Coral Reef Discussion Thread- Minis

Do not order from Dollection, they are not sending items that were ordered from them. Also I am nervous as I see a lot of photos from coralreef but very few actual dolls in hand. I am seeing the older dolls for sale from reputable sellers (Denver, Alice's collection, etc.,) so I am just nervous as I have to date not received my butterfly from dollection. :/ and on Instagram the "manager" is claiming an injury that keeps her from answering emails!

 

Oh, I'm so sorry to read that. I hope your dolly shows up soon. I've only ordered an in stock Coral Reef doll from Denver Doll. I can only imagine how stressful waiting for a preorder from a flightly seller would be. Big hugs!

 

Could some kind soul share the circumference of the wrist and ankle joints on their 1/4 human girl body? I've fallen in love with the option hands/feet and would love to hybrid them on a different body if I can. I looked around but haven't been able to find this info listed anywhere.

 

@QuietYurei

Wrist joint: 3-3,1cm
Mantis body: Same

Ankle joint: 4,5cm
Mantis body: 4-4,2cm

I think those you linked to are for the mantis/jiuermao body specifically. So take note of that for the feet.

 

I think Peach and Caroline are beautiful! I really wish Caroline had the version with regular ears, it would be so cool too!
Does anyone here have Peach?

 

I just ordered a Caroline Friday. I'd been looking for a doll with more outward oriented ears and she was just perfect. She's going to be Sylphiette from Mushoku Tensei. Its been years since I've ordered an MSD, so I'm pretty stoked.

Super happy I read some forum posts on here though and went with Alice Collection rather than BJDdivas. AC allowed me to choose the wider shoulders so I had to go with them.

 

Thank you so much! The measurements aren't perfect for a hybrid I want, but they're close enough I think I will risk it. They are sculpted so beautifully.

 

Something I did not understand: are the hands for 1/4 Jiu Er Mao (is there even a 1/4 Jiu Er Mao body? I only see 1/3) compatible with the hands for 1/4 Whale Island? I see that they have distinct resin palettes, so they're two different companies under the same umbrella?

 

@lutke More like branches (or sculptors/designers).
There are two 1/4 body types. Jiuermao is the mantis, and Whale Island is Caroline, for example.

If you check the measurements I posted above, they should fit...

 

Thanks @Yumeiro! I thought the mantis girls were 1/3 since the only bodies on sale were the 1/4 Whale Island and 1/3 Jiu Er Mao.

 

The mantis girls are 1/4th, at least mine is, I do not know if they also have a bigger version of them.

 

The mantis girls are 1/4, but there was the Unicorn Beetle girl that came out a few months ago and was 1/3: end of order June 28, 2024. Very limited amount, 50 = 30 full set + 20 nude dolls.

 

That was definitely my oversight about scale.

I think only the beetle version is limited, while the human doll is not (but I might be wrong on that?)

What puzzles me is that the Jiu Er Mao parts have a different selection of resins than Whale Island, according to the Coral Reef site, so even if the sizing is similar I am not sure. I like to order every possible extra and I was tempted to get the additional Jiu Er Mao 1/4 parts for my Whale Island order. I don't understand either if Whale Island 1/4 flat feet are the Jiu Er Mao flat feet, because there's no listing for feet parts on Whale Island. Does someone have a comparison?

 

Whale island and Jiuermao/mantis body flat feet are not the same. The manis feet are smaller.
Again, two different types of dolls. They happen to share the same measurements for the wrists though.
(Whale island has flat feet and heeled feet option only, currently)

Let me give you an example for Caroline/whale island and mantis, and official measurements:

Spoiler

Hope this helps.

 

@Yumeiro thanks a lot, the pictures are very informative. So even if the measurements are similar, the sculpts are substantially different and the Mantis body is much spindlier than Whale Island. I assume the hands are much slimmer too. Good thing I didn't get those parts it's a pity because I like the hand poses for the Jiu Er Mao a bit more.

 

@lutke The default hands are the same.
But I do not know about the new/extra Jiuermao hands, if they are smaller, or daintier, or not. I like them too - they've got some nice pronounced nails! I've been thinking about getting them at some point...

 

Hmm I don't think so. The pose is similar but not the same, and those on the Mantis body aren't mirrored like on Whale Island.

 

I do not know what you are referencing, but I have both and they are the same..?

 

Oh I must be mistaken then, nevermind.

 

Ooh! I finally got my shipping notice on my black swan! One week shy of 8 months, dang. Can't wait to see her, she will be my first Coral Reef doll.