BlueFairy (Tiny Fairy) discussion Part 10

Hi thread, long time no check in. I just wanna squee about the new limited TF Daisy looking so much like a Denis but with teeth! (I love teeth) but alas! Funds.

almyki: I feel you about the milky fairies! I am not sure why it is so much more but I can tell you the only thing that is stopping me from getting them is that ridiculous shipping price. I am not sure why it is as much as 20% more than any other company out there. Also, the new 12th anniversary event is paper dolls?! I mean that is nice and cute, but for a 12th anniversary I'd sorta prefer something else >.> Discount or whatever is probably asking for too much but some limited items that is not paper would be kinda cool?!

 

On the topic of milky fairies, I just..like BJDs because they have removable eyes...
Hahah their cute though but I don't really have much to say about pricing and that, other than that I know their made out of resin and not vinyl or something?
Perhaps that adds to cost, I don't know if that was mentioned before.

Ahh but I took the plunge and ordered Una a friend today! I figured that since Gentle body is seemingly gone for good (got confirmation this afternoon the last one was sold!) I just figured I'd go ahead and get a neo dandy u3u
(To this date from the pictures I think its the best looking neo body tbh, though the neo girl looks oke too. I will never get over the neo blossoms weird boobs hahah)
So a neo dandy louis is on the way~ I should actually be able to contribute to that neo body comparison/photo sharing thread I started...

(I also hope I get lucky and get the paper doll ovo)

EDIT: and then i woke up this morning with a SHIPPING NOTICE???? Holy potatoes that is the fastest shipping I have ever seen. This is the true form of bluefairy!? I can't believe it..Una I waited for a month for and I figured that would be standard but!OVERNIGHT!

I could potentially have him before monday =v=
(And I wasn't expecting him until april...)

 

Bluoxyde, Oooh Cafe Bluefairy *___* that is my dream!!! T___T someday I hope I'll be able to visit there. Thank you for compliments about my sewing. ^^ Hehe, I'm planning my sewing for next LDoll at 2016, it's gonna be a long wait until then xD.

spindlewood, Ramona is very cute name! ^^ I hope she tells you if she wants to change.

Last_bus_home, Ah your girls are just SO pretty! I love the clothes you've chosen for each a lot. I noticed about the Minoruworld FB came instead of Catherine Park. I also saw the huge list of limiteds and I must say, June is still something I'd like to have in my collection... Olive Valentine is also so cute. I wish I could add one more Olive, just so hard to justify more Olives since I already have two. ^^;

NeonLanterns, Yay, Congratulations for Neo Dandy Louis and super fast shipping!

I guess I give up for the Classic Gentle body... I have hopes that I can get a Dandy instead in Classic (with the Classic colour normal skin). I don't have finances at the moment, but I'll be in better situation in the end of next month and I'll ask them before make a purchase. Also, if that doens't work I have my eye on something else. Anyway, I should play with the dolls I already have. ^^;

 

OHHH MY GOSH HI GUYS i didn't want to post anything until i was absolutely sure but i just sent the payment through for my gentle patrick and i am ((((EXTREMELY EXCITED)))) i've wanted a patrick for ages ohhhh gosh, i!!! was planning on either him or sarang as my first doll and i ended up with fiat, so...!!
but fiat's finally gonna have his best friend they're finally gonna be together i'm so excited!!!! (; w ;
i even got the hand holding parts so they can hold hands :')))
i'm also getting him with an outfit, the default bluefairy outfit... this is the first time i've gotten an outfit from bluefairy but i've always admired their uniforms, they're so cute!!
((clutches heart)) i'm soooo gosh darn excited right now i'm not entirely sure what to do!! my mom is helping pay, thank god though...!! (^p ^

in any case!!


@NeonLanterns
i will definitely make the video as soon as i can then!! i'll have to find a place with good lighting though, since my camera is really (bad......).....
bluefairy said that umm, there would probably be a little difference in the resin since the body is older than the head i'm getting, but i really don't mind? maybe it was a processing thing, hm!! the mysterious ins and outs of doll companies! ('p '
anyways, congrats on ordering a neobody!! they're really nice, i hope you like it!! they're a ton of fun to pose and they're so smooth...! (*- *
and YES bluefairy ships pretty fast compared to what i've heard of with some other companies!! i think they're the fastest of any company i've purchased from!! (except maybe luts, but i only ordered a wig and i don't know if that's standard; on that note-- 25$ shipping for a wig is serious overkill hhhghh....)

also- on milky fairies; they have versions with open eyeholes if you're interested!! and you can also get them on the sugar and pepper bodies, which is nice..! (^p ^
i think i'll have to pass on them for now though, but i'm interested in having a doll with a painted on face sometime, so i'll keep my eyes on them..! (^v ^


