Alice in Labyrinth Mini Discussion

I have just received my first AIL doll and think this is IT !!! I am hooked on this amazing sculpt. Daryl in the kit form arrived this morning and I was so impressed with the resin quality. Gonna go back for more of the kits. I had no need to do any sanding or anything. Just a little rub down before I gave my girl a faceup and then strung her body. I still plan on painting her body, but was so anxious to see this girl all together that I couldn't wait to give her a body blushing today.

She is wearing Iplehouse JID clothing which fits well enough - too lose in the waist for most pants options, but these pink ones have a tie so I could tighten them up ;-) Her wig is from my Soom Rosette girl. Faceup by me :-P



Her complete folder of pics is here http://s258.photobucket.com/albums/...JDs/Daryl by Alice in Labyrinth Faceup by me/ if anyone wants to take a peek at more photo's ;-)

 

Beautiful job on the faceup.

I too love the Daryl sculpt - but since my Isambard is a boy I had to find an alternative body so went with the MinoruWorld boy body (smaller than the AiL body, but works well with the proportions of the Daryl head)

He's come to work with me today so I'll try and get some photos of him on my desk later that i can share here.

Teddy

 

Everlasting Babies she's so pretty
And it's nice to know that JID clothing fits the AiL body

My dear Prudence got a new face-up by propertyoftheuchiha and I'm waiting on her new dress made by Dei.
Till I have her head back, take this picture of her amazing face-up

 

Mmmmmmmmm... Very nice.

Teddy

 

As promised earlier, Isambard (Daryl head on Minoruworld boy body) in his new summer suit on my desk at work today:




Teddy

 

Oh Teddy, your Daryl boy is GORGEOUS !!! What a sweet innocent little boy he makes. I am loving the boy so much for this sculpt. You must be loving having such a sweet little man at work with you. BUT are you actually giving him more attention than you give work :-P Are you happy with the resin match between the body and head ?? and what about size ??? Does the size look right ??? Maybe I could do the same thing and make a boy Daryl .... he could be the little brother to my girl ;-) But before I considered getting a head from AiL, I would be going for other girls first. They have such beautiful sculpts and I MUST have more !! :-P

Roterwolkenvogel, WOW that is a very beautiful girl !!! What a spectacular faceup. You must be so excited with her amazing look. What will her personality be ?? is it clear to you yet or you still waiting to see ??

Oooh how exciting seeing other amazing AiL kiddies !!!

 

What beautiful girls - and Teddy's boy, of course!

I finally managed to get suitable bodies for my Alice and Daryl last week after months of trial and error and abortive attempts to buy Planetdoll bodies. My Daryl always seemed older than Teddy's and she looked like a poison dwarf on a Custom House Little Junior body.

They are both on the new Teenage Dream Girl body from Doll Leaves. The necks are the right size for the heads and the colour match is good - and the service from Doll Leaves is amazing. My only quibble is that I'd prefer a flatter chest on Daryl but it's fine for the older looking Alice.

 

Ah, everyone looks great! ^_^

 

Everlasting Babies at the moment I'm waiting to see how it works out when she's home.
With her first face-up she was a shy little girl but now... I just need to make sure that she has not the same personality as my Unoa Lusis, two demanding girls are a bit too much for my bank account to handle xD

Hilarie that's awesome to hear
I always toyed around with the idea of buying Prudence a different body and the Dolleaves body seems to be perfect.

Teddy What a cute little boy

 

Prudence does look rather demanding - she's gorgeous. I think the Doll Leaves body will suit her perfectly. I was so pleased with mine I went and bought an Aya head from the Marketplace. As I already have another Alice I'm currently selling 'spare' dolls to buy another couple of bodies before the Doll Leaves event finishes at the end of the month.

