Specific Doll D.I.M. Happy - heads, bodies, comps

I was asked to take some pictures of the following Happy heads together: Laia, Larina, Gayane and Annabeth.
So here goes:
Annabeth and Gayane



Gayane, Gayane and Laia heads, Larina half closed eyes - Laia head, Annabeth head, Larina boy (Soom CS body), Laia boy (Dollmore body)
DiM kids (hybrids)
Top row L> R: Annabeth (on D-C kid boy body, with IH fist hands), Gayana boy (on oldest Soulkid body), Larina boy (Soom CS body), Laia boy (Dollmore body), Annabeth girl (PlanetDoll 41cm B body, older NS)
Bottom row: Half closed eyes Larina boy (on Custom House Little Junior body).
(All bodies are NS, except the Soom one the Larina head is on.)

And a bit more close up:



Guess it might be a good thing that I still need to finish (or even start with) their face-ups: you can maybe get a better idea of the sculpts themselves like this. Hope this helps you make a choice between the different sculpts, Twisted-Whisper-L !

 

Does anyone know if DIM resin matches Soom pink skin or Soom cream better? I know Wolfboy has a DIM/Soom cream hybrid, but I would think it'd be easier to blush a head darker than to blush it lighter. I just love Wolfboy's pictures so much I need to get one for myself.

Also, does DIM resin match Impldoll at all? I love those deertaur bodies but I don't care for Impl's head sculpts.

 

Sorry for missing this earlier, thessalyrose!
My deertaur is pink nornormal skin, and the body has lost some of it's pink, just as the DiM Annabeth head. The match is even nicer irl, it took me a bit to find the best lighting conditions to reflect the real colours. This is mainly because of the difference in resin formulas (quality?), I guess. The Impledoll resin is very shiny and in pictures often looks darker than irl. When my deerboy first arrived, he was a bit too "plasticy" for me, but as his resin mellowed in tone, I've also started to like the resin itself more. Probably because it became a more creamy colour when some of the pink tones disappeared.
Here are some pictures for you:

Leg part (for human body) impledoll pink normal skin, head cap DiM Annabeth. Both are from 2013.
I've noticed most (all?) of my DiM heads from mid to late 2012 seam to have a tiny bit of yellow in them too, which you notice when they start to loose some of their pink tone. They don't seem to get as milky white as my previous dolls, but rather change into a more creamy, buttery colour which is great for making hybrids as the resin match gets better over time. With Doll-Chateau (NS) and (the present anyway) Luts RSN being the best matches I've found yet. (Just got a Luts order in.)


Probably not the best picture for skin comparisons, but the resins all match pretty well together (especially) since they've all mellowed.
DiM Annabeth head (2012) on DC pink body (2012), with Iplehouse NS ID girl hands (also 2012).
Impldoll Sam deertaur in pink normal (2012), but with Planetdoll (present) normal skin hands from 2013.
Not sure if you can see, but (even more so irl) both hands are closer together in colour with eachother (Iplehouse still has a bit more pink to it than the PD resin) than to the bodies/head.


DiM Annabeth head, Impldoll normal pink body with PD hands (present normal).



Hope this helps!

 

I should have known you'd have the answer, Wolfboy. Thank you very much! So the resin matches well enough, but how does the neck fit? Also, that Annabeth head looks a little big for the body. You don't happen to have a Luria head, do you? That's who I wanted to hybrid.

 

Haha, yes always glad to help out if I can!
Yes, the resin matches nice enough, for me anyway, and probably especially since both resins have mellowed a bit. Can't really remember how it would have been if both parts had arrived at the same time.
The Annabeth head fits well on the neck, it's a little bit wider, but I only just noticed it right now when I looked from underneath. Under normal circumstances it doesn't show at all. As for poseability: I think it's pretty much the same as with Impledoll Sam's head, but I'll know more when I give it a better try. For that I'll need to find a larger S-hook to fit inside the head.
Since you'd like to know more about a Luria hybrid, it makes more sense to look into how that head works on the body. I'll be away tomorrow, and it might take a few more days before I get around to it, but I'll try to get around to it as soon as possible.