@xaya
ohhhh i hope everything works out for you and you can get the classic dandy body!!
a while back i'm pretty sure bluefairy was saying that they'd re-release the classic bodies at sometime i think?? it was a while ago when the neo bodies had just come out though, so i can't remember too well... (^ ^;;
what else do you have your eye on though, i'm so curious..!! (* u *

@Last_bus_home
awww, i can totally understand that!! i guess i'm just really impatient when it comes to things, and there's also the panic that since i can only buy doll stuff twice a year (birthday and christmas) that the doll won't be available at those times (;- ; (it has happened before....)
but i'm happy for you and your ws girls~~~ (^p ^

 

[MENTION=4353]xaya[/MENTION] thank you!! Ahh I hope you figure something out for your Gus. I noticed recently they don't sell him anymore which is a shame ;v; But yes, you should show us pictures of your lovely doll family!!
[MENTION=42012]mangameow[/MENTION] thank you too uvu I'm so glad you got the gentle body!! It would have been awful if neither of us managed to get it ;v;
Fiats friend will be home soon~~ Do share photos when you can of them together uvu

 

Hi everyone!
I just picked up a Xiao on the secondary market and she is.... well, filthy is the kindest thing I can think of to say!
I've tried magic eraser but I'm going to need to try something stronger, I think. Has anyone unstrung their Tiny Fairy? I believe she'll need to be taken apart and soaked if I'm going to get her really clean. The thought of that makes me nervous but perhaps it's not so bad? I'd love to hear restringing stories if anyone has one.

Too bad about the Gentle body. I really loved that height difference between that and the girl bodies too.
Congrats mangameow and NeonLanterns for your new ones!

 

icicle - I'd recommend buying a pair of hemastats from the drug store or Amazon, and a stringing tool from a doll company. The hemastats make restringing SO MUCH easier, because instead of having to worry about the string flying back into the doll and doing too many things with your hands, you can clamp off the string and free them up. Classic Bluefairies are single jointed and easy to restring since there aren't a ton of parts. I'd suggest for ease to keep the left arms and legs separated from the right. I've accidentally put a few arms on the wrong side before.

 

Thank you for the advice! Hemostats I have and there's a sewing tool turner that I've used as a restringing tool. I'm a bit flummoxed by the small hole in the bottom torso -- I should look on their website to see if they have an online manual. My girl didn't come with anything but her smile...

eta: Okay, in their Q&A! Not so bad. The headcap attachment was making me think too hard. I'm going to give it a go.. it's gotta happen...

 

I'm really happy for you Mangameow, Patrick is a lovely sculpt and to buy the last gentle body too! It's so sad that they're thinking to discontinue it, I hope they come to their senses. I know what you mean about the wait, it's hard! Some of my dolls were impulse buys but most I had to wait and search for, and they don't always come along at the right time!!

Thank you Xaya too, I always feel heartened when people compliment my girls. I love Olive, I still can't make up my mind which I prefer out of Olive and May, but I don't think you can have too many Olives! I'd still get another at this point if one came along!! ^^

More spam in the form of Lottie my May in her hand curled wig, which was bit of an experiment, I've never curled a wig like this before!

 

Good luck icicle! I think the FAQ with pictures on Blue Fairy site really does help to simplify the process. It is actually quite simple and just need patience!

I was wondering if anyone has gotten those new magnetic head bits and what are your thoughts on them? Are they worth it? Or it is probably just as good using home made tape and magnets?

 

navci, brighteyes22 bought those magnetic parts, here's a some discussion about it. And great to see you back, hopefully we all see some Tomato. ^^ heheee.

 

Charlotte and Daisy are new head type for Tiny Fairy?
They are so cute > ///<

 

Oh thanks xaya!
I guess I will just stick with using tape for now. XD

Have some Minerva for now.

 

icicle, congrats on your Xiao! She is one of my favorite sculpts. Fortunately, Tiny Fairies are very easy to restring and clean up well.

Charlotte and Daisy look so cute! I'm tempted but I really prefer the Classic bodies. But I did end up getting an Olive V! I missed out on the Bitter/Sweet release because we had just moved. Minoruworld Doll on FB had me emailing Bluefairy directly. So I'm really excited!

 

I get really excited when anyone buys an Olive V because my Olive V was the first doll I bonded with and is very dear to me, we don't see enough of them do we! I can't wait to see her!!

Charlotte reminds me a bit of Kate, but I can't say I'm tempted, the shiny fairies caught my eye though.

 

@Last_bus_home I actually forgot to say last time, I really admire your dolls! Their all very delicate and sweet looking.
I agree with you though, WS as a special event resin colour I think makes it more special ^^ TBH I'd rather them make a tan skin option available ;v;
[MENTION=29284]navci[/MENTION] don't think I've ever seen Minerva before ovo! Her eyes are amazing!!

