank you guys! I was looking all over for good shops that still shipped to my country after Mandarake turned out to not do it anymore. Places like 1999 have some pretty good shipping rates.

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>>45737405
>>45737454
That explains a lot.

>>45737534
Did these somehow get even thinner? I could swear they were pretty thick, with several strong bars.

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>>45737641
>I've just never owned a doll that big or paid that much on a single product before, even my transformers are way smaller on average. It makes me a bit nervous, though I am also a bit excited.
Same, anon, I was getting 80 bucks figmas before I caved in and blew... well ten times as much on a 1/3 but I knew it was what I wanted all along. I shortly considered buying something middle-ground like an Azone doll as a step between, but I knew that would've meant settling for something I didn't really want (much like I felt about action figures).
I wanted actual clothes, customization, good posing, enough resilience and QC not to randomly break because the factory makes it for display rather than being handled and they went off by a fraction of a millimeter, and something that was really mine. BJDs checked all the boxes. Plus I'm only gonna have to suffer customs fees once. Sometimes I think about the size and it's a bit intimidating but I feel the more you get close to life-size, the more of an actual presence you'll get instead of a toy. I'd get a 1:1 Plain Doll from Bloodborne if I had the means lol

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>>45733894
Nice, is it already painted on? That was fast! I think her right eyebrow is a little too close to the center. There is a good mix of disdain, worry and clumsiness, looks like you will have fun changing her expression with the bangs in the same way you're doing with Elle.

>>45736472
The small exposed tummy part makes me cold... Was there a problem with the top? Its bottom seems unfinished.
>>45736481
>>45736484
The clothes matches really well the theme.

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Been thinking about doing some part swapping on one of my girls, and I'm wondering how easy would it be to swap in a DDdy hip section onto a DD f3 frame

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>>45737656
Yeah, his new frame has as many gaps and so on as possible. Even the tiniest cuts will save on materials cost over time, but I can tell you, first hand, that the new Evolve frames are absolutely less structurally sound than the old ones. The machining tolerances for the parts are also tighter than a priest's asshole, and he's made them harder to disassemble even for people used to taking apart dolls like me. Working on them is a fucking chore if I'm being honest, never mind the struggle to even get replacement parts in the first place.

>>45738511
I can't test that right now because my dog is using me as a pillow, but I'll have an answer for you by tomorrow. But in all honesty, the shells should swap over just fine. Whether or not the bust will look good attached to that torso is another matter, but it's largely up to personal preference. Be bold, try new things!

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>>45738511
>>45738530
nta, but i’m curious about DDdy part swapping as well. i want to give toobie a smaller bust (like S or M size). i usually put her in clothes that have her more covered up, but after all this time, i think it’s because i’m just not very fond of the DDdy bust. i couldn’t even try this outfit on without removing her bodysuit first, and she just feels so double naked i don’t know how else to explain it! a smaller bust would be cuter to me, and then she could share clothes with my other DDs too. i might resort to a full body swap if i have to, and just use her current body to display her stock outfit and not care about stains…

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>>45738511
>>45738659
>small bust
>wide hips
always and ever, the best body type
>>45738530
What the hell do Smart Dolls have if people tolerate all this bullshit? Is it really just black dolls?

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>>45739734
>>small bust
I legit wish there were smaller (actually obtainable) options than SS. We need to go flatter.

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>>45740503
how flat is SS? AFAIK it's practically a surfboard

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>>45739734
People legit don't know any better, or are oblivious to internet drama. There's a reason why almost every promo pic on Danny boy's website are of children. Dude has burned that many bridges that clueless yuppie parents are the last new market to tap.

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>>45740825
His dolls sell. Sadly the internet has confirmed that there is indeed no bad publicity, being an attention-whoring drama queen is way better marketing than just quietly working on your craft and being professional. In fact there is no thread here where someone doesn't bring up his antics. If you talk about it, it's a successful marketing strategy.

