/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>34923668
I hope I made the op right

>>34923681
Good job anon, thank you!

https://twitter.com/nono_nogisaka/status/1397153471019683843

>>34925666
I want a cute doll umbrella/parasol like this.

3d print anon

what printer and material did you use?

>tfw no semen demon shota

Dolls spook me.

>>34930893
I used to be scared of them too, anon. I thought they were weird/creepy, even though family members of mine collected the traditional porcelain ones (and not the cheap ones at thrift stores, either.) Most BJDs don't bother me, though -- perhaps you might like animal or fantasy dolls?

>>34925935
i think i have the exact one in the photo, just with a wooden handle. you can find it on dollmore with the search term parasol

>>34931923
Thank you anon! Also I must say, I've really come to enjoy seeing Miss No-Face around here. She's charming in her own way.

>>34932029
:D

>>34932094
I really like that the figure in the background also has a parasol.

Can't decide what color of wig should go with purple eyes. Suggestions? Getting my first vinyl anime-style doll and am excited as can be but not quite sure how to style her.

>>34933655
Look at some characters with purple eyes and get an idea what you want her to be. Lots of people switch eyes and wigs around before they're done. Personally I think silver or white hair with purple eyes work well.

https://twitter.com/odn_obt/status/1396014801579507720

>>34933655
Counterpoint to the other anon: give her brown hair and make her a PBJ sandwich.

Is there a list anywhere of beginner faceup supplies?

>>34941250
here is my list

>500-2000 grade sandpaper
>finishing spray (mr. superclear flat or zoukeimura ZM, not UVcut)
>acrylic paints, high pigment and no oil (liquitex atagrade or golden's fluid acrylic)
>paint thinner, or else paint will clump up
>pastels
>watercolor pencils
>winsor & newton brush cleaner, 92% alcohol solution, +mr clean magic eraser
>fabric tape measure and/or masking tape to achieve symmetry
>zm make pen, but can discolor vinyl

>>34941336
Thanks anon!

>>34941389
of course, good luck and let us see when you're done!

i forgot to add brushes to the list, you can get some fine tip ones from the volks website or any art store

>>34941528
I'll do my best! And thank you anon, I appreciate it.

>>34933655
What kind of fashion do you want to dress her in?
Agreeing with silver or white for a character who wears dark colors. Ash blonde for a natural look where the purple will read as a fantasy neutral. Maybe rose gold/peach-toned pink for contemporary styles (you'd get a color triad between the purple eyes, pink hair, and any denim blues).

Some of the girls in this thread look awfully familiar

>>34946853
What on earth is that doll on the right? I recognize the bodies as AP, but not the head sculpt.

>>34947153
AP type J head! my friend did a face-up for me to make it look more anime

>>34947189
She's lovely anon, congratulations!

>>34947297
Thanks! I love my other girl too, though she doesn't feel as "anime" haha

>>34947312
She has a sweet expression, too.

>>34947510
They're both the sugar in my life ^~^

>>34947559
I've been thinking of getting some AP girls, is it hard to find clothes to fit them?

I got a DDS Karin as my very first doll. This has been her life so far. Here's the Karin in her default orange wig, and a volks outfit.

Wig swap and another volks outfit. Decided to name her Anzu.

Photography is not my thing, but I understand the appeal. It's fun to pose her snap shots of her!

She has a very cheery face!

This pink skirt set is very pleasant. Spent at least an hour trying to get that flat bow right, girl clothes big yikes.

Last pic I have of her. Maybe more in the future. Thanks to all doll anons for being good help and inspiration.

>>34947559
Lewd dolls are best dolls

>>34948123
Welcome to the hobby anon! Thank you for sharing your girl with us, she's very sweet and I love her name.

>>34948003
i remember this photo, it's good to see more posts from you. I really want to get Karin one day, too -- is she a custom sculpt or a specific DDH?

>>34948003
I love the Karin sculpt and her Volks Faceup is so dang cute once you get that orange wig off of her. Good choice and enjoy your doll!

>>34927811
Sorry to leave you hanging man! I used Longer Orange10 resin printer.

My doll parts have painted skin tone from a spray can as my airbrush was acting up, but you can of course use white / clear resin and color it. That would probably be better as the paint will probably get scratched

>>34947954
Not at all! While not all clothes fit them, some 1/4 and most 1/3 will fit them, though for the 1/3 it's usually quite loose on them... I go 1/4 for the top, 1/3 for the bottom usually. On dresses and stuff I usually go 1/4. There's some shops that specifically make clothes for AP girls too!
>>34948554
Yes TwT
I actually had an AP body from Mandarake opened on a tab on my phone for a year... After sitting on it for really really long, I just bit the bullet because the sculpt was just so sexy and cute!