 

[MENTION=64344]Last_bus_home[/MENTION] Lottie is so gorgeous *cries forever*

 

mangameow, congrats! Your enthusiasm is infectious and I can tell you're sooo stoked for this boy, hahahaha. I feel like the last Gentle body couldn't have went to a more deserving fan XD ! I hope your Patrick is everything you hoped for.'

Last_bus_home, wow, you curled that wig yourself? Impressive! I assumed at first that was the original style. It looks good! Really cute that way!

navci, it's really cool to see your dolls with different faceups from the default. You do them yourself, right? They're really impressive. They have a lot of 'flavor'.


I'll post an older pic of my pair, so I'm not empty-handed, haha. &nbsp;Something about this picture charms me, despite the lack of faces:

New Shoes 1 by almyki, on Flickr


Hahaha, I avoided saying anything about the WS stuff last post, but if I'll be honest, yeah, I don't personally find any charm at all in the skin colors being limited editions and all it does in my eyes is add unnecessary cost, wait, and anxiety for me. I don't see how that makes it more special in the least. I understand in an abstract, objective way why rarity may make something feel more special, but at this point in time I must admit it just pisses me off to deal with it. For me, none of that stuff matters a wink for the dolls I want. I'm really frustrated with not knowing when or even if the few, specific dolls I want will be released in the colors I need, and the one doll that I didn't have to worry about that with I now have to wait for their classic body, of which there's still no news. It gives me a lot of grief, and I don't even know if they'll ever do a tan skin event for SFs one day. I mean, they said once that they'd never do tan skin event, so I bought a doll and the color was mismatched (but I'm keeping him), and then they had a tan skin event anyway, but maybe they'll decided that was too much trouble, and I'unno. I WANT MY TAN SLEEPING LEILA SF. UGH, AUDIBLE SIGH, DRAMATIC EYE ROLLING COMMENCES. THE COLORS MAKE ALMYKI ANGRY. Hahaha, don't take anything the wrong way, I'm just venting, as I do.

Well, it's not like I don't understand BF's slightly unique business position compared to other doll companies. They want to be a company that mainly sells things that they actually physically have to sell, rather than make to order, just like most normal businesses, without the hassle of wait times and production issues. I do understand that's probably it, and likely why they don't offer WS/TS options like others. I just hate it's consequences for me, personally, hahahaha.

As for the Milky Fairies, I didn't know the heads were resin! That would explain the main price jump. But I think at that point I'd still prefer the cheaper Obitsu if the doll is mainly Obitsu anyway, hahaha. It did make me learn more about and appreciate Obitsus though, so props to that! The 11cm tinies can be super-adorable, I can see now. Also, I kind of like painted on eyes, for a cheaper, stylized doll. Seems like a fun painting project. I feel like for such tiny, tiny faces it may work out better than dealing with eyewall and eyeshape issues too.

Still waiting on further news on the doll I want, and aaahhh the wait is killing me. I made a special request and they replied saying they have to check their stock if it's available (I wanted a boy body instead of girl), and I am so, so, so on the edge of my seat. They told me that over 24 hours ago and now the last weekday is done so I don't think I'll get a response until Monday OTZ . I am so impatient to knooowww is this happening or not WHAT'S THE HOLDUP BLUEFAIRY TAKE MY MONEY.

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Thank you NeonLanterns, I love them dearly! Bluefairy's baked resin is amazing, I went through a phase of buying every baked doll I could! I have had 5 of them ><" I think it's because they're rare, I kept impulse buying. I really loved my baked Louis, but he went to a new home and it very well loved.

Ourtangledbones Thank you, I adore your Molly so it's a huge compliment!! ^^

Almyki It took two hours to get the wig done, it was poker straight to start with! I'm happy enough with the results though and refined a new skill! Haha
I totally understand your side of the WS argument, I just have a different experience of the situation myself, but I'm sorry it seems to go in my favour. It does affect which dolls I want though, just slapping a big LIMITED EDITION sticker on something makes me interested in it, it sounds shallow from the outside but it's no more shallow that liking a doll based on looks I don't think. In total honesty, I never would have fallen in love with Olive V if I hadn't realised she was the first and only edition of the sculpt, that's what made me look twice, and now I love her to bits, and it's not because she's limited, but it did get my attention. When I buy dolls from other companies, I go for NS, partly because when WS is a default option, it seems less exciting. I think you're probably right, but you can see my crazy point of view now ><"

Edit: Oh, and I wish you good luck with Minoru world, I hope you get the doll you want!!

 

[MENTION=41336]almyki[/MENTION] I had no idea you'd been pining away for so many dolls!! I'm so sorry, hopefully good fortune shines on you soon
and one of the dolls you want will get released ;;v;;
In the meantime, your Dalia and Byrne look very cute~~ I think what makes that photo really charming to me is how much character you can see from
just their hands and body language!

