Soom Idealian 75cm Discussion Part 10

He looks awesome! I think this blue makes for the perfect Loki. Love how Soom recognized that too calling him "Lord of Jotunheim".

 

@kagami, I love him and his faceup really complements his skin tone. The wig is amazing. Congrats!!

 

@fate_xo thank you so much, my dear

@nancy_schroeder_ca thank you!!

@DemonMiko thank you so much! I got the wig from a seller on Taobao ❤️

@RebelViva thank you so much! that was exactly what I was thinking when I first saw his photos hahaha

@oriscany thank you so much, love

 

So I almost wrote here today asking if anyone ever had your boy stuck in Incheon customs and then the door bell rang and it was UPS with my doll LOL!

I posted a Box Opening if anyone is interested.

Here is a different pic of him for this thread though (wig isnt styled yet, eyes still otw and hopefully sending off to faceup soon!)

Can't wait until Aizen is finished

 

Congrats on anyone who got their blue zak!
Mine is stuck at the airport...

 

Anyone else have trouble with Soom faceplates being loose and falling off from barely touching them? I heard someone on IG earlier today saying they their Garion faceplate had a space between it and the headcap and the magnets arent very strong (they also had a host of other issues with quality control from Soom). I'm having the same issue with faceplate, small gap included.

Since Edgar is my first ID boy I thought it was just a normal flaw of design. But hearing that its not normally the case and the faceplates don't have a small gap or come off as easy, I thought I'd ask if anyone else had dealt with this before?

It would likely be a far less hassle to replace the magnets then send back to Soom (if they would even accept it). I put a silicone wig cap on and its a tight fit so its acting a bit as a rubber band to keep it together more, but just sucks the quality control let this slip by.

 

I used to have a Hyperon and while his faceplate never fell off, I had read that it could happen so it worried me. I used a tiny bit of sticky tack in a couple places to help keep his faceplate on. But using a silicone wig cap is a really good idea! Maybe instead of replacing the magnets, you can glue some additional stronger magnets inside the head to make the existing ones more powerful?

 

Someone posted a while ago that you can place some larger magnets inside the headback under the existing magnets. No glue required. I'm trying to find the picture.

 

@overlordu thanks! I will try some sticky tack for now with the silicone cap until I can get some more magnets!!

@nancy_schroeder_ca ty! If you end up finding it let me know. If not thats ok too!

 

@nancy_schroeder_ca and @RebelViva I think the user you did something like that was @marci12. But she can correct me if I'm wrong.

 

Yep, that was me. Just add magnets to the installed magnets in the head! Problem solved for me; no tack or anything else needed .

Had to unarchive a post. Last pic shows what I mean: https://www.instagram.com/p/B08zxXEJFS5/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

 

@RebelViva Yes, Like this.


Yes, And besides the horrible design flaw of getting rid of the jagged pattern and making it flat was during the release for the 1st Elf Zak and Dark Elf Zak. They thought it was a good idea to make it completely flat and didn't add a lip or a shelf of resin to go above the brain section so the top of face plate had a ridge/ shelf to rest on, It would just slip off. You can see that design flaw here also along with how to add the extra magnets.

I liked the old head design that had the ridged pattern, I felt it held the face plates on better and I never got one where they never lined up with that design included but I know some might of slipped out and shipped out where people had problems. While with the flat design my normal Elf Zak heads face plate shifts to a favorable side it prefers so it doesn't line up with head's back plate. Without the ridge/shelf to rest on, the face plate just falls off too easily. The face plate can still slide off with a good shake with the extra magnets on but it's better than nothing.

At least after the first elf Zak release I believe they changed that as my vampire Hyperon has a resin ridge/shelf where the top of the face plat can rest on, although with that design I still use the extra magnet remedy even though I still feel it's not secure enough.

 

@marci12 Thank you so much! I appreciate it! Going to order some magnets off amazon and do just that!

@PowerAndWeakness Thank you!! Also that is so weird they would get rid of the jagged pattern and not do anything else to help secure the head especially not having a shelf. I think the extra magnets with the silicone headcap will be a good enough hold, I will just be extra mindful with handling him (especially once he gets a faceup).

Thanks to everyone for the input here! Y'all the best!

 

Me again. Thought I would give an update...

My friend went ahead with the outfit commission and ordered two colors of it. Now just waiting and hoping they turn out right.

Now she bought a partner when the Idealian 68cm girls came out. She is HUGE!

Where do you get cloths for them?

 

Calais is wearing a formal by Monaeglow made Iplehouse EID medium bust. Soom ID68 are a bit taller but Monaeglow skirt length is generous!

 

@lucylanger EID clothes fit them and some SD16. I did buy a pair of SD17 jeans and they fit Coira nicely. Coy doesn't mind squeezing into a few items that are iffy. She is soooo curvey

 

This thread has been so quiet lately, what's going on guys xD

Btw did anybody order Narmer?

I remember that he was one of the first Idealians I've ever stumbled upon but somehow he never really made it onto my must-buy list. But recently, I decided to check some owner pictures out again...... and all of a sudden there was a complete character with back story and all :') He obviously has been ordered xD And will be my 3rd ID75 ♡

 

Oh, I have ordered Narmer with both heads. I have been waiting for him! Hope we get ours soon :-) Funny, he is also my 3rd ID75, haha.

 

That's super awesome ^__^ Especially because you've been waiting for him! It's always a good feeling when a doll finally re-releases *-* Who else do you own if you don't mind me asking?

I went for the basic head but splurged on the bronze resin ♡ I'm curious to see how it compares to tawny!

 

I also ordered a long awaited Narmer. Also my 3rd Idealian and in bronze with jointed hands. Normal head.