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>FAQs:
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>>5675336
Thought that was a bunny girl from the thumbnail and thought I would finally need my first real bjd. Thank goodness, I've spent way too much this year already and just preordered the new Assault Lily.
>>5675396
BUNNIES EVERWHERE
>>5675411
>>5675414
>>5675417
I wish Mr. MVP would post more often. His Sasara is the cutest.
Also, I have a quick question. I'm in search of a realistic looking yosd (Like, miadoll levels of realism, I guess. Just something that looks like a believeable toddler) but I haven't had much luck so far. It's just been a seemingly unending ocean been bug eyes and bobbleheads.
What's up with the sudden wiggly eyebrow trend? I don't understand why they're on the rise, they look very awkward to me. It took me ages to find an artist who doesn't do caterpillar brows on every faceup.
>>5675565
It's because they're going to hatch into beautiful butterflies. That's when the doll assumes the next evolution form - the thirsty, battered drag queen. Complete with glitter face-up and glittery snot and blood running down out of every hole.
>>5675587
>miadoll
killin iiiitttt!!!!
>>5675565
because BJD looks also change with fashion and skinny eyebrows are nowhere to be seen now days as they are deemed ugly and aging now. So now thicker eyebrows are in because they make faces look younger and more innocent. And no I'm not talking about drag queen eyebrows, but normal fuller eyebrows. Drag queen eyebrows are a whole different topic, as there is a fine line in between.
>>5675640
what the fuck is even happening here.
Is your ass so fucking broke you can't just BUY a new body instead of yellowing a damn head?
>>5675717
That looks fine though. Why wouldn't you just do that if the result looks fine?
>>5675731
Looks fine because it's covered.
I know the body, I bet undressed it looks awkward as fuck, the head is way too big for the slim DIM shoulders.
>>5675717
wtf. I would rather airbrush or blush the head. Peeps are CRAAAAYZAAAYY these days. Doll in Mind bodies are shit anyways, she should've just bought a new body.
ALSO have more smexy dollieeees. (prepare your vomit bags for this one)
>>5675791
...Ok? I mean I know basically nothing about BJDs but that sounds completely irrelevant to the yellowing part lol
>>5675640
I sometimes look where some of the dolls I painted ended up.
I once did a really cool and big commission for someone.
Person paid a shitton of money for it and we both got lots of praise, I was really proud of it and the base doll was great to work on.
They were forced to sell most of their dolls, that one went to one of these people.
They removed my whole work and made one of these shitty looking glitter-blood-piercing-yaoibois out of it, I'm still a bit mad about that.
>>5675708
I'm talking about these. What the hell are these supposed to be? I'm confused on the purpose, what's the expression meant to be seen as?
>>5675885
I think it's supposed to be like puppy dog eyes. Pleading or wondering, maybe?
Sorry, I can't find any non-cringe examples, but note how the middle of the eyebrow is lower than the edges.
>>5675885
I see what you mean now anon, I honestly think this is mostly an aesthetic thing, depending on the person that makes the request. I hardly actually see them, but they just stand out too much because of how different they are. I'm sure faceup artists would be more than happy to not to them, they look annoying to make.
Also is this Culur once again copying someone else? I swear this girl should be giving Xhanthi half of the money she does for commissions considering she keeps stealing looks and aesthetics from her. Eyebrows, milk lips, highlights. The only difference is that culur is a dumpster at it, because she has no idea why or how it was done, she just copies shit.
At least this looks decent, unlike the other one.
>>5675885
this look is supposed to be a kind of sad, innocent, worried look for the eyebrows. but some people just started doing it without the appropriate amount of tilt and now they're just weird wiggly brows.
at least, thats what i intend when i do them anyway.
>>5675918
Ah yes, these are a better example of what I mean. It almost looks as if someone just took a smudge tool in photo shop and messed with the brows and went "perfect, make it for me" and everyone just went along with it.
>>5675939
> implying there arent QTs with brows shaped like that in real life
Does 1/12 stuff go in here or some other thread?
>>5675956
#nohair,don'tcare
>>5675956
>>5675978
Well I like them.
>>5675997
I mean, they're cute, but I don't really think they're BJDs. You can't change their eyes, and they have plastic hair, which really puts them more in the "action figure" category.
>>5676207
This is a BJD/DOLL thread.
>>>/DoA/ is thataway
>>5675885
I'm just gonna chalk it up to people wanting "super unique" dolls
>>5675997
Those two have some interesting expressions. I'm planning on pre-ordering blondie when she goes up.
>>5676207
Would pure neemo or azone dolls count in this thread? Or would those be better suited for the fashion doll thread?
>>5675803
How many of the people who make dolls like this are just frumpy average girls who probably don't have a single ear piercing or shitty tiny bird silhouette tattoo
Why are there shitty figurines in this thread? BJDs only. Bitches
>>5676248
Keeping them in here is fine. Normal Picco Neemos are fine too, but Assault Lilies are eh.
>>5676312
I figure if they're poseable figures with removable clothes it's a doll, so they can stay.
I do think the AL folks might benefit from a different thread though since there isn't that much overlap in what products we buy, releases we discuss, et cetera
>>5675396
>>5676552
So Hot Toys are dolls too then?
>>5675717
Heads are like $100.
Bodies can be $400, and if you like a particular articulation for posing then ageing a head is a much better alternative. Why would you wanna fork out $400 when you can mod a part only worth $100? 5675812 - What this person said. Person probably likes bobble headed look but has nothing to do with yellowing.
