Y.Cen Dolls Chong Lin

Thank you! I can't wait to see him painted!

 

@Chikku Congratulations!

I was frustrated with the wait and paid for my Ching Lin to be ship via DHL. He is estimate to come home 2/3/2022. It was very expensive but I do not want to wait until mid February to see if the EMS shipping price may drop.

By the way, Wu Qi is tempting and I don’t think I will win this battle. He is driving me insane with his eyes and lips. Did I mentioned he looks so delicious in Tan….
(I am in trouble) LOL.

 

Does anyone know what their Taobao is? I can find the weibo but no Taobao with that or a related name. I thought I had it (from the Flickr group I think) but I think I may be wrong because it hasn’t updated in forever

 

I’m not sure they have a Taobao. I asked the artist on Instagram and they said they only sold three ways:
1) Tencent QQ fan group (in Chinese only)
2) Directly on Instagram (in Chinese only)
3) MoonlightBJD

I totally caved for Wu Qi. He looks so stunning. That expression!

 

@Lucid Walker @Chikku I caved and paid the DHL too… oof! Mine should be here tomorrow too if the massive snowstorm hammering Chicago doesn’t hold him up.

Totally agree with you guys on Wu Qi, he gives off such amazing antagonist vibes! Unfortunately between Chong Lin’s shipping, some home repairs, and an emergency vet bill (puppy is fine now thankfully) I’m out on this one. Looking forward to seeing what you guys do with him though!

 

@Natty he is coming!!! Congratulations!!!! My Apophis came home yesterday (2/1/2022) that was super quick from DHL shipping. He came half of his body unstrung so it maybe for safety reason. Last night I was admiring his posing ability. Wow! No complain here.
I can’t wait to paint him and his Warrior hanfu is coming so I can put him together for a photoshoot.

I could not resist Wu Qi and ordered him in Tan. After this, my wallet asked me for a divorce LOL.

 

So I missed out on the Chong Lin order so I'm very interested in Wu Qi.
I have a few Questions for those with Chong Lin in hand and a Soom Idealian 75...
Anyway anyone would be willing to take a photo of the Y. Cen Body next to a Soom 75cm Body; so I can see full body comparisons next to the other, leg thighs, etc. ( one full nude shot is fine and a full side view would be awesome)? Also a comparison head shot of the Chong Lin head next to any Soom Idealian 75 head? ( A front view and a side comparison would be much appreciated.)
I wanted to see if the heads were similar in size to fit with my resin guy. Can the bodies swap heads fine? Plus do you like the resin quality? It it as good as Soom's Idealian?

Sorry for all the questions gang, I just wanted to know a few things before I took the plunge and I know he has a short order window period. Plus I'm sure this information will be helpful for others in the future.

Anyone know if Y. Cen will re-release Chong Lin again? I think I read in a instagram comment that she would but I could of misread it.

Oh, and Can you order Y. Cen Ball jointed hands along with the full doll at moonlight so they match the body?

 

Congratulations!! I saw your pictures on IG. He looks lovely!

Wu Qi is so stunning. After receiving my Chong Lin, I'm such a fan of YC Dolls now. XD I really want to get Wu Qi. The tan looks really pretty. I was thinking of maybe going for a light tan?

I have a picture of my Chonglin next to a Soom idealian body on my Instagram (it's in my box opening picture). I don't know if I have time currently to take other pictures, but if no one else does it first, I'll get do my best to get around to it. The heads are a pretty similar size. I think they could easily swap bodies.

I actually like the resin of YC a little more than Soom, but they're both great to me. YC Dolls has a really nice feel to it.

Also, YC dolls come with Jointed hands! So no need to pay extra. They're already included when you order the dolls.

I'm not sure if she'll rerelease Chong Lin. Maybe try asking her? Let us all know what she says, if you do.

 

@Chikku
Thanks for the reply, it definitely helps me lean toward getting him and helped clarify some things that I was unsure of since her dolls are just starting to arrive. Great to know the ball jointed hands are also included with the doll that’s awesome, it helps me justify his cost. LOL.

 

Thanks so much!!! Luca finally arrived tonight!!!


The tan color is lighter than I expected in person, but I’m happy with it either way. Not sold on this wig for him (a darker color might work better?) but his uniform fits him perfectly He’s such an amazing doll - I’m so glad I sprung for him!

Looking forward to seeing what you do with Apophis!! Glad to hear he made it safely!

Edit: Not quite sure why the picture isn’t showing up - will have to look into it later
Imgur link: Luca

 

@Chikku I have Chong Lin in light tan and I am still trying to see if I like it. To be honest, the Light Tan has too much yellow in it that I will have to let myself warm up to it. So with Wu Qi, I want to have him in Tan. Dark, Tall and looking delicious .

@Natty Congrats on his arrival! Yeah! Luca looks great I love the wig and uniform on him.
On other note, you mentioned you are in Chicago, I went to SIUC in Carbondale and I visited Chicago and St. Louis many times. I love Chicago but it just way too cold for me!

