Limhwa Limho 44.5cm Discussion Part 1

[MENTION=46803]vanzinger[/MENTION] funnily enough none of them is dyed - Varekai (left) is tan from 2009 which has faded considerably, Rajko (right) is tan from 2014 which is incredible orange and looks a bit like s.o. used too much spray tan xD

Urethanes are absolutely awesome and worth the money IMO! As for Makos, I so far always found the ones I got rather true to the pictures on the website.

 

[MENTION=47546]Roterwolkenvogel[/MENTION] WOW, that's an incredible difference in resin batches! Did you notice Varekai (whose name I adore, btw!) yellowing as well as fading? That change is fascinating.

How many pairs have you gotten from Mako? Your boys have really gorgeous golds. They're definitely the most striking on the site. I'm looking for lighter/brighter blues, and they've got a lot of bolder and darker colors it's hard to tell how bright the blues will be. Owner pictures definitely look way more brilliant and reflective.


Out of curiosity, have any Mono owners here tried Minifee high heel feet on? I was looking at my RS Rong's ankles and the ball on the foot piece is pretty big, but no reason it couldn't be sanded smaller. Minifee seems to be a very slightly better resin match though.

 

[MENTION=46803]vanzinger[/MENTION] He was already rather faded when I adopted him back in 2011 and he has since then only lost a bit of color - I mostly realised how much paler he was when Rajko arrived xD

Oh and their eyes aren't Mako but EnchantedDoll! Personally I have like six pairs of Makos floating around in different dolls, sadly no blue ones :/

 

Milo arrived today - he's so handsome ! Please excuse the no clothes /wig. Hes having his wig made as we speak !

Milo by Sue, on Flickr

 

[MENTION=27564]samson[/MENTION] Yay another Mono owner congrats on your boy! What wig is he supposed to be getting?

 

Thank you Roterwolkenvogel ! My daughter is making him a blonde alpaca wig, it will take a day or so !

 

[MENTION=27564]samson[/MENTION] oh I love tan boys with blonde wigs Looking forward to see him with his wig!

 

Aww thank you , your boys are such an inspiration. They are lovely

 

I just discovered Mono the other day while researching boy dolls. OMG! I want him so bad!!! I am currently trying to move funds around to bring him home! Does anyone know how well he works with a minifee girl or JID girl? I am so ordering him from junkyspot, I love them and NO long wait times! So he is single jointed right? How well does he pose right out of the box? What do I have to do to get him to pose well? Restringing, wire, ect? I am still pretty new to the hobby (been collecting about two years). I want to get him Makoeyes, which size would fit him best, 10mm or 12mm? Also where is a good place to get him pants that are long enough to fit him?

 

Milo by Sue, on Flickr.

Milo has his wig, made by my daughter Allstar ! I'm really pleased with it, I think he looks so cute !

I can answer a few questions, Milo wears 10 ,mm eyes and is currently wearing jeans by Brennil ,( Her Delicate Strength,) He can wear jeans from Nine9 style too !

 

@apestarbright Regarding eyes, Mako does not carry 10mm but the iris of their 12mm eyes are as small as other suppliers 10mm eye irises so they should work. For other makers I'd suggest 10mm, my boys wear 10mm Enchanted Doll eyes. As for posing, I'd definitely suggest sueding the breast joint, that one had the habit of snapping into weird positions with both of my boys. Otherwise he is a solid poser though do not expect MNF like posing from these guys (cause single jointed). Pant-wise, mine wore TTYA jeans which fitted perfectly!

As for working with JID or MNF - that depends. I find he does not look a bit funny next to dolls with heads that lean more towards 7" (i.e. most of the JIDs and some of the older MNFs), though that depends on your personal preference! I do have a MNF Marcia at home since yesterday as well as a JID Violet and could make a quick comparison for you if you want

 

He might work with an Isar or a Violet JID girl though--those heads are definitely smaller than the other JID girls from the wig woes I've heard.

 

Point taken, Violet does have a rather small head - though I can't say I have any other JID girls here to compare to her head wise XD

 

Thanks for answering all my questions! I didn't realize makoeyes didn't offer 10mm. I have never bought eyes that small. I have a JID Violet! I would love to see some comparison photos! Thank you so much!

 

Hi, I am new to this thread! I currently have a tan Mono on layaway secondhand and I am so excited to pay him off~ The Mono is a sculpt I've been eyeing for at least two years and finally was able to take the plunge XD

Everyone's dolls look absolutely amazing!

 

Mono is so adorable. Despite his simple engineering I find myself often fussing over him. Less so now that he has Rory (a Limhwa lily) to hang out with (he won't let go of her, haha.).

[MENTION=65100]apestarbright[/MENTION], I am considering finally ordering my Violet during the summer sale at Iplehouse. If I do I will post comparisons afterward. In the meantime, I have a JID boy, GSE girl, and a Limhwa girl of the same size. Pardon Amanda's nudeness (GSE Ekaterina), I am still making her clothing. Now that I look at this, with artful arrangement, you can make the head sizes not look so different. You can fake some perspective. Hehe.

 

ahaha cute picture =)

Portrait of Alban =)

 

Haha, thanks. My boyfriend posed them that way for me after I had been gone for a week. I walked in the room and all my dolls were welcoming me home. He's afraid to touch them (he knows I fuss over them and is afraid to damage them), but did anyway to see me smile. Of course, James kind of looks somewhere between bewildered or terrified.

Alban, as always, is looking so handsome. I love his face-up!

 

Everyones guys are looking amazing !

Quick pic of Milo

Milo by Sue, on Flickr

 

OMG, look at him. Milo is stunning with those eyes and wig!