Pépin's head arrived home and it looks SO good! He's currently wearing a temporary wig til we can make him his head roots but until then he gets these cute pink buns!
Did you scan Mugi in and send her off to the casters? I'm really excited to see her all done up with a cute faceup and in cute clothes!
Yes! Thanks for asking! I am going to use this question as an excuse for another photo dump of Mugi and Mei Mei, so here we go with 3/? post of their process!
So, I scanned all the pieces! All of them needed some extra work after being digitalized, because the scanner didn't have that much of resolution, so many small details were lost in the progress 🥲
Here you can see how see how all the fang details were lost, I had to re-sculpt them digitally, same with all the nails of hands and feet, and so on.
While I started printing all the pieces, I also sculpted from scratch digitally some of them.
Wirsts, elbow, thight and knee joints were done digitally!
It was a tedious work and I won't do it again because after sanding and priming the clay pieces, I had to print, and sand and prime all over again the resin parts, so it's been exhausting. But it allowed me to test the body posability way better that the clay original, since I could use thick strung elastics just as I would do with a regular resin doll without damaging the sculpt.
In addition, hands will be attached the same way as Fairyland hands (100% give them credit for that), that is a combination of magnets and a system of rotation that will keep the hands in place even If the magnets are not very strong.
Mei Mei head has been also digitalized and printed, so I will be sending them together to be casted.
OH HE'S TURNED OUT SO CUUUUTE!!! Bangarang aesthetics finished painting Pépin and it's even better then I could have even imagined! They did an AMAZING job and I can't wait to see him in person he looks SO good 😭😭😭🥰🥰🥰🥺🥺🥺
Gotta make his head roots and flowers when I get him too I'm so excited!
My third "Comfi Cardi" with @joshybearhuggies pattern 😍♥️
This time I didn't have a smaller yarn for the cuffs and trim so I used the same size 3 and made it work 😆
The yarn is Loops & Threads Delicate DK. I found it moderately splitty, but very soft while new. Suspect it would pill up immediately with human wear, but doll wardrobes are so much easier.
This doll is the adorable (and not nearly popular enough) Dikadoll Dobbie head, on a Zaoll body. I need to paint her but my brain is terrified of losing that delicate charm she has while blank. Scared of messing it up y'know.
Ok so I feel like the best way to combat the deluge of recasts is to promote more affordable doll brands, so I'm gonna give it a shot!
Here's a list of some more affordable legit bjd brands, their general price ranges, and where to buy them! All of these are complete dolls (body+head). The lowest prices listed are from their smallest sizes no faceup, and the highest prices will be largest with faceup if they offer it. Prices can vary between dealers. (Please add more if you know some, especially for outside the US!)
Also some of these upper prices seem insanely high because they include any 70cm beasts they have as well, but I mainly judged these based on the 1/4 dolls being under or around 300 with faceup, since that's typically the most popular size.
Qianhe ($70-116) 1/6, 1/5, and 1/4 male and female resin blind box bjds. Realistic style. Available on Janesdolland, and until 8/02 you can choose the head you want from the blind boxes.
Sprouting Dragon ($68-138): 1/6 and 1/4 female resin bjds. Anime style. On Janesdolland.
UFDoll ($56-155): 1/6, 1/4, and 1/3 PVC bjds, both male and female, both anime and realistic available. The 1/6 fullset blindbox dolls are available on Kikasgoods and Janesdolland. Others are on Janesdolland and LegendDoll.
Evantasy ($125.80-412.05): 1/6, 1/4, and 1/3 resin bjds, all female but 1. Anime style. On Janesdolland and LegendDoll.
ImomoDoll ($15-145): 1/12, 1/6, and 1/4 vinyl mjds. Both males and females. Anime style, good sub for MDDs and Puyoodoll. On Janesdolland, New Clover Singing, and LegendDoll.
SweetyDoll ($110-217): 1/6, 1/5, and 1/4 female resin bjds. Anime style. On Janesdolland. Also look like Puyoodoll.
BonBon Galaxy ($49-259): 1/12, 1/6, and 1/4 male and female resin bjds. Both anime and realistic. On Alice's Collections, Janesdolland, LegendDoll, and the tinies are on Kikasgoods.
Guard Love ($169-285) 1/6 and 1/4 resin bjd. Both males and females. Both anime and realistic. On Alice's Collections, Janesdolland, New Clover Singing, and LegendDoll.
