DLace Discussion {Ex Machina and Other 1/3 Sculpts}

I believe I should share this here. I wrote DLace on instagram about my situation with the 2.0, to find out more to appease my mind. I asked him a time estimate for when he will send out the BJDivas orders.
So uh he replies super fast, yay! The content though is a biit worrying...

I will write here what he wrote:
"Hi! I am so so so sorry for this. This work is very hard to make a mold. And the situation in China is very complicated. The city is in a lockdown randomly because of Covid-19's......
I am so sorry I didn't know you are still waiting for this. I promise you I will make one as soon as I can. Is that ok I make one in 3 month?
I will send it to you in this year, is that ok? I am so so so sorry.
It is all my fault. Bjdivas was told me last year, I forget...."

...oh boi.

 

Goodness, I didn't realize they were so backed up! I'm feeling better about the thought of doing a super long layaway for Ex Machina Male 2.0 now though. I decided I ought to take the plunge there since I'm unlikely to change my mind about him in the next two years.

 

Popping in to share pics of the faceup I did for my 1.0 and ask a question: can any of you recommend jointed hands that would be a good match for DLace white skin? Actually, any jointed hands that fit the body would be fine as I've just had an idea to paint her arms metallic gray to match the chest piece

 

Positive update: Being able to chat with DLace really helped. I was contacted last week by my dealer to pay for shipping!! The current estimate is that she'll arrive in 1-1.5 months, if all goes well with shipping and customs!
In the last 8 months DLace made three new molds to complete the 4 orders before me and mine (contrary to my worry that he would just make the order of the customers that go to speak to him directly).

I'm still apprehensive at the fact that in october he didn't know of these (minimum) 5 Ex Machina 2.0 orders even though I asked my dealer in early and in late summer if there was any movement in the line. I guess either so much happened until october that he forgot in the meantime, or that my dealer only checked their list and did not ask for an update from him between spring and autumn or longer. I'll inform the dealer of what DLace wrote once the doll has arrived as a final feedback.

 

The Ex Machina 2.0 arrived!!
Sadly two pieces in her head mechanism broke, luckily the magnets hold it in a way that it stays together (even though the top part does not move due to that)



What you'll notice however are four things I didn't order (faceup, right mechanical arm, human torso, and the crotch piece of the armor set) so I'm currently ready to pack her back up again since this might be someone else's order... I'll see what my dealer says

 

hi just popping in wondering If anyone has any owner pics they could possibly share of the 41 cm sculpt by
白零 WHITE? I'm eyeing the A2 head option and just curious to see what it looks like w a faceup and dressed. sorry if this is the wrong thread, I have a feeling it is

 

I'd really like to see the human torso clothed, if anyone could do that? Or just more pictures in general

 

Mechanical Girl v1

 

They do have very unique sculpts. I am glad that I don't check their page often or the space zoo might have been ordered LOL. They take their time but they do deliver the dolls. Hope everyone waiting for a doll gets them soon.

 

Space zoo? Could you link to that?

 

Here is the link. I got it wrong it was Mars Zoo (close lol) Mars Zoo - dollyplanet

 

I'm really curious to know the outcome of this and if you really had someone else's doll? I'm REALLY hoping to order a V2 doll because as much as I have put off buying one, I find myself drawn to them. Such beautiful work.

 

Hi! (sorry, I wasn't on doa for a while ^^") I went to DLace and they responded that the extra pieces were a gift because of the wait time. I don't know for how many orders they did the same, I hope it's not just because I wrote to them personally since that wouldn't be very fair to other customers

 

@Miistery Thank you so much for the update!

 

Hello!
Post a picture of what EX Machina 2.0 would look like if I dressed her up!





I only have a mechanical torso, but her mechanical waist is so thin that it looks good in clothes that reveal her body or cover her entire waist.
SD size clothes seem to fit pretty well.
The only thing that was difficult was that the clothes were tight around the chest.
I was new to this unique BJD and had quite a few difficult experiences...

I'll tell you a funny story about when I ordered from Dolly planet... I don't really care about it now

I live in South Korea, and when I paid through PayPal, the shipping address on my PayPal payment history was North Korea.
I clearly set it to South Korea...
At first I thought it was a little error, but the same thing happened the next time I paid for an MSD head...
I don't know about now, but they always shipped to the correct address.

 

@BirdPoop I think this is the first time I have seen an Ex Machina dressed in regular clothes- and she looks so cute!! What clothing style do you normally dress her in?

 

@BirdPoop her face is beautiful and making it look so classical to contrast the cyberpunk look is genius. Best Dlace doll.

 

I really like dressing her up in casual street fashion!
I think the harmony between her elegant face and street fashion is really good.
I bought her armor outfit together and surprisingly, it goes well with casual outfits, so I often wear them together to create a unique atmosphere.