Fairyland MiniFee MNF discussion part 68

And limited to 80 set! I want her but I wonder how quickly she will sell out. I’m curious to know why the outfit has a definite number. Maybe to speed up overall production time? Or just limited supplies?

 

I was thinking the same! My guess was to limit orders since they seemed to have so many waiting to ship, at least what I’ve seen from there Instagram. I hope I can make it in time because she is stunning I just got my Kyma and I think the would make a super cute pair with there fullsets!

 

80 sets is typical for Fairyland. I just think they haven't been putting that number on fullsets the last few years.

 

Same! She’s got a pretty face but it’s monster season!

Saves my wallet for now.

 

Cute, but thankfully I am safe, my wallet can rest at ease. XD

I was hoping and worrying there would be a spooky themed male doll, the fairy is lovely, but not my thing. I do hope to see photo spam of her from others though.

 

She is really, really cute. Those wings are beautiful. I don’t need any more Minifees, but if I did… I’d think about her.

 

I'm worried about the quality of the two heads I ordered now. Maybe I will stick to luts after this. These dolls are too expensive to accept bad products.

 

I hope they improve the quality control too. The new MNF is gorgeous, but luckily I'm safe. I enjoy seeing the new MNFs coming out, but the old ones still keep my heart. I only have two, a Ryeon and an Alicia, though the latter is on an Impldoll body. My Ryeon is from 2010, and she does have a break on the back of one of her knees (it's been repaired by a previous owner and holds up well), but it's never seen. Alicia I think is from 2017? I am pretty sure her head was from when she was released but I can't remember when that was...

Speaking of spooky season, I changed Elyra, my MNF Ryeon, into her halloween threads.

Please excuse the messy background, but I haven't had a chance to take her outside yet for a fall themed photoshoot. I am aiming for Monday to do so.

 

@IzabethS That fabric is so cute! She looks perfect for the season!

 

Once again I'm being annoying and urging everyone to write to them and tell them how displeased you are with the thinness off the resin in the heads. It's unacceptable and I have tinies with thicker resin than them. Between the resin thinness, the impossible cap system and the shrinking heads along with normal QC issues, buying from them is a difficult decision to make these days. They cost a lot more than the average size as well. I think at this point it's safe to say Fairyland has lost their edge and these cap/headsize/headthickness issue really did it. I'm done bringing this up now. I think all of this annoyance is resurging in me because I actually want the new girl so bad lol

I emailed them to ask them to reconsider doing limited fullset numbers again and got this:

"Dear Customer,
We fully understand and deeply sympathize with the disappointment this decision may cause.
For a long time, we have maintained a system that allowed customers to purchase as much as they wished within a certain period. Unfortunately, this system cannot be applied to the current and upcoming full packages, which we also regret sincerely.

Despite our best efforts to find a solution, the circumstances could not be resolved, leaving us with no choice but to release these packages in a limited way.

We kindly ask for your understanding and patience regarding this matter, and we are truly sorry that we cannot meet everyone’s expectations on this occasion."

So a typical answer-non-answer. I imagine the state of the world is making it difficult to import/export/outsource work or supplies, which I am guessing is the issue. It makes sense, but I understand. I hope everyone who wants one can get one. She is going to be the first fullset I take a chance on after how deeply disappointed I was with Ciel. I'm just too in love with fairies to not at least try. I swear Fairyland is like a toxic boyfriend to me personally. I wanna quit them so bad but I'm so weak something always wins me back lol

 

I hope everyone who wants the upcoming fairy girl can get one, and the quality control is solid on them. Fortunately for me, all three of my Minifee are well made, without thin resin or rough seam lines. I did gat all of them in-stock from DDE, so that might be a factor.

 

I finished painted my new girls just in time for a school themed meet-up. I am still so excited Shushu and Woosoo were re-released.

 

Head size issues too?what is that?? I only very old minifees before ordering these two so I wasn't aware of all the issues. Oh no. I hope I haven't wasted my money. I will stick to better quality brands

 

I hadn't realized there were widespread issues recently. My Shushu & Woosoo seem fine enough, but I haven't been able to actually get my Eva event head open yet. There's definitely some issues with it, but I can't check inside to verify the extent. Everything I've tried seems to risk damaging it more.

