Dream Valley Mini Discussion Thread 2

My crow boy is still months away from shipping, but I just preordered a set of Nirvana bird legs from Dream Valley’s resale event and I’m very eager to see if I can get them to work on the crow boy. Going to have to dye them black, of course.

The fact that Maurren’s legs weren’t very birdy was kind of a bummer, and I always loved Nirvana’s jointed talons and feathery legs, so I’m glad this worked out

 

I came here to check if anyone had any updates on their Cedars and I'm so glad I did or I might not have known about this!! Thank you so much for mentioning it, because...

I was planning to do the same thing!! Great minds & all that I managed to get a set of in stock Nirvana wings for my Maurren, but I also wanted those legs so bad but couldn't find them anywhere. I did find one of the full dolls in stock that I was really tempted to buy just for the legs, but luckily it sold before I could make that decision lol. Super excited to finally be able to get my hands on a pair. Here's hoping they fit!!

Also really exciting to see that people are getting their Cedars — they look so good! I always order blank because I like to fully customize my dolls but that fullset was definitely tempting (same with Maurren tbh). I ordered through DDE which I've heard tends to be a little slower, so it might still be a bit... but he'll get here eventually

Now if only I could afford that moth girl... I've always liked designs with extra arms. I really love looking at everyone's concepts for theirs though and the different moths people are taking inspiration from! Maybe someday they'll release a boy moth as well and I can get that one... hopefully after my current big layaway is paid off though lol.

 

I’m very interested in picking up a dragon from the discontinue sale, does anyone know the difference from wall white vs white vs pink? I can only find their old white listed in that resin comparison pic. Thanks!

 

White is warm-toned and more ivorry, wall white is a very pure white afaik, and pink is a nice mellow peachy pink. I don't have wall white, but I can take some comparison photos of white with pink tomorrow, and also how the white yellows. I'm pretty sure wall white is close to Coral Reef's white which is a very paper, pure white kind of tint.

 

That is super helpful, thank you so much!

 

His face is so good! I considered getting the human Sylves for a while, but the expression just doesn’t charm me the same way.

I would have loved to get him in grey resin like his original release, but since they’re only offering this last round of orders in a limited selection of colors I’m going with Wall White so I can blush him with a nice cool grey tone. Might even try dying some of his extremities, but I’ll definitely have to practice that before he arrives.

 

Of course! Happy to help. Here's a picture of MOST of my resin (realized I missed my FL normal, TD pink, RD normal fml).



For search references:
DZ moon white 2024
DZ White 2023
DZ white 2024
FL 2024
Souldoll white, unknown year
Linlin near mia pink 2024 (indie maker)
Gem of Doll milk peach pink 2023
Coral Reef white 2024
Ringdoll tan 2023/2022 (unsure of year)
Asleep Eidolon/Xagadoll tan 2024
Dream Valley wall white 2024
Dream Valley white 2023
Dream Valley pink 2024
Dream Valley yellow 203
Dream Valley white 2024

If you need pictures in other lighting, lmk!

 

Thank you so much! Pink was the perfect resin tone I needed, I think! I really appreciate it

 

The original grey was beautiful, it’s a bummer they aren’t offering it again. That being said, wall white is a lovely choice and I think grey blushing will look really cool! You’ll have to share pictures when you’re finished

 

Oh my, I've joined the Moth Girl order and I'm so excited and stressed at the same time. This will be my first doll with any fancy parts and I've heard lots of stories about delicate parts getting damaged in transit.... I know it is probably many months away, but this will be my first doll like this. Also the first in such a deep resin colour (coco brown) and the first from Dream Valley... There are so many aspects of her that excite me ^^

 

Congrats! She is stunning. I can't wait to see pictures of her!

DV is a lot faster when you order during a promotion. In fact, it's been my experience that if I want to order any optional parts, I order with a promo doll. Otherwise, 9 months for heel feet...

