Ringdoll Grown Dolls, thread #10

I dithered too long and the doll I was contemplating sold *sigh*. My fault. But at the same time I'm not crushed so perhaps he wasn't the right one for Shaytien. In light of that, I'd like some opinions/experience from people here.

What companies have head proportions that are similar to RD in head size? Male sculpts specifically but I'm totally open to a female head on a male body. RD seems to have a smaller than average noggin for an SD that is 68cm (Shaytien is wearing a 7/8 wig and it wasn't a struggle to get it on him), which I didn't know since Shaytien is my first RD. I do have a lot of dolls I can compare with him but due to the nature of my collection, a lot of them are from companies that no longer exist or the doll itself was limited/rare so....

I am NOT asking what people have for sale. Just a direction for me to start looking at companies that could work regards compatible head size.

He's currently sitting next to Braithwyn (Soom Chrom head on FL65 body) and while Braithwyn does have a larger head than him, it's not yikes bigger so older Soom may work? I'd prefer to stay in the 65cm range or up to 68cm. I do not want to go bigger than 70cm (which I feel is a LOT of doll for me, my 72cm boys are huge to me). I have zero brand loyalty, weird and unusual is my jam and while I dislike having to set up a hybrid I'm not at all opposed to the idea as I have several. I also have a terrible soft spot for old school sculpts although they're likely unsuitable as their heads tend to run large in my experience. My one auto-nope is anything Volks.

I know the simple solution would be to get another RD boy (twist my rubber arm on that, lol), but I also want to see/know what my potential other options are. One of the RD boys that I'd love to get (basic Alpha with electroplating) would really hurt my wallet due to the terrible exchange rate of the Canadian dollar at this time (he'd be at least $800CAN before shipping and that's not even the fullset). I also love the Ashford sculpt so there is that as well.

 

Dollshe’s old 18m’s are pretty small heads (not the grown versions, but the older versions!), older Soom Supergems,Ike you’ve said, DS Doll and argodoll are both in Russia, so getting dolls from them is a little shaky, but they have small heads. Black Cherry is also Russian, and only does heads, but they’re on the smallish side. Impldoll’s newer girl heads are pretty small. If you can find a lillycat heads without a body, those are small, Dollmore model/eve/zaoll heads are also decently small.

 

@Chameleon Thanks for all the suggestions. It's very much appreciated and certainly helps narrow and focus the field for where I can potentially look. Shaytien isn't being demanding at this point but I want to be able to plan and save for his potential soul-mate.

Hmmm, I have 2 Dollshe's (Orijean & Hound) but I think they're the Grown versions? I know when I put my Hound next to Shaytien, it was a nope and I think the Orijean is of the same head size although I didn't sit them next to each other so I can't say 100%. They would've made things a touch easier as I have a 2nd Hound head and a 2nd Orijean faceplate (which would need a headback but I have a potential solution for that).

I've also got great fondness for some of the older Soom sculpts like Sard and Heliot so it's nice to know this could be a potential excuse to finally bring one of them home. My only issue is that Rhyia's head (Euclase from the first release in 2008) looked bigger than I was comfortable with next to Shaytien's head. Or maybe it was the mildly hostile side-eye they were giving each other that put the possibility out of my mind in general. Or even that Rhyia's head is the meditation head with the giant wing ears and that was throwing the scale off to me.

I have an Argo boy but he's a tiny so doesn't really count in this situation, lol. They do have some heads I like though although I'm not a fan of the neck joint I've seen on some of the pics of the 1/3 bodies. I know next to nothing about Black Cherry. I've only heard of them in passing so I'll have to poke around and see if anything tweaks me. I have stared longingly at the Lillycat Ombre head more that once so it's good to know that could have potential should I ever find one. I have multiple Impl boys so that wouldn't be a hardship for me to look at either.

 

Hi all! I was wondering if anybody has pictures of all of the garments that come with Crown Prince Xie Lian? I'm curious about the breakdown of parts of the outfit for a project I'm making.

 

I finally got around to making a new wig for my Hawkley. As much as I adore his full set I wasn't a fan of the wig. So I decided to make him one from alpaca fiber.

 

Hi guys, has anyone had the chance to purchase or hold a doll in either of the two tan shades (light tan skin and tan skin)? Any hope that it resembles Soom's light tan?

 

I purchased Saladin in tan. I haven't recieved him yet but will post pictures when he arrives.

 

They did do an amazing job on the re-release of Frankenstein. They've come out with some really amazing dolls lately. I'm still in love with the Alpha body (with electroplating, of course). But life conspires against my dolly desires right now *sigh so he remains a dream.