 

Here’s my Phoeb with my Kyma who arrived last week. I’m completely obsessed with Kyma, her full set has such nice details and the resin color is just perfection. (I also love that the Fairyline body is a little shorter than the A-line renewal, she looks so cute and petite next to the others.)



I don’t really want to argue, but I feel like I have to say for all the people reading this thread and thinking their doll is going to arrive messed up that I have 8 of these heads and I haven’t had any problems with the resin being weak or squishing. There’s a band of thick resin inside of the headcap that goes inside that piece to reinforce it when the head is closed we are not mentioning. Not everybody likes the new head design, but don’t panic.

@misskirara Your girls are adorable! It’s nice seeing Shushu and Woosoo get a renewal! Do they have the new headcap or the old one? My wife just ordered a Marcia and it didn’t even occur to me they might have converted her!

 

Your kyma is gorgeous! That is worringly thin though especially for a doll that costs almost double what other dolls their size cost. After I get my two, I will go to other brands again. Love the way you styled her!

 

My last order was the Kyma fullset, I sold off the heads but I did notice them being a bit different but not in a bad way to my Alicia and Dina from 2020/21. The body seems fine, other than the mermaid tail having very limited posing. She’s can’t even sit! Or at least I can’t get her to. The outfit and accessories are beautifully made though, no complaints there.

Now hearing about how hot or miss FL has become, I’m not sure about them anymore They are my favorite! But I can’t excuse poor quality for the price. I’ve branched out recently, and dolls half their cost are outperforming them in terms of engineering.

I’m hopeful they will bounce back. Maybe by limiting full sets (quantity) they will be able to devote more time to quality.

 

A band of thick resin is not a replacement for solid sturdy resin and it's not about preference if someone likes or dislikes a design. There is still issue with the entire rest of the head aside from the band. If they fall their faces are at risk of shattering or cracking, which is really hard to wrap my head around - of all the pieces on a doll that shouldn't break that way.

I've had about 10 or so of the new caps in MNF/F60 size come through my hands. I could squish just about all of them. Fingers, toes or thinner channel pieces like some shins or something I can understand would move if you squished them. But not a head. Some people report if you squeeze at the right angle you can pop the lip inside the cap to get it to open. But you achieve that by... bending the resin. Not to mention needing to potentially touch the faceup in order to open the cap isn't good.

Another angle for the difficulty of opening heads - it's very unfriendly to people with mobility issues in their hands as well and I know of a few older long term FL collectors who are having issues with the change. My partner who lifts couldn't get the cap off of my Ciel when I had her and all the other event heads in two separate orders (including F60) we couldn't open either. I think out of all of them I've had (overall) maybe two that would actually open. Even if most of them were fine and only some of them came difficult to open each batch, that is still a big QC issue.

I'm glad Fairyland wants to improve their caps from the loose ones they have historically had, but if anything this design just feels like it was not properly play-tested or something. And as others have said it's not like this is the only criticism of the company - they've had tons of QC issues in the past, some of which people might not be aware of or remember (like the Rens wings debacle, the Miwa issue, the leg bend era, fullset issues often). I've had MOST of my purchases come to me flawlessly! And I've bought almost every MNF fullset. Most of them were fine and I adore my dolls, but the issue still exists.

I'm very involved in the FL side of the hobby and I could talk for hours about all of this - my mind is just a big FL archive instead of something useful I know I seem extremely critical and I hope my tone isn't coming across poorly because I'm not trying to start anything. I just value my money spent a lot more than I used to (lol :') ) and I don't think it's okay to put down over 1k on an MSD sized doll that comes to me looking like it's gonna break. I'd like to emphasize that while no one should be panicking, it IS something to be concerned about and just because someone personally hasn't had issues doesn't mean it isn't an issue. No one should be panicking and no one should be rude to Fairyland, but it's a very valid thing to be upset and concerned about if you value not only your money, but the longevity of your art pieces.

If you want the new girl, just go for it. Fairyland fullsets are gorgeous and she's going to be so special. EDIT: Her name is Serenia So pretty I could cry!! The announcement is locked on their site but soon we'll see more. I haven't been this excited for a new MNF in forever