>>5676285
How is that relevant? My dolls have tattoos and piercings and I don't. I think they're pretty but I can't commit to the ink and rainbow straw bleached hair look because I have an office job. Am I supposed to only buy dolls that look like me?
>People getting wish fulfilment out of toys. Oh no!
>>5675997
>>5675956
>>5676239
How are these not off topic?
>poseable figures with removable clothes it's a doll.
So is Make-a-move Barbie, can I post that here too? At least her hair isn't molded.
Relax after work
>>5677208
she looks like she just wants for it all to end
>>5677301
>>5677125
>My dolls have tattoos and piercings and I don't. I think they're pretty but I can't commit to the ink and rainbow straw bleached hair look because I have an office job. Am I supposed to only buy dolls that look like me?
nothing's wrong with some tattoos or piercings
everything's wrong with hot scene messes
>>5677356
She needs a place on on a cubicle wall or something, shooing around employees.
>>5677510
>Hey Greg, ...
>>5677633
> You're late to work everyday...
>>5677633
Now all she needs is a hand that can hold a little coffee mug
>>5677645
perfect. and accurate.
>>5677633
>>5677645
I'm sitting in a cubicle right now and I'm dying. Please post more of Office-chan.
Pic related is the only doll I have at my desk.
>Quit shining the projector on me, Greg!
>>5677125
Are you retarded? That's a soom dia head, most go for $300 in doa with papers, $200 without. She probably already paid a ton for the damn head but couldn't buy a body? Because yellowing a head instead of buying a new body or blushing it, is so smart. Kudos for the waste.
Used bodies in the MP can go for as low as $200, what kind of moron only thinks with retail prices when talking about hybrids. But then again you also think all heads go for $100.
Your doll holds coffee mugs like a retard, Anon
>>5677125
You're clearly retarded and know nothing about dolls. A Soom Dia head is NOT 100 dolllaaaahs you moron( unless it's damaged or an overpriced recast) . and it's not easy to buy one. ALSO there are better quality bodies that are under $400.
>>5677824
>>5677830
I wish I could dump a bunch without having to wait the whole 60 seconds.
>>5677830
DipnDots isn't candy, Google.
>>5677834
I'm going to fuck with my coworkers so badly.
>>5677839
>>5677839
I love all of these anon
Resinsoul actually upped their game and I'm frightened.
>>5677922
Whew, looks like I might actually get me a Resinsoul after all of these years.
>>5677922
<Andalite bandits! Seize them at once, you fools!>
>>5677922
no kidding. I also like Mi/Sophia's body. I might get me a Mi someday.
The centaurs are adorable.
DC officially released the green resin.
>>5678151
Everyone (meaning: the gaggle of people on Tumblr who have tastefully styled Resinsouls) seems to love the new Sophia body you're talking about but it just looks so emaciated and bad to me...it's not stylized enough to have the spooky DC look, it's not realistic enough to be otherwise visually pleasing, it just looks indecisive and weird as though they couldn't decide whether to go for realistic or stylized and didn't succeed in either.
>>5678164
If resinsoul can make an SD or msd that looks that cute I'll buy one and make the joints useable myself of I have to.
>>5678183
>>5678184
Agreed. It looked especially hideous from the side.
>>5677125
>So is Make-a-move Barbie, can I post that here too? At least her hair isn't molded.
Don't be obtuse, the difference is that Barbie has her own thread already and also the 1/12 Azones/ALs are Asian dolls which do have some overlap in their collectors and ABJD collectors (although i still think they might benefit from another thread just for being able to focus on 1/12 stuff.) Next you're going to say that dolls which don't have wigs like >>5677922 should also be gone from the thread.
>>5677805
>>5677825
Dia is not worth as much as she/he used to be. The market is saturated with the male equivalent of Fairyland Chloe. I actually saw a Dia WHOLE DOLL go on the DoA MP for $300. It would be less than $200 at this point. Soom dolls aren't moving much at all on the MP unless you're trying to sell the new Dia vampire elf MD. You would have been right two years ago, but nah. They aren't at all that hard to get hold of.
>>5677922
Damn, that's pretty neat. I'm still kinda meh about the aesthetic, but I like the translucent resin a little.
>>5676963
My Jack Sparrow freely cavorting with the Barbie crew seems to be ok with that title.
>>5678666
The full dia you saw was female and it was going for $400 (op lowered price when they fucking remember no one gives a shit about soom females) none fucking wants the soom bodies either they are shit but people are willing to pay a lot for the heads. The soom shit isn't going down, the market place is just slow. Basically they bought the whole doll just for the head. Don't be a retard too anon. Also unless I'm blind I only see 3 dia heads for sale...yeah, saturated. Alright.
>>5677301
that's kinda hot
>>5678895
It was a male Dia. He's been sold already, but it was up there last week. The MP GY is trash to sort through, but here ya go:
>https://denofangels.com/threads/300-%E2%80%93-soom-dia-male-gore-custom-full-doll-white-skin.711893/
Soom shit is going down. They're going at or below retail, not to mention Soom has gone up on prices. I just bought a rerelease non-fantasy doll with a faceup for $800, which is pretty absurd, but there weren't any of that sculpt on the MP. Guess what? Now there are a few of them up there and it makes me grumpy. Oh well.
>>5678937
You moron! The reason that doll is so cheap because it is unevenly yellowed, has horrible staining, cracking, and a terrible gore mod. Of course the price is dropped ridiculously. Try finding a Soom Dia in good condition before saying anything.
