IMPL dolls Star, Model and Idol Discussion thread 15

You are very welcome. Thanks a lot for your compliment :-) I bought my Zona's eyes from Taobao. They are Fel World eyes (elegant series - color 08): https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5-c.w4002-10830650620.53.3d316369f8KoUP&id=524663860015

 

Wow Taavi is amazing! I love the insane lashes on him!

 

Hello, i'm wondering if anyone has the 58cm male body? I'm looking for a muscular body in the 50cm range and it looks like Impldoll's model body might be an option. I'm curious as to how good it is at posing or if there's any particular pros or cons with it?

 

@Epicari Granado has some nice muscular bodies in your size range and they sell bodies only.

 

When I looked at Granado I couldn't see any male bodies in the 50cm range. Do you remember what the body was called as that might help me find it?

 

Oops! I was thinking of Raccoon or SartoriaJ. Soom Idealian 51 and Souldoll Vito are also in the range. What is the size of the head you have?

Edit: Also Iplehouse FID.

 

I have a model boy (Ziv). I also have ID51's, SD Vitos, Raccoon Doll, Batchix 51, Granado 53 Lucifer, DV 50cm body with a SD Kid head and Iple FID. I can take photos of Kulfi (the Ziv) with any of those other dolls if you would like.

 

I only have the girls, and they look great with Fairyland f60 dolls, which are more like 56cm. But if what you want is a large mini, it might be too big. It certainly would not fit an FID head IMO, though I could be wrong??

 

It most definitely won't fit an FID head. Kulfi currently wears a stretchy 7/8 Monique wig. A small 8/9 also fits him fine (I believe he's a dead on 8" circumference). An FID wears a 5/6 (6 1/8" circumference). I think it would give pin-headed new meaning to try to get an FID head on a Model body. Let me know if you want pics of the two together to see the size difference.

A Conarium body might be more the ticket if you're looking to put an FID head on a non-Iple body. I don't have one (yet) but I think they're roughly the size of an FID as far as neck diameter and they're 49cm tall. As far as I know you can also purchase just a body as well. SD Vitos are pretty chunky guys and take a 7/8 wig (7" circumference) so I have doubts that an FID head would fit on that body. ID51's have smaller heads (5/6 wig) but they are limited and to the best of my knowledge, bodies are not sold separately. Batchix 51's also have smaller heads (5/6 wig) but I want to say they've been discontinued?

Doll Family A does a 56cm boy but he takes a standard 8/9 wig (I have one and again, just ask if you want to see pics. SD Kids used to be taller (48/49cm) but they renewed the body and he's 46/47cm now I think.

 

Thanks for the suggestions! I'm not so familiar with Racoon & SartoriaJ's dolls so will take a look. I did once have a FID but between the lack of posing and the very thin cheap feeling plastic I wasn't a fan and sold it on.
The heads I have are I.O.S ones. I have the panther head which is tiny (will dye body black to match) and I've had my class50 Cho head for sale for several years and if it doesn't sell then might just think about doing something with it.
This is what they look like with a DF-H 62cm body and a Dream Valley 51cm body.

The heads are a bit too small for the 62 body but way too big for the 51. The DF-A 56cm body is a reasonable size but between the single joints and softer young looking body it doesn't quite tick the boxes. So I think something in the 56-60cm range would work and i'm looking at the Magic Time 60cm body, the Alm 60cm body and the Impldoll 58cm body.

While i'm familiar with Magic Time and Alm, I have no idea about the Impldoll 58 body. I do great frustrated if a body doesn't have a reasonable amount of posing ability so that's my main concern about it. I think Luts have a delf body that 's around 60cm but it doesn't have the little bit of muscle definition in the arms that i'm looking for.

I would be interested in seeing how the Model compares to the DV 50cm body as I have a DV body so have a better idea of what that's like. I am curious about the ID51, SD Vito, Raccoon Doll and Granado 53 body if you have the time do do a quick comparison!

Thanks for the suggestions and help so far, it's appreciated

 

I might be a little long in getting the pics for you as I'm currently ill and barely managing to stay awake for longer than 2 hours at a go *sigh* (2 negative Covid tests so far so some other bug that's making the rounds and making me feel like poop).

But! I can certainly haul the boys out and take some shots of them. I can give you a neck diameter for the Impl Model as well if you want. Please note that the Granado 53 seems to have been a one-time production that they did as a crowdfund thing so finding one in the wild may be difficult.

Edit to say that apparently the Dollmore Adam is actually 57.5cm not the stated 60cm on the site. I got this info from someone here on DoA who has multiple Dollmore Adams.

 

Model boy bodies from 2020/2022 have double jointed knees. They still have a 2-part torso though (joint under the bust). I'd say he poses well but I'm also not a demanding poser so my opinion my not be the best. He stands rock solid straight out of the box and I've done nothing like sueding/wiring to make him stand/pose better. I like the thigh mobility joint but personally hate the bicep joint because it does look kinda weird when the doll is naked/shirtless. I've toyed with the idea of gluing the joint into one piece because I dislike the way it looks when rotated so much.