 

You know, if BF isn't doing the Gentle body any more, DayDream has their Prince Body, which is about 46cm tall (compared to 43 for the BF boys).

My lucky-get Allen arrived last week, but I've been having to tweak him a bit. His lips were bright coral, as if they did girl lips on him, though the eyes weren't any more dramatic than the boys' faceups. I beige-pasteled them down and they're tolerable now!

And he decided he's no brownhead, and doesn't want the brown shaggie-cut wig he came with. Went through the stash, and I like silver-grey (why don't they offer that color!) even though I'm not a fan of this particular wig. But this is him so far:


He's completely off the site now. Talk about lucky timing, that I inquired when I did.

What IS that stuff they put the eyes in with? Dug that out fast, because it felt too much like some kind of Sculpy!

 

incoming long post, oh my goodness...!! @___@

ehehe, i'm super glad too~!!! that would've been tragic, but at least hopefully someone would've got it?? (;p ;
it would've been really sad if it just sat there in stock forever...
i'll definitely share photos of Fiat with Lee when he gets here!! i'm super duper excited, ehehehe~~!!

awww i love xiaos, they're lovely!!! i was going to get one but i needed it on a shorter body than bluefairy offers for tiny fairies. something around 35-39-ish cm? i've been very seriously considering modding an alice in labyrinth body to male..!! i hope the xiao head stays available for a long while or gets renewed, haaaahh..... (although the character he's for is one of the very few that i have a backup head in consideration for..!) (;_ ;
unstringing tiny fairies isn't too bad! they're the easiest dolls i've had to restring, although fiat came a little tight?? and i thought that unstringing would start from the headcap (do not try that) rather than the feet.... since he was my first doll...!
other than that, i just use some wiring to pull the strings or a long piece of ribbon if i have one! and whatever plastic non-paint coated stick-like thing i have as a stopper if i need one! (like my tablet pen, ehehe~)
and thank you for the congratulations!!
congratulations right back at you on your xiao!! i hope you can get her sufficiently cleaned up, please post pics asap!!! (^p^

hehe, thank you!! patrick is such a cutie i've had my eyes on him forever, ahaha~~
i'm super sad that they've discontinued the gentle body, but i really hope they end up renewing it!! i wish they would at least keep it on the site and list it as "sold out" or "discontinued" though. ;__;

lottie is so cute, i love her curled wig~~!
how did you do it omg??

eeeeeee thank you so much!!!! i'm so happy ahaha~~
i'm sure he'll be everything and more, oh my goodness i'm just.... so excited this waiting is TORTURE even though he shipped the day after i ordered him...??!! it seems bluefairy is really on point with it's shipping game lately...?!
he's still in korea as far as the tracking knows, though. i hope he gets here by anime boston so i can bring him to the doll meet there..!! (^p ^

i agree on your rant's points, i really with they would just.... have some type of system set up maybe.... like tan skin is an every summer event and white skin is an every winter event?? i think dolls are really special in any case, but i can see someone having the search and waiting time mean a lot to them too..!! if they had a system they could be both unusual and special but also not gratuitously out of range and anxiety causing for other people..!

that's kind of a weird business stance to take for a doll company tbh, but if that's how they want to do things, i suppose there's nothing we can really do except complain about it sometimes, ahaha~~

ohhh boy i hope you get the doll you want..?! are you ordering a special event doll or something?? :O

oh my gosh i had completely forgotten about allen, i didn't even realize he was out of stock, oh no!! (;o ;
they're such cuties, i'm glad you got him, yours is adorable!!
what's his name, does he have one yet..?
ahaha, i do wish bluefairy offered more wig colours too, goodness, a solid black would be really nice, but i settled for asking for the darkest brown for my patrick on the way.

i really don't know what the stuff they put eyes in with is, actually?! it's been different in both the dolls i've gotten?
fiat, who came in late 2013, came with very soft, almost moist eye putty, it's not very solid it's almost like a cream? but it holds really well! i can't imagine how awful it will be to clean his head out though, the stuff sticks and rubs everywhere..! O_O
and my jasmine (han) i ordered from pupa*casa, he came with much firmer stuff? but i like it a lot!! it holds well too~~

on the subject of eye putty though, this is probably off topic but the worst eye putty i've ever experienced was dearmine's, i don't know if it was a one time thing, but i actually hurt my hands on it?? like under my fingernails it felt like the skin ripped it was so dry and stiff...!! @__@
pipos has nice stuff it almost feels like lotion but it's a little too soft for me?? it feels weird on my hands. ^^;
of all the eye putty i've had i've like the first stuff i got from bluefairy the best i think.
the stuff that came with my doll chateau heads from mint on card was really nice too, it was this blue, gum-like stuff, but it attracted cat hair and dirt like mad!! and i live with eight cats so that's not really something i want..!!

