Ringdoll Grown Dolls, thread #9

I have a white doll coming from Loongsoul, but almost all of their sample pictures use the white resin, so I felt more comfortable ordering him than I do a Ringdoll white skin doll. I'd be lying if i said I wasn't a little nervous about it still, but a big part of that is that I'll be doing the faceup on that one myself xD

 

Doing the faceup yourself is definitely a big reassurance! With the Hua Cheng doll, I wonder if they use the exact same colors as with the normal skin doll, which may not look as good on the white skin. Especially with something like blushing- it could take a gentle, soft blush on a normal skin doll and make it look like he got a sunburn on a white skin doll! The blushing is one of my favorite things on my XL because it's so gentle and natural-looking, I wouldn't want Hua Cheng to look unusual next to that.

 

I got an Ashford EVO head in white with faceup because I thought he would make a good HC before the official doll was released. He definitely looks more ghostly with the blue/green tones on white skin. If you want a picture it'll probably link through one of my socials since I don't know how to do pictures here.

I think Loongsoul slaps filters on their promo pics and make their white skin look warmer. My family says my LS doll looks scary because he's so pale.

 

Oh yeah, everyone throws filters on their promo pics, sadly. I'm debating dying the doll for this character anyway, so if it's too much when he comes in, I'll adjust that way and with blushing.

 

Ok this scares me now since both my LS boys are white skin! In the end I might need to do heavy blushing for them (also because I plan on some saucy photos)....

But back on topic, I guess it was a good call that I chose Normal Skin for Fafa ;u; or I'd have too many paper boys. I have heavy sunlight at home too (tropical life) so I wonder how this will turn out for me

 

I imagine if you don't store them in direct sunlight they should be ok!

 

I will try my best with MSC and my black book case

 

I think I’ve just fallen in love with a Ring doll. Zhao Yun. He’s so pretty!! I’m considering getting him on layaway. Is the company a decent one to deal with? I don’t even have my first bjd yet as I just finished paying that one off. Is it possible to get jointed hands for him? I’m off to look for photos of Ringdolls now.

 

I've ordered directly from Ringdoll in the past and found it worked out fine, but he's also available from dealers like Alice's Collections or BJDivas if you're more comfortable with that or need a longer layaway. Ringdoll's layaway max is 4 months.

As far as i recall, Ringdoll doesn't sell jointed hands, but i think ones from companies like Telesthesia will fit on Ringdoll bodies.

 

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I think Ringdoll works out cheaper overall because I’m in the U.K. The 2 sites you mentioned are in America aren’t they? Shipping might be high from there I think. Mind you ringdoll shipping works out over $100. I’ll take a look and compare. Thank you.
Also what’s the ringdoll body like to pose? I have nothing to compare to as I’m still waiting for my first one lol.

 

BJDivas is located in the US, but Alice's Collections is based in Singapore, I believe. Alice's Collections offers free shipping on dolls over 40 cm, including to the UK, unless noted in the specific doll's description, though.

I don't have the body that Zhao Yun comes on, so I can't offer opinions on that one. He's on their 75 cm body, which looks pretty sturdy. I do know that the RGM4, their 68 cm body, has some issues with holding a pose, specifically with the ankles being a little unstable. I've also found with that one that he sits better leaning on something than on his own, but I've got him posed in a bit of a more relaxed sitting position to begin with.

 

Thank you so much. I did take a look at Alice’s collections and was pleasantly surprised at the free shipping. I’ll be doing some maths this evening to see if I can afford him

 

Oh no I just saw Hua Cheng too. Now I have a dilemma. They’re both so gorgeous. Which one do I go for???

 

I got my Amaoni head recently and none of my hybrid plans worked out, his head is soo tiny but the default RGM-3 body is soo beefy

 

I should do a body comparison at some point, but I really don't think the RGM-03 is all that beefy, now that I have one on hand. It's lanky yes, but still looks very slim compared to my Dollshe and Iplehouse guys.

 

Glad to hear it’s not that beefy! The promo pictures I was looking at make it look super beefcake. Which isn’t bad, but not the look I want for this particular idea

 

I'd say Hua Cheng! Sure, I may be biased, but I also think that he's more likely to be more expensive on the aftermarket. Zhao Yun is super pretty, but because he's an oc, I doubt he'll be as high demand. Hua Cheng is an official character from an extremely popular series, and seeing what happened to the MDZS boys (even XL before his rerelease, and probably still after the rerelease too), he'll certainly be 1000+ on the aftermarket. That's just my thought process, though.

 

Has anyone shared this video here yet??
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgaxj0Cpa5h/

Its a video of RD putting on HC's eye patch with a pin (I think I'll skip the eyepatch or replace with a flat ribbon/elastic) and he definitely doesn't have eyelashes. So handsome in person, my anticipation is growing!

 

I saw that, he really is handsome! The eyepatch is such a major part of his design, but then again... I'm almost tempted to go without because of how pretty his eyes are. Maybe I'll switch back and forth. Has anyone had experience with eyepatches on dolls, and have they caused staining? My XL has very minor, light staining at the top of his head from his wig before I got him a proper wig cap, and I don't really care about that because it's hard to see and covered by any wig, but a stain around an eye would be more unfortunate. I'm not sure if Ringdoll added some sort of white lining on the inside of the eyepatch to ward that off. If they didn't, I may make my own with the lining to be safe.

 

I agree on the eyepatch! I probably will put the eyepatch on for photos only to avoid dealing with messy wigs...I recently fought an epic battle with one recently and i don't want to revisit the experience lol

Perhaps on staining it might depend of the type of material used? It looks like some satin material at least in the photos vs a dyed leatherette so it might be safe but the lining is a great idea!