What's something new you learned about yourself as a collector recently?

Maybe a bit silly, but I learned that I restringing my dolls isn't as scary as I thought and I should definitely do it more often! I had to learn recently since the second hand body I purchased came in and was super floppy, but I was glad to learn how to do it myself!

 

Thank you! I'm glad to hear that my post gave you encouragement! I had to read/watch several tutorials, and it took time but it's definitely something I feel I will get better at with time!

My tip is to take photos of your doll as you disassemble it for your reference! It helped me stay organized while my brain was focused on learning the whole process haha

 

It might sound dumb but I learned that dolls are much sturdier than I thought. This was the first time that I had to change hands on a doll and the amount of force the poor doll could take was impressive.

 

@Hannya When I wanted to change a foot the first time I went very delicately and thought something was stuck... Nothing was stuck, it just took a lot more force than I thought to pull the elastic ... I'm amazed with how much pressure is resting on the joints.

 

@Hannya @lutke Trust me, before long you'll be putting them under your leg, between your thighs, kneeling and sitting on them, to restring them. Humiliating? Perhaps, but if they want to pose and stand sturdily and not be a floppy mess, a bit of humiliation is worth suffering!

 

@aihre When I took off the head the first time I muttered "oh no" and "I am so sorry"

 

I've learned that I actually DO like boy dolls. I just hadn't found the right sculpts for me!

 

"Remember, it's worth the suffering!" is something that I'll tell myself over and over the next time I need to change anything on my doll Maybe that'll make me feel less bad haha

 

I'm so glad I'm not the only one that is constantly apologizing to their dolls

 

I come from 1:12 figures and model kits... I never thought I'd care, but it matters a lot that BJDs are a lot more unique. Even with the same company face-up, my doll is different than someone else's doll. There's no way you'd put my doll along with someone else's doll with the same sculpt side to side and I wouldn't be able to tell which one is mine. The stuff I owned before, there's no denying it was industrially made. Everyone else who owns the item has the same item as mine, and there are thousands out there probably. I never thought it would matter.