 

Thanks everyone for your kind comments.

Ed still needs a good faceup but I gave him a temporary (not easy to see) one for now. ^^;



I haven't sewn him much, but I made him a pretty red scarf that I think he likes.

I'm sad to see/hear that Bluefairy is continuing to change things up. I will wait for the dust to settle I think, before I decide to get one new. I still love my ancient (but new to me) Ed.

 

Are the new LEs white skin or have they switched to a really pale normal skin now? I wish the photos of Daisy were a little less blown out because I'm intrigued by a Denis and May blend but you can't see a lot of the details. That little Minoru Valentine though....

 

I know!! I can't stop looking at her!
All I need is s personality in mind and I can justify buying her...
Oh, and I just assumed beauty white! I've asked via Instagram, fingers crossed for an answer.

 

hobbywhelmed, Congratulations on having Allen home so soon! He is handsome, I quite like that wig colour on him. I find it a bit strange that Allen, Isabella (?) and Berry weren't for sale practically at all. They only sold the girls for a short pre-order and added Allen for quite short time in the site too after they announced that Xiao and Gus would be limited molds.

Rorek, Ah Jerome Ed is so pretty! All Jeromes will have a special place in my heart. ^^ I like that scarf, he seems to like it too. Keeps him warm!

Kim, there is one photo from Daisy at https://instagram.com/bluefairy_doll/ when you scroll down. I think it is slightly more showing the face. I think they're white skin, but that actually hasn't been written anywhere in the description of the goods. Pupa*Casa site said Charlotte and Daisy aren't going to be any standards.

Last_bus_home, Ah wonderful that you asked about the new limited's resin colour. We just wait for the answer.

I'll be travelling to Belfast next week to visit my sister, I'm torn about if I should take a doll with me. I'm going to be there for only longhish weekend so not sure if I'd have time to photograph any dolls while travelling. ^^;

 

@mangameow & @hobbywhelmed I agree with the thoughts on the eye putty- or rather smelly nail burrowing clay. I ended up switching to blu tak for now, and It doesnt seem to have done anything to the resin so far ;v; though I kinda think I should switch it out with white tak just incase...Also

@hobbywhelmed @Kim [MENTION=1594]Rorek[/MENTION] , the dolls are looking lovely!! I will always love that ed-jerome that is...*swoons*And lucky you got that Allen really. I was considering him but there was barely any pictures of him, and I definately wanted some of the other sculpts more but yours looks so cute! I always like the white hair on dolls ^^Yeah, BF should sell more white hair options hahah

Uhm for my dolls though I have a couple of things I've noticed. I recently had a go removing her head and reattached it fine, but now I've noticed she makes a lot of creaking noises when I more her head? And she also snaps back a bit. What should I do with that?

And on Bluefairies website (really out on another tangent here) but what is the points system!? Can I pay for items with points?!!

 

Hi again everyone~ I'm really joining you now because I've just ordered myselft a Kyle with one of the few old-styled bodies they have left :3
So, Bluefairy told me that they don't plan on having any more classic (old) bodies made, after they have the ones already in stock sold. I wish they would have left us a choice between the old and new ones, but I do understand.

Congrats to everyone getting their dolls! I hope mine gets shipped out quickly too^^

 

Ahhh [MENTION=38598]Bluoxyde[/MENTION] welcome to the club!! Congrats on the order, hopefully your doll will be with you soon~~ Which body did you order?
Please show us when it arrives~!

 

WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?! WTF??? They told you they're not making the classic bodies again, EVER as in EVER FOREVER????? That's not what they said earlier! I cancelled my order for an Emilie on one of their last boy bodies because they said they were going to bring them back eventually (and they told me the color didn't match perfectly after I asked about it and I didn't want that AGAIN) . What the hell is this now? I'll be seriously, SERIOUSLY upset if it's true. Why does it seem like the only way I can get my hands on their dolls I want is by buying color-mismatched dolls from what feels like their leftover pile or through obscure special events posted on places like Facebook?? I will be so, so upset if it's true. Maybe for the girl that I want the new bodies are fine, but for my boy, the new style is just totally unacceptable for what I wanted for him, and I've been planning to get him since I first got Dalia. I'm asking about this on their QA right now. If it's true, I really will feel spiteful against BlueFairy and all the things big and small that have built up until now. I really like their faces, but their body aesthetics are the main reason I chose their company above every other with face sculpts I also loved as much or more.

I was so looking forward to finally getting the BF dolls I've had on my list all this time while I'm in Korea with a proper paycheck, but now it feels like my originally simple goals are now impossible grails. A plain NS Emilie boy was supposed to be the easy doll on my list and now he looks like one of my hardest. UGH. I don't have many dolls on my list, but my list is pretty damn rigid since it's hardly changed in five years. If I could please, please PLEASE just get a chance to give you hundreds to thousands of dollars for the sake of some overpriced resin toys that would make me so, SO happy.

