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Narin
Narin is a Korean company that was established in 2004 by artist Bimong. There were two sculpts; the male was Narin, meaning "a child from the sky" and the female Narae, meaning "wings" in traditional Korean. The dolls were produced in 2 sizes, 43/44cm and 60cm. The dolls were originally produced using French resin in Snowy White, Pinky White, Golden Beige, and Tanning.
The original intention was to limit production to 1000 dolls each. The dolls were tracked through a serial number in the head. One collector attempted to track these serial numbers with a Database. Somewhere along the rocky road of production this practice was abandoned.
In the early years Narindolls were offered through Dollmore or directly through Bimong himself. Narindolls were then offered through Dollfair International beginning in 2006.
As of December 2006 Narindolls added UV Additive to all its dolls to better protect against yellowing. Narindolls tested it in direct summer sun in Korea and the damage was minimal. The best advice is all dolls should be kept away from direct sunlight and heat!
The Narin/Narae sculpts remained the same from 2004 but in December 2007 Narindolls introduced a new knee joint in its 43 cm dolls.
In 2008 there was a shortage of French resin which increased waiting times for finished dolls. Dollfair orders #62 through #69 were affected by the French resin shortage. Dollfair even closed ordering for a month to help reduce the backlog. Catrina Sanders, owner of Dollfair, spoke French and she met with the CEO of Narindolls and the French company producing the resin. Catrina negotiated an agreement that Narindolls would be given priority for the raw materials.
During order #62 there was also a problem of breakage with the knee joints. Dollfair and Narindolls worked to resolve the issues to customer satisfaction giving them extra joints or offering the option of the older knee design. Only order #62 was affected with the problem. Customers requesting the old legs had an even longer wait because those molds had been taken out of production but their issue was resolved.
Many collectors shied away from French resin fearing problems with yellowing so the option of urethane resin was added. This was done also because of the French resin shortage. Narindolls and collectors just couldn't catch a break. The French resin issue was resolved but January 2009 through October 2009 there was a shortage of urethane resin. The resin company that Narindolls dealt with went bankrupt. This created a significant backlog in production. A new CEO was hired for Narindolls and new casting was underway with 2 companies to help with production.
On March 31, 2010 the 5 year contract Bimong had given to his investors expired. Effective 4/1/2010 Dollfair International and Bimong took over production of all Narindolls, with the exception of Shahti Dollfair started their own casting company in Ohio.
Customer service through Dollfair initially was good. She was active on DoA, hosted a live chat with Bimong on her Dollfair site, and actively promoted Narindolls. But communication was often sporadic. After taking on production of Narindolls orders were not being fulfilled and customers were unable to contact Catrina. A scandal in 2010 ensued with over 80 outstanding orders. Eventually contact was made with Dollfair and refunds were issued to some but not all customers. Bimong stepped in and personally honored the orders. D-Storic felt it wasn't fair for Bimong to accept all the financial responsibility so they stepped in to honor outstanding orders.
A thread was started to track the outstanding waiting list and the resolution. Narin Waitlist
D-Storic began producing Narin Creative dolls effective Nov 20, 2011. During a large Christmas Event order some dolls experienced warping problems due to an incorrect resin mixture. The resin problems were:
- - distortion of body parts and head
- - softness of resin, even clothes could cause indentations on the body
- - skin irritation after touching the resin
- - strong smell of the resin
During the time D-Storic was producing the dolls there were delayed orders. In addition, other doll companies being produced by D-Storic went out of business. Days before the Christmas Event orders D-Storic announced their contract with Narin Creative ended effective 12/31/2013.
Effective 1/01/2014 all Narin dolls are sold directly through Art-Bimong. Bimong established the following schedule for release:
- Odd Months (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11) pre-order for 40cm series Narin & Narae
- Even Months (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12) pre-order for 60cm series Narin & Narae
In February 2017 Bimong announced the following scheduled line-up for development:
- 65Narin & 60Narae couple
- 40Narin & 40Narae New couple + Classic couple
- Dandelion 51cm New body
- Chuu&Chuubi New body 27cm couple
- Shahti New body 16 inches Fashion Doll
- Other parts/ Animals/ Characters
January 2018 N40 new Narae pre-order included limited edition of 20 N42C head and parts:
- Silicone eyeball fixation device
- Teeth parts & cat ears
- Hand-made Pouch
- Cedar Laser Cutting Certificate
Also Included limited body parts with Cedar Laser Cutting Certificate
April 2018 was a re-release of Classic Narin 44cm & Narae 42cm Couple. This included upgraded body parts - Double elbow joint silicon pad, Shoulder joint silicone pad, added silicone pad to pelvic joint & neck joint, and added canine-shaped brakes to knee joints. Bimong also released a new skin color - Oriental skin.
On Apr 23 2018 Bimong released an announcement that due to pain in his wrist from an accident 5 years prior he was
going to offer his last pre-order in May 2018. Announcement
Due to the overwhelming response during the final pre-order of May, on June 1, 2018 Bimong announced his wrist condition made it difficult to work for long periods of time. He therefore commissioned the assembly and aesthetics to Angelsdoll.
