What do you think about Hybrids?

The hybrids that I have planned out aren't really that exciting I guess, mainly new bodies for other dolls, but for me, it's mainly for pose-ability. Even though I don't often have my dolls doing ridiculos poses, I found that I really don't like single jointed bodies at all- they just don't work for me. So I have two Bambicrony/Kid Delf, a Napidoll/Spiritdoll, and two Volks/Spiritdoll hybrids planned already I also had a Delf Soony who I recently moved across to a Feeple60 body and her proportions look SO much better- so not only is she now double jointed, she doesn't have (as much of) a bobble head anymore

I also love the customisation aspect of hybriding dolls; one of my favorites so far has been a Delf Soony with the male Delf type 3 arms and legs on a female body. The owner wanted her to look a little more chunky, I think to carry off the tattoos, and I must say- the doll looks gorgeous But on top of this, there are so many unusual body types out there that could be overlooked because of the head choices (Leekworld Art Body, Doll Chateau), and well jointed bodies that have NOT as great headsculpts (Popodoll, in particular). It's a good chance to take two great things and make one fantastic doll at the end of it all.

 

Some companies don't sell jointed hands and I've seen some beautiful hybrids including a Mikhaila(sp?) body with a Unoa head and she was just gorgeous. I don't really see how it could be considered unethical and with the difficulty resin-matching a lot of owners spend hours trying to create the perfect doll.

 

I had to hybridize one of my dolls just to get him to fit the shoes that I wanted for him-- his big giant Volks gunboat-feet would never have squeezed into those particular Dollmore stiletto-heel boots, so I bought him the Dollmore Model Woman feet that the shoes were intended for. Now he's perfect. And when he wants to wear flat boots, he can always put his own feet back on.

Changing one's feet to fit a particular pair of shoes = I can't tell you how many times I've wished I could do that with MY feet!

 

I have one whole dollmore doll, and one with dollmores head and other companys body. I don't want my dolls to have the same bodies, so that was the only opinion. I'd like companies to have many options about bodies, because we all want different things :3

I think there is nothing wrong in hybrids. They are just a fact that someone likes some head, but needs different body to it compared to what the company has to offer. It's great thing actually! We get many many different kind of dolls.

 

I love hybrids, especially Soom/Fairyland combinations. I just love the FL bodies and Soom makes the best fantasy parts so yeah, LTF/TG hybrids are amazing! I think you should do whatever is possible to create the doll of your dreams!

 

these dolls are meant to be fully customized, after you pay the price for it you are free to do whatever the heck you want with them that makes them happy as long as you don't infringe copyrights and claim them as your own creation. it's ridiculous than any company would try to restrict that simple freedom by not wanting their heads on other bodies...what would mattel said if they saw my daughter's room XD!!

 

Well, I'm actually constructing a hybrid doll myself, and my reasoning and justification is that sometimes, when you have a very specific concept of how you think of and visualize your doll's character, there just aren't always the right face sculpts or body sculpts to make it real in the same company. Sometimes you just want something one company doesn't have, and either you'd have to scrap the whole thing, or heavily mod without hybridizing. Plus, sometimes the pieces just call out to you, and the doll just sort of...Forms I guess. Does that make sense?

 

Honestly, I see nothing wrong with hybridizing; one of my future boys is entirely likely to be a hybrid because I like a facial sculpt from one company, but like the body sculpt from another company.

Even my one MSD boy(who is currently a floating head, waiting on his body), will be a hybrid to some extent because even though his head and most of his body will be 5stardoll, I got him 1/4 jointed hands from Dikadoll(and am hoping I can get the resins to match).

If the one company doesn't have what you're looking for, but another company does, it only makes sense to me to combine the two different parts into one doll. *shrug*

 

Hmmm... I went there..... my in-progress purchase features a head, body and hands from completely different companies...

it's just a matter of what you want to do with a doll really. Maybe you like the head but not the body, maybe you like the body but not the hands or maybe you want the feet to be high heeled. It's not only perfectly natural to hybrid to make your doll as true to your vision as possible, it's elementary.

 

I think hybrids are awesome, I've got four of them in a collection of eight. There's lots of reasons to make one, for me it's just another way to fine-tune a doll's appearance to match the character and aesthetic I have in mind. Sometimes it's experimentation and practicality - I body-swapped my Resinsoul boy and my Angel of Dream boy just because the AOD's head fit so badly on his own body's neck. His head posability was vastly improved on the RS body, and my Wu's big bobbly large-featured head looks much better on a torso with more breadth, so it was a win all around.
Also I prefer not to own clunky, too-childish or minimally-detailed bodies, but sometimes those companies make really cute heads, so what's a girl to do?

 

I'm completely positive about Hybrid BJD.
So far i own 9 dolls, and just 4 of them are non-hybrid, to me is merely a matter of pose-ability and aestetic criteria.
I found nothing wrong make hybrid BJD for the proupose of customizations or simply as we have in mind a specific character, the most of the time the head to me don't suit to the body, or the company offers a body single jointed or too short for what i've planned.
I love on istance Soom heads, and i own 4 but the body to me is a pain to pose and play, just Onyx is on a SuperGem female body, which she borrowed to Galena anyway, and actually is the girl which i play less.

 

I am PRO-Hybrid. I think that part of the joys of this hobby is the customization aspect. Some parts are just unique to one brand/company and if you want to make a doll that is "everything" you want then so be it. HAVE FUN GUYS!

 

I think that some doll making companies are too selfish. It is natural that people try to find bodies and heads that suit their tastes better. Hybriding is great being a spacious field for creative activity.

 

Hybrids are the best of both worlds to me, you can get the head and the body you want on one perfect doll! I got a dollzone pet body for my pukifee head because I wanted her to be an anthro doll and the pukifee bodies aren't (there are the pukisha hands but they look like gloves to me). Once she's all together she will be perfect to me, even if she is not a completely nnormal doll.

 

I well be having 2 of these and they are obitsu 60cm body's with dollfie dream heads.

 

The reason I would create a hybrid doll, is because I LOVE certain body sculpts, but don't like the heads that come with them (doll chateau and leekeworld artbody) therefore, I would put on a head from a company that makes heads I really like (ex: DiM and Unoa)

 

Can I ask a question here? Not sure if this is the right place...I have never had a hybrid before, but just fell head over heals for a head (DiM Ludavicas) now I don't know what to get for a body! I was thinking an angel region body, but I don't know what will fit! Cand someone tell me! I think I want a none- masculine boy body...again sorry if this is the wrong place to post! I wasn't really finding info anywhere else!

 

There are no rules about hybridizing. Just do what you want.

Devilldoll666-- Try asking in DIM threads or in threads about the various companies you are thinking about getting a body from. They will usually know what might work or and might have suggestions.

 

Almost everyone has a hybrid. Sometimes it's necessary because you might ruin a body or a head and can't buy new parts from the same company. That's my situation right now. I'm trying to repair a ruined head and if that doesn't work I will have to order a head from a different company. The only problem with hybrids is that it's hard to find compatible parts.

 

Thanks April!


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