Dream of Doll: DoT and DoI - Part 6

Yeah, I've been dealing with some heavy stuff here at home too, so I too ordered myself a doll to help me feel better. A LittleFee Shiwoo from Yahoo!Japan that I found a few weeks ago. Great Minds Think Alike.

I think I want to start looking for some clothes for Orrell as well to help me feel better, even if I can't get them just yet. Any suggestions as to what sites and what sizes on said sites to get clothes for a DoT New Body 2 muscular boy?

Ryu

 

@Ryuichi Sakuma 13
I love dolls with teeth and Orrell has very cute teeth. That is a really cool outfit set. Would love to see pics of him wearing the hat sometime. I love how ridiculously large doll hats are, but it works for some of them lol

And that's true about faceups! I usually paint my own, unless I happen to get one that already has a faceup I like (which is rare, but it happens!)

Did you see the measurements on the Wikis for the DoT and DoI? Pretty sure those are the official measurements.

Ooh, I really like Tohma's shirt in that pic. It's such a nice color o:

@manabusama
That's true! I've found that sometimes deyellowing works and sometimes it doesn't (didn't work on my Delf Lishe, poor thing is going to have to be painted to match a body). I tend to use oxyclean when I try deyellowing. Though, if it's really bad the best way might be to sand or just paint the head to match whatever body you get for it.

I hope you can get your Rika and that things get better soon. Totally understand needing something to cheer yourself up and think everyone deserves to do something like that for themselves if possible.

 

I finally got around to taking a pic of my Dream Head 9. His name is Psi (Ψ), long story short he's an androgynous human turned cyborg in a post-apocalyptic future that likes to wear Decora (or Yami Kawaii) fashion. Excuse the off topic PukiFee in the picture, he's Psi's serious little android companion who Psi refuses to be apart from apparently



Psi needs proper eyes and eyelashes (as mentioned in an earlier post) but he's relatively presentable

 

Iv'e not ordered her quite yet as I felt I had to order her wig, dress, eyes, shoes and stand first. Especially the red Alice dress I could not risk getting sold out as it make up her character. But I have saved up $91 for her so far. I'll do the order as soon as I can.

And as for both DOD and CP Delfs I'll keep an eye out for them once I'll allow myself to order normally again. Hope you too feel better soon.

I actually do have a yellowed DOI Cruch stored away in my closet.

IMG_1048 by ManabuLi010, on Flickr

First he were mine, then my cousin owned him a while when she was in her teen years. And now he's mine again. He's stored away at the moment because I hate to have doll out that are incomplete.

He's the second doll I got in the hobby back in 2008, possibly early 2009. I don't remember, it's long ago. My cousin named him Cobra so for now he'll keep that name. I did mood jobs to the body that I regret now like making his stomach muscles softer looking and less square. But being inexperienced I later started disliking what I've done. And I put him down with short shorts on stony stairs so the back of his leggs got badly scratched. I tried to sand it but I think the back of the legs look a bit flattened in comparison to how it should look. And then I sanded down by the ankles because the resin chipped while re-stringing him once. His faceup is awful too and he's missing his eyelashes Everything in his faceup were removed except from around the eyes. It was an attempt to save some damage that had happened but I did not want to remove the eye painting.

I don't want to keep him on this body that is only an annoyance to me. I really wanted to make him shorter anyways so that he's not as tall as my DOI Luke. I'm thinking of hybriding him onother body. But I'll have to find a body that is at least a little bit shorter than 70cm and will fit this head, and a company who offers resin color matching. But with the virus going on there'll probably be long still until I can complete him.

 

Thanks, yeah hopefully I get to order her soon. It's good to have a little something to cheer ourselves up with during these times. That virus makes one feel a bit trapped and it's definitely not good for those who struggle with anxiety.

That is so cool looking I don't know how people come up with faceups like this, I could never create something like this using my own mind. But that's probably because my visualization skills are so weak I have problems to see images in my head.

 

Thanks! He was kind of my test dummy for trying out different concepts that I hadn't had the chance to experiment with on other dolls. I ended up becoming quite fond of him once I was done and have been plotting to get him a body ever since It's proving to be a bit of a challenge as his resin is still quite pink after being in storage for most of his existence as apposed to my other DOD boys who have mellowed out over the years. I need to do a bit more research on all the different shades of 'pink normal' skin companies offer

 

I used to not like dolls with open mouths, but Tohma changed that. To me, it looks like he's about to say something, and I love the idea that he'll talk one day! And Orrell's teeth is so cute, I'm now a fan of teeth and open mouths on dolls thanks to these two.

