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Discussion of 2007 Unoa Pre-order (Shipped Dec. 2007)

Dec 21, 2006

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    1. The little metal bar holds the headback onto the neck. There's a deep groove for it, so don't worry about it falling out unless you're taking the headback off, too.

      If I have Alyssa's head off, I tape the bar to the inside of the headback with masking tape until I'm ready to put her back together.
       
      #181 cheshiretiffy, Jun 20, 2007
    2. I've taken away that little metalbar, and replaced it with a keychain-holder-thingie. Makes taking of the head so much easier! Although, since I haven't bothered to take away the chain, she does rattle! *grin*
       
      #182 Shayi, Jun 20, 2007
    3. I apologize if this question has already been asked, but do they come with face ups? Also, can a customizer do a face up with only the face plate or do they need the entire head?

      I have a lusis face plate and I'm going to order a Sist doll.

      Thanks! I'm excited too! Although, I'm trying to pace myself since the girl won't be here for a looong time.
       
      #183 delicateangel, Jun 23, 2007
    4. the come unassembled in kits, you have to sand, glue, string and face them up all yourself. also a customizer should only need the face plate, since I detach my faceplates when I do my faceups.
       
      #184 CHISA.TO, Jun 23, 2007
    5. Do they have to be sanded? As in are there sharp edges or something like my Highheel feet parts? Or is it just something that would be nice but not needed?
      I really want to avoid sanding at all costs, I have terrible lungs and no mask thick enough to block out resin dust.

      I'll probably buy a kit sometime down the road, or next year. :sweat Saving for a Narae and B-el. Since B-el will be a kit I'm curious what needs to be done VS what can wait awhile.
       
      #185 Rive, Jun 23, 2007
    6. Rive; sometimes the eyes/mouths need to be sanded, like my Lusis dozing came with (really creepy) left-over resin teeth-like things between her lips from the casting, other than that there's probably just the seamlines that should have to be sanded.
       
      #186 DaggerChan, Jun 23, 2007
    7. When I sand resin I place the part I'm sanding underwater in a clear bucket, the resin dust stays in the water and not in the air. You can use a simple mask it doesn't have to be thick, as long as it doesn't have any holes for particles to get through and covers both your mouth and nose you won't need to worry about resin dust.. but its safer and easier to do the underwater method, not only is the resin dust not in the air but its not sitting on the doll so you can see what you're doing better.

      When I mentioned sanding I was refering to seam lines, normally I wouldn't mind them but the seams on the hands in particular are rather annoying and I did sand them off.
       
      #187 CHISA.TO, Jun 23, 2007
    8. CHISA.TO; oh, yes, those hands can be ghastly.. XÞ I got a pair of fist hands in the preorder, and they had really big chunks of extra resin inbetween the fingers etc. I attacked them with an exacto-knife and then sanded for the life of me.. But I enjoyed it a bit too! Some elbow grease does a great lot in the bonding process. XD
       
      #188 DaggerChan, Jun 23, 2007
    9. well if you have the lusis faceplate you can see that it doesn't come with a head backing. the backing comes with the body, which is why when people make unoa hybrids out of faceplates they have to make head backs themselves. You'll be able to easily interchange the heads as the face plate locks into the backing which is secured onto the body when its strung. (meaning you don't have to take the whole head off to switch, just the face plate)
       
      #189 CHISA.TO, Jun 23, 2007
    10. delicateangel; I'd say those look more like danish names to me, judging from the lettering. ^^
       
      #190 DaggerChan, Jun 23, 2007
    11. Hello Rive : )
      There are very good quality masks that take out particles
      far finer than resin, including paint fumes etc, check out
      the higher end ones and you will be fine :)
       
      #191 frangipani, Jun 23, 2007
    12. My optional kitty ears have sharp spots from where it was in the mold, so I'm going to use an exact-o knife and then sand them. There are two kinds of masks for small particle dust that I know of - the cheaper but still effective kind and the expensive impressive kind, they both work great. When I sand I do it in water but use a one of the small masks, just to be on the safe side.
       
      #192 Shinkei Hanayama, Jun 23, 2007
    13. Do you only sand the seams? I thought I read somewhere that they need to be lightly sanded all over to get rid of the shine.
       
      #193 Far2Frail, Jun 23, 2007
    14. I'd like to know this too; will sanding help or do they need to be coated?
       
      #194 seer, Jun 24, 2007
    15. hmm, for the shine, I've heard a good bath with a Mr. magic clean eraser and gentle dish soap works and a coating of msc. I really don't want to sand the whole doll. >< omg, the wait to find out more info is killing me!
       
