Twigling Doll Discussion ~ Part 3

That’s super bizarre. I don’t remember there even being a discount period, I thought she’d just changed the price when she announced it. It says in her Instagram announcement for it that the final price is 999, so maybe it’s a mistake? I had some weirdness happen with a discount code, and we got it sorted out.

since I’m hoping this is just a website issue and not an increase, I’ll show off some pictures anyway. Heads by Indifferent Red, on Flickr

Eloy, Kahlo (old teal), ingenue, Elbe and Pieta

 

@Chameleon Yeah, I contacted Twigling about it and she told me that it was a problem of the site, so now it's been fixed. Fiuuuuu!

Your heads are all sooo beautiful!! I love each and every one of them! The teal one is my favourite thou.

I think Elbe and Oryx in obsidian could be awesome Should I consider buy them both? XD

As always, thank you with all my heart for taking these pictures and always answering my posts, I really appreciate it!

 

No problem, I'm glad Reese fixed it!!

I'm so glad you like them! That teal Kahlo is one of my favourites too. I'm getting an obsidian elbe, but Oryx has looked good in every colour I've seen her in (I'm enchanted with a raw umber one right now...) Not to be an enabler but,... both is always good.

 

Stunning line up @Chameleon! Does anyone have a pattern for shorts for twigling girls? Would love to make my incoming short/short Elbe some! Also large bust shirt pattern?

 

@Chameleon Eh, so I followed your kind "enabler" (xD) advice and got both heads. It took me a week to choose the body options just because the obsidian color is prolly never going to be released again. I hope I like the short hip-long legs setup. It was really a nightmare for me xD

 

Glad to help enabling! Short hip/long thigh is so far my favourite configuration, so it's what I have coming too!

 

actually, the obsidian color probably is going to be rereleased again, based on the last time Twigling offered it and said it was a very limited one time only thing

 

I hope I chose well xD Even if I passed last week watching video and pictures, I dunno what to expect! But finally I ordered a Twigling! I'm actually super intrigued and I haven't feel this way towards a doll in very long time!

At least she didn't re-release Ingenieuse Now that I think about it is this obsidian the same from the first time? Also, she said that maybe the color will be available again, but it's just a possibility. I should read again her post on fb, because I have a vague recalling about it.

 

She can't re-release Ingenieuse - it was a collaboration with another artist and she doesn't have sole control over the sculpt

 

I’m so excited for you!!! I can’t wait to see how you like her!!!

I’m honestly just thankful I got to order this time. I wasn’t in the hobby in late 2013, and I could never have afforded one second hand. This time around she’s said she probably won’t be redoing this, but I think doing it has been a great opportunity for a lot of us. I talked to someone from the 2013 order on discord who is even using it as a chance to get a body for one of the original heads.

 

I guess that, hypothetically speaking, if they both agreeded the doll could be released again. Ofcourse she is LE so that's not the case.

I've always wanted a Twigling, but never found the right time and I was actually quite stubborn to try and get the obsidian LE. Time passes and the Ingenieuse face doesn't appeal to me anymore, meanwhile someone on DoA put her on sale for 1k and I asked myself "Do I really want to spend 1k for a 2013 doll whose head I don't like anymore?" (Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the doll isn't worth those money).

I'm glad I didn't buy her, because with the same money I had the skin color I've always wanted and 2 beautiful heads that I really like

 

I’m also glad you decided to wait then! I also saw that ingenieuse, but I just didn’t have the money at the time! Elbe and Oryx are such beautiful heads, I can’t wait to see how they look in obsidian.

 

@Chameleon I wonder who got the doll!

I think Elbe and Oryx will be beautiful in obsidian! I will post pictures as soon as I receive them xD

 

Sahara recieved her eyes and her hair this past few days. I am loving how she is coming together. Now the wardrobe!
Sahara's Look by Marie, on Flickr

 

Hey people!!

I just want to pipe in on a couple of things. Dunno why I got a notification for the post directly above mine but none of the others, I never have time to check forums anymore, so rely on the notifications to remind me to have a peek once in a while, at least in some twigling-related threads.

Obsidian as a colour will probably be released again, what I have said is that I wouldn't release any one sculpt (heads mainly) in that colour more than once, so next time it would be with any new heads released after the ones that currently exist and are ummm, "in progress" such as resized Eloy (just receiving final sand/prime/sand/prime/sand/prime/ad infinitum) and 90% Ingenue OE & SA. Well they're not just resized, I am tweaking them a bit too so that I won't again have the bright idea to discontinue them because I no longer feel they align with my sculpting style. Ok, I mean it at the time of writing, but things happen and nothing is forever. That said I hope to remain a part of the BJDverse for many years to come.

About Ingenieuse, it's another something I'd have to discuss with Nanyalin to be able to offer again, and it's not completely off the cards, but it isn't a priority. Although, now that (knock-on-wood) I seem to have a fairly stable production source, other business issues are *mostly* settled down and it's something I can consider. If it was up to me though, since Ingenieuse was built over Ingenue SA, she would also need to be reduced to at least 90% to sit nicely on the TL3 body. And if we were to get her scanned, Nany would probably like to offer her on one of her bodies as well. Anyway, it's all up in outer space (meaning way above the sky or clouds) at this point, but definitely not saying never.

Just a note about Obsidian, the price was originally set at €1200, but I dropped it to €999 due to the whole pandemic cluster**** that you might have heard of, that probably has affected the income of many of us, and I set an end-date to the discount offer which was concurrent with the end of the survey-coupon (Thanksgiving), but some orders were placed after that, and all of those were informed and part-refunded.

Ps. I have only skimmed this last page and there is too much before that to catch up and comment on, but please know that I always try to respond to direct comments whether it be email, on the Facebook page and on Instagram. Thank you for supporting twigling and loving the Artifex Kindred through the years, I feel very lucky and blessed to be able to keep doing this.

 

Oh wow I totally didn't get that point. I thought that the obsidian black was a one time only thing. Opssss! Well, then I'm glad I skipped Eloy and Ingenue cus I wasn't really sure about them, also *new heads* yummmy!

Also, also! Even if the Ingenieuse is a project out in space and time I will start saving money anyway cuz this obsidian black project was totally unexpected until it happened :P

About the 1200 euro: it was just a bug. I went a little out of board thinking that I lost a great occasion ahhahah

The other pages are more or less about people helping each other because it's really HARD choosing options for one of your dolls! And I'm a first time buyer! But I'm glad people in this thread helped me making up my mind!

 

Well, I did do Obsidian black resin once before, just with other headsculpts

Thank you for the summary of previous pages, it makes me happy to hear you guys are looking out for each other when it comes to navigating the process. I still have a lot of notes to go over when the time comes, in terms of potential improvements to the website itself and its function and ease of use, and will probably reach out to get your opinions and ideas when I get to that, but in regards to the process of deciding what parts and colours to pick, it really is a very personal choice — unless the issue is that there are not enough official pictures of the options and possibilities, so having the community is a blessing.

 

Personally, it was really hard to choose ahaha Normally, you don't get to decide hips size, hands shape and legs lenght. For a person like me it's a living nightmare, so I had to see pictures taken by you, the artist, and those taken by DoA members, analyzing them with the zoom and from every possible angle and then decide. Same with the heads. I did a loooooong research.

 

I had a lot of fun enabling for that!

 

@Chameleon Yeah my wallet remembers