2D Dolls

Awesome thank you

 

@Astro He looks lovely
I looked up the Spiritdoll body, it's not exactly what I have in mind for mine.

So, if I understand correctly, you had him on an older Volks body, which did not fit the skintone perfectly, but a newer Volks normal skin should work almost perfect skin color wise?
Did Volk change their normal skin color, or do you mean because of yellowing of the old Volks body?

Can one even buy just the body of SDgr? I haven't purchased any VOLKS resin dolls so far

Also.. Would that mean 2D doll is a very good match for Volks normal?
I do have a flying DollClans head, and I was informed it's a perfect match for Volks normal. I am now thinking of getting 2D doll Almond +body and use the body for that doll head

 

@Pyoko Volks does not sell their bodies separately. You'd have to buy one second hand. But, they're not that hard to come by.

@Astro Your Cream looks adorable. I'd love to see a stripped down photo of the head and body match.

 

Thanks everyone! I'm going to take him off of the Spiritdoll body and put it away for now, and put him back on his SD13 body. No sense in keeping him out on a body I don't think I'll be keeping I emailed Spiritdoll last night, so hopefully they get back to me soon and I can start the process of sending his headcap to them so they can cast a body for me that matches him!

I have a SDGr boy body whose head is off for a faceup, so I can do a whole merry-go-round of Cream's head on bodies (Spiritdoll Elegance, SD13B, SDGrB) for everyone later today!

To respond quickly though:
@Pyoko I had him on a Volks SD13 body from an unknown year (I bought it 2nd hand). SD13 bodies are discontinued, so I know it's older. The resin condition is very good though, but as with all dolls it has yellowed a bit over time. It is a little darker and more pigmented than 2D's normal yellow resin, but with a faceup the match was IMO good enough that it didn't bother me. The neck was a little thick, and it could use to be sanded down if Cream was staying on it permanently, but he wasn't, so I didn't do it.
The SDGrB body I think has a slightly thicker neck and is taller and a little slimmer in areas. The Gr body I have is from 2019 and is lighter and pinker than my SD13 body. I think it would be a good enough color match, but I haven't tried Cream on it yet. It was one of my top choices for when I was choosing what body to purchase for him before I ultimately decided to purchase the Spiritdoll body. The neck is I think the same size or a little thicker than that of the SD13 body, so it would definitely need to be sanded down.

You can see nude photos of my Cream on the SD13 body here. You can see resin comparisons between 2D 2020, Switch 2020, Volks 2018, Oasisdoll 2011, and Volks of unknown year resins (in the clothed photos, so not directly compared to the other three types) in this post.

As Cloudedmind said, Volks bodies are really easy to find 2nd hand. I got my SD13 body at Dollyteria and I found my Gr body for a very good price on Yahoo!Japan.

Keep in mind that judging from some previous posts, it seems like 2D's resin color has been fairly inconsistent over the past few years, at least for their normal pink resin, so I'm not sure how useful any of this information actually is. I was also looking for a very specific body aesthetic (slim, it's surprisingly hard to find) so I'm not sure if any of bodies that I had chosen to possibly get for Cream would be of interest to you.

 

@Astro thank you for the reply.
I would love to see your Cream on the SDGr body, naked would be great, since it's easier to see the color match and proportions
Actually I would prefer a slim body for Almond too. I think it would suit him better than muscular. I am definitely interested in hearing which bodys you considered.

Edit: I wonder if this body by doll family H would work proportions wise with Almond. Doll Parts, Doll Family - BJD, BJD Doll, Ball Jointed Dolls - Alice's Collections
I heard df-h do skin tone matching.

 

I think it would work really well, personally! The head they have on that body for display is the same size as Almond's, and the neck circumference is just a tad smaller on the body, which is what you'd want. Another option to consider could be Dika Doll, as their 62cm body would fit well too (similar proportions to the DF-H one in terms of shoulders and neck) and Dika Doll resin is a perfect match for 2D Doll, as I believe they're sister companies.

 

I think that would work! I was looking into Doll Family A and H bodies too. I think there was something about their engineering that I ultimately decided against (I was specifically looking for three-part torsos, and a lot of places only offer two-part torsos with an underbust joint T_T). DFH can definitely color match!

The other bodies I was looking into for my Cream head that aren't in my comparison shots were the Switch 60cm body (Likely too pink, but it might work with 2D's normal pink resin?) and the Loongsoul 63 cm body (IIRC it was close enough to Volks in color that it'd probably match). When I was looking into picking a body, I tried to match colors against Volks resin, since I know what it looks like in comparison to 2D's resin, and a lot of people and companies have comparisons against Volks dolls.