I do have a few pics of Orrell wearing the hat that came with this outfit.


100_8888_zps2rjadcso by Ryuichi Sakuma, on Flickr


Unfortunately for me, I'm not artistic in any way, so my attempting to do a faceup is not a good idea at all. I have a couple of OFT for this thread dolls that I attempted to do faceups for, and they just didn't work out. I just don't have "the artistic eye" that's needed in order to get what's in my head out into the Real World.

Thanks for the links with the measurements I didn't think to check the wiki. I'm going to add them to my notes so I can find these guys some new clothes!

Tohma's shirt was actually part of an unofficial "One Piece time-skip Sanji" outfit I got him. I'll post a pic of it in a separate post, since I think we're only allowed one pic per post.

@manabusama, your Crush is really cute! I'm thinking that, if you wanted to try and keep or resell that body, you could send it to a modder to have him properly repaired. I'd still keep Cobra's head, he's beautiful! I hope you find him a body, its kind of sad that he's been kept hidden for so long, but I understand why you would. Have you tried dressing him in clothes to hide his flaws?

@Magical Rin, what a couple of interesting dolls you have there! I can't wait to see what you do with them next. Love the ideas behind them!

Ryu

 

@Ryuichi Sakuma 13 That outfit was always one of my faves (wish I'd have bought it). I love the hat, it suits Orrel so well
Psi definitely is the odd one out of my doll family but he owns it I've always been holding off buying his a body because I can never find clothes that suit his style or that will fit him for that matter since he's going to have to have a fairly large body with that massive head of his, lol ​

 

Hi friends! Picture request for anyone who may have a grey Kalix? Trying to cheer myself up by staring at a grail Any photos would be so appreciated!

 

Some companies do offer resin matching, but that usually means you'll have to send a part of the doll, like the headcap to them so that they can properly mix the right resin color for the body. I have a wolf head in gray skin that need to have this done. The creator were kind and sent an extra ear so that I could send that to Resin Soul when I'm ready to order a body.

I do feel I should do something with him but what I really want is a body that is a bit shorter and smaller than a DOI body. I would probably have bought the newest muscular DOT body if I had not wasted my chance at ordering one, if it would fit that is. So not doing that in time are another one of my regrets He haven't been in the closet all the time though. I had him on the shelf with my 2 other DOD dolls for a while. But sometimes it's difficult to have him out because he's so incomplete. I'm a person who likes tidiness and order, so in my room that's also my doll and hobby room I only have on display certain things. Like for example my Studio Ghibli DVD collection I have on my display shelf, while all the rest of my animes are stored inside of my closet. But it also have to do with how much room I got to put things up for display, so I put together a set of different things that look nice together on the shelf.

Your boy look so cool with that outfit So what kind of fashion style would you call that? To me it reminds me about J-rock and Visual Kei.

I would share if I had one but I don't But if you don't see any pictures here you could probably find some if you search the internet. Kalix and Delphine were both amazing in the gray skin. And Sha and Shall looked pretty awesome in their original outfits, I love that nun and priest theme It really sucks that DOD no longer exist, they even had people cosplay their dolls!

 

You could do what I did with a OFT thread doll and find a full doll with the body you want. Of course, I ended up being talked into keeping the head, so now I have the "Shared Body Boys." Since it took me seven or so years to find the body for my Beauty White (Beauty Green!) Delf DES boy, I don't mind that they now have to share. And I ended up with another Shiwoo to add to my Shiwoo collection. Win win!

Orrell is British, and there used to be a kind of style that Brit boys wore around 2000 that was pretty wild, but the name escapes me right now. I suppose you can say he's somewhat VK.

I really miss the wild clothes that used to be available for dolls when I first joined the hobby! Now many people's dolls look like they're teens going to the mall with friends, blending in with "the normals." Rather subdued in comparison.

I would love to see someone cosplaying as a DoD doll! Did you manage to take pics?

