Fairyland MiniFee MNF discussion part 55

Congratulations!!
Here is an old picture of my girl... I really need to take some decent new ones... (Without flyaway hairs!)
Pondering by Animethemed, on Flickr

 

@Loodles she's beautiful!!!

@Animethemed love her!

@malvagitabella congratulations!!! NF is a beautiful sculpt. I adore my Mimi.

 

Thanks everyone! I love NF sculpts too.... why must I love ALL the minifees?!?!?!!?

 

@Loodles, she is indeed stunning! Angel Toast is so fabulous! I can't wait for my SD Lishe elf (points to icon) arrives and I'm sure you are excited to get your girl home, also!

 

So.... I recently decided to purchase a minifee and have been trying to decide on the sculpt I want.... I am having a bit of trouble as I want to buy her new but I think I have fallen in love with the human sarang sculpt it's her sweet little smirk. Do you guys think she will be released again or is my best bet to purchase a head second hand?

Thanks!

 

Just as a warning to you, you might not be able to do that. The F-line body is designed and strung very differently from the A-line and M-line bodies (which is why they have a completely different discussion thread), so the legs might not be interchangeable at all. Of course, if you manage it, I'd love to see the result!

 

As she is an event head she won't be released again so you'll only be able to get her second hand

 

She is so cute @Angel kat youll get lucky and find one, buy a new body and get a second hand head. That way you have the best of both and what you want!!
@Kirahfaye i totally stalked you on the Delf thread lol.

 

@Loodles, is it stalking if you stalk the stalker? I need to see your VE Chloe all put together.

 

Does anyone else have a tan Liria? I've seen lots of lovely NS ones, but not so many tan! Btw, NF is a lovely sculpt. Does anyone know why they named her that?

 

Mine will be here tomorrow (I hope)! She won't have a faceup though...

 

Mine doesn't have a face up yet either! And I got her in September!! I'm a bad doll owner.

 

Could someone please answer a question. I have been seeing "new family" heads or faceplates popping up for different sized FL dolls. Are these just new sculpts that fit the old bodies, or do you need some type of adapter? Just a tad confused. Sorry if I didn't get this in the right place.

Thanks

 

They were event heads (a gift for spending a certain amount of money during the event period) issued in 2014 and the sculpts came in the different fairyland doll sizes. The new family sculpts are only available on the secondary market now. The doll in red in my avatar is the minifee sized new family head.

 

I know what you mean. I've also fallen in love with the Sarang sculpt and her smirky smile. She is just so cute!

Since she wouldn't be re-released and most sales only provide the head, is it hard to resin match Fairyland heads and bodies?

 

Well, it looks like my Liria's arrival may be pushed back... Tracking hasn't updated and there was a pretty big snow storm North of us (one city got 20 inches! - We didn't get any) which I'm sure is keeping them from getting into the state. Oh well... I have another doll coming today that I've been waiting on for awhile, so I can wait!

@Eiko82 I'm not sure if this will help but I had a NS 2011 MNF Chloe and compared to my 2014 NS the match wasn't too bad... From the front you couldn't tell at all, because of the face up and the sealant. From the back it was a bit more obvious. So I think it just depends on what bothers people... I think with the right wig and face up everything should be just fine, unless the doll has yellowed really heavily...:
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Loodles, congrats! She turned out beautiful!

 

I think the longer you wait to purchase a body the harder it would be to get a close resin match. It's not that Fairyland's resin doesn't match from one batch to the next, it's because the resin mellows with time. So for every year that passes the much coveted head, even stored away from sunlight in a box, the resin will be that small amount different. It all adds up. You'd be best off to get a body right away and hunt for the head at your leisure. One other alternative would be to search for a used body from the same year of manufacturing.

 

Thank you @periwinklestars! Shell be home tomorrow!
@Animethemed I got her a 2012 body and the match is pretty good. Its more yellow than Pink. I got her body Tuesday and haven't taken any pictures of her. @Eiko82 there's a thread that uses baking soda and baking soda whitening toothpaste or an oxy clean bath that looks like its done wonders to mellow out the yellow on older dolls.

 

As far as getting a match for an older head, I bought a 2012 Mirwen head and a 2011 body, but the body was significantly more yellowed than the head.

I used baking soda, whitening toothpaste, and hydrogen peroxide to deyellow the body and now it matches the head very well. In the pic I'm comparing to a 2015 moe body and 2013 Nanuri head that was kept in a box until it was sold to me.

Left is before, right is after.

 

Ta-daa! I should be happy to have finally received a Juri08 for myself, right?
It just happens that, the head I received wasn't in the condition I thought it was. What the seller said.
I was sold a modded head for the prize of a un-modded one. I'm so sad. The nose is sanded very small..
The seller didn't know the head wasn't modified so I'm not getting any refunds or anything, so I just lost a lot of money.
Sighs... I feel sad. She is cute, yeah, but not what I bought.

 

That makes me so sad someone was so dishonest! If she's not a Juri 08, who did they mod her from? I'm so sorry. She is really pretty though.

 

That's not what "modding" means. A modification to a sculpt is when resin is added (in the case of adding elf tips to the ears or making eye openings smaller) or subtracted (like piercing the ears, changing elf ears to human ears, or as was done here, by sanding the tip of the nose down)

 

Awe I'm sorry... I actually really love that nose on her, but I understand it wasn't what you planned on...
I personally don't think that it will make your Juri any less valuable since she is still very cute!