Oh, and about the head size: I already thought I noticed the Annabeth and Sam head were pretty much the same size, and I just checked and they are. Their features are just a bit different, and also probably the fact that the Annabeth head doesn't have a face-up yet, plus it's a bit lighter than the body, might give the impression that it's bigger than it is.
Luria's head has somewhat broader features than Annabeth's, so might resemble Sam's face closer in that respect, but I'll find that out too when I can really play around with this hybrid option.

It's a crappy quick evening picture, but anyway, this is what Impldoll's Sam and DiM's Annabeth heads look like side by side:

 

Well, here are the pictures and info on the DiM Luria-Impldoll deertaur hybrid, thessalyrose.

First, as you can see, these heads are quite similar in size too:



My Luria head is older than Annabeth's head, and her resin seems to have mellowed into the more milky white colour my older DiM dolls have. As mentioned before, most (all)of my orders after mid or late 2012 seem to have a tiny bit of yellow in them besides the pink, and over time they seem to go to a bit more of a (buttery) cream colour, which is very close to (present?) Luts real skin normal.



The head fits well on the neck. The neck hole is a little bigger than Impldoll Sam's head, but I checked with some other of my MSDs, and the fit is pretty similar to e.g. what Dollmore Vian's head looks like on his own Dollmore body. Only when taking pictures from an upward angle, was I able to show the slight gap.

As for mobility: the sideway range in which the head can keep a pose is nice, but posing it to look up and down doesn't give you much scope. Though sueding will probably help with that.

Hope this helped!


Edit: Oops, forgot to mention that I did have to use a bigger S-hook for the Annabeth as well as the Luria head!
After a quick check with other MSDs, I noticed Impldoll uses a smaller S-hook than the other companies I have dolls from.
So anyone wanting to make a hybrid with his body, might want to make sure they have a larger S-hook too.

Edit 2: As mentioned in my earlier post, the hands are Planetdoll 43cm (present) "normal" skin ones from 2013.
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I have a feel that dim's might be a bit too light (I hope not a hell lot lighter!), but does anyone know if DIM's ns resin would match doll leave's ns?

 

I have my new Gayane head on a Doll Leaves body. The match is not great. I bought the body second hand so it had yellowed a bit which made it worse. After a light sanding, the match was better but the body is still darker and more yellow than the head. However, I think after a year or two, the head will have mellowed a bit so the match will be better. Also, the Doll Leaves body is on the dainty side so the head may be too large for some people's taste.

A new Doll Leaves body might not be too bad a match. I don't know how yellowed mine is, not having anything to compare it to.

ETA: I tried to get a good picture but it's late and the light is gone.

 

Well thanks, Wolfboy. Here's a full length pic to show the proportions.

 

Here's the deal- I'm seriously considering a Flowne as my first female doll... but the DiM body isn't what I wanted for her. I'm a little confused as to what bodies would work for that head. I was hoping for a pretty, smaller-busted body with a reasonable resin match, hopefully 42cm or under... Can anyone help me out? I'm sorry to be asking such a simple question, but I have absolutely no experience with hybrids and I'm feeling a little lost.

 

Von Alk, for what I learnt while trying to find the right body for mine loooking at the forums and flickr (I've got a Larina head at home still needing a body) is that there's a bunch of bodies that match decently well with Dim's heads. If you look trough the dim discussion thread (I think it is on this one: http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?620880-DiM-(Doll-in-Mind)-Mini-Discussion-Part-4 ) people has been making hybrids with Doll Chateau, Dollzone, Aquarius and Resinsoul. From those I only know that resinsoul is a really close match and that some users here had also said both the dollzone and doll chateau match well.

I recall seeing a couple of cute Flownes on minifee bodies on flickr...which now I'm failing to find again :/

 

Planetdoll apparently makes a good hybrid, as well. Run through this thread and the one Sephy listed and look at the pictures. Lots of people feel the way you do about the DIM bodies.

 

Joining in, as I am considering getting an Annabeth or Gayane at some point.

Could anyone try the heads on the DT 7 body? I know some Happy heads look fine on it but, with the variation of head and face size, I am being cautious. *looks towards Wolfboy in hope*

 

I had Gayane on the DT5 body, I have sold the body now and she is back on her own Happy body but I may have some photos if you are interested, she looked good on it so I am sure the DT7 would be as good. The neck size is better than the Happy body which is a bit thick looking.

