Mori 9 Dolls

@Constance I'm down for body testing party Are 5th's Timeless and LLT Ballerino too small you think?
Also, does anyone have an RGM05 to try? I'm so curious about that body, how it poses etc.

@idrisfynn I'm up for photos too if I can actually get them styled in a reasonable amount of time, meaning they jump this huge line half my crew is queued up in

I'm not even going to say how many need faceup much less everything else (what are shoes anyway), so I probably had no business doing what I just did either. at least they can share bodies but I'm still so excited to be able to get them and to see how you all style them

 

YEAH EXACTLY. Plus I think the drapey/floaty robes will be easiest to mock up for a bust stand until I go absolutely bananas and get him a proper body…

I will probably wait until I see the head on some other bodies too if nothing particularly “perfect” is in the cards by the time he arrives, but he’s supposed to come by like… the fall so I’m not too worried about it for now.

 

That black lips photo is also my biggest inspiration for what I want to do with him. He just looks so good like that!

I've got a Mori/DF-H LuXian as well, but since his body was bought for another head that's never coming off that body, I'm not sure if I want to keep him now since I much prefer Lyra (to the point where I'm more likely to keep both Lyras >w<) and am looking for the future for what to do with a Doma as well too, whenever we find out more about his and Luke's rerelease through better channels.

 

Mori announced their new collaboration with SartoriaJ on Weibo. The heads Hu and Xi will be sold on SartoriaJ's new 75 EX body, which has added thigh mobility joints.

The release is time limited and ends 7/2.

Hu: LIMITED HU_75 EX / 75 ZEUS

Xi: LIMITED XI_75 EX / 75 ZEUS

I think I'm safe from this release, but if Doma and Luke end up moving to SJ, I would be quite ok with that

Edited to add that there's a 20% discount for this release. Mori's post says it's for the 75 EX body, but I don't see a difference adding that to my cart vs 75 ZEUS so idk

 

Not a big fan of SJ bodies, IDK why cause I do like beefy boys, can't put my finger on it lol. I will say I do appreciate the fact SJ does custom faceups, long layaway and the body and the hand tattoos look great for both of them. The clothes too actually! I'd love to buy the clothes especially Xi's but looks like Xi's clothes are sold out for non fullset orders and tbh Hu set doesn't look worth the price tag to me considering what $200 for a set can get you on Taobao.

As for the sculpts Hu is cute! I can definitely see Mori in him but Xi, while beautiful, reminds me more of a Soom boy. I am leaning more towards Xi if I had to choose one though. It's still a pass for me but I hope to see what others do with these sculpts.

 

Hmm, I like SartoriaJ's other boy bodies but not this one as much. Anyway, Hu is so cute!! To me he looks like a mix of Austaras and Hayato. And I agree that Xi has Soom vibes (not a bad thing of course). The only reason I'd be disappointed if there were more Mori/SJ collabs is that SJ doesn't seem to do special resin colors very often.

 

What do I have to do to get profile shots of doll heads 8( these sculpts are gorgeous but what do they look like from the side!! Tell me, website!!!

 

After struggling to get custom eyes that actually fit or were the right color, I literally learned how to make eyes just so I could make one for Andras. I've finally made one that's just right! Also he looks amazing in this Saphar leather jacket!!

 

He looks amazing!! Your eyes look amazing too, you did a great job @overlordu!

I bought 16/6 eyes for mine from ABO and they fit really well! I would link you the TB but it looks like there store isn't their anymore which is strange. This is their Weibo though, they haven't posted in a minute since May so hope everything is OK, maybe they rebranded? Not sure. They make really great eyes. But looks like you don't even need it anyway cause you made him such a great pair of eyes.

 

@RebelViva Thank you!! 16/6 is thankfully becoming a more common size, but my most favorite eye maker got the color wrong, and all my other favorite eye makers don't do irises that small or don't do custom eyes I've always wanted to get ABO eyes, they're so beautiful! But yeah, now with my newfound power I'm not sure how often I'll be buying eyes anymore

 

I finally re-assembled my LLT Ballerino body that came back from body blushing and tried out Hayato on it.

