SartoriaJ Mini Part II

Wonderful picture! Did you make the skull in the sand?

 

Hi - friends and lovers of SartoriaJ BJDs ^_^ My order from Kate (Daphne 44) and Benedict (N51 ATH) arrived on Monday. Ordered on October 29th but without face-up - still very fast! But I think it was a bit too fast - I have some quality problems. On Kate, the head cap doesn't fit so well, but the dividing line disappears under the wig. The gap between the knees in the area of the "kneecap" is slightly large/larger than that in the back of the knee.
But the bigger problem I have with Benedict is his elbow joints. If I bend/angle my arms at the elbow and then straighten them again, the rubber bands get stuck in the gaps and the joint becomes blocked. It seems that the rubber on the arms is too thick. But it could also be that the gaps for the rubber are too small. The gap for the rubbers is not straight but tapers towards the ends.
Does anyone else have the same problems with the N51 ATH body? I am grateful for feedback on this topic.
Thanks for the attention

 

@JL_The_Lion I'm sorry there seems to be some issues, thats always a bummer! I'm afraid I always order the 1/3 sizes, so I can only speak to those. Do you have any pictures of the issues you could share? Maybe someone who regularly orders the 1/4 size can share their experience.

 

Thank you very much!
I will contact SartoriaJ directly.

 

I have the same issue with my new Matias with the same body as yours, for now I solved it by avoiding bending his arms XD Pls post what Sartoriaj tells you. I kinda thought it was only my problem by doing something wrong with him...

 

Thank you for your feedback. I'm relieved that I'm not the only one who feels this way. But it's also a shame that there is such a problem with the beautiful N51 body. I will publish SartoriaJ's answer here.

 

I will say in my opinion Sartoriaj bodies lean more towards prioritizing aesthetic rather than poseability. But I'm usually more concerned with aesthetic so works for me haha

 

Hi - back to another place. I don't understand why but it doesn't matter

I wrote an email to SartoriaJ and after the weekend I received a very quick reply :-) Sartoria is very accommodating

Here is the answer to the problem with the elbow joint on the N51 body:

Elbow Joints

We customize elastic band from a subcontractor and band size is slightly different from time to time.
This time we got a slightly thicker band but we didn't think it would be a problem.
If you can resting the dolls, I will send a thinner band and a new elbow joints so you can exchange it with a new one.
It will take about a week and I will send it within this week.

A very excellent service!

I will thank Sartoria for this. As far as a quick replacement is concerned, I'll try to have the parts shipped with one of the two remaining deliveries. No rush - I have time.
Given my hobby and the distant production locations, I feel guilty anyway. High CO2 emissions for the pleasure...

 

Wow, that's great, thank you! I will contact them too. I've never done restringing, but it shouldn't be that hard, right Sartoriaj also has pretty nice restringing guide with pictures, time to put it to use.
Aand photo of Matias because he is so handsome. Now wearing purple.

Spoiler

20241219_215337 by Victoria, on Flickr

Ohh, maybe he will pose better with new elastic string too...I bet he will.

 

He is so very handsome indeed!!!!

 

Oh wow - what a sight! Matias in the purple shirt is breathtaking! Congratulations on this dream
Yes, the SartoriaJ instructions are very well done. To help me pull, I use the old, out-of-fashion parcel tie, mostly made of hemp fibers. It doesn't cut into your hands so much and the natural material gives you a good grip.
Good luck with Sartoria and also with stringing with new rubber

 

That purple's a great choice.

 

Matias is so breathtaking! I can also vouch that SartoriaJ has excellent customer service. They work quickly and provide reasonable solutions or compensation.

I really like the look of the new David body. I wonder how posing compares...

 

Is anyone planning on ordering any of the new celestial dolls? I'm so tempted to order Stella in midnight blue but I just keep going backwards and forwards with it. I really wish there were owner photos to help me decide. I love the face up but would like different colour lips, would I get custom face up and choose no face up on the order page?

 

I saw too late that they were also offered in 1/4 size, otherwise I maybe would have chosen a small Stella. But too late now

Yes, you would chose no face up with Stella and the custom face up extra. Or you could ask Jay if it would be ok to just write a comment under order comments, if you just want the color of the lips changed. I did that before, and it worked.

 

I really love the midnight color, but I'll have to pass because cannot really afford the hefty add-on price (and no characters to use it on). :')

Chiming in to say that SJ's "split elbow peanuts" drive me nuts as well, especially if the doll has to wear long, fitted sleeves. My Demian is on the older Athletic bod, and mygahd his arms just want to snap straight if he's wearing his coat. It's really an engineering issue imo, but I love my guy nonetheless. Here he is getting a little intimate with IH Doria in their indoor garden.


04 - Gloriosum Tango by Yela Gatchalian-David, on Flickr

 

If I could get a SartoriaJ head on a GranadoDolls body, I think that would be perfect.

I sort of get why Jay only sells full dolls but my god, what I would do for a head only sale.

 

Does anyone have a doll with the David body ordered yet? I'm chomping at the bit for some owner comparison to the older body!

S. Dean has such cute ears. I wish they had a photo of the face in a regular skin tone. The two limited tones are cool but not for me. If Stellas outfit had a 1/4 version Id be all over it! $200 for her havoc staff is so crazy to me...at least I don't collect 1/3 so that's an easy pass.

 

Me, just wanting Stella's staff and hair. Haha.

The blue is beautiful. But, I'll budget for a doll maybe next year. I really wanted Joey, this year and I missed her TWICE.