Name something you wish were different in major bjd companies

Honestly I wish more companies updated their websites to be more easily accessible, such as in-stock vs out of stock sorting, better classification of their doll's size on the side bar and more. They all come up with special names for each size but it ends up getting really confusing when one company has 12 different lines of dolls.

Lot of sites too are just overall difficult to order from or are very confusing in regards to shipping and haven't been updated since like 2005.

 

I want better photos of the sculpts. Photographing Face/body sculpts in multiple angles. Not just that but comparison photos. If you have multiple body types photograph them together for a more informed purchase. Show resin tones compared to ‘popular’ companies resins. Or just we’ll photographed examples of all their resin tones.
Like everyone I also just want darker resin tones. Very few companies even offer a mild tan. I hate buying the same skin tone, I’d rather skip on a msd then get another ‘normal’ resin tone

 

I wish more companies offered layaway options. Even though I'm not actively purchasing resin anymore (I only have one doll in my wishlist at this point) it would still be extremely helpful for a lot of people and it would have certainly helped me a ton, too.

I also wish more companies offered tan options, from lighter to darker tones. A majority of my doll characters are Japanese and normal skin is just too light for most of them. There are exceptions among them, of course (Yasuo, just Yasuo really, he's supposed to be very very pale), but most of the time I have to blush them to make them look more like themselves. And then you run into the problem of other people of colour too. Durga is Indian for example, and it took me so much pain to try to shell him in a sculpt that would reflect his skintone as well as the way he's supposed to look.

And to go hand in hand with the above... more racial characteristics in sculpts please... Where are all the interesting bone structures and noses and just... everything. I know some dolls are supposed to be stylized and more anime like and I'm not complaining about those of course but even with companies that go the more realiztic route our options feel so... limited. Also in the same vein, more variety in body options. Where are my short males, or plump males, or those boys with slightly curvier physiques, my buff girls, or the really tall girls, or plus size bodies of any kind? Or really thin ones? Where is height variety within a single scale? We have the super massive side covered with SDs at least but what about everything else?

 

More unlimited options for darker skin. I know some companies that have had some very lovely tans and dark skin tones, but alas, those colors often get limited to a certain time of the year or even every other year. There's a couple of dolls I'm eyeballing but I really want them in darker skin tones, but who knows when I'd actually be able to order them.

Going off of the last one, more variety in skin tones. It seems like most tans are pretty similar from company to company, and usually aren't that dark. I also can't stand the term "normal" skin; all skin colors are normal!

 

I would like to see more character like dolls.... older dolls, seniors, faces that are not all fashion model pretty but have more personality.

 

I wish the companies would have more clothes for every size doll they make. Finding things that fit and seamstress wait lists can be frustrating, a waste of time, and sometimes a waste of money. Also when you find a good seamstress that doesn’t have a wait list, their items sell out so quick.

 

Like you all, I want more companies to display the range of resin/skin colours when you are actually buying the doll. More times than not I have to scroll through the internet or beg for colour samples. Just have the colour samples next to the prices when you are viewing the doll .

I also agree with the posts about adding a more robust range of darker colours for skin/resin, I would also appreciate more photos of the blank doll instead of them being faced up to the nines in the worlds darkest photo shoot backgrounds. In the same token, I really would like more close ups of the face sculpt while on the body, sometimes the floating heads or heads laying on surface kinda hamper my perception of what the head should really look like, if that makes any sense??? Annnnd lastly, like Rubytinker said, I would like to see more mature face sculpts for both male and female dolls.

 

Like a lot of people, more layaway or payment plans available as well as better web design. A lot of sites I’ve seen are pretty hard to navigate.

 

I wish the price of a full set would not be as high. and that some would keep sculpts available for those who would want them

 

I wish certain companies didn’t just produce a doll and have nothing else. Alchemic Labo is the worst offender for me. Unusual scale and they sell no clothes or accessories for us to buy. I see a lot of companies doing this. They have all these sculpt, but their clothes are constantly sold out.

 

Agree with the posters about a need for more tans. For me, I personally really wish companies would offer more in the way of skin tone temperature for tans. >.< I’ve seen a lot of tans which look very very warm and orange-y, which is lovely, but many tan people (including myself) have cooler olive-undertones. Bambicrony’s “milk choco” skin is the closest thing to my skin tone that I’ve found, though it could use just the tiniest bit more pigment. Just wish there were more like it out there!

