Narae/Narin 43/44cm Mini Discussion Part 7

No, it was freshly casted as the one that was meant to come to me suddenly gone to someone else and I was told to wait and that head and body will be of different shade now. A bit miffed as other artists take a better care of quality check. Gap between head plate and cap will be covered with wig. Will find an artist for face up and will get used to her eventually.
On posing, it feels like one leg is a bit longer, overall she is not balanced. Definitely better poser than Lillycat, but I can't sit her straight, she falls backwards. When standing I have to spend some time balancing her
Where do you buy her clothes? I have several bags of clothes and nothing suits her (((( Sitting on TaoBao now trying to find what might suit her massive type of figure...

 

The standing thing I had trouble with too at first! Make sure the ball/mobility joint that connects to her hips is properly aligned (the cut through the top should face you directly--if its spun to either side, the legs will be out of whack.) Making sure her kips are in the right place also helps. Once you get used to manipulating the mobility joint for the pose you want, I've found her to be an extremely versatile and stable poser haha

Getting her mobility joint aligned properly also makes her a more stable sitter. Is your body one or two parts? Having her slouch slightly looks natural and also stabilizes her sitting down. If you have the 3 part torso, slouch the central piece forward, but have the uppermost piece slouch backward, and she sits rock solid.

As for clothes, I dress mine in minifee stuff! The only thing I've had problems with is pants--minifee skirts, dresses, shirts, and (so far) shoes all fit her. I'll post some etsy stores I like for her if its helpful.

If you have questions you feel would be answered best with pictures, let me know and I'll snap a few.

I hope your experience so far doesnt sour you on narae--theyre genuinely great dolls, but they're definitely doing their own thing haha

 

Thank you!
I was browsing on Instagram (hashtag Bimong Narae) to get some inspiration to see what might suit her and in what style i should dress mine. Didn't like anything. Just got stuck. I don't have any slim msds to share clothes, unfortunately. She fit into 1/6 sleeveless t-shirt and boys military pants , shoes are still a problem. Right now trying to sew for her. She'll be next in line for knitting (doing a pain in all parts Christmas jumper for SD).
Should you have any shops suggestions, please do share with me))
Thank you.

 

Sure!

You should be able to find shoes for her from hemeife on ebay or guluUp on etsy, and as for other clothes, on instagram I know: @balljointedsoulmates, @mobinj0, @hauteplastic, @curious_raven, @tiandto_, @rumpleclothing, @meicoshhouse, @redribboneddolls, @clairetronicbjd, @stellarevolutiondesigns, @doll_carousel, @aliona_tailor, @deadliciousdesign

Hopefully that'll help get you started!

 

I am hoping this is the correct thread - I have just purchased a Cocoro full set on a 38cm fusion body with a sleeping head.
It has been my dream since entering the hobby to have a Bimong doll and his current special offers and generous layaway system has now made it possible.
So excited to get her next year!

 

Congratulations! Bimong dolls are wonderful! I haven’t bought one in a while but I have many I love!

 

Hey everyone, popping in to see what size eyes everyone is using? I want to get new eyes for my narae 404 but I’m leaning towards small iris. Though, I’d like input on what everyone else is doing!

 

I use 14 (14/6) eyes, she looks less startled tis way.
not sure if link will attach properly, but I have the grey ones:
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z09.2.0.0.9aec2e8dAFYbY2&id=660653349101&_u=n20883p89h358d

 

Your link worked for me! Wow, those are actually very very similar to what I was going to purchase! Though, I found some on Etsy (with quite a price tag haha) maybe TaoBao is a better place to look, completely forgot the site existed. The standard iris 14mm I found just looks *too big* on the classic 404. I’ve never tried small iris before, so fingers crossed I like the look. Do you happen to have any photos of your narae/narin with those TaoBao eyes? I’d love to see, if so

 

6mm iris isn't actually small for 404. Mine wears 12mm ED eyes for which the iris size is 6.2mm. 12mm is the recommended eye size for the original 404 and 6mm is the standard iris size for that size (14mm eyes usually have a 7mm iris and Bimong made the 14mm 404 head recently to accomodate that size), so the irises are fairly big on her. I think most people use smaller than 6mm irises on their Naraes. Here's my girl with the 12mm ED, which I prefer for her:

 

Sure, DoA does not work well with me re images upload so here is the link to my Insta. This is mostly image of the dungarees, but her face is more clearly visible without filters:
O. M. G. on Instagram: "Finished dungarees for Narae. Pattern based on Smartdoll jeans. . . . #sewfordolls #bjdsdclothes #bjdinstagram #bjdcharacter #bjdfashion #bjdnarae #artbimong"

Here is her face closer:
O. M. G. on Instagram: "I tried this amazing coat pattern and guess what, I have screwed in my own unique way again. Lining colour bled on collar. Soaking the whole thing in vinegar and epsom salts. I know this is a minor nuisance compared to, but that is what always happens to me. No matter how hard I will try - tiny stupid thing will come up causing bigger problems. And I am not only about sewing here. . . . #sewfordolls #tirinandkatten #tirinandkattenpattern #bimong #bimongnarae #bjdsdclothes #bjdinstagram #whydoesitalwaysrainonme #athome"

 

Really like the faceup of your girl. Very gentle. Mine has a similar style, but much rougher (her personality is)))

 

Ooooh, oooh, I get to join in this thread now because I managed to get a 38cm fusion body (with a Chuu head but I was going to change the head anyways) who should be with me before the new year.

 

Oh, congrats! I want Chuu one day, wasn't lucky with giveaway this time((
Actually on your Wanting section, I am thinking of re-homing my Iplehouse FID Yur in normal skin/curvy/small bust/mobility joint.

 

Barring me utterly falling in love with the Chuu head, I have no plans for it and if I get Marketplace access I intend to sell it onward to offset the (reasonable but unexpected) cost of the body.

 

Hi everyone.
I am new in the narae world, I've read the classic ns was a really good match for fairyland but how is it with the new ns ? I have been searching for a comparison picture with the new ns and fairyland ns but couldn't find anything. Or if anyone had a picture of a classic ns head on new ns body to give an idea ?
Thank you for reading me ^_^

 

@marxwyn Thank you very much, that´s great to know. I thought classic normal was the perfect match for fairyland. Do you know if classic normal and new normal works together ?

 

I have received the doll from Bimong with head in New Normal and body in classic normal and the difference is quite dramatic. New normal is much more pink.

 

Yes, I am pretty sure "New Normal" was meant to match Fairyland "Normal/Natural."

"Classic Normal" is lighter and less pink in my experience - however, I have seen two different versions, an older one (from 2019 or so) that was lighter, and one from 2020 that was darker/pinker.

But if you want to match Fairyland, New Normal ought to be the best bet.

Edited to add: Just as "New Tan" is meant to match Fairyland tan, and is actually quite close. I have samples of New Tan and Fairyland and they are just a bit different, depending on the light.