Unoss Discussion Thread

I now remember one of the resons I got Sienna over Aika, and is probably the only way to tell the two dolls apart (if they don't have their other things with them). Aika's eyebrows were darker than Sienna's. Ok, I know it is trivial....lol. But that was one of the reasons I got the blonde.

 

I don't think it's trivial, I was curious if there was a slight difference to be able to tell them apart. I've started looking for original face-up photos.

 

Gamekitty, I think you do have an Aika, indeed. She's gorgeous either way.

Wally, I threw on a spare wig I had around, but yes, she's sticking with green wigs. I've ordered her something a little fancier, just waiting on that slow boat from China, lol.

My girl seemed to have barely yellowed as well. She is a lovely, sort of pale shade of NS which is great because I usually prefer white skin dolls. :P Most of her seams were removed but the ones on her hands and feet are most obvious. I did have one question though...Her wrist AND elbows are glued together. This means I can't take her apart without cutting her strings. Are they all strung this way?

 

The photo below is minimontoya's




The faceup looks to be original. It's exactly like my Sienna, except my girl has the blondish brown eyebrows. Here's an old photo of her with a tiny Kaye Wiggs doll.


This is my girl in her outfit.

You can't really tell it, but her eyebrows are more of a yellow brown not the red brown.

 

minimontoya and oriscany: You have gorgeous girls! Love the original makeup!

VinylFaerie: I don't think that is supposed to happen. When I had to figure how to string my girl the ball joints are on the same body part but they are not glued together. Can you guess what kind of glue it is? Maybe you don't have to be so dramatic as to cut the strings to free her.

One thing that I noticed after I string my girl together is that it is missing one of the metal S for the head. I made do with some flower wire for now. Otherwise I would lose the body string. :/ That part is annoying. The springs on her eyes and her back head piece won't stay put either. I guess I might just use some eye putty or something.

 

Gamekitty- Mine did not have an S-hook either. The elastic was simply looped over the hook behind her eyes. I think her elbows/wrists are super-glued. I can't get them apart and I don't want to break her. I am not afraid to mod a doll, but they are pretty well stuck on.

 

Thank you for the comparison feedback on her, oriscany and lovely photo of your girl. She looks wonderful! Mine needs some careful cleaning so I'm hoping I can just dry-dust her gently. Did your girl come with blushed nipples or was blushing or the Satogaeri service available for them? Is she seam-sanded? When you mentioned 'destroyed' dolls, were any junked when Volks stopped selling them? I guess I am just hungry for news from someone who got one new at the time, since they are (to me) an iconic doll and too seldom talked about anymore and I love them

I'll be on the inevitable shoe hunt since as Quiet Queen noted, links are outdated, some companies long stopped making. im going to compare her feet to my Souldoll Zenith girls to see if they are anywhere similar. I'm wondering what in Dollheart girls attire she can wear too, an SD10/13 or Sd16 Fer, perhaps?
I've read the book translation here on DoA, and it's oddly touching and evocative to me. I got the book quite a while ago, then another one came with my doll.
I love the original makeup for what it is but really have seen some lovely repainted girls as well. I told myself that if I ever found one intact I wouldn't sand her but never dreamed I'd find one with face-up itself mostly intact. I cant wait to see yours painted, Gamekitty. The rest of you, (those who aren't, that is), why aren't yours in the UNOSS database thread to admire?

The painting on my Aika (her name is Genki) looks very different from the U-noa that Mr Araki had painted and much more like old Volks faceups. I wonder how many prototypes of Unoss he ever painted himself?

 

When I ordered my girl, body blushing was not an option. Volks did offer the sanding service, but I sanded the seams myself. Volks dolls come with very minimal parting lines, and all the gates have been nicely sanded.

Many of the Unoss dolls have been sold off in parts. Quite a few were modded and the "surgery" went badly.... Though, I have seen some beautifully done mods. And there are some really charming Frankenstein dolls. (I remember a lady in Japan made a Rock band using Unoss heads on several different bodies, and she displayed them at a Dolpa. They were wonderful. At the time I was so disappointed when Janne told me that Unoss didn't come in MSD. Somewhere I do have a copy of the photo that was taken at the Dolpa of those dolls.)

Araki Gentaro never did paint any of the Unoss to my knowledge.

 

I assumed he painted, blushed and manicured the 2 in the book, since they look a lot different. I'm wondering why he signed this box, though, that was my line of thought. If they were released at the Dolpa just before though, this signature would have been later since it's dated '2000.12.10'

 

Araki may have signed all the boxes. I just don't remember. I keep all boxes and shippers, but don't want to unearth the boxes at this time. The only Unoa boxes he signed were the ones that he painted, that much I do know.

 

I did not see a signature on my box Oriscany.

Also, I'm waiting to put my girl in the DB till she has her proper wig/eyes.

 

Hello all! I do not have a faceup for my Unoss yet (she will get one as soon as my friend is ready to do her), but how about some wigs pics? I can't decide which one I like more since I usually like brunettes more...

 

My girl has yellowed a bit too, but very well. I've been sanding her seams and have only noticed a tiny color difference. My girl's elbow, wrist and thigh tops are all glued together with what looks like krazy glue. It doesn't affect me taking her apart or anything, for instance the elbow joint is just glued to the forearm.

Your girl is lovely, Luria! For shoes, those meant for Dollmore Model doll size fit Unoss, I have some canvas flats made by Dale Rae that fit perfectly. Lots of shoes are the right length (like SD13 boys' shoes), but Unoss have really wide feet too. I just purchased a pair damaged Unoss feet that I'm planning on sanding down to a more reasonable size so I can get Rumiko some cute girly shoes.

EDIT: I actually emailed Volks to ask if they had any idea how many Unoss were produced. They were very friendly, and said even if they did have records from 10 years ago easily available, they don't tend to publicly announce sales figures/number of items produced.

 

Luria, your girl is really beautiful. When you showed the head I could tell she was going to be wonderful, but I wasn't sure if you had the body. I'm so glad that you do.

 

Luria, she's gorgeous! I'm very partial to pink hair.

Here's Rumiko sporting a new wig from an awesome friend of mine, plus a shot of work I'm doing separating her fingers and cleaning up the flash.

 

Luria: Your girl is amazing! Love the pink wig.

Kate: I love your wig too! It reminds me of Lum. Very cool!

 

That was my first thought! I did name her Rumiko after Rumiko Takahashi, after all. I can't wait to see your girl with a faceup. I'm digging the blonde wig on her.

 

I can't wait either! My friend is kind of busy at the moment so I have to wait until she is done. Until then... I am just "dolling" her up, little by little ^.^

 

Wally, your unoss is gorgeous. I hope you can find the hands you want. I'm not sure if the Volks SD13 boy hands will fit or not. Imho, theyre really nice hands.