>>5679050
Anon was clearly wrong about Dia prices but I feel like we've had enough posts going YOU RETARD DIAS ARE EXPENSIVE and it's irrelevant to the fact that heads /generally/ cost less than bodies, leading lazy people to want to yellow their head rather than buy a less yellow body (though the sensible option in the case of a slight mismatch is to either blush the head or the neck. Imo that's actually the sensible option almost any time you have a mismatched head and body, but I guess some people really want the whole thing to match and not just the neck/hands? Idk it's not like human bodies are the same color all the way thru...but I digress). Now can you let it go?
>>5677208
Sorry for the ignorance. What doll is this?
>>5679404
https://www.volks.co.jp/dolpa29/volks2.html/
sd16 ryo narasaki
>>5675336
>Usual threadmaker OP here
GJ on leaving out the extra links so that we have to do more spoonfeeding.
>Want to compare sizes?
Comparison heaven:
http://dollection.fi/heaven/
*note: They need help filling their database
>Got a lot of time to look through different retailers?
http://bjdcollectasy.com/
>>5675956
They're cool. I don't mind them, honestly. Threads for them usually die out well before the bump limit. I would think the Shinki thread would be better, but they sometimes get miffed over anything other than a Shinki/FAG is being posted.
>>5676248
>>5676312
It's been pretty normal for Asian dolls in general to be posted here.
is swdoll.com (sunnys wonderful world's non ebay website) still okay to shop from? i noticed they haven't had a notice update since december. they have some stuff i want but i always get wary if it looks like a website has been abandoned.
>>5679863
There's a comment on their message board that was responded to three days ago, so I think you'd be good to order.
>>5677838
anon this has brightened my shitty ass day. I love her so much
>>5675533
Anyone...? (Hate to be a bother)
>>5680532
Iplehouse BIDs, maybe?
>>5680532
iplehouse BID like the other anon said, haru's aidori maybe, Be With You dolls aren't super realistic, but moreso than other companies. i personally love the "carrot" sculpt.
You know I've always wondered why bjd companies don't cash in on the furry crowd more often. How come there aren't many companies that make mature anthro dolls?
>>5680621
Because how much money is worth dealing with furries?
>>5680621
The medium doesn't have that much inherent appeal to furries is my guess -- a doll isn't soft and fluffy, for example. They'd rather buy or commission a plushie, or artwork. Whatever amt of furries would be interested in shelling out for a doll is small and appealing to them isn't worth the amt of effort of producing a large furry doll, beyond the few that have been done already (Iple and Soom have done one or two each I think, and there are quite a few MSD-sized mature anthro characters these days).
>>5680689
Hmm I guess that makes sense. I just figured with how much the furry community gets off on making OCs they'd be all over a medium that let's them make those characters 'real'
>>5680621
>>5680675
>>5680689
>>5680736
*Sweats nervously about being one of the furries working on dolls*
But in all seriousness, furries are fickle, there are high end commissioners, and then the compulsive buyers. Unlike some of the other hobbies I've been in, and as much as the poor young furries are a pretty common staple of the fandom, it's pretty stable towards being middle class/white collar and mostly they know what they want and make a way to afford it.
As for feasibility and dolls in specific, there are a few artists who make sculptures and art dolls, but dolls in general are seen as a niche thing with connotations more associated with girls, and being that the furry fandom is overwhelmingly male, there's a lot of toxic masculinity at play.
Bjds in general are an incredibly niche market, and as much as I feel like it's growing, any kind of niche artwork requires good word of mouth and aggressive networking/marketing to get your work out there.
So the big companies out there will hedge their bets with anthros that have a broader appeal in existing demographics, and it will be awhile before solid furry lines will be available.
So it's less an issue that furries don't want so much as furries don't know it's an option.
>>5677922
So unbelievably tempted by Spring,
>>5680689
Theres that Hujoo dog woman too.
>>5680689
>a doll isn't soft and fluffy, for example.
we got 10% at least.
>>5680689
>>5681696
>>5681696
That fur looks disgusting. 0/10 would not stroke.
>>5682392
different folks, different strokes. does this please you?
About a month from shipment now.
My Miku is all made, boxed, packed and almost ready to ship to my door. Very excite.
>>5682457
Not to my preference at all. I don't like mohair. I don't like the doll or the clothes either. But it does look a hell of a lot better than the other picture, which just looks ratty and wild. It looks nicer with a straight wig.
Hey guys what size wigs do dollfie dreams/smart dolls wear?
>>5682500
8-9 inch wigs.
So how hard is it to come by a MSD sized centaur? I dug around the MP with no luck but I was using the search function rather than doing it page by page.
>>5682724
Unfortunately most centaur bjd in are limited edition si finding one second hand is time consuming and expensive. You probably be better off waiting for luts to release another or getting the new doll chateau one.
>>5681605
I actually have a hujoo amie but I caught so much shit for it everytime I posted it anywhere I just stopped. Ironically I'm not even a furry Im just a fan of sherlock hound...
>>5682465
Do let me know if her head is wobbly, because mine is. Moment I tilt her hair to one side, her head was dragged side way as well. Check the neck to see if it's broken, but isnt
>>5682955
Why did people give you shit for it? wtf?!
>>5682949
Damn. Do they release them once a year or so? Or is there a good place I can keep an eye on their announcements? Sorry if this seems stupid, I've only ever bought from groups before.
>>5675336
>far left doll
Im sorry im a useless newbie but what is it?
>>5683032
Bjdcollectasy.com is a good place to keep up with new releases and the DoA news thread.
