Minimee Discussion

I am waiting for a Minimee of Thranduil (Lee Pace) from Modoll!!!
Could you please show your Thranduils? Thank you!

 

Hello! I have a DiM custom minimee head that I got years ago (well, two actually... since I couldn't get one by itself. But that suited me fine). And a minimee of Thane Krios from the Mass Effect video games (I think he might be DiM too, was part of a group order of them). Neither of them are painted or on bodies or anything. Actually that's how I found this thread.

The heads are quite large so I'm looking for a body that is a nice fit for them (my two custom ones, Thane I'm happy to leave as he is, maybe make him into a bust). I'm not terribly concerned about the resin matching as for one of my custom ones I have plans to err... Try and paint the whole thing a dark navy blue if I can XD What I mainly want is for the head to look proportional and not too huge on whatever body I get for it.

I was thinking a Soom Super Gem at first, but I just got a Heliot and his head is way smaller than the minimee. So then I was considering a 70cm Dollzone, but the bodies look quite thin. Looked up Iplehouse EID, but saw someone mention having to seriously shave down the neck for the head to even fit. Maybe Iplehouse SID instead?

It did just occur to me that I do have a few existing dolls that I could swap heads on to see how the minimees look on them. So I might do that, but what bodies in general seem to suit these heads best?

It's probably important to note that my head/s isn't based on a celebrity, though the drawings I provided were in a realistic style. Hm I should probably take a photo.

 

Great news: Dollshe has started his own minimee projekt!

 

I just can recommend Dollshe 28M body, it fits perfectly for a huge Snape head (s. page 11 of this thread).

 

Got some photos



http://orig10.deviantart.net/51f7/f/2016/256/d/e/img_8345a_by_shadesofnight-dahhrud.jpg

They are: Thane Minimee DiM, Seri Minimee DiM, ??? Raurencio Studio, Heliot Soom (for size comparison).

I tried my Seri head on an Iplehouse SID but the neck would definitely need to be altered for it to fit on properly. Just from looking (because I don't want to dismantle my doll display yet) I think the Dollshe DS28M 32s that I have has a neck about the same thickness as the Iplehouse SID. The Dollzone and Dream Realm dolls I have appear to have necks that are thinner than those two (though again this is just from looking).

Unfortunately the picture on the previous page doesn't let me see the whole doll with the head on to figure out how the proportions look ^^; But from a quick google search I think I found a minimee head on a Dollshe body, it appears very long-necked and odd (I guess this depends on what size body is used? the photo doesn't say)... Reminds me a bit of a snake actually. I still kinda like the idea of an iplehouse to give a slightly more realistic build. It's just a matter of the work involved to get it to fit... hmm...

 

That Thane one is awesome!!!! Thank you for sharing!

 

Now I see that your heads are quite different, not sure yet about Dollshe DS28M. DSAM ist anyway too thin, IMHO.
The best way to find it out is to ask a collector at your environment for a test.

 

@Shae Have you considered a Mirodoll body for your Minimee? The 68 cm body works quite well with those heads. It has a bit of muscle and its neck isn't too thick … Have a look at Akagidoll, too. I have the 70 cm body for my Simply Divine Harlequin head which is quite big.

 

Oh! Thank you! I had a look at both (I actually have a Simply Divine Harlequin head too, couldn't resist something so pretty when I saw it) and I think I like the Mirodoll one best (that, and they currently have a sale) I did some photoshop meddling and measuring to get an idea of how my head will look on it and it doesn't seem too bad.

... if only they would do a 68cm (or near) version of their 60cm small chest female body too, their 70cm female has an oddly long torso (since I have two heads I want one female, one male ^^; ). Hmm... Any suggestions for female bodies taller than 60cm, shorter than 68cm that don't have a huge chest?

Edit: Oh and Mirodoll offer black, blue and colour matching for resin! I'm absolutely sold if I can get my dark navy blue and not go through the hassle of trying to paint the doll myself XD

 

(Hehe, who could resist Harlequin? ) I have 3 Mirodoll bodies for my minimee-like heads, and I'm very satisfied with them. They need a little rstringing and maybe sueding when you get them, but otherwise they work fine.
I think Mirodoll will cast the body in any color if you ask them.

For the female version, have a look at the Spiritdoll Proud body. It is 66 cm and you can choose the size of the bust.

 

That's very good to know I'm not very active with my dolls so as long as they can sit properly I'm usually fine, but I do pose them for photos sometimes. I'm just so glad I probably won't have to paint the entire body, just the head is a much less daunting task.

And thank you again! That proud body looks like it will suit what I want And I can probably do the same as I'll be doing for the other one: Paint the head to match the body if the resin difference seems too jarring. At last, my poor floating minimee heads will be getting bodies! XD

 

Can I put my Atelier Cynamon Havok-ba here in minimee? He is a Argonian lizard/dragon from Skyrim so he is basically a minimee character, just not a human. If not is there somewhere he belongs and I can show him off? Mine is shipping right now. He is in white resin and his name is InnoRar.

 

Here's mine since I've never gotten around to it until now


From left to right: Alucard (Hellsing), Demyx (Kingdom Hearts II), Seifer (Final Fantasy VIII)


From left to right: Angeal (Final Fantasy Crisis Core), Axel (Kingdom Hearts II), Rufus Shinra (Final Fantasy VII)[I have two and I'm lazy to take a picture of him as a full doll]


Roxas (Kingdom Hearts II) and Reno [Final Fantasy VII Advent Children] (even though he's an Axel )


Lighting (Final Fantasy XIII) [I'm getting rid of her]


Leon (Resident Evil 4)[I'm getting rid of him too. I mean look at those eyes! I'm no modder so yeah]

 

Haruka, I'm totally crazy for your Alucard. Need to see it finished! Congratulation!

My Raziel MiniMee from Legacy of Kain game still need a body. I'm afraid to buy small one. Does anyone know if Proud Male Body (Spirit Doll) is 70cm with or without head?





Raziel will be upgraded with an Amadiz Studio doll cosplay custom wig soon. This head is the only minimee I will have in life then I want the biggest, coolest and creepest best color/size match for him. And I can keep dressing junk as ever.

Photos: Lieutenant Raziel MiniMee (D.I.M.). Faceup by Sadomina (Karin Froschauer). 16 mm glass eyes by Unatown (钻级卖家).

 

I does have Tom Cruise (as Vampire Lestat) head by Huayi brand but I'm changing it into a generic vampire.

 

How nice to see a Final Fantasy VIII character in your collection! I can't wait to see your Seifer ready! Please share pictures of him!!! May I ask where did you bought him? I've always dreamt about having a BJD of Squall!

 

Thanks. He is still a floating head though. I got him from DIM when they still had their Minimee services. So yeah he is a custom order. Good luck with finding another company to make Squall.

 

Thank you very much!

 

Hello everyone!I had this head for years, but only today i became happy with how he looks)
This is Fenris from Dragon Age 2 videogame by BioWare, minimee by DIM nearly 2012, my harders game character crush


I still think about repainting him and about changing eyes, and my longlist includes his armor made from leather, but i'm really satisfied for now.

 

I was luck and found a Cloud and a Squall head! Ended up buying the Cloud head (to me, Cloud's head looks more like Squall than the actual Squall's head).
I am curious, how does this DIM minimee services used to work? They just decided to cast FFVIII characters head? Or the FFVIII fans placed a group order? Or are these heads unique? Did they had COA and a box? Sorry to ask so many questions, I just started buying BJDs a couple months ago