Fairyland LittleFee Discussion Thread - Part 34

I think Pong2 makes for a wonderfully cheeky boy!
Felix by Tineke, on Flickr

 

Definitely! I've been thinking about getting both Pongpong and Pong2 to be twin boys, but right now I've been spending too much money already. I sure hope Fairyland will tell which molds are going to be discontinued so that I could get the Pongs if this is the last chance of getting them.

 

Not to speak this into existence, but could the discontinued sculpts include the "little" versions of their classic Delf/Minifees, like Lishe, El, Shiwoo, Chiwoo, etc.?...

I know the Delfs at LUTS had to do with their split from Fairyland (possible copyright issues), but I suspect that the old Minifees never came back as planned following their "maintenance" because FL appears to be going in a different creative direction. With their workload, it would make sense to curate their stock to give proper attention to new projects, even permanently. (In loose relation, they confirmed to me that the A-Line and Moe boy bodies will remain out of production until the next male Minifee release.)

Also, maybe they want their array of available dolls to appear more streamlined? In that case, the sculpts that started as pukipukis (Pipi, Piki, the Pongs, etc.) could even be on the chopping block. It's all speculation, so it really would be helpful to know before anyone panic-buys or misses out.

 

I'd rather panic buy than miss out... Must check my bank account...

 

I've wanted some littlefee for a while so I asked because there's no way I can afford all of them.

Seems I got an auto reply cuz I never asked about tan skin...


"Thank you for contacting us.

Unfortunately, we do not know which ones will be discontinued at this stage. We will pass on your suggestion to open LittleFee tan skin option to our management though.

Should you have any other questions or requests, please do not hesitate to contact us again. "

This was last week. I don't think they're gonna be telling us unless a huge majority of people ask. Even then I think they're using this discontinuation to see who are popular or not.

I'll 100% be getting bw elf el and wanted a ns but honestly I can't decide whether to risk getting another or not.
It was between lishe or elf chiwoo boy.

 

I wish Fairyland would open tan skin before they discontinue the LittleFees. It would be cool to get a tan Pongpong and a tan Pongpong2! I have no tan Littlefees because all mine come from the a la carte and that has not allowed the tan option.

 

Me too, I have tan pukis, pkf, & mnf but not a ltf. Maybe once they've reintroduced them they would do a tan option?

Ugh, I really want to order a ws project doll, but it would be my only ws ltf and it would prob be 'wiser' to order someone in ns, so I could use the body to share the faceplate load. But I can't stop thinking about the ws doll and how perfect it would be for what I have in mind

 

I did my part in the email campaign.. I wrote to ask if, even if they didn't know specifics at this point, if they'd update us when they do. I just got the same canned response. Oh well ...

I'm considering pong2 and one other.. but I can't decide between Lewi and Chloe. I'm sure Chloe wouldn't be discontinued, she's like the face of Fairyland, lol, but at the same time there is also the price hike to consider and the unknown amount of time LTF will be unavailable.

 

Oh no, the dreaded Fairyland "temporarily" discontinued is coming for the Littlefees! I also asked FL which ones will be discontinued and if they'd offer tan skin -- maybe they will consider it with enough interest?

Looks like that vinyl girl I was planning to buy soon is getting bumped in favor of a LTF or two. I've been waffling over a Chiwoo boy for ages, but it is tough to choose from my other favorites like Chloe and Luna. I don't think those two are especially unpopular, but it is hard to say. I mean, Chloe is very popular as a Minifee, but is she as popular as a Littlefee? Who knows! And then there's Fairyland's understanding of the word "temporarily".

 

Maybe they copy/pasted their response to @Dolly 's question, which had to do with the LTFs but also inquired about tan skin? I bet they're probably getting a lot of questions at this point, but with good reason.


I sent my own email to them on March 1st, which went as follows:

Their response, literally MINUTES later....

I don't know what's meant by "this stage", but it's not over as of mid-March, apparently.

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From my understanding of it, it's the LittleFee line as a whole that is meant to be temporarily discontinued, only permanent for specific (yet-undetermined) faceplates. I would be shocked if they discontinued the entire LTF line; then again, I was surprised to find Pukipukis gone when I returned to the hobby earlier this year. What's the story with that?

 

LTF Chloe is one of my favorite faces! I have her in tan and NS, and she's just wonderful. To me, she's up there with Lishe and El in the "I doubt they're on the chopping block" status because there are so many Chloes in various sizes. Lennox, my tan Chloe, never fails to get compliments when she's modeling. While I doubt that LTFs will be eliminated totally, I tend to believe that the faces eliminated will be long term because there are just so many LTF faces currently available. I see that happen with other companies.

@Lady Gemini the general PukiPuki and RealPuki lines were put on "hiatus" a while ago, but there's not been an official cancellation. We've seen a couple of special releases, but no basics to order. From what we heard at the time, they were changing systems and needed to narrow their focus for a bit, but I'm sure the pandemic derailed them further. Box sourcing was also an issue, but since the Kaka PKF release had a new smaller box, looks like they may have resolved that issue.

 

I’m luckily safe from needing anymore LTFs, I have my ns Juri2013 and tan DES, as well as a ws LTF body for a hybrid. Though I would love a sleeping plate for my DES, but I haven’t seen any ever secondhand in tan. It’s okay though, my girl is cute as is XD

I did buy a second juri2013 faceplate and modded it to dreaming, which I do enjoy utilizing to make her look sleepy heh

Good luck to all of those wanting to obtain an additional (or more) LTF before they are on temporary hiatus!

 

I love Juri2013! My Fiona is open eyed, I'd love to see what your modded version looks like.

Fiona by clochette62, on Flickr

 

Me too! I've seen plenty of dreaming sculpts modded open, but (I don't think) never the reverse. And Juri13 is already so cute, a sleepy one? I can't imagine the cuteness

@clochette your Fiona is darling, I love all her freckles

 

I definitely wouldn’t be surprised if chiwoo was on the chopping block so I may have panic bought a chiwoo girl today hahahah. Excited to meet her and paint for her a beautiful face! I also have considered a pukisha before the end of the month…

 

Tea rose! ♡

 

It’s always sad to hear those words ‘discontinuing sculpts’ but I suppose like any business they have to streamline their ranges from time to time especially in this current financial climate. I have no idea what criteria they will use for deciding but, as has been said, it makes sense to look at popularity first. They could also do with reducing the amount of similar looking sculpts perhaps? For example do they really need both Madeline and Rose or Pipi and Ante? Don’t get me wrong, I love them all however I’d see their point if they went down that route too.

One thing that may come out of a reduction in certain ranges is that it could help take pressure off and give them more scope to reopen sales of the temporarily discontinued ranges…maybe?

 

Well (mostly) decided on my choice for LTF - I've given up Lewi bc the project I had in mind for him I realized wouldn't be a good idea in the long run. And I cut down the list of other sculpts after so (so) many days of scouring the boards for every ltf pic I could find Had a great time looking tho.

I'm between elf Chiwoo (leaning towards the boy) & elf El. I already have a Delf Chiwoo & 2 MNF versions and would love a smaller one buuuuuuuuuut I've always loved El, don't currently have one in the collection & THAT. FACE. But also Chiwoo and FACE There's a reason I have 3 already........ Also okay, I may still be waffling about a Rolly but that's it, just a choice been those 2 er 3, I swear lol

 

How are you guys contacting Fairyland? I want to ask them if they would consider selling faceplates before they discontinue. But their Q&A board you can't post on???

 

Click "info" at the top of the screen and then "contact us".