Do you have a Smart Doll? Pt.2

I got some new hands for Jeye when he isn't all ghostly. Though they might look pretty funny when he is mostly 'invisible'.
Jeye by SteamWitch, on Flickr

 

Well I tried to stay away from Smart Doll, but I gave in again and got me a Tea Athena. She came with the purple wig so I named her Lily. Between her and my Minifee I will go broke on clothes. So many cute outfits!

 

Lots chatter on Facebook fan page about people getting the blue girl. I got email at 7pm but I am off line most days by 6.

 

While I'm waiting patiently for Batgirl to be released I've been wondering how to order from Smart Doll. Do you just order from the Japanese site? Is it that easy?

 

It's very easy but I will warn you use PayPal to pay for your order because some credit cards will react to a charge from Japan and your account could be frozen making for a major headache. Also try to get to free shipping with adding items until you hit 70000 yen.

 

Oh yay! I'm glad it's easy! I always use pp, but thank you for the warning! I had that happen once when I tried to buy from Dollmore at a convention. It was routed through Korea and froze my card. Fun times!
Thanks again!

 

@animemom omg! Congrats on your Athena! She is one I hope to get as well, with the purple hair like you did! I also love tea fortitude and the semi real girl he teased recently that doesn’t have a name.

My first smartdoll is actually supposed to arrive today or tomorrow and I am so excited for her! Is it weird that I want to get all the CJ clothes? They are all so beautiful! My first girl is chitose multiverse in cinnamon. I love the tea version too! Gosh he makes it so hard to decide! Haha

 

There's also a lot of whining going on too. I'm avoiding the SmD FB groups due to it. On the other hand I have somehow ended up with 5 SmD's

 

After collecting BJD's I'm completely underwhelmed by Smart Doll, and I had to get one to find out. My anime one is cute, but I don't care for the semi-real, they just feel like Barbie territory to me now, super-sized, and I've never liked Barbies face haha.

I refuse to participate in flash sales! I'll go where I can preorder something.

 

There are also US dealers I believe. Not sure about other countries.

 

Congrats on your first Smart Doll. I didn't keep the past ones I bought as I just couldn't get the idea of having to take apart a doll just to put clothes on it. But I found TTYA as well as Elite Doll World and they make it affordable and not as pull apart dressing as the Smart Doll brand of stuff. Also my hands as well as other health issues have made me rethink future dolls here. So I am trying to embrace the Smart Doll as more permanent.

 

Yes Fabric and Friends sell Smart Doll products and do layaway. They will even order a doll for you.

 

I.. don't take a lot of photos. I kind of favor one or two.

 

I want to... I just don't. Part of me wants to sell over 2 or 3 of them and the other part of me is all, but they are pretty don't do that.

 

As someone who spent months of dedicated searching trying to get a discontinued girl I will say, if you've any doubts about selling, it's probably better to hold on to them. I finally managed to get her head (and thankfully it didn't cost me scalper's prices) but I lost count of how many "got away" because of how fierce the competition is. Things move a lot faster in the SmD world than in the BJD world o_o;

 

@Toxigenesis and @BabySnow
Two were impulse buys sooo and one was a rescue. I regret rescuing him as he was worse than I thought and I'll never be able to fix him up as he should be.

 

There hasn't been a photo posted here for a while.
Here is my Storm (Strength)

Long hair by Tom Beach, on Flickr

 

Bad staining on his torso, arms, and face.. a little on his lega, his upper left arm shell does not fit the skelly right and won't stay in regardless of what I do..

It's bad.

 

Just ordered #2 last night and she's on her way. Tea Strength. Yeah!

 

they said that it all came from a shirt... but... i uh yeah... -_- poor boy. He's a Tan Crimson in the macho body. I have 2 other tans and 2 cinnamon and never have i had to worry about staining with them.



my other kids... in order... Luna, Suri, Gemini ( unnamed), and Haruka (unnamed)

 

Moment and Infinity visit a conservatory and find a butterfly



@animemom So excited about your Strength! My Reflection should be here Monday. I can't believe i snagged her, she was just discontinued.
@TomB Love the black and white on your girl, especially the wig.

 

-raises hand-

I got mine through FF&D

 

@Toxigenesis Oh, I'll have to look for you! But oh my gosh, yeah, the pebbles were so brutal. Always dropped while I was in bed or at work. I managed to get my Gemini after FF&D announced a small amount of stock in their IG stories one day. Poor guy hasn't gotten much camera time, but his stuff isn't all together yet. His wig is in a big Luts order I placed back in January that hasn't shipped yet, and wigs can really make a character, y'know? Maybe I should take more pictures of the other boys in the meanwhile ^^;

 

@Toxigenesis I pulled an all-nighter for a doll exactly once (Sakura Miku DD) and have decided, no regrets but never again, lol.