>>5683079
Oh man I forgot about trista but her body looks so out of proportion I don't think she's worth $360. It's so weird and thin and harken to much back the the days when impledoll couldn't sculpt at all.
Can someone explain to a new person how to access doll chateau? The website never works for me.
>>5683160
It only works for me if I'm on 4G. For some reason it and dollzones website will not load on WiFi for me at all. I have to order everything on my phone and it sucks ass.
>>5683160
it doesnt work for me no matter what browser im on, same goes for dollzone. whenever i was to see any of their stuff i have to go to a dealer's site, like denverdoll or something.
>>5683106
I mean, if you swap the arms and face, it's accessible, I guess.
>>5682724
Just wait for RS to make one, they surely will in a few months given how good response was to the YoSD centaurs and how many people requested larger ones. It'll probably look better than the Impldoll one AND be cheaper.
>>5683048
Modded DDH01 most likely. Most heads used for MDDs are.
![249203[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/J45xBXN.jpg "249203[1].jpg")
I really like the way this looks, but damn she's expensive, at least for me (never bough a doll before). Is it worth it?
>>5683615
Ive heard nothing but good things about kikipop dolls. Plus alot og people on etsy are making clothing for them so I'd say go for it.
Anyone going to pnw tomorrow? I went tonight and attended the crobidoll panel. It was all kinds of awkward.
>>5683892
No but I wish I was (maybe it'll be less awkward when more people get there tmrw), have fun anon and be sure to report back with impressions afterwards, I'd like to go to a doll cone maybe next year and am not sure which ones are good.
>>5682500
Also what size shoes do DD/smart dolls wear? Thanks
>>5684541
I generally just look for the 1/3 size shoes on websites and make sure the insole measurement falls between 7.5-8.5 cm. Just be mindful of he style/materials. For example, a larger shoe that has laces would be good but I might think twice about buying some fancy sandals that are 8.5 cm if they don't have any adjustable straps/ties.
Out of morbid curiosity, what's everyone's age and how long have they been collecting? I have never been able to pin down the average age of the bjd community. It's expensive, which makes me lean towards more adult, but (and please don't take this the wrong way) the drama and the popular fashions make me think it's a lot younger.
>>5683615
I love her but she can't pose for shit and some folks don't like how her eyes cannot be removed.
>>5685050
inb4
>married at 24
Chain of shit posts
We're at PNW! Forgot the lanyards, but come say hi!
>>5685261
>Septum piercing
>Facial piercings period
>>5685050
27. Started collecting Pullips at 23, and DD's/BJD around a year after that.
>>5683892
I wanted to but work shit happened. How is it so far?
>>5685411
It's pretty cool! Very small and everyone is kinda awkward. But decent!
>>5685264
Hush. At least he doesn't look like a Luna_mikkelsen metal mouth.
>>5685050
I started collecting when I was 11 or 12. I saved up any money I got (lunch, birthday, chirstmas) for a year and ordered my first shitty doll. I got really into the hobby for a few years but now I'm back to only having my first doll since I sold the rest in favor other hobbies.
When I was mainly into the hobby (around 13 or 14) most people I knew were in their early 20s. I can't speak for the scene now but I imagine it's a similar age group, late teens and early 20s. I noticed YoSD collectors tended to be older though (40+)
>>5685050
Started at 21 and am now 24.
I dunno if it counts for anything, but at least in my local community, 20s is by far the average age of collectors, though we do have 18 year olds and some 30 year olds.
>>5685050
I started collecting bjds almost 2 years ago. I'm 23 now. I was never really into anything but barbies as a kid. I have always hated baby dolls; that's still a constant, I only own SD size, and don't find any appeal in yoSD's. I definitely agree with >>5685525 and have seen a lot of older people in the hobby with just small yoSD armies.
>>5685050
26, started at 23
>>5685264
What a drama queen, I understand piercings are overrated and 4chan hates them for some reason but calm your tits.
>>5685050
I started collecting not too long ago anon. I am in my mid 20s but have known about bjd since I was like 14...
I think to be honest bjd fashion and style is very evenly spread out. Some styles just stand out more than others because of how loud they can be, which is what causes people to mostly hate them. Super childish in my opinion but we all like what we like and deal with what we don't like differently.
The drama is the same, just some people being louder than others.
>>5685050
30, have had a doll since I was 20 (2006) but knew about them for a while beforehand. I remember when pukipukis were the newest hottest shit ever.
My doll group has members from 16 - 50s. I'd take older ladies over teens any day
>>5685050
23, coming up on 2 years.
>>5685050
Started at 24, 26 now.
>>5685050
28, first saw bjd when I was like 20, didn't actually become interested in it until a few years ago and only bought my first doll last year and he's languishing as one of my many projects as I perpetually try to get my life in order.
I really love the amount of potential in this hobby though, like, although the bar for the majority of stuff is pretty low, there's a lot that can be done, everything from well developed characters to simply exploring different types of fashion without the commitment of having to wear said fashions yourself.
My local group seemed to be pretty even between the younger adult women and the older women.
>>5685050
Started collecting in June 2008, turn 25 next month.
Pic related, first BJD I ever saw.
From my own experience most collectors seem to be between 20-35.
However, since I started the newcomers tend to be younger and younger, I assume that's because there's been a change in spending habits and available funds.
In a world where a smartphone costs easily as much as a BJD and is often bought without even a second thought it's no surprise the same people can afford expensive dolls so early in their life (or get them from their parents).
Regarding the drama: believe me, it's the same in every fucking hobby.
No matter if it's mostly females, males, cheap or expensive, luxury or not.
