Dolls from Angell Studio? Good or bad?

How is the quality?
Good for the price-- the resin has a nice weight to it, and feels pretty matte (I ordered my Angell-Studio F-Nicety Vera twins in Normal urethane, though). The dolls don't really look like the pictures, though. I had to mod mine to look more like the pictures (sand the nose, sand the lips, make the face softer).

How was the customer service?
Great, but I corresponded with them in Chinese, because I'm fluent. That probably made it easier for them.

How was the packaging? Did they send it with a carrier bag?
The box was destroyed, and so was the lid. It wasn't packed securely enough-- one of the boxes had a chunk missing out of it. The dolls were packed in the carrier bag within the destroyed boxes, but they survived. No bubblewrap at all.

Is the store reliable?
Yes, though they could be more clear about paypal fees.

How is the resin smell?
The smell was overwhelmed by the pungent perfume that they spritzed the dolls with, so I don't know.

Anything else you can think of, please let me know!
They seem to like you more if you're Chinese because it's easier for them. The F-Niceties like to bite you, but it appears this problem may have been solved recently. They pose... strangely. They're strung even stranger. I never figured out how to unstring it without cutting the elastic.

And another thing... if you order something there, and you realize you made a mistake with something, how can you cancel the order? Do you email them... or?
Email them, they're really nice. They prefer email over the messageboard. They tend to reply at night around 2-4AM (Pacific).

 

I got my Cain a couple of days ago and I am very happy with him. He came in a silk bag that was in a box, and was wrapped like a burn victim. I didn't ask for a scent but they gave him one anyway, which I don't really mind cause it will wear off in time. I think he is more beautiful than the pictures, even without a face up. My Cain poses okay; he has locking knees and a mobility thigh joint. Resin quality is great to me, and he is strung tightly in the arms, which makes him "punchy" (as opposed to kicky). It's a bit hard to put eyes in due to lack of eye wells. His proportions are a bit odd to me: his head seems too small, the chest is too big and *ahem* his genitals are very wierd looking. But I like my Cain a lot and he is great value for the price they are charging. Highly recommended ^_^

 

They speak mandarin but I don't think it matters when it's written no?

Well I did a comparison here:
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/starbolins/COMP02.php

My main complaint is that my girl isn't very good at standing at all and when she does stand, it's usually easier to make her stand bow-legged. In general the angell-studio girl msd doll prefers to pose bow-legged, but it's ugly so I have to force it to pose in a non-bow-legged way which causes problems. The arm also doesn't hold subtle poses very well but that can be fixed by restringing/hot glue sueding. I'll post again if I can think of any other major posing problems. Posing is a big factor for me but the biggest factor for me about dolls is their face and Angell-studio dolls look nothing like the ones on the site and is filled with ugly angles. Plus the triangle nose bothered me tons so I had to sell my girls. I still have one though for just in case I can think of something to do with her body. Out of all the angell-studio dolls, I think gus has the least amount of bad angles but I could be wrong. But yeah the bad angles I could actually get by but the triangle nose is something I can never get over with. I think I'd be a big angell-studio fan and have like 5 of their dolls right now if they would stop sculpting triangle noses.

They come pre-assembled. My girl came sanded but I don't know if all angell-studio dolls come sanded, sorry.

You can choose what resin you want for the sd angell-studio dolls but not the msds anymore(I don't know why). I got my girls before the change, that's why they're urethane angell-studio msds.

The difference between urethane and french resin is that french resin is glows so it gives your doll an ethereal look. French resin also has more tooth than urethane so it holds your dolls poses better. I don't like french resin though because not only does your doll yellow faster if they are french resin, it doesn't yellow evenly. So your doll could have random yellow "tan" lines of where he/she was exposed to the sun more.

 

I have one of Ty's girls now. I have to add in that compared to my Angel Region boy, and my old DoC boy, she feels a lot more... smooth. Like glass XD It's really noticeable compared to my AR, but just barely compared to my DoC.

 

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Ahhhh, I really wanted gabriel since gabriel is perfect for a boy I've been wanting to make but unfortunately yes, she does have the triangle nose.

I've actually heard that the sd boy body is quite good but don't take my word on it and look up some comparisons to decide for yourself since I don't own one.

I like to look at my dolls from all angles and take pictures at all angles without really worrying "oh damn you're ugly this view, oh, and this view and...etc." It's really annoying for me. Though the current dolls that I own don't have zero bad angles, they actually have very little beyond the typical doll ones like don't take a picture from under your doll's chin cause it looks ugly problems.

