Joy doll discussion

@Ho.taru Thank you- I just got my tracking number from Clover Singing this morning...phew! :3

 

I was able to buy a Lai head on Friday from Stacy’s Pink Ocean- I didn’t ask too many questions haha. Thought I’d post here in case anyone else is regretting missing the original pre-order like I was!

 

I have received my Lai!!! and experimented a quick faceup on him ^^

This sculpt is truly super gorgeous

 

This is just stunning, love the tattoos!

 

@Ho.taru - Ooh, looking good! Is there a story to the tattoos?

 

I also managed to get an in stock one. I regretted so much not getting it back when the preorder was on. I ended up getting it in soom tawny and I have no idea which bodies match with that tone (other than the companies that do matching service). I originally had planned to get it in milk tea but it seems there is none in that tone for in stock ones.

 

thanksss

thank you! I was really just experimenting and I added the tattoos for fun
i was planning on repainting him but now the tattoos are kinda growing on me

 

My Lai got here yesterday. Today I tried him on my Switch Labyrinth body just to see if I liked the proportions... they look SO good, even though there's a bit of a gap at the neck. So excited I decided to go with MTR for Lai!! And that Switch is rereleasing the Labyrinth body tomorrow!

Yay!!

 

My Lai has been stashed in her head box for the past 5 months... but I'm expecting her body (2DDoll's 68cm girl) to ship in around a month's time, so it seemed like the right time to paint her faceup. Update (21/03): What serendipitous timing... 2D has shipped her body.

She borrowed my 68boy's body for pics. Eyes are 14/6mm. She's wearing a too-dark temporary wig: I'm getting her a dark blonde wig and painted her faceup lighter to match that.

 

Beautiful! Can’t wait to see her finished!

Has anyone else seen Joy’s latest head, Jacob?

 

I have seen it! It's beautiful and I keep convincing myself I don't need another floating head. It looks so versatile and I can't wait to see photos of it with a faceup

 

Oshidori is completed, and I'm over the moon with her. Box opening for the 2D68 body - she looks amazing at 68cm.

 

I managed to snag a secondhand Lai head in milk tea after missing the preorder! I know it's a good match for Switch's milk tea, but would anyone happen to know any other companies that have a similar match? I want to start looking for a body for them.

 

Thanks for bringing up this topic again. I'm also still looking for a body in that colour for my Lai. I believe, Doll Family H and A do colour matching and make MTR.

 

Yeah they were the first companies I thought of but I wanted to see if there were other options out there and see which body I like best. I know Telesthesia should resin match it too but I'm not a big fan of the look of their joints.

 

Oshidori (Lai x 2D68girl)... I love this girl so, so much. I bought some new wigs for her and confirmed that she looks fantastic in grey hair... I will repaint her faceup in the proper colours.



Just wanna rave about how lucky I was to buy her. When Lai's preorder happened last year I fell hard for the promo pics, but I was already waiting for a lot of dolls and feeling overwhelmed by them (2 full dolls + 1 body + 1 head, which is a lot for me). I was really undecided, so I did my due diligence and made a pros/cons list -- and the pros column was stacked. Still, I would've sat out the preorder, but I talked to someone in the BJD Discord server who was dead set on buying Lai, and they convinced me to go for it. I was still undecided when I hit Buy, and I actually felt buyer's remorse immediately. But after a week the remorse went away and I ended up feeling glad that I bought it.

Now? I can't thank that person enough for gently peer pressuring me to join the preorder. I absolutely adore Joy's work and always wanted to own a doll made by her, so I think I would be kicking myself hard now if I'd missed Lai. It so happened that there was a girl body I really wanted to get (2D68girl), which worked perfectly since I wanted to make Lai female from the start. I'd also sold a girl BJD that I wasn't bonding with, but still wanted another girl in the crew. I'm not particularly drawn to female BJD sculpts, but Lai makes a captivating female face that I can look at and never get tired of. I'm amazed how much I love Oshidori. She's so wonderful and I feel really fortunate to have her home.

Spoiler: Another pic of that fascinating face <3