 

Oh wow, he looks fantastic! That uniform is perfect on him. Is he in Tan? Or Light Tan? I'm so glad he arrived quickly to you.

It's a bit hard to tell the undertones in the colors! Honestly, your boy in light tan is what made me think maybe I should do tan hahaha. I also thought about Wu Qi in NS, but I have to go with tan of some sort! He just looks so good in both the tan options and I love how tans & browns age on dolls. Who am I kidding-- he looked too good in all the colors! I sort of wish she had coco for this preorder, but hopefully, she'll bring it back in the future.

Her including jointed hands 100% helps justify the cost lol. They also have amazing posing. Ha, not to be the devil on your shoulder or anything. But they're such cool boys!

 

@PowerAndWeakness the resin is more of glossy not matte. So it reflecting light and from photography stand point, I am not a big fan of that.
Just for reference, Soom tawny color has more red compare to Yicen light Tan.

On posing ability, I am very impressed with Yicen body! My boy can stand on his own and I absolutely love the elbows jointed. It is a dream come true for me to be able to bent his arms and he hold the pose. Oh yes!

You can put Soom ID head on Yicen body but only head that can use S hook. For example, my Soom Phonolus can be on Yicen body because he does not have a brain (this sounded weird LOL) and faceplate. Hence, I am unable to put Soom Zak on Yicen body because he has the brain part and faceplate.

The jointed hands are nice and wow it can hold many heavy things! One of my friend said that Yicen’s jointed hands can hold resin sword well and for long period of time. I will play around this weekend. The only thing I am not liking is the fingers are too long but this doesn’t bother me. The jointed hand color matched with the body. I am assuming they made body and jointed hand from the same batch. Did I mentioned that the jointed hands fully strung? So no extra work. Yeah!

My house is full of Soom Idealian (and more to come LOL) and I am going for Wu Qi and this will be second doll from Yicen. I admired Yicen, they are very talented artist. I love both Soom and Yicen, they are unique in their own way, and to me, no comparison needed.

 

@Lucid Walker Thanks much!! And ooh nice!! Hahaha I moved here from Raleigh, NC last year, and though I’m originally from the Midwest, -15 windchill and multiple snowstorms in a month have me questioning my life decisions xD Btw I checked your Instagram and I’m not sure if I missed it, but I didn’t see any pictures of Apophis. Do you have any of your gorgeous boy?? Also the tan is such a gorgeous color, I’m really warming up to it - I’m sure your Wu Qi will look stunning in it

@Chikku Thank you!! He’s tan, it’s lighter than I was expecting but still lovely, I’m not sure if I’ve seen a tan like it from a different company I can grab some pictures in different lighting in the morning for comparison!

 

@Natty My Apophis is out of commission now because I am getting him ready for faceup. Once he is complete, I will be sure to post his picture on here and on my Instagram/Flickr.

 

@Lucid Walker Sounds good, looking forward to it!

 

@Lucid Walker
Thank you on your insight on the Y. Cen Body and the Posability and mentioning the glossy resin. It's very helpful getting different perspectives. I've never had a glossy resin BJD before. I only had Soom and Iplehouse and a friend of mine had had Dollshe's and a DOD in the past but now just Volks. So I've only seen these Companies resin in person over the years. Not that Glossy resin is a bad thing or anything but do you think Mr. Clear (flat) spray might help tone down the gloss? Sorry, I'm such a newbie in that area.

Curious, Does your Chong Lin head fit on the Idealian 75 body? or no? (if your able to try it out of course.)

Thanks for the note on the ball jointed hands being a little long at least if I order him today I won't be surprised on that artistic interpretation. Thanks for letting me know the ball Jointed hands come strung already, another reason to justify cost although, I'm no stranger to stringing ball jointed hands. (*looks at Soom Idealian Ball jointed hands over the years.)

And of course to every one in the Y. Cen room, please feel free to spam away your eye candy when you get yours in or finished to a vision you wish to share.

 

His feet look bigger than a soom idealian 75… will he fit in their brand shoes? Wanted to know if he could use the shoes I have or if I’ll have to hunt for something else.

 

I put him on Chelsea boots I got from Soom a while back and they are perfect fit. So they can share shoes.

They can also share pants. However, I tried button shirts on him and the top two buttons won’t close because his chest part is more like a person who workout and develop nice chest muscle .
So they can absolutely share shoes and loose fitting shirts. They can also share wigs too.

 

@Lucid Walker

They can wear the same pants and shoes…sweet! Well geez… I think I’m finally sold. Lol.

I have Eid tops here since I liked a little room on the idealian torsos. So that will work perfect.

Okay, okay…I’m jumping on the wallet’s going to hate me train. I’m going to get Wu Qi in normal skin.

Thanks to all of you for being awesome and helping out with my annoying questions.