Fucking corona i have been waiting for an order for two monthes and it still hasnt shiped

https://twitter.com/mio_723/status/1398093601784033281

>>34953507
Last year I got a doll hat after ten months of waiting. I forgot I ordered it. Eventually you will get your stuff anon, hang in there.

>>34954822
Fuck I love fancy fullsets like that.

https://twitter.com/yume_primavi/status/1396800072680046600

Fuck I wish I could make faceups like those popular instagram bjd people. Mine are so... mushy

Attempting to give my girls a proper shoot. What kind of photos should I take?

>>34960415
Those people have been making them for a while, anon, don't be too hard on yourself. What tools are you using?

>>34960971
Wow, nice setup. What interests you? A layout like this is conducive to portraiture and fashion modeling, maybe look at some photoshoots and see what you like (and dislike) to get an idea of what to do with your girls!

>>34961050
Honestly I wanted to take some lewd/horny pictures haha... Got lazy and only have the chair as a backdrop for now. Guess they'll be fashion models today!

>>34959430
God damn these girls are so sweet theyre gonna give me diabetes

>>34960971
Sharing a photo I snapped using my camera \(^~^)/

>>34963590
Lovely shot! I love her eyes as well.

Goodnight, dollanons.

>>34961050
I'm using acrylic paints mostly now, I have pastels & watercolor pencils too but they do not really show up on dark red skin, plus im constantly fiddling with liquid green stuff to make the surface smoother bit then i get new imperfections and have to paint more skin tone and now I have like 5cm of paint on the face RRRREEEE

>get into bid war with nip
>final 5 minutes
>seller suddenly cancels all my bids
>blocked from bidding bc they don't work with proxy
>nobody else bids, item sells for a mere 100 yen above the starting bid
AIEEEEEEE I FUCKING HATE THE JAPS

>>34969874
b-b-but they'll never see them again on twitter if they sell it to a gaijin

>>34963590
good pic but it looks like you didnt focus on her eyes they look blury

>>34973136
>>34963982
Danke! The blurriness is probably compression desu, it looked fine when I was exporting it jn

>>34973728
this pic is really lewd i love it
for your pic it was more like the focus on the flower same in this pic where it's the hands

>>34973786
Hmm yeah looks like it at a second glance... I had to manually focus the pics and I'm big photography noob

I love lewding my gals <3

>>34973728
>>34973817
actually it's better in those two pics because it steers the eye on her panties

>>34973850
Gahaha she's not wearing any

>>34973884
what doll is it ? love the face and body

>>34973930
She's an angelphilia doll with a head from parabox!

>>34974006
no wonder i didnt recognize the angel philia

>>34973119
honestly im sick to death of this weird attachment japs have to the shit they sell. its just a product. sell it. move on. if you sell something it's generally accepted you're giving up the right to see it again.

Just bought a Dollfie and painted the face. Now what do?

what do you call these dolls that have onaholes built into them?
is there a website that sells them?

>>34975710
>what do you call these dolls that have onaholes built into them?
sex dolls for virgin losers like yourself

>>34975710
>>34902855

>>34975283
I'm in a few hobbies where I have to import shit, and far and away japan is the weirdest about exclusivity shit. As long as they're making money why do they care? Not just the faceup artists, even big companies do that "buy from one store in Japan on one day or miss it forever" shit. It's exhausting.

>>34975358
Buy more clothes and have fun figuring out what you like to do with them, anon. Even just having her nearby to look at is fine, too.

>>34975710
It's a mod called a dollho, they used to be something you could buy, I thought? But these days you're going to have to DIY it yourself. Ask /ona/ for advice on that.

>>34975358
now start doing commissions to paint faces

>>34975283
where do i get guns for dolls?

>>34976608
The Dollfie Project has some, IIRC.

Ho do you guys think Smart Doll did with this Shiki Ichinose collaboration? I'm not familiar with the character, so.

>>34976760
Proportions are fucked as usual but I do like the little :3 mouth

>>34976760
The space between her nose and mouth is huge! It's extremely distracting.

>>34976760
nose is super high up, her face reminds me of a dog for some reason. think it's because anthro dolls have the same high nose, it really bothers me

>>34977140
Fuck I can't unsee it.

Is it easier to find clothes for a Smartdoll or DD?

>>34979174
they're pretty close to the same size but DD is more common for close fitted stuff as far as I know. particularly you should be careful buying stuff with a fitted waist since smartdolls have larger waists. loose fitted stuff should be interchangeable

>>34976608
goatguns has a few 1/3 scale guns, I got the M82 in pic related from them. They're die-cast and rather heavy though so it's difficult posing them. You can also get them in random auctions on yja, these are more often than not 3D printed and pretty light weight but I haven't seen them much recently.

will I get bullied for not having a custom faceup in photos, just using the mirai from volks

>>34981553
no

Tfw you like BJDs but not really animu styled ones

Is there other general on /toy/ etc?