 

Yes, I would be interested, if you have any. My concern is that the head will look too small on the DT7. The DT5 is 41.5cm, with 9.3cm shoulders, the DT7 is 45cm with 9.5cm shoulders, so not a huge lot in it and worth a look. Thanks.

 

Ok, disregard the resin colours. My Dollstown body is about 7-8 years old and quite yellowed. My Gayane head is new.

 

That is great. Thanks. That looks pretty good. The head is a little small for a child, but not offensively so. Is the body freshskin? I am wondering if oriental would remain a better match (I don't know how DiM resin ages). I would rather blush a light head darker than blush a light body. That is really useful. Thanks again.

 

Yes, she is fresh skin, or the equivalent. I think it might have had a different name back then. Pinky white, maybe.

 

Hi, sorry but I can't find any photos of my Gayane on the DT body though I know she looked far better on it than she did on the Happy body and the DT head being large looked much better on the Happy body. My body was orientalskin and wasn't too bad a match for DIM.

 

Thanks avrilpaeony. I have now seen the head on the DT7 body, and it looks fine. Interesting about the oriental, though. I wonder which is closest to DiM. I will go and have a hunt around for info.

 

Hey all,

This is a cross post from here but thought others in the future may like it if I added these hybrid reference pics in here too just in case they can help anyone.

DiM Adela (2012/13) on 008 body, DiM Becca (Jan 14) on 010 body and DiM Larina (July 14) on 012 body.

The Adela I bought second hand with 'no yellowing'. She is… But it's definitely not yellow. It's actually a really lovely cream colour that matches the head exactly. (I'd say they were 'yellowed/creamed' at the same rate as a complete hybrid.) The newer ones from early 14 and recent 14 have a very small difference in colour - the earlier one is more pink and the later one is more peach… But funnily enough, they actually match the DiM heads pretty much exactly, though they do all have faceups obviously.

Sorry for the unedited cell phone pics (DSLR camera charger MIA). I didn't want to edit to make sure they were as true as they could be.


DiM/DZ Resin comparisons by WonderlostDolls, on Flickr

 

Thanks Scoob ! I have a DIM Flowne Head and i am looking for a body, and they are awesome.

Could you tell me what color is ok for my Flowne head? ( normal skin I supposed !!! ) Maybe the normal skin pink for the body?

Sorry for my bad english !!!

 

For the record, Scoob, those are Dollzone bodies, right? I don't think you said so in your post.

 

Yes I Think they are Dollzone body too !! I have answered you about them for the hybridization on the other post ! hihi

 

The newest 3 Love size girl heads are quite small for SD heads. So I've got my Anneliese and Gretl heads on MSD bodies. (Both wear 7-8 inch wigs).

My Anneliese is on a DiM Happy ver1 boy body (the largest of the 2 Happy bodies), and I'm very happpy with it for him.
Anneliese boy by Wolfboy141, on Flickr

I tried the Gretl head on the same body, but somehow it looks bigger on it than the Anneliese head. Especially en profile there's quite a difference with how the Anneliese head looks on this body. (If anyone wants to see pictures, just let me know.)

I tried Gretl on a Dollstown 7yr body, and that is somewhat better. Technically this Gretl hybrid shouldn't be in here, as it's not a Happy head and not on a Happy body either, but this hybrid is now MSD size... And I already had a picture of both hybrids together, so thought it might help give more of an idea if I posted this here anyway.

The body works pretty well, with clothes on anyway. But I plan to get a Dollstown Elf body for it at some point. (Though with a face-up, I think the head will already look better than it does blank.) Without clothes and shoes, the DT 7 yr body (freshskin) is a bit small.

 

Subscribing!

I took some photos of my DiM Laia heads, both open eye and half open eye, and my DiM Gayanne head on various girl bodies today. They're photographed in natural light on an overcast day in December. I lined up the feet with a ruler to try to get an accurate difference in the heights. I hope the photos will be of help to someone.



