I recently joint this hobby and made my first order - full body with face up from luts this July. I know the waiting period is very long, so I decided to buy a practice head. Today I received my order, and surprisingly the head quality is really good. It's from df-a. I even thinking after the face up, I could possibly found a body for him.. Do you use practice head as a proper head? How about share your picture? Btw, it is quite cheap as well. I bought it on Taobao, it costs me less than AUD $20 for a head
Hello! actually it's up to you if you want to give the practice head a body ^^ doll hobby is matter of heart, after all. but please do aware when you buy something from Taobao (or outside official stores) because the doll or the parts might be a recast ^^ so please do some research first about the store you want to buy from
Totally got your point. I've asked many ppl, they all recognise that shop as authentic. And practice head in general is around this price, so I thought the quality wouldn't be great. But wow! I think the quality is really decent!
that's good to hear ! ^o^ I feel you though, sometimes having "flying head" is kinda unpleasant lol )) so if you want to you can buy a body that match the size and proper resin skin color XD
The hubby has a Doll Family H Xiao Xin that (while technically shares a body at the moment) is a 'doll' and not just a practice head. While she's not a favorite her face up was nice enough he just didn't want to wipe it after doing it.
Practice heads really are of no different quality than a standard head. The biggest difference is that you can't buy a practice head as a full doll, fullset or even with a faceup. Your head will fit a body from the same company in its size range, and there is nothing at all wrong with keeping a practice head as a full doll! While I don't exactly have one of my own, my boy Lakin is a Luts free event head, and he's one of my favorites, even though he was never offered for sale or as a full doll.
Agreeing with @CloakedSchemer Luts event heads make great practice heads (due to their sometimes very low price second-hand) and full dolls! Mine was a practice head my best friend bought for faceups, used and decided she didn't want anymore. I bought her and she's favorite girl.
Once upon a time I bought a little CP Delf head... a Dark Human Soo... as a "practice head". My husband took one look at her, said she needed a name and called her Daisy. Daisy has been a regular member of the crew ever since.
I have the same practice head and have instantly bonded/fell in love with them so I am already looking at bodies! Keep in mind that it's actually quite a large MSD head so can look bobbleheaded on some bodies. I've been looking at larger MSD bodies 44-46cm Currently planning on getting the DollZone B45-014 male body for them!
Practice heads are just that. Heads! If you love the head and want to use it for a full doll, go for it! Technically any head is a practice head, anyway... (if you're brave enough~ I know some people wouldn't want to test out their new Dremel and apoxie on a sircca elf or whatever but hey!) It's just up to you and what you want to do.
Your head is a DF-h practice head named Bach. It is a legit, definitely not a recast. It is totally fine to use practice head as a proper head. For examle, Volks has a series of practice heads called 'School heads'. They are only available for sale at the painting classes offered by Volks. Lots of BJD owners use those practise heads for a full doll.
