Dream Valley 1/3 Doll Discussion

I worked on my wrist and ankle widening with Lloyd today - job done, and a complete success. I didn't need to widen them all that much, just enough for ordinary 1/3rd s-hooks to fit. Restringing or tightening his stringing will now be a lot easier.





This adjustment improved his hand mobility quite a bit, and he also stands better now.

 

Finally, my Alter (named Territh) made it home today! I’m hoping to paint him still this week.


I’m really happy with how he looks so far though!

 

@IzabethS Aww you have one! I've been thinking of ordering him (I always worry about DV discontinuing sculpts and I love his tiny smile). How do you like him so far?

(Your image isn't loading for me, but if you've posted elsewhere of him I'd love to see and hear all about everything! )

 

@Nissa Thanks! I’m super excited for him, even if he’s a noodly and slippery bean pole (which is perfect for the character). I’ve already decided that once I undress him next I will wire him so he stops bending his knees so easily, aka falling. His smile is my favorite part for sure!

I noticed the images don’t want to load today on DoA unless you hit reply, then they show up in the reply window. But I got his box opening Imgur album right here! Dressing him took me a good 45 minutes as I had no idea how to put the outfit on him. I finally looked up the sales images and pieced it together through that!

 

@IzabethS oh he's adorable!! I was recently wondering if DV is still defaulting Alter and Sirius to the same body as my Lloyd, this one vs. the newer 73cm one.

If you find him tricky to tighten stringing on do to DV's pinched-in s-hooks, I very recently widened Lloyd's wrist and ankle channels with a dremel to fit more standard 1/3 s-hooks. Doing so actually improved his wrist/ankle mobility and function - he definitely stands better now, more easily.

Also, outfit-wise - I've been ordering clothing pieces by Pabadoll, so some of the makers have patterns to suit his size if you'd like additional pieces. I love that hanfu you have for him, blues seem to suit your boy very well!

 

Thank you!! I'm excited to paint him for sure.

And yes, he is still on the 71cm boy body, which is perfect for the character my Alter is shelling. I do own a version of the 73cm one (my Soom Heliot/DV Horseman hybrid) as I am pretty sure the Apocalypse Horseman Withered is a modified version of it. The torso and arms are identical, legs and hands are obviously different since he has horse hooves.

I'm happy with his flexibility so far, but I do want to wire him when I undress him next. The outfit I have him in currently is his outfit to wear, as it is fancy enough to work for a king, and it's different enough to look like from another culture (He's a half dragon/human, and he grew up in a monastery far from his kingdom with no knowledge of his heritage). My other dragon person has a different styled outfit, but he's the general of his army. I do have one more, but he's dressed very casual, gonna have to commission him an outfit too...

 

Sorry for the double post, but I finished my Alter’s Faceup yesterday and took some nice portrait pictures of him.


He looks so gentle and surrounded by an air of whimsy. I’m so glad I finally have him

 

He's cute!!

 

Oh, how lovely! I love how the gold on his faceup also matches the gold on his robes.

 

@IzabethS aww he's turned out beautifully!!! I, too, love the matchy work with his gold tones. Just gorgeous!

 

Thank you!

Thanks! I'm so glad I decided to add golden scales along his face after all, it's such a nice touch with his golden horns too.

Thank you!! I'm so glad I accidentally picked this outfit as originally I wanted a white and yellow one, but the fabric was no longer available, so the seller offered me several different outfits to get instead. I meant to get a dark blue one, but selected the wrong link and ended up with the white/blue/gold outfit, which works great too, it's a nice contrast to the gold!

 

Does the new Feathered Serpent--Ehecatl count as a 1/3 or a 1/4? It's hard to tell because of its unusual shape.

 

I'm pretty sure it's 1/4 - like my mantitaurs. They classify it based on head/torso size.
This newest series of 1/4 scale dolls has swappable bottom halves - so the serpent could also have human legs (like my bone mermaid and mantitaurs). But he's something like 100+ cm long with his tail, so I get the confusion.

 

Denver doll emporium has them listed as 1/6

 

Dream Valley says they're 1/4 scale in their instagram posts.

 

I’m adding to my dream valley doll family, I finally bit the bullet and got an in stock Vanora in light tan. I tried to talk myself out of her since she was released last year…

 

Just wanted to share a picture of my Sirius now that he has a wig and clothes. His name is Henry I am still waiting for his horns.

 

He looks amazing!

 

Thank you

 

My new girl finally made it! I’m tentatively calling her Iona…