Big BB Discussion(All Companies)

I'm seriously thinking about it, after I get my SD guy's body upgraded. I've been wanting the Big BB size, and I've been hoping some will come out with smaller eyes/more proportional features... This one looks a little "older" which is nice I'm not sure that the "right" one for me has come out yet though XD

 

There was a news item about ShouShou Emily but when I try to access it now I get

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You do not have permission to view this page or perform this action.

Maybe it's under review.

 

I always loved Napidoll heads. I may have to go check that out.... though for my wallet's sake I shouldn't. >.>

 

As DollSuperShop are also a recast dealer, I'm not sure if you need to edit out the link as per DoA rules.

This seems to be the Taobao site for 靈 舞 人形 / Dance Soul Dolls which Licht list as the maker of Emily.
首页-灵舞人形-淘宝网

Its odd that her face sculpting is of a completely different quality to the other dolls in their line up.

Edit: sorry, I get it now, the body is Dance Soul Dolls but the head is by a different maker, Shoushou. Thats why the sculpt quality is so different.

 

Hi everyone :3

I've just recently fallen for Xaga's MIBobby. I hope to add her to my MSD collection and am currently contemplating if she'll fit or will clearly stand out.

As it is, I'm kind of tempted to just order her and see for myself ^^° Fallen in love and got so many ideas for her already. Even thought I'm usually totally not into BB dolls as most of my BJD cast is teen to adult (and I plan one old man among them too, so ^^°). BUT if everything works out, I already have a place for MIBobby and story to work her into everything -^3^-

 

@AnnoDomini Thanks for your kind words!

Well, unless she's completely bubble headed or BIG-headed, I already have some story variations on how to fit her into it. And I usually don't try to fit any doll in. The stories just seem to develop on her own.
Either way, one version is that she's a half-giant and is living in a human village. She's taken a potion from an alchemist to stop her from growing any taller, so she can comfortably live among them.
If she turns out like at my attempted photoshopping, she'll simply be a slightly chubby, short girl, fullfilling her dream of making the best cakes and sweet and magic versions with effects

Also, I think a MiTata is in-stock at MoC *whistles innocently*

 

@Snowy I haven't seen any pis of the Xaga white line with other size bjds. I think a few people on this thread have them, though, so maybe they can oblige?! I know MYou and BabyDelf don't look right at all with MSD size, but they are a bit bigger than the white line. It sounds like you have a pretty good story in the works, though! I fully support you ordering the oh so lovely MIBobby to try her out!

I just recieved notice that my MYou Matcha with standard body shipped! Yay! Maybe I'll sneak back into my sewing room and whip up an outfit for her/him. I haven't decided if it a boy or girl yet, though I ordered the girl body. He/She is definitely going to be a younger sibling for Ellowyn. I think I'm making them a set from a steampunk time. Ellowyn is mechanically inclined and my Matcha will be someone interested in sewing.

 

Xagadoll are on the slimmer side, so they are closer to regular mini than others, but their heads are obviously much bigger, which I think is the main difference.

 

That's what I thought, @babytarragon. Is their head a full SD size? I think MYou and Luts are 9-10", but white line look more like 8-9"

 

@whisperwolf Yes, I've seen those combinations as well, so I'm a little bit worried. Especially since they are taller than my plan. But you are right, the White line IS on the smaller side, so... :3

Congratulations on the shipping notice Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand... it sounds like maybe you should have gotten twins ;9
Steampunk is cool, no? *0*

To semi-answer the question you gave to babytarragon: They are 8-9 sized. Strangely enough the difference in head circumference is only 2 or 3 cm, but while regular MSDs land around 7,5 inch, these few cm end up wiht 8,8 inch, which was part of why I was ... worried about bubble headedness ^^°

@babytarragon It's reassuring to hear that they are on the slimmer side Thanks.

@AnnoDomini
-^^- Thank you! I intend to learn how to sew cute dresses just for her ^^°

Also: Was tempted? :3 Not 'am' tempted? ;p


This is btw my photoshopped picture. I simply cut them at the top head line and at the feet and then adjusted the pics to size (38cm for the Xagagirl, 42,5cm for the Luts KDF boy).
The result... makes me think it's possible to work out for my concept, even thought the head is clearly bigger.

size-reference-XAGA-MIbobbie_Luts-KDF-Multibodybody by Wildcard_Snowy, auf Flickr

 

@Snowy It looks like she'll work with your storyline to me! She is just so adorable!

If I get another BB, it would definitely be a boy. I have a feeling that Matcha will stay a girl, but I'll experiment. I'm going to go sit down and work on my steampunk stuff now.

 

I will soon have a Gem of Doll baby to show off in here as well. I'm two payments into my order for Miroro.