Being an Adult is not as advertised and involves constant bait & switch on what you get with the build. You cannot uninstall (unless you brick the whole machine, which is pointless), it comes with a massive amount of bloat/malwear that also can't be scrubbed from the system. It's buggy as heck despite being an ancient program, too. Once you have the trial running, just before the trial period is over, it stealth autopays for the full version, frequently with add-on's you don't want and can't turn off/disable/uninstall.

Zero stars. Do not recommend. Would not purchase again.

I have a question. Does anyone here have the RT body 3? I'm looking at purchasing one for a head I recently received and the website says the neck is 10cm. Is this accurate?

Ideally, this head would take a 9.5cm (it's an ancient DZ head) but I've tested it with several bodies I have and I can go up to a 10cm neck without losing too much mobility. I could hunt around for an old DZ body but I don't want this character to be that tall (68-70cm) as I want him shorter than Shaytien (RD Virgo) and the RT-3 body is supposed to be 64cm with head. The RT-3 body also fits what I'd like him to have regards shape/aesthetics.

I'm not overly concerned with resin match as I knew from the jump that there'd be blush-to-match due to the age of the head (WS mellowed to a medium/dark cream? maybe like a Dollshe pale?) and I'd be getting the body in NS so if any one has some examples of that next to other resin, I'd be grateful, too.

 

I just had to comment because of this bit. That got a hearty, actual Laugh Out Loud from me. It really do be like that!

But more on topic, I haven't committed to any Ringdolls yet, but I have to say that Frankenstein is spectacular. I think that's the most impressive bit of dolly engineering I've seen yet! He's not my "vibe", but I would've still been tempted if I could get the grey skin on a nude doll. It's just as well that I can't, because I might regret the purchase, though not for lack of admiration towards the sculpt.

At this rate, though, it won't be long before Ringdoll drops something I won't be able to walk away from

 

@Rekka Thank you. I have my moments.

Ringdoll has been coming out with some gorgeous dolls of late. The re-release of Baldwin was also tempting for me because that head with the disfigurement is right up my alley for the unusual. But he's taller than I want going forward with my collection (I'd make an exception for Alpha because I'm terribly weak and adore him) and my dolly funds are in much too short supply to afford him even if he was of a height I wanted. They also tempted me horribly with the 1/4 size Anubis.

 

Rerelease Baldwin is so tempting, but I just know his head will be too small compared to my other dolls and I've sold dolls for that reason (the pain and wallet salvation of only owning more old-schooled styled big head dolls!)
I'll just keep enjoying him through other people's pictures while I wait for my Alpha body

 

I'm only concerned about head size when it comes to who is getting paired with who. Outside of that, I have a multitude of head sizes (and heights) in the SD selection. And that's even for ones that exist in the same world and as far as characters go, would interact. But I also buy what fits my idea of the characters and pay little attention to sizing of the couple in relation to others they share the world with.

Like Rhas-Khan and Eilam are 51cm & 52cm respectively. Their son, Malachite, who is on the shorter side of things like his dad, Rhas-Khan, is actually taller than him in doll form at 56cm. Valerian (49.5cm) is good friends with Yalaren (62cm) and in-story, they're pretty much the same height although they're most certainly not as dolls. Rensairue (51cm) is the son of Akash (72cm) and in-story, Rensairue is only a little shorter than his dad.

@castironteapot Please post pics of the Alpha body when you get him as I can only experience him vicariously through other owners right now.

 

Yesssssss I bought Alpha (70cm version) and just finished my layaway on him, and Alice is saying 2-3 more months (I ordered the 30th of January!) what head are you planning for the body?

 

Nice to hear that Alpha should only be a few more months! I'm really interested in seeing how the electroplating works out.

I haven't locked in a particular head for the body, but I have a few floaters to try. If those don't work out, a lot of small artists make heads for 75cm size, so I'll look around until something speaks to me

 

Ringdoll has so many gorgeous dolls available right now. My favorites are Lucifer 2.0, Anubis and Frankenstein. I wish a blank Frankenstein could be ordered in gray, but I suppose if I do give in to temptation and get him I could get white resin and blush him gray. Ramsses II looks so similar to Soom Phonolus, which is probably why I find him so pretty. I also love Baldwin's leprosy mug.

 

My current favourites are Alpha (electroplated version) and Ashford. I also really like the Baldwin leprosy head but unusual is my jam so....

 

I wanted Frankenstein for sooo long and didn't think he would come out again! I was shocked when they re-released him again!! I must have him!

 

same here!! I've been pining for the v1/v2 for years and then they suddenly rerelease frankenstein in an even more beautiful form than before...I never buy dolls new from the company, so this will be one of my first times having to actually Wait