Oh, Bluoxyde, I'm glad you shared that with us though and really glad that you managed to get the doll you wanted. Sorry for venting so much here, hahaha, but it's good to hear that other people's plans and dolls are being fulfilled in the meanwhile. I'm sure your doll will get to you really soon. That's one spot that BF really shines.

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What the... I'm so disappointed right now. =______________________= I do hope they'll have one in stock when I have enough finances to ask them for it. I'm so... I'm gonna go and play with dolls and think about the poor Gus head I have rolling there.

 

Oh, dear... I have to say that if the classic body is gone, I might have to content myself with my three current Blue fairy girls. Maybe I can find a Louis boy second hand... I would have liked an Olive, Rachel, and Kevin, too... The new bodies are nice, I'm sure, but they just aren't to my personal taste. I have to say that I can't see the advantage of denying customers the choice between the new and old body??? I love having new options, but I dislike losing the old ones.

 

Is the girl body the classic one? I'm getting confused .

 

.. [MENTION=4353]xaya[/MENTION] no that makes me so sad I can't......
Your poor little gus head ;;v;

I think I have mentioned before my stance on this whole thing with the classic bodies- I really liked BF's classic bodies and if their going to change them, they need to update the product photos because at this point its truly false advertising.

 

The girl body your Olive is on should be the classic one, but last year they released a whole range of new bodies that look quite different and have double joints. While that's all very well and good, most of us here at least prefer the old 'classic' bodies, and some of us actively dislike the new 'neo' bodies. There is a Neo girl body, but it's different to the new body and in the case of gentle body, they haven't even bothered to create a new version. Now they say they are discontinuing the old bodies altogether, which means everyone would have to have the new, different bodies, and there will be no gentle body. It seems like everyone is pretty unhappy about it, I hope bluefairy come to their senses.
(Sorry if you already knew all of this!)

 

It is great that they want to renew their business, since they are one of the oldest companies there is, but I really don't like the lack of information to the customers. Why there's still not photos of the Neo bodies anywhere? *sigh* I'm prepared to try the DayDream Prince body for my Gus if it matches with the Normal skin Tinyfairy (I bought him from Bluefairy last year so he is still the tad peachy shade). If it doesn't I have my eye on one Gus that's for sale at our Finnish forum, he has a Classic Boy body as far as I know and even if it is not the Dandy I wanted I'd still have a Gus as full doll, but with Boy body AND a rolling Gus head. (Why is there not a rolling head icon, I'd really want to insert one here).

Anyway.. I don't completely hate the new bodies, they're just at the moment less into my interest and I'd be really happy to have something to choose from. I don't know, I might like to get few dolls with the Neo body but how am I supposed to decide if there's no even proper photos of them and I'm not given option to see how they look at the company photo. I need to see ALL bodies, not just find the information I want on other peoples blogs or so. I want to see them in BF site. THis is so frustrating for people I know I'm not the only one.

I just handled my first BJD, Tobias a moment ago and I still love him so much. Jerome's will always have a special place in my heart. An old photo, but he looks so pretty in this.

Tobias - New ED # 42 by Xaya-Pooh, on Flickr

I noticed he has a tiny battling scar over his left eyebrow but some of it gladly came off with magic sponge and the rest is covered with his wig. He had the default acrylics on for SO long and I didn't dare to change them for long... he's had two other pairs of eyes before these hazel browns and these are just perfect.

 

The last I heard was that they were letting us have a choice of the old bodies as well. I think I will be getting Daydream Juliet rather than Bluefairy May because of this. I really don't like the way companies are making these double joints, at least make them aesthetically pleasing like Fairyland do. I showed my husband a photo of double jointed knees earlier and he laughed at them, you'd think artists would realise how clunky and ugly most of them are.

 

NeonLanterns , thank you! I've got the classic Dandy body, I wish I could have got the boy body instead or at least some boy hands (these are so cute~) but oh well, Dandy is pretty too.

almyki , Jupeycat , I'm sorry if I am mistaken or confised but as far as I understood, there will be no more classic bodies. Here is exactly what they told me:



bronzephoenix , just the same here: the new bodies are nice and all, but I'd rather stick to the simple joints >o<

Jupeycat , classic bodies are both girl, blossom, full blossom, boy, dandy and gentle that have simple joints in the elbows, hips and knees. The Neo bodies are the same (except that don't have the gentle one yet) but with a few changes plus double joints, and the resin color is not the same.

xaya, they have put up the photos of the neo bodies now when you pick a TF and scroll down a little. Your Jerome is so cute ^^

 

Bluoxyde, Thanks for the information, I checked the photos and they are still Neo Dandy and Neo Blossom. I need to see Neo Girl and Boy as well as Neo Full Blossom (if there is one).

