Are you bothered by seams????

They don't really bother me, they're dolls after all, but with one of my dolls they're actally pretty noticable and I want to sand them a little down.. at some point, but I'm a little lazy with it.

 

Well, personally, my dolls are usually wearing clothes that cover up their seams. And besides, only one of my doll has...I guess "obvious" seams.

However, they didn't bug me as much as I thought. I took one look as was like, "Oh...okay."

So I guess they don't really bug me...unless they're obvious in photos. Then I get a little irked. ^^;
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I don't like seam lines, so I guess they do bother me a little, but I would not be bothered by the fact that a doll comes with seam lines. I wouldn't want to pay any extra hidden fee and wait extra weeks for the company to sand the seams. But, if the seam lines are really bad, I do think the company should fix it. My Iplehouse dolls have bad seam lines, the kind where the two halves don't match up, and there is about 1-2mm difference between the two halves, so it would be a pain to sand. I don't mind enough to really be upset over it, but I do wish they weren't there.

It probably happens when the mold is made in one part which is cut. I am pretty sure Iplehouse does this since parts like the leg only have one seam (which are the bad ones). Molds like that are more difficult to realign perfectly. But, I agree, if you are taking the time to make the molds, why not take a little extra to make sure they register well. Also, it could mean the mold is getting old and warping a bit. Since making molds is so time consuming and expensive I wouldn't be surprised if companies used their molds to their limit.

 

Hm... If I want to compare both of my girls, the first one came with almost unseen seams, while the second one came with visible seams. I was so surprised, but I won't bother myself with it. Seams can be removed. But I can also hide it with outfits, hehehe...

 

not bothered by seams at all.
they are dolls after all, not people. I don't like joints that are too visible, but seams, no, not a problem.

 

I don't find seams that bothersome. Would I rather them not be there? Sure. But if they are there I will generally just leave them alone.

I also believe that if you desire your doll to be sanded that it is your prerogative and you should do the job (or commission it). As someone eariler in the thread put it, these dolls are generally more like kits than a finished product. I personally expect anything I purchase that is made via molds to have some form of seams (unless it is a finished product) since seamlines are inherent of the casting process. Now maybe I am just influenced by years and years of dealing with pewter/plastic miniatures (warhammer, warmachine, etc.), but those are also unfinished custamizable products that have seamlines (and flashing) that the consumer deals with if he/she chooses to.

 

I had three dolls (DOD and IH) before I even knew about seams. It wasn't until I read about them in a thread here on DOA that I went and took a look at my dolls and, yes, there were seams. There was nothing about them that bothered me, although if they'd been rough or jagged enough that material would catch on them, I probably would have sanded them down. Other than that, they don't bother me one bit.

I do wish, however, that people would stop referring to the seams as faults. They're not.

 

I'd be lying if I said I don't notice them, but I don't really mind them that much.

I think the only time where I really minded seams was before I knew what I should expect them to look like, because like you said, they ARE noticeable on smaller dolls, and they can look like cracks. :C I didn't know that, so until I finally saw a picture of a seam on an MSD, and was relieved, I did mind them, a lot.

But now I don't.

I guess tl;dr version is that, no, I don't mind seams as long as I know that they are, in fact, seams. As long as my doll isn't broken, or I don't cut myself on them, I can just accept them as part of the process.

 

Not so much... I don't sand my dolls.

But yes, I agree, for the such price they could finish the dolls better.

 

At least on the normal and white skinned dolls, i do wish seam sanding was part of the job. some of my dolls don't have them though. I don't particularly care unless it's so noticeable that i the seam looks like an official crack and it'd show up in any pictures that i'd take of my dolls.

Other than that, the minuscule seam lines don't really bother me at all.

 

Not particularly bothered, but I don't consider seam sanding to be part of "finishing" the doll. Rather, I see it as customization.

 

As long as it's not really visible but actually its not that big of a deal for me.. :O
As long as its not too bad

 

Seam lines don't bother me at all and I don't want to sand my dolls either.( I don't know how)

 

I usually will sand my boys when they came. It is just my habit, so I think I am bit bother though

 

I always thought seams would make the dolls look like any other less expensive doll, and therefore was sure that I would never buy a doll with seams. That is, until I saw my KDF Bory's seams. They are hardly noticeable at all. I'm sure some seamlines are worse, but sanding the seams would take more time and make more room for error. In many perspectives, seamlines can be seen the same way as joints.

 

Seamlines don't bother me at all, actually. I've handled a few dolls, and one owner complained and pointed out the seamlines... I honestly hadn't even noticed them until it was pointed out.

One day, I'd like to own a tan doll, and sanding off the seamlines on one of those would really just ruin it. Besides, unless the seamlines are dangerous (sharp enough to cut) or bothersome (keep catching on clothing), I think they just add character to the dolls themselves.

 

as a doll customizer i actually sanded the seams of my DOT doll because i felt like they were to rough on the hands, arms, legs and feet. but when sanding on the legs in particular i realized that although the legs were no longer rough to the touch where the seams were located, it still looked like there was a seam there. not in the way that it was horribly recognizable but the resin quality seamed to have changed slightly in that area and gave the appearance of a lighter line. but because the feeling of the doll was more important to me i decided i didn't care that much anymore.

 

I've never had seams before...my 5Stardoll Emma and AoD Wang Zi are silky-smooth. I know that DoC, VOLKS, SOOM, Dollmore, and I think LUTS don't sand the seams, some of them charge extra for sand-seaming service. Why is it so common that Chinese companies sand the seams by default..?

 

Seam lines depend on the mold used and the skill of the caster. If the seam lines come out rough or uneven or if the resin leaks through the mold then the seam line will need to be sanded. A well constructed mold will produce less visible seam lines. I am learning to cast resin (to make jewelry) so I've had a bit to learn.

I have Volks and have been doll-sitting my friend's Luts (type II body) and have been looking at the seam lines today of both dolls. They are so minimal on both dolls that I don't even notice them. On some places they are so small that I can barely see them.

Another factor is that there are collectors that like the seam lines-they like that their dolls look like dolls.