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It’s ok. The 75cm one appeals to me more but the 62 version is really pretty too! Mind you on looking around at the 70cm ones I found another one I like-Junxian.
So I can see me getting him at some point too. oh dear. And I thought I would just get one doll and be happy.

I didn’t know they existed until I saw a random post from someone who got one. I hadn’t even heard the name before.

 

Oh gosh, I haven't been keeping up with TD releases. 75 cm Xiao Bei is so cute! Congrats, @Blubell, for getting him! Can't wait to see all the owner photos. And I'm also really curious about TDs 75 cm body since I need a taller friend for my Dan Taiye...

I'd say, TD aren't as popular as other Chinese companies but they have their own following, at least in China. They share lots of owner pics on their weibo.

 

Oh good to know. How do I find their Weibo? Korean sites I can manage because I’ve been learning Korean for a while but Chinese is totally beyond me.
He’s gorgeous isn’t he? Gosh I wish I had enough to just pay for him outright lol.

 

Here is the link. But I think you need to register on that website to scroll past a certain point.

 

Yeah! And I can't even find when that one was sold!

You can open the weibo link in google chrome and it should translate text for you!

 

Thank you! Luckily I do have a Weibo account already so that makes it easier. I will have a look and see what photos they have

I’m on a phone using safari otherwise I would. My laptop isn’t the greatest and I gave it to my son for his school work so I just use my phone for everything these days.

 

He was a limited edition doll, just like Dan Taiye. I think he was also sold on Alice's Collections but his page was deleted after the selling period was over. Weirdly enough, they still have sales pages for limited TD dolls on Taobao. Maybe some dealers there have some in stock?

 

I don’t suppose you know what “Xiao Bei” is in Chinese characters do you? I know dolls can change drastically with different eyes and wigs and I can’t visualise so it sometimes makes it difficult for me to know if it’s the same doll ( does that sound stupid?). Especially if I’m comparing promo photos to real life ones.

 

I don't know Chinese, but the characters for both 62 cm and 75 cm Xiao Bei are the same. The dictionary I'm using says it means "Little North", but I wonder if it has any significance in Chinese.

And it's not weird at all. I sometimes have a hard time recognising some sculpts. Although, there are companies that have such distinctive sculpts that it's hard to not recognise them. As for Xiao Bei, his older version has smaller eyes and his mouth is more open.

 

I'm not sure what character they used for Xiao, but i have seen his name get translated as little north, so the character used for 'Bei' should be one that means north. Google translate suggests these 小北 for "little north"

 

Thank you @Niel I did actually see a few Xiao Bei’s there but I lost the photo when I tried to get a link to share it so I’ll look for it again later

Papago translator agrees with you with 小北

 

Ah, that makes sense; I figured he was limited edition, but that is odd there's some on Taobao still!

 

So Alice’s Collections have said I can request a custom faceup and they’ll see if it’s possible. Do you think something like the first 2 pics on the photo will work or should I just stick with the company one? I can’t picture it in my head so I don’t know if it’ll look good or not. Honestly it’s such a pain not being able to visualise. Makes it so hard to plan outfits and hairstyles for myself let alone other people. If I can’t see it, it’s like it doesn’t exist. It’s kind of similar to the company one just a little bit more subtle maybe ? A6424429-E104-4995-8CF5-66148FAF68C2 by Katarzyna Antosiewicz, on Flickr

 

Congrats on your order! I own 3 TD Dolls (Long TianQi boy and 2 FeiHuaDeng girls), and 1 from before they bought DragonDoll (Cheng). I did not intend to have FeiHuaDeng twice, but due to a unique situation got now twins (they are styled differently) . I named them Zaria and Willow. The Long TianQi is named Drow, and Cheng, my oldest from 2009, is named Mort.

@Blubell I hope they let you customize the Faceup, I usually do my own so all of mine have faceups done by my own hand. I they are wonderful dolls and I really love their posing too. Mort is a hybrid on an IOS Class80 body, and even though he’s meant for a 72cm body originally, he looks great in the taller one.

 

I would love to see photos of your dolls. I don’t have any plans to get girls yet but one day I will. Do you have any posing pics at all?

 

I think it will be helpful for whatever artist does the faceup if you can specify what you like about those photos and what you're going for. If you want the doll to look like that specific singer, then not likely possible, simply due to the constraints of the face mold. The face shapes aren't the same and the features themselves won't match. So they could make a very natural looking face up with pink eye shadow like the makeup the person in those pictures has, but it's not going to look like them. The more information you can provide an artist, the higher the chances of getting something you like.

 

Oh no I know they won’t look alike I just like the natural Korean makeup look. I just wondered if the colours would match. I like subtle makeup on people but I’m not sure of dolls need more dramatic makeup to look good.

 

I’m joining the Xiao Bei club, I’ve been eyeing the 62 cm one. He’s so beautiful but I’m a little bit worried ordering without seeing any real life pictures. And I love the company faceup specifically, hopefully if it will look very close to the promos…

 

I asked about the faceup and was told that the company faceup would be like the photos if that helps

 

Plenty of dolls have pretty natural looks! What your dolls "need" to look good is entirely up to you and your personal tastes!