Soom Faery Legend discussion part 4

I voted. Heaven knows how they will determine which one is made. So many choices.

 

I voted as well although I can't buy any more dolls right now. I chose Kremer in light purple with his default wings.

 

I voted for Absynthe in light green. I had no idea they would have that many resin color choices.

 

I voted for Rick in lt. violet with Labas wings.

 

I was surprised by the resin colour choices, too. I like Saul's wings a lot but for Iwa-Xine (my Boehm). I had a tough time deciding between Kremer's default wings and the Labas wings but ultimately went with his default because they "matched" his ears.

 

I ended up voting for Absynthe in the green with her wings and Labas in normal skin with his wings. Maybe I am a little boring in liking their original wings hahaha. But like @Iron_Dog I really can't afford another doll.

 

Yeah. I just bought a doll (ironically a Soom Euclase who is STILL travelling to me because shipping so sooooo slow these days) and I was told a few days ago that the business I work for will be closing at the end of August. I'm also off work right now due to the COVID-19 shut-down. So, yeah, doll purchases are not going to be a thing for me for a while (the Euclase wiped out my doll money account but he's worth it).

 

Well if Euclase was a grail doll - like Azur was for me - then when they come along, you gotta jump on it! Sorry to hear about your job though...

 

He wasn't a grail (that would be Mkhai (Impl Miguel The demon Hunter) and Kathiel (Unidoll Ark), both of whom I now own after 7 years of searching) but he's perfect for a character that initially came about from seeing another doll that I wanted to buy but was unable to. I'd wanted Azur for a really long time but I eventually gave up on getting him and switched the character to a different sculpt (DC Clemans). I don't currently have any grails.

Mind you, I SAY buying more dolls isn't going to be a thing for a while but I have an awful habit of eating my words on stuff like that when it comes to the dolls. I could afford to do so without putting myself in financial jeopardy but I'm also cautious in spending on anything (dolls included). I do need to purchase a body and I'd like to do that sooner than later but with the mail being so slow, it makes me a bit hesitant to send out the sample for resin matching.

I enjoy(ed) my job but I'm not mad/upset/sad about not doing it anymore. I'd done the same job at the same place for 20 years. I'm looking at this as an opportunity to maybe do something new or work part-time or some such thing.

 

Ah I see. Euclase is pretty at least. I'm not sure who my Azur will be...Rick is just glad to have another guy faery to hang with and not get picked on by the girls. (Idrial is constantly up to no good and Nenad is silently sneaky. XD)

Oh I hear you on saying no more and suddenly there is more haha! I thought I was done once I got Glorfindel's head but now I have 3 dolls slowly but surely on their way to me. I bought a 4th one in the interim who is already home. I'm going to have to tell myself "if they can't fit onto this one piece of furniture, we cannot buy them!"

Oooh what company will do resin matching? Glorfindel head needs a body.

I like your positive attitude! I just signed up for a bunch of online professional development. As a school teacher, I am ready for summer vacation after this very messed up year but I'm also worried about next school year.

 

None of my guys need to worry about getting picked on/harassed by girls as I don't collect girls. It's a sausage-fest in my house. Even my cat is male *lol*.

The body is for Qayin (BiDoll CS head). He's going to go on an RS Mu body. The resin matching is $20 and I'm also going to be getting RS to mod the neck thicker for me (that's an extra $60). Even with those two things, the total for the body before shipping is still only $240 for a brand new SD body with hooves. That's hard to beat.

We're living in weird times right now. But having a positive attitude is the way to go on this in my opinion. I can't do anything to change the situation of the business closing so I need to look forward. I've always wanted more time to write (and I've been enjoying that aspect of my time off so far). I have published novels before but it generally took me a while to get new stuff out there because I had a regular day job. Now my biggest competition for writing time will be Elder Scrolls Online.