My vera girls were actually modded since I thought I could get past the triangle nose by modding but in the end it was not really possible(unless I want a quite a bit smaller nose which I don't). The other problem face wise with their dolls is that they look pretty dimensional on the site but in real life their sculpts are surprisingly flat.

I'm sure you'll be able to restring and suede/hotglue fine for the first time, it's easier if you have a friend to help though because restringing the angell-studio vera was really difficult for me and my sister together(she doesn't pose really well so I had to string her super tight but because of her strange stringing, it was a great struggle).

But yeah I really do love the angell-studio dolls but I can't get over that damn triangle nose...=[

 

I actually like the triangle nose (maybe because I'm addicted to anime, lol). You can probably sand it down a little so it looks more rounded. I have found that my boy can look smug, thoughtful or just happy depending on what angle you set him at, which is what I've been looking for ^_^

 

This is a good thing to know, because I am planning on getting Gabriel-pink(when she comes back) or Cain-White

 

I'd like to hear more about the fragrance options. Are they horrible, or do you like them?

 

(Sorry this is a bit jumbled, but I'm trying to write it out as I remember it)

This is my experience with Angell-Studio:

September 22:
I placed my order for Milky White Kana head & body + custom make-up + nightgown + fine body blushing, coating + Elegant Lily Resin Scent. This includes a free wig & eyes.

I also ordered at the same time a Lilith Head w/ custom make-up + elegant lily scent. This also comes with free eyes & wig.

I ordered a pink wig, and also White Lilith's Black Leather Outfit.

I noticed awhile after I placed my order, that they listed an optional "gold frizzle" with lilith's outfit at an additional cost. I asked them if this meant the wig, and they said yes. So I placed an order for the wig + additional items.

I first asked if one of Adam's outfits fit a Volks SD13 boy. Tony replied with YES. So I ordered that along with Lilith's White Lace outfit + wig, and Vera's Black Outfit. Tony wrote back and said Vera's outfit is for MSD-sized doll. I said that that was ok, since I was ordering it for an MSD-sized doll.

It took about a week and 7 emails to finally get a price quote and a paypal request from them for the additional items order. When I got it, it said that it was cancelled. I opened a new transaction and paid what they requested and sent it to the paypal address they had in the original request.

I sent an email stating that the payment was sent, only to get an email back from Tony stating that they did not have a paypal account for their English email account, and that I needed to cancel the payment and send payment to their original paypal account. He also said that he had overcharged me $15 - (this in addition to the $5 overcharge of the original order due to their instructions being confusing. I live in Virginia and chose "VA" after already chosing "US" as my country .... he told me "VA" meant Vatican, and that they overcharged me $5 in shipping due to me selecting "VA".)

I checked my paypal account to cancel the payment, and found out that I couldn't cancel the payment because it had automatically been "CONFIRMED". I emailed Tony back and told him that either he DID have an account under the EN email address, or someone was being a fraud and taking payments under AS name. 5 HOURS LATER, I received an email stating "Good news! We received your payment!" It takes 5 hours to find out that you indeed DO have the english email account attached to your paypal account?!

So to sum things up to this point - I've been overcharged by $20, it took about 10 emails to get them to answer questions on the original order and the additional order. Tony said he would compinsate my losses with additional accessories and a free pair of eyes of my choosing. I requested the lighter crystal purple eyes on their site. He said that was ok. When I sent the order for additional items, I requested a slight adjustment to the face-up request. Tony said that was ok and that he would pass the word on to the artists.

I received an email on October 13th that AS had delivered my goods on October 9th. I checked the tracking number, and it said that the goods hadn't been shipped out until the 12th. I received my doll, head, lilith's black dress, 2 extra eyes & wigs, and other items listed on the site that says come with the doll. (the pillow that turns into a carrier bag, box, picture cards) I did NOT receive the additional order items, nor did I receive the items in compensation for my $20 overcharge.

Lilith & Kana's heads were DEFAULT, not the request I made. I was upset that Kana came with white eyelashes, since I had requested darker ones. Overall though, they are very beautiful face-ups, so I can't complain much more on that part.

They had put LILITH'S head on KANA'S body, even though I requested a KANA doll and an extra LILITH HEAD. They also gave me a box with LILITH'S name on it, and the date "2007/10/9".