Ryu

 

Just google - they are easy to find

 

I'll keep my eye on the MP, hopefully I can find something. But I don't really mind all that much either to hybrid the head on a body from another company but then I will need to have the resin color matched. I think the best option first would be to just take the head with the DOI body it have and send them to someone who can try and deyellow it a bit and work on a style for the body's imperfections. There's no point in me trying to find a hybrid body before the old doll head and body have been deyellowed.

I started in the hobby in 2008, I remember Goth and VK styled clothes were all I'd buy. I haven't stopped loving J-rock and VK style but today I have dolls that are many different styles.

I haven't actually seen DOD cosplay irl. I mean't I've seen it but that's pictures I've found on Google

 

Oh wow, you were right, @Yumeiro and @manabusama! I googled and all kinds of DOD cosplay pics came up!

I wonder if they made their cosplays or if they were available to buy at one time? Either way, its pretty freakin' cool!

I have dolls that have varying styles, but finding clothes for Orrell's unique style has become quite difficult. Tohma, OTOH, is pretty easy. Rockstar businessman chic is pretty simple to create.

Ugh, old pic is old!


100_6361_zps4336e17b by Ryuichi Sakuma, on Flickr


Ryu

 

@Ryuichi Sakuma 13 Tohma looks so cute there

DOD had some really cool dolls and outfits, as if they came from an anime or game, so I can see why people also did cosplay.

Let's say they came back and re-released some of their limited dolls as well, then I'd want Sha, Shall, Petsha, Elf Ducan, Elf I-Ra, Elf Ivan and Kirill. I probaby would want some more DOIs, and Dream Heads maybe because I never owned one. I would have had to think about how much space I got for my dolls though but I would gladly sacrifice some of my other non-DOD dolls to make room for more of them.

 

TBH, I'm not sure what sculpts I'd want if they ever came back. But, I'm sure there are some I'd like to get.

More than anything I'd want more of their DoT and DoI outfits!

Ryu

 

Did I see someone mention Sha's original priest outfit? It's one of the reasons I wanted him so much. I managed to get him and said outfit when DOD re-released his full set.

Time for Cecil (my Sha) to make a reappearance in this thread. I recently gave the outfit a good clean when I was fixing up Caracal's outfit. It was nice and ironed but since he sits in the doll cabinet it's all creased again



As far as dolls I'd order; definitely Elf I-Ra (she's my grail doll) with her original outfit and Elf The B (with the cross scar under his eye face up ver.)

 

I forgot that I had put on my DoA wish list that I wanted a Camine, so that's the one I'd get if I could. He would be Fujisaki Suguru, from Gravitation, of course. I'm not sure if I ever will get one, since I have many dolls ahead of him on my wish list. Besides, I know that many of us that have DODs are clinging tight to them, but someday, when I get the money saved, I'll start looking for one. In the meantime, I'm asking for Camine pics!

Last night, I finally got around to changing Tohma out of his gold shirt and into something less businessman-ish and a bit more rock star-ish.


20200326_001920 by Ryuichi Sakuma, on Flickr

I wish that it wasn't so cloudy today, I wanted to get a pic of him in sunlight. Oh well, I hope that you all enjoy the pic anyways!

Ryu

 

It' so nice to see some life again here in this thread ♥ Love seeing all those beautiful DOD dolls.

Since it's Kazuya's birthday today, I took him out of his cabinet, changed his clothes and took some photos.



His eyes look kind of ... off sometimes. Don't know if it's my fault that I can't put them in properly, or if it would help to use flat eyes ... Well, it looks okay enough in this pic, I think

 

I don't see anything wrong with Kazuya's eyes, @Miuu, but I love how he's looking right at the camera!

Happy birthday Kazuya!

Ryu

 

Happy BJD Birthday Kazuya~
Maybe we should make a birthday list in this thread...or would that be too much?
I actually wanted to go further than that when it came to our DODs but I was always
too lazy. I wanted to make doll sized DOD passport and flag for my crew to show my
company pride.

On another note, being around my dolly crew more than usual I would play around with
them. I noticed that I suck at posing my boy. Most of my pictures have him sitting or standing
and I remember my struggle during shoots trying to get him to do anything more. Anyone have
any special poses and tips to achieve those poses?

 

@Ryuichi Sakuma 13 Thank you so much!
I don't know, I think it's something with his right eye .... Well, we'll see.