>>34978910

Her "creepycute" aura is simply excellent. Would get haunted by!

>>34983579
toy had one

https://twitter.com/rumbutan41/status/1398627528017776649

She's wondering why i put a bell on her because of her fat cow tits

>>34983579
/toy/ used to have a general, but it's been dead for ages, and I don't go there enough to be the threadminder. You're welcome to post your dolls here in the mean time, anon. They're all good dolls.

>>34983579
/toy/ had a resin only thread for the longest time, but it died out due to a lot of drama. Resin bjd are welcome here, and a lot of people own both, but the focus will always be vinyl.
Speaking of non anime though, if anybody was looking, VolksUSA is bringing the Icon girls back this summer. Don't know if they're new limited or reissues yet though.

>>34981138
Where did you get the rest of her operator kit from? If Y!J what terms did you search? I've been having a rough time finding stuff.

>>34986306
I'm so fucking excited but I don't know which one I want most. I know they're not for everyone, but I'm a slut for weird colored dolls.

>>34986247
>>34986306
ah that sucks to hear, i used to frequent that general a lot years ago when i was bored and tried making my own clay doll. back then it was a lot more active than the /jp/ threads so it's surprising they're gone now

>>34988507
If someone's willing to dig through and find the last OP, they can start making the thread again. Be the change you wanna see.

>>34986343
Most of it is from a set Sadol put out years ago. The exception being the headset and the gun on the left which I picked up from yja. I can't remember the terms, I just browsed through the dollfie dream parts section on a regular basis.

>>34988688
>I just browsed through the dollfie dream parts section on a regular basis.

This is honestly the best way to find anything you're looking for and everything you didn't think you were looking for but now need to own.

>>34988688
Well, that gives me a heading at least, thanks.
>>34986965
I'm hoping they expand it and add a new color I'd love to have a red skin doll so I can make a devil girl. I'm too chicken to dye a doll myself.

>>34976760
I do not like this doll Charlie.
It's smug aura mocks me.

guess who got a fresh string for the first time in 11 years

vinyl dolls need not try to relate

>>34986306
icon means nothing to me until they make matching skeletons

>>34976760
he sure takes his time between announcement and preorders opening

guess who got a fresh string for the first time in 11 years

vinyl dolls need not try to relate

>>34986306
icon means nothing to me until they make matching skeletons

>>34976760
he sure takes his time between announcement and preorders opening

>>34992155
DD01 bodies are actually strung vinyl, it's very strange. She's very cute though, anon!

>>34988621
>>34988507
I'm wondering if people would have interest in a more general toy & doll making or customizing thread - and if the best board would be /toy/, /diy/ or uuuuh... an art board? Is there even one? I'm thinking a thread kind of like /wip/ from /tg/

>>34993662
My concern is how much traffic it would get -- maybe put it in /toy/ for crafters of all sorts? Doll makers, plush creators, people make really tiny needlefelt animals... I think if it was broad enough you could probably form a general. It's not a bad idea, I just don't know how much attention it will get.

>>34992244
wasurechatta~
i did just look up how it works because i had no idea and thank god someone documented it in english because that is the strangest stringing ive seen

second strangest was a mirodoll that managed to be strung with only one S hook in her head

>>34986306
i preferred /jp/ threads over /toy/ threads even though i have to read shit like "i wanna fuck my doll lol" here

unoa got a new string too. lucky girls

https://twitter.com/AkiraAkitomo/status/1360180497561710597

If I sold 3d printed, unpainted doll bodies on Etsy, do you reckon anyone would buy them? I am not very deep into the BJD world, I have just heard about chinks making dolls for so cheap it might not be worth trying to compete with them

Pic not related but I want to find every single fucking one of these dolls and grind them to dust

>>34998206
It depends on how clean you can get them looking and whether or not you can find a niche marlet to appeal to.

>>34998206
If you sculpt them yourself people might be interested, or if you offer a printing service for people who want models that already exist on thingiverse people might be interested -- but if they're licensed as non-commercial use you might get flack for selling them. The really cheap chinese ones are mostly bootlegs made from dolls other people sculpted (they make a mold from an existing doll and cast off that, with varying results) and are generally frowned upon in the hobby. Some 3D printed dolls are quite popular (Miss Nekotaku's etsy store is an example of small, affordable, popular 3D-printed dolls) so there is a market there.

https://twitter.com/a_clutch/status/1398999119566233603

>>35005800
He's done for.

>>35005800
>>35005981

Why the fuck do they need two whole days for maintenance?

>>35008571
volks is and always has been totally incompetent with their online shit, they're extremely old fashioned

Is there a specific term for bags to carry dolls in? I saw someone macrame'd themselves a doll carrier once but I'm not that crafty.

Can someone help me in making her 3d?