But, this bicep joint seems to also be a thing with their bigger boys as my Miguel The Demon Hunter has it, too. With him, because of all the projections on his body, it makes sense to me and is less annoying visually to me. Again, purely my preference on this.

 

I've gotten into realistic proportions, and I like Dolls that look adult. So to my eye, he looks perfect on the 62cm body and I can't imagine doing better I guess that's what makes it so hard to advise, everyone has their own aesthetic

 

i agree with @IngieBee. try a wig on him before you decide on a smaller body.

 

Sorry for the slow reply, i've also had a health flare up so was out of action for a while. While I would appreciate the photos, there's absolutely no rush as i'm not going to buy a body until later this year. I hope you start feeling better soon, I know what it's like to only be able to do a little bit every day and it is quite frustrating! Thanks for the info on the Dollmore body, I've not delved that deeply into what's available over there so will take a look

Thanks for all the great info on the posing! I haven't had much luck in finding any talk or photos of this particular body so that's really helpful! It's nice to know that the body is a solid stander, that's an absolute must for me as I like to stand my dolls a lot.

I was also curious about the bicep joint. I can see that it would be useful for posing the arms when clothes with long sleeves but wasn't too keen on how it looks. I would be thinking of having the character in sleeveless style outfits (which is why i'm looking for a bit of shaping on the arms) so that joint would be visible.

As for the posing, along with the being able to stand well, good arm mobility and being able to do a natural sitting pose are things I look for. It would be interesting to see what range of movement the joints can do. However I know that's a lot of work to take, process and upload the photos so please don't feel you have to do that

Haha, yes, everyone has their own taste when it comes to head and body proportions. Personally i'm not keen on the Asian style of teeny-tiny animal heads on humans bodies. I know the black panther head is hard to see in the photos but it looks so small that it's distracting even on a 62cm body.

As for the Cho head, it's not far off on the proportions, though the character I might even up using it for would be bald and would have quite a bulky outfit. Also the head was just perched on top of the 62cm neck as the neck hole is too small. I'm not adverse to doing some neck hole modification but like to avoid it when I can! Proportionally I like the head with the shoulder width, I think that works well.

One of the other reasons i'm also looking for bodies on the smaller side is that i've found the SD size is too big and heavy for me. So i'm trying to 'down-size' my collection where I can

 

@Epicari Turns out that I tested positive for Covid after 2 negatives and days apart *sigh. Today is my last day of the 10 day isolation. I feel much better but I also tire easily and the darn cough just won't go away. I will still take the photos for you. It's on my to-do list.

The upper arm joint is fairly high up on the arm so you could probably get away with a short sleeve shirt and not have it visible. When the joint isn't engaged, the pieces fit together very tightly so the overall appearance of the joint isn't glaring. If you were to glue the joint in place it would be a minor line. Kulfi is currently wearing a short sleeve jacket sort of thing and you can't see the bicep joint.

Double check with the Dollmore Adam boys thread just to make sure with other owners on overall height. The information I have on those bodies is several years old and they might've made adjustments to the bodies since then.

 

Been a while since I posted here! With regards to proportions, I'm on the same boat with @IngieBee that I prefer my dolls to be on the more realistic side. Also, the bicep joints might actually pretty useful if the doll's elbow mobility is meh. Aesthetically, I thought it didn't look too bad. Still, of all the dolls I've had, only my Impldoll Idolman FGB had it, and the other crew members got by just fine without the bicep cuts.

Part of the reason why I haven't been so active in the Impl subforum is because I've boxed up my Idolman body (basically, all my Impldoll hybrids now are purely girls). Guórén, who was previously a Granado Michael on an Idolman FGB, is now reshelled into a complete Granado Noah from head to toe, albeit with ongoing customization. I was worried he'd be too tall for Adhara, but turns out killer heels are all that's needed to give the Starwoman MGB enough height to help bridge the gap with Granado's 75Adagio body.

Now that I think about it, I avoided putting heels on Adhara because at her heeled height, she's almost eye-to-eye with his Idolman hybrid ex-shell LOL.


Balcony Anew 01 by Yela Gatchalian-David, on Flickr

 

@Iron_Dog me too! It's been a month and I'm still coughing. It's so annoying!

They look great @AntarelNefertili

 

@IngieBee I went for a short walk to the post office (about 15 minutes each way) and I was a little breathless by the time I got home. Not cool. Zero stars. Do not recommend.

I moved Kulfi the other day (he's sitting on the love seat with Rhyia and Akusuo) and when I sat him back down, I didn't engage his knees (bending them slightly) and now he's got a horrible case of flying feet. His feet are about 2" off the seat and it looks so weird. I keep meaning to fix it but I forget about it until I sit down and see it out of the corner of my eye and then I'm too lazy to get up and do it saying, "I'll fix it when I get up again." but I forget. Lather, rinse, repeat.