@Gintsumi Thank you! I think a Doll birthday list would be cute.

 

A doll birthday list is a cute idea, but I don't know if I should have Tohma's official birthday, since he's a character doll, or the date he came home.

I think I'd do his official birthday, since his body and head came home different days.

Seguchi Tohma: November 20th

Orrell Williamson: July 14th

Ryu

 

I'm making a list, So far I have Tohma, Orrell, and Kazuya down. My boy Yuki is January 27...I think lol

 

The birthday list is such a cute idea, here are my boys birthdays (arrival dates):

Janus: April 10th 2012
Caracal: April 10th 2012
Cecil: February 9th 2013

(I won't add Psi since he's still a floating head )

 

What are we going to do with this list? I was just wondering.

Ryu

 

Idk, my brain aint that good lol.
I wish we could attach it to the thread but that is probably not allowed. I don't mind just keeping the list and keeping it updated, gives me something else to do for the time being.

Thought I would add a pic of my boy as well
04012020 by rum pocky, on Flickr

 

I still have no idea what to do with my Crush. It's not so easy because og my (CFS) "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome" diagnosis to get things done. It's uncertain if I have the health and energy to do something with this doll. It's in the back of my head that I might rehome him someday. But at least I do have my Luke and Pitts.

A little off-topic but since DOD is no more I just thought I should share a nice alternative to their elf/ vampire dolls. I found a scupts that is really nice Light, 68cm 2D Doll Boy - BJD, BJD Doll, Ball Jointed Dolls - Alice's Collections

Lucky you. I do remember the re-release of both the limited Sha and Shall but I were dumb enough to ignore it. But at that point not much could have been done about my choice as I felt I did not need them. Then of course many years later comes the regrets

But as things are now where I'm very into Iplehouse dolls and any other more realistic sculpts that fit in with them I wouldn't have had room for Priest Sha and Nun Shall if I did come across them. I have quite a bit more room for new dolls sitting on my doll shelves but with the outfits I would have wanted to have Sha and Shall stand on the table. That table though, the only place where I can display my SDs are unfortunately reserved for my more realistic sculpts and any future dolls in their family.

I just have to live with that I do have limited space to keep my dolls and that I can't get everything that I want in life.

If I remember it correctly doesn't Tohma usually or always wear a hat? I don't remember as after the first Gravitation DVD I went over to watching Sailor Moon XD for a bit, and it's also been ages since I've watched the whole Gravitation series. I like rock Tohma style, a little bit more suiting for a band But I guess even in Nittle Grasper he would wear more bussiness like look.

He's so cute I'm terrible at recognizing sculpts. Even the same sculpts can look so different depending on their faceup and style. So even if I had owned the same sculpt it wouldn't have been certain I would recognixe it which sculpt is he?

He's really pretty I gotta ask you as well. What sculpt is it?

 

I feel as though I am rather similar, except I can recognize one or two specific sculpts in my mind's eye or something. I could look at a doll on a shop site and think a I may be in love, then randomly find beautiful dolls on blogs only to find out it was the same sculpt I was looking at initially. I may just certainly have a type.

 

Thank you! He is a tender elf Sha although I sanded down his ears to make him human lol.
I used to be pretty good at naming sculpts but not anymore.

 

Thank you so much! Kazuya is a Rain

 

Has anyone ever customized a sleeping head for their DOT or DOI?

 

Mavis's has changed a bit. But now it's even better. This doll teach me how to do some make up and wigs.

 

I haven't been on in quite a while. I meant to come post what Lex turned into. I don't think I even posted finished pictures of Gray. I think I've found a way to do pictures more easily. It's difficult from my phone. I got a message from someone who was asking to see one of my guys earlier and then thought, well no one had seen them. So I wanted to introduce you to Alexiel Moon. He's an incubus. I fought to make is body perfect. I hope that you like him.

 

@Myrretah he looks gorgeous! What body is he on?

 

@Myrretah His body blushing looks amazing! The freckles look so realistic.