 

I really want a chubby doll. There are many lovely independent artists who make chubby dolls but i cant afford an $800 msd, plus i would be afraid to own such a highly sought after item! Thats why im interesting in big bb because theyre the only chubby dolls i can really afford, but theyre all modeled to be children. It would be nice to have a more mature chubby doll.

 

Might just be me, but I tend to have issue finding guides on the companies resin colours. I wish they were easier to find.

I also wish for more smirking, scowling, excited, pointy toothed female sculpts, and SD female bodies with flat/small chests.

 

@endogeny have you seen Argonautica Dolls site? They have plus sized mature women in both 1/4 and 1/3. Though they are all currently sold out. And I agree with what others have said about resin tone comparisons. Why can't companies at least put an easy to find page on their site showing their resin colors?

 

More use of dealers. I know it’s not ideal for everyone, but I prefer buying secondhand or through an official dealer. If something goes wrong then I have an extra person to help sort it out, I don’t have to use an unsecured site, and it’s easier to make one big purchase from multiple companies but only pay for one round of shipping.
Resin comparisons. For a company that should want us to buy things, they sure make it difficult at times.
Not being able to buy sleeping heads separately, especially with face ups.

 

Agree with the different parts being sold separately. I would love clothing. It's one of the few reasons I loved Iplehouse until they stopped bothering to do it except for miniscule meh stuff that's nice but not like what they used to have. I loved their full sets. Ringdoll and Loongsoul and Soom would definitely benefit from this too.

Also, longer layaways. They always put stuff up but expect everyone to be able to order in such a short time. Being a real adult sucks when it comes to this.


I'm also a bit tired of the very short limited runs. They don't give much of a chance for us to order them before it's gone. I understand it but at the same time, it's seriously a pain.


Possibly occasionally offering the limited edition dolls again during holidays and anniversaries.

Body shapes. Most are lean, muscular or femme fatale. I love them, but what about other types? Not everything has to be a model figure or tall- hello to every very short person out there with a tall counterpart. There are so many varieties of sizes and shapes.


Probably not a popular opinion but I do wish some sculpts were offered in more than one size for those that may not collect all sizes.

More nude and blank pictures, because to be honest not every company photo works great. Too many company photos looks excellent but once they arrive there is some seriously disappointed collectors.

I also think more colors should be offered. Especially fantasy. I mean, people pay extra to those who do offer them so it shouldn't hurt too much to do it? There's really not enough gray or other color options. I get that you can dye a doll, but mess up and there goes the money you just paid.

More fantasy type dolls. Elves- you can easily mod ears but others not so much. The human/elf aesthetic is really boring sometimes. Where's the creativity? Snake people and bodies, gryphon/hippogriff centaurs, multiple arm options, wings of all sorts- detachable types like customizers might make because it's really tough that you have a resin set but they need back holes modded if you don't have the right body, werewolves, tigers, lions, faeries, demons, mechanical body parts, etc. Same with pet BJDs. Bring more imagination to the table. I see people making ooaks for their dolls and I'm in love with all of it. I get it takes time.


I agree with a lot of other things listed too. So it makes me wonder if anyone, especially the companies, will do any of it though it's doubtful.

 

I wish we can buy the part separatly, not only in à limited full set.

 

Just remembered something else. In anatomy, there’s something called the “anatomical position”. It’s a standardized position that is widely used across references and textbooks. The body faces forward, is nude, palms are visible, flat feet, etc. I’d like to see the same concept for BJDs. Have whatever sales photos the company wants, but also at least one from the front and one from the back in a similar position.

 

Agreed! I know how to sew but my dolls spend a lot of time naked while I draft patterns. >_<' And sometimes there's stuff I want to buy for my dolls because it's outside my expertise or something I hate sewing too much to do by myself, but then I can't because it won't fit.

The worst is weird shaped feet because there are even less shoemakers than seamsters. Dollshe 26F flat feet are the bane of my existence. Granted, Mr Dollshe is the target of a lot of my ire these days. *shakes fist at no doll in two years and non response on refunds*

I'm always torn between my craving for increased body variety and how am I gonna clothe and shoe them.

 

heads and bodies and even arms and legs sold separately if ordered special. I don't mind paying a little more even. But help people customize!