IMPL dolls Star, Model and Idol Discussion thread 15

@Girrl
I love that Impldoll has some kind of growth and process for their face sculpting. I can see the line from Tank to Tony to Patrick in terms of detail and expression etc. But also it's so weird they went backwards in engineering.

@Valdemagra An excellent choice for a doll, she's got such character

 

Very strange about the knees. The message is sort of hard to understand, but I hope it means they are planning to release some 100% new body sculpts. Always up to see that, and if the artist responsible for the newest generation of heads is involved in sculpting a new body, I look forward to the reveal. Though I can’t understand why they would need to simplify older bodies in order to release new ones, so maybe I’m way off. Single joints? Really? In this era?

With the neck, shoulder and thigh joints on the MGB body, I was really optimistic about the direction they seemed to be headed, as I tend to value mobility and expressive movement over static aesthetics. I actually want to buy one, but aside from low funds at the moment, I figured I should wait and see how they resolved tuning of the shortened shoulder peanuts’ fit. I hope they don’t give up on trying new things like that.

Guess we wait and see...

I did my usual cranium reduction mod on those Bianca and Davina heads. (You know, the magnets they are using are powerful and quite thick. I was impressed as I dremeled them out and saw how deep they went. I also have to say I am impressed by how seamlessly Impldoll headcaps fit. I couldn’t get them quite that perfect again, but I think it’s a lovely detail and I am trying to be positive today, haha.) I was actually planning to find Bianca a new home, but decided I liked her unusual features too much not to give her a shot.I really like their current sculptor’s work, especially on the girls. Just the right amount of realism for my taste, and while the head sizes might not be popular across the board, they fit right in with my crew. I’ll certainly post them here when I’ve painted them.

I’m so sleepy. (Kid with the flu, probably skirting it myself.) Hope this rambling post makes sense.

 

Impl sent me a head with the 2nd wrong green Ziv and it is gorgeous. It's a sculpt they're working on and they said the release date would be sometime in 2023. He's so new he doesn't even have a sculpt name yet. I intend to get him an Impl body but that needs to wait a little for funds and until I figure out who the heck he is. I also need to figure out what size neck he needs since Impl didn't say when I originally asked.

I'm not very demanding as far as posing goes. I do require that a doll can stand unaided (at least for the time it takes for photos to be taken) and they must be able to sit without falling over. Beyond that, I'm pretty easy to please. I am a little picky on the aesthetics of the body and some of the jointing appearances. I don't like the aesthetics of the Impl body with the shoulder shrug visual. It bugs me for some reason. I'm also generally not a fan of neck/shoulder joints even though it broadens the poses/head movement because it looks off to me to see a line/break there.

 

I received my new Impldoll heads. I bought Davina, Aurora and Sadie heads. I'm in love with the new sculps. Davina and Sadie are really wonderful !
Bianca and Zona heads are gorgeous too. The Davina and Sadie heads are "bigger" than Bianca and Zona. I need a Dollzone B60 boy body for Bianca and Zona. Davina and Sadie heads are nearly perfect on my Soom 2016 66cm male body and my DF-H 65cm boy body. Impldoll pink skin is near from my Soom Raon baby pink color...

Here is a picture of the heads with face-up:


I am very happy with the new sculps from Impldoll.

 

She's here!
IMG_20220822_132438_hdr by Coulombe, on Flickr
My first pink skin doll. Love her strong features and shaped lips!

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G_20220822_132537_hdr by Coulombe, on Flickr

 

Glad to know I'm not the only one who isn't a fan of those shrug shoulders.
I have such a love/hate relationship with the SD bodies lol I love the height of the Idol's but the posability is a struggle. I put my Plaice on a Popodoll body 'cause I was over him being a beautiful brick lol.



