Angell Studio Mermaid Doll

Oo a new mermaid. how did you find this? I really like the gold/orange. She's like a goldfish mermaid

 

Oh no I'm in love!!!!! She's beautiful

 

She is gorgeous! I might end up breaking my budget....

 

Beautiful!!

 

Such beautiful detail in the tail and faceup! I hope they release information about purchasing, I would love a pretty koi lady.~

 

Oh nooo everything about her I love. Color scheme, outfit, and wigs. She's so pretty!!

 

New Clover Singing has officially teased it, so she should be released soon hopefully. Login • Instagram

 

Clover singing already listed her. Damn, she's so beautiful. It's a good thing she's 1/3 because if she was smaller I'd definitely get her.

 

Man if I can also get her hair accessories and clothes, I'm totally pulling the trigger

 

They are gorgeous, might have to save up for one.

 

Oh my! They have a new release!!!! I have the blue one they released last year.They are beautiful my most favorite bjds, and maybe I’ll get one more, who knows.
They still have 2 available in the older model
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What are your thoughts on the overall design of the mermaid part of the body kind- plan on getting one but couldn’t really find any reviews or additional photos of AS mermaids. Any comments and additional info would be helpful for me

 

I really like the design, don’t have any complaints. Faceup is absolutely beautiful and I really love it.
Also, for some reason she doesn’t smell like resin at all. Her wig came with a very sweet smell I really like.
No seam lines even if u search very well.
I just have to say she is a really, but really heavy doll. If you don’t take the end of the trail off she won’t fit any bag and I think it will be really hard to take her anywhere if you don’t have a car or something. Mine has never been outside.
I think she does pose very well, BUT the tail part needs a little getting used to. You have to learn how to pull the tail parts and stack them one by one and that thakes...practice.
Also one thing you have to be careful is, the end of the taill is made in 2 parts held by a magnet. If you move the tail too much it gets detached and I almost broke it once when it fell. To fix this I used some of that really sticky korean white eye putty (the one that comes with fairyland and all korean companies) worked as magic.
Other thing is, her belly is made of transparent resin painted skin color. Color match is pretty good, but you can see it’s not made from the same material. It doesn’t bother me but who knows, better to let you know. I think I’ll have to find her a corset when she yellows I think...because than I’ll be able to see the difference in color.
Other problem, as you might have noticed, it’s really hard to find clothes for her. I don’t have the previous mermaid’s one, so mine is forever naked. Still have to figure something out.
You can see more pictures of mine on my instagram.
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Oh, btw, I don’t think the tail is that fragile. It feel really sturdy and as long as you don’t drop anything it doesn’t feel like you need to handle it with care.
Anything else you want to know don’t hesitate in asking ok.

Actually it seems they won’t be selling the outfit this time, It’s just a sample unfortunately.
The only outfit that fits them well is the blue one released in 2018. Is really sad because I love this one even more. Maybe if you are good with the needle you could make one perhaps...

 

Angell Studio Mermaid Tail/body construction

This is an album showing the construction of the ASdoll tail. They appear to have digitally designed it and 3d printed master models for casting as in the last couple pictures of the album i show visible layer lines.
The tail pieces have numbers carved into them showing the order in which they should be put together. 1 to 23.
Tail pieces 1-4 are one layer of scales each and 5 until the end are two layers of scales each.
the tail fin are in two pieces and click together. One side has a male end and a bar that the tail elastic will hook onto, and the other tail fin is the female indentations that the the male ends will click into. originally there was supposed to be a pair of rectangular magnets in the rectangular indentations of the tail fins, but i believe they took out the magnet for international shipping to reduce the chance of the parcel being flagged by the scanners. the abdomen is made of a clear resin and then airbrushed with skin color to try to match the chest/arms. However it's still visually evident when the two pieces are together that they are slightly different.

My mermaid is bought second hand and evidently has yellowed, so i took her apart in order to dye it and get it back to a more blue or blue green color like her tail fins are.

 

@bahboh
This reconstruction pictures are so cool. First time I see the trail apart!
I feel most people have the light blue color tail. I don’t know why mine has such strong blue and purple colors (not that I mind at all). Mine came with magnets attached by the way. But her in Japan I’ve never had problems with parcels. They don’t charge any extra taxes eather.