 

@LaCantarella That is a long story. So you know his head is a Ducan. His upper torso is a female souldoll zenith with f to m mods. His lower torso is female soom supergem with f to m mods. The arms are from the resinsoul 70cm male, and the hands and legs are from the 72cm resinsoul male. He was all different colors, the head a very yellowed normal while his arms and legs were new. The other pieces fell somewhere in the middle but, with the extensive modification, required further care to get the colors kind of cohesive. I made a drawing of him when I got the head. I already had the soom piece but the rest I acquired. When I did his blush, I had to match it to the drawing. Oh there was some nasty language outta me when I was doing that, that much is certain. Originally I had wanted red roses but it didn't quite work out. Some day I will have a doll that has red art nouveau roses on them.

 

@Myrretah oh man, you definitely won this battle. He looks amazing! I thought I recognized those joints! I really love the way you did the faceup/blushing!

 

Thank you. I'm so glad you like how he turned out. When you are making an incubus rockstar, it's gotta be just right.

 

Hellooooo

I just paid for a second hand DOI Kalix vampire in grey skin and I am over the moon! Kalix was one of the first BJDs I ever saw, and I have wanted him since 2009. This one needs a bath and a new faceup, and I'm nervous about any staining or yellowing.

For DOD's grey/tan resin, does anyone know if its on only the surface or is it all the way through? I was considering needing to sand part of him but I'm apprehensive to do so.

I can't wait to share photos!

 

Can't wait to see photos!

Kalix has been one of my favorites - or grail, even.
When was his last release, anyone know? (I might have been too late to the party anyway, back when)

 

@I<3MySD, I have two tans (a V2 Tan Code02 and a DOC Lapin), and both of them are tan all the way through - but the tan under the top later is quite a bit lighter. You may have to do a little bit of blushing to match him up but he shouldn't change to white or anything, I don't think

 

I'm pretty sure he was only released in the grey resin once in 2008 with delphine. I got into BJDs in 2009 so it was too late for me then, but I remember seeing his photos and falling in love! There may have been a small limited re-release in 2013 or so, but it was only white and normal skin from what I recall. I could be crazy though!

Thank you so much for your reply! Hopefully it won't come to it, but I'm glad to hear that if it has to happen!

 

Yes, normal- and white-skin Kalix had a re-release in 2013 -- they called this version "Return to Memory." I ordered mine in October and got him two months later. Congrats, @IMySD on getting your Kalix!

Here are my two fellas (re-release white and original gray), Calypso (with custom DoD faceup) & Caruso:



And in case you ever wondered how very tall the Dream of Idol guys are compared to a Delf girl (warning: my girl is showing a lot of, ahem, resin): click here.

Dream of Doll was the very first BJD company I became aware of way back in 2005. My first BJD purchase was one of their "guardian" boys back when they only had MSD-sized dolls. Sigh! I would welcome them back enthusiastically if they ever decided to return.

 

Sorry to interrupt your conversation , but just to reassure you - I have yet to see proof of a resin BJD that is not colored all through, although that age old legend is apparently hard to kill. Just think about how hard it would be to pour liquid resin into molds in different layers of colors...
BUT! and maybe that's the source of that rumour, if you sand colored resin, in most cases the sanded parts will appear *noticably* lighter. As far as I remember, the explanation was that the resin on the outside of a part cures to a different material density than the inside, and so appears darker. Some more recent companies (Dollshe?) have claimed to make sandable colored resin, but I don't know if it really works. So maybe something to keep in mind?

And thank you all for your wonderful, wonderful DoD eye candy, this thread is a treat to browse

 

@nikittin your boys are both absolutely gorgeous! They look brand new, I can tell you have taken great care of them! I love that they both have their default outfits, I hope I can find one for my boy!

Sadly he is not on his original DOI body, his head was sold separately many years ago to the previous owner. She got a resin-matched Resinsoul body for him, but I hope to someday find a DOI body for him. They're so beautiful!

@Mandagore that is very reassuring! I have only ever heard that rumor for older dolls, so I wasn't sure if it was lore or one company did it back in 2005 and scarred everyone for life! Lol.

 

Haha, that would at least be an explanation!^^

 

The only instances I can think of were the first recast Volks dolls (grayish resin painted beige), and that one time someone ordered a tan Miro Doll and for some reason it was spray-painted instead of cast in that color.

But darker resin will discolor lighter when carved or sanded, especially the older dolls. It's tricky to work with!