I picked up a short, dark blue wig. I'm basing him off of the character Haruka Nanase from the Free! series. The first time I saw a Smart Doll boy, original Eiji, he reminded me so much of Haru that I couldn't get the idea out of my head. Gemini made me think of Haru even more. He's currently in some 14mm acrylic eyes (I find the Gemini defaults a little off-putting for some reason) but I'm looking around for some nicer glass ones, or artist ones.

Most of my Smarties are in other wigs/eyes by now, but I do still keep my original Chitose in her defaults. She was my first and I just fell so hard for her default look ^^

 

You say that like I've done stain treatment. I haven't, I've debated getting rid of him.

Yeah I own a Gemini but tbh I hate the semi real look.

 

I'm very picky, but his issues are making it hard for me to bond with him. Kind of makes me sad but it is what it is. I have no idea what people are talking about when they say G01, G02 etc... Never got into all that or what ever you call it.

Luna is mine and Suri belongs to my other half but he will tell you that she's really mine LOL. Haruka is cute but she was an impulse buy so I dont know fully what I am going to do about her.

 

I dont pay attention to that suff... never actually looked at the back of his head. Might have to now though. Suri ( moment) is the same sculpt as Luna ( Destiny) but they dont look the same which is nice however they clearly look like they could be siblings.

I dont know if they did or not, kind of off in my own world. Sounds bad I know but it's better that way.. granted I can admit i've spent way too much money in this hobby XD

 

@Toxigenesis

I have no idea about any of the sculpt numbers. That aside I've pondered getting a moment in blue but i dont know if I want to... just because I already have 5 and I don't need another one even if i want one. Hubby has no idea how much I've already spent. HE asked once but I told him I had to math because I didn't know off the top of my head. He hasn't asked since ( thankfully).

I get your point, the Haruka I have was the last one that Iris got in and I got lucky enough to get her though regret the impulse buying >.> I have got to stop doing that, with dolls, wigs, and clothing

 

I can't sew to save my life but 5hey have a decent wardrobe. Girls have a lot more than the boys though.

 

@Toxigenesis I'd never put my by's in girls clothing... macho boys dont really fit in them anyways. I tried to use Luna's track suit for Gemini when he came in and it didnt work.. Poor boy looked like an 80's gym rat and not in the good way.

 

@Toxigenesis I dont put down people that do dress their boys in girl clothing. It's not not something I do, but seriously good luck sorting that out. All dolls should have a nice set of clothing that makes them and their owners happy.

Yup that would be me XD Gemini hasnt gotten a lot of love on IG. I should take more pictures but he needs pants that fit the ones he is wearing are for an 80Cm boy and i'm just really good and folding and stuff... no not creepy, I have been known to say memorable things.

 

might jsut steal the CJ jeans off Crimson but he has been so abused i wanted him to have something nice to wear. That said I've thought about doing that but I just do not know, i've seen some great paint jobs on chaos heads but I'm super freaking picky... *shrugs*

Luna keeping me company while I stream.

 

I am so happy I found a male chest part in cinnamon in the chaos outlet last night, so a bit of modding/Jimmy rigging and Hero's body will be perfect. Hero is what I named my V.1 Genesis, he is a trans-male. My Smart Doll boys need some love, I should try to take some photos of Hero and Haruka (My V.1 Eiji named for my fav Sailor Scout.)

I really wish I could have gotten a Gemini, I love the semi real looking dolls, and am sad I missed the lone male.

 

I got lucky with boy pants- between the two Geass boys' uniforms and the pair of jeans I have, I actually have enough pants for them all. And thankfully black slacks work for the ones wearing them XD But Haru does need some nice swimsuits, when I feel like wrestling stretch fabric again.

Oh, maybe y'all can give me advice? Chai, my tea Prowess, has one of the cat ear headbands, but over time it's gotten loose to the point that it just falls right off her head now. Any idea how to put it back into shape without breaking it?

 

I'm worried about boiling it because it's painted

 

@BabySnow Maybe a bit of low heat from a hair dryer like one does for resetting vinyl? But I'm not sure as you said the part is painted. So I second Toxigenesis about trying to contact support before trying anything else.

 

I thought someone on this thread asked "what happened to the cards they put inside the Smart Dolls to show their were inspected?" I discovered in my newest one they have been replaced with stickers on the skeleton. I only noticed because I switched mine from a default bust to the medium.

 

Maybe use a hair dryer and apply heat before reshaping it to the head? I mean it's what they have you do with the vinyl shells to get them on over the skelly. Just a thought..

 

Lol, I see dislike for the semireal G04, and here I am thinking, "Oh cool, they have nostrils now!" Then again, I like Barbie, so ...

My biggest reason for not getting one is the staining issue. I know with cheap old Barbie, a little Benzoyl peroxide face wash will clear up stains, but what do you use on a Smart Doll? Are stains even possible to remove?

 

I recently got a chance to go to the Fabric Friends Dollstore in person and ended up buying a cinnamon Chitose and the apocalyptic uniform. I also swapped the purple wig for some red/brown waves. I wasn't sure id be into vinyl but im really liking her.