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>>45740819
They're big enough that under most clothing there's still some definition of a bust

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>>45740825
In fact I'd even wager that the beginnings of his drama might even be fabricated, as it often happens. You claim there are "haters" so that people go "oh no those villains!" and root for you harder. Happens countless times on the internet. Like I remember some speech on his site where he was imagining someone claiming that a hand sculpt is an obscure racist sign or whatever. Who the fuck is going to say that when 3/4 of your dolls are black? He's got this persona which is a very common and very successful type of persona on the internet, people think you're misunderstood and standing your ground against made-up villains. This also filters any troublesome clients and leaves you with submissive whales who'll accept any bullshit from you. It just works. The best counter to it is to never talk about these people and never even mention them. I'd rather talk about obscure, unpopular makers who are actually worth talking about.
>>45740966
That's like a small B cup, I expected smaller.

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>>45738496
>Its bottom seems unfinished
It is, it has a raw edge on it. It's intentional, as it's supposed to be a cut off crop top, but I thought the pattern and style was sportier and was going to use it for a summer bmx type theme when I bought it. That was two years ago. My goal for the year with my doll stuff is not to buy any new clothes and re-use/finally use stuff I already have.

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>>45738496
>is it already painted on?
nope lol just convincingly digitally prototyped
I was going for more flat / disapproving expression but haven't quite nailed it yet

>>45738659
>not very fond of the DDdy bust
neither am I, on its own — it's because it's specifically designed to model breasts supported by a push-up bra, it doesn't work in any other clothes because it's vinyl and stays in that position and just looks weird

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>>45741940
>it's specifically designed to model breasts supported by a push-up bra
NTA but now it all makes sense, DDy booba always looked weird to me

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>>45736484
Samus a cute

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>>45741940
that’s totally what it is! they just want to jump out of her clothes. even with a bra there to fit the illusion, it’s still too much for me.

>>45740966
thank you for sharing! this is what i would have expected for S rather than SS!

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I just realized that the Nendo I got that has the mark on the head was listed on ebay as "NEW IN BOX". You can't trust anybody. Especially not justpressplayonline I guess.

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>>45743433
eBay has been scam central for ages now

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>>45739734
>What the hell do Smart Dolls have if people tolerate all this bullshit? Is it really just black dolls?
Having a regular lineup of black and tan girls helps his appeal, add to that the other "woke" dolls like skin conditions, burn scars, plus size bodys and apparently soon muscle girls. There's also a fairly wide variety of head sculpts, the semi-real style in particular is not something you see very often in 1/3 size BJDs.
Danny also has a bigger online presence in the west, for better or worse, than Volks so as others said Smart Dolls are often babys first BJD.
He releases sewing patterns and stl files for discontinued apparel items for free on his site, so if you want to get into sewing for your dolls there's a lot more english material and beginner friendly guides available.
Somewhat subjective but Smart Dolls have a far more appealing looking sculpt in the hips/thighs/butt region as well as more natural looking big boobs options which might be of interest if you want to get a doll for photography.

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>>45744746
Some like their appearance, I am constantly annoyed by the fact that the arms are straight up tubes. If he actually releases some body variety though, I will shell out for the reasons you said... options are a rarity in vinyl hell.

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>>45744746
>have a far more appealing looking sculpt in the hips/thighs/butt region as well
I see there are points of merit after all...

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>>45744746
His proportions don't do it for me. The legs and arms are too slender for the body, neck is too long, and the frame does not inspire confidence in longevity. His schizo fake hater ramblings aside, unless there are some big changes to the design i don't see myself owning an SD.
>Muscle girl dolls
You have my curiosity Danny.

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>>45737282
Lol, he looks like Clark Kent in that bottom frame. "Superman Buys Doll"

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>>45741808
>My goal for the year with my doll stuff is not to buy any new clothes
That's quite the goal given the fact you always have new outfits every month. Your start is good, keep it up.

>>45741940
>just convincingly digitally prototyped
I suspected that but doubted the idea when I saw the hair hiding the eyebrows, turns out you went the extra mile. I assume the vertical eyelashes are to emulate real ones you will add later, they are quite thick and fuzzy.
Maybe try to close her mouth and see if it's to your liking?

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>>45745469
I can imagine one of those silver age covers
>In this episode... Superman is bewitched by a beautiful doll!
>Jimmy Olsen, you touched my waifu! And now, you will pay with your laifu!

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>>45737286
When does he give her a wig?