The body ... the coating was flaking off, and it had black marks on it. I was able to take most of the black marks off with a Mr. Clean Eraser, but there is still one black mark that is permanent. The blushing on the arms, knees, and shoulders is barely visible. The blushing on her nipples and navel area are nice, though. The nail polish is almost invisible. It looks like they just added clear-coat to them. The blushing doesn't look much like the blushing in the default pictures of the body. I found a piece of resin rattling around in the box and found out that it came off of her upper shoulder joint, but isn't all that visible.

Even though Tony was very nice and replied within 24 hours 75% of the time, I've counted a total of 28 emails back and forth total.

In the end, this is what I got:

Lilith Head on Kana's Body (default face-up instead of requested, body had flaking coating, black marks, uneven blushing, and a piece of resin that had chipped off)

Kana Head w/ default face-up instead of requested, white eyelashes instead of dark as requested.

Lilith's outfit (very beautiful and good quality, but you would have to take off her hands to put the arm decorations on, and I was afraid to pull the shorts on over the stockings because they had beaded decoration that the shorts didn't fit over very well.)
Lilith's nightgown (also beautiful & good quality)
2 short boyish wigs for free
2 pairs of eyes for free - 1 pair 16mm black, and 1 pair 18mm red
box
pillows that zip around into a carrier with handles
Elegant Lily Fregrance - *very* light scent, you have to put your nose literally up to the doll to smell it.

The additional order was not included in the box with Lilith and Kana, and I had to send about 7 emails until I got a response a week later with the EMS code - unfortunately, it wasn't needed since the box arrived battered on the same day. The contents inside the box were ok, though.

I received in the second box:

Lilith's White Lace Outfit - Did NOT include the hat that is stated as included on the site, but it is still very well made and stretches to fit my Volks SD F-01 doll. The wig I bought with it also fits. I was able to get the arm decorations over my Volks doll's hands, but would have to take my AS doll's hands off to put them on. The stockings were too tight for my Volks doll.
Adam's Seductive Outfit - This DOES NOT fit a Volks SD13 boy!!!! The pants absolutely do not fit, and the shirt you have to stretch to put on. It doesn't fit nicely like it does in the AS pictures, but it does fit with a bit of struggling. The chains & jewelry are very well made.
Vera's Black Outfit - This fit my old version DOC Tender Bee-a. The corset in the center stretches a bit, but otherwise fits ok.

I still did not receive the items to compensate for the $20 overcharge. I wrote back to AS and asked them to either send the items ASAP, or send me a paypal refund. They sent me a refund.

All in all, AS does have very good customer service through Tony. He responds quickly for the most part. Sometimes instead of replying to old emails, you have to write a new one with a bold title, and then he will notice and respond ASAP. Other companies I've dealt with don't even respond, so it's good to have some communication.

My doll was packaged with her lower arms, chest, lower legs & feet, and head in bubble wrap. If they had wrapped the ENTIRE doll like a mummy, the doll probably would have arrived without any chipping, black marks, or coating problems.

I've noticed that AS is getting better in their packaging and such, so I will hopefully be ordering just a doll body for my extra head by the end of the year. I'm hoping this time it will be a smoother transaction and that the body will arrive flawless.

Also, please note that AS DOES charge 4% Paypal charges + price of items + price of S&H. This is not noted until you are near the end of the purchasing stage. So please keep this in mind before ordering.

Here is a picture of my lovely Lilith, as you can see her face-up is done very well and looks very close to the image on their website:



If you have any questions that aren't answered above, please feel free to PM me and I will try to answer your question as best as I can.

~ Jibrille

 

Wow you ran into a lot of problems with AS, Jibrille. I think they have improved since then because I didn't have any major problems when I ordered. An issue that still remains is the black markings. There are marks on my boy's thighs that were removable with a magic eraser, but some are permanent. I requested the "dark" eyes option and wrote on the order comments that I wanted brown eyes, but I ended up with gray eyes (just about the lightest color you can get, lol). I will have to sell them because I didn't want them for my doll plus they are flat-back and won't fit in my other dolls' eye wells. I am not a fan of the wig they sent me; there are hairs coming off and the quality is just sub par to me (luckily I have another wig my doll likes better). I just take it as "you get what you pay for", but I think the positives outweigh the negatives.

 

I don't really know how much better they can get in a month's time (I placed my order on the 22nd of September, 2007 - received it on October 16th, 2007 - today is October 27th.) But I do feel optimistic that they will do better since they have improved since this thread was started.

