Brava Bambi (Bambicrony) Discussion Part 1

And that is why I bought Marie's peach puff Ellen from the Marketplace and not Bambicrony. I do want to get a Bella Bambi, but after that I think I am finished. If I could possibly find one in the Marketplace I would buy from there. I don't blame you for never wanting to order again. That is simply unacceptable. Part of the allure of a Bambicrony is the faceup.

 

Yeah, I'm never ordering from Bambicrony again, unless I start hearing a string of really good things about them for a long time. Actually I still might not order, I'm not big on the engineering of the Brava Bambi body. I had the worst time just getting her to stand up today, I was so frustrated It's weird to me how there is nothing really there to keep the hip joint in place, it keeps popping forward or spinning around in the hip socket.

But I'm not sorry I bought this tan Ellen, she is just too pretty! Actually I'm writing a feature about her for Tomopop, I'll link to it when it's finished.

 

bronzephoenix, have you tried to hot glue the hip/leg joint?

 

I agree, bronzephoenix, if you look at the page before this one, there's a list of things I've done to my girl, it really makes a difference.

 

You guys are right, glue sueding in particular would help keep the hip joint in place, although I'm not sure what I can do for the knees. I've never seen a doll where the knee has to be popped forward to get the knee to bend. But if I can get the hip to stop rotating and popping out on me, I'll be happy. I had such a hard time posing her earlier! I was so confused the first time I noticed that one leg seemed longer than the other because of the slipping hip joint

 

Now see that is odd. Mine doesn't have any trouble standing. I noticed a couple of times the joint where the thigh goes into the main body turned around, but it doesn't happen often at all and it was just the one little joint. The legs are solid on my Ellen. I don't have to pop the knees at all. Mine is a really good poser, too. I can see how you would be so frustrated bronzephoenix!

 

This new news has reaaaaaaaaaally got me throwing Ellen into my shopping cart a lot lately... but I am also scared of the seams/posing/faceup flaking/ smeary resin color stories I am hearing..

With only 11 of her left I'm having a hard time deciding if I want to commit to her or not, or if she would just be a random purchase at this point.

I feel like getting an Ellen at this point would make her pretty special since there weren't many of her to begin with, she's so incredibly beautiful, and they are retiring the resin color. Hmmmm decisions, decisions.

 

Have you ever had a doll with locking knees before bronzephoenix? Most of my dolls with locking knees have to have their knee clicked out in order to bend. I don't pop mine right out, but I think I'm just used to the movement you have to do, as my first doll had locking knees, so I was used to it from the start.

I also find they slip if you haven't tightened their strings. They're sent loosely strung to avoid breakage, and I had to take out a good inch or so to tighten my girl. See if that and sueding helps with your posing issues.

 

Well bronzephoneix at least you know her knees won't buckle all the time (cough, Volks, Bluefairy, cough)
Glowbee, I am also really contemplating Ellen, I love the tan color, and my Toto is so perfect.

 

gracie, I'm glad you're getting yours to pose well for you! Mine definitely needs some work, but I guess that's part of the experience... Maybe this is the motivation I need to start taking apart and hot glue sueding all my girls. I've never done it before, and frankly there are a few of them that could really use some work!

kawaii_mon, this is totally my first doll with this knee mechanism, I am so puzzled I'm sure I'll get used to it For now I keep forgetting! I will definitely try everything you said, so thanks for the advice.

Stella Maris, you are so right, my Blue Fairy dolls do have collapsible legs! But I've gotten used to it, so I guess it's all a matter of time?

I guess I was a little predisposed to be critical of her, given the situation with ordering her. Also I rarely order from somewhere that isn't FairyLand or Blue Fairy. So I need to step back and remember that it takes lots of time to learn how to pose a doll from a new company... Every company is so unique!

Do any of you guys know of an easy way to get her head off? You need to behead her to get her into most of the outfits I ordered for her from Bambicrony.

 

I find S-hook BC is using in their BB doll is too small to easily get her head off (even smaller than my Bluefairy SF), so you may find a new bigger S-hook to be easily held.

PS. I restrung and did hot glue to my Ellen but those didn't help much. But I found wiring works

 

I hook a bit of ribbon under the s hook to lift it up, the head comes off quite easily and the s hook sits fine on the neck without falling through the hole or anything.

 

Jen, I think the reason mine might be easier to pose is that I asked Yoon before she shipped if Ellen could be sent more tight. I thought she ignored my question, but after reading what you've been going through, I think they did tighten her a bit. I got my Ellen down today and I see now what you mean with the locking knees. I hadn't noticed before, but mine don't seem as bad as yours.

I was also looking to get more nine9 clothes, too. I bought the same pink dress, lol. Do you mind posting which outfits require her head to come off? I'll avoid those. I can take heads off, but I tend to get careless and drop the stringing when I do it.

glowbee and Stella, I am a little biased, but I think Ellen is one of the prettiest dolls out there. I haven't gotten my peach puff Ellen yet, but from the pictures she is just as gorgeous as my tan. Even with the problems, I think if you really wanted her, I would get her now. Since they made the announcement, people are going to rush to get the tan dolls because they think Bambicrony will never make any other tan dolls which isn't true. Since there are so few Ellens left (showed there were 14 Ellens and 7 Emilys), they might go quickly. Just be aware that there can be problems and you should be fine.

 

This one and also the white one.
http://bambicrony.net/shop/step1.php?number=873

 

gracie, where can you see how many dolls of a kind are left? I'm considering to buy one too, like a lot of people I'm both afraid of the quality problems and of the announcement they stop making tan dolls now. Thanks in advance!

 

Thanks turbow! That was on my list.

Katrin, all I did was to keep adding one to my cart and updating until it told me there wasn't enough in the inventory to buy that many. Yoon said they wouldn't stop making tan dolls until 1 /20 and then it was only until they got a new factory. Didn't they stop production of the tan dolls a year or two ago and brought them back again?

 

I have a little question for BB owners: do your girls have boyfriends? I think of my girl as being grown but very young (maybe around 18) and would love to see your girls with guys or get suggestions of guys that look good with them. I just can't resist pairing them up, but am not very familiar with small mature-looking guys.

 

Mine don't have boyfriends. But you need to keep in mind that BB girls are noticeably taller than many others MSD size dolls.
I guess you don't want your girl to be taller than her boyfriend XD

Height comparison with Luts KDF and Bluefairy TF.

 

I didn't realize BB's were taller. Thanks a bunch! I'm sort of thinking about one of the Souldoll Vito-sized guys. I think they're about 50cm. I maybe can justifying buying one if he would look good with Minnie. I originally bought my BB thinking she would be a little sister for my Secretdoll Yomo, but I think Minnie (BB Isabelle) looks older because of her strange little face (little face, big domed head). Doll proportions make me crazy. I never know until I see them in person how they will be with my other dolls.

 

Thanks for the advice everyone

I was able to get these outfits on with no problem: grey dress and pink dress. The grey one takes some careful tugging, but it's doable.

I was not able to get these on without taking her head off: chiffon dress, jade dress, and balloon dress. My minifee have been rocking these outfits, since I can get their heads off easily!