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Do you prefer full set or blank ?

Feb 12, 2019

    1. Full sets are pretty but they rarely suit the kind-of vibe I want to get from the doll. If there is a specific fullset that ever catches my attention then a fullset is what I'll save up for. Personally, blank dolls are the ones I tend to gravitate towards more
       
    2. Usually I'll get the fullset if I want the clothes and accessories, or if the faceup is really good. Otherwise, Ill be getting blanks and send them to faceup artists
       
    3. Fullset or partial fullset when buying new, especially the face up is a must have. The clothes and accessories are case by case.

      When buying second hand I would prefer the doll to have a face up aswell, but its not a deal breaker.
       
    4. I love the convenience of full sets and you can always get new clothes and mix and match.
       
    5. I normally get all of my dolls as blanks because I like to customize them! However, I did get my first fullset which was my Gem of Doll Chris because I loved the outfit and the faceup and the price wasn't completely unreasonable!
       
    6. Personally, it depends on the doll! Since my dolls are shells of my pre-existing OCs (with one exception), I naturally prefer to buy dolls completely blank or nude with a company face-up if I like the default. However, I have fallen in love with full sets such as Ringdoll JN Feiyufu Ver. or various discontinued SOOM monthly dolls. In such a case, I would create a character and story around the doll; I usually have little to no trouble doing so and it's equally just as fun and creative for me!
       
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    7. Fullsets are usually much too expensive for me (like that's a WHOLE NOTHER DOLL i could be buying instead) AND —since I'm a strong purchaser of almost exclusively older secondhand dolls— usually not even an option for me to begin with...
       
    8. I generally prefer blank because I feel an immense amount of guilt over modifying a fullset in any way (especially changing the faceup!). I would definitely not be opposed to getting a fullset if the set was 100% what I was already planning for that doll, fits well with the character, etc.
       
    9. Fullset! I am too impatient to send my doll to an artist after I recieve her. Although, soon I will be getting a head I am debating on sending to someone for a faceup!
       
    10. I prefer all the way fullsets I love fairyland fullsets
       
    11. Most dolls I don’t worry about fullset, as I love to build the character piece by piece. But Fairyland? OMG. When my wallet allows, fullset is the way to go - the designer complete sets are a-mazing!! ♥️
       
    12. Definitely blank! I love customizing and making dolls my own! But I might make an exception someday - Dream Valley Rah for instance is one where I'd probably go for fullset if I had the chance. :love Otherwise, I'm content with just looking at the company pictures, lol.
       
    13. The most I've gotten other than blank was the company faceup and wig from the promo photos, simply because they fit the character. There are a couple full sets that I have LOVED, but I've never bought one for two main reasons. One, they're much more expensive, and two, I'm honestly kinda scared that I won't connect/bond with them as much if they come already completely done. :/
       
    14. I usually fall in love with full sets - or at least the default face-up+wig combo. Strangely, only one of my dolls arrived in full set and that is an outfit and wig I never really liked, but they came with the limited doll. I can also recall some dolls I fell in love and could not buy, but I would never have bought them without the full set even if I could.
       
    15. When I have the accessories I want only in the full set I choose the full set, but I actually prefer the possibility of a blank, so if I can I prefer the full set without the face up.
       
    16. Personally I would get blank ones since I don't want to pay extra money for clothes and I'm learning how to sew. I also prefer custom face up :whee:
       
    17. I prefer order blank dolls, I can do face-up myself and style them.
      But fullset is also acceptable, if I really want to have the clothes.
       
    18. When it comes to fullsets, I hope it doesn't come off as mean (no shade to people who love fullsets), but I personally think that it makes the doll have little personality/uniqueness. Plus a lot of the time the faceups for these elaborate full designs are so dependent on the clothing matching that they look off when put in other outfits.

      Personally, my favorite thing about BJDs is how people craft new characters with the sculpts by choosing their faceup/eyes/clothing/etc.

      Fullsets seem to me more of a collector's kind of thing than a creative kind of thing. It seems like it would be hard to project a character onto a fullset doll. It almost seems like the fullset version is the artist/sculptor's character, so for example a Littlefee Hwayu with fullset will always be "Hwayu" in her "intended" form, while dressing her up in new clothing and everything will make her a new character. Just my personal feelings on the subject, of course.
       
    19. I'm not big on blank dolls unless I plan to keep them blank. I have 5 blank heads that I love and think are beautiful blank and will probably never get a faceup but for the most part I prefer fullset or as close to fullset as I can get, though that is obviously very expensive. It really just depends on what about the doll draws me in :)
       
    20. If I have money at the moment I think the fullsets.