 

I ordered her last week. She is amazing She is a limited edition 30 doll only.

 

Thanks for the opinion was able to make the decision and am happily waiting for mine since I was able to order the recent release.

 

Oh! I’m happy I was of some help! I love those mermaids so much I ordered the new release as well!

 

They’re really pretty and have always wanted one just so happened I got into the hobby when the first two were already sold out. Just asking for reference how long did it take for yours to arrive?

 

I ordered her December last year, but after that China had all those COVID issues and I finally got her on May 12th. So you can expect a 6 months wait.
Note that I live in Japan and I’m not really havin any problem with EMS parcels coming from China.

 

Do you have any tips on clothing they can wear been thinking of buying clothes ahead of time do like loose dresses look ok with them even with the fins on the hip region?

 

maybe short corsets or bras for the upper body

 

It’s really hard to find clothes for them and mine is still naked for this very reason. I’m gonna order the human outfit and use only the upper part, without the skirt.
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I’m also thinking about commissioning someone for a nice corset or something.

 

Yeah maybe Corsets and tops in general would be a more logical choice mostly commissioned work. Thanks for the advice really appreciate it

 

for those of us who ordered wenyao, WIP pics from the factory!
The tail is a brighter/lighter yellow than i initally thought

 

Super excited when I also saw the WIP photos hopefully they get done soon excited to work on mine.

 

@bahboh
Wooow! Thanks for the link!
I’m also very exited!

 

Has anybody gotten their’s would love to see unboxing photos since mine hasn’t arrived yet.

 

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Thank you so much I’m thinking of dyeing mine as well but not sure what color yet until I see the tail personally. I’m thinking maybe a rose gold or salmon pink color maybe.

 

Mine has arrived but I still haven’t figured out how to post pictures here. Making a flicker account and all takes too much time...
You can see some pictures I took yesterday here though
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I can send you some unboxing ones if you message me on instagram, no need to follow me or anything.

 

Ok will DM you on insta I’ll be getting mine this weekend super excited on unboxing.

 

what's your insta? i love following everyone with the mermaids lol

 

I was about to ask the same thing!!!

 

It’s Cinematica.Carcosa I’m just starting out so there really isn’t anything on it yet since I wanna take proper photos of my doll but the pandemic is really making it hard for me to get photos.

 

Can I ask you guys if you have any tips on the tail fin part mine seems to be not be as strong and able to hold the string when placed and easily separates when not properly being held or positioned. Maybe a method of reinforcement or a simple solution would be really helpful.

 

@Lillyevergold has mentioned using putty to make them hold better. I'm planning on placing a notch in the cross bar to keep the elastic from sliding and pushing the side off like the way it is in my blue mermaid

 

I was thinking the same thing with the cross bar on maybe making something so the elastic doesn’t slide around. And my sibling also thought of putting velcro on the side without the magnets.

 

My tail fin mod. before/after. It stays together much better now that the elastic sits in the notch and doesn't side towards the other tail fin and knock it off.

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A video of the how it stays together well even with a lot of movement.
https://i.imgur.com/s4btdOA.mp4

Also tail posing shenanigans :3

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standard sit


sideways sit


lounging in a chair


laying on stomach with tail up


the tail stand


and the tail sit

 

Wow thanks I’m gonna try something similar with what you did to keep the tail in place. I’ve only tried posing mine with the laying on the stomach with tail up pose. Never knew they can stand on their tails.

 

Thank you so much for sharing! I have a Greater Snow and the tail keeps falling off, which is why I don't play with her much
I want to try modding the tail as well eventually, but it's nerve-wracking!

If you don't mind me asking, did you use an exacto knife to shave off the section?

 

I used a wire disk brush with a dremel, but a file wold work just as well.

I also did a mod to tail segment #1 with a a a file and now a seated position can be held much better. you can see pics and vids in the following album
Mermaid functionality mods

 

@bahboh I see, thank you so much for answering! I do have files at home, so may try it as soon as I get a respirator