One of the questions always asked is which heads have the eye fold. This list is as follows:
- N401 – Narin classic which does not have an eyelid crease line in the mold, open mouth with teeth parts
- N402 – Narae classic which has an eyelid crease line in the mold, open mouth with teeth parts
- N403 - Narin open eyed which does not have an eyelid crease line in the mold, open mouth with teeth parts
- N404 – Narae open eyed which does not have an eyelid crease line in the mold, open mouth with teeth parts
- N405 – Narin 2/3 open eyed which has an eyelid crease line in the mold, open mouth with teeth parts
- N406 – Narae 2/3 open eyed which has an eyelid crease line in the mold, open mouth with teeth parts
- N407 – Narin 1/3 open eyed which does not have an eyelid crease line in the mold, open mouth with teeth parts
- N408 – Narae 1/3 open eyed which has an eyelid crease line in the mold, open mouth with teeth parts
- N409 - sleeping Narin head without an eyelid crease line in the mold and with an open mouth with teeth parts
- N410 – Narae sleeping which does not have an eyelid crease line in the mold, open mouth with teeth parts
- N411 – Narin "Butterfly" open eyes which has an eyelid crease line in the mold, closed smiling mouth
- N412 – Narae “Butterfly” open eyes which has an eyelid crease line in the mold, closed smiling mouth
- N413 – Narin “Dragonfly” open eyes looks like with eyelid crease line in the mold and closed mouth
- N414 – unisex “Heartbreak” open eyes looks like with eyelid crease line in the mold and closed mouth with mouth corners down
- N415 - Narin "Dreamer" which does not have an eyelid crease line in the mold, closed mouth
- N416 – Narae "Dreamer" which does not have an eyelid crease line in the mold, closed mouth
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The N40 series Narin classic body has been the same since 2004. Bimong did refresh the molds and updated the knee and elbow joints for the January 2018 release.
- Narin N40 Measurements
- Height - 44cm (including head)
- Head circumference - 6.5"
- Neck circumference - 7cm
- Chest circumference - 16.5cm
- Waist circumference - 13.5cm
- Hip circumference - 19cm
- Wrist circumference - 4cm
- Foot size - 5cm
- Ankle circumference - 5.5cm
- Arm length (from shoulder point to wrist) - 13.5cm
- Leg length (from the waist point to ankle) - 25cm
- Eyeball size - 10-12mm
- Wig size - 6.5"
Narin dolls do not have a headcap as many other BJDs. They have a removable face plate. All heads are sold with these removable face plates. Narin was available with the following head/face plates:
- Classic Narin N401
- Normal Open-eyed Narin N403
- Sleeping Narin N401 SP released April 2018 limited 20
- 1/3 open Narin
- 2/3 open Narin N401, re-released April 2018 limited 20
- Narin Butterfly N411
- Narin Dreamer N415
- Narin Heartbreak N414 (same as Narae Heartbreak. face plate is unisex)
- Narin Tongue N41K
- Narin Dragonfly N413
The N60 series Narin classic body was first released in October 2005. The body had been on a 10 year hiatus and it was again released in October 2016 with reworked joints.
- Narin N60 Measurements
- Height: 60cm (head included)
- Chest circumference: 21.5cm (8.5" wig)
- Waist circumference: 21.2cm
- Hips circumference: 26.1cm
- Shoulder to shoulder: 12.5cm
- Arm length (no hands): 18.8cm
- Leg length: 32cm
- Foot length : 7.8cm
The N60 face plates:
- N609 Narin "Charisma"
- N613 Narin
- N61E Elf ears
- N61K Ver 1 1/3 open eyes normal
- N61K Ver 2 1/3 open eyes Vampire
Narin N65 pre-order was held December 2016, 10 years after last N60 release. The N65 body had slim pelvis and more musculature through chest, back, and arms. Based upon customer feedback Bimong began creating an N68 body.
- Height - 65cm 68cm
- Head circumference - 8.3inch
- Eyeball size - 12mm - 14mm
- Neck circumference - 11cm
- Shoulder width 16cm
- Foot length 9.5cm
Narae
The early heads for N40 Narae had an interesting feature. There was a hole in the back of the head which held a perfume sponge. There was a separate eye mechanism which was controlled by a magnet embedded in the right hand. When the hand was held up to her head it caused the eyes to swivel.
The N40 series Narae classic body had been the same since 2004. Bimong did refresh the molds and updated the knee and elbow joints for the January 2018 release.
- Narae N40 Measurements
- Height - 42cm (including head)
- Head circumference - 6.5"
- Neck circumference - 6.5cm
- Chest circumference - 16.8cm (Normal breast)
- Waist circumference - 12.5cm
- Hip circumference - 18.5cm
- Wrist circumference - 3.5cm
- Foot size - 5cm
- Ankle circumference - 5.5cm
- Arm length (from shoulder point to wrist) - 12.5cm
- Leg length (from the waist point to ankle) - 24.5cm
- Eyeball size - 10-12mm
- Wig size - 6.5"
Bimong sculpted a new N40 series body with improved joint mobility and aesthetics. Surface reinforcement parts between ball joints were added along with anti-slipping silicone pads. Bimong added 17 new parts including hidden pieces.
