Dollstown 13yr & 15yr Discussion - part three

My Shigure who after 5 years together sacrificed his old body so I could cover some new girls. But he will get a new body soon. Doubt I will ever afford his dragon tattoo again, but he will get work done.

 

I'm so pleased to see the new 15yr boy body! However, I'm going to hold on and hope for a 16-17yr with a physique between 15yr and 18yr... the 18yr is too tall and leggy for my tastes, while the 15yr is too young for the doll I am planning. I would like a 65cm body similar to SD17 in size and proportion but with Dollstown's uniquely gorgeous sculpting style (especially those hands, so beautiful!)

 

I am actually thinking along almost the same lines as you..... the character I have in mind needs a more mature body than this new DT15 boy body.
But I am working on creating a younger character to fit this new body


And Marie that is a lovely photo of Shigure there! Poor him losing his body though!

 

He needed a fresh start as we all do from time to time. His new body is the old 15 yr boy body, so he'll be just as tall, and fill out his clothes just as well. I wish Dollstown would make a more detailed and fresh look & call it the 16 yr body. My key pet peeve with the old 15 was he would not sit up straight. As for the new, I think they should call it the 13 yr body as face facts, they already have the category 13 to 18 years. Yet never made a 13 yr boy. Also while the removed the idea of ever having 7 or 5 yr old boys again, why did they keep heads then that do better as boys then girls? If they are going to limit bodies, then some heads should be retired with new ones added esp, for the elf body. I also wish they would make an elf boy body. Smaller then the new boy body, but designed like the girl one. Could so see having an Elf boy for the elf girls. Then a boy head with the elf ears.

 

I wonder why yours would not? My Simon can slouch beautifully and can sit straight (and sit unpropped too!)



I know I have shown this photo on one of these discussion threads before as I have heard somebody else say that too though!
I wonder if Simon's really old body just works really well?!

And rianne you can see in this photo were I have unpicked the hem on a pair of trousers (from an unknown maker) and lengthened them to work for Simon!

 

http://bjdmagazine.com/2010/12/24/fanciful-delights-bjd-flapper-hat-tutorial/

I followed this tutorial and made a hat for my Tory...FYI, if you make the radius of the circle 1.5 inches it will fit tighter, if slightly larger it will be looser on a DT 13 head like Triste's.


IMG_2598 by Danadollz, on Flickr

 

My new boy body arrived today - I'll try to get some pictures comparing to the old 15 yo body. Any particular questions anyone has - I'll try to do any posing you are interested in. I also have the big heads - Mui, Daisy and Hue if any one wants to see that scale. My initial impression is that I will have to get used to the knees - He didn't stand perfectly right out of the box like the old boy did. He seems to fit the same clothing - I have jeans from Alice's collections that fit both bodies great.

 

Dana your Tory is such a beauty and that hat is just perfect for her!
You are so creative in what you make for your girls! It is a good job they live with you as they would have to make do with what I could buy for them here! LOL!

Congratulations on his really speedy arrival Martha
Now I am really interested in hearing more about the differences between the new and the old body.

But what a shame about him not standing straight out of the box though! And it was only when I went back to look at Anjonghak's Photostream I saw what you meant about the knees! I hadn't seen that they had changed to that design *groan*
Oh well.......all I will say is that the boy dolls tend to wear long trousers most of the time so seated they will cover that joint construction.......a construction I will be honest about and say I do not find aesthetically pleasing to look at at all!

Does your lad sit straight too? I am so concerned about the lack of the upper torso joint as I pull that forward to get my Simon sitting perfectly straight.

 

Here is my new boy - He sits very straight - no problems there. He can't slouch like the old body - here he is awaiting his wig.

awaiting his hair by Xiaoli2004, on Flickr

The tiger is not supporting him.

 

This is a comparison shot with the old 15 yo body - Mui is my Matthew.

old and new dollstown 15 yo by Xiaoli2004, on Flickr
The new body is just a shade shorter. They wear the same clothing. The outfit that Niall has on is the same as I've had on all the other boys. Both boys are standing here unaided. The main difference is Matthew I can just plop down and Niall I have to make sure his knees are straight and sort of locked. I haven't had a lot of time to play with them but it is a nice body just different.

 

Peppa - Here he is with my 13 yo Isabel. Not great posing - but it is just a quick comparison shot.


comparison 13 yo with new 15 yo bodies by Xiaoli2004, on Flickr
The old (she's in a 1912 traveling suit) and the new (my little punk rocker). I think he fits in nicely with the rest of my girls. I have another floating head by the same artist (Xiao - sc-doll - this is soil and I also have dust). For now they will share a body but in the future I think I will likely get another. The Dollstown bodies are better than any of the others that I have considered matching. Again both dolls are standing unaided.

 

Niall's body is very nice looking Xaioli. He makes a cute punk rocker! Peppa, you may see a photo of the new 15yr boy together with the 13yr girl on the new boy's page on the Dollstown site. They seem to go very well together IMO.

 

My DT Amy is on her way back to me from having her faceup done by sally chandler (Lilygami designs). Can't wait to see her in person

 

Ohhh she is soooo beautiful! Sally's work is amazing.

 

Nat, she is just beautiful! Xaioli, thanks for sharing pics of the new boy body. Jane and Peppa, thanks!!!

 

Thanks everyone for the compliments. I really love Sally's faceup's. I'm hoping to get a couple more DT girls soon - I have completely fallen in love with the sculpts, and I hope to get Sally to do those faceup's as well.

Pepos - if you go to her website I think it's lilygamidesign.com - there's an email address for her there. I emailed her and she sent me all her info for pricing etc.

 

nat17~ Your girl looks amazing! The faceup colours suit her really well.

I finally decided to just don't care and order the new 15y body with a Soi head... yeah... I'm so weak. :
However, this being my first order from DT I was wondering if someone can help with this; what is the real difference between the 'in stock' and the 'pre-order' options when ordering...? Is it only the time, or the resin match is better with the latter or is there something else...? Also, does DT include a bill in the parcels? Thank you, in advace! ^^;