Dolls You Love But Will Never Own

Granado Dolls. I think they're gorgeous, but the realistic look doesn't suit my collection, and they're so big I don't know where I'd put one.

 

He is so beautiful!

 

I honestly cannot say this anymore because I just got the head of a doll I really was coveting and thought I'd never own because he costs over a grand to buy.

I don't have the papers so until I can find a head that comes with I won't display him on here. I'm careful about that out of respect for the forum and its rules.

I'm using this head as a practice head for the work I want to do and still trying to buy one used that I have no doubts about.

But almost always I find that almost no doll is 100% out of reach if I'm patient and prepared to wait and don't have a problem with used goods and making hybrids.

Only really rare dolls over like 2K do I view like that and I'd never buy that high anyway because my mental limit on what a doll is worth just does not go that high...

 

Fairyland Puki Pongpong

Incredibly adorable, but not my style. But I still love seeing them so much!

 

Ah, Iplehouse FID Ron, my beloved. I go to the website to look at photos of him once a week. He's just so beautiful. But I just think about having to clothe him and get wigs for his tiny lil' bean of a head and I just wilt. I hate owning hard-to-dress dolls (which of course is ALL I own... But Ron would be a special kind of nightmare since he's extra thicc and male, and there's practically no one out there making clothes for those boys).

 

Those REAL big boys (and ladies!). I'm always ogling them at cons or in online pics, but I have very limited space-- NONE of my dolls get to be out on display right now, as everything has to get shifted around and storage/shelving is a project that keeps getting pushed back-- but even if I had a whole room just for putting dolls on display, my back would go out trying to haul one around.

 

A Maskcat girl. I think the head sculpts are gorgeous, they have the kind of "western classic", somewhat realistic, nostalgic and wistful look that is right up my alley. The 57cm girl body looks gorgeous and I want to handle it someday. I just love looking at owner photos. Many times I've gone to look at Maskcat's lineup of girls, made my wishlist, and contemplated their faces while trying to imagine myself owning one.

I can't imagine it. The dolls are so very beautiful, but they don't speak to me or spark my imagination, or make me desperate to own one. I think I love looking at other people's Maskcat girls, but I feel quite contented not having one myself. I'm more likely to hybrid a head to their 57cm body, so maybe in future I'll still get to have some Maskcat resin in my collection.

 

I'm also on team Dollmore Trinity.
Lumie and Eugenia are absolutely GORGEOUS, but the size and the (justified) price?
It's not just that I lack the necessary space either - they look heavy. Lusion Doll is as big as I'll go, unfortunately.

 

The sd16 Diamond head sculpt. I've seen some absolutely stunning photos of her, but she wouldn't fit in my collection at all.

 

Human dolls, Ive found I highly prefer anthro animal dolls. I do enjoy looking at human dolls but I won't be buying more anytime soon

 

At this point, any 1/3 dolls for me--they're just too big for me unfortunately. Some of my favorite sculpts in that scale are Custom House St. Mina, Elfdoll Rainy Soah, Merry Doll Round Fang, DiM Kassia, Delf Jun Ha, and Angell Studio Xi Shi, but I am (mostly) content to admire them from afar.

 

This is probably going to end up getting me in trouble someday (i.e., I'll probably end up buying one eventually now that I'm admitting this), but any of the Super Dollfies. They're so beautiful, and I love how they pose! But I just have no idea where I'd put such a big, heavy doll in my house! The places I have are too accessible to my kiddos, and thus not a great option.

 

Whale Tower Rafayeh. Easily my favorite dragon sculpt, but looks heavy and tough to restring. I'm keeping my eyes on that mini version that was teased a while back, though...

 

Moonlit wonder Akheilos merman, absolutely gorgeous and amazing job yuexiao did. I was really tempted to buy the 138cm ver, went back and forth with it several times, nearly purchased it but in the end, I fully accepted that 138cm is too big, I wouldn't have anywhere to display it and it would be a shame to store it in the box. The 53cm ver didn't vibe with me at all, so unfortunate.

 

I adore Doll Chateau sculpts and bodies, but I can't see myself owning one of my own! Not for any reason other than I have a very specific aesthetic for my own collection, but man I adore seeing them online and how many crazy things DC has made over the years. Truly gorgeous dolls and I bet everyone who fits them into their collection adores them!

 

There's a certain doll by MisterMinouDoll, that I want, but it'll probably cost me 800-900$ (I'm not sure what I would have to pay with customs), just to ship a 1/6 doll. And, if I don't get along with her, I'm not sure if I'd even get a 1/3 of my money back. The price point puts me on the fence about how much I like her. (edit: I know I DO like her "But, what if I didn't?".)
And, I'm sure someone will buy her before I ever have the funds to purchase her.

 

There’s no specific type of doll that’s off limits for me, but there are some random sculpts I really really love that I will probably never own.

Minifee Shushu is one such sculpt. I saw her at my very first meetup and became friends with the owner. I’ve loved pretty much every Shushu I’ve seen since! I have no idea what I would do with this doll though, no character ideas or anything. Sometimes I like what other people do with their dolls so much that it’s enough for me to just see what they have instead of feeling compelled to own one.

 

i know everyone always brings up the sd mana sama doll but dang its definitely a grail

 

Very specific even if not an uncommon "holy grail," but specifically, Dream of Doll Homme Ducan with the clothing fullset from Dream of Doll Sha would be like a total 'endgame' if it was possible.

To what I know, this company stopped making dolls years ago, and these are pretty rare to begin with, but he's really cool and reminds me exactly of the sort of thing I liked as an edgy teenager, lol. If I ever saw one, it would likely be far out of my personal range as well, I only saw a DOD for sale once on a secondhand market and the price was well in the thousands! I'm content with just looking at photos, but I'd love to see one in person one day!

 

Maybe not a case of "would absolutely NEVER own", but Loongsoul's Black Dragon. He's stunning, but the more I look at him, the more I think he's likely to be too clunky for my liking. The tail doesn't look like it has great poseability, if any at all. I could be wrong but it seems like it more or less only has one displayable pose with how it's designed and I'm not a big fan of the wings.

If they put out a 1/4 version, I might still go for it and simply leave off his wings (and maybe design him a new tail myself), because I loooove his cute dragon feet and the rest of the design, but the 1/3 looks to be quite a beast. I don't think I want to commit the space or the money to him if I'm not going to use at least 2 of his most impressive features.

Of course if the right opportunity came along, I probably wouldn't decline, but given that Dream Valley's Velarde basically had all the features I liked and none of the ones I didn't care for, I think I can safely hold out for other companies to make something similar that will suit my preferences better.

(But I'm manifesting that 1/4 version anyway )