      #195 PrincessAI436, Jun 24, 2007
    16. I got a Dozing Lusis in the last parts order and I opened her eyes ... what do you think!?
      [​IMG]

      Thinking I might get a full Sist in this pre-order ;)
       
      #196 Kaye, Jun 25, 2007
    17. Log into your Crescent-shop account.

      http://www.crescent-shop.com

      Look for the News message about the Unoa Girls Preorder - read it and click the link in it.

      Note - I thought I read in this thread that the prices they quote are less than what you end up paying. I could be wrong but I thought people said you send up paying some amount over $500 after other fees are added. Check a bit back in this thread for more info on that - I am having a hard time connecting to DoA tonight (it keeps going away)

      If you log into your Crescent account and the news message is not there for you, this is a copy of it. But you can only use the link to the sales page if you are logged into your account first.

      (text of the message)

      We are now taking Preorders for Unoa Sist & Lusis kits !
      Thank you for using our service !

      We are now taking Pre-orders for Unoa Sist & Lusis Kit.
      Here's the Terms and Conditions. Please read carefully before you order.

      1) Pre-Order
      This is pre-order. It is reservation for Unoa Sist & Lusis kits.
      Alchemic Labo starts manufacturing them after they take orders.
      So, the dolls will NOT be shipped immediately.

      2) Ordering Period
      We started taking pre-order 13:00 on June 25 and will finish 13:00 on July 9 (Japanese Time)

      3) Price
      The price is fixed in US$.
      Unlike our other service, price will not be changed by the exchange rate.
      The price includes the cost of item, our commision and Paypal fee.
      - Unoa Sist kit US$ 420.00
      - Unoa Lusis kit US$ 420.00
      - Unoa Sist kit with large breast body part US$ 460.00
      - Unoa Lusis kit with large breast body part US$ 460.00

      4) International Shipping
      We are using EMS only. You cannot choose other shipping method.
      Also, you cannot combine other items bought through Crescent Shop with this order.

      - Asia, Guam US$ 25.00 / kit, US$ 45.00 / 2 kits
      - North America, Oceania US$ 35.00 / kit, US$ 60.00 / 2 kits
      - Europe US$ 40.00 / kit, US$ 70.00 / 2 kits
      - South America, Africa US$ 60.00 / kit, US$ 110.00 / 2 kits

      We will NOT ship items to your friend, parents, relatives and so on.
      We will NOT lower the value or sending packages as a "gift"
      Buyers has to take responsibility for tax and duty in your country.

      5) Payment
      The payment has to be made in advance even though the delivery will be 5 months or more ahead.
      After we receive your order, we will email you about the payment on July 1st, 2007
      We start taking payments from July 1st and the deadline of payment is 13:00 on July 17th (Tue)

      We take Paypal only(Credit cards through Paypal is also acceptable)
      But we will consider other payment method if we can receive it by the deadline.
      If the payment is not made by the deadline, the order is automatically canceled.

      6) Delivery
      At this moment, the delivery is scheduled in "NOVEMBER, 2007."
      But the schedule could be delayed depending on quantity of order we receive.
      It is going to be very long wait. Please consider the order before you send us the payment.

      7) Cancellations
      Cancellation is not allowed after you pay for the dolls even if the delivery is delayed.

      8) Ordering Limit
      The order has to be made in person.
      If we found orders from same persons, same email addresses or same mailing address, we will cancel everything.
      If your family, roommate or a person who lives at the same address wants to order, please contact us before you order.
      You can order up to 1 Sist kit AND 1 Lusis kit. (Total 2 dolls)

      9) Shopping Cart
      We are using a shopping cart for the order.
      The cart is not working on our system together.
      We will email you when we need to contact.
      Please accept the email address "[email protected]"
      so you would not lose our contact.
      We cannot take responsibility for the lost emails.


      If you can agree the terms and the condition, please go to
      http://www.crescent-shop.com/unoa6th.html
      We are looking forward to your order !

      Thank you and best regards,

      Masamichi Kuge,
      Crescent Shop
      2007/06/25

      Carolyn
       
      #197 Carolyn.S, Jun 25, 2007
    18. This time you will need the 12mm size. :sweat
       
      #198 Grace, Jun 25, 2007
    19. #199 PrincessAI436, Jun 25, 2007
    20. #200 Sailor_Orbit, Jun 27, 2007
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