I let them know about the dark marks, the chipped resin, the overcharge problem, etc. The only thing I did not mention was the missing hat that was supposed to come with an outfit - by that time, I was just tired of emailing back and forth with concerns.

I do applaud Tony for doing his best, though, and have told him that he's the best customer service rep I've dealt with through any doll company - and that's the truth.

And as I mentioned before, I *will* be buying from them again hopefully before the end of the year.

As you said, the positives *do* outweigh the negative.

But as for "you get what you pay for" ... I spent just over $950 USD through AS. I've bought lesser expensive dolls that came without black marks or chipped resin. I do believe that they can do better in their packaging and quality control. I also spent quite a bit of money on the Adam Seductive Outfit that I was told would fit SD13, and it did not. So I'm out of money for that. I'll try to sell the pants in the marketplace soon, but I'm unsure exactly what type of doll they'll fit since I don't have any other SD-sized boys other than a Volks SD13.

 

Huge thumbs up for Angell Studio - I just got my Cain in today.

1 . Did the dolls look like the ones in the photos?
Yes

2. How is the posability of the doll?
Surprisingly good. He stands right out of the box, holds his arms up, etc.

3. What kind of skintone do the dolls have?
I can check later. I ordered a white skin Cain & a pink Adam (to go with a DoT body)

4. How was the customer service?
urm.... well.... I did send a couple of emailed questions but never got a reply. Use the "contact" or care board on their site - I got a response throught that. I also never received a shipping notice, but I ordered on (09/21/07) & received him today (10/27/07). I also asked for the works - body seams, blushing, faceup, etc. Not too bad!

5. How was the packaging? Did they send it with a carrier bag?
The packaging was VERY well done. His arms & hands, torso, legs & feet were all seperately wrapped. His face-mask was double-sided. The carrier bag is actually the futons sewed together with handles & a logo. It is very cute!

6. Is the store reliable?
I had a straight forward order, so I imagine so, as much as other online stores.

7. How is the resin smell?
resin-like ^^;; The Adam head has no smell & my Cain smells faintly of vanilla.

8. Anything else?
Cain's pants won't close. But I use Marsh's fabulous pants, so that doesn't matter. I consider it to be a good deal for the clothes regardless. That being said, I plan to order again. I LOVE the extra face-masks in the pretty gold/sheer bags. But what are those light colour metal threads? ^^;;

 

I asked Tony if the Adam Seductive Outfit fit Volks SD13 Boy before I purchased it. I told him I would only purchase it if it fit a Volks SD13 Boy. He told me that it DOES fit SD13 with very slight difference, but he was wrong. The outfit that I got does NOT fit SD13 Boy. The pants do not fit AT ALL, and the blouse stretches in the front to clasp and looks awkward.

Not all of the clothes they sell fit the J-exp bodies. Some of them, like the Vera outfits, fit MSD-sized dolls like Vera. But they do fit Angell-Studio dolls for the most part, although some of the items I got (such as Lilith's panties+garters+stocking set that is all sewn together) is very tight and you have to struggle to put it on. The arm decorations do not fit over the hands - you would have to take the hands off before putting them on.

I only know this for the following outfits:

White Lilith Black Leather Outfit (Outfit fits, shorts are troublesome to put on over the panties/garters/stockings, arm decorations do not fit over hands.)
Pink Lilith White Lace Outfit (fits Volks SD9/10 tightly, and arm decorations slip over SD hands, but not over AS hands. Stockings are too tight for Volks SD)
Vera Black Outfit (fits old style DoC girl body)
Adam Seductive Outfit (Shirt is tight and a stretch to put on, pants don't fit at all)

I have not tried the lingerie set on Lilith/Kana yet, since it is too similar to the Black Leather Outfit - I didn't see much of a point. Once I have another body to put the extra head on, though, I will have use for the lingerie set.

I do NOT know how well the other AS outfits will fit on other AS dolls, as I only have the 1/3 girl body, and the Lilith and Kana heads. The other dolls I have are listed in my signature.

I suggest you contact AS about the fit of their other outfits for AS dolls and the different sizes of dolls they sell.

 

The coloured wire threads are to wire your doll's arms and legs for better posing. One wire goes through the arms - torso - other arms, and the other wire goes through the crotch area and down the legs like an upside-down "V". Hope this helps!

I haven't needed to use the wires for posing, but it's nice that they included them just in case!