 

A few years too late for me too then

 

Congrats, @I<3MySD, can't wait to see pics! I hope you can find a body for him, but chances are, you will find a whole doll before you find just the body.

Oh man, that's a "urban legend" I haven't heard in a long time! I would just give him a good wash first, and then maybe a magic eraser scrubdown before I'd attempt to sand.

Ryu

 

You'll never believe it, but weirdly someone on the marketplace here has his body for sale She had a Soom Euclase head on it, but the head sold. Its like it was waiting for me. Seriously though, what are the odds??

He will definitely be getting a good scrubbing! Lots of tender love and care needed for him.

 

I’ve been absent from here a while. Think this whole world has been thrown for a loop.

I was just talking with my mom earlier about how I still had the one event head from DOD 2014 or 2015, which I’d never gotten a body to go with it Ended up getting Calla or my little elf girl Petsha as my last doll from them before life got in the way and I couldn’t get anything more before they shut down.

time to start browsing the marketplace again. Hopefully I can find the DOT Boy Body 2, as that’s what I’d been planning to get for it originally. Of course with my luck one of my other wish list dolls will possibly pop up like Black Elf Sha at which point the doll head would still have to wait.

 

Was there ever a consensus on what happened to DOD? I remember there was a website that popped up for a while years ago, but nothing ever came of that.

I'll have to post some pictures of my girl once I finish her wig I ended up picking a Tender E-an up on the MP last year. She was always one of my wishes, but they went away before I could order her direct x.x

 

I think they just ghosted. They said they were re-doing the website or something, but then never came back online.

I would love to see your Tender E-an! Can't wait to see her with her wig. An old friend of mine, the one who actually got me into BJDs and introduced me to DOD, had a regular E-an. She has always been a favorite!

 

This is my new boy, Calla! He’s a DOI Luke. Got him at a real good price and I think he’s in his og faceup? He’s a bit floppy and needs a restringing but I was too excited and immediately put clothes on him

 

Ohhh he is so handsome! Thank you for sharing. The lips definitely look original to me!

For DOI boys, are they able to get away with wearing SD17/65cm clothes, or are they strictly in the 70cm clothing category? I'm starting to shop for my Kalix but I'm thinking I may just need to make him something custom, so much of the 70cm clothes out there are not my style!

 

@Sephora, from what I understand, the recast "industry" basically killed Dream of Doll. Dream of Doll's BJD lines were so popular that they were copied, which eventually made DoD decide to fold. Such a terrible shame too.

Congrats on your Tender E-an, @Sephora, can't wait to see her!

What a gorgeous boy, @LaCantarella! You were very lucky, it seems to me that those of us lucky enough to get any DOD dolls are clinging to them like they're a life jacket. I know I am, anyways. I can't tell if that's a original faceup or not, but it looks like it could be. Its the eyebrows and the eyes that look like it is to me.

*checks notes* Tohma (DoI Luke) wears anything marked as "Hound-sized." It seems that their dimensions are similar. He also can wear DollHeart 70cm clothes (he has one DH fullset outfit).

I suspect he could also wear DZ70 and and perhaps Sadol's 70cm clothes. I would take the measurements of both DZ70 and Sadol and compare them to your DoI, just to be sure. I've also wanted to try this site since they specialize in 70cm and larger boy clothes. --> https://www.koibitobjd.com/ They have a few suits and coats that Tohma would approve of, and I can always take them in a bit.

I just realized that I should change Tohma's outfit from what he's wearing in this post. It's a summery outfit, but I think he could do better.

Ryu

 

@I<3MySD Thank you! He really is handsome. My only other doll is a 70cm and he’s sharing a wardrobe with him. Sorry I can’t help

@Ryuichi Sakuma 13 Thank you! Im lucky to have him I immediately grabbed him when I saw him for sale!

 

@LaCantarella, it seems that @I<3MySD is asking for help with their DoI, who is a 70cm. So basically, it seems that your two 70cm boys are right up their alley.

So, where do you buy clothes for your two 70cm boys? Honestly, I'd also like to know. After all, Tohma could always use new clothes.

Ryu

 

@LaCantarella that sounds perfect, actually! Thank you for confirming that!

@Ryuichi Sakuma 13 I tried to look on LegendDoll, they have the most 70cm options, but there wasn't anything that struck my fancy. So I'll probably be making him something myself!