WITHdoll Mini Discussion Part 8

I don't enjoy complaining about a company but in this case I am upset since I was expecting something completely different from what was actually delivered. In my years collecting dolls I've had dolls with everything from not a seamline anywhere to "how on earth am I ever going to work with this?" but maybe I was simply expecting too much from Withdoll when compared to my old tan doll.

I will keep my fingers crossed that your Ruby arrives looking absolutely beautiful.

Unfortunately not at this point but I can see if I can post some when I prepare images for the marketplace.

I will admit to being picky about seams but when there are seams I always do all sanding myself to deal with it. And I think that is part of what upsets me here since I'm experienced in working with resin and getting good results but from all I can see of the doll this will be more work than it is worth and it just makes me sad.

Some areas have been sanded (like the side of her hands, shoulders, back of the head and so on. But the sanding is not well done so it hasn't actually removed the seamline at all, only made it more visible by turning the resin from a nice brown tan colour to a greyish brown shade. What I don't understand is why anyone would sand some parts of a doll but not complete the job and still leave very noticeable, not at all sanded (cut-your-finger or shred the outfits sharp) seamlines on some parts.

I did check and my old Tan doll was the UV resin so that might explain a few things. It's all very unfortunate but hopefully I can sell the dolls to someone who will be okay with the seamlines and the way they look.

 

Well, as Withdoll doesn't generally remove seamlines, those spots are likely where the gates are removed. Aka there's a peg in the resin that has to be sawed off and then the resin evened at that point -so it has to be sanded and it will change the color or the resin at the sanded spot. It's not just surface sanding at that point, it's removing a piece and exposing the inside of the resin. All my darker tone dolls have spots like that at certain places, including my darker Withdolls at those spots: top of the upper arms, sides of the hands etc. Honestly I never paid attention because those are things that all my tan and grey dolls have (as they're all regular urethane), thought they're the most noticeable on my Dollshes. I did look at my rosy brown girl and her shoulder marks are a bit smaller than the new girls'. I suspect the old body's mold just had slightly smaller pouring holes than the new one.

But yes, hopefully they'll find a home with someone who doesn't mind the marks.

 

Indeed, though I did also used to have a White Skin doll (non UV skin) and she didn't have the large seamlines either so I suppose this differs between individual dolls or when they are made, and of course like you said before if the resin type has changed. I agree there would be certain spaces where the resin needs to be sanded after the casting. However, the dolls I received still look bad and I feel there is a difference between necessary flaws and what was delivered this time.

Yes, hopefully I can get rid of them in some way and recover some of the money.

 

I have a question about Withdoll heeled feet - what are the highest shoes you've managed to get them into? They seem to be bent at such a small angle I'm suspicious about the available shoe choice for them.

 

@cobaltconduct I admittedly do not own a lot of heels for my MSDs (a lot of the styles don't appeal to me) but I do own these: 40GF-S1 (DB)
and my Elf Ruby stands great in them. I know it isn't a very high heel but I also am cautious of overly high heels since they can make standing difficult.

 

The angle may not be big (to accomodate more types of shoes) but the ankle ball has a ton of motion (in the new body especially), so my girls stand fine in even very high heels. She could stand in these (30mm heel) but they're big for her. She can stand in these (~25mm heel). And in all tonner 22" fashion shoes with heels 10mm to 25mm heels that I own (many of these styles as long as the foot itself fits into them, the heel isn't an issue.

 

Hello every one.
I bought the previously mentioned Emma from JAS101 and after a lightning fast transaction it arrived yesterday.
I'm very excited about her, but with the short time from decision (thursday) to having the doll in my hands (monday), I have aboslutely nothing ready hor her. I am in the wonderful, fun, chaotic and frantic phase of simply trying everything I have on her and see what sticks.
I'm having a blast!

I'll post some pictures as soon as I can get her somewhat presentable.

@Yenna Those, dollmore heels, do they fit her or did you just mention them as an example of ability to stand in heels? I was eyeing them earlier, but based on the measurements the seem big. For reference, some of the Narsha shoes I have actually fit my Emma pretty well, except they are a bit wide and dollmore MSD shoes tends to run large in my experience, but i also know how different shoes can fit from shoe type to shoe type even when the measurements are similar, so I am curious.

 

Yes, she fits in them. The toes don't reach all the way to the end and the ankles gap a tiny bit but they're slim and nice looking on her, unlike many bulky msd heels. Not the same for all dollmore shoes though, but those specific ones are very slim.

 

Oh, nice! Thank you so much for the photo, that helps a lot.

 

Sorry about the double post, but I gave my new doll a faceup yesterday and wanted to share.


I still don't have a clear plan for how to style her, but I am making progress.
The faceup is very basic and I will refine or redo it as I develope her further. The wig is temporary, but I think that at least the hair color is close to what I want, perhaps a bit redder. I have to get her a wig anyway, since this one belongs to another one of my dolls. The eyes are temporary as well. They are simply what I had in my stash that fitted the best and they are tiny little 8mm oval flatbacks. They do sit very well in the head, but I prefer a larger iris. They don't look bad, but they are not quite what I want.
Her name is Petronella.

 

She looks super cute, temporary bits or not! ♥

 

Thank you! I'm having a lot of fun figuring her out.

 

Your girl looks great, @Lillith ! Emma (the elf hunter version, but still) was my first BJD, so this sculpt has a special place in my heart.

 

Thanks! Emma sounds like a great choice for a first doll. She is incerdibly versatile. I played around a bit when painting her and found it possible to give her very different expressions and she looked great in both bold and natural colours.
Do you still have her?
My first was a Lati Shaina and nearly two decades later, she is still my absolute favourite.

 

Yes, I do have her, she's never going away. She's my precious treasure and when I die, I'll be buried in a mausoleum of my own with all my dolls around me, and she'll be displayed on the shelf of honour right above my head (together with my SWD Vera and my first Smart Doll).

 

Hello everyone!
I am seriously considering getting a Theo to shell a character. However my character is around 25 or 26 years old, and his company pics look a bit young for that. Does anyone have a Theo they styled to be a bit older? I would love to see if it isn't too much trouble! Thank you!

 

a great makeup artist can do wonders. However, the sculpt is still going to have a larger head than a real human would have, so it'll always be stylized. if you want a realistic look, I'd look at Iplehouse FID dolls?

 

I need his bigger head so he looks right with the doll who will be his SO. I actually tried a more realistic sculpt first and they looked terrible together. Just weird. I think Theo will be perfect if I can make him look a bit older.

That said I do love Iplehouse sculpts, I just don't have a use for one.

 

Did Withdoll just discontinue a bunch of dolls? I was looking at the website, and I love the new look, I like how things are organized, but a lot of basic dolls just straight up aren't there (both JWDs and SWDs), and I didn't see any notice about that...

 

Hopefully, they just haven't added them to the website yet.