 

Idrial was my first BJD, closely followed by Nenad. Then came my bigger dolls which were both male, then Rick. Then my bigger SD girl, another two SD boys, then an MSD boy, then an MSD girl, a kinda genderless small elf currently dubbed Baby Legolas, some animal BJDs, two nekomata BJDS (one is styled like a boy, the other like a girl), and now I have 2 SD girls on layaway and Azur in "preparing for shipping." I thought I would only have boy dolls but honestly, they are hard to shop for. My girl dolls have far more clothes - even the SD one! But it's not like it's boys versus girls with my dolls. As soon as I can get Glorfindel put together, I plan to do a very inaccurate but totally fun for me retelling of Silmarillion events haha. I had originally intended for my faeries to be the elves and the bigger dolls the god-elves but Elrond had to go and ruin that by being a huge SD boy (no regrets, his face mold was perfect). So maybe my faeries can just be future elves offering Mystery Science Theater like critique. "This is what our ancestors looked like?" "What's with the crazy clothes?" "Isn't that bad guy still working at the movie theater?" etc etc

That's nice they can resin match and thicken the neck. Is that something you had to ask for on their message board because I don't see it just off their menu. The bodies don't look too bad but I would be a little wary of sending any piece of my doll overseas. I guess the head cap? Or a hand? Granted I am just looking for a normal body but resin matching is what has held me up.

It is indeed weird times. Positivity is good. Aaaah yes video games distract me too from what I want to do. But after tomorrow, I am going to try harder to get stuff on my to do list done!

 

I make 98% of my guys clothes so getting them is only as difficult as finding the time to sew, which can be tough. My Soom Fairies are a bit of a pain to sew for but only due to size and because their outfits need to be able to allow them to wear their wings. I typically make their clothes out of tshirt material (for the thin aspect) or something with a good bit of spandex and wide ribbons.

My collection is wildly varied in size and style. I have 3 different worlds represented. Weirdly enough, all my Soom guys belong in my Divine Worship world, which is about gods and their lovers.

Sleet (Auber Storm Sprite) is partnered with Fei-Lau (God of Winter Storms) and Khale (1/2 Frost Elf, 1/2 Ice Demon). Fei-Lau is a DZ Edward and Khale is a Leeke Khal Vampire. Sleet is a lot of fun to write as he's my little sociopath. Sleet is a former Meadow Fairy turned Herald to Fei-Lau.

Iwa-Xine (Boehm Smoke Sprite) is partner to Skerren (Akhmel Nathan). Iwa-Xine is a Dryad and Skerren is a Fearling, one of the direct Servants to Ondraeden, God of Fear & Nightmares. Skerren is also a quasi-child of Ondraeden and Valerian, who are partners. Ondraeden is a Soom ID51 London the Moor and Valerian is an Iple FID Claude vamp. Iwa-Xine has a sort-of-but-not-really child, Cynara (DZ Little Bean) that was "born" from a bole in his tree.

RS is insanely accommodating. I emailed Sun and asked if what I wanted was possible and how much it would cost me. I think I got a response in about 24 hours. When I was ready to order, COVID-19 had just happened shutting everything down in China so RS asked me to wait to send them the sample. You could certainly send a head cap but I'm actually sending a paint chip sample because I don't feel comfortable sending his head cap since he was a very limited head and the mail system is very slow/backlogged right now.

 

.____. while I know what head I'm gonna vote for, I'll have to think about the wing and color a bit (or maybe try to gauge what most other people want and use my vote to just help out) because I'm not too pressed about either and would happily accept numerous among the possibilities! We can't abstain from voting on those factors, can we?

The nature of this vote is such that it's possible for the winner to be a combination of head, color and wing that no one person actually picked, lol...

 

@evilhamster13 Exactly! I really wish they would revert back to the old Free Choice events

 

I'd be happy with three of the girls' wing choices, four of the possible resin choices, but only one of the head choices. It's possible to submit a comment on the event page. Maybe if enough people express interest in the old Free Choice Events, they'll consider reviving them.

 

Exactly!

 

I'd be down for the old Free Choice Events too.

 

I posted a comment that I hope the company bring back the old FCE system. Maybe if enough people express interest they'll consider it.

 

I think some sculpts may not have genereated enough orders to be worth the trouble. It woul be nice if at least they offered ti top two in the voting.