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>>45745573
The next page but I'm in bed right now so I don't have it to post. He goes "okay it's just like a hat!"
I am not Japanese-literate enough to understand what's going on but he buys this "Starlet" doll for 980' 000 yen and to his dismay, only receives a head. Talking with an expert, who is of course a bishie (apparently all BJD sculptors and experts in Japan are handsome young men) teaches him that this is the last doll of a famous BJD sculptor (I think) right before he committed suicide. Then he provides a body for him and attaches the head, then he takes him to the not!Volks store in Akihabara to go shopping for clothes. Really encapsulates the dude BJD owner experience

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The dude in this page >>45736509 is actually sueding the head because this is supposed to be a bisque doll, so it's for protection against chipping

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>>45741940
Finding a large bust that looks good both clothed and unclothed is frustrating. Some Angel Philia busts come close, but they still lean too far on one side or the other.

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>>45746000
As an ass-man, I'm in the small chest side of the fence. But finding a nice mechanical bum is very difficult.

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>>45745187
was this post written by me lol

>>45745486
yeah I have no idea what material to use for the eyelashes yet
I was thinking faux fur but I only need like a square inch, not a square yard
but that also means I don't have anything to test the idea with so I don't know if painted-on will just look better
and yeah the mouth there is open too far, originally it was closed and that didn't look good, so I tried adding a hint of openness and went too far

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>>45748499
Why not just use cosmetic fake eyelashes, in the style you want, cut down? It's what a lot of faceup artists do, and what my next doll is having put on.
>>45745486
>the fact that you always have new outfits every month
That's part of the reason why the resolution. I have so many clothes, some of which I've never even opened, in multiple bins and drawers. So even without buying new clothes there's a good chance it'll still be new outfits. The theming may just be a little wonky, lol. I'm saving all my clothes money for LA Dollpa later in the year.

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>>45748625
I have some of those (in brown, for Elle, eventually) but I want these finer and denser, more like fur
if that doesn't turn out to be a terrible idea, that is

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>>45748766
>finer and denser, more like fur
They make fur eyelashes, and feather ones too, which may give you what you're looking for. I'm not trying to discourage you from doing your own thing if you have a vision, I just know people in professional/theatrical makeup jobs and know those kinds of things are out there.

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>>45748824
forgot my pic

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>>45748824
>>45748831
oh nice
no that's one thing I'd rather buy a small quantity of to experiment with, I thought I'd have to buy like half a yard of fur from a fabric store and figure out what to do with it all

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Has anyone ever played around with Goat Guns? Are they actually the right scale for DD or are there better options for my dolls to be pro 2A with?

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>>45749599
This was in the last thread, 1/3 scale resin weapons for dolls
https://lollipopkomoe.booth.pm

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>make social media acc
>feel mounting discomfort until I nuke it
this is so annoying. I need a new brain.

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>>45749599
Forget guns, I want a nice 1/3 sword that isn't garish WoW stuff or a LOTR repro

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>>45751139
Letter openers are good for this, though not all of them will work.
medievalcollectibles.com/product-category/home-decor-gifts/miniatures/miniature-swords-letter-openers/

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>>45751604
hey thanks for the idea!

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>>45749951
>>45751604
Thank you for the reminders, I have added these to the QnA Guide.

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shit I need that robot doll

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>>45738659
Stop it. I just got a doll this year stop making me want 2B even more.

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>>45737534
Danny Choo is straight up retarded. Every smart doll I owned on the previous frame had issues, cortex cracked. It was like he had zero engineering making these and was just like ‘new frame time!’ Just so that he could make everyone get new dolls to get on the latest frame. If he’s still selling replacement parts for the old frame, kudos. But I highly doubt it. Especially for all the poor bastards who got milk dolls.

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I've seen a discussion in Chinese about resin, what's "anti-yellowing resin" and how is it different than normal resin? Comparisons showed that one resin is more translucent than the other. Is this a new tech? Does "normal" resin yellow really that badly?

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I wish azone would make a sugar cups with dark hair. All of them are blonde

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>>45752572
stop buying woke dolls maybe lol

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>>45753400
The "woke" angle from this guy is a relatively new marketing tactic and people originally bought in because he was showing robotics prototypes. Also, until very recently, if you wanted any other vinyl color than SWS/NS, it was SmD or the highway. Others bought into them just because variety is nice, or they wanted one of the SmD character dolls -- for a while Danny was also the only one making male dolls at all, period. Obitsu discontinuing their 60cm body around this time also made options limited for vinyl owners, and when he was still producing "milk" bodies on the regular, SmD/DD hybrids were an uncommon but valuable option for some. Before the DDf3 frame came out, the posing issues in SmD, while annoying, weren't quite as pronounced in comparison, especially to those with older DD2 bodies to compare them to. And back in the day, Danny was courting other markets -- weebs, robotics nerds, fashion designers, local brands in japan looking to make mascot characters... dude has run the gauntlet of angles to make his schtick successful. It's just the unfortunate reality that the people most likely to buy your overpriced fashion dolls are invariably Karens and their sprog. Annoying as he is, I get why this is the route he went down.