2014 Doll Chateau Kid 01 body pink resin w Bella Head and with 2014 DiM Laia Normal Resin head.




2014 Doll Chateau Kid 01 Body pink resin with 2014 Laia head and with 2014 Gayanne Head. (Both normal resin)




2014 Doll Leaves G Gabriel Normal Resin and with 2014 DiM Laia Normal Resin
(Doll Leaves has other hands available that are a lot prettier than the default hands seen on this body.)
The resin match is poor but I wonder what a white skin DL would look like with a DIM white resin.

 

More comparisons. This time on 2014 Doll Chateau Pink Resin body and a DiM GSE body (normal bust) with Laia heads and Gayanne (all 2014 Normal Resin Heads)



Doll Chateau Kid 01 body pink resin next to a DiM GSE body, normal bust, in normal resin with both of the Laia heads




DC kid 01 Pink resin with Laia head next to DiM GSE body, normal bust, with Gayanne head


The next photo seems to show the difference in proportions better. The Gayanne head on the DC body snaps to the angle seen in the photo. I know the head is too big but it looks kind of cute.



DC kid 01 body with DiM Gayanne head next to DiM GSE body, normal bust, with Laia head.

 

The last comparison photos are of the difference in the resins of my MSD girls and a photo of the various MSD girls with their normal heads next to my DiM Gayanne on the DIM GSE body with normal bust to show differences in size and proportions.

First a close up of the resins in natural lighting.



2009 LeekeWorld Mabel on M type gentle body (blushed) - normal resin, Doll Leaves Gabriel - normal resin, 2014 Doll Chateau Bella - pink resin, and the two 2014 DiM Laia heads next to the 2014 DiM Gayanne head on DiM GSE body all normal resin.




DiM Gayanne on DiM GSE body, normal bust, normal resin; DC Bella, Kid 01 body, pink resin; Doll Leaves Gabriel, normal resin; LeekeWorld Mabel, M girl gentle body, blushed, normal resin (2009)

 

Does anyone have a Hybrid DIM Happy head on a Darak MSD body?

The Darak normal resin match to DiM normal is really good. Here's some photos showing resin comparisons with my DiM 2014 normal resin with my 2014 Darak Tiny Normal and with a 2014 doll Chateau Pink resin. Sorry! I don't have a MSD Darak body.


2014 DiM Laia heads and Gayanne head on GSE BODY; 2014 Darak Tiny DoDo Normal Resin; 2014 DC Bella Pink resin


2014 DiM Gayanne on DiM GSE body, normal bust, normal resin; 2014 Darak Tiny DoDo Normal Resin;
2014 Doll Chataeu Bella on K-01 Pink Body

 

I did a resin comparison for someone looking for a Souldoll and Impldoll hybrid, and my Gayane was on the body I used for the comparison. So I thought it might be useful to someone if I posted it here as well.

Souldoll NS body (2013), Impldoll pink skin (deer)part (2012) and DiM Gayane head (2014).

The resins have (of course) all mellowed a little, and there's a difference in smoothness between the resins which distorts things somewhat.
Because the Impldoll pink and Souldoll NS are actually very close. The Impldoll resin is very polished, and this smoothness makes the resin very shiny, certainly compared to resin that is sprayed with MSC and/or has a little "tooth" to it. Therefore the match seems less close than it actually is. A light spray with MSC should take that shine away and give you a pretty much perfect match.
I've started the (very light) face-up on the DiM head. Several layers of MSC has made the head lighter than it was. It's now somewhat whiter than the other 2 resins, but that can be easily fixed when continuing work on the face-up.

 

Some more pictures that might be helpful:
Head size comparison by Wolfboy141, on Flickr
This might give an idea of size, though there's quite a variance of sizes in DiM happy heads, as mentioned before. Not a great picture to help much with resin comparisons, sadly. But the IH and PD (normal) heads do have more yellow in the resin than Soudoll and Luts (2014). The Luts resin is actually a great match for DiM resin that has mellowed a bit!

I'm planning on lining up and taking pictures of my DiM Happy heads next week to give a beter idea of the size differences amoung them.

