DreamingDoll Discussion (Ddollshop) , Part 2

That would be perfect, Teffy! Thank you so much. Half a body would still give me a good idea of neck size fit and proportionality. Very much appreciated.

 

@EriChanHime, here it is. I'm really sorry for the delay. Neck fit and proportions are pretty good, but color matching isn't perfect. The head is Dreaming Doll Lia made in 2012, the body - LUTS multibody made in 2014.
I hope it would be helpful.

gibrid2_IMG_2794 by Katteffy, on Flickr

gibrid3_IMG_2793 by Katteffy, on Flickr

gibrid1_IMG_2802 by Katteffy, on Flickr

 

Oh, thank you, Teffy! That's exactly what I was hoping for. I'm willing to blush her neck if I have to, as she'll wear clothes all the time, really, so the fit was much more important. THANK YOU!

*EDITED TO ADD*
I DID IT! I went ahead and ordered the Leia head with a company face-up. Now to plan wig and eyes, although I expect I will need to just cave and make her clothes. Anyone ever read the book "The Seal Child" by Sylvia Peck: Seal Child It's a lovely, bittersweet book, very short to read as an adult, but I've always loved the illustration on the front of Meara. When I saw the Leia head and company paint, that's exactly who she looks like to me. I knew a girl a long long time ago who looked like that painting as well, and I thought she was wonderfully, hauntingly lovely. So, that is the base character/name that I'm going with for my new KDF/DD hybrid. I'm aiming for a semi-Mori aesthetic, lots of baggy soft clothes in muted, soothing, ocean-like colors. SO EXCITED!

 

Congrats on ordering your Leia! I'm not familiar with The Seal Child, but I think the Leia sculpt looks very close to the girl on the book's cover! Looking forward to photos of your doll once she arrives.

 

Thank you! The wait is killing me. I haven't ordered anything from a company in a LONG time. Fortunately, looks like their wait times are reasonable. About a month, I'm hoping. I've been shopping for eyes and wigs and stuff, but I'm afraid to buy too much before seeing her, since I've never seen one of the DDolls in person in this scale. The fact that the site says she wears a 6-7 wig is surprising, since my KDF and JID dolls wear 7-8. Do these girls have pretty dainty head measurements?

 

@ EriChanHime: I have a Misora and she wears 6-7 wigs just fine. I tried a Luts 7-8 wig on her once and it was way too big and just looked wrong.

Here she's wearing the wig that came with her, size 6-7, fits her perfectly.
IMG_5058 on Flickr

 

Very pretty! That's good to know. Their wig section was blank when I ordered, which is sad since that's exactly what kind of wig I want, but it dark brown. Your Misora has such a wonderfully serene look.

 

My boy wears a 6-7" wig, too---the Lia head is significantly smaller than most of my minis.

 

Makes sense. I suppose that's one of the things that contributes to their more life-like feel--slightly more realistic proportions.

It's only been 10 business day since I ordered.... DYING...

Edit: Argh. 20 days now. The whole doll is listed at 21 days estimated time, so hopefully this week I'll hear something.

Any lovely spam to tide me over? Does anyone else here actually own the Leia sculpt?

Second edit: She's at the Post Office! So excited!!! I never got a shipping notice at all, but there was a package slip waiting for me when I got home today. I checked the website and my order had changed to "Shipped" with the same tracking number as the slip. Hooray! I am hoping to pick her up tomorrow, although this particular PO has ridiculously stupid hours, so we'll see...

 

he looks a little bit like armin from attack on titan

 

My Leia head arrived today! Went to the Post Office during my lunch break and picked her up. Totally opened her in my work parking lot. She's lovely. I was a bit surprised to see that the head didn't come with any sort of eyes, even cheap ones, as I was hoping to use them as a baseline shape to choose others. Do your girls do better with rounder or flatter eyes?

She was packed super carefully, and she came with a cute little notebook featuring two dolls on the cover, as well as her ID card. I'm very pleased with her face up. It's very close to the picture on the website, and she has wonderfully delicate eyelashes. I admit to being forced to adult this evening, and make dinner and clean the kitchen, so I'll have to wait till tomorrow to try her on different bodies and see which one she'll be getting, as well as see if I have any eyes and wigs in my stash that can work as temps for her.

Please meet Meara...well, part of her.

 

Meara got the perfect dress (it matches the cover of the book she's from: Seal Child) in a swap and while her wig isn't perfect, it's at least the right color. Still looking for a wig around this color of brown or slightly darker with blunt bangs. She's ready for summer. I love her so much! The DD Leia head fits nearly perfectly on the Luts KDF girl body neck with great mobility. There is a small gap around the back but you have to flip her upside down to even see it, so I'm completely happy. The color also matches the older but not too old (maybe two years or so) Luts normal resin. Love!

 

She's beautiful! I love her straw hat. Looks like she's ready to go on a picnic!

I honestly don't know how I missed her arrival, btw. A very belated congrats!!

 

Hi everybody! I'm new to the forum (first day on DoA woohoo :p) and just wanted to quickly out myself as a total Dreaming Doll fangirl Definitely subscribing to the thread! My favourite Little Elva sculpts include Airi, Ryuna and Lia but to be honest, their girls generally have a super gorgeous asthetic about themselves. So thanks for everybody posting their DDolls and keep em coming!

 

Hi @Sasha of the Crows and welcome to DOA!

I'm a fan of Little Elva sculpts, too---I own a Lia, myself. (That grin slays me every time!) I hope to see you around here and the rest of the forum! If you have any questions or need help navigating, please don't hesitate to ask.

 

@PeppermintPocky Thank you so much I was just checking out your Lia boy (not in stalking mode, don't worry XD) and he's the cutest little thing! His eyes are mesmerizing :p And yeah, we don't need to talk about the grin.. Lias pull this off so perfectly

 

I forgot to mention that my Ari came home a few months ago. It's been hit or miss with her as the poor thing got overshadowed by an unexpected chance at a grail. I am now finally trying to play with her. ^_^
So quick question for Ari owners. What kind of eyes do you use to keep them from blacking out in photos? I was thinking of saving up for some Oscar Doll eyes in a light color, possibly 10mm...

 

Hi guys! Newbie to the MSD size here! I love tinies but fell in love Dreamingdoll Lia I would love to make her an adult version of one of my dolls, Reina. She's a pukifee pongpong who has a permanent expression on her face. Lia has such a lovely smile too, I can see Reina 'growing up' to look like that What sized eyes do you guys use for your Little Elva? Lia especially. I love the wig on the company's pictures as well.

 

Welcome, Sunrei and Sasha! I don't have a Lia, but I can definitely see her being a slightly more subdued but still cheery version of Pong. I definitely agree that the DDoll aesthetic is interestingly different and generally pleasing. While I wouldn't need to own one of each, I genuinely like looking at all of them. They're a good meeting between realistic and stylized for me.

 

I can't help you with your question, but congrats on your Ari!!

Hi @Sunrei! I own BOTH a DreamingDoll Lia and Pukifee Pong, so if you'd ever like to see a photo of them together, please let me know. I'd be happy to snap a picture for ya so you can see how they compare.

As for eyes, I prefer using 12mm in my own Lia. He's a boy, though, and I generally opt for smaller eyes in my boy dolls. 14mm will fit but the irises take up most of the sculpt's eyewell. His head wears a 6-7" wig perfectly.