What size doll do you prefer?

I like the 1/5 and 1/6 size of bjd.

 

I started with MSD because I'm small and wasn't confident that I could handle larger dolls, but I like the sculpts for 70cm much more and the first one I got was a Loongsoul. I was surprised by how light it was and decided to get a few more 70s. I like making clothes for them a lot more than the MSDs. I feel I can get more details and be more extravagant in my clothes designs for my 70s than the MSDs.

I now have a 1/3 and even a 75 and I like my 1/3 a lot. He is very cute, easy to hold and pose, and is a nice size to customize. My 75 is bigger than I can easily handle and posing him is more challenging, he is hefty. I like him but I have no intention of getting another 75; far to big more my taste.

I was positive I wouldn't ever care to have a 1/6 or smaller doll, but after deciding to do the child version of an OC and taking forever to find a sculpt I liked, after finally having him... HE'S ADORABLE. I love how small he is. If I didn't have to worry about my cat knocking him over I would keep him on my desk every day. I have not made clothes for him, so I don't know how challenging that would be for his size. I probably wouldn't enjoy it much; fighting with my machine to get small pieces of fabric through. But there are a lot of cute outfits available to buy so I'm not concerned about clothes for him. And I only want one other 1/6 so it's not as though I'll be pressed for outfits.

Long story short, I really love my 1/3 and 70s the most, because they're enjoyable to customize and they aren't too difficult to handle, pose, and carry. I think 1/3 is my most preferred size at the moment, but I find the 70cm sculpts the most attractive.

 

I have one 70 cm doll and one 65. For the same reasons previous answers already mentioned: l like to make their clothes and this size is perfect for that. Smaller than full size human clothes, faster to make, less material, still not as small as to make details difficult. I’m big so handling the size is no problem. Although l already managed to smash the poor guys butt against a door frame. Didn’t see the distance, common thing here.
Actually l would like one more about 67-68 cm and one 1/4 to be the child in the same group, not necessarily their “bio” child.

 

I have 3 MSDs (and another on the way), 2 YOSDs (centaur and satyr though) and a variety of little 1/12ths. While I absolutely love my MSDs, they are still a little too big for me and can feel awkward to handle, where my YOSDs feel perfect. I would have more of them if there were more mature YOSDs out (and fantasy ones at that!), but since a lot of the ones I want were limited and now near impossible to find I've accepted that MSD is probably the size I will have the most of lol. They are nicer to sew for though, sewing for YOSD is frustrating when there are sleeves involved.

I do really love to look at the 70cm+ dolls though. Their detail is beautiful and I constantly find myself drawn to them for their more mature faces and bodies, but their size is far too big for me. I'm short, they'd be near half of me lol. Their price is also far more intimidating, I'd never forgive myself if their faceup and clothes and condition were anything less than perfect for that price.Granted, if Aolingshi ever ends up making a fantasy sculpt in that scale, I might be in trouble.

TLDR; I love my little YOSDs even if MSDs are easier to make clothes for, and I lust from afar after all the 70cm+ dolls lol

 

I also prefer 1/4 and 1/5 dolls. It's too bad that they're only few 1/5 sized bjds since they look great next to 1/4. In my opinion 1/6 look a bit too small to look like the same scale but younger, while 1/5 succeed perfectly in that aspect.

I thought of getting a 1/3 Ringdoll for a long time because I fell in love with a specific sculpt (and I really like more mature sculpts in general), but when I visited someone who owned 1/3 bjds, I just found them to be too large for me (on the other way around, she thought 1/4 was too small for her taste ). So I'll stick with 1/4 and 1/5

 

Tinies, all the way. Something about the delicate and dainty nature of BJDs made me liken them to fairies, so all the ones I really fall for are tiny little pretty things. As a result, the dolls I consider buying are all 1/6 and smaller - able to sit in my hand, and much easier to store away, because I know I'll end up with an army

The first doll I ever truly fell for was Fairyland Pukipuki Pongpong. I couldn't afford it then and was devastated to find Pukipuki had been discontinued by the time I was able to buy my first doll, but I'd just bought my second doll (a Lati White) when the limited re-release happened, so I couldn't afford it then either. But I'm eyeing the secondary market every day hoping for another Pongpong to show up...

 

I think I've settled on the larger end of 1/3, so 65-70cm. I like big heavy dolls. I love the size and detail of the huge dolls (Trinity etc.) but they seem to be too heavy to pose as nicely as 1/3, so I'm not sure if I'd like one.

 

My first doll was 64cm tall and I've been in love with smaller 1/3s ever since. My dolls range from 58cm to 68cm tall, and 65cm is my sweet spot.

Many reasons why I love 1/3s...

• They tend to be in the age group and aesthetic that I love.
• They have presence that smaller dolls just don't have. Their size makes them feel like people, not toys or figurines.
• Big enough that sculpting can show a lot of realistic details.
• They're a comfortable, deliciously heavy weight in my arms...
• ...but not too heavy. I can still carry a doll by their hips with one hand.
• When I sit down on the floor to pose them, I can more or less look them in the eye - which I really like, I feel like I'm communicating with them...
• ...but they're not tall enough to headbutt me when they fall over. They faceplant on my shoulder instead - less painful!
• Good variety of clothing and fashions to buy for them, especially my 58cm girl and the 68cm uncles.
• Easy to sew their clothing and add details.
• Although 1/3-scaled props are a lot harder to buy/make, the ones that exist are always impressive and realistic looking. Again, props at this size don't look like toys.
• And because I have no interest in dioramas or dollhouses: 1/3 dolls can interact with some human-scale furniture without looking overly out of place or teeny.
• I love outdoor photography with my BJDs and smaller 1/3 is about right. I can shove one into a backpack or put two in my carrier, and carry them to fairly rugged places. They aren't too heavy to carry on my back, and not that unwieldy to wrangle in outdoor conditions.

