A BJD owner who wants to restart? Anyone ever felt this way?

I'm lucky in that the two that I own are easily replaceable as far as finding the sculpts, but I don't know if I could ever replace the characters. It wouldn't be the same. Noah (my AoD Min) was my first doll, and there's a huge emotional attachment there. I learned how to restring him, I learned how to suede him myself, and learned how to sew clothes for dolls using him. All of these things are experiences with a doll that I can't get back.

I would be devastated, but I think I would start fresh. Granted, I don't have the kind of funds that I used to for dolls, but I would do my best. I think I would just have to create new characters/personalities, or I would simply get some of the other dolls on my wishlist.

Here's to hoping and praying nothing ever happens!

 

I'll second the motion for nothing to happen to my boys. And knock on wood. Throw a pinch of salt over my shoulder. Make the sign against the evil eye.....

 

I only have three dolls, and they're all actually easily replaceable if necessary, but I know I probably wouldn't bother with two of them. One was actually a gift, so it's not something that I would normally get for myself, and the other was an inexpensive tiny that I practically bought on impulse. Most of my attachment is sentimental as well.

As for the last, my BF Jasmine, I'm not sure. On the one hand, I love her dearly and she's my favorite by far; on the other, much of that is a sentimental bond, and my tastes have changed since I got her three years ago. But then again, my tastes and the market haven't changed so much that there's tons of dolls out there I'd want instead; on the contrary, I've only gotten more picky since then, and if I eliminated BFs from my wishlist, there'd be almost nothing that meets my current criteria! The only other doll I can think of is Fairyland's ChicLines, which will soon likely be out of sale for good!

So then... I'm not sure what I'd do. Perhaps I'd finally decide to try moving to the SD size, despite my large reservations about their large size. I might decide to get a different BF girl, not a Jasmine, to 'replace' her. I think I'd definitely have to take a break from the hobby though.

ali

 

If I lost my dolls I would just cry! I don't think I could replace most of them frankly! I'd have to pay double, even quadruple what I got most of them for in the first place. Some would cost even more. It would be near impossible to get them back.

 

It would be almost impossible for me to get a lot of mine back, as many are now discontinued and some almost never come up on the secondary market. But I would do my best to buy at least some of them again and recreate my characters.

As much as I love and cherish my dolls, the characters themselves are much more important to me. They would always live on in my imagination and my writing, even if I never got dolls for them again.

I might not bother to recreate my two MSD boys, and I would have to prioritize which of my SD sized ones would come back first. But undoubtedly my first BJD ever, Volks Link, would be my first to come back home. And although I would mourn their loss terribly, I would need to bring at least one BJD home as soon as possible.

Linda S.
galatia9

 

I would probably get more dolls but never reshell any of the characters whose doll-versions were lost in the disaster.

 

I would be devastated at the loss of my first dolls, but I would look at it as an opportunity to "start over" with my taste. I currently have 3 SDs, one MSD, and one Puki. I have found that the MSD size dolls are my favorites, and I would love to own more of those some day, but currently space does not allow for it.

 

If you lost your dolls in some disaster, would you start over? Would you purchase the same molds? Or would you go in a different direction?

Oh, man... I would be devastated, of course, but I think I would definitely start over. I enjoy the hobby way too much to give it up! I'd haunt Y!J until I found another Volks Genji, and I'd probably pick up another Soom Sard and an Iplehouse Claude, but I think there are a lot of dolls that I would skip getting the 2nd time around. My taste in bjds has evolved a bit over time. I'd stay within the same size range (SD13 - 70cm), but I think I'd go with a more realistic aesthetic.

 

I am a new collector so I haven't had my dolls for years like some of you had. I would be upset of course but I have insurance and would probably want more dolls. I would still want the same size dolls in the 10 - 15 cm range or so. The sculpts I have are still readily available but the custom face ups they had would be more difficult. Also I have a lot of clothes that I have collected here and there. Some were sewn by hand by some very talented people and would be difficult to replace.

 

I would definitely start over. I would look for the same sculpts for most of my guys, but I would consider replacing one of them with a different sculpt (but from the same company) I might even think about getting "upgraded" bodies for them. The biggest problem would be the face ups though. I just can't have my dolls looking different, it would not feel the same. They would not fit into their characters anymore.
Unfortunately it has already been proven to me that is very very difficult to do a exact copy of one.... even if it's done by the same face up artist.

 

If I lost all my dolls I'd probably get new ones. There are a select few I would choose the same sculpt but not all. I would keep most of my characters but I might find new sculpts for them.