Doll In Mind - LOVE - Discussion II

I only have minis, not SDs from DIM, but two of them are normal skin from the closing sale, and I have them on normal pink bodies from Loongsoul and Myou, and both of them are pretty good matches in color. Loongsoul is probably better than the Myou one. My other DIM doll is a complete doll and he's a few years old, but he doesn't seem to be much different in color from my new ones.

 

Doll Leaves also matches, but I only have the mini bodies on hand, atm. I'm eventually going to try ordering a body for my Kassia head.

The Doll Leaves body is listed at 8cm neck circumference, and the DiM Love neck circumference is listed at between 9.2 to 10cm, depending on the version.

 

Just beware -- Loongsoul's default is the environmental resin, so you have to make sure you are getting the urethane resin to match DIM. Some dealers don't seem to offer it on their sales pages, but I'm sure they can get it for you if you ask them to.

 

@krystina congratulations! he looks very nice )

 

Hello guys.
I have a Dim doll Kassia and both maskcat doll normal skin and myou doll body in pink skin are very similar in colour with dim doll.

 

Here is the Myou doll body in pink skin with DIM kassia head. The match is perfect. I will try to take a picture with the maskcat body for reference.

 

Aw so beautiful. I don't know why but the myou body seems thinner and longer than I expected. I regret I didn't ever get one of the girls like Kassia with the frowny face, pointy ears and sometimes fangs situation but I have Lloyd so it's fine I keep telling myself

 

I think given enough experiences everyone has some regrets but you can always say, if it doesn't work it wasn't meant to be!
Aw you are so kind, thank you! I personally love your doll you described as a "cousin of Lloyd" they do look extremely similar. In my collection I've bought several faces similar to Lloyd (big round heads with narrow/half lidded eyes and frowny lips. It's basically my favorite style.
But no I'm very grateful to Lloyd. He's a good guy around here. I am happy that the last few years I started seeing some other people have one and show pictures again.

 

Honestly Dolce is almost like a renewal version of Lloyd in similarity. I love that. They have the same facial proportions but the features are handled slightly differently. In my opinion it's what happens if you draw a character over and over and reflect on drawings made years apart so maybe you're right
Haha maybe he is I'm not sure. His tenth year with me is this year but he's never been a main character, he's been a wearer of many hats but he's still here, patient and forgiving which I think is very kind of him he's definitely a favorite

 

I hope everyone is having a lovely start to the new year! Anything good going on with those old D.I.M. dolls? My poor poor Lloyd lost his body last year he must have a persecution complex at this point, and I have been so sad because I see heads coming around second hand that I haven't ever seen before and I cannot buy them of course, I can't even take care of Lloyd apparently! Body of his own or not I want to repaint him soon and spend time with him for a while.
In the meantime I've been fooling around with Sven, and if it's not weird, I think I will post him here. He's Doll in Life Rydel, and there is not an active thread for that project, which was a limited project under Doll in Mind a long time ago. So hopefully he can be at home here with the doll in mind friends...


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He's really my favorite doll in the whole collection so it always makes me sad that I wasn't posting him.

 

@krystina no, I got my Rydel second hand 11 years ago . He does not come up very often so I was delighted to see the one listed recently.
And thank you! I just updated his faceup yesterday to give him the black lipstick again and I'm very happy with it. I was worried to show too detailed a portrait though because he also has bruising on his face and I don't want it to disturb anyone. I also think I found the best eyes for him, makes a huge difference. And I'm just feeling so smitten
Better pic but CW for the bruises:
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Anyway, I feel this, I am so super sad I can't adopt either. But my financial situation is much too desperate. Definitely sounds like you have your hands full too! That's nice though, lots of good projects! Hope you will share pics sometimes as they come together. There's definitely nothing wrong with stashing the floating heads and rotating through them . I know my Lloyd will be fine I'm just personally irritated with myself over it. If my situation gets better I'll probably start looking for a new boy body I like because I could definitely use one more for all the extras.

 

What kind of outfit is it you are thinking of? Sewing is a fun adventure!
I really like the way a lot of dream valley bodies look in the pictures. That seems like a good choice! I used to have Annelise actually. I bought two girls heads a few years back during an event but ultimately sold both of them because they had smaller heads and I pretty much gravitate to big heads. If the resin is a little mellowed I know it looks good with the dz normal pink (at least tried this for Lloyd at some point). Ugh honestly I don't really have big dreams when it comes to bodies anymore. Even under the better scenarios I can imagine I don't know if I will ever have a very big budget. There are some cheaper options I like and I like old second hand bodies often, the 60 ish cm not too muscular kinds so I'll find something again one day is basically all I'm hoping lol. I am trying to keep around the bodies I like better and are more versatile with different heads so we'll see what I think of.

