Ringdoll Grown Dolls, thread #10

@Nasa I think the full set looks amazing on him.

@Zacarias Your Saladin is gorgeous. I hope they are sending the right mask on to you?

 

How often does Ringdoll re-release dolls? And how many times does one doll get re-released? I know 78cm Baldwin IV got a rerelease, are there chances for more in the future?

 

They have seemed to have re-released a number of their dolls although some have taken a very long time to hit the market again like the Frankenstein. Maybe if you asked them if they plan to release that sculpt again they'd consider it?

 

It might be strange of me to ask seeing as they recently did a re-release of it LOL. I'm a little bummed i missed out on Baldwin IV in 1/3 scale but honestly i'm hoping they WAIT a bit before re-releasing him again if they do, cause I need time to make space for a big doll.

I ordered his 1/4 size as its much more manageable in my current space and no matter what I didn't wanna miss out on him.

 

Yeah, I saw the Baldwin in the smaller scale and was like please stop, RD. I haz no monies for the pretty boy you're so temptingly offering. I think if they were to release the Alpha in the 50-ish cm range I'd be totally screwed and I'd find the money for him.

I think I saw on... Manga-zine? a few days ago that they had a Baldwin in stock. I don't remember if it was a fullset or not.

 

I might just need to get him secondhand down the line if he doesn't re-release, I'm in no rush as I prob shouldn't be going crazy on dolls w/o the space for them lol

but yes did cave on 1/4 Baldwin, JOIN THE DARK SIDE WITH ME!!!

 

@isamomo Lol. I seriously don't need any encouragement to purchase resin. I'm heavily addicted to resin in the form of dolls (and quite comfortable in that addiction). This is how I ended up with 87 full dolls. I regret nothing.

I want to purchase an RD body for a very old (but new to me) DZ Caesar head to be the partner to Shaytien (RD Ksitigarbara The Virgo that I got for a steal during their Black Friday sale in 2024). I'd also like to purchase a body for the Soom Sphaler head I have. My wants currently exceed what I'm comfortable spending on my addiction (and the Canadian dollar still isn't the best so exchange is painful *sigh). Of course this doesn't mean Doll Desires isn't trying to convince Responsible Adult to change their mind.

 

Aughhhh I hear you on how painful the CAD conversion is right now. I briefly considered Omega when she dropped to shell a novel character that started a project journal for, and then rapidly decided to make do with what I had!

 

My boyfriend is Canadian so I see how much the conversion rate sucks! Totally understand. I think Responsible Adult comes in when you need them the most, and when it's time for fun, Doll Desires is there for you lol. I really do hope you're able to get what you want though, even if not right at this moment! My wants also exceed what I am comfortable spending most of the time lol.

 

@Chameleon It seems to be trading around the $0.73USD mark this week, which isn't too bad if you're making small purchases (say under $20USD) but once you start heading into the bigger values, you start wondering if you like ramen enough to eat it for every meal for the next month or so in order to buy that doll.

There was a doll OT for this thread that I loved and would've snapped up in a heartbeat (who has since sold) but.... he was in the upper price range and once shipping was added, conversion happened and potential Customs fees were factored in, he would've been roughly $3,000CAD. I called him Mortgage Boy.

 

@isamomo The RD body is going to happen because it ticks a lot of the boxes I want for the character and it's currently on sale. The other body I want is an MP buy so that's a risk to delay the purchase since generally it's first come, first serve. But a body for that head is a secondary concern since I don't know who he is as a character at the moment. But I really like that body for that head.

Arrrgh! the Dolly Gods are purely tormenting me with 2 bodies at the same time because it amuses them.

 

@Iron_Dog I'm glad at least one of your desires will be fulfilled! As for MP, yeah, you gotta jump on that stuff while its available. I miss out on a lot of stuff cause I hesitate, but sometimes that's how you know it just wasn't meant for you and you'll find it another day, in another way (or the same way later on lol). Maybe if it's still there waiting for you when you're ready it means it was meant for you.

 

@isamomo The RD sale has been up for a while and it appear that it's available for 25 days (or until what's available is gone). Possibly they're trying to clear some old stock? So by that token, I really need to get moving and click buy before it's all gone/the sale is done. I'd been waiting for a cheque to come in but I swear it's like pulling teeth from a chicken to get paid as an independent contractor in the construction industry. I've done the contracted work; please to be paying me now.

A friend (who also has dolls) has said the MP body showing up when it did (about a month after buying the head) means I'm supposed to buy that body. I'm having a hard time arguing against that point. This is the problem of discussing resin purchases with friends who are just as doll obsessed, lol.

To be fair, I do have the money available to purchase both items and it won't cause me any undue hardship and affects nothing related to real life responsibilities. it's just that's a lot of money out all at once and as addicted as I am to dolls, I'm still miserly/overly cautious in spending money period and I tend to dither a LOT before any significant-to-me purchases (this would be anything over $50).

 

Yeah…. I was looking at secondhand dolls on eBay (OT to this thread!) that were into 4 digits CAD, that I had to talk myself out of, so I feel that!

 

WOw I relate to this so much. I have a really hard time spending a lot of money all at once. Often times I think about something for so long the opportunity passes me by before I can buy it. Sometimes it's for my own good, but other times I regret not jumping at the chance.

 

@isamomo I had some big expenses last month all clustered together (AutoCAD alone was $855CAD *winces and that's just the LT version). This month, it's physiotherapy to deal with the plantar fasciitis (both feet *sigh) that has just become intolerable. Because the PF isn't a work related injury or something referred to by a doc, OHIP (the provincial health plan) doesn't cover it so I'm out-of-pocket for $700CAD for 10 visits (and that's at a bulk discount rate!). I also know that 10 visits isn't going to get the PF to a reasonable level so there's that, too.

All that has Responsible Adult and Miserly Adult giving Dolly Desires massive, criminal side eye over proposed dolly purchases right now. Of course, Dolly Desires doesn't give a flying fadoo/is ignoring the looks. And their argument for both purchases now is almost reasonable. Send help! Not sure if the help is for or against at this point to be honest.

 

I feel you on the poor CAD conversion – I'm Australian and the AUD hasn't gotten above 0.65 USD this year.
Omega was very tempting, but I'm saving for a holiday, so I had to say no. At least when my Alpha body turns up, I'll have a giant cyborg in the house!

 

@castironteapot Ouch! I guess I should be grateful that the CAD$ is sitting where it is right now even if it's not on par with the USD$. I'm jealous that you snagged an Alpha. I just barely managed to talk myself out of hitting the buy button but it was a pretty close call.