 

He was bored and wanting to go home by the end of the day Ready and waiting with his bear:

I think the size is great, and the colour match is close enough (althoguhy I'm not fussy about a perfect match as real people don't match exactly between face and body colour so why sghould I expect a doll to). I tried the head on several bodies when I first got it - it was the right size on the Little Junior Ai body except the Daryl neck socket is so shallow the neck looked a bit too long - so it would have needed sanding down to get rid of the giraffe look:


The head also worked on a LittleFee body, so would probably also work on Ange Ai or Yo-SD bodies too:


Teddy

 

Out of interest, Hilarie - did you try her on one of your Little Junior boy bodies?

That would give you the flatter chested look for her without the body shaping of the Little Junior girl body.

It's easy to remove and sand the "boy bits", althoguh I think the Little Junior boy neck would need shortening a bit for the Daryl head as well.

Teddy

 

That was what I was aiming to do Teddy but I wasn't happy with the colour match (the boys are quite pale and Daryl's faceup is quite highly coloured) and the Mars heads were too nice. (I know I'm selling them now but that's because I prefer the Minoru World girls.) I think I may sand down the breasts on one of the Doll Leaves bodies a bit - they're not actually big, though, and she makes quite a reasonable 12 year old.

 

CH doll skin has gone a bit on the pale side recently.

Sounds like a plan. I'll look forward to seeing how that works out.

Teddy

 

Oh Hilarie, your girls are gorgeous !! Those bodies look perfect. I'm gonna have to keep that in mind for future. You have created beauty for sure.

Teddy, he looks so cute with his bear. And much easier for you that he is ready to go home and you aren't having to force him to leave :-P
THANKS heaps for the comparison pics with the other bodies. I do like the idea of the littlefee size with these heads. Oooh so many options now that there is so many pics of other's attempts with these kiddies ;-) THANKS for all the pics of body comparisons.

 

I just received my Daryl about 2 hours ago. I was so excited I had to dress and photograph her. Normally I wait until my dolls are blushed and have their nails done before their debut! But I could not wait to share her.

My review: First, the resin is outstanding. I love the color, texture, overall quality, and the fact the seams are sanded (a huge plus). The body sculpture is like no other doll I have. I love the fact the elastic string does not show. She sits the best I have ever seen. Her painting is done very well too. I would have liked a bit darker shade on the eyebrows but she goes with the wig I like on her. I do find her harder to stand though. I might end up sueding her knees. She reminds me of my Volks SD10 and Volks MSD Suwarikko bodies. The service from AIL is superb! The communication was excellent and I received her in two weeks! I love that!

Best part is she can wear all my MSD slim sweaters. I do not have to design a special size. The skirts I have made for my other slim MSD girls fit as well. Pants do not. I will have to make another pattern for her body or just let her wear skirts! Most all of my MSD shoes fit too.

So glad I checked out this thread and bought her. I loved seeing everyone’s photos. Thank you all for sharing. You made me want to try this doll!

Below my Daryl is wearing my newest design. I have to take a ton more photos to make enough for a gallery page. When I do, I will post again with the link. I will be having so much fun playing with her!

 

She's very pretty.

Interesting that you make the comparison with the Volks Swarrico bodies - I love those. If I ever get another AiL mini, I'll be tempted to get the body too (my Daryl's a boy on a MinoruWorld body)

Teddy

 

It's amazing how versatile Daryl is. Dollswest's and Everlasting Babies' look so natural and sturdy, Teddy's is a proper little boy, and mine a lanky pre-teen. I'm very tempted to look for a younger looking Daryl too.

 

dollswesr your Daryl is so pretty I really like her outfit
Does she have the default face-up from AiL?

You all tempt me to get a Daryl head to share the body with Prudence (who's head is still MIA despite being sent with EMs on the 31st May).

But her dress arrived It's this one, I can't recommend Dei from The Haunted Dollhouse enough, it fits perfectly and looks even more gorgeous than on the photo

 

Thank you. I am glad you like my little Daryl. I have not decided on a name so I guess Daryl is one I can remember. I finally got my gallery page up and running. I will be conintually adding photos as I take more. I have so many clothes she can wear that I have made for other dolls. I hope you stop by and visit. She is so versatile and fun to play with. I just love her! So glad I got her.

Here is the link, click here!