Here are my comparison shots for a 2020 2D Cream head in normal yellow on the following bodies:

• 2021 Spiritdoll Elegance, NS, ~61.6cm
• ???? Volks SD13 boy body, PS fair, ~60cm
• 2019 Volks SDGr boy body, PS fair, ~62cm

The best places look in order to compare the resin tones are on my Cream's cheeks and on the bodies' upper thighs. All three bodies have necks that would need to be slimmed down a little IMO, and are darker and more pigmented than 2D's resin. I think both Volks bodies are very good color matches, though probably not as good as having something custom cast. They're close enough in color to 2D's resin that it wouldn't bother me, however. Spiritdoll's current NS resin is much peachier than I was lead to believe based on their comparison photos to Volks' resin, which showed that it was lighter and less pigmented than Volks' resin, which in theory would have been a near perfect match for 2D's resin, which is also lighter and less pigmented than Volks' resin.


Spiritdoll 2021 Elegance, NS
Darker and more pigmented than 2D's normal yellow.
I like the proportions and scale best here, though the neck is a little thick and I would personally slim it down. The proportions, scale, and best of all the body's engineering are exactly what I was looking for, so hopefully they still offer color matching (still waiting to hear back from them T_T I'd much rather give them extra fees directly than give the extra money to a dealer).
This body is listed as being 61.5cm with a head, but it's the shortest of the bunch so I think it's smaller.

Spoiler: Both Volks bodies under the cut

Volks ???? SD13 boy, PS fair
Also darker and more pigmented than 2D's normal yellow resin, but not to the degree that Spiritdoll's is. This is an acceptable color match IMO, and if the body were sanded to reveal the under layer of resin it would probably be an even better match. That said, the posability and engineering isn't great, so that's why I'm on the search for a better body for my Cream anyway . The proportions here are fine, though it's chunkier than what I was looking for and I would slim the neck down if he were staying on this body.
Supposedly about 60cm with head.


Volks 2019 SDGr boy, PS fair
Darker and more pigmented than 2D's normal yellow resin, but it's lighter and more pink than the SD13 body. Good color and great proportional match, but the neck is a little long and definitely too wide for Cream's little head. This body offers decent engineering and posability, though IMO it doesn't perform as well as the Spiritdoll body does.
Supposedly 62cm with a head.

Hope that's helpful!

 

Thank you for your opinion on the body, sounds good. I will have a look at Dika Doll too

 

@Astro Thank you for the pictures. The SDGr looks very good with the head.

I hope for you to be able to get the Spiritdoll body color matched.

It's great that Volks normal is such a good match for 2D doll, I can easier request a Volks color match, than for a smaller company like 2D doll
Especially if I don't want to send a color example.

Dumb newbie question probably, but was Volks normal re-named to fair skin?

 

Do someone own the 64cm female body and can tell me how large are the shoulders? (With and without arm included)?

 

@Pyoko Yep, it's called "Fair" now.
If you want an exact color match for 2D, you could just send the headcap! That's what I'm going to do. Spiritdoll still hasn't responded to me though, so I really do think they've abandoned their International/English storefront/contact email

 

Okay, thank you. I will consider sending the headcap, I am just afraid it may get lost during shipping or production of the body. (since that needs several months)

I hope you can manage to contact Spiritdoll. Maybe a dealer can help you with it.

 

You can send a paint chip (Like the sample ones at hardware stores for comparing colors)!

 

Oooh, that's smart and something I hadn't thought of doing, thank you!

I think a dealer can help, I just wanted to be able to order directly from Spiritdoll since they'd get much more money out of me ordering directly from them on their international site as opposed to me ordering from their Taobao or through a dealer (who most likely is paying the same prices as on their Taobao and making back whatever extra they charge in profit >w<) Gonna give them a few more days and then try contacting a dealer. Guess I get to head to a home improvement store too! Sending a paint chip in a flat envelope will be so much cheaper than what I was intending to have to spend to get the headcap overseas. Since Spiritdoll's resin texture and translucency is different than 2D's anyway, it doesn't make sense to send the cap if I can just send a matching paint chip.

 

That is a great idea
I believe I heard someone sent a hexadecimal code for color reference too, though I think it will depend on the bjd company if they accept that.

 

With things like that it will depend on if their computer monitor/however they're viewing the color, so it's less accurate. The result would be basically the same if you emailed them a photograph of the resin. Of course, it would probably still work out about the same color, just perhaps not as close.

 

Hello everyone I was thinking to add one anime looking doll in my collection. Thinking about Longchen or Lan Grape or Miren. Those looks close what I would like to fit my smart doll as pair.
If anyone have pictures of them I would really be happy to see them in real.

 

I purchased 2D Miren on 68cm body in pink resin because finding boy Smart Dolls was too hard. His head sculpt and company faceup works well with their anime style. Doll on the left is milk doll on the right is cinnamon. Doll on left has heels, one on right has no shoes. Hope this helps.

20211106_214027 by Jamie Bird, on Flickr

20211106_214040 by Jamie Bird, on Flickr

 

Oh thank you it really helps. He looks so good close to smart dolls. And yes you are right that to find dd or smart doll boy is pain in the ass. I think so I will go with 2d doll in future I'd nothing will show up in second hand market.

 

Oh no! It looks like 2D Doll is discontinuing all their 1/3 anime style girls and some of their 1/4 anime style dolls! Just saw a discontinuation category for 2D Dolls over on Alice's Collections. They will be discontinued on 31 Dec!