Fuck, my mother was in a crafting (knitting, sewing) group and they had the same drama bullshit my father had with his train diorama group.
As soon as you have at least two options you will have people fight over what's the better one.
With BJDs you just get all the drama points combined: it's expensive, somewhat creative, at times limited and attracts weeaboos and crazies (first because of their look and origin, second because creative people tend to be 'different').
Combine that and you get a lot of reasons why people can bitch against each other.
>>5685050
I got my first doll in 2011 and I am nineteen now. I had an interest for articulated dolls for a while but I never really know they were that popular. I always assumed it was a hobby kept by mostly older woman and kept it to myself, with my granny being the only person I could share it with. Finding out about BJDs was so amazing for me. It was like a whole new world. Seeing the work of so many talented people in the hobby gave me a bit more confidence to be open about it and do more with it. Like I didn't feel alone anymore and my interest in it wasn't so weird. (Sorry for my English!)
>>5686302
>Regarding the drama: believe me, it's the same in every fucking hobby.
I'm a ham radio operator and there is nowhere near the level of spergness and fucking crazy that is in the doll hobby. You guys (anonymoose) are the only doll enthusiasts I'm interested in talking to.
People argue over petty shit everywhere but gotdayum you wonder how some of the people that show up to meets can even feed themselves.
>>5685050
31, started 4 years ago
Does anyone know where to get outfits by le chat de neige? a lot of people are talking about the quality in detail by that person, but there is never any news about how to buy an outfit by him/her.
I've checked yahoo auction and there's nothing either.
>>5686364
>I'm a ham radio operator and there is nowhere near the level of spergness and fucking crazy that is in the doll hobby.
Well, how involved are you in it? How deep did you dig?
How often do you meet people/check forums/plattforms and so on?
The BJD hobby seems pretty tame too if I just work quietly at my desk and not meet other people.
How "totally not crazy" your experience with a hobby is highly depends on yourself.
Can't count how often I thought "oh, this seems nice, very normal, no drama" when entering a new hobby/only lurking a hobby, just because I didn't bother to dig deeper.
As soon as you do that you always find your crazies, hidden drama, people bitching over nothing and backstabbing.
Fuck, I still remember when I looked into the 501 (the Star Wars guys), if you think BJDs are bad look how some grown up men bitch at each other about who spent the most money on plastic armor.
>>5686493
>Well, how involved are you in it? How deep did you dig?
I belong to two active clubs, teach morse code classes twice every week (and will be adding a third class in a few weeks), I'm the highest class of operator (extra), I attend regular hamfests (meetups) and meal get-togethers with local operators, and I do public service events in the summer and fall.
>How often do you meet people/check forums/plattforms and so on?
I check several forums, along with getting on the air, literally erryday.
What's up with this apparent pedo/nazi dude in the hobby? I keep seeing people arguing that we shouldn't let someone like that into the hobby, but then have people fight back with "Well he takes good pix so ya its ok"
Is he just some edgy teen or is he actually harassing people within the hobby?
>>5686523
Then congrats on finding the right people (and right hobby) for you.
I personally am very happy with the BJD one too, but I also blocked anon asks on Tumblr, blocked all confession blogs and have a normal meet-up group.
Not everyone is that lucky (or, well, smart enough to avoid the shitty places).
>>5686544
It's that thefluffytankfairy person on Tumblr.
I personally think he's trying too hard and just likes to rile up people with his interests.
He's just your usual animu weirdo, probably grade A r9k material too.
>>5686559
I checked out his tumblr and I think you're right. Seems like a lonely guy who found a hobby of 90% women and decided to fuck with him. Other than being annoying he seems harmless. Does he even have dolls? I've looked at a few of the people who defend him and they look like they went through a recent 2edgy4me phase.
>>5686566
He has a bunch of 1/3 Azones.
>>5686544
Since when are a bunch of panty shots of ugly azones 'good pix' to anyone. Really if it weren't for all the confessions about that dude he would fade into obscurity immediately. His posts get no notes and hed probably feel more at home on /r9k or /pol if they could stand his degeneracy.
>>5686364
Better worded: Every hobby that connects to asian shit and that kind of thing tends to be THIS BAD. Have you seen the Lolita community? It's a train wreak.
That said, I very much DOUBT that there isn't a level of sperg in ham operators. The hobby itself sounds a bit spergy.
>>5686364
I'm laughing dude. There's SO MUCH DRAMA in that hobby. And it's been happening since the 50s. You cannot pretend there isn't.
>>5687026
>The hobby itself sounds a bit spergy.
That's not very nice.
>>5686974
I'm sure they mistake the picture he reposts with the ones that are actually his.
I mean, look at Saskha (spelling?) and her 7000+ followers even though her own dolls and photos are pretty meh, but she reblogs all the good stuff from Flickr and co.
>>5687030
Do you deny?
>>5687026
It's mostly really cool old dudes, preppers, war vets, and "tech tinkerers" (like the people who are into building/computers). The younger generation of hams does seem to be more on the spectrum, plus there is such a dramatic increase in autism nowadays. That's kind of weird to think about because in general ham radio operators are super friendly, outgoing and easy to talk to, and (obviously) autistic kids have trouble talking to people.
>>5687029
I never said their wasn't drama, I just said it wasn't full of transexual pansexual tumblr tier mental illness and catiness.
>>5687046
>anon brings up how the doll hobby attracts weeaboos and crazies
>implying the majority of weebs aren't autistic
Found the autist.
>>5687056
I wish I knew how to find the blog that doll is from.
