Resinsoul and Bobobie Mini Discussion Thread - Part 33

So I'd been looking at MSD boys by various makers, making vague noises about kitsune boys...and then RS goes and drops this in my lap. /sigh (I'm not actually mad.)

 

Oh she's cuute!! The ears and tail aren't included it looks like, but they're pretty awesome looking!

 

The tail and ears are so cool! I'm assuming the tail attaches with a magnet? It seems like a pretty hefty tail to attach with just a magnet vs. being strung onto the body somehow.

 

Qingqiu is gorgeous! I like that they have a newer sculpt with a slimmer/pointier face, as I'm not a big fan of most of their narrower-faced older sculpts. I might even just nab a Qingqiu head and hybrid it with a different body... so many ideas...

 

It looks like the ears and tail are included as a bonus freebie until late June as a promotion!

 

Oooo fluffy tail!

I wish they'd do some more boys though. Boys are my preference lol.

She has an unusual face with those downcast lips and the slight part with the teeth showing. I'm curious what she looks like blank.

There's a bunch of RS fantasy parts i'd love to order separately for something. I hope they do more tails and wings and feet and stuff.

 

I asked them for a blank pic of her face and a pic of her body from the front and they only gave me the body pic, I feel bad asking them a second time for the face picture, so maybe someone else needs to ask?

 

I wonder whether I could get Qingqiu's hips on Rainbow's body? Because I love the fully visible peanut hip joints so much more but Rainbow's headsculpt is more compelling to me

Also, @MonochromeNocturne could you possibly share the Qinqiu body pic?

 

Sure thing @Crissaegrim, here it is!
Resinsoul Qingqiu by Jo Darling, on Flickr

 

Thank you. I love the new hips so much more but I think that's just my preference for that sort of hip.

 

You probably can! I was able to get that type of legs on a Rong torso for my custom girl! (Who I just realized I need to share pics of)

 

More or less seconding the "probably!" response to this question. I've quickly learned that with Resinsoul, it never hurts to ask! Well... it might hurt the wallet a little, but that's business as usual in this hobby

I just put in a pretty exotic order with them about a week ago, because I needed a body for a floating head I have from another company. The requested body uses parts of four different dolls: Ming's faun legs, Sui's hands, Wukong's body, and dog paws instead of hooves. They didn't so much as bat an eyelash at that, and also offered to shave the neck down to fit the specifications of the other company's head. I doubt they'd refuse your particular request unless it truly didn't fit, but then again, the dog paws came from a doll in a completely different scale and they upscaled that part, so... there's that!

But man, this new release's timing is hilarious to me, because the thing I just described ordering is meant for a kitsune character! I guess the original concept for the head was for a wolf (taur) but I'm reworking him as a kitsune. I'd be asking them if I could add Qingqiu's tail to my order in a heartbeat if not for the fact that I think my plan to make a fuzzy, wired tail will ultimately work and look better on him.

 

Oooh would LOVE to see how your custom order turns out! It sounds almost identical to a custom body I’m planning, except with the new female body instead and with Rainbow wings and Pi feet (and in a custom purple, egads). I’m hoping they’ll be able to use those thigh peanuts the new female body has with Ming legs.

I also want to order two of those jointed tails and combine them into a mega tail

 

Okay that's pretty funny, what you're describing is similar to something I want to do, but mine would be the male edition! I put it on hold because I've got my bird man quota somewhat filled by a different company and it became less pressing to do the Resinsoul order, but... it's definitely still on my mind.

I'll make sure to post in this thread eventually, I've been meaning to anyway! I'm unsure about the posting rules if it's a hybrid (in this case Dream Valley/Resinsoul), but I could post the body alone if need be. I have two others who are "interesting" customs too. One's a Jun head on Sui body, the other's a Dawn head on the male centaur body, I just keep forgetting to gather my photos and come back in here with 'em. Might as well wait til the new guy appears, then do a group shot!

 

As far as I know, so long as both pieces are legit and on-topic you can talk about hybrids all you like and most threads aren't too fussy so long as it's pertinent. I've got two (Bimong/Argonautica dolls and Huajing/Allowed Dollshe) and I've never had any trouble talking about them.

 

A fair few of my resinsouls are cobbled together from different parts made by them lol.

The scaled up feet do tempt me a lot though. I've always wanted paws on a doll.

But my next planned resinsoul order I think will be a body for this grey head I have here who's from a small artist. It apparently matches "soom grey" and resinsoul's light grey might be close enough, least other people's pictures suggest so. I want a sort of lanky body but I also want a male body and they keep teasing me with gorgeous upgraded girl bodies instead.

I also wonder if the wukong body would work for the doll leaves Ben head I have. His original body was too short for him, it made him really bobble headed so i've always wanted a taller body that would balance out the length of his noggin a bit better.

I am trying to be strict on myself about new dolls though. I have so many I can't really display them all any longer and I don't like that. It bothers me that I can't have them out and enjoy them you know?

 

Oh I absolutely know the feeling and that is the main factor in me slowing down my new doll acquisition by a lot. That and buying more shelves lol. But I definitely get not wanting to leave them neglected in boxes.

I've always been super impressed since I first heard about the custom requests Resinsoul will do. They actually were willing to add a thigh swivel/mobility joint to the 45cm boy body I got with no extra charge! And those paws are adorbs. Did I miss something or were they a custom sculpt? I forget if Resinsoul had existing body sculpts with paws or not. Either way they are really cute.

Ooh I hope you can get a good match! Resin matching for hybrids has always scared me a little because it often means dropping $100s on bodies or other parts that may look completely off in person after all. It's actually why I went with the Resinsoul body for mine, because if it was a mistake it would be the least expensive one, and I already liked the sculpting of the 45cm one a lot so since it seemed right for the character I went for it. My DZ Jake is a little bobble headed on it but I don't mind the stylized look and his clothes are planned to be a bit bulky anyway.

Also, the character has extensive scarring around the chin and neck area as well as elsewhere, so hiding the resin mismatch should hopefully not be too hard once he's painted.

I also restrung him recently and put the knot for the arms elastic inside the chest instead of the neck and he already poses so much better. Unfortunately he also got a small chip in his wrist and a hairline crack right next to it... :c

But I plan to make the repair with epoxy the next time I have him apart, and I'm watching it for now to make sure it doesn't get worse. Since he's going to have scarring on his arms as well, I can cover up the epoxy gray at least fairly easily once I actually paint him.

But yeah, metal hemostats are NOT recommended for holding string in place while trying to get the damn hands back on the damn doll...
Restringing is a nightmare, honestly, but he does pose so much better now.

 

One of the doll bodies I got from uh... i think it was Myou, gave me a string puller tool as a free gift and it's really useful. It's like a thick crochet hook with a ring at one end to pull. The only problem is it's often not narrow enough for wrists or ankles. You can use an actual crochet hook for those.

But yeah, restringing can be a pain. I find the smaller dolls to be the absolute worst for it though. Narrower channels and smaller fragile parts. Getting the tension even seems impossible in smaller dolls.
drives me nuts.

 

The best restringing option for me is just steel wire folded in two. I've got crochet hooks but they're inferior to wire IMO. And I never use the hemostats. I use plastic dowels instead.

 

Do you know which tan this is?