What do you think about Hybrids?

Hybrids are just another form of customization. Sometimes it's the only way to get the doll of one's dreams!

 

Sometimes a character in mind has a specific face and body type. Sometimes you'll find a doll with the perfect face...but the body is completely wrong, or visa-versa. Hence, hybridization helps you get your doll in mind just right. I really don't understand why some people are so against it, nor do I pay them any mind. What makes YOU happy...what YOU think suits your doll best...is more important than anyone else's opinion.

 

I know in my case, I LOVE the new Granado nuevo female body, but I really don't like any of their heads. I just wish more companies sold their BJD heads separately though!

 

I don't see nothing wrong in BJD hybrids, as HerrLucifel pointed so well it's at least, simply different needs in terms of characters and aestetic, and i do agree that even part of customization process as weirdnessmagnet said.
Most of my dolls are hybrid, mostly as i like some company face-sculpt but i don't like the body, or the pose ability, i'm quite picky about pose ability so i like doubled jointed bodies.
But seems that hybrids bjd aren't such popular, or at least this was my personal experience.

 

I don't think it's any problem. As others have said, whatever combination makes you happy.... I myself will be creating a hybrid, but more for money reasons- there's a head I've loved for a long time, but the body makes up 4/5 of the price.

 

I know it's weird, but I don't like hybrids at all. The skintone doesn't quite match, the proportions are often off.

 

This really depends on the level of work an individual puts into their hybrid

 

@ Cherbear:
I can understand that, but there are plenty of hybrids done so well that you wouldn't even know they were a franken-dolly.
I have 3 hybrids, and proportion is very important to me. That's actually why 2 of them are hybrids, to get the look I wanted. The other was only to save money since her body was too much for me to afford.

 

I hate different skin tones on the same doll but, well, I own 2 hybrids and no one notice the difference (I helped out someone too thanks to my pictures) XD
I think that searching for the right match can be frustrating but it's also amusing and you can be really satisfied about the result of your customization!

 

For me, hybrid is because I like A's mold, but I want B's body.
Not because A's body is bad or else, it just my own personal preference.
Sometimes I find this mold is totally me, but the body is too tall/short for my character.

 

I want a hybrid, but not for anything doll-related. I have one piece so far, the Ender jackal head. The arms will be armwings (possibly Galena), with dragonlike or Chrom legs, a masculine torso and feminine hips, along with some sort of tail. It's mine, to do with what I want, and represents something special to me, so nobody else's opinion matters!

 

I like hybrids. Especially if you might connect with the body of a different doll, but you do like the facial sculpt on another. Some hybrids won't always look right, especially if they aren't matched up properly.

 

If a hybrid is well thought-out, the result can be absolutely amazing and fantastic.

Currently, I am about creating one. I love Soom's SD centaur-body, but non of the faces to go with. If I want something elder, more mature, there is no other way but hybriding (is that even a word?).

And some of the most amazing dolls on the forum, particularly in the fantasy sector, are hybrids.

 

I'm about to have my first hybrid! Why, because I've bought a head that needs a body and the body I need is super scarce and it's doubtful I will be able to score one. I'm not trying to save money and indeed, this will end up costing me more money actually. I see absolutely nothing wrong with it and I certainly do not turn my nose up at it. I would cheerfully purchase a hybrid as well if it had the right look.

 

My first doll is a hybrid two firms Dollmore Kyle Reese and Ringdoll body. And I LOVE him, because I have not a boy model looks - I have beautiful strong man!
Yes, there was a risk about skintone, but the colors are perfectly matched!
My Jarvis (Kyle Reese) is a nonstandard for Kyle's, I wanted to create a character is not like standard Model boy Kyle Reese. And I did it!
I LOVE hybrids because people fantasize, combine and create a completely new, not like the others, characters.

 

Hybrids are a huge in the BJD world, so I would be very surprised if a company were to be against them. If you don't like the company's heads, but like their bodies, or vice versa, you can still purchase part of the doll from the company instead of not giving them business at all. Personally, I LOVE Migidoll's heads, but I think their bodies look a little strange and are not worth the price for something that wouldn't work for me. I already have one hybrid Migi, and will hybrid my other two Migi heads.

 

As long as the pieces look good together and there are no problems with how the joins work together, hybrid don't bother me. In fact hybrids in my opinion are actually really cool! It's always fun to experiment with BJDs!

 

i absolutely love seeing well-done hybrids! of course, it irritates me when i see a pink head on a yellow body, but that would apply even to non-hybrids. i think that they really afford owners the opportunity to be creative with the construction and aesthetic of their dolls.

 

I love hybrids! I actually think they're one of the many ways that the customization aspect of this hobby can be taken even further!

 

I *love* hybrids. I love to make hybrids, and whenever I buy a doll from the MP, I *always* look at hybirds/modded dolls first. They just have SO MUCH personality! ^3^