>>5687056
>"Ham operating sounds spegy."
>"There might be autistics in the hobby, yeah."
>"This isn't about autism."
>"THIS IS ABOUT WEEBS WEEBS ARE AUTISTIC"
Who's the autistic?
>>5687074
She looks like a really bad hybrid though, with the different colored neck, hands and joints.
Also it looks like she has no arms and he just sticked the hands into the sleeves.
>>5687086
I just really like cute girls with weapons.
>>5687094
>>5687074
I found his blog from Doll.fm which seems like it's never coming back. I do have a bunch of pictures from his blog saved though
>>5687081
If you're that offended you can join your fellow spergs over on >>>/tumblr/
>>5687099
>/tumblr/
Keep trying, sperg.
>>5685438
Aw I'm sad I'm missing it. Was looking forward to some of the classes. Well, gotta plan for next year maybe. At least it still sounds like a better deal than Resin Rose or the general doll road show.
Hey does anyone know if Uncanny Dreams is still a thing?
>>5685842
Similar, 27 now and 17 when I started. I remember buying my DZ girl because she was at the time the cheapest SD on the market. Rather glad though, if I had waited I would have ended up with an AoD or first gen Bobobie and even though I've long sold off her body her face is still rather pretty (in a weird 80/90s anime way which I kinda dig). And same for older ladies. I'd take the local fashion doll club over the local bjd scene any day. We have like three or four groups for the city here, and they're all pretty drama-ridden and have either badly finished recasts, cute but generic Minifees (that might be recast?), or ~artsy~ DC and Dollstown with smudgy paint. The fashion club is all middle aged and older but their dolls are so varied and fun and they actually talk hobby and crafting instead of inane life shit.
>>5687086
It looks almost like she has resin hands in some shots.
>>5687165
I was just eyeballing an old DZ Yage on the eBays....
>>5687099
hey beautiful people. I want to make a Doll Chateau Kevin hybrid (because I hate the DC adult bodies) but its neck is 7.5 cm. Where the fuck am I supposed to find a 1/3 body with a neck close to that size? Most 1/3 male dolls I could have a neck of 10 or 9.5 cm. Is it even possible to sand a 10 cm neck to 7.5cm? I don't think there is enough resin for that. And the DC head neck holes do not have enough resin to sand and make a bigger neck gape. I'm really stunned here and don't know what to do.
>>5687488
A normal 1/3 might make it bobble headed anyway. But try looking at SMALLER 1/3 dolls. It's my understanding that Angell-Studio has some pretty petite dolls.
Or look for an abnormally large 1/4?
/FaQ/ wasn't very informative for people like me who want to know, what the fuck is this shit?
I keep seeing this thread in the catalog and the thumbnail always looks like that doll is nuzzling a scale horsecock dildo rather than being in awe of a ton of ice cream
I just felt the need to mention this after like days of having this thought
>>5688036
I see literally the same exact thing every time I spot that image.
>>5687952
So this general covers resin and vinyl ball jointed dolls for the most part, but dolls of a similar aesthstic are welcome as well. These dolls can be anywhere from 1/6 to 1/3 (and hey, even 1/2) scale, but we sometimes have 1/12 dolls here too when there's no general for them going on.
So these are pretty much really poseable dolls with a lot of customization potential, and also a pretty hefty price tag. You can find them in a wide variety of styles, and there are a lof of different brands as well. Does that help?
Are there any YOSD scale medical accessories?
>>5688036
I looked at that picture twice and was already a bit grumpy that OP picked this picture (no need to attract more doll fuckers)...I needed your comment to fucking realize it's an ice-cream cone.
Jesus Christ, how do I even take pictures being that blind.
>>5688319
In-scale for YoSDs who are supposed to be in their own world, or in-scale for a YoSD when it's a kid (i.e., realistic size for a 1/3 doll, huge for a Yo)?
>>5688325
Somewhere between, maybe?
I'm going for a frail "littlest cancer patient" look
>>5687031
Doubt it. Every photo I repost that isn't of my own dolls carries the tag line "stolen from and reposted without the permission of x" which is pretty unambiguous or at least I'd hope it is.
>>5686559
>I personally think he's trying too hard and just likes to rile up people with his interests.
He's just your usual animu weirdo, probably grade A r9k material too.
Fairly close to the mark mate but not quite perfect, I'm barely trying. I'm Australian - shitposting is a natural talent of mine and something I do without conscious thought - much like breathing, or, for people such as yourself, being a cuckold.
>>5686974
The panty shots are very nearly all MDD just fyi.
>>5688446
>>>/pol
>>>/r9k
>>5675417
Here's my B&G Freya in her bunny Kigu.
My new dark tan boy. Impulse buy--no regrets! I am so happy with how beautiful he is.
>>5688471
>those fingers though
Nice doll but you could have at least hidden those hideous alien-looking fingers.
>>5688484
awww they aren't alien looking. to me..I have seen much worse before. I thought they looked realistic or like most male SD hands?
>>5688471
The hands don't look bad to me, but for a moment I thought that turkey was alive.
these things are creepy, whats the allure? new a disabled women that had a whole bookcase of them she gave them personalities and everything and treated them like her children..do you guys do that too?
>>5688514
Personally for me it was just the natural progression of anime figures -> figmas/nendos -> Dolls.
I never played with dolls as a kid (I was more into action figures) but now as an adult it's fun to have these pretty, pose-able, large things that I can dress-up and customize.
You're gonna get a lot of different answers, but that's mine for starters.
