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Aria Dolls 7 Years and 14 Years Sweet Minis

Oct 6, 2010

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    1. Well rather than just saying that my points are "unfounded," then prove me wrong. I'm serious.
      Now that I've read that the sculptor studied under Araki, I'm less inclined to think these are copies.
      Really though, there's no need to be rude about it.
       
      #21 zingor, Oct 9, 2010
    2. Nothing I stated was rude.
      I'm not going to go out and buy this doll to prove you wrong, even if you're 'serious'.
      If anything, I think it's rude to bluntly say "These are totally recast Unoa bodies" simply because you think they look similar.

      I'm slightly excited about these new sculpts since it means a more affordable and accessible Unoa-like doll. It isn't right to go around and claim these are fakes when the company hasn't done anything of that manner. The moderators of DoA, I'm sure, definitely looked at the given images and deemed them to be on-topic, not recasts.
       
      #22 Jirachi, Oct 9, 2010
    3. You have a point here, I came across pretty strong there. My bad. I saw the pics and went "woah that's an Unoa" and posted straightaway. I will reserve further judgment until pics are out, but like I said before, I'd really hate for people to fall victim to bootlegging.
       
      #23 zingor, Oct 9, 2010
    4. I don't think they are. The SD bodies were out first and while they are similar looking to the Unoa, they are very different. I've got two on their way here and I've just ordered the MSD girl Su. Can't post a picture of them next to a Unoa unfortunately as I don't know anyone who owns one. I will be able to post measurements if people are concerned. I do think they're heavily influenced but not direct copies. The faces show a similar influence as well.

      I know when Oasis dolls came out, I went "Whoa, they're just like Elfdolls", then found out the sculptor had studied under Rainman, the Elfdoll Sculptor. He proudly posted about his pupil. I tend to think it's a similar thing here. DoA tends to stamp down pretty heavily (and fast) on copies and the Unoa are so well known that it would be very hard to avoid it being detected.
       
      #24 Hobbysue, Oct 9, 2010
    5. Geeee, I'm just really excited (and impatient) for new information on these new heads and bodies.
       
      #25 xinwang, Oct 10, 2010
    6. I ordered Su, but then realised she didn't come with the busty body. I'm trying to see if I can get her head on the other body, I like the extra leg parts that come with it. If I can't, I'll order one of the other two girls instead.

      I'm really excited as well. I've always liked the look of the Unoa body, but didn't like the pricetag, plus the ears always seemed too low on the heads courtesy of the headcap/eye mechanism. I actually prefer the Aria girls. I went and looked again at the Unoa body. The main thing I notice is the shoulders look similar. The Aria bust appears slightly less and the waist/hip area is fuller. The legs are also less curvy which I prefer.
       
      #26 Hobbysue, Oct 10, 2010
    7. I was curious about this question - so I took a look on flickr

      GO TO Flickr type in ariadoll in the search - take a look! make up your own mind. Oh and it doesn't answer the question related to these two dolls in particular.
      Just gives food for thought.
       
      #27 TreeLore, Oct 11, 2010
    8. Is this thread for the Tiny Blair and Serena also?
       
      #28 nancy_schroeder_ca, Oct 11, 2010
    9. Nancy - Yes it is :)

      I requested more extensive photos of Blair and Serena's bodies and Ariadoll said they'd put some up a bit later :) *yay* I can't wait to see them!
       
      #29 twylight, Oct 11, 2010
    10. Oh, I was just noting to friends that Serena kind of looks like a small version of Unoss. That explains the similarity :)

      I for one can never have too many Unoa-like dolls in my home, so I definitely wouldn't mind getting Serena someday.
       
      #30 missne, Oct 12, 2010
    11. Me either! (wait, that is)
       
      #31 xinwang, Oct 12, 2010
    12. It's nice to see more companies making mature mini's, and ones with high heel feet too! <3
      I love Serena's face, but I wish she had a jointed torso!
       
      #32 Bandersnatch, Oct 12, 2010
    13. It appears that the Sweet and Tiny dolls are going to be fairly different. I think the Tiny dolls are Aria's response to the Chicline ie more realistic features and perhaps a smaller/slighter sculpt. They said that Su's head would look too large on the Aria body.
       
      #33 Hobbysue, Oct 12, 2010
    14. Well, they're definitely quite similar, but they don't look to be actual knock-offs more as if they're been deliberately sculpted to resemble the Unoa. Quite frankly the same thing happened with Oasis. The resemblance to Elfdoll was amazing and quite noticeable. Unless the mods decide that they are recast, I don't know if they'll get banned. As long as they're an original doll, they're acceptable (I believe). If the sculptor was trained in the same school/with Araki, it is understandable. I don't know how DoA would feel if they're simply imitators. The headsculpts are quite original.
       
      #34 Hobbysue, Oct 12, 2010
    15. I think the new tiny heads would look great on a chicline body - hope they offer them separately at some point!
       
      #35 jadepixel, Oct 16, 2010
    16. I'm going to post on the Q&A and see if I can get some comparison photos between the Tiny and Sweet dolls. It appears they're quite a different sculpt.
       
      #36 Hobbysue, Oct 16, 2010
    17. I´d love to see if these bodies works for Unoa hybrids...
       
      #37 Aquarina, Nov 2, 2010
    18. I think that depends on how the resin match is. I asked about the comparison photos and they should be loaded today.
       
      #38 Hobbysue, Nov 8, 2010
    19. Comparisons with Unoa?, where will be these posted?, in the Ariadoll website?. I really don´t care about differences in resin color if the body has the darker tone, because it´s always easy to blush the head/face to match it with the body.
       
      #39 Aquarina, Nov 10, 2010
    20. I don't know if this will be entirely relevant since they are different sizes, but if you search for Ariadoll on Flickr, someone named &#9733;Etoilebleue&#9733; has put an Unoa zero head on the larger sized Ariadoll bodies, and it seems to work rather well.
       
      #40 xinwang, Nov 11, 2010
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