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

Your words makes think about if I'm taking more pics onf my Lusis or Sist. Actually I have a lot of pic of Lusis and few ones of my Sist but thats because my Sist is just 3 month old

A picture for you



Definitely Sist girls are really cute!

 

Here's a pic of my often neglected Sist. She just demands so little attention compared to her sister!

 

For people who asked about the expo in Paris and whether Unoas would be sold...

Here is a lot of additional info about what Araki will be showing (neat stuff) and apparently selling?
http://alchemiclabo.cms.drecom.jp/japanexpo8

And here is the DoA news thread I got the link from:
http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?t=139275

And Flonne - I love your Lusis (that hooters story kills me) and your Sist is lovely! Love that wig on her.

Carolyn

 

Haha! Actually, it was more scary for me than for her. I loved my little flat-chested girl! But yeah, she's grown up a bit, and I think she's happy with her curves now ^^

Chopsart: your Sist is such a cutie!

And to add to the Sist-drool factor, here's a picture of my twins, Tinka and Teagan:

 

I won her in the past Lottery she s around three months old. Still looking for *her look* for that reason but I have few pics of both girls together. Check my Flickr there are several Unoa pics

 

Sorry for the delay in replying to this as I have been off the forum the last week, but...

I translated this exact piece of information right here in this thread weeks ago, in April in fact:
http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1843190&postcount=1269
and in addition I added it to the first post so that people would not miss it:
http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1375622&postcount=1
Oh well, I try.

 

waiting for a lusis- but I finally got my faceplates painted up- that was fun for my first try! does anyone use 10mm for unoa? the 11s I have seem big, and won't sit flush to the eye because there is limited space.

 

http://risd.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2015534&l=86c62&id=12500367
please look at the link it tells the description and what not. I am still debating on whether or not to get the 1.5. for the 1.5 i like the torso joint and how it hides the cuts in the joints better. i guess i have time to think about it because i will have to wait on the next ordering period possibly.

 

I did the manicure and blushing work for this. look in ebay if you're interested in manicures. if i get enough requests about it then i will post up an auction earlier. but since I am still kind of working on my doll I will put up an auction later.

 

http://risd.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2015567&l=32a0e&id=12500367
http://risd.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2015534&l=86c62&id=12500367

well i think in the future i might either buy 1.5, I would either switch it or have another. i will think about it in the future. but right now I really love how she looks. she's so adorable. one dress in the world made for her hehe

 

haruko - just to get you started...

I know this isn't the right thread for this but I want to give people some paths to follow...

I believe any Narae clothes except tight items in non-stretch will fit Unoa, and vice versa for Unoa clothes fitting Narae (except Unoa's legs are (I think) 1/2 inch shorter so slacks that end at Unoa's ankle may be a bit short on Narae). I would just avoid skintight jeans, etc, unless you know they fit the doll you are buying them for. Unoa's large bust is .3 inch larger than Naraes, so the small bust Unoa is probably smaller than Narae's.

BTW - anyone have a small-bust measurement for Unoa? I did not see one in the Unoa FAQ
http://www.rakurakutei.com/theloft/unoa_faq.htm

Narae's also generally wear Unoa size shoes when available, but other shoes that fit Narae well should fit Unoa (Narae's foot is slightly longer).

If I am correct, then this thread that lists sources for Narae clothes should be a good start:
http://www.denofangels.com/forums/search.php?searchid=3565228

And Ajumapama still sells Unoa clothes. They just stopped selling all shoes as far as I know. But they only do periodic orders in the US store, usually when a collection is released, and then the store preorders the items from the Asian company.

http://www.ajumapamausa.com/UNOA/UnoaProducts.html

And several DoA members make lovely Unoa clothes (Brennil, Flonne, and more)

Good Unoa threads:
Unoa Discussion
http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?t=107759
Unoa Fashion Show (fairly new - clothes are shown and identified)
http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?t=119826
2007 Waiting for Unoa Girls thread
http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?t=148737


And yeah - the place for this discussion is the Unoa Discussion thread, not here. I am more concerned with helping anyone who still is having trouble paying.

Carolyn

 

Hi and welcome to Unoa obsession!

Here is the Unoa FAQ
http://www.rakurakutei.com/theloft/unoa_faq.htm

And here is the Unoa discussion thread:
http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?t=107759

It's already been mentioned that a long-awaited preorder for Unoa 1.5 girls (Lusis and Sist) just ended.

If you have the money by whenever everyone starts to receive their Unoas from this preorder (November-ish for international preorders, not sure when Japanese orders will be shipped), there may be more than the usual number of unopened kits on the auctions (Ebay and Yahoo!Japan) and maybe in the Marketplace. You might catch one sold at a reasonable price then, or even a completed doll.

