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IMPL dolls Star, Model & Idol Discussion 16

Sep 2, 2022

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    1. I definitely wouldn't suggest using putty, but sometimes sueding the head joint with hot glue or using a neck protector on the neck can make a difference, and depending on the individual body and head, a hybrid will look fine even with up to a full cm difference. Hyriding is a often a lot of trial and error though, and sometimes it can come down to how much will something bother you personally.
       
      #721 quilleth, Jan 25, 2025
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    2. I'd check in and see if the thread I posted could help first, the 68cm body has a 10.3cm neck option so it would only be a 0.3cm gap
       
      #722 Haven_Of_Dolls336, Jan 25, 2025
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    3. ::slides into the chat::
      Did someone say hybrid? (It's like saying Beetlejuice three times)
      [​IMG]
      Impldoll Vilma x Iplehouse Mari

      There is a gap - the Iplehouse neck opening is larger than the Impldoll neck base. But with a wig, it can be hidden.
      Iplehouse Mari on Impldoll 1/3 (62 cm) body.
       
      #723 MaleficentMrsofEvil, Jan 25, 2025
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    4. I *almost* tagged you for this actually xD
       
      #724 quilleth, Jan 25, 2025
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    5. I actually forgot that! I know the proportions would be really close with my Mu. I currently have the head on a Resinsoul 68cm, so I knew the Impldoll would be a perfect upgrade. However, Carina is so much larger than Mu.. but that means that a larger neck option would probably be awesome.

      @MaleficentMrsofEvil : Oh, I can't remember! Do you have one of the IH on the 68cm?
       
      #725 TasiaChiba, Jan 25, 2025
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    6. Currently have a Limhwa head on the Idol body, but let me put Aaliyah on it:
      [​IMG]
      LimhwaxImpldoll, YummysweetsdollxDollmore
       
      #726 MaleficentMrsofEvil, Jan 25, 2025
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    7. Oh, thank youuuu!!!!! I don't know why I didn't think to ask before!
       
      #727 TasiaChiba, Jan 25, 2025
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    8. Yeah, for me the gap doesn’t at all work. I guess because I pose and photograph so much and change wigs so often, I would be fussing over it forever so that it wouldn’t show in my photos. I fuss over enough other stuff, so my hybrids need to be as matched as possible. Also most of my dolls are very realistic so another reason I don’t want to long a neck or a gap. I have often sanded a neck shorter but never filled a neck hole. I guess if I’m spending a lot of money on a body, I want the match to work as well as possible before I buy. But others may have a much different set of things that would bother them!

      There would be the possibility of the 10.3cm neck sanded to 9.7cm size. That would be what I would do with the Carina head myself.
       
      #728 Mahgiep, Jan 25, 2025
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    9. I prefer to buy full dolls because I'm hella lazy. I don't want to be on the hunt for something to work between head and body and potentially resin, too. Some people find that fun. I am not one of those people. But....

      I do have hybrids and not all of them are ones that came to me that way via 2nd hand. I have a SD head on a DV body (perfect fit/resin match), MD head on AS body (both needed work to make it work structurally & resin matching), MD head on 5Star body (great fit, not great resin match because of existing face-up I refuse to wipe), AT head on AoD body (good fit, not the best resin match but another face-up I won't wipe) BiDoll head on DF-H body (good fit, terrible resin match but he's blank so whatever).

      I could also be pretty easily convinced to do a hybrid for certain sculpts that I've stared at longingly for quite some time. Fortunately (for my wallet and sanity) most of those sculpts are not the easiest to find so the temptation to do a hybrid again is not overly likely. But never say never, right?
       
      #729 Iron_Dog, Jan 25, 2025
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    10. @MaleficentMrsofEvil Your hybrid looks fantastic!! It's giving fashion doll proportions which is the desired visual for me :3nodding:

      @Mahgiep Oh, that makes sense. I'm picky about my photographs too so I'll keep that in mind. It's really hard to know these things when I don't have any BJDs in possession yet. My enthusiasm comes from experience with hybridizing Nendoroid heads on several 1/12 scale MJD/BJD bodies, so I'm no stranger to getting handwork done and skin tone matching to have pieces fitted.