Xaga Doll ($152-504): 1/8, 1/6, 1/4, and 1/3 resin bjds. Both males and females, both anime and realistic. On Alice's Collections, Janesdolland, and LegendDoll.
Asleep Eidolon ($198-554): 1/6, 1/4, 1/3, and 70cm resin bjds. Both males and females. Realistic style. On Janesdolland and LegendDoll.
Tinyfox ($168-289): 1/6 and 1/4 PVC mjds. Gender neutral and females. Anime style. All come as fullsets. On Janesdolland, New Clover Singing, Kikasgoods, and LegendDoll.
FairyCastle ($169-669): 1/6, 1/4, and 75cm resin bjds. Both male and females. Realistic style. On Janesdolland and LegendDoll.
True Love ($159-305): 1/6, 1/4, and 1/3 resin bjds. Both males and females. Realistic style. On Janesdolland and LegendDoll.
Resinsoul/Bobobie ($85-330): 1/12, 1/6, 1/4, 1/3, and 70cm resin bjds. Both males and females. Realistic style. Specializes in fantasy parts and skintones. On Denver Doll Emporium.
Doll Leaves ($149-510): 1/6, 1/4, 1/3, and 70cm resin bjds. Both male and females. Realistic style. On Alice's Collections, Denver Doll Emporium, and LegendDoll. Somewhat artsy doll vibe.
Gem of Doll ($155- 560): 1/8, 1/6, 1/4, 1/3, and 70cm resin bjds. Both males and females. Realistic style. On Alice's Collections, New Clover Singing, and LegendDoll.
Huajing Doll ($120-495): 1/8, 1/6, 1/5, 1/4, 1/3, and 70cm resin bjds. Both males and females. Realistic style. On Alice's Collections, New Clover Singing, and LegendDoll.
Myou Doll ($138-428): 1/8, 1/6, 1/4, and 1/3 resin bjds. Both males and females. Realistic style with 1 anime doll available. On Alice's Collections, Denver Doll Emporium, and LegendDoll. Similar look to Volks SDs imo.
There are some types of doll photos I really enjoy: Family pictures of the whole gang, shelf or display pictures, and... factory vs owner pics. So allow me to show you my three Doll Chateau girls! :)
They're all on the K-01 resp. the K-05 body without extra joints. I love the pear shape and the proportions, and I have a lot of fun sewing for them.
The jointed hands are even more of a delight than anticipated - I'm aiming to get them for all my DC kids.
The sculpts:
Saffran | DC Bella, my first DC and first MSD in general! To me, Bella is DC's best sculpt to date. I bought it on the strength of the blank head, their initial sales pics were wild! 😄
Best features: The itty-bitty mouth and soft nose. The sculpt is very versatile, sometimes I like to google Bella and just browse the different interpretations.
Cons: The cat eye and pouty mouth can make Saffran look bitchy from the wrong angle.
Ingwer | DC Queena: I got Ingwer second-hand with the factory faceup, and I didn't fall in love straight away. The blank sculpt isn't the strongest either imho. This face up convinced me Queena had potential.
Best feature: Her eyes are huge! Much larger than my other DC girls. For me, Ingwer also improved a lot with strategic eyeliner.
Cons: The profile is frankly weird, with very strong jaws. She photographs best full frontal.
Fenchel | DC Twinkle: This is the one where I fully love both the blank sculpt and the default faceup.
Best feature: The shape of the eyes, though I think what DC did with them in the promo pics is also awesome. (Confession: I tried to add a double eyelid line to my faceup but I just couldn't hack it 😅)
Cons: The mouth would be quite large if fully coloured. I have the same issue with a Dollzone boy I own - idk what's the reasoning for sculpting it that way?
Also, I asked DC for a human version, but that wasn't possible. The ears are very pointy and pokey, so I gathered my courage and snipped the tips off, then just sanded them round. It was easier than I thought, and looks a lot nicer than I'd feared. 😄
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I'm not actively looking to expand my collection but I'll keep an eye out on the second-hand market for any other cool DC sculpts coming up. I really regret I missed Lance. If space was no constraint, I'd also love a second Bella to take in the opposite direction from Saffran. 😄
Introducing Bea! She’s a Bluefairy Olive and is a soft, sweet girl. A bit dark academia, a bit cottage core. Featuring a hand knitted jumper I made and span the wool for on my spinning wheel, and a walking skirt I made from brown wool.
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