Volks 2006 FCS Heads F29, F30, F31 Discussion

Any picutres of these ears?

 

How much does one cost? Are they more expensive?

 

I'm double posting this since lots of people are asking questions here too.

in the volks store itself, one or two of the dolls had the 02 style (the smallest ear.)

so basically, there is:
01 - long straight elf ear
02 - short straight elf ear
- short elf ear, slightly curved
- long elf ear, slightly curved
- dragon/mermaid ears

no human ear options on any of the new heads, although, the 02 (the smallest elf ear) is slight, kinda like spock ears. You could hide the elfy-ness with a wig, or take the ears out and hide the missing ear with a wig.

the ears attach the same way as the MSD ears, with a peg, They are designed though so that the contour at the edge of the ear contours with a groove in the head really nicely.

there isn't a gap between the contour and the ears. they fit in perfectly. only in some pictures, the ears have been rotated a bit so that it seems that there is a gap, that's just because the ear has shifted. when it is in correctly, there is no gap, so don't worry about that. The ears stay in about as well as the normal MSD elf ears. They stay in pretty well, but they will come out with rough play.

You can order FCS in person only, year-round.

there is no extra fee for getting an elf doll, and there's no extra fee for getting sunlight skin.

on the FCS ears, the new ones, you can choose 1 of three options:

1 - natural (no color choice, only natural skintone like shading.)

2 - urban (this is some of the more "colory looking" ones you saw on some of the options... like this one: http://mysite.verizon.net/vzd1s37s/media/IMG_5665.jpg was "urban" ... that is F30 btw.

3 - no makeup

interestingly, I asked for a lighter natural look in pink, and they said no, so I think it's kinda tricky what you can or can't get with ear requests. you can ask them to go light on the paint though.

http://site.volksusa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/tea_entry.jpg
the two boys in full costume, the one with the silver hair is F30, the one with brown is F31, and the girl in the pink is F29 yeah.

btw, the most shocking thing to me is... that these new FCS heads with elf ears, they are LA Sumika FCS ONLY!! None of the stores in Japan have these heads. (Shino said this!) Isn't that special? They didnt say that they would ever be available in Japan... at least not YET. they might do it later, but they didn't say for sure. They will be available at LA from now on. they aren't limited like the sunlight skin to only october, they're from now on.

also, there are 3 new wigs, one is a super long wavey (wavey like W 8 kinda), one short no-bangs wavey (again wavy like W 8 ), and a long no-bang variation on W 5 with piecy front (this one was W 118, I remember cause I picked that one... haha...).

also for those interested in FCS in general, Volks has started doing the irridescent/metallic eyeshadow on FCS orders now (if you request it) for those who saw the dolls in person, you probably noticed that some of them had a sheen to their eyeshadow. I think Chris and Lucas (black/white cat) had this type of eyeshadow too. I can't remember though, Id ont' have my Chris in front of me right now to see. But it kinda changes color as you turn it in the light (like a beetle! )

Me, personally, I really loved all three of the heads. I'd been really hoping for Volks to come out with some more mature heads, so these are right up my alley. Also, in the volks store they had several heads of each type made up totally different styles. The makeup really made a huge difference. At first I didn't like the F29 head, but then seeing 3 more faceups of her, it totally change my mind...

in the end, I ended up ordering a snow F29 girl with the tiny 02 elf ears. I'm dying to see how she will turn out. O_O

 

That F-30 is looking like a veeery good choice for a character I've been trying to find a body for. He wasn't supposed to be an elf though. ^^; But small elf ears would be okay I think, and my Nasia goes around without ears all the time anyway. Thanks for the info, Aimee!

And wow, they're only at the LA Sumika? How very special! ^_^ If I do decide to get one I think I'll just make the trip myself -- between the sunlight skin promo and the new elves, it looks like the shopping services are going to be busy!

 

EDIT: What is the cost of an SD10 FCS?

 

I hope they'll be available in Tenshi no Sato later, because that sunlight-skin deadline on October 29 kills me. I'm interested in the sunlight skin F-31, but I can't manage to save enough to order one by then and splitting a sunlight doll is out of the question because of skin tone issues and availability. .___.

 

Here's the question of the year.

Why are they allowing us sunlight orders for such a small time? Are they thinking about giving the LA Sumika sunlight perhaps on a permanent basis at some point and are just testing the waters so to speak, or are they just flat out taunting us? lol

I know I can't be the only one jonesing for a sunlight F-31 (with dragon ears!). And if these heads are LA only...and they end up not releasing them in Japan, would that make it impossible to GET a sunlight F-31 past the October deadline? There's no way I can get those kind of funds so fast. lol

 

NO EXTRA FEE FOR SATO???

Then why did I have to pay 300 extra for mine?!

GAH!!!!!

Answer: I'm STUPID! and live in the wrong place... D-:<

>head desk<

 

The extra fee for Sato FCS comes from the shopping service, not Volks. The reason sunlight dolls are expensive is because most people who order/sell them do not live in Kyoto and have to spend money on Japanese public transportation to get there.

 

I am SO glad I've been saving money for a doll for a long time now. I was planning an F-17 but then I saw the F-31 and the character was like, "THAT. I WANT IN THAT.

AND I'm going to LA later this month. It's all working out!

 

I would like to see more pictures from all the dolls

 

...Is it just me? My first thought on seeing the pics of F-31 was "Hey, it looks like someone at Volks was rather inspired by the faces of both El and The Moon"...

(Note: These are not hotlinks, they are copies just for the sake of this post...)

 

f-29 looks like paris hilton to me *L*

 

I am so, so DOOMED! I love both of the boy sculpts and I love elves... I am so wanting them both. But I went for a one-off at the Tea Party because I could save up later for an FCS... so I'll have to wait at least a year I'd think!

 

Wow! I wish I was in LA. I want an FCS now

 

How much is FCS usually? I would love an Elf head
-Anthony

 

Pretty sure it'd run you $1200 - $1500? That's the price range I had in mind, anyway. It depends on what shopping service you use, options you get, etc.

 

Is anyone planning to go to Sumika anytime soon? I would be so grateful if someone could take a picture (if allowed) of the short, straight normal elf ears.

..or if they have any printed material with a pic that would work just as well.

 

OMG, I'm completely and totally in lve!!! I have to bring an F-31 home. He's absolutely perfect for one of my characters!!!
He's either gonna be white haired with sunlight skin, or pureskin white with black hair!
He's sooo beautiful! I have to save money now!!!

 

the ears of these new heads are really really nice.. Volks has definately improved on the placement and molds of these ears.. the two longer ears flare towards the back of the doll, not straight out, as they do on the MSD elves.. and the fact that the ears prongs go thru the head and have a sculpted groove at the front of the ear base on the head, help make the ears sit really well.. they still have the hole where the peg fits fitted with the plastic liners, but since the pegs go all the way thru the heads, ears sit wonderfully.. don't seem like they would fall out very easy.
can't wait to see these when they arrive in November.. the faces do seem more realistic and human, even though they have these fantasy ears..