Do you trust your doll to stand?

Heck no! Not by themselves. I have nice sturdy stands from CoolCat though, and I trust them on those. I have an old cat who does not jump and get up on shelves and counters much any more, but if I had a younger one I would not even trust the dolls on stands. Cats will make eye contact and knock stuff off the shelf man!! No mercy.

 

My Lati Yellow Lumi can stand pretty well on her own, but just to be safe I have her sitting on a dollhouse chair in her display dome. I know most people like to store their dolls in their original boxes but I like to see her on a daily basis (and she doesn't have her original box anyway).

 

I trust some of my dolls to stand. The older ones that, honestly, I should restring, do not stand well. However, I have one that will stand on his tip toes with no issue. Most of the time, though, I have them sitting just for my own peace of mind.

 

I trust my MSD to stand but I don't trust my SD. She's a new head on an old type of body so they don't completely match up, which causes her to be a real pain to balance. I might buy a stand for her eventually.

 

My best standers are my Supia doll Juah on the Bllerina body and my Dollzone MSD boy body...I forget the body number... and my two 31cm Granado dolls, they all stand pretty solid, BUT I DO NOT leave them unattended!

 

My Resinsoul Ya stands surprisingly well once you get her balanced.

 

I let my tiniest girl (16cm tall, or 1/8 scale) stand on her own. She's so small that falling on her face won't likely to damage anything, and I keep her towards the back of the shelf so she won't fall on the floor. Anything bigger, I use a stand. Even if they stand like rocks, someone might bump on the shelf.

If I take a doll for company, I'll let her stand on her own since I'm there to watch over her.

 

If I’m near them and watching them, probably, because I know I can always catch them when they fall.
However, if I were to display my dolls I don’t think I can do it without stands or them sitting down.

 

i trust a few of my dolls to stand on their own. My Dollmore boy is really good at it, but my Iplehouse girl can't even sit on her own XD My Trinity can stand, not sit tho, which is weird...
More of my small dolls stands perfectly on their own, but wouldn't leave them like that unattended.

 

I trust my doll stands that I have but don't trust my SD girls sometimes XD I've had instances where I've set them up and made sure they stood solid on the stand but the moment I try to walk about 10ft away, suddenly their torso joint will want to jerk forward or backwards, then they want to dive off whatever surface the stand is on. Luckily I've caught them before they face planted on the floor but it still scares me how randomly it happens

It's also funny when they behave when I go to work but when I'm in the room with them, they want to be dramatic >_>;

 

Only when I am right next to them, otherwise they are sitting or on doll stands. I would be too afraid they would fall over if the shelves got bumped or something, so I would never leave them standing on their own if I wasn't close by to catch them if they decide to face plant.

 

I've had a few of mine standing in bookshelf dioramas, but only in a way that had them slightly leaning on something stable, like a chair or the wall, with other dolls surrounding them that would catch them if they fell. I wouldn't let one stand just on its own out in the open without a stand.

 

Lol No i dont. Last time I left my doll to stand alone, they fell and broke their finger and scratched their faceup. And I'm talking bout LLT Roderich. Broke my heart. So now, I have trust issues.

 

Only one of mine will stand by itself, and that is my Doll Leaves Steven. But I don't need or want them to stand. I live in earthquake country, so I would not risk it. We get loads of tiny tremors that can barely be felt, but they are enough to topple a doll if it were not supported. All my dolls are sitting down.

 

Mine’s an Obitsu with magnets in her feet so I’m not too worried when she’s on her metal stand. She stands pretty well without it too, but I mostly leave her sitting because I like that pose best.

 

I started off being very afraid of my dolls standing on their own, but with every success came increasing confidence, so I have been photographing my dolls without support. Of course with me still being within reach so I can catch them if they ever fall.

 

I keep mine standing (without stands) in their cabinet, but it's pretty small, the door's closed if I'm not actively in there and messing with the dolls, and even if the cat hops up on top she doesn't disturb it enough to knock the dolls inside over. And that includes dolls like my Wol who's on a Dollzone body that is a real trick to get standing. They'll all stand there without problem for days, weeks, however long between me playing with them. I tend to keep them near the walls so they can be leaned a bit/won't go too far if they fall backwards, though.

 

While I'm playing with my dolls/taking photos, I can let them stand leaning on smth or just by themselves if they can (not all of my dolls are able to stand on their own). Though I should be more careful: one of my dolls fell to the dirty water with pebbles and damaged her face during the photoshoot.
I trust only one doll to stand unattended: Dream Valley Silina, she's a dragon and has a tail She's actually always standing and nothing ever happened to her. All the rest are kept sitting on the chairs or standing with some support (I don't have doll stands, so this means wall or chair back).

 

Wearing shoes I trust my Islanddoll Ivy to stand... so long as I'm near enough to catch her if she falls ^^'. I'm far too paranoid to leave her standing anywhere without support.

 

All my dolls are technically standing in the cabinet I've homed them in but there are a couple on stands and a few leaning against the side or the back (or even each other lol) but outside the cabinet there are a handful I trust to stand on their own no problem, most I'm cautious with, and a couple I do not trust at all.