Coral Reef Discussion Thread- Minis

There's a video that shows that the 1/4 WH body will fit minfee clothes, as long as they're loose on the hips, so you're correct.

 

Awesome! Thank you

 

This might be a bit of a long shot, but I'm wondering if there are any Coral Reef Ling owners out there, or people who have other coral reef dolls with a recommended 10mm eye size. That was what Coral Reef told me her eye size was, but I'm wondering if 12mms will fit?

 

Thanks so much!
For the wings, I only received red spikes and wings. I was really hoping she would come with the transparent wings when I ordered her, but I may have to try to get some of those later. :/
They look great on yours!

 

Hi all, I have a grey ‘Lotus’ head that was purchased from another member and am trying to decide whether to get Coral Reef’s own body or hybridise with a Dream Valley one as they have some interesting models, does anyone have grey resins from both of those companies to see if it would work? I have a DZ grey doll which is slightly lighter than CR but similar tone only it’s not as slender as I’d like for my Necromancer idea. Thank you for any help.

 

@Blodeuwedd While I cannot help... I love Lotus, and hearing "necromancer"..! I really want to see the end result!

 

I was waiting for a new boy doll named Cornflower of CoralReef from a local dealer (they'd ordered him from Taobao), and the artist said the doll would likely to arrive after this Lunar New Year holiday. I was so excited that I'd researched A LOT about CoralReef but strangely enough I discovered Cornflower wasn't sold on any other website even their main page. As I'm just a newbie, maybe this is a very common thing in the BJD marketplace but, IDK, I just wanna ask, what do you think the reasons might be?

 

That’s ok @Yumeiro, I’m asking as there’s two dealers that have grey resin in stock, one CR body, one DV full doll which seems too good a chance to pass up but I can’t decide which to go for. Should probably ask on the DV thread too come to think of it
Yes, Necromancer…..she’ll be roughly based the look of on my Diablo IV character…..in theory

 

@fallriverx0x0 As far as I know, they are not their own sculpts, but a collab..?

 

I think Coralreef's dealer situation is a little weird. I've seen their 68cm boy and panther sculpts only offered at one dealer before too. I swear I thought Legenddoll, Jane, and NCS had Cornflower/Rubellite though. I think for those three dealers they were limited to the month of October so maybe CR just didn't update their website.

 

@fallriverx0x0 no idea, but in general, there's a whole lot of stuff that doesn't get on dealer catalogs. Coral Reef had dressforms for the bodies at some point (at least I think they were dressforms) as well as several pieces of clothing that never showed up anywhere. If you ask a dealer e.g. Alice to get you something you see on one of their partner companies' Taobao they will probably be able to get it. Many Chinese companies' west-facing websites have a tendency to be half-abandoned, rarely outdated, or in CR' s case incomplete, so they're not always a reliable way to see what they offer I'm afraid - It's better to just check their Weibo and Taobao.
I imagine that dealers do not constantly scan everyone's catalog but simply get the major sales-related announcements from social media?

 

I recently saw Coralreef's 1/4 boy body while looking at another artist's Weibo, and I fell in love instantly! I also haven't seen it on any dealers' sites, so I'm thinking of asking Alice's Collection if they can order it for me later.

Has anyone had this body?

 

@oubliemoi You might want to check this unboxing from a while ago!

 

It's true... What a shame they don't actively update their website though! I really love their sculpts and I really wish there were more people can reach out to them 'cause being one of the very few people owning Cornflower makes me feel so lonely (つ﹏<。) Coral Reef, you should've learned some marketing skills TBH...

I'm waiting for the full doll to arrive, which includes the 1/4 male body! If you want some references to look at before deciding to order, I could post a few pics here when he's arrived໒(＾ᴥ＾)७

 

omg!! This is so good!! Thank you!

I'm very interested!! I'd love to see him!! I hope your Cornflower comes home soon~

I hope their dolls are a bit more accessible for overseas collectors in the future. They're really so beautiful.

 

@oubliemoi I forgot that CR has a Bilibili channel and I found this and this video where they showcase the posing.

 

This is excellent, thank you! I'll have to watch these when I'm home later!

 

I picked up a Caroline last year and love her to bits. I've been waiting to pick up another Coral Reef doll, but I realized that with tariffs coming, I needed to do it sooner than later. So I decided to see what was in stock in the US based dealers. BJDivas had a Black Swan (with face-up) in light tan, so I grabbed her. Her body is going to be so different from Caroline's voluptuous one, but I hope that the resin feels just as good.

 

Congrats. I was looking at that one, myself. She must be stunning.

 

Black swan is lovely! I absolutely love how mine poses. I just got her back from getting a faceup. Now I need to get to work making her a wig, lol.

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