Are you bothered by seams????

I have only recently seen a doll with seams, and after noticing it I sort of forgot it. It didn't seem that big deal to me. It didn't really stand out.

None of my current dolls have seams, but if a future one does, I guess it will depend on how bad the particular doll looks. I do go to the side that thinks companies should do it automatically, though. It does seem a bit on the unfinished side if they are still there, but that is probably only because there are companies who do it automatically. If none did it, fewer people would be bothered by it.

 

Not at all :-)

 

no. i think that some small flaws in dolls such as seams are interesting at best and and at worst rarely unsightly.

 

Their NS dolls don't have sanded seams. That's what my Beau is, a Limwha Mono in normal skin, and his seams are not sanded at all. I love the message about seams on the Eosdoll web site, though. They talk about seams and then say "if you're sensitive, please refrain from ordering." LMAO... their faces are so gorgeous that they're hard to resist, even with horrid seams. I mean, I'm not that senstive. haha

 

I was very surprised how not-bothered by seams I am. My LTF has seams and my Souldoll has seams, but I barely even notice them or even think about them.

They don't show up in pictures that much either, so it's quite fine.

 

I don't even notice them on my dolls. So I guess the answer is no. XD

 

I honestly thought...meh, I don't think seams will bother me. I had seen a few in owner pics and even in company promo pics. And thought no big deal. My first doll was smooth as silk and I'm very used to him, so I had no idea what to expect. So when boy #2 showed up...ugh! The seams were horrid. I really almost thought he was cracked at first - but on deeper inspection, the "cracks" were all pretty uniformish on all the limbs. So tada - I have my first doll with "bad seams". And they really are bad.

But in the end, they really don't bother me because he will be clothed. And they might actually be a neat feature to enhance if I ever send him out for body blushing and scar or tattoo work.

 

I feel bothered by the seams, however I don't really care if the doll come with seams when I buy them since I prefer to sand them on my own.

When I got my first doll he had very noticeable seams (the kind where there is a somewhat big difference in the height of the resin) so I disassembled him the same day I got him and took the time to wet sand him during a few evenings to keep things safe and make sure I wouldn't have dangerous resin dust all over the place. I was very happy with the result when it was done and you can no longer tell there was ever any seam lines on him .

I do however like when companies offer the service to sand the seams in case the buyer want the sanding done but doesn't want to do the sanding themselves.

 

I am not too bothered by seams but sometimes if I am really spending alot of time with one particular doll I will end up sanding the seams and blushing etc... as part of finding a specific look for her. Then if I can't be the perfect smoothness it gets right on my nerves! I don't like it when there are really pronounced seam lines that is an indication that the molds need to be changed. I guess sanding for me is part of the bonding process I would never pay someone else to do it. I like it when they come with things to do, I like doll kits and doing things myself. Sometimes I feel afraid though to experiment.

 

Seams bother me only when they are too prominent, to the point of drawing too much attention - I think, in that specific case, it would be negative attention...
My dolls have seams, but they aren't particularly noticeable, and they always end up being covered by clothes, so I don't mind much. Since they can't even be seen anyway, I end up forgetting they are even there or worrying about it.

I understand why companies would charge to have the dolls sanded; after all, they charge for pretty much anything "extra", so why wouldn't they charge for something as troublesome as a sanding service (when it's even available)? It's not something strictly necessary to deliver the doll, in my opinion. I don't see dolls with seams as poorly finished or "imperfect".

While I understand why many dislike them, I really don't feel that companies are under the obligation of selling seamless dolls, or offering this kind of service free of charge. So I agree with Lulu

 

I'm not bothered by them at all. And they're mostly covered by clothes, anyway.

 

No.. All of my boys have at least one somewhere but it's not a big deal. They're clothed.. plus seam lines are a normal part of production.

 

Never! Since my dolls most of the time hang aroung dressed. If they wore sleeveless tees or shorts or dresses more often, than maybe... But their seems are always covered, so i don't really care.

 

My dolls have seams, but they are hardly noticeable. These seams don't look bad in real life and on photographs. They aren't sharp, so I don't get any unpleasant feelings when I touch my dolls. I think that sanding is unnecessary in this case.
I would consider sanding if I had plans to order body blushing for my dolls. I think blushing could make seams more noticeable. Blushing often looks much more better on sanded dolls.
I would also sand my doll if the seams were too prominent and unpleasant to touch.

 

The only time I was "bothered" by seams was when my sister's Puki Sugar came. It was the first time I had seen a BJD that size in person, and the seams surprised me! Of course, as soon as she was dressed up and had settled with my sister, I forgot about it all. The seams are still there of course, but they don't bug me.

I actually love my Hound's seams, as weird as that may seem. I can't explain it properly, but perhaps they just remind me of how BJDs are made. It's nice to remember that from time to time, it makes me really respect BJD companies that much more.

 

A bit. When I ordered my tan girl, I was nervous, hoping her seamlines wouldn't be too bad. Luckily for me they weren't. All my dolls are either seamless or have acceptable seams that aren't too noticable. Nasty seamlines would definitely bother me.

 

Most seams don't bother me, but When I got my dream doll ( feeple 65 chloe) she had a deep seam line down her down her neck and leopard print poke marks across her chest. I was actually pretty angry, when you are spending $900 dollars on a doll and then waiting for months there shouldn't be anything wrong with it and you shouldn't have to be working on it to bring it up to standard. Its was lucky that she wasn't my first doll, I knew enough to use wet n dry sand paper to sand it away. If she had been my first I wouldn't have know what to do. Of course I understand most dolls will have seams but they should be that deep or dirty.

 

I have to say... They kinda do. As a doll maker myself - I was kinda surprised to learn companies don't normally remove the seams... Especially considering the cost. It just seems strange to me they would go through all that effort to sculpt - mold and cast and then not, in my mind, finish the job. ... That said - I know it can take a while to properly sand these works.... And, when the option has been offered, I have often opted out to save the money.

 

My first doll (Resinsoul Rong) had no seams at all that I could see. I recently got two Dollstown dolls, and they are beautiful but they do have visible seams. I just spent 5+ hours sanding the seams from the Elf girl body... and while I think I might still sand the seams from the other doll, I think I won't get quite as obsessive about removing all traces of lines, because UGH that was an unpleasant process. And the resin (which was pale already) does already seem to be a very subtly different colour where I sanded it, so that probably isn't good.

 

I'm slightly bothered by the seams... the ones that are really sharp or protruding I'll generally smooth down, but I generally haven't been taking them down all the way since it takes a lot of additional sanding that I feel I could spend better on something else (like my current extensive modding project). I do prefer total smoothness, but when it comes right down to it, they're dolls with visible joints, some minimal seaming doesn't really bug me that much in the end.