I'll probably go 1/3

>>35009580
You could commission ShiNeS Workshop to make a DD look like her, but it wouldn't be cheap.

>>35009655
>>35009655
How many dicks am I gonna need to drain to make it happen?

>>35009667
Counting the cost of a new doll it will probably be a high $$$, low $$$$ sum, I would imagine. You can message them on facebook/etsy/instagram to get a quote, though. If you just get the head done and get the other parts afterwards (outfit/hair/ears/guns/etc) it may be cheaper, even if it will be more work in the long run.

>>34983579
>>34986306
there was also talk of cross platforming drama and identifying specific dolls tied to linked social medias which is why the threads dissolved

>>35009667
My first doll I got a custom head from ShinesWorkshop and a blank body from Volks. All in all it cost abour 650 give or take 25 bucks. But I got the low end custom where she just put on a face over a vanilla sculpt. I don't think you'll need more than that for >>35009580

>>35015469
>pic related

has anyone here ever hand-sculpted a doll like the girl in this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_FPn03pyBw
if so, how did it turn out?

Finally put my 3d print abomination back together after touching up the paint job a bit. I have nylon hair wig I made too but it's too small I gave to remake it

>>35005800
This makes me never want to post here again

>>35016086
I like her so far anon, is she resin printed or filament?

>>35015842
We get people who do here from time to time, but not too often.

do you think nenderoid hair would fit on dollfie heads? i'm still unsuccessfully trying to find solid hair

>>35017581
No, dollfie heads are too big for nendoroid hair to fit. If you're looking for molded hair for dollfie dreams, there's a taobao listing here that has some options.
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=625764948324

>>35017409
Resin! Filament could MAYBE work but it needs a lot of work before looking okay-ish

I did not wait long enough to let the varnish cure before assembling her, so now the varnish is chipped again ;__;

>>35018521
I'm sorry to hear that... will it be hard to fix?

>>35017807
you are a lifesaver anon

>>35016086
>This makes me never want to post here again
Good

>>35020586
Play nice.

>>35021000
when I first found DDs I really wanted like a Momo DDS or something, but the longer I look at doll pics the more my heart is telling me to get a squad of MDD customs instead

>>35021168
You could get both. Have a bunch of MDDs and Momo can look after them! I've been wanting to get a bunch of MDDs lately, too. They're hard to resist.

>>35021229
it would be nice to have a family of dolls one day, I think it'd be cute to have a few different sizes. I feel like MDDs need to come in pairs for some reason, they need a friend

>>35020586
Maybe this is why your general is dying, as you only accept loli pedobait dolls

>>35022628
Sexualizing everything sounds like a you problem.

>>35022628
>discord

>>35016086
>>35022628
your doll is nice but stop being an asshole

>>35022628
shut up faggot, go back to your dead toy general

>>35023558
>>35023567
>>35023577
>>35023597
my dream doll

>>34994755
"i wanna fuck my doll lol"

>>35023644
>>35023654
where can i get hypno eyes along the lines of this

>>35023577
>>35023597
THAT BANANA IS ONLY 8 DAYS OLD YOU SICK FUCK

I finally got my old DD2 white skin body out of storage, I think its been 5-6 years since I first bought it, idk if its because I never took it outside or exposed it to direct sunlight and its been sitting in box in the attic the majority of that time or what, but I swear it somehow miraculously hasn't yellowed at all. Or if it has, it's completely evenly so I can't tell. Either way I'm happy. I'll need to get my white skin heads out of storage next, since I know those were bought new (and around the same timeframe) to be able to tell if its yellowed at all.

>>35026776
I did some dusting maintenance on the box, aired out the plastic wrap she came in and the outer wrap for the box (it's pretty busted but I can't bring myself to throw it away...) and wrapped the body itself in some clingfilm for extra protection. Looking over it again I'm so glad mine came with an S chest as default, since finding one of those would be a bitch nowadays. I think volks USA still has a few white skin option parts available?

>>35026776
yeah sunlight is what causes yellowing mostly

>>35005800

This Japanese remake of Gulliver's Travels is looking pretty kino

>>35026854
They do, if memory serves. I wish they still made WS, but I understand why they don't given how prone it is to yellowing.

>>35029652
I don't think anyone would be complaining so long as they put a warning about yellowing on WS parts/bodies when you buy. That said, they're super easy to stain too. I put a mostly white outfit that had some hot pink accents on it and in under a week it'd stained the neck.

>>35030239
Yeah, I think a warning would be sufficient -- some people deal with silicone doll bodies and those things are incredibly high-maintenance, I'm sure concern about staining/yellowing wouldn't deter them.

>>35030720
happy wednesday

can't help but feel she's overcompensating for something

Bought clothes.

