Lumedoll 30cm discussion part 1

Here is my Kiran with facup and body blushing done, waiting on wigs and outfit.

 

jwsmith, your Kiran is certainly a manly little guy! I do love that muscular body. Is it taller than the slim body, or is that just the way they're positioned in that pic? As for wigs, you might need a silicone wig cap with a straight size 4 wig (as opposed to a 3/4). I had to get one for Liam because the size 4 wig was slipping around just a little. The wig cap keeps it in place nicely.


So, I ordered some tactical boots for Liam from ACI toys. He's also getting some in-scale 1:6 dogtags and the tiniest little cans of beer. Also his BDUs are making their way home through the mail. Hopefully they'll fit! As for Liam himself, he started his homeward journey from the faceup artist on Wednesday, so I'm expecting him to arrive late next week, fingers crossed. He looks awesome and I can hardly wait to show him off to you guys.

 

Ohh what boots did you get? I want to order some too. That sounds so cute dogtags and cans of beer! Can't wait to see your guy with his new faceup!
kiran and koit are the same size, it was just they way they were positioned on my table.

 

[MENTION=39847]jwsmith[/MENTION] I got a pair of boots from ACI toys. They arrived yesterday and they're absolutely useless for Liam. They already have "feet" in them, which was totally not shown in the sales photos. It turns out they're the type of boots for action figures with "peg" legs, where you change shoes by changing the entire foot. The foot inserts are built right into the boot and can't come out. I'm back to square one on military boots. My little soldier is still barefoot.


My other Liam-related news is that he still isn't back from his faceup. The artist sent him out last Tuesday and the tracking number she gave me didn't work for either of us, so we didn't know where he was. This artist is a super nice lady and did A LOT of legwork contacting USPS (dealing with their automated service and being on hold for real people for ages) to figure out why this package wasn't showing up on tracking. The package was finally found in New York on this Tuesday, so I'm hoping it won't be much longer before Liam makes his way home. I'm getting a little worried about this, but I won't panic yet.

 

SapphireStargazer that's a bummer about the boots! But I can totally commiserate…I wish there was some indication of whether the shoes are for peg feet, have pegs in them or fit real feet. I hope your little soldier gets his boots!

I'm also waiting for my Murphy (Koit elf) to come back from his face up holiday. I've gotten a little preview of his sailor tattoo and it's the cutest thing ever.

Here's to hoping for some photo spam soon...

 

[MENTION=63054]mdonline03[/MENTION], I'm kind of hoping G.I. Joe boots might fit him, as I ordered him an ERDL camo outfit made for Joe which includes weapons and a pair of boots. At least I know G.I. Joe has actual feet and not pegs. I've also measured his feet and I figure that Dollmore Banji shoes might fit him. They've got a pair of shiny black boots he might like. I also found him some actual in-scale 1:6 dogtags (not the humongous G.I. Joe ones!) and a mossy oak camo ensemble and some perfect little 1:6 cans of Budweiser. All that stuff cleared Customs on Friday, so I expect it this week. and the GOOD NEWS is that Liam has also cleared Customs on Friday and should be home some time this week too, with any luck. I have 1000x gratitude for the artist who has been pestering USPS over this whole tracking issue.

I'm really looking forward to seeing Murphy when he gets back, too. The sailor tattoo sounds way interesting! hehe so we're going to have a sailor and a soldier in here soon.

 

I've got a pair of Dollmore boots in "Anfan Rose Red" that are loose on my Elin in a "Kingdom Hearts" style- wider at the toe than the heel. The "Anfan fri" ones might be a different shape. I'd love to know! And anything specifically marked just as Banji sized will not fit. Banji feet are only slightly bigger than Puki Puki feet.

 

Liam is back!!!

After what has felt like the longest wait ever (mostly due to the epic failings of USPS), my little soldier man has found his way home! I'm so happy with his faceup, which was done by the awesomely talented IzabethS. hahaha Liam used to have a wig, but when I put it on him this afternoon I decided that he really looks better bald. With the wig, he kind of reminded me of Ted Neeley in Jesus Christ Superstar. If he does get another wig, it'll have to be a fairly short one, I think.

Anyway...have some Liam spam. His bear is called General Fuzzypants (and he is also a super badass action figure, just like Liam )


"Nobody Messes With Us!" by SapphireStargazer, on Flickr


@Leo Pheonix, it's one of the "anfan fri" style of boots that I was looking at for him, and I may order them for him anyway since my friend and I are doing a fairly significant Dollmore order soon anyway. Even if they're a little big, he can wear socks. On the Dollmore site it lists them as being for IDoll, the 12" FMD dolls and Banji. If they turn out too small for him, one of my tinies can wear them.

