A Sneaky Unicorn Indeed

Hello! I'm new to BJD forums! My first BJD was from a kind of shady company. I thought it was okay since it was American, but it turned out to be a stolen doll from a cheap Chinese brand that sells through Amazon. The American company just altered the body and recast it, kept the head with face up as is, and put a new outfit and wig on the doll. Not a great start, I know. BUT! Since then I've learned a lot more about the different companies that produce dolls (Dollzone, Dream Valley, Pipos, and Island have my favorite sculpts), about indie BJD artists that use 3D printing, and 3D sculpting.

Currently I'm taking a 3D design course, so I really really really want to design my own BJD. While I'm ashamed of my first doll, I wouldn't have gotten into dolls in the first place if it weren't for her. She's also how I learned how to remove and redo faceups, as well as got me to learn how to sew. I won't post her on this site since that goes against the recasting rules, if I re-shell her I'll post about her. But I wanted you to know that her name is Harey, and I found a new wonderful hobby because of her.

I'm waiting on my two Dollzone rabbit dolls Haru and Obi, two tiny BJDs and an MSD Pim head from LoganDolls, and MSD Ying Yue from Doll Legend. I really like unusual head sculpts, but I don't want to get too out of hand just yet ^-^"

I have a collection of eyes from GalaxyNook waiting for their respective dolls to arrive

 

Yeah! I feel like I really understand the quality of my future dolls. And thank you, it really is an artistic adventure

 

I'm actually really excited about participating on the forums! For a lot of my hobbies I've kept to myself, but this one feels really inviting. It's hard to explain, but I think it has to do with sharing a kind of childish love and excitement for something I haven't experienced since I was nine. I've had a really tough life that forced me to grow up fast, I also had to either throw away or sell most of my childhood belongings. It's nice to reacquaint myself with a lost love of dolls and share that with other people

 

I'm super stoked to see my new dolls. I've been really curious how the joints are molded and how all the pieces fit together. I found an old plastic doll from the 70's at a second hand shop which was strung up, actually! While there were no joints, just seeing the hip sockets and how the limbs were tied together inside was illuminating. I look forward to learning more

 

Exactly