>>35033201
wtf anon you look like you live in a hovel

>>35033201
Cute, her faceup makes her look almost 2D.

how in the everloving FUCK did this sell for 2,255,000 yen
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w472315644
it's not a fullset and it's not even that nice

>>35034531
That's some fucking madness. It's a pretty doll head, but I wouldn't pay more than 40k for her. Is the artist well known or something?

>>35034674
I envy the mofo who has the cash flow to chuck $20.5k fat ones on a single plastic mass produced doll head.

>>35034531
>>35034674
>>35034761
Looks to be a popular artist with 18k followers on instagram.

>>35034531
Wow, I've bought some expensive heads in my day but this is next level.

She's pretty though.

>>35034531
>>35036164
Sometimes I'm reminded just how rich some people are.

Did anyone else know that Junji Ito was a doll hobbyist? This is a scan from DollyDolly.

its a party

God I wish I could get a Culur doll, her sculpts are literally perfect

>>35037585

I got his amigara fault doll, but it's very hard to pose

>>35041623
>>35041640

Wow, those eyes are great!

dollfags, what is the most you've spent on something that isn't the doll itself but is doll related? I've been dropping a lot on limited outfit sets myself.

>>35043094
it just feels wrong seeing her have a face after all this time

>>35043129
i know right. i'm going to try and achieve something faint and minimal.

>>35040240
Super cute, I love the mini six pack.
>>35042617
I'm not sure if it was the articulated hands or the fully upholstered armchair that was the biggest ticket item for myself. I try not to spend more than $100 on any one fullset, as I know between Taobao, Etsy and Booth I can find something better, cheaper.

>>35042617
>>35043554
>fully upholstered armchair
Furniture is certainly up there, I have a couple of the Volks branded couches and they weren't exactly cheap.

>>35044806
Oh yeah, the Volks stuff or anything Victorian style is almost (or sometimes more than) as much as a doll. I've actually started to learn to make simple furniture myself, although I'm still leagues away from anything that detailed or nice.

>>35042617
21900jpy on a single outfit.

>>35042617
I spent $800 on a new lens a few months ago because the vertical FOV of one of my other lenses seemed like it would be comfortable as a horizontal FOV for taking pictures of my dolls.

>>35045022
nice, can you post it?

So many cute girls on yahoo auction this week..

>>34969874
I fell in love with pic related and had that with her a few weeks ago, except that the seller didn't even mention anything about proxies in their description, they just cancelled all my bids in the last 4 minutes and blocked my proxy's accounts. I'm still really sad over it, but at least her new owner has a twitter, so I can stalk it and cry some more. One day I hope to get good enough at faceups to just make a similar or identical AP head for myself.

>>35043094
Finally the time has come. I love her expression, it fits lolita clothes nicely.

>>35045501
I haven't put it on her yet, but it's this one. I'm waiting for some cat ears and tail that I'll hopefully get this month. I plan to change her into it when those arrive.

>>35043094
is the shirt on backwards?

>>35037585
Oh wow, I didn't know that! That's really cool

.>>35043094
She has a face at last! I like her expression, I think it fits her very well.

>>35042617
>>35045076
This anon gets it. I didn't get a new camera just for doll photos, but I have absolutely been trying new lenses for doll photos.

>>35042190
You got his /what/ now? Junji itou's made BJDs?

>>35046468
cute, I like the picnic aesthetic

>>35045773
>except that the seller didn't even mention anything about proxies in their description, they just cancelled all my bids in the last 4 minutes and blocked my proxy's accounts
Why do they do this shit? How dare someone outside glorious nippon want to buy a doll, I guess

>>34993909
is that your doll anon? i love her!

>>35048806
Unfortunately not! I believe her name is Spud, and I've seen her posted before. I wish she was mine!

>>35048840
Any idea what her body is?

>>35048919
obitsu based, looks like the limbs are a bit shorter than the standard 50 so it might be a parabox varient

>>35045831
>>35046615
it is just a photoshop mockup! haven't set brush to her face yet...

>>35046599
embarrassing, it might be. i'll have to check when i get home

>>35042617
19,531 yen on a doll dress

>>35049062
thanks!

>>35049894
Worth every penny, this is so fucking cute.

Opinion on recasts? I know it is very controversial topic, but looking at Lillycat dolls and knowing I will never be able to get those sculpts again, or afford them makes me consider getting a recast. It's under 50$ on Ali, fucking crazy.

>>35051419
I'm personally fine with recasts as long the doll is no longer sold by the artist/manufacturer and the person owning them don't in any way pretend or claim they are originals. I know and completely understand how other people would have a different opinion though.

Newest wig attempt - it's better but now her head is fucking huge

>>35052985
Why tf did 4chong rotate my image

>>35053037
Your camera likely encoded the orientation using exif tags. 4chan strips them. The solution is to make sure the image pixels are actually in the right orientation through photoshop or some other image editing app.

