Mindulrae/Dandelion by Bimong

I received my Dandelion a few days ago!! (she's on the Feeple Moe body here. FL resin is a close match, its just pinky. Neck is too long looking imo, and I think the neck is a bit too thick for the head to sit right tho it's not too bad)

I managed to do some resin comparison photos and found Akagidoll NS to be a perfect match!! If my research is going well, it means Dollshe's Oriental Skin should be a near perfect match as well!! I ordered the Dollstown Elf Body for her, so I'm just waiting for that to come in~~

Spoiler: comparison

 

Congratulations on your Dandelion. I love my girl so much (as you can tell from my avatar!). I would definitely consider getting another body for mine for poseability and to change the hands which I find too large, but as my girl is stood displayed in a long sleeved Kimono, I don't have the current need.

Please show us photos once she is completed.

 

I just bought a Dandelion head and I'm now awaiting her arrival- very exciting!!

But I'm a little lost when it comes to finding her a body that will fit... Does anyone know of bodies that would possibly work for this head (other than the DT Elf bodies)?

 

How exciting....congrats! I have always loved Dandelion. I actually didn't know that only the head could be purchased without the body, so I'm really glad you posted! Makes it a little easier on the budget to get just the head, and worry about the body later lol!

I just learned the hard way to not count on any sculpt being available always.........I had wanted a doll that the owner had specifically posted "do not worry, not limited, will always be available".........so I procrastinated on getting him. Suddenly though, the company went out of business! Now I don't know if I'll ever find that doll again.

Definitely don't want that to happen with Dandelion!

Enjoy your new girl and be sure to post pics when she is finished!

 

Congrats on getting your Dandelion. I adore the sculpt also and have twins I'm wanting to swap out on bigger bodies. Bimong has eluded that the new body he's working on should also work for Dandelion. I'm personally waiting for the final results of this body and hopefully it will suit. Personally I gave the Dandelion head a whirl on the DT15 boy body. Depending on what you're looking for, I think it can work (which leads me to believe the head would also work on the DT13 girl). I don't have the Granado Maiden body, but I think Dandelion would also work on that body. I have the Granado female Nuevo and resin wise it's a good match and the neck size of the Maiden should fit Dandelion. For me it was going to be between a Dollstown body or a Granado body until Bimong started posting about his new body. Hope this helped in some way.

 

Oh I'm so sorry to hear that- but please don't give up hope! I have managed to find every-single-hard-to-find holy grail doll of mine thanks to the DOA Marketplace! Just stalk the marketplace and sooner or later you will find your doll!

Thank you for your help- I'm not too familiar with the Granado bodies so I will definitely check out the company and their bodies! :3
But I'm guessing the Dandelion head is so large that a MSD body is completely out of the question? ._.

 

Glad to help. Selfishly I was only thinking of bigger bodies since that's what I plan to do.
A smaller body isn't out of the question. Dandelion's original body is that size and you can buy the body separately direct from Bimong (since you have the head already).

Right now the body is still being discounted, so a good time to buy if it works for you. I think her original body is super adorable. I think most people on the thread still have her on her original body or similar. I just wanted my girls on a larger body, which some folks do as the head is somewhat versatile and can fit a slightly larger body as well.

 

mdonline03~~ thank you for your kind reply!^^ Ahhh I guess I should wait and see what size the Dandelion head is first before I start to make too many plans on what body to put her on- as it seems the head is on the large size which is why people like to turn her into a SD sized girl? I do have 2 Dollstown13 bodies, so maybe she can borrow one of those :3
The original Dandelion body IS super adorable- but the hands always seemed a little too large for my taste :3

 

Ohh...I'll be curious to hear your opinion of the Dandelion head on the DT13 body.

 

I'll be more than happy to share some photos of the Dandelion head on the DT13 body once the head arrives here :3

My Dandelion head arrived today. She was an impulse purchase- but I'm very happy with her, Dandelion is a beautiful sculpt!
I took photos of her on a Dollstown13 body, which unfortunately is an AWFUL match! The proportions are not good (body is too big for this head) + the resin match is also not good (the Dandelion head being too pink for my old yellowed DT body).
I also tried the Dandelion head on my Volks SDgr body and that was a better match. The SDgr body is quite slim and works ok proportion-wise. The resin match wasn't perfect tho as Volks NS has yellow undertones.