And a picture I thought I'd already posted in this thread, but seem to have not:
Resin Comparison by Wolfboy141, on Flickr
ASD= April Story

 

Someone on Flickr asked me if the Annabeth head fits on the DiM ver2 boy body, so I tried it for them, and added one on a Doll-chateau KID boy body and PlanetDoll girl one as well.
Having multiples of a sculpt is so much fun, and really convenient when doing comparisons.

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"Hey, psst, where's your wig?" ​

Here you see my third Annabeth head (I had too many ideas for this sculpt for just one head, so they've been multiplying ) borrowing a DiM ver2 boy body for this comparison.
Next to him is an Annabeth head on a Doll-Chateau KID boy body, with Iplehouse NS girl fist hands.
Next to that, an Annabeth head on a Planetdoll 41cm girl body, type B. (In "Normal" skin, but this PD body was from before their "normal" was changed to a somewhat less pink tone.)

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The head fit is fine.
The range of motion is good. Looking sideways, it's great. He can look up and down as well, but that range is pretty limited. Unaided anyway, but this can be improved easily by either sueding or, as I've tried, just slipping a piece of wire from his neck/upper body part up into his head. (That way, you don't even need to remove a wig when doing it!)

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Oh darn... I'd been planning on dyeing this head for a tan girl character, but now that I've put in eyes and a wig on it for these pictures, I'm afraid I might be needing a 4th head. Think I've already heard him mumbling something about needing a new ver2 boy body for himself as well.

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(Sadly, still no face-ups. I've been really busy lately, and also seem to have "lost" my half-face mask so can't start until I've found that again.)

 

happy to see the multiples and to know that you're adding to them! I'm a little self conscious about the number of Dollshe Bernard heads I'm amassing. lol. so far only one of each from DIM though, considering there are so many of them I still want and wondering if I shouldn't just more while the sale's extended. anyway, thanks for the comparison pics above - very helpful indeed! I really like the deer boy - are there other anthro/fantasy bodies that would work?

 

Thankfully, by now I've only got one more DiM head I'd really still love to get, and that's a second Jullis. I wouldn't be heartbroken if nobody else joins my already very large group of "DiMlings". But I remember similar feelings you mention right from the day my very first DiM heads (Laia and Larina) arrived home and I totally fell for this company.

As for other anthro/fantasy bodies, haha, well I was so caught up focussing on getting the DiM sculpts, that I never really looked at those much before.
But as I've got my Larina head on a Soom body, anything from Soom should work with most of the DiM heads. Perhaps the biggest ones, Jullis and Ace (and maybe Alpon, Adela and Meriel) might look a bit bobbleheaded, but any of the others should be fine.

I only have a Model Delf boy body from Luts, which my Jullis head has confiscated, but from that I'd say that any Luts KID or Model Delf sized anthro/fantasy body should work for DiM heads as well. The size difference between the 2 Luts MSD head categories is far greater than between any of the DiM Happy heads.
Above, post #151 shows how tiny the MDF heads are! The MDF bodies are actually biger than the KID line ones, though.
Luts offers the option of mixing heads and bodies for their 2 differently proportioned 2 MSD lines. I'd say, it will mostly depend on personal taste what will work for someone. (e.g. I find the MDF heads too small for their own bodies, and prefer mine on its much smaller CH Little Junior body.)

What people feel comfortable with in regards to any gaps that might occur with DiM heads fitting on necks from other companies is also pretty personal. There are quite a lot of DiM/Doll-Chateau hybrids around, and there's a big difference in neck sizes for those, yet still many (like me) don't seem bothered by that.

If I like a particular body sculpt well enough, that's what's most important for me. There's a lot you can work around if you really want to.
Take the Impldoll deer body: it's got quite short legs, shorter than I'd prefer anyway. The human Young boy version is listed as being 46cm, but the deer version only comes to 39cm. (I've got the human legs too, and while they are longer than the deer legs, the difference doesn´t seem big enough to make a 46cm human version, ca. 44cm seems more likely.)
But by chosing certain angles when taking pictures, I can either show them to be as short as they are, or at least create the illusion of the deer body having longer legs than it actually does. All in all, I like the body enough, so it works for me.