But there is a reason why SmD caught on and were popular for so long, and why some people still get them today. It's still like pulling teeth to get a tan doll out of Volks, let alone anything else. Variety is the spice of life, and historically SmD has held its value to an absurd extent on the second-hand market as well. Your "gotcha" against the thing you don't like doesn't work when it ignores historical contexts for why something became popular in the first place, anon.

>>45752695
UV resin has been around for a dog's year, and I have heard it does yellow slower, but... yellowing is an inevitability in all resin that is exposed to the air. The sun will make it yellow faster, but oxidation from the air is the culprit here, and it's just something people have to accept. I have some pretty old resin, and it's mostly mellowed to a creamy white color instead of the paper white it was originally. Even porcelain will soften in color over time... oxidation is inevitable. It is up to the individual how much that will bother them. Back in the day, there were problems with some batches of resin going weird quickly and dramatically, but these days companies and customers usually know what to expect.

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>>45752695
I believe that just refers to UV-coated resin, or resin that is made with uv-resistant additives such as aliphatic polyurethane or zinc nano particles.

Adding too much of any additive will cause the resin to either not have the correct color, or not cure entirely, so no resin is 100% UV resistant but the rate of degradation/discoloration can be significantly slowed down.

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>>45752695
Resin yellowing is inevitable, but it isn't necessarily as bad as it sounds. Some resin yellows slower, or less over the same time, or it isn't as obvious, but it all does. This video can give you a good idea of how it goes.
https://youtu.be/D1VmKapo2kk?si=BV60q8gHEIudCVG4
The anti-yellowing resin is probably just slower yellowing.

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>>45737454
>Danny
Jesus fuck where did it all go wrong? The dude made stunning dolls that really looked comparable to Volk's work and then out of nowhere just made them all ugly as sin, then became the Japanese equivalent of a terminally online social justice obsessed twitter user.

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>>45754182
I've known of Danny since before SmD and he's always been a bit of a lolcow for doing things like chasing down the car of an idol he was a fan of on rollerblades. This is just a new manifestation of existing mental illness, unfortunately. There's an image macro of his stalker wall floating around somewhere.

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>>45754245
>Idol
I thought it was Kylie Minogue he was obsessed with, not a Japanese Idol.

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>>45754475
do wigs leave shoujo sparkle like that when you take them out of the packaging

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>>45754371
Probably both, dude has strong incel vibes

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>>45754492

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and then...

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is this what happens IRL

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>>45754554
Generally speaking yeah, people are always super curious about them whenever I'm out taking photos, and not in a mean way either.

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This custom face up I had done came in but there’s a big dirt(?) mark on their cheek. What do I do?

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>>45754572
Where is this though, Japan..?

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>>45754554
I think (not sure) this girl's doll is a monster doll. cute!

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>>45752695
All resin will yellow, the UV protection I find makes a huge difference after ten years, you can tell which are UV protect resin and which are not. Spring for it if it's an option is what I would always recommend

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>>45754609
What was the top sealant? Mr. Super Clear should stand up to a little wiping with a wet q-tip. Don't scrub at it or put too much pressure, but gentle wiping should be OK. You can always message the artist and ask what they recommend.

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>>45754629
Also.. this is something I've never seen. I recognize the word "ningyo", which means doll, but the furigana don't spell it out in hiragana, instead they say "doru" in katakana
is this a new thing?
actually I just figured out she says "atashi no" but "atashi' is in katakana for some reason?

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>>45754648
not him but wouldn't a clean brush be safe to use? it looks like dirt

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>>45754660
Yes, as long as it's very clean or new. I wouldn't trust a brush I've used for painting on a face-up, inner bristles can still have pigment. A clean kneaded eraser could work too, just tapping it on the dirt to see if it picks it up. Lots of options, I just threw out what I would do first.

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>>45752813
Anon...

