Soom Petit Gem Discussion - Part 1

Thank you so much!

Haha, it's totally okay! I make mistakes often there as well, makes me look dumb dumb xD
I really appreciated your comments

 

I had a dream last night that Soom did a re-release of the silent night Rudy for Christmas... and I couldnt decide if I wanted Rudy or Chessy... :c anyone else have bjd dreams like that?? haha c:

 

Yes! Acetone would remove any blushing. Glueing in the magnets can get messy if you use too much glue, so be extra careful with blushed parts as there is no way to remove the glue and not the blushing too. All of my Petite Gems are blank, so I didn’t consider that. So far SOOM is the only company I’ve bought from that doesn’t glue in the magnets. I understand why, it’s such a chore.

 

I did once as well! It was a long time a go so I can't remember what about. Wish I could dream more about bjds than having weird as heck ones where nothing makes sense

 

Is there a secret to putting in ondiin's head magnets? all the others fit like a glove so I feel like I must be missing... something

 

I’m glad you asked this, because it’s related to something else I have experienced, but let me answer your question. There are at least three different sizes of magnets. Do you have the right size ready to go in?

If you have the right size, I wonder if there’s been some warping. I have two Ondiin (both from preorders this year) and the head magnets were pretty snug but the faceplate of my blue Ondiin fits very low on the head and honestly looks very strange. Again, wondering if there’s some warping at play.

Has anyone else had blue Ondiin faceplates that didn’t fit properly? Actually my Pa-an’s faceplate and head also have problems.

 

I do have three sizes of magnets, the largest size one only fits in the wings from what I can tell, and then two that are the same wide but different heights. The smallest ones seem to fit in the holes meant for the horns (of the one i managed to fit, the other wont go in at all) and I managed to pop one of the smaller ones into the back holes meant for the ears but it seems a smidge too small, but I can't get it out (its not glued i was trying to test the size) but i cant get any size to fit into the other hole for that one either so I'm at a loss! I will say my ondiin is baby pink from the goodbye summer release, and on the regular faceplate/head.
I feel my description is a little off so I took some pictures, its nighttime here so the lighting isn't the best but you get the idea

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i just realized you can see the floor in those pics I took I promise is not as scary as it looks that is just the place in my room where the lighting is the best I did all the positioning over my dresser-table and turned more into the light for the pic.

 

Oh! How frustrating! There are two things you can try to get the magnet in.

1. Place the magnet in your freezer: the cold will “shrink” it a bit.
2. Or you can heat the head gently to expand the hole. (Heating pad or hot water bottle.)

For the magnet that’s stuck, turn the head upside and place the magnet against an ice cube that you’ve placed inside a plastic bag (to avoid getting the magnet or the head wet).

 

As for magnets not fitting, a couple years ago I got a Leepy and the magnets would not fit in the feet. It happened to be a company defect and SOOM acknowledged it. To this day my Leepy only has one magnet in her foot as I don’t want to mod the other foot and damage it as it is so small. I chose not to mail her back to SOOM to get the magnets in. So, yes, sometimes the holes come out too small and getting them fixed is a hassle.

What a disappointment, I do feel for you @AutumnWyvern! I hope you can get the magnets in!

 

I had about 5 holes too small for the magnets on this batch of Leepy and Ondiin (I really, really tried) that required me to take an exacto knife to them to widen them. Two shaves around and the magnets fit.

 

I think getting the magnets cold Almost worked, I didn’t have much time to try before the magnets got warm again (I blame Florida) but I’ll give it another go before contacting soom
And if it comes down to it I do have multiple xactos and even sand paper bits.... but hopefully that won’t be necessary

 

One pic of Chessy is up on Soom website. I’m sad to say, I’m not impressed.

 

@hannaliten I saw the chessy too. I'm gonna get her c: I like her little face. what is it about her you dont like that much?

Update: I just placed my order with the outfit c: I'm really excited.

 

I was hoping Chessy wouldn't be cute so that I wasn't tempted. Thankfully, I too am not impressed.

 

congrats on your order! I think it’s the smile I don’t like. Maybe I’ll get used to it. I’m waiting for LG Cheshire anyways, so I have a few days.

 

Ordered a Chessy in Violet! I'm super excited, been wanting a petit gem for awhile, I love the violet color and something about her face is just super cute to me

 

@NekoNyanMew is that a sigh of relief for you then? c: dearmine showed off some cute dolls and I immediately knew I couldnt get the new petit gem and the dearmine queen rabbit :c

@hannaliten I totally understand! Sometimes a dolls expression will be a deciding factor for me. And thats okay! The LG Chesire gets shown on Christmas Eve right? c:

@fethers congrats!!! You'll have to post pics here when you get your chessy! (only if you want to of course!)

 

@So.Spice I absolutely will! This is my first doll from Soom after eyeing the company for years, so I'm super super excited I'm also wondering if managed to get the Santa Hat as well... it didn't show up in my cart so I'm guessing not but maybe there's still a chance haha

 

@fethers since I was able to buy the outfit, if I happen to get the santa hat, I'll mail it to you at no cost

 

@So.Spice oh wow ; _ ; you really don't have to, but thank you so much!!