 

@wherethelilacsbloom Miroro is so adorable! I love her little toddlerish teeth showing. Their bodies look to be well sculpted, with chubby little knees. Did you get the fullset? Congrats on almost paying her off! I can't wait to see her with Rose!

btw, who do you use for your repainting usually?

 

Thank you, @whisperwolf I, too, thought she was adorable. And i rather like her eye shape It's droopy and adorable, but not as stylized as some of Gem of Doll's other girls. She's a happy middle for me!

I just got her (no clothes), but with the face up. I wanted to see the quality of their face ups in person, especially since I have a line of girls already waiting for painting..

As for artists, my favorites to work with these days are Darjeeling and Memento Mori. Darjeeling, however, seems to be taking a break from commission work, for the most part. I adore Mori and am actually going to be sending her two heads very soon (Maisie and Maya), I hope. She does excellent, quality work. A lot of my other girls, not painted by these artists, have had company face ups or face ups from artists commissioned by their first owners.. My Angell-Studio girls all have A-S face ups, though I might change some of them at some point.. I am in love with how they painted my Mandarava and Hua Rong though. As you know, Anabelle has a Luts face up. I also got a slot with Pauli's Faceup Studio, and I'm really excited to give her a try. And my Mako just recently returned from BloodyCrow, and I love how she turned out. I'd love to commission more asian artists, but in general, its difficult to get replies from many of them. I think TTfaceups is absolutely amazing, but as far as I understand, she doesn't take international commissions.

 

I got lucky and found the Xaga MiBobby on sale 2nd hand only a couple days after posting here.
I'm now waiting for her arrival, which is likely going to take at least a week ^^°

Already started a first dress for her and searched together some emergency eyes and a wig ^^°

Definitly will post a size-comparisson pic once I got her :3

 

@Snowy that is super exciting! I can't wait to see her!

 

@whisperwolf Thanks -^^- Really looking forward to her as well

 

My MYou Matcha arrived today. Her face-up was exquisite... but she was on the pear body and I had requested the original BB Body. I emailed them to see if anything can be done, but I'm trying to warm up to her in the meantime. I don't know... I'm disappointed mostly because I have been working so hard to finish the steampunk outfit for her, and now I can't show it off on her
What to do?
Good news is that I took some pics of side by side original vs pear body
MYou Matcha opening - a disappointing surprise by Mollie Bradford, on Flickr
Check that album for close-ups.

 

My Xaga Dorothy arrived today! She is wonderful!

 

I'm excited to see her @nancy_schroeder_ca!

Here is a closer pic of Matcha's face-up:

 

Matcha is beautiful! What skin color is she?

 

She is white skin. I think MYou's white skin is so beautiful and snowy.
In the picture further up, you can see Ellowyn has white skin as well. It is already starting to change color. I'm not sure if its because I sealed her with MSC UV cut, blushed her heavily, or wasn't careful about putting her undercover from the sun in the beginning. It will be something I watch, although I like her complexion now, especially since I use a lot of auburn or carrrot wigs on her.

I really like Matcha's more natural facial proportions. She looks out of sorts a bit with Ellowyn, so perhaps I may make her the older sister, or make her sisters with my baby delf Gabriel instead.

 

Woha. Matcha really is pretty. Also love the outfit style -^^- Congrats @whisperwolf

 

I would like to share a first picture of my Xaga Dorothy!

 

@nancy_schroeder_ca Oh my goodness! She is so adorable! I didn't even realize Xaga had some pointy ear lovelies! The face-up is gorgeaous!

@AnnoDomini Do not leave us hanging too long! I want to see this Bambi boy!

 

Dorothy is really cute! Xaga face sculpts are always adorable

 

bummer! That looks like an adorable shirt! He has such and adorable face though!

 

Hello, everyone! I was wondering if anyone has tried the jointed BB hands from DFH. They look so cute, but I'm afraid it might not fit the big BB's because the doll model is a 1/6.

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Thank you for clarifying it for me~ I checked the site again, and the model was under the 1/6 category, but it looks like they're actually 38.5 cm. I'll definitely consider it now!

 

Hi, would anyone be able to tell me if there are any of these types of doll that are double jointed? I got a bit lost in all the information

 

Xagadoll, Doll Legend, Souldoll and Huajing are double jointed, not sure about others

 

@princesspetal MYou original BB body is double-jointed as well with lots of notches (but single-joint wrist and ankles), but the pear body is a true ball-joint, not double-jointed, at all joints.

 

Thank you so much for your responses Do you know if any of those would fit the animator doll clothes? Or if none of those, do you know others that do? I heard the Mokashura from Dollmore does but not sure about any others

 

While some Animator clothes may work on various dolls, if you want one that can reliably wear Animator close I think the Mokashura is the best choice. The Animator body has unusual proportions.

