Dream Valley Mini Discussion Thread

I know I would need to do a bit of modification to make it match my Dragon character more. Which creates a little bit of indecision as I assumed I would need to dye him black but DV has released him in black resin! However I think from what I've read of darker resin, sanding can become very visible so I might be better off with my original plan of buying white and then modding & dying.

Has anyone worked with black resin before and can advise?

I'm so glad that DV have also released a smaller version that is more budget and space friendly! If I got the 1/6 version it would make me less anxious about doing the modding as it would be so hard to do that to the 1/4 with it's price tag!

In the past they've done two releases of a limited doll but last year they put out a few dolls they said they wouldn't re-release (the naga and bone butterfly dolls). The promo material says it'll be discontinued with the end of order date but I haven't seen if DV 100% confirmed the dragon will be a single release. It might something worth asking DV to confirm so people can make an informed decision

 

Ah yes, I'd forgotten about the nagas. Well, the "time limited" info on the dragons appears to be the same format as on other dolls that did get rereleased, anyway.
Good luck with the black resin question! I've managed to smooth out sanded tan resin a couple times so that it's not as noticeable, but never owned black. What are you planning to modify?

 

I know it will be a long wait for this Dragon but I can't wait to hold him. Ordering mine next week when I get paid. I want 1/4 Dragon in Red . My Taya girl has waited along time for her Dragon .

 

Ordered a 1/4, two-eyed dragon in white. I'd already been playing with what colors might look nice against it when a friend suggested I look up gold quartz, and that sold me on adding on gold markings. Especially since, as she pointed out, that should look really nice as the resin naturally ages.

 

Oooooh, the idea of a white and golden dragon sounds beautiful, I would love to see photos of that in progress and when it's done.

 

I've already been looking up threads on using gold (or faux gold) leaf on dolls, and I'm finding myself very glad that I have a head to practice the gold veining on. I think I need to pick up some leaf and some very fine tweezers.

 

As someone who has leafed a doll (about 50% of him in gold, silver & copper) and parts of a doll (an entire arm in gold & silver), I highly recommend using Mod Podge as both your size and as a protective coat (if you're not using MSC for that) once the leafing has fully dried. Mod Podge will fully harden after about 4-6 weeks and will require some serious elbow grease to remove. You don't need much adhesive to initially stick the leaf down and too much of your choice of adhesive will drown the leaf and make it hard to dry neatly/well. Work in small areas to prevent frustration, too. I'd also recommend picking up some soft bristle brushes to help apply the leaf.

Also be aware that ANY slight movement of air (like exhaling) can and will send your leafing flying across the room.

 

The more I see this dragon the more I really want it. I might be able to manage a year layaway for the white one via bjdivas. I know I am not supposed to get anymore dolls this year but I think I will regret not getting one.

 

I do think they appear to be closed/overlapping in a few of them, like this one:

 

They look like magnets to me.

 

I think the wings where they join the body seem to be magnets but the actual wings themselves do appear to have screws.



and yes it does look like they can fold in



I'm sure the magnets for attaching the wings will make shipping much easier, not to mention making it easier to go wingless but I do kind of wish that they'd been attached a little more permanently, especially given how large they look. You can wire floppy elasticated joints, but idk what you can do if the magnets don't hole the wings up the way you want them to.

 

The wings look like they're strung to the body to me from that one picture. I have a Bethel and his wings are strung to his body I don't remember off hand how the jointing works for his wings (fully strung or pin/screw). I also have an Immortality of Soul Dark with the bone wings and the articulation of his is done with pins because of the size of the parts so maybe DV went the same route with these wings?

 

In that photo it looks like the wings attach to the upper arm near the shoulder? It looks like that's a "hole"?

 

Yes, that does show it better. So, to me, it looks like the wings are partially strung and that utilize a harness/mag attachment to hold the primary strung part on the doll. The folding parts of the wing (beyond the possibly strung part of the main wing strut) look like they may be magnets or screws of some type.

But this is utter guess-work on my end. I think it's awesome (and well-thought-out) that they've designed the wings in such a way that if you wanted to leave the wings off, you could without having to re-string the doll.

 

I think that sort of shoulder scale right where the wings would be is also magnetised so you can pop that off and then pop on one that looks like it but which has the wings

This picture is unfortunately small but you can see that the wings are both joined on to the same base scale.

 

That seems consistent with one of their other dragons, Flo, who has wings that pop in via magnets.

 

Hopefully an improvement. The Flo wing attachment is a poor design as the round pegs just want to spin in their holes from the weight of the wings. I had to shove silicone strips in their to stop that. Ugh.

I can't help but look at the new dragon and wonder how many times I'd bleed all over it from all the spikes though.