What is your grail doll, and why is it your grail?

I sold my collection years ago to fund some other things and recently decided to come back to the hobby. My holy grail would be a Rosette doll Fir -- I used to have two that I absolutely loved.
Unfortunately they seem very rare on the market and haven't been in production for years. I asked Soom if they were going to rerun a preorder but they told me it is very unlikely

 

I have more than one, but the holiest would be Dollzone Star (and Moon). I'm just in love with their faces.

 

This is difficult. I've never really had a grail, one doll that I really want above all others and one that I actively look for. I'm more of a "If I find them, I want them" kind of person, if that makes sense.

I come across dolls for sale (usually second hand) and go "Hey, I really like this doll." If I don't end up buying that particular one, I usually don't go looking for another of the same sculpt. Most likely, I forget about it and move on to something different.

That being said, I do have a wishlist of dolls I've kind of sort of maybe thought about possibly getting in the future. But time will tell if I ever do want those dolls enough to buy them over something else.

 

I have 3 of my grail dolls. DollChateau Snowborn, my unusual FaeWoodsDolls Delpinium/Naga Orchid hybrid, and my RumpelDoll Morfeo

I think a grail doll is THE doll you want the most and don’t have, your most favorite must have doll!? And once you obtain them, they are a favorite and potential must stay!? That’s how i feel about it.

 

YESS they are absolutely STUNNING! I have The Star, and would love to one day own The Moon as well! Absolutely lovely sculpts.

 

My grail dolls are a lot . Minifee lucywen , minifee dina , minifee sia , minifee carol , feeple60 carol ….. all fo them from fairyland . In love with fairyland brand .

 

Oh wow. So, long before I began actually collecting bjds still in the “some day” mode . . . I fell in love with Souldoll Rae human version. To this day, I still visit her pictures on their website, lol. She’s perfection. And recently I failed to pull the trigger on Minifee Luha fullset - regretting that for sure! Lol. Live and learn. Oh, and Feeple65 Chole and Siean!!!

 

Haha I just posted about him in the other thread but: Soom Ender Lord of Dead. I couldn't afford him when he was released, but ohh how I wanted him. I've loved Anubis ever since I was a kid reading my mom's Egyptology texts. And the jackal head is so sleek and elegant and well made. Plus the Mega Gem body is really nice.

 

Slightly silly, but my grail is the Volks Disney Ariel…I know only one was made for a showcase, but I have hope one day she may get a release and I’ll be in a position to purchase!

 

The Miracle Doll 68cm muscle girl body! Omg as someone who is getting into weightlifting and stuff, shes absolutely badass and I want her badly lol

 

My Grails are Iplehouse Chase and Ringdoll Sol. I enter on the BJD world because a photo of a Chase doing a cosplay of a character from the anime Junjou Romantica. Was love at first site. And Sol captivated me, sadly i din´t had the money at the time to buy them. But i still had hope and i will get them !

 

I have my grail of grails--Soom's Sweet Witch (I have two of her!)--but if I were to do a secondary grail...probably either Ringdoll's Carmilla or Merrydollround's Little Monster Dango. I love monster-based dolls, and I didn't get the chance to snag either of them (though maybe I'll find a Dango soon, you never know).

 

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Oohhh, good to know there's someone else with such an approach! Well, I can really want some specific doll but I wouldn't go searching for them, rather wait for them to show up. I don't really think I can call any of my wishlist dolls a grail. The closest is Zaoll Luv that I own now, I've liked her since soon after entering a hobby but couldn't afford her back then; after years of being not engaged, I rejoined the hobby and saw the perfect Luv at the second-hand marketplace

 

My grails are RingDoll Eren Jaeger and RingDoll Ciel Phantomhive. I only got into BJD in 2020, and these were sold years before that! I had no chance to get them then, so I have a little money set aside on the off-chance I ever encounter one.

 

The Mana-sama Super Dollfie. I doubt I'll ever own him, and that's okay.

 

The Soom Hyperon has been my grail since I was like 17, preferably the scarred head version but I'd be happy with either. It's a sculpt I've never fallen out of love with, but truly I don't know what I'd do with him if I ever got one. He's not like a grail doll that perfectly suits a character of mine and I've never actually expected to ever obtain him.

 

My grail is Doll Chateau Fergus and I’m fine with just the head. I’m not really sure why, I just need him? My other grail is a Popovy LandY, nude but with the proper wig. Same reason, I just need her, I guess? I think they’re neat -insert Marge Simpson meme here-

 

Sio2 Funan! Very cute, although he's bit unwieldy for my current doll storage.

 

The doll to complete my collection would be Volks Reisner the Scarface 2008 version. A decade ago he was expensive and hard to find, I'm not even sure how much he would cost now. I'm sure he probably pops up now and then on Yahoo Japan and the like, but I'm not nearly motivated enough to try and look, even if I could remember the shopping service I used 12 years ago or if they even still exist!