Dream Valley Mini Discussion Thread 2

Well, the bird lady seems to have only a human face so I'm safe, but there's an event on legenddoll and new clover singing for in stock dolls and... Well, I've been wondering for months now if I should have gotten Cedar... And he's discounted... And should ship fast... So hello first doll order of the year

 

I was looking at those sales for the Dawn/Aurora set and reminding myself that while I do really want the Dawn Griffin the version on legenddoll is white, I've never dyed a doll before and my willingness to do that to a $600 doll is going to be non-existent. Not to mention that while I did have space for a big, four legged doll, that space is now occupied.

I hope you enjoy your Cedar, he looks very cute and that's an amazing price for him. I definitely want one of that sort of doll at some point.

 

In the end, no Cedar for me
It seems the limited availability ran out, so the seller cancelled my order. It's upsetting, but that's just (bad) luck

 

@Crissaegrim if you just want Dawn the Griffin and not Aurora, Denver doll has them in stock in Coffee resin. Though its $850 with the tan resin. The Dawn/Aurora combo they have is white.

@Tagath How disappointing!

 

I've seen that, and it's very much on my list of things to get if I win the lottery. Unfortunately I'm not in the US and the shipping from the US to the UK, not to mention the hefty customs bill at the end means DenverDoll would have to discount it a whole heck of a lot for my wallet to be able to handle it. Thank you for mentioning it though.

 

@Crissaegrim Since Dawn costs more than I'm comfortable spending on a doll so I totally get it! Expensive shipping is one of the worst things

 

It's one of the weirder things my brain does. $1000 dollar doll with free shipping = 'I can justify that'. $850 dollar doll with $150 shipping = 'that's waaaay too much'

 

The new bird ladies are live on BJDivas now, and Milien has been added to my cart immediately. They are probably my favorite Dream Valley release ever Those bird legs are stunning and just what I’ve wanted ever since Eagle Rah’s release years ago. I’m planning on dying her bird bits a gradient yellow, so she can be a sunny counterpart to my black and white crow Maurren who will be arriving soon.

 

Ohhh I love both of these birds!! But I'm also... so conflicted about what to get lol.
I think I might order an Esther and just like, really overcomplicate my Maurren/Phoenix hybrid I was planning lol. I was going to put Phoenix's legs on Maurren and use the Phoenix body with human legs for an entirely different head... And I wasn't really sure what I was going to do with the Phoenix head. But I kind of like Esther's legs and head better for Maurren (I was a little sad they didnt give him the feathery ears too), so I might swap those over and then put the Phoenix legs and head on Esther's body. I'm not sure how well that leg swap will work though, because Esther's do seem to be a bit bigger... but worst case I just go with my original plan for the Phoenix/Maurren legs and still swap the heads around with the three of them (at least it would mean less restringing, and I'm not too worried about having to mod the neck areas a bit). As for Maurren's head... it's pretty standard human looking, so I'm sure I'll find a use for it eventually.
I do really love Milien's legs, but I'm not a huge fan of her face personally, and I probably shouldn't order both. And Esther's legs are more similar in style to Phoenix's anyway... I wish I could order just a spare set of the legs, but it doesn't look like there's an option for that. I'm not sure if they're even compatible with the other three-part bodies since the hip measurement is different, but I wonder if that's just due to the feathers/tail area. And I wonder why they did Esther's legs the way they did instead of making an option for the three part torso? Honestly in general I wish DV would release separate parts more often... there's been a couple past event heads in particular that I've wanted but just haven't been willing to buy the whole doll for.
I'm also still kicking myself for not ordering the moth girl a little while back; I was really banking on them releasing a four-armed boy as well. Maybe eventually lol.

 

I saw a full set Cedar on Dollyteria.

Dream Valley/Cedar/BJD　球体関節人形 A-25-01-22-199-NY-ZA

 

thanks for the tip! It's good to know he's already on second hand market. I can't allow myself this at the moment (even the very discounted in-stock one was a bad idea at the moment tbh) but I'll know to keep an eye open in the future

 

oh no, Dollyteria also have the exact version of Dawn that I want for less than half what it is on DenverDoll.

 

Hello all! Is there someone who has Lucia and tried to find a boy to match with her?
I haven't thought it would be such a problem with her 27cm of height and dolly-face. All 1/6 I've found are too high and with small heads...

My Ellinor who doesn't like the 30cm boy I've offered her

 

Hi all asked this question on the Coral Reef thread initially but it’d probably been smarter of me to ask here as well so I’ve just copied and pasted my query. Isn’t hindsight great! Anyhoo, I have a grey ‘Lotus’ head that was purchased from another member and am trying to decide whether to get Coral Reef’s own body or hybridise with a Dream Valley one as they have some interesting models, does anyone have grey resins from both of those companies to see if it would work? I have a DZ grey doll which is slightly lighter than CR but similar tone only it’s not as slender as I’d like for my Necromancer idea. Thank you for any help.

 

@Nelissya I also have a Dream Valley Lucia, but she's technically a mature tiny, not a mini. You should ask in the mature tiny thread for suggestions!

@Blodeuwedd I have a Dream Valley doll in grey, and the resin does have a blue undertone. I have no idea now it compares to Coral Reef resin, though, so that might not be helpful.

 

Thanks @Leo Pheonix, that’s very helpful indeed because I was curious as to whether it was the blue/grey their own photos made it look. Lovely shade but not quite what I’m looking for in this case, shame as I do like their range of quirky body sculpts, maybe for something else in the future.

 

Didn't know it exists, thanks for a clue! Griffin is 1/4 and I haven't thought about tiny thread for her

Zewesh apologies for misthread

 

They look so cozy, together.

 

They perfectly fit one another At first I was going to take only Griffin, but when DV showed Lucia separately it was like "ok, hi, Ellinor (one of my oldest characters), long time no see, come home..."

And when they both arrived I couldn't separate them on different shelves as supposed.

 

I just saw the twin birds, and I'm in love. Currently debating if I can afford both on layaway I just finished paying off the ghost moth, and right as my monthly debt is lifted, they release these...