Edit again: Those are the same style and fabric that the pants from the Adam Seductive Set came with. They don't even fit the AS boy? That's very frustrating -_-

 

i think i´m going to order my first doll from algell-studio. but when i was reading what you wrote about their dolls, i´m not sure i want to order from there anymore.. didn´t your dolls really look like the ones in the pictures in angel-studio?

 

As you can see from the pictures I posted - yes, the dolls do look like the dolls in the promo pictures.

The company is somewhat-new, I believe (a little over a year old maybe?), and are probably still learning things, but all in all they are a good company.

Their dolls really are beautiful, just have a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser handy in case it arrives with a few small dirty smudges. I believe their dolls make perfect first dolls.

Just make sure you buy by the end of this year if you want to buy one of their 1/3 dolls, because they are having a sale right now. The prices will rise at the beginning of 2008, I believe.

I really do like this company and their dolls, but I wanted to give an honest and truthful review so that those that buy from them in the future will be ready for the worst case scenario. Many others have ordered from them without any problems whatsoever, so you may not have any problems at all.

 

Hmm, after reading all of what's written here I am very curious about how my just-ordered Vera will look like O_O
I'd kill to see owner pics of that doll with make-up XD

 

I think your Vera will be very lovely!

As I mentioned, the make-up I received was default as in their pictures (even though I requested custom make-up), but it is still very beautiful and looks just like the photos!

It was the body and back of the head that the small black stains/smudges were on, and they mostly came off with a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. Only one partial black mark remains that I was unable to clean off on the back of her arm.

 

I'll just add in what I know... ^^

1 . Did the dolls look like the ones in the photos?
I only ordered a Gus head with custom face-up and although it was slightly different from what I requested but still they did the face-up very well, albeit a lil glittery blushing under the eyes... XD

2. How is the posability of the doll?
I got a DOC body for him so yea... Can't comment on this...

3. What kind of skintone do the dolls have?
Alexius (Gus head) was ordered in pinky white tone but when matched with DOC skintone, his head is a tad mellow... More likely because it's French resin but it's not noticeable...

4. How was the customer service?
Customer service was very good IMO though at times you have to send Tony a few more emails to remind him about certain options or requests you made... He let me know promptly about other things and kept me informed... When one of the doll owner pointed out that her Gus had his eyes hot-glued in, I panicked because we ordered around the same time and I quickly emailed Tony about it and was at quite a loss when he said that mine was shipped with hot-glued eyes... But then in a few hours he replied back saying that since AS had been emailed about the eyes, mine wasn't hot glued... It was packed separately... ^_^ I had wanted a 16mm eye for him and had emailed Tony that I wanted verdency colour... But since they don't have 16mm on their site, I emailed him to change to 14mm but he reassured me that they've 16mm eyes in stock... I got a nice greenish 16mm eye (not verdency) and am very happy with it though he now has different eyes... The eyes are stemless so it's harder to position them... >_>

5. How was the packaging? Did they send it with a carrier bag?
With just a head and the other free goodies, the box was packed really well with LOTS of bubble wraps... XD The head and other stuffs were packed inside a small cute little box and they also had extra face masks included... Everything was packed very well... ^_^

6. Is the store reliable?
Yup, pretty reliable though I would recommend that you place your orders using IE instead of Firefox etc because their site apparently works properly with IE...

7. How is the resin smell?
Head-only does not have fragrance option but nonetheless, his head doesn't have the resin smell that his DOC body has when arrived... Ugh~

8. Anything else?
At least email Tony beforehand if you've questions before buying anything... And use IE to check your shipping location as the two-letter words can mean another state/country! So be careful!!! I'll probably buy from AS again if they've new 1/4 dolls that I'm totally taken with... ^_^ They've actually done very well for such a new company and they've been improving rapidly with customers' comments and help too...

In short, I'm totally happy with what I got!!!

 

The two-letter shipping location is for country actually... For example I'm in Australia so the shipping area (when you place your order and fill out the details, there's a shipping area option) is AU... And for Malaysia is MY... Use IE to view their site, the shipping area option is at the upper left hand corner of the page... Click it and scroll till you either find your state (I think for US people) or country... If you're still unsure email Tony...

I'm sure some people here can also help you... ^^

 

How is the white skin tone? Is it pink-y like Volks fsc, or yelllow-y like Luts? Or neither?

Thanks!

