[Dollmore] Dear Doll :D

i did a swap quilt for someone and the girls helped me pick out fabric

fabric picking by onebluestocking, on Flickr

it's funny to see ellyce be the bossy "big" sister

 

i'm wondering about clothes wise
do they wear YOSD clothes and does YOSD wear their clothes too???

 

I found that they're a little fatter it seems in the legs. I tried to put some Ken clothing on Toulouse and he can't wear it in the butt. Same thing happens with my Leeke Chouette. :3

 

the are actually a bit chubbier all over. (i was just checking mine out to make clothes for them ) height/ length wise they are really close but anything that is snug and not stretchy on a littlefee wouldn't fit my dear doll

(whoops i'm so used to searching for littlefee/yo-sd interchangeably for clothes i didn't read that right, but i only have deardoll and littlefee. they can swap t-shirts and looser fitting pants/dresses. tight stuff is a bit harder

 

Questions for all DearDoll owners from a covetous, "I really want to get her;" newbie to Dollmore.

1) I've read on this thread that she is really loosely strung. Does tightening the strings fix it all? Or is it a flaw in the double jointing in the upper torso? I'm just afraid that tightening would just make the torso joints all slippery and Kicky. Kinda like she wanted to "walk like an egyption" on the time.

2). If enabled to order.....how long is the average wait? I read some where here that a person got her in like 4 days

3) does anyone have any size comparison pics?

 

I ordered a Popo head on Monday and yesterday I had it at home! Dollmore has a really quick service O_O!!!

Here's a picture of my finished makeup on her (there are really few customer pictures of this headmold). She's on a Leeke Art Body, I had to sand a bit the neck, but fits quite well!

 

Uber excited to hear that shipping is pretty fast. After seeing Yukari's pic not sure which one to get: Bomi or Popo?

 

1.i don't think tightening the string would help much at all. the problem is the string is just too flimsy. i restrung ellyce with 3mm shock cord (the same as 3mm elastic for dollies) and she is great now! it was my first restringing ever but other than the cord being too large for the s-hooks and needing to improvise around that, it was really easy. the channels in all the pieces were large enough to make it easy to get the bigger cord through. the only thing i would have done differently was to get bigger s-hooks before pulling her apart.

2. my dear doll came in just over a week, my shabee in almost exactly a week and i'm up in canada!

3. if no one else puts up comparison shots i can take one of my three girls - deardoll, honey delf and littlefee next week.

 

Thank you aunt bear a comparison shot would definitely help in the decision.Also thanks for the string tip.

 

ok. i'll get to it as soon as i can ellyce really is a sweetie and i'm glad i got her

 

auntbear, I would love to see the comparison picture as well
I have been considering a LittleFee for a while but now have fallen in love with the Shabee sculpt. I'm just hesitant due to the stringing issues. I hate to pay out a lot of $$$ for a doll and then have to do a lot of work to her however that face is just to hard to resist.

 

i was scared of restringing too, since i'd never done it before. however it turned out really easy on shabee. maybe because all i was doing was restringing so i didn't have time to mix up any of the pieces.

 

Does anyone have a Customhouse or a Dollzone doll to compare resin with? I've been considering a new body for my Petite Ai. The only thing I dislike about the Dear Doll is those hands. They're so awkward, no matter how you pose the body. Why do so many yo-sized dolls have that completely useless pose?

 

I'm pretty sure that wouldn't work. My Narang is peachy and my DollZone and Ai are too pale.

 

Here are some comparisons:





Ange Ai on his right and a DollZone BB on his left. Granted, he is newer so they are a little older and probably a little mellowy than him, but they have been kept out of direct sunlight.

Also, Ange Ais are a lot smaller. His head would be big I think.

 

KohakuTenshi -- Does the Ange Ai resin match look worse in person? In the photo it looks fine, or at least, fixable.

My boy is a Petite Ai, which is slightly larger than the Ange Ai. I can't remember if they have the same head sculpts or not, but I don't think they do, which would suggest the Petite Ai has a larger head.

Thank you so much for that picture--another thing I had been considering was replacing my boy's hands with Dollzone ones, and now I see the resin may be a problem. I assume that's Dollzone's normal-pink?

 

Actually, he's a normal yellow. I never liked the pink because it was TOO pink.

And the match is person is a little more yellow-pale. You can tell it's different even more. With the picture its not so bad. I think if blushed it might help...but you would have to blush it. :3

 

Hello there...
I fell in love with Shabee the minute I looked at her! (Such adorable chubby cheeks! ^^)
I am pretty new to BJDs though...erk.
What exactly is "sanding service"?
I'm a bit confused.... Is it worth the extra price?
Also- are there any problems with the Shabee doll?
I'd really like to know before I purchase this cutie.

 

All dolls have visible seam lines when they come out of the molds. Sanding service means the company will sand the seam lines away so you can't see them anymore. Whether or not it's worth the price depends on your personal taste. Some owners sand them themselves, and some owners just don't care about seams.

 

i didn't get it, but didn't find the seams all that noticeable anyway. the only problem i had with my shabee was the elastic she came with was way to flimsy and i had to restring her with heavier stuff right away. now she is perfect