Anyhow I need to wait until my next salary before I can order anything from anywhere. Gladly my SO got a job, so we finally have two people's income which is fantastic.

 

No, don't worry, it's me that's been out of the loop since last year. When they first brought out the new bodies, we asked to be able to still buy the classic ones. Time has just flown by for me!

 

Oh no!

That really sucks! I also would like to get dolls with the classic body .-. I know I want a Denis but not sure boy or girl or anything. I was hoping that the classic body will stick around so when I decided what I want I will buy them eventually. This is sorta ... annoying.
I sorta wanted Denis to be a baked one too, but as it is, when they do release more baked dolls they will probably on the neo body.

 

Wow my Classic Kyle got shipped 0_0 I expected it to be quick - but not THAT quick. I wish they would have answered my last question on the Q&A before shipping the package though ^^' Now I reeeeeally need to find some spare hand parts on the market ><

navci, yeah same here, I kinda started making plans about getting several bluefairy dolls, but now I am considering maybe a Daydream body hybrid.
Does anyone know if Daydream dolls are considered copies/inspired by Bluefairy by the way? Their style is so similar... I do like both, but I'm just wondering.


Jupeycat, I just don't want people to panic if I'm wrong:3 I've read through the topic and wow there has been a change of mind about keeping the classic bodies or not, wasn't there?

xaya, hmm you're right, I wonder if the Neo girl and boy bodies have the same hand parts as the classic ones. Because on the comparison pictures I saw - they didn't, but that probably was a neo blossom body there.

 

Hello, Daydream are created by old BF designers, Chloe and Tommy Page (the names they go by now) so yes, very big link there but certainly in no way copies, it's just their style ^^ To be honest, although the aesthetics, outfits etc are similar, I find the sculpts to be quite different, especially in person.

 

[MENTION=38598]Bluoxyde[/MENTION] I think [MENTION=59040]Yuna[/MENTION]246 made a comparison about the boy body- it can bee seens on the neo body/ classic body comparison thread- and they said that the neo boy body has different hands (more similar to the dandy boys hands)

 

I have heard problems with daydream bodies being not that great to work with, even though quite pretty to look at. Also resin colour a bit different.... which is always the problem with Blue Fairies hybrids. I quite like the look of their bodies though, I haven't found a sculpt I like yet but if hybrid is not difficult I'd totally go for one.

 

Aha, Bluoxyde, it's why they shipped me Classical girl body 6 days after order. It was in stock!
Aprpos, Volks SDM head makes very nice hybrid with TF Girl body.

 

BlueFairy responded to me:



I am now breathing a sigh of relief. One hurdle down for me. I may have to wait and hunt for a while, but that's just like the other BFs on my wishlist. I can wait for it. Now one hurdle left to go... Waiting for the other three would be so much easier if I had another one coming now. Please have good news for me BF TT_TT . Five days so far with no further response.

Also, I responded to them and let them know that some people wanted to see pictures of the new boy, girl, and full blossom body too. Hopefully they will update the site soon!

ali

 

Last_bus_home, thank you for the explanation, that's actually pretty good news to me :3 I also think that Daydream sculpts are different from the Bluefairy ones, but they are similar enough to look great together! I totally want a Juliet and a Sally in love ^^

NeonLanterns, dang it, I can't understand ho can they ever switch the classic hands to anything else, they are so cute! I wish I could get a pair of those hands with my Dandy body instead ><

navci, have you ever seen any posing reviews of the Daydream bodies? I have a hard time gettin my hand on any pictures of those actually, maybe because there aren't many of those around. I've also heared that the BF Gentle body had posing issues, did it really?

LaraT, oh hey there! I knew they were in stock but they shipped mine litterally the next day after I've payed my order, it's crazy-fast XD Congrats on getting your classic gal, what mold did you pick?

almyki, oh I'm glad you're reliefed, sorry that I made you feel worried^^ I'm not entirely satistied with classic bodies being *maybe* brought back in limited editions *sometime* in future, there's now an even lesser chance for me to be able to get the mold I want on the classic body with the right body type in the right resin color agh ><

 

That kind of information is confusing. I have a slight hope to get what I want... but.. We'll see.

Lukas for Rainy day... by Xaya-Pooh, on Flickr

A random cheer up photo of Lukas. ^^ Super boring to wait until the evening shift begins, but wonderful to spend some time admiring dolls.

 

Hello! I have been away for so long from this thread and there are so many changes in BF to catch up!!

I will be sad if they are going to discontinue a gentle body, I quite love this body even it isn't very good at standing but after wiring there is no problem to me at all. But well if they are going to renew it into a neo body, I'm hoping for a better change and better pose-ability then.