As far as shipping goes, I have ordered multiple dolls from Dream Valley via Alice's Collections, Denver Doll Emporium, and BJDivas. I've not had any problems, BUT it appears to be dealer-specific. If it's DDE - I highly recommend emailing them and BEGGING them not to use UPS. UPS is rough AF with boxes. Almost every doll I've gotten via UPS has had something broken. BJDivas has had serious issues in the past with Chinese couriers, which are the wild west of shipping. To save money, Chinese couriers (who move inland dolls to ports) will unbox all dolls and throw them in one big box, which can be catastrophic for delicate parts and blushing. There's not much Divas can do about it, unfortunately. That's why when it comes to Chinese company dolls, I prefer to order from ACBJD, as they are a Chinese dealer and can be more, erm, firm with couriers. (Divas has also had this issue with Doll Chateau. Impldoll avoids the issue by shipping direct to customers and skipping the dealers entirely.)

DV has also been a bit better lately about keeping separate parts wrapped and not attached to the doll, so hoping for the best for you!

....aaaaaand you aren't in the US (just checked your profile right quick). So yeah. Please ignore everything I just said.

 

That was a very helpful answer, thank you! I ordered from Alice's Collection as I have never had any problems with them. I didn't know that Dream Valley made their promotion dolls quicker, I always thought that there was a longer wait for promo dolls because so many people order during the promotional period.

 

Promo dolls can be mixed in timing

It's eight months today since I ordered my dragon and nary a sight of a shipping number. Granted I went with a 1/4 fullset so that is a big doll and a lot of painting, but I am a little sad that I will almost certainly not get it in time for my birthday.

 

I ordered a Frejya head and the male muscular body in the limited red in August of 2023 from BJDivas, and I'm still waiting. I ordered Lucia the dragon rider from DDE February of this year and she arrived in September. I've currently been waiting over a year for each of 3 MSDs from different companies ordered through BJDivas. I received a set of DV dressing hands recently, so they are still shipping things out, but they seem to have really long wait times right now. I got my previous Dream Valley order from them in 2022 and the wait time was nowhere near as bad.

In terms of the current event, Nirvana Phoenix is seriously tempting me!

 

Well, decided to order Sylves on layaway! The timing was never right on his earlier releases for me, but I really want him, so grabbing him now before he is permanently retired! Also ordering some phoenix wings for another doll, since I want articulated wings for them.

 

Hello fellow DV enjoyers o7 After 10 years of not buying a doll I decided to get back into the hobby when I saw DVs beautiful fantasy sculpts. So needless to say, I ordered myself a dragon and phoenix for my birthday! I just could not resist...

Now, as I have been looking at ideas for what I want to turn them into, I was looking at wigs. And I have been wondering- someone in an older post mentioned their heads fall on the smaller scale of MSD (17-17.5cm for the two I am waiting on, at least according to Alice's Collections).

Can any of you who already own a DV MSD confirm this? ;U; I am not sure if I should be looking at 6-7 or 7-8 wigs. I'll probably wait till they arrive (wish me luck and patience) to measure exactly but I figured in the meantime it wouldn't hurt to ask about your experiences c:

 

You're going to want size 6-7 wigs, and either 10 mm or 12 mm eyes (depending upon how realistic you want them to look). DV dolls have smaller heads and very slender necks/bodies.
Congrats on your orders! And happy almost birthday!

 

Waaah I had no idea their eyes are also potentially smaller since the website and Alice list it as 14mm x'D Fortunately, eyes are something pretty easy to obtain. Will also be looking at the smaller wig size then. Honestly part of why these dolls appeal to me is that they have a bit more...balanced proportions (for lack of better word) than some other MSDs I have seen. I want smaller dolls than my one boy, but still ideally something a little less child like, so it's worth it!

My birthday was on the 2nd, I just chose to order that day to treat myself- thank you so much!!

 

@Cylunny A bit more about eye size. I've found with a handful companies (like Dream Valley) listed size is the largest size that fits the head and can look good, but going down a size or two smaller also works. So with your doll a 14mm eye will give it a wide eyed, innocent and child like look. However for an more mature look it's better to go for 12mm, 12mm with small irises, or even as said for a few molds 10mm eyes. Most my DV 1/4th dolls have in 12mm eyes, though I have 14mm in one of my girls to make her looks sweeter younger.

 

@Tippetarius Thank you, that's very handy to know! I will definitely test out what works best with them. The Phoenix is definitely intended to be on the cuter side, if I keep the original head maybe the bigger eyes will work well on them (I got a freya head too because...I love the sculpt and wanted to maybe use it in future) cx Other than that more eyes will never hurt...they are so pretty...

I have been trying to design/plan what I want to turn them in already, and suddenly half a year and more of a wait feels long. Can't wait!!