First photo of the Dandelion on Dolllstown13 girl body


Photos below of Dandelion on Volks SDgr body which is a better match

Spoiler: SDGr

Photo by Lotte Rotten

Spoiler: SDGr 2

Photo by Lotte Rotten

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Photo by Lotte Rotten

 

@Lotte Rotten Thank you so much for those comparisons!!! You are so right about the proportions with the DT13 and the SDrg.

I'm hoping that Bimongs new girl body will work, otherwise I'll probably go with Granado's maiden.

I'll be insterested to see your concept for Dandelion.

 

mdonline03~~ you're very welcome!^^ I think my poor Dandelion will be a floating head for now, but I'm going to give her a face up at least + make her a wig :3 Her face is very petite tho so I imagine she will be a bit difficult to paint ><

I hope you find the perfect body for your Dandelion- it'd be lovely if Bimongs new girl body could work. Sometimes hybrid dolls sure can be troublesome to match together!!

 

I have a Dandelion (tan) and today I broke a finger. Are their any other companies that might have a tan resin match?? I have fixed the finger - but I am always going to see that thin break line.
I purchased my first Dandelion when introduced by Bimong. She is now quite yellow - still love her. I am sorting thru clothes to list on DoA..and found this little Irish outfit - a keeper for my girl - and then I played around and photo-shopped her.. to Ireland. Sharing...



I might try my Dandelion head on my 58cm female body - but this yellow resin will not be a good match. Also, my first Dandelion has a smaller body.

 

@jo1961 my oriental french resin girl from the first order is kind of a golden biscuity color, maybe Iple peach or realskin or one of the dollshe craft colors from dollstown? honey mango or pure copper oriental?

I've noticed that lots of people are putting their dandelions on bigger bodies, did he make the later ones with a bigger head? Or are they all the same size?

realized I haven't shared any picture of my Yarrow to this thread with her more recent faceup....
20130117_074 by victorian ennui, on Flickr

 

Lirin, my first Dandelion - the one that is yellowed - is smaller in height and the head looks bigger but maybe because it is a shorter body. My newer Dandelion bodies are thinner/slightly taller.
I was just looking to replace the hands on my Dandelion tan resin - maybe bimong will let me just order a new pair of hands. I will have to contact him..
Your Dandelion has such a lovely face-up and cute outfit too. I think I got the French Resin and someone said that yellows badly.

 

i got the chance to try my dandelion's head on my mother's dollstown elf body today, and though the neck was a great fit my opinion is that it just doesn't work scale-wise. the head is maybe a little big on the body, which i guess is the first version, but imo it's not that big of a head. (i also managed to chip her faceup while doing this, so i'm now redoing it )

as i was looking at the headcap/body of the dandelion doing the head swap, I realized that the resin, on mine at least, is not really tan. it's more of a warm goldeny color. It's maybe a bit darker, but I think you might be able to get iplehouse glow peach gold resin hands in the KID or JID size that might work size wise. But it would definitely be a better fit if you could get some from Bimong. I just don't know if those molds even still exist, as all he's offered for sale in recent years has been the heads, not either of the bodies.

french resin does oxidize more than urethane resin, yes. mine has darkened a little. I would hardly call it 'badly' though. she's not lemony, and the resin is an even, glowing color through and through. like i said, like the color of a browned almond biscuit, with a peachy undertone. maybe i lucked out but I'm still glad I got the french resin, even all these years later.

 

I went to dress my dolls again and darn if I did not break that finger off again. So I removed the hands - glued the finger back and letting it sit for awhile. Then I went looking in my extra hand storage box and found a pair of JID real skin hands. The fit at the wrist could be better but not bad and the resin match is lovely. I have ordered a pair of JID male hands as I thought that might be a better wrist fit but dollshe's darking realskin may not be a good match. We will see. Here is a photo of Dandelion with her new hands.

 

I'm glad you found a good resin match! Tans can be tricky. What are you using to glue the finger?

 

nancy_schroeder_ca, I used my husband's ZAP filling ACC. Rob is a model railroader so I often seek out his advice.

 

I usually use Zap-a-Gap CA+. If the surfaces are clean it should hold well and be almost invisible.