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Elderly BJD Dolls

Apr 23, 2021

    1. I've done searches for bjds of the elderly and have had no luck. I would love to have a grandma doll. Does anyone know of anyplace that makes them?
       
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    2. Older large-scale dolls are pretty much unheard-of, except as individually-modified dolls. The oldest-looking commercial sculpt I can remember seeing was one named Margo. (HappyDoll was the company, I think? It's been years, so I'm uncertain of the brand-) She seemed to be solidly middle-aged.

      You can get a more middle-aged look with some of IpleHouse and Granado's guys, too, but that really comes down to how they're painted.

      The only really old-folks sculpts that come to mind are Dream High's little gnomes and house elves.
      DreamHigh Studio Store
       
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    3. Zun/ Otherside Dolls — her Dione makes an adorable Granny, or Baba Yaga. You’d have to find her in the second-hand market though.
      Dione - Otherside
       
    4. Thanks guys! I know the faceup would help but wrinkles and sags and all that stuff really need to be sculpted. Maybe someday... :)
       
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      #5 Gintsumi, Apr 29, 2021
      Last edited: Feb 28, 2024
    6. There was a head on Etsy a while back that was an old woman....I think maybe she had elf ears?? I thought she was SD sized but I'm not 100% sure on that.
       
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    7. Thank you!
       
    8. I feel like I’ve seen a Unidoll Ark or two given a faceup to look older. With all of the frowny expression lines it’s a suitable base.

      Impldoll Nicolas, usually styled as a ruggedly handsome guy who’s not elderly but might be middle aged, has a lot of sculptural detail that could be painted to create the aged appearance of sagging skin, jowls and wrinkles if someone wanted him to look old.

      There was also a modified...i think Volks Eden by @armeleia (?) who had wrinkles and other details carved in to be elderly but I can’t find any photos.

      You might e talking about Cedarheart Lilian? She’s definitely older looking than average and I believe she was specifically sculpted to fit the artist’s character described as being “older”, which I took to mean middle aged (to me she looks in her 50s). She’s a great head. Very well sculpted, and for OP’s topic I’m sure someone could make her look elderly versus middle age with the right face up. I have one, just waiting for the right body.
       
      #10 evilhamster13, May 5, 2021
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    9. That was it! With the name I found pics Untitled

      Weirdly I was thinking of a different doll owned by someone who had had it modded to look older and I had the two confused. But Lilian was the one I was looking for. She'd definitely age up easily.
       
    10. Lilian might make a good grandma!
       
    11. Les Enfants Terribles has two older male sculpts, and I just checked their site — on the project page it says there's an older female doll in the works, too, but I'm not sure how recent that is?
       
    12. Just checking to see here instead of make a new post. Is there any update on a 1/4 female elderly sculpt? I was hoping to plan a druid charater but wanted something that already has wrinkles so that a face up could then add a more realistic look.
       
    13. Lelya Dubrovina has some dolls resembling older adults and Dollsbe made a "mask" face like the Souldoll one.
       
    14. I've seen some older female sculpts from this artist on Instagram (some are fantasy based in terms of ears, but they also seem to do human versions too). Login • Instagram
      Dream High Studio have a few older male and female tinies if that's what you're looking for Limited Edition Most of their sculpts are limited run and they are out of stock, but you can keep an eye on their site or look on the second hand market.
       
      #16 beatnik, May 31, 2022
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    15. I can't add anything to the subject, I just want to say thank you to @beatnik for sharing the artist who makes "grannie mice"! They're adorable, I'm now thinking about getting one (or two).
       
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