Raccoon Doll Discussion - Part 6

I think my Yumi has shipped. I suddenly have no order history.

 

Awww. Not shipped yet.
Here’s what RD said:
“Your doll hasn’t been delivered yet but don’t worry, we have your order history.
If you order through Layaway, we start making the doll after payment, so it takes about 3-4 weeks.
I hope you wait a little bit.
Thank you~”

 

Awww. Hopefully soon then! What a disappointment for you!

By the way everyone, I asked if Raccoondoll would post pictures of the blank Juliet head in the gallery, and they said they will. I feel like the face-up makes the eyes look even bigger, so I'm curious to see her blank.

 

@morganatron I agree, I also thought maybe the faceup is distorting the look....glad you asked , I look forward to pictures!

 

I am not sure about the shape of the face. It looks like a small child to me.

 

Hi there! i recently bought a raccoon doll body secondhand for a minifee head i have. I love the body but this is my first time having an msd sized doll with hips as wide as she has, and none of my current clothes fit. I was wondering if people have go to places to find pants or shorts for the bodies?

 

Yumi shipped! She’s blank. Can’t wait to do her faceup and her boyfriend Garam (Rugged Realism Rites of Passage Aquilo) is beside himself. His story is they met online and she was going to Harvard Medical school in the US, graduated recently and is coming home to Seoul to intern. They will be meeting in person for the first time!
I got her earrings and the new red top. I’m trying to remember if she comes with bonus jeans….?

 

Just in case anyone was wondering if there will be other heads for the Raccoon kid doll (in scale with Raccoon women): I asked Raccoon on Instagram, and he said he will make a more mature looking sculpt for the kid body. . Good news.

 

Very good news! even though the current head is compatible with some of my other dolls, I just don't like it!

 

Agreed. It just doesn't match the body, it looks more like a toddler face. It's cute, but not what I can imagine as a kid for one of my girls. But still, I think it's great that he released a kid doll in proportion with the women, and that he takes the customer's whishes to heart. One of the reasons I like the company so much.

 

Oh that’s wonderful news!!!

 

Yumi is here! And I did her faceup!
Kathy P on Instagram: "Yumi attived at Incheon after graduating pre-med at Harvard, went to the spa, and met up with Garam, finally in person. I thought they would be shy at first but Yumi took the lead. First kisses! She needs eyelashes…soon. #newdoll #newdollgirlfriend #finallyhome #dollstory #raccoondollyumi #faceupday #ruggedrealismaquilo #ritesofpassageaquilo #asianballjointeddolls #balljointeddolls #bjds #bjdsofinstagram #bjdstagram #dollsofinstagram #dollstagram #dollphotography #balljointeddollphotography #bjdphotography"

 

Yumi looks amazing! That's the newest body, right? It looks really nice!

 

Yes the new body looks great!
More photos with eyelashes.
Kathy P on Instagram: "Second date. Yumi went to the spa for a new hairstyle and color and her eyelashes (thanks @facetsboutique ). Garam came to get her for a lunch date. He brought flowers which she loved. They discuss places to eat between kisses. Garam knew his life would change when Yumi arrived, but he is surprised that he wants to be with her 24/7 #dollsinlove #dollromance #dolleyelashes #raccoondollyumi #ruggedrealismaquilo #ritesofpassageaquilo #asianballjointeddolls #balljointeddolls #balljointeddollphotography #bjds #bjdsofinstagram #bjdstagram #dollsofinstagram #dollstagram #dollphotography #bjdphotography"

 

Thank you for this! I was curious if any chance you had a withdoll head to compare with raccoondoll heads, if they can look natural together.

 

In my opinion, no - there's a big difference between a 5-6 and a 6-7 head, I don't think it looks very good. I mean, I have seen people get around head size differences by taking photos with one doll further from the camera and so on, but it's up to you. I do think it's best to stick to the 5-6 or even 4-5 heads if possible.

Withdoll in the front next to two Raccoondoll ladies and a FID boy to the side.

 

If the smaller headed doll wears a flouffy wig the difference in head size is perceived by the eye as nothing or very close to that. I have a Soom ID51 (5/6 wig) with an SD Vito (7/8 wig; smaller end of this size as he's 7" circumference) and because the smaller headed doll wears a wig with a LOT of volume, there's no easily discernable difference in their head sizes since the wig tricks the eye.

I have my RD boy paired with an SD Vito boy and they both have normal volume wigs. You could maybe say Belial's (SD Vito) has a touch more volume as he's got curly hair (only at the ends though) where Kai-Wen (RD) has poker straight hair. I wouldn't say that the difference in their head sizes is glaring/jarring or immediately obvious but I'm also biased in thinking they look perfect together.

Kai-Wen & Belial by ID Locke, on Flickr
SD Vito Berial on the left, RD Elf Kai on the right

 

Oh they do look great together!!! I think the maturity of the sculpt helps as well - to me, Withdoll still has that slightly exaggerated big eyed features, not as much as most MSD, but still more than Raccoondolls, although it probably depends on the sculpt. Whereas I feel like your Vito looks more in the right scale! Could just be me though! But I think he looks great with your boy!

 

@morganatron Thanks. The 50-ish cm boys are my current favourite and I have a fair number of them from multiple companies.

The overall styling of the sculpt will play into how they look next to each other and what sort of face-up they have. Sometimes what sounds good on paper is not so good in real life, too. A friend got a Dollshe 45cm boy and despite that sculpt being mature, when put next to my Iple FID it was very much a no as far as those sizes looking good together as a couple. The proportions were not jiving at all.

 

Yes, you're so right about that - and it can be so hard to tell just from the company pictures! Which is very disappointing when you buy a doll and it doesn't work at all. Ooh, I'd love to see a comparison pic of your dolls together if you've ever taken some??? It's so great when you can see the actual dolls next to each other - and who knows, maybe there's some companies I've missed!