Soom Idealian 75cm Discussion Part 10

Thanks! I saw two different start dates and got confused

 

I got a shipping notice for my Adonis, hands and outfit! That was so fast. Still haven't received anything for my Garion or Phonolus outfit though Hoping soon for Garion.

 

Did you do a layaway? I got my Garion awhile ago and Phonolus parts recently, but I didn’t do a layaway. They seem to be behind, and are shipping the dolls really close to the 100 days deadline.

I just ordered the s. Hyperon released today. I told myself no new dolls, but I’m terrible with impulse control.

 

Yeah I did layaway but I also got the artist faceup so I bet the heads are just at the artist waiting on that since I saw other tawny ones come in. Did you get him blank?

 

I did get him blank. Hopefully he’ll come soon for you. The wait is terrible.

 

Hey guys! Popping into the thread for a question. I'm really surprised that Soom isn't doing a ID75 Christmas free choice event this year, but I just don't recall them ever announcing they wouldn't. Does anyone know more about this and if they're going to stop doing the Christmas free choice event altogether?

 

I can't confirm anything, but Soom seems to have stopped their free choice stuff entirely. There hasn't really been any for a while, especially not regularly like it used to be which is a shame.

And Hyperon is already sold out

 

Soom doesn’t seem to announce what they want to do; just bam! Here you go kinda thing. Last year they only had free choice once, this year none… maybe next year there will be

 

I remember they had their post MD event this year and Christmas free choice 2022. I think the reason why is because they're behind on orders and want to reel it in... I just hope they do free choice next year maybe. I was so excited for this year and got so deflated when I saw the S. Hyperon event doll only and he sold out within an hour...

 

My Adonis arrived and while he's beautiful, one of his shins is warped and he can't stand up. I'm crossing my fingers that Soom will send me a replacement because I'm pretty annoyed about spending this much money for problems like this. Soom has traditionally not helped me when something is wrong, so we'll see.

 

Oh nooo that's such a bummer @Littlebirdzoom! I agree that for the prices they ask, Soom dolls shouldn't have problems like that... A long time ago I had a Minifee from Fairyland come with warped shins, and the neck piece the s-hook was connected to was also warped. I suspect the resin was not fully cured when the doll was strung together, and the tension warped those pieces at the ends of the elastic. I'm not familiar with how Idealian heads are assembled anymore (my only Idealian was the old type), but you might want to check around his head/neck to make sure there isn't any warping or denting there, just in case.

 

Extremely happy to announce they agreed to replace the entire leg for me. I've had some pretty... less than fantastic experiences with their customer service even when something was very wrong like this. Their service seems pretty inconsistent, but I'm happy I didn't have to go through a head ache for his leg. @overlordu I've had that problem with Fairyland twice, totally from stringing before fully cured. Thank you though! Because of your advice I checked and compared and it seems everything else is in order. He seems to just have the one really wonky leg. I wonder how it happened to the one leg only, but I'm super happy it'll get replaced. This whole experience did remind me I really need to try to find stands for my Idealian though

 

Hey that's great news! And yeah I wonder also how it was just the one leg??
Stands are such a pain for these guys. I only have one that's tall enough to reach his waist, and it's a bit flimsy but it does keep him from completely falling over. Before I got this one I just used a regular SD-size stand with a thin metal base, and put the waist part around his beefy thigh It actually did work even though it looked stupid!

 

Honestly a little surprised Soom doesn't make stands for them. They'd be popular xD Putting one around the thigh seems helpful - I had to do that with a big Loongsoul dragon once and it helped a bit. Do you mind if I ask what stand you're using now that reaches the waist?

 

It was so long ago, I don't think they sell the same model anymore, but I got it from Michael's. It's very similar to this one. I'm not sure if this one is better (it's definitely more expensive than mine was), but the problem with mine is where the vertical part attaches to the base part is wobbly. It's probably fixable, but even though it's wobbly it still offers some stability because the base is so wide. I wouldn't leave my Idealian at the edge of a table with it, but I do use the stand inside my cabinet and feel confident he won't go crashing into my other dolls.

 

I've seen Chinese owners of Idealians use these steel saddle stands.
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?sp...cShwgm&id=747221456695&ns=1&abbucket=9#detail
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?sp...cShwgm&id=753534167288&ns=1&abbucket=9#detail

 

Has anyone receieved their Shadow Repear Hyperon from some months ago? Just curious, seems mine is taking a while but I did order the artist version lol.

 

Did anyone else here get the artist version Garion? Impatiently waiting for mine to come home. I paid him off what feels like forever ago and people have already had their blank ones for a while now. Just curious if we'd start seeing some soon maybe. I know the artist versions take extra time but Gimme my grail

 

Just got my artist version of Hyperon! I have yet to properly open him (so busy these days, lol), but from what I saw he looks great!

I want a carrying case for my Idealians. Has anyone used/bought the Soom one? Just want to know how it is since the shipping is 2x as much as the actual product cost for me, lol.

 

I received my artist Garion only after I asked Soom where he was. Then he magically shipped out lol. He's gorgeous and I finally have my grail! Still getting used to the change in the jointed hands, but he looks great. Brown tan is soooo good