Maskcat 57cm Dolls - part 3

Thank you so much! That really helps a lot @Follow-the-Wind
It's pretty and quite rich in color. I like it very muchI've been really eyeing the 62cm body and I think that would be the perfect color. The character I hope to shell is darker skinned, so I think it's more suitable than soom tawny/light tan. Will need to save up more than anticipated though XD

 

Is there anyone here who have handled both the 57 and the 58 SD body? I’m considering getting a Maskcat girl for my collection, but I’m so unsure about which body I should get; I have found a 57 for sale secondhand, which is why this is even a question, as I understand that they have been discontinued.

which is better and why? Based on pictures, it looks like the biggest difference is in the hands and mobility thigh joint? It also looks like the upper torso part is slightly bigger on the 58 body

 

How did you guys decide on which Maskcat girl you're going to get?
I am so torn between them all (why so pretty?). Previously I've had a Lisette and Ronia head. But I never got around to painting them and sold them on eventually. Big regret in a way because I would have actually loved to paint them. Another one I really really like is Margo. She just seems very versatile. And Valentina too, though I'm a bit on the fence about her jawline (it's so straight). But I can only get oneWhat was your deciding factor?

 

I was about to get Frances, but when I browsed the Instagram I instantly fell in love with a set of Yael pictures. There are pictures around which show the 1.0 sculpt, which is a bit different and it's easy to mix them up. It was the 2.0 sculpt that I liked the best. Struggling to decide which one to take home is par for the course, they're all beautiful dolls and I think it doesn't even matter which one you pick in the end cause it's impossible to have regrets

 

Yael is also very cute. I haven't seen many owner photos of her though. She looks a bit done though sometimes But I guess all Maskcat dolls have a certain expression to them that makes them unique.

Definitely! And the longer I look the less I know whoooCalla is also sweet but I think she's still too new to find pictures of. Currently my main contenders are Lisette and Margo, but now Astrid is sneaking in...

 

She is a bit similar to Frances but with a mellower mood. This is mine! Wearing a Volks outfit.

And yeah Maskcat dolls all look sullen

If you want to see tons of user pictures I suggest you look up "Maskcat" or "Maskcatdoll" or sometimes "貓家 BJD" + the name of the sculpt on Weibo. It's easy to find pictures because the dolls' names are not transliterated in hanzi, and they just use the English name.

 

Thank you so much! I'm looking them up on Weibo and it just gets harder and harder
Your Yael looks so darling in her dress. She seems like such a gentle soul

 

I had a really hard time deciding too! What ended up helping in the end was looking at the pictures of the blank heads and the painted heads on the two different bodies so I could really see the expressions on the different sculpts. Seeing the dolls styled just made me want to buy all of them! I liked Valentina a lot at first but I think partly it was the Renaissance dress she was wearing.

I ended up ordering Calla and she should hopefully be arriving soon so I’ll definitely try to post pictures when she arrives since there really aren’t any yet.

 

Thank you for the inspiration, I will be doing that. Right now, Margo on the 62cm is calling for me. Her face looks kind but confident and she suits this body so wellBut she's so darn expensive

The first time I bought a Maskcat doll, that was exactly the deciding factorI chose Lisette as I loved the way she looked in her red gown. She was also the first Maskcat one I had seen years ago. I went straight ahead and bought her without even sparing a longer look at the others. It was this clear to me. Funnily enough, this time around I only wanted to buy a body to hybrid. And then I got sucked in again...

Oh, please do share! She is very cute, especially her upturned noseHoping you can welcome her soon!

 

I hear you there! I chose the one that spoke to me the most in terms of inspiring a character. I was between Lisette, Frances, and Astrid for the longest time and I ultimately purchased Astrid, as I generally prefer dolls with closed mouths and Frances read as too young for the character I was debating on. I haven't yet sent her out for a faceup, but I'm totally enraptured by her even in her blank state, so I'd definitely say I made the correct choice. She carries a presence totally unlike anything else in my collection.

 

She really does! I find she has a strong aura, quite determined and maybe a bit more regal? I'm not sure how I like the newer version yet, but original Astrid definitely has a presence! Is that her in your profile picture?

 

Hi again, I've browsed the ANS discussion thread a bit and saw your comparison of ANS tan and fairyland tan. Based on the picture you shared it looked like the ANS tan is quite similar to the Maskcat one regarding warmth and tone (orangey rather tan red/green). If you still have that body, do you think it'd be possible to see comparison picture of that too?Because I have so many hybrid ideas in my head now

 

It is! I ordered her in Sept 2024, so she's the first version, but I only got to unbox her recently due to a change in living situation. She's quickly usurped basically everyone else as my favorite, including my grail doll! I could stare at her for hours and never get bored!

 

@Follow-the-Wind Thank you so much, for me personally it is more than close enoughYou've just allowed so many new ideas into my head