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Iplehouse Elemental Guardian- Knight of Water Claude SID

Jul 27, 2011

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    1. delgadina, Japanese site ,too.
      I came here whether someone knows the reason about it.
       
      #561 nobi, Sep 15, 2011
    2. I saw that he isn't sold out anymore as well (well, someone mentioned it in the waiting room and I went and checked for myself). Maybe someone cancelled a layaway after they started making the doll?
       
      #562 LiviLovelace, Sep 15, 2011
    3. They usually do put the doll back up for sale when someone has cancelled an order that they already sent for casting... I'm not surprised with the number of Claude orders that there have been a few cancellations...

      Does anyone know if Iple automatically changes the order status from "money received" to "before shipping" when the layaway payments are completed? I'm used to there being a "preparing" or something in the middle... I don't want to get my hopes up ^^;;
       
      #563 mokarran, Sep 15, 2011
    4. @mokarran, mine didn't =/ i got all yippee too lol - well actually it might have but i didn't see it, it was normal when i went to bed (right after i paid) and then when i woke up it was 'before shipping' which i'm not really sure what that means but i didn't want to look like a moron for asking - i'm such a BJD noob :(
       
      #564 Billy, Sep 15, 2011
    5. @Billy, XD I hope I don't seem like a moron! It's my first time buying from Iplehouse, so I really have no clue... We can hope it means our Claudes really are before shipping! Although I really doubt it... I just thought it would be amazing, considering I just ordered my Claude less than two weeks ago, and already he's "before shipping", while my Dollshe Saint ordered in the beginning of last December still hasn't gotten out of the "money transfer received" status... *shakes fist at Dollshe and hugs Iple*
       
      #565 mokarran, Sep 15, 2011
    6. If it makes you feel better, we can be iple-morons together ^_^ - He is my first BJD - so i'm sort of just winging it and stalking these forums like some kind of heroin addict =/

      @_@ at your Dollshe! i'd be crying! 9months - regardless is RIDICULOUS! holy crap

      - i didn't mean you were a moron for asking, i just ask questions in ways that most people are like "O_o" about =p
       
      #566 Billy, Sep 15, 2011
    7. Haha I know you didn't mean I was a moron for asking (damn, should have added a winky face ;) )

      I'm going to go ask in the Iple waiting room, if anyone knows, they do! And I still don't want to believe he could ship that fast...

      Yeah, the Dollshe wait times from their Pure body events have been ridiculous. There are a few people who have been waiting longer than me. I'm really hoping he changes to "before shipping" soon *sigh*
       
      #567 mokarran, Sep 15, 2011
    8. Please keep this thread focused on the actual doll and take any non-doll specific chat (ship times, payments, awaiting delivery) to the Waiting Room or the Buying and Shipping Q's sub-forum.

      Discussion about Claude as a doll is welcome here! Once you have your Claude home you can talk about him in this thread.
       
      #568 idrisfynn, Sep 15, 2011
    9. #569 Ban Sidhe, Sep 18, 2011
    10. He looks great Ban! I love the way you did his facial hair!
       
      #570 kadepie, Sep 18, 2011
    11. Oh Ban Sidhe he looks wonderful! And so different than the Iple photos. It's good to see that he is a versatile sculpt.
       
      #571 luluna, Sep 18, 2011
    12. Oh no! I just saw the posts in here saying he opened up again, and now he's back to sold out! I love that beautiful smile...

      Does anyone who owns him also have the G. Akando head? I'm not sure I can tell the difference what with the various faceups.
       
      #572 bambery, Sep 19, 2011
    13. there's a RS, blank one up in the MP ... at least there was last night ;)
       
      #573 Ban Sidhe, Sep 19, 2011
    14. #574 Ban Sidhe, Sep 19, 2011
    15. #575 LiviLovelace, Sep 19, 2011
    16. Agh. You know when you see that one doll and you get that really cheesy, depressing sort of attachment to them? Claude is that. I think he officially became my dream doll, today *___* I don't know, something about his facial structure just fits my definition of... perfect. Proportionally, I love his face - thick lips, a sort of bulby nose. And that expression! Aaagh there are no words.

      In saying that, I hit a real low when I realised, a-derr, he's sold out... can't get him off my mind, though. What are the chances of iplehouse re-releasing him as a basic SID? I'm more in love with his sculpt than the actual Warrior get-up (though I love that, too), the iplehouse doll review pictures of that really confirmed it for me. If they don't re-release him... is there a way to, I dunno... force them to? Knife-point? HAHA I'm joking, but like...

      [​IMG]
      ... AGH. brb sobbing. I need this guy. Does being miserably melodramatic count as going against forum rules? I hope not. I'm a bit of a noob, lol.

      So yeah. There's my ramble. tl;dr I really, really love Claude. And from this moment on, *clutches chest* I really don't think any doll collection I manage to create will be complete without him.
       
      #576 Mimza, Sep 20, 2011
    17. Mimza I feel you! He is a gorgeous doll! Unfortunately IH has said they aren't going to release the Elemental Guardian sculpts as basics. When you get MP access you might be able to find one secondhand there.
       
      #577 kadepie, Sep 20, 2011
    18. i heard a rumor he's already been on marketplace - but i can't confirm as i don't have access yet, your best bet will be to keep checking his listing on IH website (cos he's opened up again a few times) or stalk the marketplace like a junkie looking for a hit, GL :)
       
      #578 Billy, Sep 20, 2011
    19. kadepie - Aah, really? :...( Well, all the more reason to be active on here so I can begin to access the marketplace... bah, I tend to forget that companies won't produce a certain doll forever... I really wish they'd make it an option, though. Judging by the general response people seem to love his face..! Thanks for the advice!

      Billy - Yes, yes, I can see myself getting 'junkie' over this. Thank you for the advice! I already started strategising around this. I will constantly keep enough money in my account to purchase him immediately if he is relisted! Or if I find someone on the marketplace (when I get access, le sigh).

      Aha, however, I do have a few odd superstitions surrounding buying pre-loved dollies... So lets hope that between now and the time I've saved enough money to LOGICALLY lust after him, iplehouse has some crazed switcharound and decides he is too beautiful NOT to be sold as a basic. Fingers crossed. I'm a bit of an optimist. Ssshhh.
       
      #579 Mimza, Sep 20, 2011
    20. He definitely has been on the MP! I was drooling over him there today - someone posted a blank one for sale. Sadly my dolly budget is wiped out thanks to a cat health scare :(
       
      #580 kaybee27, Sep 20, 2011
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