 

Ahhh that's so cool I would love to see a barbie museum. I really love barbie, especially the vintage looking models and their amazing outfits! Well at least making the clothes will be easier in not barbie scale, trust me. Lol.
I have mixed feelings on my ideal situation with dolls and bodies. I think what it boils down to is I'm still conflicted because having about 20-25 1/3 bodies is a lot of my space (it was that much last year I think? Approximately) but while having fewer bodies is good for space and I appreciate that, and simply not having to look at so many dolls on display at once, I think of my characters in different world groups, so if I have two characters who are supposed to be friends and I can't photograph them together because I accidentally ended up with them using the same body, that's a problem And that's the position I'm in currently with poor Lloyd. I might be able to shuffle someone off something in a way that solves that problem but I'm not sure.

 

Myself, I haven't had only five bodies since eleven years ago ... If I have advice it's definitely be careful. It's so hard to go back once you have amassed the army of full dolls. Hopefully you can get what you want and not have to get overwhelmed, that's the best outcome!

 

Hey guys, this is Melora, the love of my life:



She's a Leonora on a Supia body.

 

Oh hello Melora and @GRtoMost she's beautiful! I really love her hair very much

 

@krystina he is absolutely wonderful I'm so thrilled you could welcome him home! I'll try to get some resin comparison pics in with Lloyd tomorrow as we discussed and I will probably just link here so that if it helps anyone it will be accessible
Doll in mind really did have such amazing faces, and I can't remember all the old ones so by now it feels like falling in love with these sculpts all over again when somebody shows one.
My Lloyd desperately needs a better Faceup. You could probably get something done similar to that default if you like it on Bijorn. There is often something really pleasing about the older Faceup styles. When I'm working on my older sculpts sometimes I have fun referencing old styles in some respects.
I have been feeling so sad about my Lloyd that I took the Mirodoll body I was not using currently and decided to try to thoroughly suede it with both felt inserts and hot glue and I may have gotten it to where it won't make me miserable now! Lloyd will spend some time on it and I'll see how I feel. He looks cute on it at least

 

Lloyd wears a 9/10 here. That being said, different companies have slightly different shapes and sizes of wig so sometimes one company fits way better than another. leekeworld makes 9/10 pretty much too big to securely stay on anyone for example. Very annoying. I know what you mean about a "tall" head but Lloyd doesn't have one. He is very round. he is one of many of my old huge headed dolls that I call "the pumpkin heads." And that's actually something I love, the big old heads. his other very large friends here are CH choa (the largest I think), Ariadoll Narvy, Nabarro Yakumo and Doll Leaves Noir. Back several years ago when there was a bit of a DIM boom and you could order lots of newer sculpts I actually ordered two girls and was ultimately just disappointed that they had such small heads. (7/8 wigs!) They were beautiful but I wanted those big Lloyd heads

I've just woken up with a headache very cranky but resin comparisons later. However here is Lloyd on his surprisingly improved body.

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For posterity I'm not sure which resin color this is and he doesn't match perfectly but I don't notice when he's assembled. It's one of mirodoll's "normal" colors. He does work well on the body because it's very well compatible with necks that have a very small circumference (compared to other guys.)
Ridiculous though it is buff Lloyd is an undying favorite for me I do want to repaint him because he has such a sad hasty Faceup I made in my 45F kitchen a few winters ago (the sadness is much more evident in person compared to my work when I'm actually trying) but I'm excited to dress him up today and just admire him.

 

I really think for Lloyd I like the general appearance of this Faceup I would just like to actually do it nicely right now since I'm still a bit uncertain his style fate though possibly I will dress him in an eclectic/ historical/ fantasy style combo... I have to do something I feel is versatile so that it goes with him if I change ideas more. I try to get several years of mileage out of each Faceup. But also knowing me maybe I'll do something crazy... We'll see what Lloyd wants.
Haha Lloyd is such a reclusive and apathetic one for main character energy. I love him so much though. I can't believe I've had him a decade. Maybe I should give him a pectoral tattoo
I love old doll pictures. I wish I had a bunch to put up. Like the old postcards you used to get from companies too! Choa is a really lovely enormous head. I came to have her super randomly a couple years ago and I'm grateful for the opportunity.
I used to get a lot of wigs from licht and their 9/10 is usually better than leeke. Also if you find Monique gold 8/9 fits and there are old brands still floating around that fit well too. Mostly I think leeke is just bigger than any other brand. Himekazura from Mandarake I would try 8/9 because it runs big and not very stretchy but Lloyd is actually in one of their 8/9 that I just stretched out slightly too much by giving to a big head.

 

Ok I'm back with the resin comparison. I want to be clear that i think all these resins are older, the Angell studio I've had second hand years already too, so it's specifically helpful for aged colors but there are a lot and I would consider all these quite similar IRL in the pale pink and neutral category. I forgot to add my Loongsoul 2012 env. Pink because I suck if someone needs it just ask.

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Without flash by a window light, which is how they look in practice to me:
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If anyone looking wants to save these and re-upload it anywhere for personal or information purposes please feel free. And I apologize for the kind of pathetic state of some of these headbacks
All my dolls stay mostly out in ambient indoor lighting so it's a pretty typical representation of reasonable but not excessive aging over this amount of time.
Good luck!