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>>45754653
Furigana spelling something different from the actual word can be used as a double entendre
As for the "atashi", sometimes personal pronouns can appear written in katakana. Not sure if it's just for literary effect or if there's another reason

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>>45754622
Rural West (by God) Virginia, my man. Be free, do whatever.

>>45754629
Oh that's probly an ozawa_dango head, he's known mostly for making Kigu masks, but he has doll sculpts that are popular as well. She's super cute... I love this manga. Watching the salaryman literally start to view other things as potential doll props, and seeing the world as a potential set for doll photos... it really was like that for me. The mangaka really gets it.

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>>45754833
I should move to West Virginia...
>view other things as potential doll props, and seeing the world as a potential set for doll photos
drawing did that kind of thing for me. it's probably the reason why I enjoy this stuff so much in the first place

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>>45754833
Another girl has an even freakier monster doll
Are these bigger than I think in Japan, seeing how they're featured in a manga? I thought they were a tiny niche within a niche

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>>45756049
Hobby shit in Japan is just more prevalent in general, but you can find doll props in Daiso and everything out there. There are entire cafes that cater to doll owners and so on. There's just more volume of doll stuff in general there, so monster dolls also become more common as well.. it's likely as well that the mangaka is referencing particularly well-known dolls as a sort of in-joke for people familiar with them already. If we don't get a reference to that one Miku, I'll be surprised.

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>>45756117
>If we don't get a reference to that one Miku, I'll be surprised.
she's the best Miku after all

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>>45756117
I always thought it would be cool to have a monster doll along with the more classic ones

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>>45754721
Am I missing something please help me. I want one but I don’t like the hair

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>>45705552
i'm glad you like it! if you continue reading it please tell me your thoughts, i'd love to hear

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>>45756632
It got too convoluted near the end. The whole concept of killing a doll to save her from heartbreak-induced self-destruction felt like a paper-thin drive for drama that didn't work out for me, and made me care very little about the various love triangles.

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I think I understand what people mean when they say that vinyl poses better than resin (this is a common opinion although I have heard the opposite ITT). It's because they HOLD a pose better, right? I always asked "which poses better on average, resin or vinyl?" but what I really wanted to know was what kind of range can you squeeze out of either.
Also can you suede joints without taking the doll apart? If not, I plan on doing that the first time I restring.

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>>45756970
Honestly it depends on the specific doll, an Obitsu body will pose better than your average resin bodies but not as well as a Bimong body or one of those skinny fashion dolls (like Popovy and Pasha Pasha). Vinyl dolls have frames, which are more stable on their own and means they hold poses better, but that's only one part of a doll's posing abilities
>Also can you suede joints without taking the doll apart?
Yes, if you're not using silicone kips. You can try hot glue; it's cheap, easy and requires no disassembly

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>>45757234
Plus with hot glue, if you mess up, just let it cool. It'll come right back off again.

>>45756970
In my admittedly imperfect experience, particularly well-engineered resin will be able to get into poses even an Angel Philia can't manage, but the frames of a vinyl doll make posing them easier and more reliable than most resin dolls. Resin poses under tension, which can be trickier to work with than vinyl, which poses under friction. In all cases, there are absolutely some vinyl dolls that pose worse than some resin dolls, and vice-versa -- it comes down to which ones you're comparing at the end of the day. In all cases, personal preference is what matters most of all.

>>45755463
If you've already made your money, retiring here is great. No one wants to live here so cost of living is very affordable compared to nearly anywhere else. If you aren't wealthy and retiring, or able to work from home over long distance, perhaps don't. Especially where I am, the job market is limited to the mines and retail. Either one will result in death sooner or later.

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>>45756530
Your Chocolala....

