Ringdoll Grown Dolls, thread #10

They're really bringing their A game to the newest releases.

 

Augh I’m pretending I haven’t seen it because it’s so tempting. I swear I don’t have a character for him this go-around—I used to have v2 and Eva, and I sold both of them in like 2020, and now I’m going “but what if this time-”

I might be in a big pile of Frankenstein doom, especially if they let me get him in WS so I can do him as a kind of homage to Mary Shelley’s original Creature, and less of the classic monster movie gray/green vibes. They didn’t allow colour choice on v1/v2 but maybe for v3 they will?

for those who want to see the reveal for themselves: Ring Doll on Instagram: "It feels like 12 years have passed️ Guess who he is? #ringdoll #ドール #球体関節人形 #bjd #doll #resindoll #balljointeddoll #bjdmakeup #dolls #bjdphotography"

 

I love how they've done the exposed body parts. I can be marked safe from this purchase (my wallet is dancing with joy) as I've nobody for this doll to be. But I'll def admire him in other's collections.

 

I feel you @Quiet and Insane I love the look of the Alpha but aside from not having a character for him, I just can't do a large dolly purchase at this time in good financial conscience. And the Canadian dollar continues to suck so there's that, too.

 

Has anyone gotten MingHe 2.0 (the doll in my profile pic)? I've seen varying thoughts about ringdoll's faceups, and this reddit post made me worried: https://www.reddit.com/r/BJD/comments/1icwaio/photo_reviews_for_ringdoll_menghe_20/

 

I have been pleased with all four of my Ringdoll faceups.

 

That's good to hear! You've found they've matched the promo pics?

 

Yes. I have two largev and two MSD boys.

 

I bought Shaytien (Ksitigarbara-The Virgo) during their Black Friday sale in 2024 and he came with the default/limited face-up, which I really wanted. I'm very pleased with how his face-up is done and I feel it's very close to the promo photos. But... I'm also face-blind so take my opinion with a bucket of salt on whether the face-up is reasonably the same (it looks the same to me but see previous face-blind qualifier).

Sheer pastel rainbow outfit by ID Locke, on Flickr

And just to toot my own horn a little, I made the outfit he's wearing and think it turned out beautifully. Naturally, he's not a fan *sigh. Others in my crew will battle to the death for it so that's fine, but I'd specifically made it for him so I'm ever so slightly annoyed. Apparently he doesn't do pastels and prefers rich jewel tones and plush/silky fabrics.

 

Oh my gosh how stunning! You did a great job!! Where did you get the pattern?

Also, do you recommend waiting for the black friday sale? how good was that sale

 

@Iron_Dog I think the outfit is stunning! Maybe he will get used to it!

 

@joanmccarthy10 I came up with the pattern by cobbling together several different patterns I have (some of which I drafted) to create a new pattern. It's a very OOAK thing as the white sheer fabric with the beading was a bridal shawl I bought at least a decade ago on clearance. The rainbow sheer fabric was from a remanent bin and is at least 10 years old. The fabric of the under robe is another remanent piece close to 10 years old and fabric from a friend's mom's stash dated 1990. The lace trim was crocheted by hand by the same friend's grandmother-in-law (who has long since passed away) and is likely from the mid 1980's.

The Black Friday sales are going to be whatever they have in stock so it's kind of see what's there and if any tickles your fancy. I got him for 40% off so it was a great deal to me since I'd love his sculpt from when he was originally released. To the best of my knowledge his sculpt has also never been re-released so I was pretty happy to be able to snap him up direct from RD even if my wallet hated it (because the Canadian dollar sucks).

They were really good about shipping, too, since at the time, Canada Post was in the midst of a strike and literally NOTHING was entering/leaving the country via our national postal service. Because CANPost has contracts with both EMS and DHL, neither of those services were able to deliver packages either (they were held at a secure facility at the border until the strike was over but not sent through/started the process of actually entering Canada). A little back and forth between me and RD had them find another service which would deliver to my house and as per my request, they even put a large note on the box that it was to be delivered directly to my apartment and NOT handed off to Canada Post, which it was.

 

@nancy_schroeder_ca Thank you. I made him a different outfit, which he approved of. It's very dark blue and black flames with dark sapphire blue velvet sleeves and dark blue-purple pants. He's currently wearing a black and white outfit I made (although not specifically for him, just for dolls his size). I've been on a sewing binge lately. I'm now working on an outfit in shades of green with gold accents and lace that's probably about 4" wide. If you're curious of some of the outfits I've done, I post them to my Insta: https://www.instagram.com/id_locke/

 

@Iron_Dog oh wow! what a story. I just followed you (I'm @joanierosesewing).
ooo 40% off? Man that's tempting to wait and see... haha. Sounds like ringdoll has good service too!

 

@joanmccarthy10 RD does some sales at times where you can get a really good deal. I have seen a doll listed there for 50% off and it's pretty common for them to be 30% when they're doing an in-stock sale. Just keep in mind that because they are in-stock, quantities of individual dolls are limited as well. I think there were only 2 Virgos available during the 2024 Black Friday sale.

I was quite pleased that RD worked with me on the shipping. I explained to them about the strike and the contracts with the other services that would see my doll stuck somewhere for who knows how long. The strike ended a bit under 2 weeks before Xmas and I think it took until at least towards the mid/end of January for the giant backlog to be cleared. I would not have wanted an expensive item like a doll to be sitting in a warehouse for that long subject to potential damage.

I post almost exclusively doll stuff to my Insta. There's the odd cat pic but it's mostly my dolls and the clothes and eyes I make. I'm pretty random about it, too.

 

@Quiet and Insane I need to find Shaytien his husband and I think I have but due to the terrible exchange I've been thinking extra hard about it. It's a pre-loved doll so I can't contemplate the orb for too long or someone else will grab him. He's a really good price but exchange is tears worthy so I want to be very sure. I'm also looking at another doll to be partner to a different doll of mine and he's way down at the bottom of the dolly price point. He's time limited (because of course he is) so I need to decide very soon on him, too. My wallet is hyperventilating at the idea of buying 2 dolls at basically the same time even if they're very reasonable in price.

I did the math on the Alpha and even blank (but with the electroplating and including shipping), he'd hurt my dolly savings something fierce due to exchange. And as much as I love the look of him, I don't feel he'd be a good fit with Shaytien. I'm sad about that but maybe some day....

 

It touches the neck, the chin/ jaw and back of the head. I was able to get the paint off the neck but not the back of the head