Soom Super Gem Discussion (Basic, Limited & Special Order) - Part 13

I 100% understand that some of the old original sculpts are likely very difficult to reproduce as they were then as moulds do have a shelf life and the master sculpts may no longer exist to create new moulds. That is one advantage of the 3D modelling over old school hands-on sculpting; you can have the master saved as a digital file which takes up no physical space (aside from the hard drive of the computer/server it's stored on) and will not physically degrade over time or possibly be damaged by handling/accidents.

I would think that any sculpt created by an artist employed by Soom during regular working hours using company resources would be considered the property of Soom but I suppose that would also depend on how contracts were written. There's also what the market demands of a company for what it makes. If buyers seem to want X aesthetic, then they'll produce that in order to continue as a company. Which is disappointing to those of us that would like to see a different aesthetic even if it was just for a release or two.

 

I remember a post many years ago that a conpany could no longer sell a certain sculptor's dolls because he left the company. The company's ownership of work may not be the same as it is here.

 

Darn. Well that could certainly put the brakes on some sculpts being released again if Soom doesn't have the rights to the sculpts. That's why I said it would depend entirely on how the contract was written between Soom and the artist of the time.

 

I like Doritos and big BL boobas every once in a while. But wouldn't want an all day buffet.

I would love a Bix re-release. But, he's only ever had one and wasn't that popular so no chance in hell.

 

Bix hits my weird love buttons so I'd be down for a re-release of him, too. I'd love for Soom to do a multi-arm boy in the more manageable (for me) size of 62-65cm. Probably never going to happen though.

 

Hand to God I would've bought that body in an instant if it hadn't been 80cm. Even 70cm is verging on too much doll, I only have so much space.

Man not even just the old fantasy lines (though I would do terrible things for the chance to get another sphaler head) but even their old basic gems they discontinued. Can't imagine how hard it would be to find em these days.

 

@Nasa I recently saw a WS Sphaler head for sale. But I'm not sure if it was here in the mp or on a group on FB.

 

@Nasa Exactly! They are too big for me.
@Cloudedmind That's true - I like them better in comic form anyway. But it was cool to see them brought to life!

I dunno if there is a sculpt I am really looking for...my Heliot needs a body but finding a resin match is going to be hard.

 

@St. James You and @overlordu are the only two people I know of who have him. It's nice to see a picture of yours.

 

Seeing him in his crab claw glory is a very rare shot.

 

My friend owns Bix in full set - but she rarely takes any photos since she moved from one country to another, but I certainly can ask her to do few shots of him! Very rare guy indeed, and handsome indeed!

oh folks you can’t imagine how much I miss old school Soom. I was sort of hoping that with mass Y2K nostalgia doll market will swing back to nostalgic trends but don’t see it much amongst the companies. That could be so cool if Soom would have released all their SG dolls in order exactly in the same shape like the og ones (with the correction that the bodies have changed but that I can live with).

 

I love seeing all the Soom fantasy dolls and I for one would love more pictures of them with their fantasy parts. +1 on I hope people post them.

Just chiming in here that there was a thread for shorter 1/3 scale SDs from a million years ago. So if you had more companies to add there that are newer it could help people search for that (now unpopular) size.

 

I randomly asked Soom if they had any plans to release Super Gems again, or if the line was discontinued, and they told me they had no plans to and can't promise anything in the future. So that's ominous :/ I hope they just mean no plans right now. I know the market is dominated by Little Gems, Idealians and the Chinese market, but it's disappointing they've just totally given into it. Here's to hoping we can get a SG release again someday.

 

@Littlebirdzoom Ah that is ominous...maybe one day the trend will swing back towards their size again.

 

I really hope so. I need the giant boy trend in particular to chill out lol (I say this as I have too many of them, but I'm over it)

 

The only thing I'll add to this is that I was at DollNorth one year and Soom was there and had a Q&A panel. I asked them if they would bring back the Azur Big Sea Sprite (I'd been unable to afford him when he was first released) and they said then that they didn't intend to re-release him. Several years later they did (and I missed his order period, lol).

So, just because they say now that they don't intend something doesn't necessarily mean it won't happen at some point down the road. If they see there is decent interest, they may consider it.

 

I agee! Customer input is very important. If you want super gems released again, ask them. Yes, you'll get a nebulous answer, but they do pay attention.

 

I asked Soom for a purple Beryl and they made her.

You can see her here (She is topless. I had not finished her corset.)

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