I am assuming you are asking about Unoa Lusis and Sist, or the matching boys. That style of Unoa has an old version (1.0) and new version (1.5) with some skin tone difference and some posing enhancments. If you are asking about the slimmer more fashion-body Unoa 2.0 Cream and Mocha, they were only sold once (I believe). I have seen unused or assembled kits come up for auction of all versions, if you watch for them.

The version numbers are a bit deceiving because the selling order was (I think):

Unoa 1.0
Unoa 1.5
Unoa 2.0
Unoa 1.5

Usually an open Unoa pre-order is about every 6 months and is either for girls (of one version) or boys or option parts (not for all at once). Each pre-order is for a different one of these categories, or sometimes something new. The last two preorders were options parts, then the 1.5 girls, and the next is supposed to be 1.5 boys.

Many of us who ordered 1.5 girls this pre-order have been waiting about 2 years since the last open 1.5 girls preorder. Hopefully the next one will be sooner. In between they might have a quite-limited lottery sale of leftovers where they randomly pick from everyone who wants to buy. So make sure you keep watching for any notice of one of those.

Sometimes people who have trouble waiting will either pay more for a resale (especially an attractively completed doll that is just like they want), or build a hybrid Unoa. You can find painted and unpainted Unoa faceplates in resales (price is a bit inflated right now). A doll creator sells custom headbacks in the Marketplace that fit the Unoa faceplates. And I think people have used a couple of different bodies for these. I believe one is Minifee body. Unfortunately, all of that together including shipping (i.e. a faceplate at auction, a head back, and a body proportional with Unoa's head and in a similar skin tone) could end up costing almost as much as a Unoa kit at preorder.

A great way to stay informed about international Unoa offerings is to open a free account at http://www.crescent-shop.com (Japanese sales agent for all Unoa international orders). The account is free unless you add money to allow you to also bid on Yahoo Japan auctions.

Once you create your account, and activate it, go to your Profile and in the Rare Item box type the word Unoa (and I also check BJD as an item I like in the category checkboxes). Save your Profile. If you can, also add crescent-shop.com as a friend to any spam filter you are using. Now, whenever there is a Crescent-shop announcement about an upcoming pre-order or lottery sale, you should get the news as an email also!

I'm not saying you should buy a Unoa instead of saving for college, but I hope you can work out both. A lot of people, including me, just wait until the preorder and the finances are both right, and then get their Unoa.

Good luck!
Carolyn

 

Here are some general instructions on how Unoas are ordered that I wrote for someone else:

http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2177492&postcount=1570

When Crescent announces a preorder or other Unoa News, you will get email too if you do what I say with the Rare Item box in your Profile.

Then you get an announcement in email or hear about a preorder on DoA, you log into Crescent once the preorder has started and there will be a more detailed message in your "Crescent News" list on your main page (right side). Look for the one about the Unoa Pre-order and read it - it will have a full description of the order, prices, procedure, and a link to click to get to the ordering page.

This won't work now, because the order is over. The next preorder seems like it will be 1.5 boys around November or December.

Carolyn

 

Here is an old pic of my hybrid, wearing a Lusis faceplate.
My Unoa hybrid is based on a Serendipity old skin body. Apparently, the "old" ones are a better match to the Unoas.



Tomorrow, I will take a photo with her new hands.

 

I just got my doll a couple of days ago - I got Sist . She ended up costing me about $440, maybe a little less, including fees, shipping, etc.

I've been working on sanding, blushing and assembling her over the past couple of days, I finished doing so yesterday:





Sitting

Face/chest

The last two have some dollie nudity, so I've linked them instead of posting images.

One thing I did notice was that the resin from the parts I ordered wasn't a perfect match with the doll itself, but it's kinda understandable and not anything you notice unless you look closely.

She didn't come with a stand or anything, just eyes and wig.

How's everyone else dealing with the wait?

 

the pre order (loteria) was ended ! perhaps on second Market (Yahoo Auction)

this Latea face :

 

Yay!! My girls are all put together! I posted a couple of pics here ^_^

-- A

 

mine is together already! whoo-hooo!!!!!!!!! I used Rhian's measurements from THIS POST and she came out PERFECTLY!! the arm measurement from Rhian is the same as on the instructions, but the legs is shorter. She's perfect!!

http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showpost.php?p=142901&postcount=10

 

Carolyn...I'm having trouble deciding what tabs to remove from the Thigh Ball Joint too. If you figure it out, can you please post. I "think" those tabs on there need to be removed.

I Did remove the tabs from the Elbow Joint and it seems right since the arms fit together nicely.

I'm getting closer to being done. The stringing part is itimidating..but I'm sure I'll figure it out (if it kills me even) I'm getting excited.