Doll Leaves Mini [45 cm] Discussion part 4

@Rurimas Hard to say what may have caused it.
If the part that got yellowed was more exposed than the rest of the doll (if the doll was lying on it's back, partly covered, or if the rest was blushed or something like that) it's likely it was something in the air that sped up the oxidization. You say it was a wooden cabinet, most woods are acidic, so in an enclosed space over time that could be the cause. In theory, at least.
But who knows?
Without knowing the casting process and equipment, it's impossible to say if the chest part could have been cast under different circumstances than the rest of the doll. It is true that curing conditions can have an effect of how quickly the plastic oxidizes, so can any pigments and other additives. It is possible that the chest part was cast with a slightly different mix for some reason. But since the whole piece is not affected, faulty resin does not sound like likely cause.

In any case, it's likely just surface oxidization and can probably be buffed out with a melamine sponge.

 

Probably it's really something with the chest piece, cause the rest of the doll is totally unaffected! I checked the arms and you can clearly see they're a different hue.
It's not super jarring actually, but if you look close/with the right light it's pretty noticeable.
I'll try to give him a melanine sponge rub and I'll see if it goes away. At least this discovery made me finally decide to sew him some clothes

 

Hello! I've been contemplating buying a deer body Leilia since DDE has an in-stock one with a bit of a sale right now, but I'm iffy because I'm not 100% sure on her face sculpt. Does anyone have a Leilia who wouldn't mind showing some pictures?

 

Mine is in storage, but here's a photo. I painted her faceup myself, though, and I'm...not exactly professional-level.

 

Thanks for the photo! And don't worry, it's more helpful for me to see without a "pro" faceup anyway since it's a blank that's on sale

 

I've been doing some hybrid tests with my Lan head. The DL Dream body has a 6.5cm neck by default.

• Top left: DFH 1/4 Boy Body Ver.5 (Shao Xia), tan- neck is 7cm. Surprised this had mobility, nevermind went on at all. This fills the neck cavity fully, but it's VERY limited mobility.
• Top right: Charmdoll 42cm Girl Body Ver.II (CDB-G42-02), yellow- 6.7cm. This neck was thicker than I expected for being such a slender body. Also surprisingly, this one had a little bulging at the top.
• Bottom left: Doll Chateau K-body-01 43cm, green. 6cm neck. So, this one has the best mobility hands down. However, there is a fair amount of gapping around the neck hole, which might bother some. I don't personally think it looks too thin or bobble headed from the front.
  
• Bottom right: Soul Kids New Girl Body, dyed pink. 6.5cm. It works well enough, but it's a bit more snug than I expected for being the original neck size.
  
• Unpictured: I tried her on my LUTS KDF v6 Lovely body with a 6.6cm neck, and it fits and moves ok. A bit restricted.
• Consensus: 6cm is the best for mobility. anything between 6 and 6.5 should work well. Anything beyond that is a little YMMV.

All that being said... has anyone had success hybriding Doll Leaves heads onto the v3 Myoudoll body? It's the only one with a 6.8cm neck. I want the lanky body so bad, but I don't really want to sand it down because I wanted to get it in tan... but I'm worrying she'll have very limited movement. I am considering sanding the inside of the neck hole instead, but I'm still considering my options. If anyone happens to have this body and a DL head, I'd love to see!!

 

I have a myou body but I think it might be V4, I can't remember. It's quite pear shaped. it's also tan so at least it would show the colour?
I can dig that out and take some photos if you like.

I haven't even started thinking about bodies for my floating heads.

Does your Lan have the really obvious eye squint on one side? I was surprised when mine arrived because I thought they'd fixed that but nope, mine is really asymmetrical and I had to take a sanding tool to one eye to get it a little more even. I'm hoping that with makeup you won't even notice at all. But quite disappointing.

I'm also really wondering when/if Doll Leaves are going to come back with their new direction. I worry about them.

 

I worry about them too; I hope that they don't end up like Dream of Doll. A Doll Leaves Dulcia was/is my very first BJD. I bought her around this time last year. Every now and then I'll check the website for updates. Thankfully the site is still up...

edit: (see below)

 

Actually, it seems that they are back and offer only their Mysterious series now, and I saw a limited Leila on Alice's Collections yesterday!

 

If it's not any inconvenience I would love to see it regardless!! The tan and general proportions might help me take the chance anyway. I'm trying not to jump the gun with bodying my floaters, but I can't help myself but think about it with every secondhand body I see...

My Lan indeed does have the asymmetrical eyes, I don't believe they ever corrected it before discontinuing the sculpt. I have a personal fondness for it myself so I had purchased it with that in mind, though. I hope the sanding yielded satisfying results for you!!

 

I'll dig her out later on then, if I can rememebr where I put her lol.

Yeah I did some sanding and they're even enough I think that a faceup will hide the rest of the wonk. I hope anyway. It'll be a while before I have a body for her anyway so right now she's just chilling in a box.

 

Yes, the difference in her eyes was more than I could stand, I carved out the smaller eye a bit. They still don't match, but it's close enough that you don't notice it.
Doll Leaves Lan by Victoria Davis, on Flickr