DIKA Doll discussion

I didn't end up ordering X after all. Plans ended up changing (a few times actually) but all paths lead me back here, I ordered a DikaDoll Aiquing instead.

 

I was really wanting to get a Dika body for my luts doll. It seems Dika changed their resin colors a bit this year? I found this new chart. (or maybe you guys already knew this lol. I havent looked in a while.)



Does anyone have a newer dika they could compare to Luts real skin normal?

 

I don't have any luts dolls but I have a Dika Doll head in white resin I ordered in October 2022, if that helps you at all.

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sure, i was just taking comparisons anyway so i took a quick one for you.
body: dika normal pink 2023
top headcap: luts real skin normal year unknown (i believe it's older than the 2017 one though i believe 2014-2016, but i acquired it in 2019 so it could be any time up to then really)
bottom headcap: luts real skin normal 2017

the luts is not quite a match imo but the dika pink might still mellow to a better match. the luts is more yellow and i don't think that's just the mellowing but that's just my opinion. the lighting isn't super accurate, i think the top cap is closer to what the difference between the bottom cap and the body is actually like IRL.

the other comparisons i was doing are here: https://denofangels.com/posts/13128366/
has comparisons for dika normal pink and normal white.

 

Thank you @mangameow that is so helpful

 

you're welcome! if there's any other comparisons you're looking for lmk, i've got quite a lot of resin lying around to compare haha.

 

Randomly, has anyone else had an issue with older dikadolls being floppy? This is in reference to a doll that I bought secondhand in 2011 (here on DOA, actually!), so he may be somewhat older than that, if that helps.
The first time I restrung him it was my fault because I used an elastic that was too small. But now I used what should be the right size and he's still a bit floppy. Any tips or tricks to fix it, or just that I have to take him apart again and try tightening the string? Is there a specific way he should be strung that I'm not doing? I just doubled the elastic at the s-hook and one side of each went through each leg (so like an upside down v--the only restringing diagram I ever saw came with one of my volks dolls so that's what I've been doing...)

 

@konzenkoryuu - that sounds like how I string my dolls, too. Hmm.
I will say this - I own new dolls, and I've purchased older dolls secondhand (not Dikadoll, but Dreaming Doll, Resinsoul, Unoa Lusis, Dollmore, April Story, etc.). In my experience, the older dolls are a lot - um, smoother? if that makes sense. The resin is almost slippery. There's no grip, friction, or tooth. I haven't been a collector long enough to know if that's just what resin does over time, or if companies have changed what kind of resin they use, but the way I handle older dolls is with a couple mods: tight stringing, hot glue sueding, and wiring.
I recently discovered that garden wire or plant wire you can buy at the hardware store is perfect for wiring dolls. It's wrapped in plastic (not paper), so it doesn't stain the inside of the resin channel.
So you might want to try tightening up the string - but also, running some hot glue around the inside of the joints. It doesn't hurt the resin, and if you don't like it, you can rub it right back off (after it cools, of course).

 

I definitely think I'll try to tighten the string first, before going to sueding. The only experience I had with sueding so far was when I bought a different second hand doll with it--and the sueding actually made his posing worse!

 

Holy hannah, he is REALLY cute!

 

Does anyone have both the normal and strong/mommy version of DK 75 bodies? I want to know if it’s possibly to use the ankle extensors from the strong body on the regular body.

 

@DemonMiko
I don't but I hope someone is able to help you.




I finished making a wig for my Felis, and her new eyes arrived today so I wanted to show her off. I think her eyes may be too small though.
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@DemonMiko I don't know if is this one video with the comparison for "Dikadoll 75 cm juicy body and male body"

Hi everyone, I hope you are well. I have a question for anyone who knows. Does DikaDoll offer color matching service? or do they have a default color similar to Soom normal? I have 2 heads in Soom normal color and I wanted to look for a 75cm body for them. Or If anyone knows of a company that sells a 75cm body (neck 13) that offers Soom Normal color, please let me know, thank you!

 

I know they offer color matching to Soom normal through their Taobao store. But, I imagine you could also get it through a dealer if you just asked.

 

Thank you!!! yeah, I think if I ask Alice's Collections they could check that out for me, they are always wonderful, and It doesn't cost anything just to ask, does it?

 

Alice’s told me recently that Soom normal is one that DK can color match and don’t charge extra unless it’s for tans.

 

Yep, I was able to order my currently on layaway DZ Lucius in Soom peony white through Alice. DZ was offering that as an option on their TB shop, so I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask, and she was able to.

 

Would anyone happen to know how often Alice's offers sales on Dikadoll? I wasn't paying attention to dates and didn't realize the most recent one ended already.

 

I think Dika does 2-3 sales a year, most of the time.