Coral Reef Discussion Thread- Minis

They have a 1/5 body and l was wondering what other company's color would match this body?

 

My Black Swan just arrived today. She is my first Coral Reef bjd and...just wow. I am kind of blown away right now. She is so much fun to pose, so expressive! The 8 months was the longest wait I have had thus far for a doll, but I do not regret it in the least!

I can't seem to get to my Flickr at the moment, but I posted a quick and dirty photo of her on my Instagram here:

Lisel Rodriguez (@lisel_rodriguez) • Instagram photos and videos

 

My Amber arrived today. Some notes:
Coral reef wrapped the ears and limbs up much better than what I've seen of the first Amber release. Good bc I was a little worried her ears would come chipped!
Coral reef white is a very close match to Dream Valley wall white. It's definitely more of a paper white than than the warm white DV or Dollzone use. Not sure about Doll Chateau.
Very smooth resin feel
BEAUTIFUL box cover that I want to use as a print!!
~6mo wait? Which I expected.

May everyone else who bought a mantis girl have them arrive safe and sound!!

 

I think in order to match DV/DZ/Doll Chateau's creamy white the option would be "Mia White" or at least I really hope so 'cause I'm doing a hybrid

 

My Caroline arrived today. I ordered her on June 1st so just shy of three months. I was really surprised when I got the email from Alice Collections saying she shipped. Then even more so how soon she got here from Alice.

This is my first Coral Reef doll and I gotta say she's pretty nice. Like her resin feels really nice...idk why but soft was the first adjective that came to mind if that makes sense. And very well packaged. Those ears made me nervous. I'm keeping the little wraps they used so I can use them for when I send her off for a faceup.

Did anyone else notice their dolls shoulders being hot glue sueded? Definitely surprised me. She's strung nice and tight like I like my dolls to be. And talk about a clean line between the head cap and the head. It almost disappears. They are definitely impressing me. God help me if they ever start making more 1/3 size girls.

 

@blueboy57 congrats on your Caroline! I hope I'll get mine that quickly as well
I'm glad to hear about the packaging... as for the sueding/washers, it seems like more and more companies are doing it as a default. I imagine the leg to hip connections have that as well?

 

Oddly enough it was just the shoulders. I checked all the other joints but nothing. Not that they need it anyway. The resin has the right amount of tooth to hold it's own.

 

Hey, could anyone point me in the right direction of clothes that fit these ladies? I'd super appreciate it!

 

@LiselT This nice video reviewing the Whale Island body shows that it fits Minifee clothes that are not tight on the hips (read: no pants).

 

@lutke: Thank you! I have been trying minifee clothes (I have a full crew of them), but my trouble is more that the dresses I have are not tight enough on the bust! I'm not having a ton of luck searching for something that looks like it might work better yet.

Edit: it also looks like the proportions of the Black Swan girl I have don't match with the body in the video, either. Hmm...

 

@LiselT The Swans use the "mantis body". The Swans are just slightly larger and taller in some areas (like shoulders) than the mantis.

 

@Yumeiro I noticed that when I went digging through Coral Reef's body types on their website. Thank you!

I think I may have to just be patient and wait to see if something comes up or any seamstress is available to be commissioned to make the sort of dress I'm hoping to find for my girl. I have a concept idea for her, but it's more fantasy-ish than modern, so I haven't had much luck. More time to enjoy her lovely sculpting and posing!

Man, I wish I could sew!

 

@LiselT if you are willing to use a proxy, I think they sell a dressform for the Mantis body (or at least it looks like it) on their Taobao. Dressforms make sewing a lot easier!

 

Back with another question. My girl is en route for a faceup so I can't fuss with what I have atm, can you guys please show me pics of your Coral Reef dolls and tell me what eye size you are using? I want to see if I can get eyes in for her before she gets back, buy either I am blind (possible ) or the listings just don't mention anything about eye size...

 

@LiselT Alice's Collections states 16mm for Caroline and 14mm for White/Red Queen. Mantis is also 14mm. I'm on mobile but if you go to their site there is more info in the images.

 

I didn't know they were a dealer too, thank you! I checked DDE, Coral Reef's own page, Legend Doll and BJDivas but couldn't find it.

Now the hunt begins!

 

Well, I see this as an excuse to take pictures of mine:

Spoiler

Caroline: 14mm
Mantis (Amber): 12mm and 8mm
Iracebeth: 14mm

 

@Yumeiro Gorgeous dolls! Now I'm definitely dying to receive my own Caroline, she's adorable it's good to know that 14mm eyes fit her just fine.

 

@Yumeiro Ooh you have several! I'm a drooling a little, they're gorgeous! Thank you for showing them!

 

My newest favorite resin brand! I have a deep purple (I forgot the official colour name, apologies) Amber on the way. I got her with extra human hands and the additional body spikes. She's going to become a Drow priestess blessed by Lolth.

I really wish I could have afforded Rabbit Woo but it wasn't in the cards. I'm really hoping she gets a rerelease in the future.