Dream Valley Mini Discussion Thread

Took my spicy phoenix out for a few pics today!

 

Looks fabulous tbh!

 

Thank you! I realized that I hadn't taken any good pics of him since I had his face redone, so I dressed him up in a new outfit and took him out for a bit! Also rewired his knees so he could stand straight, he kept fainting like a Victorian maiden with the vapors.

 

Anybody else admiring the new guy who's being teased on their Twitter? I just forwarded a link to my friend going 'oh no, my aesthetic'. Gonna have to keep an eye on this one, although I'm guessing he'll be too expensive for my tastes.

 

i've also been looking like (EYES) at nightmare constantine. will prob not be getting the fantasy fullset but if they release a human version or his head... i'm in trouble

 

does anyone know if luts normal or peach match with normal from dream valley? I really fell for the rah sculpt but the body is a bit too skinny for me

 

Does anyone know if Dream Valley's shipping times have slowed down? I ordered the bow and arrows set and bow hands through a dealer last July, and I haven't even gotten a shipping notice yet. I'm also waiting on 2 limited tinies preordered from them.

 

@Leo Pheonix July 2022 is a long time... I'd check in with your dealer for an update.

Overall, DV's preparation time seems to be getting longer. Dolls ordered last October (Apocalypse Horseman) recently began to appear in owners' hands, and I don't think the spider girls Rita & Freyja from the November preorder have begun to ship yet. Given this time frame, I'm estimating a 7 month wait.

For what it's worth, I ordered a full, standard doll (Achelous human on a B4-04 body, with faceup) on New Year's Day this year, from DV's Taobao store. DV sent my proxy an advisory (basically a postcard with info) and it said 6 months for a full doll, but I think this is an optimistic estimate and I don't expect to see Achelous until August. People who bought through a dealer might wait longer as it might take time for the doll to ship from the maker to the dealer.

 

If I didn’t already have three centaurs taking up shelf space, I’d be all over Nightmare Constantine. He’s exactly my aesthetic and he has literally the prettiest centaur body sculpt I’ve seen. (And that red resin? Wow.)

I’m probably just going to get his scythe and outfit and give it to my Chaos boy. Though, it makes me wish the wolf centaur bodies were double-jointed too.

 

I love the aesthetic of the Nightmare-Constantine, too. But I don't have a character for him and I'm already eyeing 2 other dolls (who I don't have characters for *hangs head*). The resin temptations are just hitting from all sides lately.

 

I didn't pay attention at first because I'm not interested in fantasy dolls, but I'm looking closer at the discontinuing wolftaurs... and I'm smitten by DV Order's face. I just love grim-looking, solemn dolls. Order also is androgynous enough to be a boy, girl, or a neuter character, and I'm into genderswapping heads... But I'm not really into 1/4 size, and definitely not into fantasy dolls. Might have to pass on this, or keep an eye on the marketplace. *sighs wistfully*

 

The discontinuation of the wolftaurs tempts me so much-I loved them as soon as I saw photos of them when I got into BJDs last year, and they're a way to do the wolf knight idea I have kicking around in my head. But the long wait time makes me antsy, and that's a big chunk of change for a doll, although with guys that big, with that much resin, I do understand where the price is coming from.

 

Oh, wow, I definitely am drooling over Constantine, he's gorgeous! Not to mention the skeletal details! He'd end up being my second or third centaur, depending if you count Chaos as a centaur (wolftaur?). Waiting to hear back from BJDivas to see if I could get his horse parts in grey with white human bits, I think I'd prefer that. Time for a layaway, I guess, I wasn't expecting to get another doll this year, but he's amazing.

It's a little sad that the wolf boys are retiring, they're such a nice set of dolls! Very unique. I love my Chaos boy,

 

I've been waiting for the wolftaurs to re-release... I am glad there is a last huzzah!

@Magnus Vale i love seeing your Phoenix and Wolf, thank you for the lovely pics

 

So glad they're re-releasing the wolf-taurs one last time! I've loved them since their first release, which I missed. Hoping I can get one in that gorgeous dragon's blood red.

 

That dragon's blood is a fantastic color, I wish I could have gotten my Grayson in it as it's 100% the color I want to try and dye mine.

 

Since review threads seem to be thin on the ground-and unboxing videos only give initial impressions-I figured I should ask here. Chaos/Order owners, what are your overall thoughts of these guys, regarding posing, stability, and the like? I keep mulling over them but I keep wondering if they're worth the cost (though they sure seem to be made of two MSDs worth of resin) and wondering if the size will be a bit much. (My largest dolls are 45 cm Resinsouls.)

 

I have a Chaos named Cross and he's one of my favorites in my collection (he takes up permanent residence on my desk). I love his huge ears, and his two-tone resin (Coffee and Pink) make him beautiful. He's probably the most unique of all my guys.

Regarding posing, his human half is pretty great, like all my other Dream Valley dolls. His wolf parts leave a lot to be desired, though. I really wish his wolf joints were double-jointed like the new centaur that's coming out. That would help a lot, I feel. Stability has also been a challenge for me, especially with his back legs. Even with wiring and hot glue-sueding, those darn back legs really don't want to support his own weight.

I have a Luts Kid Delf centaur and a Resinsoul MSD centaur, and he can make more interesting poses than the Luts, and is more stabile than the Resinsoul. But other peoples' experiences might vary.

When standing, I haven't been able to get him into too many interesting poses. Rearing up on his back legs like a lot of other centaur dolls is pretty impossible.

Spoiler: Standing Pose

Lying down, I can get him into a pretty cute relaxed pose.

Spoiler: Lying down Pose

Meh. He's lucky he's pretty. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ And yes, he is big. It's like I have a cat chilling on my desk all the time.

 

I did wonder how big he was compared to a housecat! I didn't see a length listing on the sample photos, so I kept guesstimating by height and looking over at my own cat, going 'probably about as big as you?'

 

Cat for scale