Hayato is slightly big on the body, but I think with clothes and a wig, it'd be passable. For those of you who'd like a 70 body for your Mori9 heads, this could be an option if you're not too picky.

While I was at it, I also tried Hayato on the Dollstown 18 body (officially, 73cm) as well as the Studio Naiko Prometheus 75 body (which I'd bought specifically for Hayato months ago but didn't get around to looking at until now )

I personally like Hayato on the Studio Naiko 75 body the most. The neck on the Dollstown 18 body is a little too short for me. Strangely, even though Dollstown lists the 18 body as 73cm it looks to be close in height to the Naiko 75. Perhaps there'd be a height difference if both bodies had heads on them...

If anyone's curious, I took some photos. Please excuse the mess; I was assembling the Ballerino body in my crafting space and was too lazy to move to a neater area for pics

Hayato (NS) on LLT Ballerino (WS):

Spoiler: PIctures of Hayato on more bodies

Hayato (NS) on Dollstown 18 (Oriental, 2021)


Hayato (NS) on Studio Naiko Prometheus 75 (Soom Normal)


From left to right: LLT Ballerino, Hayato on Studio Naiko Prometheus 75, and Dollstown 18

My finger slipped...twice...recently so I have a couple more Mori9 boys coming that I'll likely try on various bodies as well If anyone would like any reference photos, feel free to let me know! Other 70-ish+ bodies I have in my possession are the Dollshe Mystic (70), Dollshe Arsene (69), Dollshe Super Model Classic (70), Pygmalion Doll TEIA V2 (71), Angell Studio 74cm, and Fifth Motif Timeless (70).

 

Hey guys, I was eyeballing Dollzone's new 75cm body for Lyra, but decided against it because his gigantic 21cm shoulders wouldn't fit into Idealian sized clothing. (Idealian 75 shoulders are 17cm). But I think some of Mori's heads might look really good on this body! So I thought I'd share for your consideration

I don't remember when Lyras are supposed to ship, but I am doing my best to be patient.

 

Oooh yeah that 21cm shoulder is the same shoulder as The Voice boy sizing. I quite like my Hayato on The Voice body so should look good on DZ as well!

I have more thicc boys on the way (I am personally liking the Dika doll or 2d thicc bodies) but I did want my Lyra to fit into ID75 so I am thinking of the Miracle Doll 72cm which close to ID75 measurements on the upper body. The shoulder width and arm length is the same (17 & 23cm respectively) and the chest and waist are only 1cm smaller. The neck is .5cm smaller which shouldn't be a huge issue either. Only thing is Miracle legs are a few cm thinner/danitier but still a masculine body overall. I can deal with loose pants but its usually the tops that are the bigger issue on fit so looking pretty good here unless you needed those extra cm of height.

 

Oooh I don't think I've seen that Miracle Doll body before? Unless I forgot It might work for my Lyra, because most importantly I want him to fit Idealian clothes, but also I personally always wished the Idealian body had a smaller waist. And I love my Austaras on the Idealian 72 body so the height should be good (I was actually hoping to not go any taller than him, because 72cm is enough of a juggernaut for me omg). My only concern is Miracle Doll's big feet! 10.5cm! Will have to research shoes.

 

I've been following this creator for a while now, but I don't know whether they ever sell the same sculpts after they've closed the preorders. I really wish to get some of this creator's art to my hands, but I don't know whether they sell each sculpt only once.

 

To my knowledge, the heads that Mori sells direct have never been rereleased. Maybe they could be in the future, but so far they haven't been. As for collabs (like with Universedoll), I'm not sure.

 

I emailed Mori9 about a year ago, they confirmed they don't rerelease sculpts, at least sculpts they produce themselves.

But my Ciel just got to my agent! Hopefully others come soon too!

 

Thank you so much for the answer!

 

Lyra is shipping 2nd week of Oct!