Tldr: I think that old nobility doll and doll leaves are almost as close as it gets to old DIM after all have aged

 

DIM resin is so light and pink when new that I think it really does look nice 5 and ten later (and. Lloyd is probably more like 15 yesrs old? I don't know). When it was relatively new compared to now it was really closely similar to the new Loongsoul env. Pink doll that I had.
I can dig Chelsea out and give you a reference pic of colors soon of you need.They are still close but I'm not sure how close compared to the others I already showed. And the LS resin new, unless they changed it, is shockingly pale bubblegum pink. LS environmental will age more unevenly and noticeably if you leave it on display, just a word of warning. But if you get compatible levels of aging it should be a good working hybrid.
If the face only is much more yellow, especially since the Faceup is a default and we know that makes it old, it's almost certainly the sealant and nothing more. On my dolls I've noticed the headbacks don't tend to become a totally different color even though they are not really in the light but you can see the inside of the head is still closer to the old resin colors on some.

 

No problem, I'm happy to try and help! I will be looking forward to seeing how they both turn out!
I think a little doll in mind conversation really encouraged me and I took a real photo set of my Lloyd. I'm so happy to get to enjoy him I posted the set in the gallery today but I will leave one for posterity:

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Thank you! Yes I did make it a long time ago. I really love this fabric. I had found it at a store that sold donated craft supplies, which was really cool. I wish I could still find a place like that.

 

Oh, your two boys are so sweet looking! I wish there was a database of DIM sculpts, because I know they've had a lot over the years.

 

Aw thanks @GRtoMost so sorry for my extremely late reply!
It would be nice to be able to have an easier way to remember all the sculpts. Every time a company disappears, eventually I think some begin to be forgotten.
how's everyone doing?
My Lloyd is pleased I think to be sitting with all the others and dressed still. I'm making kimonos for some of my 1/6 today and it reminds me that I would definitely like to make a new one for Lloyd too.
My sewing projects list is about a mile long

 

He is just so beautiful I love him. That hair color too, is one of my favorites when it looks good on a doll.
How do you think you are going to dress him when you get around to it?
Oh, I finished two for my Dollzone tinies last night, not on topic here. If you use instagram I can message you my account name where I post all my stuff.
It would be nice if I have something here I can use for Lloyd ... But I'm not sure.
I'm trying to talk myself out of ordering a big cut to make him something from this Etsy shop where I got the selection of small cuts in a bundle to make for my tinies. (Yamato Fabrics) but they have some really good stuff, fish, dragons. Cranes.
Did I say dragons.....? we'll see.

 

This is a lovely picture! I think the suit you want for him will look gorgeous
Good luck with the sewing!
I haven't given my Dolce a new faceup yet, there's a queue of dolls waiting here for their new face haha!

 

So lovely! I always enjoy your photos

 

I'm doing it myself, she now has one by me, but it needs improvement.

 

@krystina as far as sewing goes, I think it's best to have a basic understanding of how to sew by hand, just, in general. I knew how to do it before I bought my own sewing machine. But liking types of sewing is not universal... I hate hand sewing so much but I love sewing by machine
I hope you will enjoy sewing if you give it a try! It's definitely possible to teach yourself. But like all things, results are probably best if you are really motivated.

I'm sure he's going to be so lovely and fashionable either way! Designing their wardrobes is so much fun!

Aw thank you @Mandeline I really appreciate that!

 

I miss DIM so much. I wish I'd have gotten more dolls. I have a Lloyd, Elif and Terrence. Can you believe my Lloyd turns 15 this year?

 

Aw, I mean, yes I can believe it, of course it's a weird feeling too. I haven't been in the hobby quite that long, but I bought a doll from someone in 2021 that they said was 15 already, and I have Lloyd too-- I got mine second hand and he has now passed his tenth year with me.
I really love how yours is styled by the way! Mine didn't really come out anything like I expected I used to make my dolls have a lot of ravewear/ club/ goth fashion and stuff too! I still have some that are influenced by those looks myself.
Anyway it will be great to have more company in this thread! I'm actually pretty impressed but we've managed to keep it pretty active again recently I think

 

I'll definitely take pictures of Elif and Terrence eventually. Once I have access to my doll room again, I'm going through apartment renovations at the moment. I found a 2nd hand Anneliese that I'm hoping doesn't sell by the time I have the money for her. Crossing my fingers.

 

I still wish I could have more but I also think I may not ever buy a new doll again (or at least have more dolls or more characters) and that's partly because the moment I remember how many dolls I have I realize I definitely can't handle anyone else I'm happy to get to be in an active discussion thread where I can just enjoy seeing what you all are working on, collecting, excited about. I want to make Lloyd a new outfit soon and do more photos. He also still needs that improved Faceup that actually looks good in person