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Tan/African American/Black BJDs - Discussion!

Dec 14, 2007

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    1. The top of her head comes off--it's called a headcap. Some dolls have a face-plate instead.

      Not sure if this has been mentioned yet. but Angelsdoll does two gorgeous tans, medium and dark.
       
      #281 wildwoodflower, Jun 11, 2010
    2. #282 ladyryu, Jun 16, 2010
    3. I know she's MSD, but i love the new Iplehouse Benny.
       
      #283 cyberspacegirl, Jun 16, 2010
    4. Hehe, I love her too! I love Iple's JIDs!
       
      #284 guls207, Jun 16, 2010
    5. Benny is beautiful
       
      #285 ladyryu, Jun 16, 2010
    6. There's a light Cocori for sale. The theme is Swan Lake. I'm surprised since Iplehouse recently told me they had no plans to release Cocori again, and that none of the black dolls would come in brown anymore. Only ebony. I'm going to stop believing anything companies tell me.

      Here she is: http://www.iplehouse.net/shop/step1.php?number=829
       
      #286 MicroRNA, Jun 19, 2010
    7. The actual message from Iple was:

      Iplehouse Aaron and Cocori Seasonally Out of Production

      Hi, everyone, this is Iplehouse. ^^

      We will stop selling YID Aaron & Cocori which are now available, and for customers who want, we kindly ask to place an order in a hurry. Because the season is upcoming when our manufacturing work for dark colored dolls is difficult, we will have to stop selling unavoidably.

      Dont see anything misleading in that, the word seasonally clearly states its not forever.
       
      #287 cyberspacegirl, Jun 19, 2010
    8. I was told in the Q&A that only ebony was going to be used, and that there were no plans for a black Cocori. Even if they did state it would be gone forever, it doesn't mean anything. Companies go back on their word all the time.
       
      #288 MicroRNA, Jun 19, 2010
    9. Crap, i wish I had the money ... I would snatch her up... I love both her heads.
       
      #289 Dreadfulme, Jun 19, 2010
    10. Iplehouse's tan dolls are so pretty! I hadn't really known much about the company before, but got interested by some of the Noctarcana Circus releases to look at them more closely, and wow, I'm amazed by Iple's ability to convincingly create dolls of many different races and skin colors.

      Since Swan Lake Cocori was originally released quite some time ago, they could still have some of her in stock from back then and be selling her even though they aren't producing brown anymore? Or maybe they just want to fulfil the run of 30 she's meant to have, and then stop making her in the brown resin.
       
      #290 evilhamster13, Jun 19, 2010
    11. (ETA: "As evilhamster13 says..." :) ) I believe it's just a matter of not having fulfilled the numbers for her limited run. Since she's limited to 30, I would assume that this means that fewer than 30 have been ordered so far. I know I'd order her in a :aheartbea if she were slightly less expensive. I love the doll, but have no use for that ballet costume she comes with :lol: I'm sure the costume is making up about 1/2 her price, considering the cost of their basic YID girls.

      As others have mentioned, they "pause" production on 'tanned' dolls altogether depending on the season. 'Tinted resins' (as I call them) seem to be finicky to produce under the best circumstances, so I think it's the rainy season when they stop, since the humidity makes it harder to produce a quality tinted doll?

      Please let me know if the weather circumstances I mention are wrong, I know it's something to do w/the season, but not sure on the exact cause. :)
       
      #291 starzzz, Jun 26, 2010
    12. You are correct, tinted resins do not cure properly in humid weather. I've been told it takes about ten casts of each part to make one doll's worth of matching resin pieces in the best of circumstances. Think of all the resin waste that must happen when they try to make dolls in unfavorable circumstances! That is why they suspend some colors during the wet season.
       
      #292 idrisfynn, Jun 26, 2010
    13. I apologize if this has been posted or asked before. I've checked around but came up empty. If a mod can direct me to a previous thread, thanks!

      I'm looking for a dark skinned girl. African American, Native American, Hispanic, I don't much mind, but I'm having a hard time finding anything really.

      I know Volks has a darker resin but I'm really not in love with their sculpts. They look very Caucasian, just darker toned. The Iplehouse dolls are beautiful, but I never have the money until they're unavailable, and Benny, who would be PERFECT and is basically MY DREAM DOLL, unfortunately, way too small.

      I'm looking in the 54-60 cm range. Are there any companies that sell dolls with AA features or dark skin other than Volks and IH and the occasional Luts? I'm struggling!

      Thank you!
       
      #293 enginesoftime, Jul 5, 2010
    14. #294 surreality, Jul 5, 2010
    15. Thsi thread has been merged, so there's some good discussion higher up. I want to plug Angelsdoll again - their dark tan is really lovely, and some of their sculpts, Jin in particular, are flexible enough to look right in different skin shades. (My Jin is in dark tan.) Their bodies are temporarily off-sale for redesign, but they've promised a summer event, and I think there's a dark tan Angela on the marketplace (or was a day or two ago.) And their prices are really good - they were $350 for the 60cm girls for a while, and then dropped to $280.
       
      #295 autumnrain, Jul 6, 2010
    16. #296 starzzz, Jul 14, 2010
    17. This is a great resource for darker/tanned dolls. To be honest, I'm surprised there are so many :) I wouldn't think dolls with African features would be possible. Now that I see there are some it would be great for me to try and make a doll of myself one day.:blush
       
      #297 Anneke, Jul 15, 2010
    18. me! Me! Me!
       
      #298 Lyssandra, Jul 15, 2010
    19. I am too, Im gonna order soon!
       
      #299 RROSS, Jul 15, 2010
    20. RROSS Just curious, are you going for the bearded faceup?
       
      #300 Lyssandra, Jul 15, 2010
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