>>5687514
Thanks for your help. Although I don't understand your sentence well (cause i'm a dumbass sorry) If he would looks bobbleheaded on a typical 1/3, wouldn't he look more bobbleheaded on a smaller 1/3 doll? Especially since the Kevin head in particular is huge too?
>>5688507
kek. Only photo online with a BJD and turkey.
>>5688514
This question comes up so fucking often, anon.
>>5688701
They were nice enough to come here and ask what the appeal is, why not indulge them? They're just curious.
made a wig for my rainbow faced girl. first time working with viscose fiber, i definitely recommend it as a cheap alternative to alpaca or other animal fibers if you want to practice. i'm pretty happy with how it came out, aside from the shitty ends, i want to trim it shorter but i'm afraid of making it look choppy or blunt, so for now i'm leaving it as is.
bought the viscose fiber on etsy, very reasonably price and comes in a lot of crazy colors. fair warning though, i think it will work best for shorter wigs, as it kind of sticks to itself and at longer lengths gets tangled very easily.
>>5688446
Really, calling someone a cuckold in a hobby/thread that consists mostly of women (and animu waifu loving guys on the DD side that can barely talk to a living woman)?
You really need to work on your comebacks.
>>5688514
Ask yourself, is it really a lot less creepy and cringey to have a room full with animu titty statues or lose your shit over quality issues of a 10$ action figure?
They are basically like huge action figures you can completely customize, not more.
Sure you have your crazies, but you always have these.
I personally like to paint them and to take photos, because I suck at drawing and other people are not available 24/7 for pictures.
Regular toys are just too boring.
>>5688774
> nice enough
> calls them creepy and compares us to some crazy old woman he knew
Yeah, how nice of him.
Not to mention that the question is pretty stupid, unless he asks it in every other thread here too. Why do people colled Transformers, Lego, Figmas etc.?
Probably because they like them.
>>5688829
*collect
>>5688802
She looks so perfect.
>>5688860
thanks anon! random, but, do you think she would look better with bright pink eyes? the ones i have in her right now look too dark in photos/far away. or should i stick with purple but get a brighter shade?
>>5688985
I personally would get her something more multi-colored (like some of the unique Enchanted eyes), but yes to something more bright anyway.
The eyes she has right now just look so weird with her face-up and hair.
Could also imagine light blue eyes in her, or golden.
>>5689050
im thinking the pupiless pink dandelion style eyes from makoeyes. i had those in the luts kid delf version. pic related. i would have kept the eyes but i need a much smaller size for a unoa compared to kid delf, so i sold them along with the doll.
Impldoll please, why couldn't you have just semi copied hooves from like soom or leeke and just improved the joint function? I've been hoping they would come out with hooves for while and then they just had to make them horrible looking.
>>5688985
I would say something cool like oscar doll eyes!
as much as we all like to give culur shit for her bullshit, at least her handmade artist bjd doesnt look lumpy as shit.
>>5689404
It's meh. Nothing impressive
>>5689404
In my opinion that's nothing to be praised for.
Smoothness and properly finishing the doll is like the most basic bottom line your product should reach before it goes for sale.
Every cheap chinese BJD is sanded buttery smooth, despite being badly engineered and looking wonky as fuck.
Everyone can sand, the difficult part is to make a good looking doll that poses well, not one that simply doesn't look like a lumpy mess.
Her sculpting does look better though, it's still a pretty meh concept though (at least the body, I'm just sick of the trend).
>>5689404
im going to GET YOOuUUuUUuUu *peeks head round door while your in your bed*
>>5689404
It's alright but the face is... I'm not sure how to explain it. I don't think it would look nice outside of an exaggerated cartoon style. There isn't a way to really change it since it's so stylized.
>>5689404
I like the body but the face is awful, so badly done it ruins the whole doll. And as other anons said, is just meh.
>>5688471
Cute.
...I have vague memories of posting a tan Luts Vega's photo on here ages ago (either that or another SDF), hoping for a sculpt id, and having everyone tell me it was a hideous doll, but imo the post-CP luts sculpts are still cute, just in a somewhat more generic way.
>>5688514
What you met is our hobby's equivalent of the obese single autistic man who has 6 Detolfs of waifu statues and faps while imagining being in a relationship with the characters. Its an unfortunately high visibility stereotype but it isn't by any means the majority.
>>5689282
why her nips out tho
>>5689404
Ok question, has anyone noticed that the pear trend is now bony ass hips, and more ribs than tit? I love me some pear shaped dolls but like, soft looking round not genetically deformed waifs and with at least a bit of curve up top too. This just ends up looking like softcore Doll Chateau.
>>5690274
I dont get it either.
If you want Doll Chateau, go for Doll Chateau, dont do that shit.
>>5675336
>wasn't actually a giant vibrator
disappointed.
It is both a blessing and a curse to finally have a SS bust doll. Sewing for her is stupidly easy but her and my L bust girl can't share dresses at all.
>>5675336
>I thought it was a miniature horse dildo
>>5690269
I don't know what is up with Impldoll and visible tits. They seem to be obsessed with it.
>pic related
>>5690536
Maybe to try for an artsy nude thing without looking as trashy? Or maybe they wanted to clothe her, but also wanted to show off the nip sculpt?
>>5685264
>>5689282
>They can't be that bad I say before clicking the thumbnail
> Hiding laughter from coworkers
Damn those are some ugly ass hooves.
>>5690381
anon can I buy some of your clothes, they are cute
>>5690536
Sex sells.