 

There is such a wealth of information in this thread! A huge thank you to You, Wolfboy, for being so generous with sharing your beautiful sculpts and hybrid combinations with us! It helps so much and I truly appreciate every bit of information - even for the ones I don't have. I went through the thread again and rediscovered Harlech. What a cutie!

I did a comparison photo of my DiM girls a while back and thought I'd post it here. I love the DZ b45-12 body with my Laias though it's pretty kicky right now. No, let me correct that - it's VERY kicky. I have to wire it for sure but I still love it!



Gayanne on GSE body, Laia on DZ b45-12 body (perfect match), and Laia on DC kid 01 body .

 

Pony: And a huge thanks right back to you for all the wonderful pictures and information you've shared here too! I didn't have much to offer where girl hybrids are concerned, and your contributions have helped me a lot in figuring out which bodies I'd like for some of my girls.

It's taken me a few years to finally do it (I dreaded this undertaking so much!), but here's a picture of the different DiM Happy sculpts I've acquired, to geve a better idea of their sizes:

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I've added a few extra heads to help with this comparison. Amoung those is a Julia that J.Baek sculpted for DiM.
And also 2 of DiMs newer Love sculpts, which are smaller than the previous heads in that line. They aren't that much larger than the largest of the Happy heads, Ace and Jullis. (They wear 7-8 inch wigs.)
(I've actually got my Anneliese head on a DiM ver1 boy body, and the size works for me, as I posted here a little while back.)

One thing to consider when looking at this picture though, is that all the heads have different head and facial shapes, which IRL can make some appear bigger or smaller than they do in this image.

Edit: That's one of the reasons why I decided to add a few more pictures taken at slightly different angles.

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Does anyone here have a Luria on the GSE body? Or know if she would fit that body in the first place? Thanks in advance!

ETA: I got email confirmation from DiM that this combo works.

 

My Gayanne head fits my GSE body the best out of my three DiM heads. My two Laia's kind of work especially with wigs on but they seem a bit too small for the GSE to me.

Does anyone know if Luria is the same size as Gayanne? Sorry I don't have her.

PS. I just checked Wolfboy's head chart. Both Luria and Gayanne are shown on it but they're not side by side.

 

According to wolfboy's pic, Luria is wider than Laia.

 

hannaliten: Great that DiM confirmed that the combo works!
In my chart, I put the largest Happy heads in the top row, and Luria is among them. Her head is a little larger than Gayanne's, while the Laia sculpt is one of the smallest heads.
Size comparison for some DiM heads by Wolfboy141, on Flickr
It's not always the size measurement that makes that much of a difference, in some cases - like with Laia - the head shape and facial features make the heads seem smaller than other heads with a pretty much similar circumference. Or in the same way, seem bigger, like Luria.
Edit: In post #19 I catogorized the heads I had then into groups, according to not just size measurements, but added those too, to give an idea of how misleading those measurement on their own can be!
Something that isn't easy to see in just one picture, so I added some more, like the following one, taken from a different angle:

 

Pony: Thx for the body comparison, so helpful as I have 4 Happy heads and one Love that need bodies. I think this DZ body will be perfect for my Miru head. It doesn't say which DZ skintone was chosen, but I would think normal pink? Is that correct? Do you have any Love head hybrids? I have the Gretl head in case anyone else is reading this post.

 

I know this is specific, but I don't suppose anyone knows if a Larina will fit on a BIG BB body? Specifically I'm looking at the Loongsoul boy Big BB body, but the neck seems a little thick for her and I don't know if it could be modded?

 

Oops! Sorry! I didn't see this post until today! Did you get a dz body for Miru? Yes, normal pink is a near perfect match. I'd love to see your hybrid is you have any pictures!

 

Modding might make the head fit better (and perhaps give it a better range of mobility), but even then, I'm not sure the head and modded neck would look in proportion with the chubbyness of the rest this particular body.
It's a question of personal taste, but the Loongsoul BB body has a 22cm head, while Larina's is only 17.5cm, so it might look a bit "off".