>>35054168
Ah, interesting, thanks

>>35050503
thanks anon, I think so too

Think I got cabochons that were too flat. Sadly they were the only 22mm I could find online or in person.
Either that or I'm not being rough enough trying to shove it in, but the inside of my dolls head is looking scuffed as fuck and thats even with heating it up...
At least an attempt was madd.

Idk why but 1/3 dolls creep me out

>>35058946
rip eye-anon

>>35059089
We out here trying our bestest ;_;
It's kind of cool if you ignore the gap at least

>>35051419
Are recasts typically the same quality as originals or are they worse?

Actually fuck the glass cabochons I'm going insane and just getting some stones. Thank you for reading my descent into madness

maybe i'm not looking hard enough, but it seems like most DD clothes on etsy are for large boobed dolls, not fitting well on my S doll. would shirts and sweaters made for boys be a better option?

>>35060434
The way they're made (making a mold from the original doll) will naturally lose some fine detail, and they usually don't sand down flashing and other areas as well (so you get things like webbed fingers on hands that should have clear spaces.) They're also made by people who aren't given the proper PPE to be sanding resin, from what we've seen of the biggest recaster's factory. They are unwelcome in most hobby spaces, however.

>>35061190
People try to accommodate all sizes and wind up not fitting anyone quite right, you can make them fit better by pinning them in the back with safety pins or little clips, though. You can always ask a seller what bust size they recommend for a doll, or "can you make this for an S/SS-bust?"

>>35059018
Well, that one I get, it hits the uncanny valley pretty hard. But most of the DDs and SmDs are cute, not creepy abominations like that.

>>35061190
M-chest is usually the default for DDs and SmDs are usually for the small bust, which is slightly bigger than the DD M. Like >>35061383 said, ask if they'll customize, or just pin them back yourself to make them form fitting.

>>35051419
If you're just buying a recast for yourself to enjoy and are not planning on lying to people about it, then sure. They're still pretty shitty but if it's just you enjoying them on your own, then why not. But keep in mind they're also hard to sell if you ever need to part ways with them and you probably can't post pictures of them on social media without getting hatemobbed.

>>35061383
Yeah desu the worker conditions are the biggest issue for me, but everything is like that in China and everything we consume is made there or some equivalent. Then again you are creating demand for it by buying recasts.

Only reason for me considering one is how limited the legit stock is, and the astronomical price (that is of course justified by the work going into sculpts). If it was big name brands like Barbie or Lego I would not care but dollmakers are tiny companies...

>>35062047
Agreed, if someone buys a bootleg mickey mouse plush I literally don't care, but the thing with these hobbies is that everyone either does things by hand or pays one of a handful of people (Haru etc) to do the casting for them. Every dollar goes directly to the people actually involved in the work.

I say its fair game to buy a recast of one of the big bjd companies so long as you've supported them in the past, or if the legit company in question is known to have shitty business practices. Like fairyland's dodgy quality control or ringdoll making people wait up to a year for a basic doll.

>>35061877
It's always lovely to see your posts anon.

>>35062533
If the company makes shitty dolls or can't manage to ship their orders do you really want their doll??? lol

>>35064582
you can like a product but hate the company behind it

>>35066191
This tbdesu.

>>35066285
She likes harapan?

>>35066191
>>35066285
and this is why danny choo still has a job

>>35063265
Thank you!
>>35066916
Pretty much, he's just out there making BJD ostomy bags and giving people who ask questions the ban hammer. I don't know who'd buy from him at this point.

>>35066916
I don't like him or his dolls, they always look a bit off to me and the posability suffers from his own autism, and he's a little bitch

>>35066916
I have several SmD but every one is secondhand. I'll never give the bastard money directly. I have option parts, clothes, all kinds of shit made by CJ and I didn't buy any of it directly from the store- a few years ago before they really took off, whenever people sold their dolls it was for significant discount and they'd just give accessories and clothes away with them. I miss that honestly.

>>35067439
are you sure you don't want to fork over for the new CJ SmD Insulin Pump? It's going to be a great fashion add on.

>>35068943
jesus christ
i will never understand people who want to make their doll disabled. wearing that damn thing 24/7 sucks.
that being said if any "smart doll owners" want a free one (im assuming they'll be free for people with pumps like the ostomy bag), im willing to write some BS up and provide a proof photo so we can all get a laugh

>>35069018
I'm ok with people doing it if they're normal about it. I'm okay with people doing it if they just think it looks cool, too. I like to see what people do with their dolls. But with Danny, the way he makes it into such a big deal, you can tell he only cares because he knows it will drive traffic. And honestly? I could respect that, too, if he wasn't so holier-than-thou about everything he does. If he was offering these mods out of genuine care for people with these conditions, he would set up a no-frills option to select the mods during checkout without forcing people to disclose their medical history to a random overgrown weeb. His current method of making people jump through customer service hoops and possibly agree to be featured on his website is incredibly off-putting- especially with how hard he's been marketing SmD to children lately.