>>5685050
I'm 30 and have been collecting since 2005, I think-- back in the height of everyone having a gawffick LUTS El. My first doll was a Lishe.
>>5688036
Yeah, some dollfucker made this thread. Sorry. I usually start the threads and was waiting for the old one to hit page 7 or so.
>>5689282
Damn, and I thought Resinsoul hooves were awkward af
>>5691115
>Yeah, some dollfucker made this thread.
But it's ice cream. Is there something sexual about ice cream that's going over my head?
>>5691115
>>5691134
OP here. I'm a grill. I own DDs and resin dolls. I chose that image because I like pics of dolls holding food props and I knew it would get all ya'll panties in a bunch.
>>5691134
You lick it, and that one looks like a crazy dildo.
>>5691134
If I remember correctly, those were first sold at a Dolpa booth that also sold ero outfits and accessories.
>>5691161
Yes they sold a lot of crazy dildo-esque icecream cones and dolls with suggestive modified faces. I saved a bunch of those images. My favorite is the one of 3 dolls around a GIANT soft-serve icecream cone meant to look like a stripper pole. It's so hilarious. Bless you, Japan. I don't have them on my work comp otherwise I'd post 'em.
>>5691115
>Sorry. I usually start the threads
Are you sure you're not the dollfucker?
>>5690733
Oh no man I didn't make that, its a dress I bought somewhere for my big bust girl. I guess its actually way less obvious at this angle but I was posting it as an example of them not being able to share clothes, it actually is super baggy in the chest. If I get some actual clothes done tonight I'll post.
>>5692645
Okay, looking forward to seeing it :)
How often do you guys plan for the future? Creating characters, planning outfits, wigs, and eyes and such. Do you have one doll you're working on and then move to the next or is it a constant process of planning and only getting parts done?
>>5693144
In the beginning I had a strict "finish a doll before you get the next one" rule.
I would pick out the one I wanted and concentrate all my funds and time on it.
I would buy clothes, wigs, eyes and then pretty much call it "finished" as soon as the doll was presentable.
However, that was before I had real "plans", stories or whatever.
That was also before the whole "everything limited, all the time" business model many companies have nowadays and before I was so busy with work and commissions.
The last years I have been working on a big project and two smaller ones on the side.
I outlined the characters and how I wanted them to look like and started going from there.
Unfortunately sticking to the "finish a doll first before you get the next one" model doesn't work anymore.
It's often smarter to buy dolls at the right time, even if you still have unfinished ones at home.
That way you avoid second-hand prices, can wait for good offers or the perfect doll for a character and so on.
It's the same with their clothes/wigs/eyes.
I plan to finish this project, but instead of working on it in big brackets I do it from all directions, in small steps.
So I basically have one big plan for the future (finish a project), and all steps inbetween just happen when the time and funds are right.
I also constantly improve/upgrade my dolls, which means I'm never really done anyway.
It sucks sometimes, because I often just want a bunch of cool and totally finished dolls, but eh.
Hopefully at the end of next year I am finally, mostly, done.
For the anon's who like military girls, Sadol now released their Desert outfit in their female sizes too.
Still think the male one, with the Big Boss patch, looks like Kazuhira/Master Miller from MGS.
Forever salty they don't sell the Walkie Talkies on their own though.
>>5693179
It's really tempting, but I wish it was in woodland colours, since I live surrounded by trees. I've been meaning to get started sewing to make my own doll-sized tacticool gear, actually, so maybe I'll eventually make my own dreams come true.
>>5693173
That makes me feel significantly better. I never finished my first doll but I've gone off and started planning 4 others.
>>5693232
I think it really depends.
Like said, most of mine are unfinished...in my eyes.
I have friends who tell me my dolls are very well finished, but just because mine aren't sock-dresses wearing messes does not mean I am done with them.
My expectations got a lot higher and my goals too, which means finishing a doll is incredibly harder now than it was when I started.
Add that I have a big group and there is only so much time/money I can spend in a month and it's normal I just can't finish a doll a few weeks after getting it.
If you have a shitton of cheap dolls that all look like a hot mess and you just keep on adding new ones, without really planning to finish the ones you already have and just because you like the thrill of owning as much dolls as possible, you should probably stop and take a step back.
If you have a group you constantly work on and add new members to because the time is right (due to limited releases, good offers or whatever) then that's okay, sometimes things don't work out in a straight way.
It's also normal to plan, it gives you a feeling of accomplishment without really having done something, and it doesn't cost a cent either.
For some putting together plans and concepts is half the fun.
Holy shit here's some drama
http://bjds-n-things.tumblr.com/post/144908521179/
to the anon who wanted the Sio2 ragdoll girl, you can get her on stacy'spinkocean!
http://www.stacyspinkocean.com/product_v.asp?id=1862
>>5693428
God what a bitch.
Isn't Guppykisses middle aged or something? Somehow old women flipping their lid at younger people in the hobby is doubly hilarious.
>>5693428
TL;DR?
>>5693557
A lot of the winy bitches in any doll hobby are old fart psychopathic mentally challenged women. It's not really a surprise.
>>5693428
This is the reason why I keep up with different bjd sites. Like me some drama from afar.
>>5693566
Someone bought a vinyl decal machine for doll clothes, Guppykisses is like DONT COPY MY DESIGNS BINCH, repeating a long trend of her thinking people are copying her et cetera.
I think her flipping out in the notes of this confession are a lot more interesting than that post desu:
http://truebjdconfessions.tumblr.com/post/144904253657/guppykiss-is-embarrassing-herself-trying-to-come
>>5693573
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