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>>45757234
I wanted to do it with that self-adhesive moleskin pads they sell for shoes. Hot glue sounds messy and if the gun is too hot it can damage the resin. I'll see if the doll needs it beforehand (I pray that it won't be floppy or kicky right off the bat) and then decide. I certainly don't wanna restring or take things apart right away. My main worry is that the doll will come shattered because of rough handling during transport. I have read about a few cases where it happened.
>>45757313
>If you've already made your money, retiring here is great.
Ehhhh I wish I could even think about retiring somewhere nice.
>it comes down to which ones you're comparing at the end of the day
That's for sure, I was just asking on general lines. The body I'm getting is supposedly a great poser according to people who own other resins, and the only flaw I see in it is the lack of an ab joint. There's only one joint in the torso at chest height. On the other hand every time I found a doll that had that extra joint, I happened to dislike the sculpt. I know how much that joint helps with twists and bends of the spine so it's a bit of a pain to give it up. And most vinyl dolls from what I've seen tend to have a fully flexible spine in the armature, which is great.
>Resin poses under tension, which can be trickier to work with than vinyl, which poses under friction
A small part of why I went with resin is that I've grown to strongly dislike friction-based mechanisms. They just love to fail or wear out really fast unless they're made very precisely and in really good materials, even more so when they're employed in something complex like a doll's articulation. There's something elegant in the way a strung doll works, it's so simple. I always had a feeling since I read up about traditional BJDs that I would've enjoyed that kind of system more.
Plus I'm curious about what people mean when they say that a resin doll feels more organic in posing. I understand the side of vinyl feeling stiffer because I assume it's the same as a large action figure (more or less), but I have no idea how it's gonna feel with resin, especially considering the weight.
I think the best posing I've seen so far was from a Popovy Sisters doll. There's a video demonstrating the posing and that thing poses like a dream. If only it didn't look like a Popovy doll...

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>>45754480
Yes

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>>45754554
Yes. To some extent, everyone likes dolls.

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>>45754629
Wow this dude is rude

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>>45758072
I wonder if there's some sort of established etiquette to follow at doll meetups (besides common sense)

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>>45758116
Common sense would go a long way given that you're at a doll meetup.

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>>45758116
Not calling someone's doll "alien" is probably a good start. Although I suppose it might be difficult to maintain composure before something this intense >>45756049

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>>45758154
I find her kinda hot ngl
I should probably not say that

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>>45754554
what's the answer to the question
>>45756660
understandable, thanks for giving it a try and regardless i hope the art was worth the time at the very least

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>>45758415
The art was great. Consider I'm incredibly picky and easily turned off. I actually read it until the end which happens rarely. I think it would've been more interesting if it took the time to flesh out the relationships between characters, because outside of Sartain and her enamorment with a jerk, you're pretty much told "X loves Y" with nearly no buildup, which isn't enough to make you feel for anyone given the disastrous consequences if a doll gets rejected.
>what's the answer to the question
"Starlet"

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>>45754505
>もうこんな時間
man iktf

>>45754653
>is this a new thing?
no it's super common in manga actually
sometimes it's the kanji are for the normal word as a meaning, and the furigana are what's actually said
but sometimes it's used for gag/pun purposes as well, which is something that never translates to anime

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>>45760220
Thanks for clarifying, anon. It's been a while since I last looked at raws

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Now that there's actually snow on the ground I kind of want to do an outdoor shoot. Which gets me thinking as to how cold is too cold to safely take a vinyl doll out. Picrel is semi common and obviously too cold.

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>>45761309
You can stick action figures - made of PVC - in the freezer for about an hour to fix stretched plastic and loose joints. After that long the plastic will start to turn brittle and crack. It's probably worse for soft vinyl... I'd pose it quickly inside and then take it outside for the photo before taking it right back in. And wait till it's not so cold before moving it again? I have no idea but extreme temperatures are never kind

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>>45761309
Honestly anons, vinyl doesn't give a fuck about much.

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>>45700430
>>>/toy/10820428 new azone thread btw

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>>45761475
I love the nature in northern USA (Canada?)

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>>45761475
Except for black fabrics.

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she's so cute

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Vampire with white lashes is too good. That's it, she'll be the next one.

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I'll need to get a set of weird eyes, like red or pink

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I recommend looking for dolls on Weibo, there is some spectacular work there

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honorable mention to this dude who looks absolutely magnificent
I dunno why most dude dolls look so damn weird. this is a ringdoll

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>>45764138
>>45764138
>>45764138
New Thread (I FORGOT TO PUT "BJD THREAD IN THE SUBJECT EDITION, SORRY)

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>>45764145
unforgivable mistake, OP

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>>45764180
I accept my fate with dignity, for I have brought disgrace upon this honored thread.

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I want to fuck a doll anon

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>>45764353
a doll, anon
or a doll anon?!

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>>45764353
I want to fuck a doll anonanon

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>>45764539
"I want to fuck a doll anon, anon" anon?

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