Funniest thing about Choo making """inclusive""" dolls is how he handles actual disabled people, like the girl who was not able to put a smartdoll together due to her arthritis, he just told her to fuck off lmao.

>>35069421
Oh yeah, he's just doing it for the brownie points- also, as someone who's not got hand-strength issues, even I have trouble with the male SmD shoulder joints. It feels like there isn't enough flash cut away from the socket, because they tend to want to pop loose- and getting them back in requires enough force that I have bruised the palm of my hand doing it before. Shit's rough.

posting bc i think this face is funny as shit

this one looks like a reaction image

>>35070696

Her reaction when you undress her in public to change her outfit.

>>35052985
She's looking incredible

>>35070696
>>35070701
>>35070715
Why do people enjoy dolls that look like you are raping them

>>35072171
some people have a rape kink anon

>>35072171
remember where you are anon
sometimes i forget too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hzdisRo1VM

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUcJ5It-G_OqYA1XpY5lDaw/videos

this is the most amazing channel i've ever come across and they deserve more views and subs...

>>35070696
perfect spanking face

It seems that there is a certain SmD group on FB that Danny is a member of. He doesn't actually post much but he reads posts daily. It is a large group of which I was a member of in good standing. I had done purchases there and got along with everyone great. I shared photos and had lots of fun there.

But today I found out I was no longer a member there and had been booted and blocked. Why? Because I was also a member of another SmD group that did not do like this other group does. And that is to bow down and kiss Danny's butt all day long. Let me explain....

This other group allows talk there that questions some of Danny's decisions. It also allows people to speak their minds on things like pricing or fabrics used or styles of things. It basically allows people to speak their minds and ask questions. The other group that I got booted from does NOT allow this type of talk tho. Anything that is seen as talking badly about Danny or his products is swiftly deleted and brushed away like it never happened. People asking why things are priced a certain way are dismissed as cheap and then booted for having an opinion. I had seen it happen a few times but didn't pay it much mind until now.

Why now? Because I have done nothing wrong. I hadn't had ANY bad things to say there because it was a nice place overall. There was no reason for me to be mean or rude or talk trash about Danny or anyone else there.

Anyways, I can deal with not being a part of a group on FB. No biggie there. But what I cannot deal with is the possibility of what I heard *might* be going on with the Mirai Store itself. It seems that people who were members of the FB page that Danny has it in for are now having active orders cancelled. That's right, someone said that they got an email asking for their order number because "they might have forgotten something" and once given, that order was cancelled. No reason was given, it was just cancelled completely because that person was on that FB page.

What sense does that make in ANY situation? If this turns out to be true then I am done with Danny and everything he is about. If this is true, it is THE most childish, petty and downright ignorant thing I've ever seen someone do. I hope it's not true. I pray that it's not true.

>>35046599
thanks for letting me know anon, it looks a lot cuter now...

>>35077217
Shoe Baby Danny is the most thin skinned narcissist who has a tin pot kingdom in a niche hobby. I have seen and heard about people getting orders cancelled because his little stink tube gobbling minions look through message boards and social media to report bad behavior for brownie points and "OMG so exclusive" clothes and shit. Fuck him and his "New Face-Up buy whole doll again please" approach to dolls. He breaks promises (blank heads, available parts, colors and liked faceups), disregards criticism, and plays the victim more than a Lifetime Movie actress. Now he's even sharing his ban list with overseas partners. Fuck him, buy used if you must buy SmD.

>>35078054
>sharing his ban list with overseas partners
I've been outta the loop on doll shit for over a year he did that? Jesus

>>35078097
He tried to play it off as trying to stop cc fraud and charge backs but he's been very vocal before this about people doing charge backs for "unsatisfactory" clothes and shoes.

>>35078267
I'm continually surprised his brand still sells enough to stay afloat after banning so many customers an but I guess marketing to rich children and being a rich manchild himself is enough to protect his fragile ass from anything

>If you bought from a reseller because you was desperate for the item and broke something - the only way we can help you out is if you help us out. If you are willing to grass on who sold it to you then we will help you because you helped us hunt down another reseller ;-)
ew. this is stalin shit

>>35080110
Dolls are serious business.

>>35077217
Oh buddy, Danny has a long history of banning people from his store for not sucking Mirai's dick enough.

>>35080110
this one isnt as bad if you bring back the context where he defines a reseller as a person who never opens the doll and then resells it for profit. it's anti-scalper and i kind of appreciate him doing that even if i hate the privacy issue of it

>>35077687
Very legitimately love your doll, anon. Seeing her with no face, and now with face mockups, has been so fun.

>>35078267
Jesus fucking christ. I feel like this probably violates some kind of law somewhere- and if it doesn't, it should.