I've tried owning smaller dolls but they felt uninteresting and less significant. I haven't owned any 70+ dolls yet, and while they're gorgeous I think they'll be too heavy and unwieldy for the kinds of posing and photos I want to do.

 

⅓ & Up

They are just so much easier to photograph, make/ modify props for, sew for. I love the weight of them. They fit well with the backgrounds that I buy for them. They are comfortable for me to work with I love the look and style of the bigger dolls as well. They are the perfect teen/adult sized dolls more mature so I don't have to limit the topics of my photo story webcomic.

I actually started with the ¼ dolls because I thought that the ⅓ dolls would be too big for me. Over two feet of fragile doll can be intimidating. At least it was for me. But I got a ⅓ bjd and then another, and another and after mainly using them in my photography and stories the smaller dolls just feel too light and awkward for me. I like the smaller dolls that I bought previously, but they mainly stay shelved.

Going forward for me in collecting it's all about the larger scale dolls.

 

I have a rather unfortunate “go big or go home” mindset, so 70+ is always what my heart longs for!! I have a couple of 65ish dolls, but something about how substantial large dolls are just makes my heart sing. As someone else said, they just have so much presence. The face sculpts I enjoy are also usually in that size range, and I love how much detail is visible and able to be accomplished.
That said, I think one day I want to dip my toes into MSDs. I love how light and portable they are, and they have such a charming energy. I get jealous when I see people holding their MSD on one hand lol. The price difference is also very appealing, and I think there’s a much wider range of clothes. I’d like to have 1 msd I can really dedicate all of my msd energy to and spoil with a big wardrobe. But, until then, big dolls for me!

 

All the sizes! I started with 1/6 because the dolls I got could wear Barbie clothes - familiar territory.
Then I jumped into the 1/3. Heavier but easier to dress, could hold their pose better, and thus my elf army began.
Then came 1/4 - even easier to dress and pose and much lighter to carry.
I admit I do not make anything for my dolls yet. I hope to some day - even if it's just props.

 

[QUOTE="I was positive I wouldn't ever care to have a 1/6 or smaller doll, but after deciding to do the child version of an OC and taking forever to find a sculpt I liked, after finally having him... HE'S ADORABLE. I love how small he is. If I didn't have to worry about my cat knocking him over I would keep him on my desk every day. I have not made clothes for him, so I don't know how challenging that would be for his size. I probably wouldn't enjoy it much; fighting with my machine to get small pieces of fabric through. But there are a lot of cute outfits available to buy so I'm not concerned about clothes for him. And I only want one other 1/6 so it's not as though I'll be pressed for outfits.[/QUOTE]

I come from the world of 1/6 playline dolls, and yes, they are so fiddly to sew for. I hand-sew for sixth scale!

 

My focus in this hobby has always been on 3 things: fashion, artistic display, and storytelling. Because of this, I’ve developed a love for all the sizes (depending on where I need them to be displayed in order to best tell their individual stories.) I created small artistic vignettes throughout my home and populated them with appropriately sized dolls. My 1/12 Realpukis live in a treehouse carved from an old tree stump, for instance. 1/3 dolls grace decorated alcoves or carefully curated dresser tops. YOSDs reside in their own little world inside of an antique travel trunk. So doll size has always been dictated by the decorative space available to them and whatever story I wanted to tell, which was always decided well in advance of purchasing. This has given me the freedom to collect all the sizes, and I love them all for their own unique qualities.

 

1/4 is and always have been my favorite size since I started in this hobby a long long time ago. My first one was a 1/4 as the one coming home right now will be (hopefully, the last one xD).
I love the level of detail some companies put into their 1/4 faces and bodies, which I'm sure can be higher in the 1/3 scale, but I've found out that larger than 50cm become too much for me in terms of weight and size. Smaller than 1/4 can be fine too, as I have three 1/8 sized dolls and one 1/6, but in my daily life I very much prefer handling my 1/4 around.
Overall, 1/4 are easier for me to pose and to photograph up close. Also, their clothing is very diverse and also easy enough to adjust and sew, and I've been able to find items in that scale much easier than in others.

 

Tinies, definitely tinies! I do have some 1/4 and 1/3 sized but tinies always have been my favourite particularly Fairyland’s Realfee and Pukifee.
As for the why, I’ve always been drawn to fae folk type beings and characters since I was a small child so I guess it stems from there. I’m also fond of RPG games and tend to, if possible, chose either elven or small mischievous races to play, love my little Lalafell characters (yes I have several) in FFXIV for example! There’s a certain kind of freedom too with the littles, much less pressure to have them look a certain way or be perfect, nobody really cares if they’re odd whereas with bigger sizes I tend to feel there’s more expectations.

 

i only have one doll, at 1/4 size - given my space restrictions i don't think i'll go any larger than that, but 1/3 seems like it'd be a nice size too...

 

I own 1/4, 68cm, and 75cm dolls. I like how cute 1/4 dolls can be and how easy it is to handle them, but I also like the mature aura 68cm+ dolls give. In terms of preference nowadays, I do notice myself leaning more towards 68cm+ dolls. They're able to capture the visual image I have in mind of my characters and really help inspire me more on story building.

 

I like all sizes (except 20cm size - somehow those just never stay with me) but going by the numbers of each size I have, I like 1/3 the best.

Teddy

 

I have everything from around 7cm up to 65cm! And favorite? It depends. My main human crew are 1/3 and I really prefer them mostly, but I have a lot of fantasy, anthro and pet tinies and I love them in a different way. They're all good! Just not the 70cm and up, they're way too big for me.