Also hello, I am posting here for the first time in literal years XD

 

Hello everybody! I just bought my first impldoll. I got the Zona on the 70cm body. I'm super excited because she's will be my only girl in my crew.
I do have some questions though. I can't seem to find any like.... 70cm clothing for big girls. Like am I just missing them? Or do they fit smaller sizes?
And second question. Does anyone have a impldoll in their dark tan? It's a beautiful skintone and I'd love to see a doll in it.
Thanks!

 

Bought a blank Deborah from DoA marketplace and took advantage of the Eudora introduction sale, so now Vanessa will share a body with 2 others!

 

I'm now about 99% certain that my mystery head is Claude after looking at all the ones that look just slightly similar.
He's the only one with all the right features that also has the correct eye shape.

 

Oh really @Leader of the Rats , I can't see the scoop out of the eyes in impldoll's photos, and to be honest, your head is much better looking than on the site. I do hope you'll give him a faceup I love his mouth blank, which looks totally different in the unpainted sculpt​

 

I'm really loving how all the user photos of the newer heads are coming in. While I don't foresee myself owning a full Impl anytime soon, I still enjoy seeing owner pics of sculpts old and new.

@AkioMoichi Back when I mostly bought my dolls' clothes pre-made, I tend to go for Iplehouse EID/SID-sized clothing for the Starwoman body, looking for stretchy fabrics or lace-up for a larger margin of error. Just be aware that because the Impl Idol girl is long on the leg, things may be a little short length-wise. I've used Dollmore Model F thigh-high stockings and they work too. (But I avoid those that go over the hips because Impl's measurements are wide.)

My two crew favorites had their first outdoor shoot in a long while (IH Scarlet + Impldoll hybrid, Granado Noah). That was, until thunder boomed overhead and everyone in the meet had to scram to get all the dollies indoors before the rain soaked us all.


Coordinated Colors by Yela Gatchalian-David, on Flickr

 

Lovely shot @AntarelNefertili

Oh, it's Vanessa @Valdemagra she looks gorgeous there. I always love the in-person pictures, especially of the older sculpts better than on site.

 

@IngieBee .
Oops, good eye. I should always list the sculpt! My doll buddy has the skill of knowing any sculpt she sees. I'm getting better at recognizing bigger companys, but I've a long way to go yet.

 

Vanessa received the Deborah head for a great price from @LupusDarkmoon. I just love buying from like minded Doll People. Often I receive a personal Thank-you, which warms my heart and makes me smile. (This cute card was also full of stickers!)

The color batch of pink skin is quite different, but that shouldn't be very noticeable once the heads have face-ups.

As I've had to put the brakes on full doll purchases for financial reasons, I've decided that heads may give new thrills to owned bodies.
IMPLdoll : Vannessa with Deborah head by Coulombe, on Flickr

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20831_151449_hdr by Coulombe, on Flickr

 

I'm there with you on the bodies. I keep wanting to get my floating head bodies, but times are hard, then I think I should sell my heads, but it's so hard to part with them but, they can mostly find a body to share. It just makes me feel guilty, taking a head off "it's body, LOL.

 

I have 2 bodies to buy. One will be an Impl body to go with the gift head they sent me. The other is a RS body for Qayin's head. But.... there's this doll I've spotted on the 2nd hand market and I've loved the sculpt since the day I saw him and he's a good price and a full doll....

The temptations in this hobby are massive.

 

Which head? @Iron_Dog ?

 

It doesn't have a name yet from Impl. It's a prototype. It just has a number carved on the inside of the head. They said they plan on releasing it sometime next year. I'd asked them what sculpt it was because none of my friends that I asked to check for me could find it (I'm face-blind so likely wouldn't recognize it if I did see it) and I wanted to add the proper sculpt name for it to my dolly stats sheet.

It should fit on their larger body (it's bigger than the Model Ziv's). It has pointy ears that could possibly be used as a deadly weapon because they're so sharply pointed. It's in WS (it's paper white) so matching shouldn't be an issue.

 

Ooh, if you have the time at some point, it'd be awesome to see a picture