SoulDoll mini dolls Soulkids Discussion part 6

That would be great, thanks so much!

Yes these are really useful, thanks!

 

@EternallyEmma Ok, here are some images linked HERE on my flickr. The purple skin is the new double jointed body, while the tan/sandy brown skin is the NL body from around 2011 I think. Some general thoughts, the new double jointed body is way more poseable, but does suffer from some asymmetry (one leg is a bit longer than the other), so standing is not as solid as the NL body. But you can turn the leg out so the foot is pointed away from the body and the NL body can't do that because of the design differences. The MNF body (tan resin) is from 2020 I believe and you'd need to modify the neck to fit the head if you wanted it to work (as well as remove the cap on the MNF neck). I included a shot of the neck holes, you can see how much smaller the Baby Lovely Ver. (purple resin) head neck hole is compared to the MNF Kai head. Hope that helps some!

 

@karlyl Thank you so much! These are really helpful!
I completely forgot that the neck holes would be so different.
Are they both wearing the heels with their normal flat feet?

 

Yes, all flat feet all around lol

 

That's good to know too then that they can both wear heels with their flat feet. I'm always confused about heel feet, I've never had any before but I've also never had a doll wear heels either.

 

It depends on the heels whether they can be worn with flat feet or not. I have low heels that work better with flat feet and some that require heel feet. It's definitely trial and error.

 

Hey all I've finally decided my first doll will be a soul kid! But.. which one? If anyone has the following dolls would you mind sharing your photos of them?
Thank you!
Dolls I'm considering:
Willow (shabby version)
Finley (human version)
Amelia
Annamari (vistor version)

 

I have a Willow (shabby version) but not a lot of decent pictures of her.
Here she is when she first arrived.

 

I think shes absolutely gorgeous. How do you like her?

 

Does anyone know the torso/back length of these dolls? Its not in the basic measurements provided on their site

 

I love her! She's really gorgeous in person.

 

That's great to hear! I really think I'm going to pick her as my first doll!

 

On that note,
Is there anything i should expect or know before hand about souldolls soulkid? Any quirks or common issues? I've been told to have realistic expectations for my dolls and to find out these things beforehand so I'm not disappointed (good advice!)
So soulkid owners, is there anything you noticed that i should know before i purchase?
I will of course read through the threads myself and see what i can find but i thought it wouldn't hurt to ask
Thank you!

 

I'm very pleased with my soulkid and consider her a decent poser. The biggest posing faults for me are the arms, they can't turn at the elbows or hold inbetween poses. Her arms also don't really hold inbetween poses well at the shoulder but sueding might help this.
Another point is finding clothes. Some minifee clothes will fit and some won't. Things that are stretchy or baggy will have a better chance of fitting. Pants probably won't fit at all due to the thicker thighs.

 

Hm okay thank you, this is good to know

 

Hello! I love Soul Doll and have owned almost every version of their MSD body. They are beautiful dolls, but they do have some posing quirks. Which body are you getting?

 

Probably the girls new double whatsit
Any chance you can also tell me what size wig to use? Ive looked through threads and gotten mixed answers..

 

I've been meaning to write about my experience with my Soulkids girl but I keep forgetting to do so. Even took some pictures for posing reference recently .

Regardless I feel like her biggest issue are standing stability and crouching forward. She bends back very nicely though (and her body silhouette looks a lot less disturbing than the Soulzenith girls doing the same ). You definitely can't just plonk her down and she stands. Instead she needs to be balanced very carefully. That is honestly my biggest gripe with her.

What I love though is just how fluid her movements are and how easy it is to engage her double joints. Some of my other dolls feel very mechanical. You kinda have to click them into place. Like my Tinyfairy who's a great poser actually but it's a very different experience compared to a Soulkid.

I'll try to resize my pictures to a DoA appropriate size so I can share some.


Edit for wig size:
Mine (Angel) wears 6-7 wigs.

 

I agree with Iaquaza that standing can be an issue. My girls really want to tilt forward at all times. I found that a little hot glue in the ankles helped with this.

Arm mobility is good (I have hot glue in the shoulders otherwise she can't really keep her arms out) but I also agree with InnocentSin that the lack of turning ability at the elbows really limits the arm poses. Wrists are good and expressive though.

The underbust joint on the new double is pretty good! I can get mine to hold nice slouching or leaning back poses. It's a very pretty, smooth joint. New double girls also have a joint in the upper thigh that can be rotated or pulled out to help them sit with their knees pulled up. They take very graceful sitting poses.

Wig size is tricky because Soul Doll heads can vary in size. Most of mine take stretchy 6-7 with a silicon wig cap. I primarily buy from Leekeworld and ForMyDoll these days. Soul Doll heads can be a little oddly shaped making them a tougher fit for hard cap wigs. If you want a hard cap, you might want to see about getting it custom made or see if the artist has Soul Doll heads.

Also, these girls are tall! And they have long arms, long legs, and big hips and a butt. Minifee clothes tend to be too small. I've squeezed my girl into Minifee leggings but they're stretched to the max and end above her ankles. Iplehouse JID clothes tend to be a better fit but can still be too short in the arms and legs. If you're getting the small bust, she'll fit more easily into slim MSD sized tops or dresses that have a free hip measurement. I also buy a lot of Civilized Evil tops for my girls and those tend to fit pretty well but, again, will be a bit shorter than pictured on her models.

Shoes are thankfully easy. I've had no problem fitting them into standard Minifee A-line sized shoes.

I actually did a picture review when I got Juno here Soul Doll New Double Body Mini Review but the body has had some improvements made since then! In particular, it no longer has the problem with the resin piece breaking off in the torso joint.

 

Thank you so much for all the detailed info! Yes i actually did read your article before! I'm glad they fixed the torso joint