      @Iron_Dog BJDs are a hella expensive hobby at that so I feel you on making hybrids. It just seems so fussy and risky. I too prefer full dolls for those reasons and I would hate to have an incomplete extra body or head lying around. But you know, it's the thought that sometimes a truly special doll can only be created through hybrid.

      I am learning so much from everyone's input, thank you! :abow:
       
      #730 sageyufi, Jan 25, 2025
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    11. I will say for some places that's kinda your only option for example foveo makes SD heads but no SD body so no matter what I have to hybrid my head from them. Or any devotion doll sculpt you have to find a matching body. I don't mind bc it means I can be diverse in my bodies I collect and if I can't stand it I can sell off pieces.
       
      #731 Haven_Of_Dolls336, Jan 25, 2025
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    12. Yeah, the heads I'd like to someday add to my collection are ones where the company/artist only makes heads so hybrid is the only option there. I'm not fond of it but I also strongly dislike having random heads rolling around in a drawer so I'd feel a bit driven to find the right body. It bothers me for some reason to have floating heads which is probably why I very rarely buy just a head.

      A friend has a few bjd bits and bobs they'd like to off load and they have a head I like a lot. But finding a body will be a bit of a pain both for sizing and resin matching. To be fair, the head is blank and blush to match is very much a thing. But I also don't know who that head is within my Worlds so I've not thrown money at my friend for the head. Knowing who a character is before buying is supposed to be one of my hard Rules for collecting in an effort to help curb the growing horde. Spoiler: It's not really working as planned.

      Impl tempted me hard with a couple of their more unusual heads a few years back but since they also make bodies, it wouldn't have been a hybrid. Lack of funds was part of the reason I didn't buy then. I think they also had the head on a 72cm or maybe even the 75cm body and that was my other deciding factor as I feel that's just too much doll for me.
       
      #732 Iron_Dog, Jan 25, 2025
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    13. This is Devotion, and she’s a Twigling Oryx head, on a custom coloured impldoll new star body. Twigling heads in general fit really well

      [​IMG]Devotion my beloved by Indifferent Red, on Flickr
       
      #733 Chameleon, Jan 25, 2025
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    14. @Chameleon Oh, yes it looks to be a perfect match! Is that custom resin I see or did you dye the body? The colour looks so clean and uniform :o
       
      #734 sageyufi, Jan 26, 2025
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    15. It was custom resin. Impl took from march until like October or November iirc to cast her, and they actually suspended custom colours after they cast the second half of my order!! I had a bit of a frustrating time with that order, in which they got my other custom colour very wrong at first, and they kept telling me it would ship before it did.

      The results are high enough quality that I’m okay with the wait, and the difficulties, but I’m not sure I’d do it again.
       
      #735 Chameleon, Jan 26, 2025
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    16. @Chameleon I can imagine they had to suspend custom resin, especially if the number of orders and the variety of colours requested far exceed their working capacity. But out of curiosity, how did the ordering process work? Did you have to send in your head for them to match? I’m not sure there is some kind of doll Pantone swatch book they could use asides from the most popular skins out there.
       
      #736 sageyufi, Jan 26, 2025
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    17. I initially choose from a colour page they linked me to but the shade was much too light for what I asked for. I sent them a physical sample (a paint chip) and the colour match was exact.
       
      #737 Iron_Dog, Jan 26, 2025
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    18. @Iron_Dog Oh, of course, that would make the most sense! My broke bum refused to buy a Pantone book back in the day and I’d just eyeball my colour selections when I used to design enamel pins lol
       
      #738 sageyufi, Jan 26, 2025
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    19. @sageyufi Often the paint chips are free from the paint store of your choice. I brought the colour I wanted matched with me to the store and found what was closest. I took 2 of the chips and kept one for myself in case something happened to the letter along the way.
       
      #739 Iron_Dog, Jan 26, 2025
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    20. The new female muscle body IMPLDOLL just released is so lovely and so is the Moira head! I am gravitating toward my first purchase now more than ever :D
       
      #740 sageyufi, Jan 26, 2025
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