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Dolls You Love But Will Never Own

Feb 16, 2023

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    1. I’ve fallen head over heels for so many sculpts time and time again, and I have a hard time convincing myself not to buy them. I keep coming back to r.deans sculpts and how absolutely gorgeous they are. I have so many ideas for face ups and character concepts for their sculpts, it’s really tempting to buy one. However I know I would not like a doll that size, and I know I would not like a bigger, muscly male doll, even if I love to look at them. What dolls do you keep coming back to even though you know you wouldn’t realistically want to own one?
       
      #1 Yakutie, Feb 16, 2023
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    2. I love the dollshe limited100 david doll that looks like a mountain of muscles, he woukd be so perfect for a character i wanna shell... But its very expensive and i dont wanna have the dollshe experience
       
      #2 Tarocchilla, Feb 16, 2023
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    3. All tiny-sized pet dolls and anthros. Lethal, bite-sized resin: so much cheaper than the 1/3 dolls I usually buy, and unbearably cute! So easy to amass a horde of tiny pets! But tiny dolls are not for me: I can sense that I'll either get bored with their lack of versatility (human dolls are much more engaging), or frustrated by their size, and end up selling them all. So, as much as I'd love to have Elfdoll Catsy, Dream Valley Foxy and Moon, Aileendoll Lapis, and many more by Dollzone and other solo artists... I've permanently banned myself from ever getting pet dolls.
       
      #3 aihre, Feb 16, 2023
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    4. Most Fairyland dolls. I adore them, but I dislike the style of lower eyelashes on their face-ups and don't want to deal with custom faceup shenanigans either. I also don't like sculpts with eyes smaller than 16mm usually, or under 18mm for 1/3s... Those centaurs though.. :chibi
       
      #4 OneMoreLight, Feb 16, 2023
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    5. Every time this topic comes up, my answer is always Iplehouse Kamau! That doll is sooo gorgeous, I love everything about him...except his size. He's huge, and I don't collect dolls over 65cm. He's...72, I think? And I don't think he'd look good on a smaller body. So as it stands, I'll just drool over everybody else's gorgeous Kamaus!
       
      #5 CloakedSchemer, Feb 16, 2023
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    6. Dollchateau Xaviera. I will probably try and purchase just the head at some point, but the whole doll is such a work of art. I just know that the large torso section and lots of spindly legs would be difficult to actually do anything with, besides posing her nicely on a shelf. I can't imagine she's easy to stand up. I love to dress, pose, and take my dolls out for photos, and she just doesn't seem like a good fit for those activities. I'm also unsure whether I'd keep her nude or try and draft up some sort or clothing while trying not to cover too much of her sculpting...
       
      #6 iiaak, Feb 16, 2023
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    7. Bust stands. Sigh, so many gorgeous bust stands! But I know I won't really get attached because they don't really suit my needs. I love playing with and dressing up my dolls, and busts seem... more inclined to sit pretty on a shelf in all their naked, partially disembodied glory. :lol:

      Same for dolls with extensive fantasy parts or monster dolls and the like - I adore them, but they just stump me when it comes to clothes. Either I don't want to cover their details up, or I don't want to figure out how to tailor to their unique bodies when I'm such a novice sewist, LOL.
       
      #7 electrospecter, Feb 16, 2023
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    8. I own him. And god is he beautiful. I did the Dollshe experience and doubt I will do it again. But man, he is worth every penny. I got the 72cm version.
       
      #8 comicbookartistboi, Feb 16, 2023
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    9. A Black Cherry Xiao Yu. She a head only, made for and SD size 52-55cm doll.
      Every time I see her, no matter the face up, I think wow, she's so gorgeous.... I've done this for 3 years now, but have never hit the Go button.... I don't even know why ‍♀️
       
      #9 Little sparks, Feb 16, 2023
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    10. Don't tempt me! :eusa_pray
      Also im glad you got him and that you love him!
       
      #10 Tarocchilla, Feb 16, 2023
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    11. Two dolls have continuously tempted me despite not planning to ever own them: Angell Studio Biyao and Crobidoll Yeon-ha. Biyao has such a cute and sweet face, and Yeon-ha is really pretty and probably my favorite version of Yeon-ho so far. Biyao also had a limited ordering period which I didn't miss so much as let pass by... Ultimately, I decided to never own either because they're 1/3 size and I just don't do well with dolls that big! I already have a couple 1/3 size dolls that I feel bad about not engaging with much...

      In the end, I'm happy just to get to look at pictures of those two dolls even if I'll never own them myself. :XD:
       
      #11 oubliemoi, Feb 16, 2023
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    12. Most of the SOOM Super Gem fantasy boys. I think they're gorgeous, but I don't like bigger dolls.
       
      #12 Magnus Vale, Feb 16, 2023
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    13. There's a specific Fairyland F60 event head that I have had four times now (never the same exact one, different one each time) and have never kept the head for long before I sold or traded it. So I guess that one. :lol:
       
      #13 Cap'n, Feb 16, 2023
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    14. Bar from The Voice. He is BEAUTIFUL & his sculpt has so much personality, but he is gigantic and expensive. 74cm of an extremely muscular doll is too big for me, but wow was it tempting to put him on layaway or something during the recent preorder.
       
      #14 keiko-chan, Feb 16, 2023
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    15. I really adore the really large dolls, but I would never have room for them! Dollmore Trinity like dolls, or the Royal Senior Delf dolls, or the AOD 90cm dolls... They just literally would have nowhere to sit in the house.
       
      #15 ella_tron, Feb 16, 2023
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    16. I love those big 70+ dolls from Loongsoul and Ringdoll, but they're just too big for me. My partner has some and just carrying those dolls for them is too much... which is a shame because smaller sizes never get such beautiful outfits...
       
      #16 Tagath, Feb 16, 2023
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    17. Literally every 1/3 male sculpt from Iplehouse. They’re drop dead gorgeous, but I know for a fact that I’d never figure out how to display such a large doll. 1/3 scale is stunning and I love the possibilities for detail at that size, but I fear any doll that large would just live in its box in the closet forever.
       
      #17 VicVersal, Feb 16, 2023
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    18. I started the hobby back when you could buy the CP Delf sculpts from Luts, but didn't find them interesting at the time (nor could I afford SDs). Flash forward to now where I think they are super cute, but I don't think I could afford the secondhand prices, lmao.

      I also think YoSDs are super cute, but I don't think I could ever own one, not just because I'd have to start buying clothes for a new size (which I'm already doing) but because I think I wouldn't bond with them and lose interest.
       
      #18 cosmicakes, Feb 16, 2023
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    19. The big Luts guys (Abadon etc.) look great in every photo I've seen but I've just never had plans that would have fit their sculpts. Maybe one day!
       
      #19 soulsoaker, Feb 16, 2023
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    20. Ringdoll's Dracula 2.0 has been on my mind since he came out end of last year. But at 77cm he is half my height and I have nowhere to put him. I love everything about him; his face, his pointed ears, his outfit and hair are absolutely wonderful and I really want a full-set doll at some point. I want to save up for him, but in the back of my mind I know he's huge and going to be a pain to do anything with except just display, which is why I only buy 45cm dolls. He just happens to be so close to my aesthetic that I may very possibly loose my mind and buy him.

      I feel this on a spiritual level. I see so many gorgeous outfits but they're all for 70+ dolls!
       
      #20 Alamentine, Feb 16, 2023
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