Doll Family A Discussion - part 2

Thanks for the information! The 68 cm girl body has a neck girth of 9.5 cm while the boy body has 10.5 cm. Wouldn't that cause issues with putting the head on the boy body? The 62 cm boy bodies have 9.5 cm necks, but the head might look too big on those...

 

@glueblade
Sorry I think I forgot to check which doll you were looking at!
Sounds like you'd probably have to do some neck mods to get a 68 cm boy body to work.
The 62 cm body head girth is 22cm (same as Ling Yin) and the shoulders are actually wider at 13.4 cm, so I feel like the head might work with this body. I wonder if the scale would look off though...

I asked ACBJD about their resin colours today and received the following photo.



I also found this image that was posted a few years ago: http://www.mintoncardinc.com/IMAGES/LARGE/XYDBGBKODFAresin.png

I think depends on whether you want a more pink or yellow skin tone. Lightness may also depend on how you blush it. In the MOC photo, the yellow head seems to be blushed with darker colours and appears “darker” to me.

For the doll I’m planning, I think tan might be a nice option.

 

Thank you! In the end I choose pink to be on the safe side, and with these photos I am convinced I did a good choice for what I have in mind.
Plus their yellow looks... too yellow for my tastes, I prefer their pink and tan!

 

I'm a little intimidated by neck mods, but the girth isn't too different, so it might work out. That's good to know about the 62 cm body! Proportions might be a problem, but the head size being similar is a good start.

I don't think I'd order her anytime soon anyway due to doll budget limits, so I can hope that someone will order her who has a bunch of different DF bodies and is willing to do comparisons.

 

Same here haha. Though I feel like I might be more comfortable with modding the neck than the head itself.

I’ve also been contemplating a DF-A doll but I can’t in good conscience buy another doll this year. Especially when I haven’t even received my last order yet!

 

Just coming back to add the photo I found from DFA weibo of their skin colors!
They wrote nothing, but I suppose it’s from left to right: white, normal yellow, normal pink, light tan?

 

It's tough trying to be financially responsible in this hobby A doll I ordered was ready a lot earlier than I expected, so I've got things for her to worry about for now. What doll were you thinking of getting?

 

@glueblade Its true but we try our best!

Congrats on your new doll

I thought Max would be great for a female character I have. I find the eye shape very pretty and the confident smile would suit her character. If you edited the company photo to have long hair it seems similar to how I’d picture her haha... I should actually do that o.o

The only issue would be that it wouldn't fit the body I have at home (because money lol). However, given how affordable this company is, getting a full doll from them doesn’t seem that bad.

 

@AmariGem
I agree, the eye shape is really interesting. Together with the smirk, it makes for a pretty expressive face. And it's androgynous enough that it should look great on a girl body.

If you can manage to order the head on a different body while still taking advantage of the discount they offer, it really wouldn't be overly expensive. For non-limited dolls, I try to tell myself to wait until there's a good deal. I'm hoping I can find the body I've got my eyes on secondhand to save a bit.

 

Oh yes, please! ♡ I'm terribly interested in how DF-A normal pink compares to Luts NS myself ^^

 

I'm hoping its not too boyish looking ahaha. Hopefully nothing a face-up can't help.

Since he's not a limited sculpt, this is definitely something I'm planning to leave on the back burner for a year (...or two). Just to prevent any impulse buying haha. I've seen a similar sale come and go for DF-A so I'm not too worried about it.

Hope the body hunting goes well! (that sounds so weird lol)

 

Sorry it's a bit late, but I do own a DFA head in normal yellow and a Luts head in normal. Here's a comparison:

Spoiler

The DFA head is from 2019. It's on a DF-H body. The Luts head is from 2017, I believe, since that's when the knight version of Platinum was released (I got it secondhand so not entirely sure). I'm a bit surprised by how much pinker it appears than the DFA head haha, because on its own it does seem more on the yellow side (but again, that may be because it's old).

Hope this is helpful to anyone.

 

Man DFA normal yellow is really yellow. I was thinking of buying the new 68cm body later this year, for some old LLT heads in normal. I wonder if DFA's tan might actually be a better normal match. Does anyone have any comparisons for DFA's tan against any other companies normal?

 

@Cap'n Thanks for the picture! Sadly it looks like light tan may be to brown for the heads I have.

 

It definitely is! Thanks a lot for your efforts!! ♡

I'm totally in the same boat! I adore the new 68cm body - I keep going back to it and aesthetically it would be perfect for my Switch head, but the resin match is scarying me >_<

 

@Sasha of the Crows I really wish companies sold resin chips.

Edit: Going back through the thread it looks like DFA may offer resin matching. Can anyone confirm that? And if they do, and you've gotten done, how close did the match end up being?

 

Hello everyone! I'm considering DF'A's 68 or 70 cm boy body for my littlerebel Ethan's head, and I'm wondering wether to pick their normal pink or maybe off white for the skin tone, I've never seen actual owner pics of their off white color though, does anyone own a doll with this skin tone? Thx!

 

Welp, just put my first ever doll, Suyan, on layaway! I couldn’t pass up this deal, plus ACBJD was offering jointed hands, and I’m curious to see how they pose. I’m so excited to get him! I’ve heard DFA is a lot faster with wait times, so hopefully he won’t take too long.