 

I have 2 Pureskin White Volks dolls, and a Milky White Lilith & Kana. The Milky White Skin does NOT match Volks. It is more of a stark white, while Volks has more of a tint to it's white.

The Pinky-White supposedly matches DoD's resin, according to the AS website.

 

the pinky-white skintone does match quite well though it's a wee bit noticeable if you stare real hard... most likely cause the French resin has a glow to it so my Gus head looks a shade more mellow compared to the DOD... however, the difference isn't strikingly obvious so getting a DOT body is fine... my Gus is on a DOC body...

 

Last month I bought from AS the Abel Queen outfit. Tony ASSURED me that the outfit would fit DOT body as well.
I waited about 3 weeks plus for the outfit to be sent out.
The outfit composes of a hat, a shirt with mesh sleeves, a belt with mesh skirt and a pair of shirts. The outfit does not fit my DOT. The shirt is a very tight fit on AS body already. BUT the shorts was so small, you really have to pull and push to get it to go up his hip. The snaps at the front were over 3/8 inches apart (you cannot snap them together) that my doll looks like he had too much to eat (very ridiculous). He cannot sit down, when he sits, the shorts slips and his ENTIRE rare end is out side of the shorts (acks).
I took pictures and sent to Tony. He got back to me, telling me that, as shown in the pictures posted on the web site, the outfit was designed to fit the doll only standing position ONLY (no other poses should be expected) and I should fix the shorts myself. I told him that the snaps were so far apart that it is not possible for me to fix it. Then he told me that it would cost AS too much money to send me another pair of shorts (and their designer did not make any mistake so it was not their fault that the shorts would not fit); instead they want to give some store credit.
I asked him how much the credit would be (since I now need to buy another pair pants to complete the outfit) and told him of my concerns about the quality of their products (the 3 wigs I got with my original doll order came to me all wet, smelled and the hairs are falling off) and how can they guarantee that when I order again I will not encounter the same issues. He told me that the entire company is looking into it and will get back to me.

And that was about 1.5 weeks ago with no more update since.

 

Jibrille, thanks for your post, it's really helpful.

So I see, there are many problems with AS outfit for others? And "few small dirty smudges". Well, I'll keep in mind.

I order Kana White few days ago, and read many about AS before, but just have to registered here. Anyway, I'm not sorry.

 

I ordered a Adam-white from Angell Studio some days ago and, from what I heard a lil bit everywhere, the wig is horrible : "wet, smell and hairs falling off".

So I´m planning to buy a new wig but I don´t know which size fits his head.
His head is 22,50cm (8,9 inch). Should I buy 8/9" or 9/10" ? And does a 24cm mohair wig without elastic fits on him ?

 

Well, just pay a little more attentions. In the pictures, some pants for the boys are tight fitting, those are probably the ones to watch out for.

 

His head is smaller than CP, bigger than DOT.

 

this doesn´t help xD

This doll will be my first doll. Does anyone owning a Adam, Cain or Abel from AS tried other wigs ?

 

Thanks, Jibrille!

 

For all of you who have bought from AS--did any of you pay with credit card? Were there any problems with it?

 

I bought it with paypal by Credit Card and had no problems at all.

 

I also purchased my doll with CC Paypal ^^ I didn't have any problems at all.

 

Woow! This is really helpful everyone, thank you! Does anyone know if Angell Studio NS matches with DIM NS resin? I'm getting a MiniMee soon, and I'm not extremely fond of the DIM male bodies, but I LOVE the Angell Studio male bodies. (60 cm btw xD) So, if anyone knows that would be great .

 

I'm new dollfie owner and my first doll is Abio Angel San

I'm thinking of getting Cain-Pink but i have some questions about the resin...
I heard from somewhere else that you can request for another kind of resin instead french resin...

Also what kind of skin tone is Cain-pink? Does it look like DOD or Volks?
After reading the comments you all posted...I think it would be better to communicate to them in Chinese right? Cause they wouldn't mess up the orders that easily x.x

Anyway i really would like more feedback on the resin
Thanks
mini

 

i've a Gus-pink but since he's French resin, his skintone seem more luminous and slightly mellow compared to his DOC body but i'm not sure for the Jap resin...