I'm a bit upset to know that they renew Olive head to magnetic now. If I had known, I would have wait for it *sigh* They should do some announcement about this kind of thing. Anyone ordering an old head mold recently and got a magnetic head? I would love to update which mold has been changed now.

And congratulation to everyone who have just got your new TF!! I would love to see a lot of spam from you guys.

Bluoxyde I hold Ryan with a prince body of daydream once at a doll event and he's extremely cute! As far as I remembered Daydream body has an issue with their hands, they haven't had a wide range in moving like TF does but I don' think it's something to bother that much. The body can also easily do some pose that BF can't (with out forcing hard on them to do) such as these.
http://daydream-int.com/webftp/parts/ladybody002.jpg
http://daydream-int.com/webftp/parts/ladybody004.jpg
Other then this I think they are pretty the same in my opinion.

And here is a spam of my Olive 'Amelia' I've just dug her out from a cabinet lol, feeling like I haven't seen her face for ages.


Big ribbon by _kOii_, on Flickr

 

I think I have read comments about the daydream body earlier in this thread and maybe a bit in the daydream thread. I don't quite remember when so maybe you have to do a bit of digging. XD
I have a Kyle on the gentle body and the problem with it is that it is weirdly balanced. I think it's because of the long legs it is not very easy to steady him unlike the other TF bodies. Whenever I want to stand him for photos I usually ended up leaning him against something... just in case. XD I have also wired the body so that helped a little.


Speaking of which.

 

[MENTION=38598]Bluoxyde[/MENTION] check the daydream doll thread here! I know [MENTION=64344]Last_bus_home[/MENTION] has a daydream prince body so she might be able to tell you more. Ditto with what everyone else said with like Gentle body, I think if you dig to the start of this thread there might be a link to the body comparisons of the Gentle body and how well
it poses.
[MENTION=59309]kOii[/MENTION] I adore your Amelia, the colour of her wig is so cute!! (Which I mightve mentioned before actually haha shes so cute!!)
i'm quite curious about which heads have been upgraded to magnetic heads too really. Hopefully my louis will be magnetic head! I know Robin has been renewed to it, but Robins a very new sculpt so I wouldn't be surprised if it was always magnetic.
[MENTION=29284]navci[/MENTION] your kyle is super cute!! I never really attached to Kyle before but seeing so many different Kyles on this thread and forums made me really love him too!!
[MENTION=4353]xaya[/MENTION] your Lukas is such a cute. Everything is cute haha but ahh he is very lovely! Makes me eager to get my Louis ~!! I confirmed today he'd be delivered to my house on thursfay ^^ So soon!!

 

In answer to the questions about daydream body, aside from the slight limitation of movement in the wrists (I think I'm the only one complaining about that actually) I can't really fault them. Lady body is beautiful and nice to pose, girl body is very stable and adorable, I will take some photos when I get my hands on one again (soon) and prince body is really lovely, I haven't got it now as the head/body combination I chose was not right for me, but will have another soon as I have ordered Daydream Evan and Grace (new preorder sculpts) which will be prince and lady body and have a Juliet on the way (girl body). Any specific questions, feel free to ask me on the Daydream thread, Turbow knows more than me, but I have had all three bodies and since I have had TF Gentle, boy, girl and blossom bodies too, I can compare a little.
(For those who don't know, daydream have lady body (43cm), Prince body (46cm) and girl body which is a short MSD body (39cm) but still has MSD head and clothes/shoes.)

Bluoxyde ah, good choices!!! I am getting a Juliet soon, I do not know if I will live her yet, but I hope so! And Sally is my favourite sculpt, I had a Sally boy but it didn't work out so I'm going to wait before getting a Sally girl. ^^ Sally Lo reminds me of BF Olive V, my first special doll!

Xaya I love Lukas, Louis is such a gorgeous sculpt and Lukas is a perfect example!

 

xaya, oww lucky you, I love the louis sculpt^^ I wish I could get one on classic body but BF has run out of them right now ><

kOii, thank you for the links^^ Hmm I winder if someone has tried BF hands on Daydream body? Hand posability is like super important for me (idk why, really, but it is) so that I tend to switch hands to different ones on every doll of mine that had hand-posing issues^^'
Your olive is so cuuute, giant bow and curly ponytails pretty much nail it for me

navci, I see, it's funny I thought all TF dolls were excellent standers, too bad for the gentle body though. Your Kyle is dashing elegant!

NeonLanterns, thanks! I've run through teh Daydreal thread, I'll keep on sneaking around^^ Congrats on getting your Louis so soon, makes me almost envious XD

Last_bus_home, thank you, Daydream body sounds really promissing^^ I'd love to give a sally boy a try, I have an idea for a character and it just might work out :3 Gees, so many awesome sculpts, I want so many of them now ^w^'