Luts Senior Delf Discussion Part IV

Hello all!
I am joining the senior Delf brigade and just ordered a Senior Delf Loid!

It’ll be a while before he gets here, but I wanted to have his wig custom made. Are there any Loid owners who could help me out with some specific head measurements?

1. circumference/girth of the head
2. The length from the forehead to the back of the neck
3. Length from ear to ear, over the head

Thank you all in advance again!

 

finally I can post my Muse carmine he's my Cloud from final fantasy :

 

Does anyone know if SDF Joy was an Event head?

Spoiler: large photo

Sorry if I'm asking in the wrong place?

 

I recently obtained a Senior Delf Annamarie head, while the head is going to be a male character i wanted to take a photo of the gorgeous faceup before wiping it!
Luts Senior Delf Annamarie by Tori Lee, on Flickr

 

I recently got my first Luts head! It's the Senior Delf one from the 2017 Summer Event. I'm looking forward to finding him a nice body and doing his faceup.

 

OBSESSED with that styling! Can’t wait to see what you do with him.

 

I have a quick couple of questions.

I have a Luts Senior Delf Juniper on layaway with BJDivas. She will be coming with the Type 8 body. Since her body is 63.5cm, is she still considered a Senior Delf or is she a SDF? Are they the same thing? Honestly, I"m not even sure if this is the correct Discussion thread.

Also, what size head will she have? I looked on the site, and I don't see what her wig size will be.

Ryu

 

Juniper is a Senior Delf. The SDF acronym is Senior DelF and some distinction is made for SDF65 or Muse, but it's all in the same scale category. My boy is a Senior DelF Slim 65 Type 3 but I'm not going to type that out every time. SDF65 will suffice!
Since Juniper is shown in an in house brand LDW wig and LDW wigs all seem to say they are 8-9in I think it's safe to say that Juniper wears 8-9. CP was the one that kind of set that size as a standard back in the early days.

 

Let me say this back to you so I understand.

"So even though she is 63.5cm, Ariel, my incoming Juniper is still an SDF/Senior Delf?" Did I get that correct?

Ariel and Prince Eric, (a Luts 2024 SUMMER EVENT SSDF~SDF gift head) are both SDFs?

These two are my first Luts-only BJDs, and their sizing system is confusing to me.

I ordered the same red wig that the Juniper on the site wears, so I should be okay there. Most of my Luts/CPs wear 9-10 wigs, so Prince Eric and Ariel will seem like pinheads in comparison to me!

Ryu

 

Yes, SDF is a broad category. They started with Delf (55-60cm) as a size of doll analogous to Volks Super Dollfie. Then they added a more mature, slightly taller doll type and called it Senior Delf. There have been many different body types in this category as sculpting trends evolved, but they are all SDF. When 70cm dolls became a trend after Dollshe popularized them, Super Senior Delf was added. Basically, Luts doesn't want to abandon the original Delf branding since they fought hard to keep the naming rights so everything is some type of Delf and the prefix denotes the general size category. There are often versions of a single head sculpt retooled to fit the different scales of body.

 

Ah, I remember the "Delf wars(TM)" back in the day! I'm glad that got sorted. I still find Delf/Cerberus Project-style dolls the most appealing.

I still seem to buy mostly "Delf" dolls, whether they are made by Fairyland or the older original Luts/Cerberus Project dolls, so its interesting to me to finally be able to get a Luts Delf that I fell so hard for. I've been eyeing Juniper ever since she came out, so I'm thrilled to finally be able to get her! And getting her during an event so that I can also get Prince Eric's head for free was a real bonus!

Sorry, I'm gushing here, but my first thought when I first saw her was "OMG, she would make such an excellent Ariel/Little Mermaid!" So she's going to be a rather tall mermaid.

Thank you so much for answering my questions and helping me understand Luts' sizing, @St. James. And yes, I remember when you were a Mod. I hope your "retirement" is going well!

Ryu

 

@Ryuichi Sakuma 13 You're welcome! It's become somewhat comical the way Luts keeps super-sizing the same dolls, but it does help the people who always wish for a specific doll but in the size they already collect.
I LOVE retirement! If only I could afford to do so IRL.

 

Whoa! Blast from the past!! Hello @Ryuichi Sakuma 13 and @St. James !!!
I hope you’re both well.

Ryu!!! Be sure to share your Ariel and Eric with us once they arrive! I can’t wait to see what you do with them.

 

Hi @Nezumi_Mouse, LTNS!

I have to admit, between medical issues, family issues and Life, I haven't been as active on DOA as I used to be. I am still in the BJD hobby, of course, but lately I admit I've been somewhat focusing on my Volks Dollfie Dream Hatsune Miku vinyl doll. Most of My Crew (TM) have wardrobes and shoes, so they're okay, but finding both official Miku outfits as well as cute clothes is a real challenge. Vinyl stains really easily, so I have to consider that, even when she's wearing her protective bodysuit. Ugh.

Oh, I plan on showing Ariel and Prince Eric here once I bring them home. I'm basing Ariel mostly on the live-action version, so she's going to be cast in Real Skin Tan. I'm looking forwards to braiding small shells into her hair and wrapping some of it like her l-a version. I also want to find a dress for her remnicent of the one from the movie too, as well as figure out how to sew her a sequin mermaid tail. Sternauge, one of my Luts/CP Delf is a merman, so his tail is actually going to be a practice version of what Ariel's will be like. I'm just debating on how I want to make the flukes. I'm leaning towards some kind of light, flowing material. I just need to find some I like in his color, sit down and finish hand-sewing his fishy half.

Anyways, I guess I'm here in this thread for the long haul. Unfortunately, they won't be arriving from BJDivas until next summer. Its okay, it gives me a long time to figure out and then finish Sternauge's tail.

Ryu

 

I honestly doubt they plan to do any new male bodies in that size range. Not even Dorito man. Unfortunately that size is really unpopular nowadays. They might keep the heads for now in case someone wants to get one on a SSDF body through mychoice.

So now I need to decide quickly if I want another SDF body or not. Since mine toppled over (just folded himself in half) and completely ruined his nose in the process I don't really trust mine to stand anymore. (But maybe that's a me-issue.) I really do like this body's proportions though.

 

I'm feeling the pressure to get a SDF body now. I've already gotten 2 dolls this year, I wasn't expecting to order a 3rd but I really like the SDF body size...

 

I'm a bit sad to see Luts discontinuing their male and female SDF bodies -- it feels like the end of an era. I just purchased a Type 7 body (they were kind enough to refund me the discount amount in points), and was thinking of the male body as a possible option for hybrids down the line. Not sure it's possible to scramble for funds to buy him now though, even with the refunded points and layaway

Unfortunately 65cm is too big for my preferences...

 

Is SDF65 being discontinued? Or just SDF?

 

They aren't discontinuing SDF65, but they are discontinuing a few different bodies and lines. Here's the website notice.