AS has two types of resin using right now... French resin for the 1/4 and Japanese resin for the 1/3... i've read elsewhere that the 1/3-pink version are quite compatible with the DOD colour and their white matches well with the AOD white skintone... their pink skintone also matches AOD's normal for both 1/3 and 1/4...

about requesting another resin, you might be thinking about urethane which they HAD did once but i don't think anymore... AS-normal (for the 1/4) does not match the Volks very well but i'm not sure about 1/3...

yup, it might be best if you communicate with them in Chinese and see how they respond to you... good luck and let us know about it!

 

I write to them in english using their english email address, and I always get a reply within 24 hours. Sometimes immediately if Tony is online at the time.

It may have mattered before if you wrote in english or chinese, but I don't think it matters much anymore.

 

How much does Angell Studio charge for shipping?

 

try to do a mock purchase to check the shipping... just remember to exit the shopping window after that instead of continuing or else you're gonna have to pay for it! where are you shipping it to? if you let us know, we might be able to roughly guess the price...

 

I live in the philippines. I've been trying to do a mock purchase but there seems to be something wrong with the shopping cart page..

 

Hmmmm, how much time it usualy takes people from AS to prepeare doll before shipping?
I don't know when I should expect my baby ;___;

 

That happened to me too. It takes a long time to load and it doesn't work in Mozilla Firefox. Try again in Internet Explorer?

 

Angell-Studio has problems a bit working with Firefox and Opera in terms of shopping section, use IE instead...

 

I got my items in about a month.

I've just ordered a body for the other head that I have. It may take longer than usual because it's the Holiday season.

 

I had no problems with the company. Communication was really good but I had to wait for a long time before they ship my doll. Now, the package is nowhere to be found. It's been more than a month and still no news. No change on the EMS page either. I'm trying to figure out what's going on.
It's kinda stressful though.

 

I've been waiting five weeks now for my Gabriel... 'No shipping status mail. 'No answer yet to the email I sent last Thursday asking when they expect her to ship.

If this turns into one of those "months with no communication and no sign of the doll"-things, I'm going to be a very unhappy camper.

 

I'm sorry about that. They generally answer my mails. Sometimes late, but at least I get an answer.
It really takes a long time before they ship the dolls. I ordered mine at the end of August and they shipped the package in October 17th. I'm still waiting and I'm worried and upset enough.

Hope you get an answer soon and also your Gabriel!! ^__^

 

I haven't actually -bought- one yet, but I've sent PLENTLY of question-related emails to Tony, the English representative.

He was quick to respond, usually by the next morning (for my time zone). He does forget things, though. Like I asked if they do purple wigs, because the doll I'm going to order is based off my OC, and in the same email I asked if they sold shoes. He kinda.... Just told me about the shoes. ^^; But I sent another email asking about the wig, and he responded by the next day.

He's really nice though, and doesn't mind my ramblings of emails nor my mass amounts of questions (It's my first BJD, so I didn't know what some of the terminology and things were.... ^^; )

And about the Firefox thing-- Most sites work on IE better than Firefox, because Firefox is newer, and I guess not compatable with some of the HTML found on "flashier" sites. *shrugs* I had no problem with a mock purchase.

I plan to order a pink Dana 3 Perfect for my OC! ^_^

 

I ordered a Leira and a Vera on August 19th, and they shipped on September 25th. They came -completely- mummified in this filmy foam stuff (no idea what to call it) and plenty of tape, so they arrived safe and sound. It literally took me 20 minutes just to pull the foam off one doll! I picked sweet cocoa for Leira and Vera was elegant lily. They smell nothing like chocolate or lilies, just a light perfume scent you can barely notice.

The package was opened at customs, likely because AS didn't declare what was inside or what it was worth. >__>; Canada Customs wrote their own form and decided their value was $100 each. Thank you, Canada Customs, for allowing me to pay lower customs fees. :3

The quality seems nice, though the resin around the wrists is very thin. The dolls have a nice weight to them and mine has (accidentally!) taken a few faceplants and lived to tell the tale. The hook slipped out of my Leira's left hand, but AS sent me a free pair to replace it. The new pair seems to have improved hooks, so no complaints here.

Customer service-wise, Tony replies very quickly and is quite friendly. And it was really nice of them to send me new hands!

As for posability, they're a bit shaky. They can stand and sit perfectly fine, but the knees make kneeling awkward-looking. (Keep in mind I'm talking about the 1/4 girl body) The arms and hands pose rather nicely though.

As for looking like the pictures, I don't think my Leira looks like the promo pictures (See examples here, keeping in mind her nose and chin were modded and it's obviously a different face-up). But she's beautiful all the same, and I adore her.