Have you looked at the Loongsoul MSD 42cm body too? The head on it in the pictures also is larger than Larina's (19.5cm), but it's a lot closer than 22cm. And this body has somewhat more baby-ish, chubby details than most MSD bodies, e.g. in the hands and that cute little tummy.
Made a quick comparison of both Loongsoul bodies side by side using the company pictures:Loongsoul BB40 and MSD by Wolfboy141, on Flickr
Measurements:

Height: 40cm (when with head) - 42 cm
Neck Circumference: 8.5cm - 8 cm
Shoulder width: 9cm - 9.8cm
Chest: 18cm - same
Waist: 17.5cm - 16.5
Hips: 22cm - 20
Arm Circumference: 6.8cm - 6.5
Shoulder to Wrist: 12.5cm - 13
Leg length: 17.5cm - 21
Thigh Circumference: 12.5cm - 12
Foot length: 5.5cm - same
Foot width: 2.5cm - same

Then again, these measurements and looking at all the Loongsoul pictures of these 2 bodies make the BB body seem like it might work as well. The neck might be the biggest problem after all, like you suggested.

 

For anyone interested, I found a picture of Larina on Loongsoul's new 1/4 girl body (the Wanwan body). I love this body and really want to put a DIM head on it, so it's great to see someone already did. Unfortunately, whoever this picture belongs to appears to speak Russian, so I have no idea who it is or any other info, such as skin color. (Based on my own collection, though, I'd guess that has to be Loongsoul's normal pink.)

Here's a (NSFW) link: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/18/8f/73/188f7393564677bdf24d7323c29d93ce.jpg

 

@Wolfboy , thanks for the suggestion, I don't know how I missed that body! It does indeed seem very similar to the BB body but just a smidge more mature which is great. I also think the knee type is also much better for what I'm looking for as I have some hooves I'm hoping to stick on it.

I wish hybrids weren't such a headache! Larina is perfect for what I need, but finding a short, chubby male body that is still the right size is proving to be much more difficult than I thought, especially as I hope to dye him and sanding the neck to fit the head might ruin the dye job. This new body may be the ticket I'm hoping for, or I may just have a floating Larina for awhile

Oh! Also, thank you for sharing @thessalyrose ! I have that body on order right now and even though none of my future DiM heads will go on it, it's lovely to see photos of it with other heads!

 

thessalyrose: Oh wow, thanks for posting this!
Well thanks I guess ... I saw a glimpse of the body today when checking out the boy bodies. Liked the look and had actually wondered how a Larina would look on it. (The idea of a Larina girl still keeps popping into my head ever since I took pictures of my boy (Julian) on a Planetdoll girl body for someone a few years ago.

Seeing the picture you found, I like the body even more. To me, It has some (vague, perhaps) similarities to aspects of the PD 41cm body I like so much.
So, here's me thinking I'd put that nagging idea to rest again this morning when I didn't even allow myself to click on the image to see more pictures and the measurements. But I hadn't counted on someone evily forcing me to not only see that body after all, but actually with the Larina head on it !

 

InkyBear: Ha! You posted just as I was working on my earlier post.
Yes, I can understand that especially if you're planing to dye the body, sanding would be something you'd preferably not do. Interesting project with the legs too. Would love to see you realize this!
I someday hope to put together a young faun character, with still a little puppy fat around the belly, which is why I'd remembered about the LS MSD body. My perfect size would be about 30-35cm, though. Sounds like we might have somewhat similar ideas in mind?

Did you already consider that Larina on the BB body would be somewhat smaller than 40cm? So maybe somewhere around 38cm, because of the big difference in head size (17.5cm and the 22cm BB head)?

And that Larina on the LS MSD boy body might be a little under 42cm, also due to head size differences (17.5 and 19.5). Though that somewhat depends on the height measurement of the heads of course. D.I.M heads seem to often have a somewhat more elongated shape in comparison to sculpts from some other companies.
With the 8cm neck of the MSD body, you might not need sanding, like I even didn't need to do with the (older) Soulkid body for my Gayane boy, despite it being an 8.5cm neck - according to the SD site. [*Goes off*}
Hmm just checked, and that measurement is off by a full cm: closer to 7.5cm or even a bit smaller!

Still, with an 8cm neck, rather than with an 8.5cm neck as with the BB body, you might be able to only sand the very top - if necessary - which is hidden when the head's on it?

What's the ideal total size you're looking for?

