DollZone mini Discussion Part 15

I was wondering if anyone has the 47cm girl body and what it is like? Thanks a lot

 

Got my account back yay! Have another pic of Tanso

100_1438 by Ashe Chaos, on Flickr

 

She's cute! I love her dress fabric.

 

Wow I'm surprised to see the previous page or so talks about some very old sculpts! Years ago I paid a visit, and the forum was filled with only the current sculpts of the time, and they are quite different from the oldest ones, for sure. I just bought a used Shoyo; hopefully the seller can ship her soon. For years I only owned two MSD, both Dollzone, but this year I decided to change that. however, I really am only fond of all the really old bodies and heads lol! guess i'm kind of boring since I like that my girls will have the same body style from the time.

 

I also really like the old sculpts @Lehst ! I'm so sad that a lot of the old ones are gone now. Hid, Mo, Megi, those were some of my favourites. I have the Mo, he's the one in the cute dress. I loved the Mo-2 faceup but he's now over a decade old and his sealant is getting yellow so I'm going to have to redo it. I'm very sad about having to remove the old factory face ;~;

 

I'm right there with you on how sad it will be to remove a factory face. I'm holding on as long as possible lol, but a few months ago I got out my dolls, and while I had my Tintan stored undressed, she still had her eyes in. I needed to take them out and clean them, and oof! pulled her lashes off with the sticky-tack. It was quite the challenge to get them glued in again, never done that before lol. Mo-2 is definitely an old favorite. I adored the company photos of Mo and Megi, but in the end I never did purchase either one. but eh that's ok, I can still admire the photos! XD

 

Did someone mention old dollzones? @Lehst I hope your Shoyo gets to you fast! It's such a fun face. I think the old old single jointed bodies are really nice and I'm a bit sad I sold mine as it was really solid and fun to handle. Hope to see your oldies sometime!

Some Shoyo doll tax, Michi is a hybrid on a dollmore body:

 

@Lehst That's for sure! Enjoying vicariously through photos is how I enjoy a LOT of dolls rn lol. I'm just a little devastated about the old sculpts being gone. They were so interesting! Have a picture of mine.

100_2927 by Ashe Chaos, on Flickr

 

@cobaltconduct oh your Michi looks so familiar, I am certain I've seen her on here before... Aha! I looked at your doll profiles, and I had a comment on Midoriko about both dolls. wow I totally forgot, guess maybe I caught the Shoyo fever from you? LOL. tbh though, all week I had been trying to find any photos of Shoyo (and other Dollzones) still available online to help me decide on the purchase, but sadly so many images are dead links by now. I've never seen a Shoyo anywhere near like Michi, and I just love the style.

@KarieChaos aww! Mo! so beautiful. yeah I feel better just having a chance to see Mo after so long. looking great! but yeah my other favorite company was Dream of Doll, which as we know is long gone. but even if it was still in business, if they had changed their style a lot, I'd still be pining for discontinued stuff lol. Dollzone has done a ton of stuff over the years and I don't know of most of it xD.

 

@Lehst OMG I also am so sad to return to the hobby and find DoD out of business ;~; But all those beautiful older Dollzone sculpts make me sad. I wanted to get a few of them, but now I can't.

 

Mmmm I feel you on removing old company face ups. My demi-2 still has her company face up (though I ripped off her lashes ages ago) and she's sorely in need of a refresh to better match my crew's current aesthetic. My main issue is the severely straight eyebrows they gave her.

 

Oh no.... the Shoyo fever.... it's contagious (I am not sorry )
You might have the best luck finding some non-broken images when searching on Flickr and Tumblr still, lots of lovely (custom) Shoyos still on there.

 

@cobaltconduct ohhh that's a good idea. I never did figure out how to use Tumblr and forgot it exists, and for the most part, the same goes for Flickr lol. thanks!

 

It’s Throwback Thursday!

I love all the discussion about the old-school sculpts. Those were the sculpts that brought me into this hobby and they still have a firm grip on my heart. (Dollzone’s original aesthetic was totally my jam. )

Here’s my wonderful Shoyo and Megi. Shoyo is in pink resin, and Megi was introducing their new Normal Yellow. I got them both in 2016, when DZ was having their discontinuation event. Both of these sculpts, I believe, were retired then.

 

Ohhh they are precious @Rabbit-moon ! Love their styling also

Also came here to say that there is a Hid on dollyteria if anyone is looking.

 

@Rabbit-moon Same! I joined the hobby in 2007-2008 and the old DZ sculpts were the one that caught me first! They just have something about them that is special. I'm so sad they're discontinued.

 

Thank you cobaltconduct! Shoyo is so darling and sweet. And, Megi is a tough little guy with a heart of gold. I love these two so much!

Thank you KarieChaos! Wow! Another fan of the old-school DZ sculpts. Im sad too that they were discontinued, but it’s so wonderful that these amazing dolls are not being forgotten.

Speaking of lovely old sculpts. Here are my DZ Yume and Yuri. Yume (in white) is from 2008, and on the original single-jointed girl body. And, Yuri is from 2011, with the B45-005 double-jointed girl body. Both sculpts were retired in 2012.

I was thinking of dressing these girls in cosplay as Wednesday Addams and Enid. It’s just a thought.

 

your girls are so pretty! I think that would be an awesome halloween look!

 

@Rabbit-moon oh my goodness, it's the vampire girls! I think I have an old poster with them on it (and by now I really don't remember how I got said poster. I think it was a random find among several in a poster tube someone was getting rid of?) They look amazing though omg. I don't think I've actually seen any photos of them from a collector. Also your Shoyo and Megi!!! beautiful old sculpts. Thank you for the dates on them too- I can't recall off the top of my head when I bought my own.

I liked the b45-004, 005 bodies A LOT. it's a huge reason why I recently bought the secondhand Shoyo. My first msd (Tintan) has the one with the bigger boobs lol, but now I have a Feilian and this Shoyo with the smaller boobs. They can all share clothes but some stuff looks better with a flatter chest .

Anyways, today she arrived!!! I need to clean up Shoyo a bit and then take a photo. Might have to wait until my day off work tho. Boooo....

 

Thank you KarieChaos! I am so glad I got these girls when I had the chance. Those are their original wigs, too. (Remember, way-back-when, BJD companies used to gift free wigs and eyes when you bought a doll?). So much has changed…

Thank you very much Lehst! I’m so happy that you like my twin vampires. These old DZ sculpts are so special and precious to me. My vampire girls, Winifred (Yume) and Moira (Yuri) are a reminder to me of the halcyon days of this hobby. Those were such fun and exciting times.

You are welcome on the dates. I’m a Virgo, and I have spreadsheets on all my dolls. What can I say? Virgos love lists!

Congrats on getting a Shoyo! I can’t wait to see her! Please post photos when you get a chance.