IMPL dolls Star, Model and Idol Discussion thread 15

@AntarelNefertili You could have fooled me with that top! It looks so good. I can't wait to get a harness for my lady. Also my dudes...

 

@Valor in addition to Dabria, I wish they'd put up their three eyed girl as well!

The mod was not difficult at all. You technically have to do no modding, as the legs fit pretty well into the existing FGB sockets (the exception is that the upper thighs aren't as deep front to back and therefore there's a small (less than a centimeter) gap.

The doll will be bowlegged at neutral; however, although this can be adjusted by just forcing the legs closer together. I solved this by shaving down the resin in between the hip sockets on the FGB pelvis piece (perineum). This allows the legs to sit closer together at neutral, reducing the bowleggedness.

 

@americanseamstress Thank you for the detailed explanation! Sounds like the gap would be partially filled anyway by hot glue/silicone kip sueding. The doll will be sitting more than standing, so bowleggedness shouldn't be too visible.

Also, three-eyed girl? Hopefully she's next then!

 

Here she is. I've been waiting for her for ages. (Three years, I guess, from the date of posting.)

 

Hmm. The third eye being sculpted in seems a touch limiting, but the sculpt's a good choice for a merperson (of the fishier variety).

The bony guy's outer jaw is interesting too.

 

That's one very cool thing about Impldoll, they make bold fantasy dolls. Well bold for the BJD industry she is amazing, and quite pretty!

Oh man, he's so cool too! Why do I want to put him in a turtleneck sweater??? LOL
No deep joke there, I literally looked at him and thought 'turtleneck sweater!'

 

@Thymeseer I wanted some of the older female sculpts because they're very strong featured. I bet a great makeup lewk on Mandy or that one who looked like Cher would really stand out.

@IngieBee Bold fantasy sculpts that are *afffordable*!! No less. I enjoy Soom's fantasy sculpts and DC but they're out of my price range. Impldoll makes interesting concepts accessible to plebes like me.

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Guess who got a guitar for Christmas? This guy. Guess what kind of music he plays? (Hint: look at his shirt)

 

Lucky boy, I like his musical tastes

 

Alright, last round of questions before I finally make the purchase, I think. I didn't plan on hybridizing even further, but the finger posing is pretty cool...

Do the Resinsoul jointed 72cm boy hands look alright on Idol man bodies? They're the same size as the default Idol woman hands. (Also looking at Doll Legend and Doll Family-A jointed hands for their extra thumb joint.)

How well does the Idol TGB thigh joint work for knee-to-chest poses? Hopefully the gap caused by the FGB body won't cause problems.

 

Thymeseer thank for the comment. I was thinking of using kirk in blue for night crawler in x man or avatar the move. Or l just may get him in normal skin for Finn.

 

@Thymeseer thank you. I still want to enjoy John, he is nice looking after all modifications on his head. Still don't want to pose very well but hope so elastic will loosen by time.

 

@Valor Do you not like Impldoll's jointed hands? I thought they had them for idol men... I know someone here has Legendoll hands on their idol and they seem to get the best general reviews. (I need to learn the secret to measuring hands because I need jointed hands for Dante now he has a guitar...)

 

@A Wee Tiefling I thought that the Impldoll Idol jointed hands had short palms. Something looks a bit odd in the promotional pictures, anyway. Might be something else.

 

@Captin Janeway Unusual resin colors for Impl like the blue you mentioned can only be ordered by their custom resin service for an extra fee, iirc. You'd have to give them a color swatch or sample beforehand.

@A Wee Tiefling Congrats on getting the guitar! Jointed hands really do a lot to add to the pose with instruments, even if it's only a flute. I myself have a doll instrument (an erhu) currently in the no-man's land of our postal service, and I'm crossing my fingers that I'll get a notice for it soon.

@Thymeseer I also wasn't too fond of the older Impldoll sculpts, but I've learned not to underestimate the power of good faceup and styling. (Let's face it, Impl's promo photos sometimes do not show the doll at its best.)

Oh, here's a sample from the lovebirds' first couple photoshoot of the year. Pose context: she's supposed to just have woken up from a nap.


02 - Groggy by Yela Gatchalian-David, on Flickr

 

does anyone own dolls in real skin and light tan? i need to see the difference before i make up my mind what to get

 

@Enchiridion I've got real skin, what were you considering about it? (I can show them against an Impl "pink" skin and a Spiritdoll tan so you can see that range)

 

@Valor The hybriding does not obstruct the function of the thigh mobility joint. Sorry I missed this.

@Thymeseer He's a super cool guy too--I've never seen another sculpt like him! So cool! For some reason every time I see him I'm reminded of the elephant graveyard in The Lion King.

 

@americanseamstress Good to know!

@A Wee Tiefling Jointed hands would be great for instruments! Also, I think it was @IngieBee with the Doll Legend hands?

 

If they have something called light tan, I don't know? it's new. I have a tan boy, he looks orange, the real skin today, the body I got that totally doesn't look like my real skin head, is like a super light "normal yellow" I don't think you can plan anything to work out with Impldoll because they keep changing things Unless you go second hand or special order a color. Sorry, I'm still salty

And finally, after a year and what? 3 months? I should have delivery of my Leona, and how about a bet she will be in the new ugly RS and not the one I ordered which was lovely and dark, I don't think I even want to open it