>>35080110
Just lie and tell him you got it as a gift from a grandparent, it's what I did the one time I needed replacement parts. Not gonna say which ones, either, because it would not surprise me if the fucker lurks here, too. People like him eventually self-destruct in public meltdowns or because something sordid came out about his history, and I'm sure sooner or later he'll have knitted enough rope to hang himself with through his own behavior alone. He's basically like that woman from Amy's Baking Company but with dolls instead of food.

>>35081078
thank you! i worry that i might be posting her too much. i'll update whenever i finally decide to sit down and begin painting. i've got 6 extra heads to faceup too, just haven't had the spare time...

someone on the dollfie facebook commented about using rubber bands to achieve symmetry while painting eyes and eyebrows, and thought this was clever enough to share here

>>35081318
I don't mind seeing her, also that rubber band idea is really good, I actually appreciate it!

>>35081370
So lovely, I have never seen a doll quite like that

Hey /bjd/, I need some help. I bought a pair of jointed hands, and the left one's fingers are too stiff, and the thumb wants to rotate the wrong way. Is there a way to fix this, or should I just buy another pair?

>>35083441
are the hands strung together or assembled another way?

Is there a service I can pay to go to a Japan pop-up shop to grab me some things? I know there's proxy buyers, but this isn't quite the same.

>>35086746
The fingertips has an S hook, which are attached to slightly stretchy strings, which is attached to a hidden bar on the wrist ball.

Can we share unpopular doll opinions? I, for one, do not care for DDH-01 and its potato face and giant fucking fivehead. I swear the sculpt is only as popular and overhyped as it is by rampant lolifags with bottomless wallets.

>>35092357

I'm of the opinion that dolls have souls. Therefore, it should be permitted to claim dolls as dependents when filing taxes.

>>35092357
I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion but I feel like people who have a lot of dolls (like 10+) have problems with getting attached to their existing ones and are trying to compensate and keep the love going by getting new ones. How do they even have time for all of them? I've always thought that the perfect amount is 5-8, I currently own six.

Also
>rampant lolifags with bottomless wallets.
Yeah, I'd say that's true. I know because I am a rampant lolifag with a bottomless wallet and I love DDH-01.

>>35092357
dolls aren't normal for men to own, there's atleast something wrong with us

how do you guys share your dolls, forum or instagram? or do you not care about sharing pics

>>35097846
I really only put pictures here.

>>35097777
why would it not be normal for men to own dolls

>>35098087
just doesn't feel right, i feel like i would hide my two dolls, if my grandparents visited me

>>35098128
Yeah but does that have anything to do with you being a man?

>>35092357
seethe

>>35097777
on the dollfie fb group the demographic seems to be overwhelmingly female which makes sense. i think it is a perfectly acceptable hobby for men though, and has a lot of respectable creative facets to it.

>>35092357
No doll head is worth more than 100,000 yen.

>>35097777
surer if i had a girlfriend or a daughter i would play dress up with her instead of my doll

>>35092357
I think the DDH-01 was more popular because of how potato it is and how customizable it makes it. It's a really easy sculpt to make just about any young anime character. That said, I just assume most people who have MDD or DDPs have some kind of child fixation.

>>35100393
I'd drop that down to 50k.

>>35100393
>>35100610
ya'll are best off staying away from limited resin dolls

my big girl just came in

>>35101107
Oh super cute! Is she based on a character, or is she your own design?

>>35101360
shes not based off anything, I just like short white hair. one of them is going to be getting a longer wig soon but I havent decided who.

>>35100693
I'm speaking about mass produced DD heads that people slap a faceup on and get hundreds of thousands of yen at an auction, paying a lot for a limited resin sculpt they only made like 30 of is a very different thing.

>>35097763
This is true. There is an 'ooh shiny' quality to it where over the years you just acquire more dolls until suddenly you have an absurd number. Source: I've got like 30.

>>35097777
nah, people are allowed to have whatever hobbies they want

>>35097846
I have a doll instagram, but it's as much to participate in sales as anything else. I always feel weird posting them here, I don't want to seem like I'm trying to flaunt them or attention or something- which is a very weird mindset to have for an anonymous imageboard.

>>35100610
not that anon, but i'd be willing to pay more for a really intricate fullset or something -- but the costs some of these dolls hit is insane.

>>35101107
congratulations anon! she's super sweet.

>>35101107
congratulations anon, they are both super cute

>>35102221
i always wish that more people would post photos of their own dolls here. i think it isn't so much attention seeking and moreso participating in a community and providing oc for the thread

>>35102588
The other reason I haven't posted more is that I've been too go through my photos recently.

>>35097777
Action figures are just dolls marketed for boys.

The idea that men wouldn't like to look at and play with cute things is utterly bizarre.

Oh shit, we hit bump limit already.

>>35105465
>>35105465
>>35105465

New Thread