Dollshe David Superhero Classic discussion

Knowing Dollshe and his usual times, I'd say this will probably take 2 years at least before anyone gets their doll
If he doesn't change his mind in between, because not enough people ordered the doll or a specific head or whatever.

 

Personally, I wouldn't give another dime to that con artist, but whether or not it's worth the potential three year wait is for you to decide. Other companies have pretty burly guys, though. For example, have you checked out Granado's Titan? If you scroll down, you'll see that he's pretty massive.

 

Oh wow that's really something! I get that you're tempted but based on what people are writing about Dollshe delivery times / business practices, do yourself a favor and stay away. It seems inevitable Dollshe will just disappear at some point with all the money. At least wait to see a finished doll before even considering ordering. Aren't those pictures just of a 3D model that hasn't even been printed, like Teo and Leo? Buying from Dollshe is like joining a lottery, but at least with lottery you'll know when it's over!
Now to the hypothetical doll's looks, I really really like how impressive and muscley it is, but have zero trust in the posing ability. The neck especially worries me, and the boob joint is probably ok for a boob joint but personally I don't think I'll ever go for another doll that has a torso like that. And what of those arms? Beautiful, but can he stand with the arms down like a normal person or always look like hes holding oranges in the armpits?
The knees probably look funky when bent... Look closely, I'm sure there's something you don't like in these few pictures! Stay strong

And if you still feel the urge to get some muscle, maybe one of iplehouse men? They have that free choice system (and more predictable waiting times), much more likely to find clothes etc.

 

Fortunately he's available in a veritable rainbow of colors, lol.

PS: If you haven't read through a few pages of the Dollshe waiting room and Dollshe discussion, you probably should. If they're not enough to dissuade you, then maybe this is the guy for you!

 

@sinlaean The doll exists physically and has been photographed pretty extensively on his instagram. Not that that means it'll exist in any reasonable timeframe of course, but no it isn't just a 3D render, it does actually exist as a physical prototype at least. As three physical prototypes even (three different sizes).

Honestly I think anybody with even an iota of interest in Dollshe has heard at this point about the waits, it's up to the individual now!

@comicbookartistboi I absolutely love this sculpt too. The fact that he's shown the fashion size of it as well, oh man. Personally I'm watching from afar at the moment, because I'd actually settled on being "finished" with my collection and hadn't looked to add any more. Watching from afar is usually a safe course of action for seeing when prototypes start manifesting as real dolls sent out to owners too.

 

It is great...if you love giving money to a company so they can pay back all the cancelations from people waiting over two years for products that haven't even begun to produce. Then there comes the delay because by refunding other people waiting they have no funding to actually start production. So, eventually, they'll release a new shiny doll that makes other poor souls jump at the chance to own it, and maybe, just maybe, (if you haven't canceled your order by then) you might get the doll. Oh! But wait! Any extras will suddenly be removed, resin types will be canceled...and chances are you'll end up not getting exactly what you ordered because of that. All those optional heads you paid for, they'll be canceled...those optional hands? Yeah...to save on production they'll be canceled too.

 

I just want to jump in here one more time as an irritant before I go away, because I am so disgusted. I know that I sound like an obsessive 'broken record' for repeating myself, but here goes. Dollshe is a scam company. Period. He is, as so eloquently put by @thedarkeststar13 in another topic, "preying on the BJD community." He uses the funds from sales, prototypes and 'final' sales (that are sold over and over again) to fund his new business ventures, and to buy personal, super keen stuff he loves so much , like an expensive new car, or to start a new business venture, while people wait for dolls that they ordered years ago. We should not support him in any way, shape or form. I can't tell you what to do if you think that you NEED this body, but for the sake of yourself and the community, I dearly hope that you find something else that will suffice.

 

Please please please don't buy this doll or any doll from dollshe. Dollshe is definitely in Ponzi scheme territory and it won't be shut down until people stop giving him interest free loans and he truly runs out of money. This man is so scummy.

Also even if the master exists, the molds might not yet exist! Who knows how long it'll take him to get the molds made and the dolls cast. He's just not trustable and I don't want anyone to fall for his tricks anymore.

 

Nothing has changed. If anything, it has gotten worse.

 

I can't help but wonder if he designed this doll to attract a different demographic of doll collectors who don't know about his terrible business practices yet.

 

Exactly! He had printed some classic mini heads and at least 1 size of the manga line and the dolls still never got cast!

 

Beautiful, but I will not be buying anything directly from Dollshe firsthand until he has respectable business practices. Years of waiting while new designs get rolled out instead of a focus on.... filling orders? No thank you.

 

On his IG comments, he was pretty upfront about what the plan was for this doll... he said that he wanted to create a limited runs of in-stock dolls that would ship quickly, and if they sold he would use the money to speed up production of the old orders. How much of this you believe is up to you - he's already gone from "in-stock dolls" to "fast turnaround pre-order" so I'm pretty suspicious and the whole thing is super sketchy. The company is obviously in the hole but it isn't Mr. Dollshe's only business or source of income.

Aesthetically, the doll seems totally in line with his apparent current interest in bodybuilding so I'm not going full conspiracy theory on that front, haha. It's an impressive sculpt for sure.

I think the 3D printed authentication trophy is pretty cool as well.

 

Since his Instagram was mentioned a couple of times, would someone mind linking to his official account? I didn't see it on his website (perhaps I'm just overlooking it), and searching for Dollshe or the artist's name on Instagram brings up a ton of results.

I've only ever owned Dollshe secondhand. I wouldn't be up for potentially years of waiting.

 

He got so many negative comments that he temporarily made it private.

 

LOL! No wonder I couldn't find it!