 

OMG…Liam is so adorable in his camo stuff!!!! - it really looks amazing. How do you like the fit for him? It looks like it fits really well. General Fuzzypants…lol…Love them!

 

Thanks!! This camo outfit is from Magic Cube toys and it fits him pretty well. The pants are just the right length in the legs, although they are a bit loose around the waist...but the belt fixed that. The little hat is a bit smaller than I'd like for him. It stays on his head, though, so no real complaints.

Liam's gallery thread, if anyone wants to see more pictures.

 

WOW! LIAM IS AWESOME!! I love that outfit!!!
I am still trying to find good outfits, boots, and wigs for my kiran and koit. I have ordered so many of the monique gold and they have way too much hair.
I am going to try again with a different style maybe.
Anyone know when lumedoll will ship the dolls from this preorder?

 

Love the photos SapphireStargazer! I'm looking forward to getting my Elf Koit even more now! He's a very different sort of guy from Liam though!

 

thanks [MENTION=39847]jwsmith[/MENTION]! I'm very pleased you like Liam. Ugh...I hear you on the Monique wigs. I love them for my larger dolls but in the tiny sizes they just have way too much hair. For now, Liam just isn't going to have hair. I might try a faux fur wig for him later.

Thanks for the compliment for my photos, [MENTION=62585]Leo Pheonix[/MENTION]! I'm looking forward to seeing your Koit, too. I love the diversity and creativity this hobby has. Different is good.


Liam helped me do some gift-wrapping for Christmas:

Holiday Recon by SapphireStargazer, on Flickr

 

hehehe…..Liam's the cutest ever. Just makes me laugh seeing him in his camo's.

 

Lumedoll's 30 cm dolls will be discontinued after 31st of May.

That's such sad news

 

I'm hoping that she'll still have a 30cm line but that there will be new sculpts *crosses fingers*. I love the mature 30cm dolls Eva does (I have a Blaze and Koit).

 

Discontinued?!!! I just gave Soom all my doll money! I've now got motivation to list some of my less used off-topic dolls on ebay. I must have a Lucas and Helena! Although Lucas gets priority... I adore the Elin and Koit elf I have already. I hope you're right Iron_Dog, but the phrasing of the announcement seems to say otherwise. Why is it that almost every line this size and scale gets discontinued? DIM's newest Honey dolls were available for less than a year, all Soom's non limited Mini Gems are sold out and now these are being discontinued too.

 

It's a total bummer to hear about the discontinuation. Maybe maybe they'll return in some other iteration. But finding mature 1/6 that aren't action figures is like a needle in a haystack. I'm all dolled out at the moment but at least we have until May. My Koit elf is lonely...

 

I am so devastated by this news . I just got into this size and I am crazy about it. Eva's dolls are the best in this size too. It is such a great size because there are so many props that go with them where you can make a whole fantasy scene on a shelf or display box with them. I have a cute dragon that is Elin's and they look AMAZING together. WHY WHY BOO HOOO CRY CRY CRY

 

It seems like a lot of dolls are being discontinued this year. First, Illusion Spirit announces the discontinuance of all their current sculpts, then Souldoll discontinues Soul-Sweet, and now these little guys are being discontinued. Judging by the wording of the announcement, it seems like there won't be any more dolls of this size from this artist any time soon, which is disappointing. I'm sure she has good reasons, though. Maybe they aren't selling as well as she'd hoped, or maybe they're just too difficult to produce and the revenue isn't outweighing the production cost. I'm very sad to see them go, but I do respect Eva's choice to discontinue them. I would've liked to get a Kiran and an Elin at some point, but that doesn't look like it's going to be a financial possibility, unfortunately.


On an up note, Liam is finally on the way back home from faceup v2.0
I was really upset about having to send him back to the artist so soon after getting him home, but I honestly think she did a better job on him the second time around, so I'm calmed down quite a lot now. The reason I had to send both Liam and my Souldoll Vito Lester back in the first place is that I'd only had them home for about 2 weeks when their faceups started to flake off. When I contacted the artist, she told me that it was probably too humid when she'd sprayed them outside. This time, they were sprayed in a climate-controlled environment, so hopefully there won't be any more problems. I feel like they've both been gone forever. Can hardly wait to get them back!


Meanwhile, I'm looking at this cute girl as a friend for Liam. She'll be slightly taller than him, I think, but I'm pretty sure he won't mind.