 

Just a quick post since I'm about to run out the door -

I just received a DZ b45-14 boy body today that I've wanted for a long time. I did a partial trade for it hoping it'd fit a DZ Hal head I have. (It did) But I put a Gayanne head that's in the process of a face up on it and I like it more than the Hal head. Wolfboy is right, the neck hole doesn't quite fit the body's neck but I think it could be sanded down. The boy body looks nice next to the My DIM Larina on a DZ b45-12 body. So far the boy body seems to be a lot less kicky that the DZ girl body. Finally! I have a MSD boy that I like!

Wolfboy, it looks like Annabeth's head is close to Gayanne in size, right? I think I'd rather order it than keep the Hal head! I like my Gayanne on her GSE body so I can't use it for this body. I love the Loongsoul bodies. They're adorable!

Anyhiw, Here's a picture of Gayanne on the body.

 

proportionately that looks really good. the face looks a little darker, is that true or is it just the faceup? also what skintone did you get?

 

Haha, it does sound like we're actually both after something quite similar! Ultimately I'm hoping he'll end up anywhere between 40-43cm (though a little shorter is also acceptable), as those are the heights of my incoming LoongSoul and Ringdoll girls and I want him to be around their height and have a nice difference with my taller guys on the DiM body. What's making this so tricky however is that the hooves add some height as well, as I have the old Angelheim hooves which are three parts, so I think no matter what I will have to compromise a bit on his height

Looking at both the BB and MSD Loongsoul body, their heads look a little large for their bodies anyway, so I'm hoping that a smaller head like Larina might still look proportionate anyway? But I do think it might be safer with the MSD body as the neck is a bit smaller, plus his overall sculpting looks more mature and might not look so out of place compared to everyone else. I do wish there was a way to get less baby-ish hands but again, I think compromise might be the key. I just wish there was a way to try it out before committing to purchasing!

 

The back of the head matches very close to the body. The face has a little bit of airbrushing on it plus it was an overcast day today so the picture has heavy shadows. The body is normal pink dz 2016 with a normal resin dim head from late 2014 I think. I'd say it's about a 98% match.

 

Bah hah ha ha ha! Thank you for recognizing my evilness, Wolfboy. Being perpetually broke, I have to get my dolly kicks by talking people like you into buying the dolls I want. I love your collection so much, you should be glad I don't live near you or I'd be coming over all the time to drool on them.

Inkybear, I would loooove to see a report on how that body poses. There are some posing pictures on Flickr here, but more would be welcome.

The other body I really like is this one from Dollzone, pictured here with a DIM Nicole head.

 

Eek! I'm sorry, I didn't see you had mentioned me! But for sure, I'll absolutely do my best to try to share my girl once she arrives Hopefully not much longer now!

So I'm still on the hunt for the perfect short body for my future Larina boy (half closed eye version) and I just came across the Island Doll 39cm Wind body. I'm still trying to figure out if the fact that it's a girl body will bother me using it for a boy character, but also I'm trying to decide if it will even work for that head. The Larina head is about 1 cm smaller than the Wind body in circumferences, but the neck size for Larina is about 1cm bigger. Proportion wise I think it will look okay, but I don't know if the neck difference will be a problem. Thoughts?

 

I like Island Doll's tinies, but aren't all their dolls in environmental resin? Is resin match important to you?

 

At the moment resin match is low on my list of priorities when it comes to hybrids, at least for this particular character. I do have plans to dye him, which might also help though I still need to see if environmental resin takes to dye different than regular resin. If nothing else, I do tend to keep my dolls very modestly dressed with long sleeves and pants. I'm not 100% set on this body yet, but it's definitely one of my strongest candidates as I've found very little else I like for him.

 

The format is pretty unusual, but here is a Taobao listing that features the Flowne and Morningdew (I believe?) heads on multiple bodies, including Xagadoll's, Dikadoll's, and Loongsoul's. The store owner describes the resin match (each body is in their respective pink color) and whether or not she recommends each hybrid.

 

@milkyselenite FYI, the page you linked to just loads a generic error page.

 

Eep, sorry about that. It should work now.

 

Yep, it does, thanks! This link is very helpful.