Luts Kid Delf Discussion part 17

I really want to know which heads will be discontinued. I got 6 picked out for the sale, 3 kid delfs and 3 delfs. But that's assuming they aren't discontinuing any new dolls haha there's a few more kid delfs I'd like but they are newer sculpts like Riz and Melon. I want to get another Basil, Madeleine and Duri. Fingers crossed.

 

I also wish they would mark who is going to discontinue, I plan to pick up one of these kdf as I love several of them on the list but not wanting to hoard a bunch of floating heads, knowing who it's the last chance to get, would make the choice much easier grateful for the head only sale nonetheless

 

Hello, I wanted to share this here as well.
I asked on the q&a board if they could please provide a list of who will be getting discontinued, and Luts response:

There is no confirmed list
Heads that are selling poorly in this event will be discontinued
Please note
Thank you.
Best Regards
Lutsdoll

btw I specifically mentioned Mocha in my question and they didnt say anything so ill definitely have to get her asap

 

Thanks for letting us know.

What a strange way to handle it. A bad sale in one event doesn't seem to be a good decision base for discontinuation. For example if a lot of people already own a sculpt, less people will buy it in the event, despite it being a loved sculpt.
Also there will surely be a lot of people like me that will focus on the limited sculpts because they are harder to get at other times.

This makes me nervous

 

It makes sense to me. I doubt they are going to get rid of popular sculpts that are selling at a stable rate if they do poorly in this event. There's decades of data they have that we don't on the sales side of things, and this event is going to be giving them even more.

Like, if an older head suddenly gets a lot of sales in this event and it wasn't before, it could be a sign it might sell more if they update the listing with a restyle and new pictures. There are a lot of sculpts I've chosen not to buy simply because there's not enough in the listing for me to feel comfortable doing so, but the event is tempting me buy. I'm sure others feel the same way.

 

I put 7 heads on layaway. I'll have 14 floating heads after this. I will be spending next year, and probably the year after that, on bodies and wigs/eyes/clothes. I didn't want to risk it. Only kid delf I didn't get that's on my list is Riz, I assumed since she is so new she is safer than others. Kiwi is a maybe for me, and an older sculpt but with 7 already picked, I couldn't add yet more. Hopefully she survives the draft lol

 

I would be nervous to have so many floating heads. But, I understand.

 

Somehow I have ended up getting two more Kai elf heads in addition to my current normal and romance Kai. That sculpt is just so sweet I can't help it!

I am seriously eyeballing so many heads thanks to this event, my wallet is soooo doomed. So far I really want romance elf Diez, mdf Breeze, and hdf Choco. Not knowing what may be discontinued makes the fomo stronger too...

 

Is bronco similar enough in color to switch milk tea or soom tawny to work as hybrids?

 

There are at least a couple of people on Marketplace that are currently selling dolls that were recently casted as Bronco. And, Stelladolls has also shared her doll in Bronco. I made post #447 to show how Soom Tawny would compare with RSB. Sorry for repeating information, I just figured it would save time [looking and waiting for photos to post] if the links were not broken.

I would think that Bronco is cooler toned and than Milk Tea Rose. I don't know how consistently they photograph.

Possibly useless info:

Spoiler: TLDR - maybe Bronco could be blushed darker to match Dollits Light Brown

Recently on the Le Moon thread, someone had asked how Switch Milk Tea Rose compared to Dollits. Not knowing the matches, I took a guess that Milk Tea Rose was lighter than Dollits Light Brown. Later, that person confirmed that the Dollits artist had suggested Light Brown as the best match. The headcap on the left was Lunarmate Soom Tawny. The brown face in the photo is Chicabi Latte (Chicabi makes that to match Dollits Light Brown). The white face is NOT paper white, but it match really well to Luts White (confirmed in the Luna Blac thread). I believe that you may be able to blush Bronco darker to match Chicabi Latte. Chicabi does not create the color on demand, like Dollits would. I want to say that Latte is a neutral tone and Soom Tawny is warm.

I am sorry that I don't have experience with Bronco and that no one that has seen or has owned Bronco could confirm if it might work. The only thing that I can offer is to photograph the Soom Tawny next to Chicabi Latte.

 

Where is there information about some sculpts being discontinued? Like is that on their main site somewhere?

Are they discontinuing dolls at the end of the summer event or a specific sale?

I really like Lemon and it will be disappointing if I miss out on a chance to get her

 

I'm gonna make a wild prediction and guess that they'll probably discontinue lots of smaller than kid delf doll sizes and possibly other sizes they haven't made new dolls in for ages. Another I think it's on the chopping list are all the sizes they haven't ruined with the awful wide shouldered body yet. I'm surprised if any of the kids are going to be discontinued (unless some of those sculpts truly are super unpopular)

 

It's in the notice for the summer event. Asterisk before the caution section

lutsdoll co.,ltd.

 

Thank you!

 

Sorry for the double post, but I have a few more general questions…

1. Is the current wait time less if a doll is ordered without a face-up? Wait times in the thread currently seem to be around 3 months (longer for dolls ordered December/January)

2. Do less popular sculpts take longer?

The only other doll I bought from Luts was a Bory girl back in 2009, no face-up. I expected a 2-3 month wait at the time but got her in a little less than a month. That was so long ago though! It was during their summer event that year.

 

Thank you for the response, it’s helpful to get an idea what wait times are like now.

 

Also yes, anything with a faceup will take a little longer. But I wouldn't let that stop you from ordering a faceup if you really want it, since it really only adds maybe a week or two usually.

 

I ordered a Bory head with faceup B in white skin! I can't wait for it to arrive!!! I'm planning to do a hybrid with the new 1/4 body from GEM of Dolls!

 

Well, I found the news about the discontinuation a bit concerning so I also tried to send in a Q&A about it as well.
I was trying to ask two main things: 1, if they had a list of sculpts that were 'definitely safe' from the discontinuation, and 2, if they would have a good-bye or discontinuation event for the dolls that did not sell well this time. This was the only response I got:

Hi, customer.
We are responding to your inquiry.
It is difficult to inform you about the discontinued product list.
Please note that the discount event will not be held before discontinuation, so please refer to the fact that Head parts are sold separately only at the 2025 event.
If you have any additional questions, please leave a message again on the bulletin board.
I hope you have a good day today.
Thank you.​

I have been trying to understand the fourth line, about the discount event. If I'm understanding it right, they are saying that there will not be any sort of discount/good-bye event before discontinuing those sculpts, and so that the head parts being sold separately should be considered the closest thing to it? TBH I'm really not really sure, so everyone is welcome to speculate with me....

I can only be relieved that the sculpt I wanted the most is a limited/event KDF one I already own, but I spent all evening trying to figure out if this means they may discontinue sculpts they've had available for years if they don't sell well after this... because if that were the case, I fear a lot for my future (slightly off topic) Tiny Delf plans.

I've decided all I can do is wait and see (since realistically I can't afford even just multiple heads right now...) but it is very troubling how unclear they are being this time around. I only remember them doing a good-bye sale for the Baby Delfs before and were very upfront about it, and they've been so reliable and consistent outside that from the last several years from what I have seen, so I really don't know what to make of this.