 

I've heard that MYou BBs can fit Disney Animators' clothes, but it might be a bit looser since the waist circumference is about two inches smaller. Someone who actually has a MYou doll should check this, haha.

 

I can add to the list. Though my understanding of formatting is rather terrible.

Anything priced at 999, 9999, or 8888, etc. is sold out. A lot of these smaller companies tend to keep Sold Out merchandise on their Taobao pages... I suppose, as displays.

Desers (Almost always Sold Out, but worth checking. I own several Desers outfits and LOVE them. Luts also sells Desers clothes..):
1/4 GIRL-+DESERS+ When dreams come true-淘宝网

Nyx doll:
洋装-nyx doll-淘宝网

Classic-Garden (Almost always Sold Out, but worth checking)
默认搜索页-Classical Garden-淘宝网

Solo Paradise:
首页-独舞天堂-淘宝网

Mint:
首页-薄荷鹿Mint-淘宝网

Amy Clothing Man (Mostly girl clothes, actually. :P)
首页-衣漫bjd洋装店-淘宝网

 

You can go look at my flickr account. I have tried various animator outfits on MYou original body to great success, as well as some other clothing lines:
Disney Animator dress and shoes on MYou BB by Mollie Bradford, on Flickr

Most of her other outfits are etsy clothing made for animator dolls, as well.

 

Ahh, she's so cute as Anna! That's a really great fit. (:

 

I surprisingly got my MiBobby just in time today before I had to leave to meet up with BJD friends actually XD
Luckily I could whip up some stuff and the dress I started on fit.

With the variations of dolls my friends brought, I could already check the size difference for her amongst my own MSDs. The difference IS there, but not as glaringly as I had feared.
From left to right:
a Fairlynd Yo-SD Boy (I think it's Chiwoo? I asked my friend for proper tagging but didn't get a reply yet :3), then there is a BlueFairy Xiao (discontinued), my XagaDoll BB MiBobby and finally a KidsS ky Moonstone.
Little Group Meet by Wildcard_Snowy, auf Flickr

 

@Snowy She is adorable! Definitely not too bobble-headed! I love the little dress you made her, it turned out cute!

I finally finished my steampunk outfit for Toile, but I don't think it is her style. It will probably go to Ellowyn.

 

Breath Doll's Mojito is a really tempting head.. I think I want to buy it. xD

Congratulations on your new arrival, @Snowy ! Your Mibobby is really cute. I really want Micoco at some point.. But it'll be a while, with all of my other incoming BBs..

That steampunk outfit is lovely, @whisperwolf ! I especially love the jacket. Very cool.

By the way, did you guys see the new Limited girl from Xagadoll? Elaine is soooo cute. And I love that they gave her freckles in her faceup. ^_^
Q&A_xaga doll

 

I don't know, I just think she might be softer than the steampunk look... we'll see if it grows on me! I'm planning a separate steampunk dress and corset, maybe they will be more her style.

 

@whisperwolf Oh, that steampunk set is really coold Did you use watch-thingies for the googles per chance?

Really cool set, thought I do understand feeling as if something doesn't 'suit' a doll :3 Ellowyn definitly will be happy to get this set


Also thanks for the wishes. The dress is part of a set, actually. I just didn't get to work on it more, before her arrival. It's based on the Upper Austria version of the Austrian traditional dress 'Drindl'. I didn't quite get the right fabric for it, but it's close enough

Xagadoll BB MiBobby - Nao by Wildcard_Snowy, auf Flickr

@wheretheliclacsbloom Thanks a lot! I totally adore her and 'fear' she'll get totally spoiled ^^°
MiCoco is also adorable! I saw her online in stock somewhere and debated on snatching her instead (I think it was mandarake? Maybe? ^^°) but then Nao-chan showed up -^3^-

I didn't see Elaine until now, but those freckles really are adorable.

A friend of mine ordered Clothe on layaway the other day, after seeing my Nao thought -^3^-


Btw. Nao-chan can wear Luts KDF shoes :3 Just figured that might help some ppl out.


I hope to get a good picture of her tomorrow next to a Luts KDF girl and boy, for size reference.

 

@Snowy Nao-chan is adorable, and the dress is so cute!
For the goggles, I used two cheap ladies watches from walmart as per this tutorial. Then I made up my own side pieces to make them a little more goggle like. I also 'goop' glued a screw to the upper edge of one of the eyepiece parts (I tried to solder it, but couldn't figure out how!), added nuts around one of those tiny alligator clips. I clipped a monocle I got from a set from JoAnn fabrics steampunk findings section to it. I had glued the gear inside the monocle. Since the monocle is attached to the screw, I can move it back and forth.