Plus-size dolls?

I love this body! The jointing and posing ability reminds me of my Anitya by Bardo Research (she is only 31cm). I dont think I've ever seen such complex jointing in a 1/3 doll.

Any ideas which dealers might offer her?

 

@aliquotiens No word on dealers yet, but since the preorder for the Oil Painting body opens next month I expect there will be info within the next couple weeks. I'm sure dealers will offer her - I'll update when I find out which ones.

Here's the official announcement from Blackship's Weibo for the CN audience. If you're ordering via Blackship's Taobao store, the preorder duration is 8th - 15th March. Dealers may or may not have longer preorder timeframe for her.
That post also has more promo pics, the CN-facing price (it's a deposit/balance payment), photos of the option parts and order info for the bespoke dress that's offered on Blackship's Taobao.

Additional Weibo posts: measurements for both 1/3 and 1/4 bodies, nude posing display for the 1/4 body, two sets of promo pics for the 1/3 body. There are more pics on the Weibo account.

 

Gosh, I'm so excited for this one! The posing looks phenomenal and I love the chubby hands so much. Really hope it fits my budgetAnd hoping dealers will offer it, because otherwise this is going to be difficult

 

Yes there are definitely a few of these out there, but mostly by smaller/indie makers. I have a Summerbird Viola, and I don't think I've seen her mentioned in this thread yet.

Unfortunately Summerbird is no longer active in dollmaking. I found mine secondhand so it's definitely possible. There's a hybrid on the MP right now with a Viola body.
Viola's body was intended to be unisex and comes with a flat chest part.

 

Wish I had marketplace access @TheBodyVolcanic your doll is gorgeous That outfit is A-DORABLE

 

Oh! Another plus size 1/4 girl that you'd unfortunately have to find secondhand is FreakStyle Salomé! As far as I know, the artist no longer makes dolls, which is sad because while they only had a handful of sculpts, they were really unique and interesting and Salomé was one of the first plus size BJDs to ever hit the market, back in 2014. Here's an old DoA thread where she was released with a few pics.

 

Thank you so much!! She is such a special doll. She was a grail for me so I'm so glad I found one!

Ahh I hope you can get access soon, it's definitely a nice place to buy and sell. People definitely post them elsewhere for sale too though, I got mine from another collector I was connected to on social media

omg oh no.... I had never heard of her and she's BEAUTIFUL!!! Maybe someday..

 

She wasn't terribly popular, but I was lucky enough to get to do a faceup on one and play with her. Despite being an early plus size doll, her posing was better than I expected and I was able to get her balanced just right to stand on her own. Quite a unique and fun doll! Keep an eye out and post "Want to Buy" where you can! I hope you find her eventually!

 

Edit - New information about the nature of Dollsphere's listing, please see post #32 below.

Update on Blackship's Oil Painting body, for @aliquotiens and others who are interested.

Dollsphere is dealing for this body in both the 1/3 and 1/4 sizes - their product listing is here. According to their Instagram promo post, it's limited quantity (60 units, unsure that figure is for each size or both sizes in total).
I have not been following this conversation closely on CN social media, but I understand that this March preorder is actually an "early-bird" preorder, hence the limited quantities available at Dollsphere. Seems like Blackship will hold another preorder (non-early bird... like an actual preorder? I'm unsure) later, that is not quantity-limited like this.

Hope this helps, I think the dealer will have more info regarding what's the difference between an early-bird preorder and a proper one.

 

this is such problematic information for my wallet

 

Yeah Good luck with that perpetual problem.

Teddy

 

Since I was responsible for sharing the Dollsphere link, I'm conveying some new information I learned. This may influence your decision to order this body through Dollsphere.

It seems that Blackship has not authorized Dollsphere to be an official dealer to represent them internationally, so it's unclear how and why Dollsphere is listing the Oil Painting body with that limited number of units. I understand that those Dollsphere orders will still be fulfilled by Blackship, but they will ship later than the CN-facing earlybird preorder that's opening for 8-15 March duration.

I learned this through the BJD Discord server (who has been discussing Blackship's Oil Painting body), from someone who is working with SpaceStudio BJD. SpaceStudio BJD does form official dealer relationships with artisans; they're currently negotiating with Blackship and may open a preorder for the Oil Painting body in future. I will update when I have more news.

 

I found some information on xhs~ here's the link to Blackship's post. I ordered this body myself, and I can't wait to get it~ with the situation about Dollsphere, I felt more inclined to order through Space Studio BJD instead.

The text on the picture through google translate:
"The quantity of the oil painting body in the pre-shipment warehouse has been adjusted. Initially, when creating this body, I never imagined it would receive so much love and attention from doll enthusiasts. My target was selling 30 units, which would be a huge success. However, I later discovered that there were far more doll enthusiasts with the same needs as me than I had anticipated.

After several discussions with the factory, it was finally decided that the pre-shipment warehouse will adopt a batch shipping system. The increased quantity will not affect the quality of the body. I will personally supervise the packaging and shipping of each body.

The initially planned 120 bodies (approximately 60 for 3-point and 60 for 4-point) will still ship within approximately one month. Now, 80 new bodies have been added, 40 each for 3-point and 4-point, also with a shipping time of approximately one month. Orders are placed in the order of placement time (not payment order).

The original plan to close the advance warehouse after the 64 items sold out on March 8th for the Flower Festival has been extended to March 15th. Buyers who don't care about shipping within a month and accept the ordering system can place their orders at their own pace.

If the quantity exceeds 200 pieces, the shipping time will be postponed. The warehouse will close earlier when the total quantity does not exceed 400 pieces, and the shipping time will be earlier than the official warehouse closing time (mid-May). You can still add all products from the official warehouse except for the base body; these will no longer be considered as shipping with the official warehouse. Specific production time will be notified within 12 hours after the advance warehouse opens and the total quantity exceeds 200 pieces. Refunds can be issued upon notification of the schedule (the first 200 orders will not be notified via private message).

I am flattered by the attention the Oil Painting style has received. I have many things I want to write, but let's skip to the very last step. I hope the Oil Painting style brings you joy: Blackship"

 

SpaceStudio BJD has opened a preorder and just bought the 1/3 as it is completely delightful. I shouldn't really but the body engineering and aesthetic is fabulous and is finally what I want for a female body (probably one reason why I have so many male bodies ).

Black Ship Doll - Oil Painting Body

I hope there is another order when the timing is better for me

 

Thanks for sharing the link!

Teddy

 

I would love one day to be able to buy a doll with these sort of proportions:

https://x.com/BiteDiamond/status/1382728273176588292

I tried looking back on this artist's posts, but I'm not sure this windwaker ganon was ever completed. But ugh! So good.

 

I have been looking a lot at this body, I just discovered Blackship recently and the Oil Painting body is very pretty, I am really impressed at how well articulated it seems to be and I might end up buying it if more get released in the future For now I just pre ordered some of the dresses, they are so beautiful, I had such a hard time choosing between all the colours, which unfortunately caused me to be in the last batch but I am looking forward to receiving them