Bimong also modified the pelvis and knee joint by adding a tiny brake around joint. This allowed a greater range of flexibility as well as allowing the doll to stand more easily. This body was first made available with the November 2016 pre-order.
With this pre-order for the new N40 body Bimong offered an N410 head, fist hand, Meronica hand, high heeled feet, pointe feet, normal, and large breast.
- New Narae N40 Measurements
- Height - 43cm
- Head circumference - 6.5"
- Neck circumference - 6.5cm
- Shoulder width - 7cm (from shoulder end to end 8.5cm)
- Chest circumference - 17cm (small) 18cm (normal) 19cm (large)
- Waist circumference - 13cm
- Hip circumference - 21.5cm
- Arm length (from shoulder point to wrist) - 13cm
- Wrist circumference - 3.7cm
- Leg length (from waist point to ankle) - 25cm
- Length from groin to ankle - 20cm
- Ankle circumference - 5cm
- Eyeball size - 10mm
- Wig size - 6.5"
- Foot size - 5.5cm
Based upon further research and development Bimong again modified the new Narae N40 series body. The upgraded parts were wrist, ankle, pelvis, and knee joints. Inside the pelvis contains an exclusive silicone pad. This body was first released in September 2017.
January 2018 once again featured an upgraded triple-rail knee joints in an effort to produce a more aesthetic and natural pose. The pelvic silicone pads are bigger and the frictional force allows more stable posture. The wrist and ankle joints were made into one part creating a more natural line as well as additional detailing of the fingernails and toenails. Another major upgrade was the option of detachable removable breast plates. You could choose between small, medium, or large breast plates. This body was a limited edition of 100.
Narin dolls do not have a headcap as many other BJDs. They have a removable face plate. All heads are sold with these removable face plates. Narae was released with the following head/face plates:
- Classic Narae N402
- Normal open-eyed Narae N404
- Sleeping Narae N410
- 1/3 open Narae N408
- 2/3 open Narae N406
- Narae Butterfly N412
- Narae Dreamer N416
- Narae Heartbreak N414 (same as Narin Heartbreak. Faceplate is unisex).
- Narae Tongue N42K
- Narae Cat N42C - new limited 20
The N60 series was released in 2005 with the following measurements:
- Height: 57cm (head included)
- Chest circumference: 20.3cm (8" wig)
- Waist circumference: 17.5cm
- Hips circumference: 26.3cm
- Shoulder to shoulder: 11.5cm
- Arm length (no hands): 18cm
- Leg length: 31cm
- Foot length : 6.9cm
The N60 face plates:
- N610 Narae "Mature"
- N610 Narae sleep eyes
- N608 Narae 1/3 eyes open eyes
- N60S Narae
- N612 Narae
- N614 Narae
- N62K Narae1/3 eyes Vampire teeth
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Discontinued/Limited Releases
2008
In 2008 Narindolls and Dollfair partnered for a limited release of 20 Captiva Narae for Florida IDEX, Captiva Island
Narindolls and Dollfair partnered to release an OOAK Narae to benefit the International Association for BJD Artists Workshop- Retreat 2008. This doll was the Holiday Narae from 2006 Doll Reader stored in vault for 2 yrs.
2010
Narindolls and Dollfair once again partnered to release 2 dolls for IDEX in Orlando January 2010. Bimong wrote a story of fallen angels Narae & Narin. Narae My Angel and Narin Fallen Angel were premiered at IDEX and featured in the Debut of Dolls magazine from Doll Reader.
On May 5, 2010 Bimong took part in a live internet chat with collectors on Dollfair's site. He debuted Neferti and Shahti.
2013
Bimong sculpted Shahti as a 16 inch BJD Fashion doll. This doll was sold through Jigamaree
2015
In September 2015 Bimong released Meronica. In addition to the new face plate she was released on a new double jointed 40cm body. This was the precursor to the new N40 body for Narae.
2016
Bimong had a giveaway drawing for reaching 1000 followers on Instagram. He offered an N404 head on a large breast body with faceup, custom wig, and glass eyes.
During the December 2016 N6X pre-order Bimong offered a Kiss head Narin and Narae couple. For customers choosing a Narin they will receive the Narin Kiss head, plus Vampire and Human teeth parts, and 4 tongue parts. For customers choosing a Narae they will receive the Narae Kiss head, plus Vampire and Human teeth parts, and 4 tongue parts.
2017
Bimong had a giveaway drawing for reaching 3000 followers on Instagram. He offered a Real Skin Narin N411 head on Version 2 classic body and a Real Skin Narae N412 head on classic body.
2018
Release Narin N401-SP sleeping head with 20 limited edition, release Narin40 N401-2/3 open eyes head with 20 limited edition, and release Narae60 N60S sleeping head Limited 20.