 

Oh, I thought modding when they also subtracted things like sanding a nose or changing the shape of the eyes?

 

Personally I think the nose modification is adorable. But I'm sorry you're unhappy with her and that the modding was not disclosed. Did the listing photos not show her nose very well?

@Loodles yes, those are also modifications, and the way the original post is worded, it seems she got a Juri 08 with a smaller, sanded down nose (which would be modding, bu was not disclosed).

 

@Sienimies She's definitely adorable, and I'm sorry you've only just found out about her modifications Her nose is definitely very different from a normal Juri 08 (from what I remember about the Juri 08 I owned) so I can see why you'd be more down than happy about her, especially if she's a grail doll of yours ! It's weird actually, I found out my Woosoo I posted a few pages back was a modded sleeping head when I received her, but I adore her so much I don't really mind. Plus she was a good price -- I can't imagine being so calm and okay if I was in your situation with such a rare/expensive sculpt though. Will you be keeping her?

 

Perhaps you can put the head up for a swap with an unmodded head? Someone else might love the smaller nodded nose? Just an idea.

 

It's always a shame when someone doesn't disclose information like that - I sent one of my dolls off for faceup once and it was the faceup artist who told me that at some point, she had been damaged - not the friend who damaged her...

As an amusing aside - do you think I could complain to Fairyland/CP for sanding down the MNF Breakaway's nose?? He looks no where near as "sharp" nosed as his F70 and LTF/CL counterparts! (CP did do this themselves, it is not someone selling me a dodgy product... he came like that!!)

 

So I know this is a few days old, but I realized I still had the Denver Doll page open from the Liria surprise stock.. I screenshotted it for memory sake and figured I'd share.
I think this was about an hour or so after they announced the Liria stock. I think some were already removed. From just the listed dolls.. it seems like they had 12, maybe more.



So congrats again to whoever got a Liria!

 

I have Liria in tan, too. I am slowly getting together my face-up supplies and the courage to use them. I'm waiting on airbrush cleaner so I can maintain my new airbrush properly. After that it's just learning to airbrush, which seems a lot easier now that I have something better than a beginners model.

As for the NF question, I did ask them about that at the time and they said that NF stands for New Family. The sculpt was released in May, which is the month of family in Korea, so they decided to name the sculpt after the month of it's release.

 

Have almost everything for faceups to except airbrush which I think I can get away with out for simple faceups, I need an air mask and a lot of courage.

 

Yea, you don't need an airbrush to do face-ups. I just like having my options open.
Pastels aren't all that different from regular make-up application, so it should be quick to learn.
I have pastels, too, but they're problematic. Some of them stick just fine to the resin, and some refuse to leave the brush. I'm gonna try some jewellery grade sandpaper to see if that'll help.
Really I just want the expensive stuff that everyone loves. It just means spending the money on it.

I also need a DSLR so I can take good photos of my handiwork when it's done.
If only the dolls were the only expensive part of this hobby...

 

I hope you aren't just painting the pastels onto bare resin! You need to spray a few coats of sealant, which give the pastels something to stick to and prevent the pastels from staining the resin. You don't need the expensive stuff if you get a good few layers of sealant down to pick up the pastel.

I can't wait to see your first face-up!

 

I only saw photos of her from the front so I didn't see the nose before I got her home.. I love Juris pointy nose, that's why I feel so let down by her tiny potato of a nose. She reminds me of Luka from the side, and I must say it's not my favorite mold. :-(
Here's her from the side. Not juri-like at all..

 

Oooh congrats to anyone who snatched Liria, I wish I would've noticed that but being ill and following internet doesn't match at the moment. :P Hopefully I'll recover until the weekend as I've invited some dolly friends around. And the time difference doesn't help either lol. No new photos from me, but hopefully people will post their dolls. ^^

@Sienimies I'm so sorry. I know how much you wanted Lillan back, I was so happy to see her again. I hope you'll get someone to trade with you. Good luck.

 

Does anyone know what size makoeyes will fit a shushu?

 

It's too bad you are so disappointed. I quite like her little rounded nose. It's adorable! To me it is more realistic looking the the overly pointy ones that are more common on BJDs.

Still, if you bought a head that was listed as Unmodified I think you have every right to expect your money back. If the seller said in their sales thread that they weren't sure then that would be different. Then you would have knowingly been buying a risk. Not having seen the sales thread I couldn't say.

 

I can understand your disappointment if you like the nose so much, and then got one with a modded nose that is very different.
Personally I think the modded nose is adorable, but that's not the point.
If this was a Marketplace sale, you could try the Ask a Moderator forum to see what they say about getting a refund.
You could also try PayPal if you used it for payment.

 

Thank you all! Unfortunately, I didn't buy her from DOA, but from a person I know from a Finnish bjd-forum.
But yeah, I don't think there's anything I can do, I already asked for a partial refund since I paid for an unmodded head, but since she herself bought her in that condition she sold it for she isn't willing to give a partial refund. She is willing to buy the head back home, but that is not what I want. I had her on layaway and as someone who is on a sickleave, the prize was so much for me but all I wanted was to get her home, and now, I have her, but not in the promised condition.
It sucks yeah, but all I can hope is to find someone to trade her. She is apparently going to send me a wig or two to compensate the money I lost, but I would have rather taken the money and bought something I actually like. SIGHS... I'll rather have her home than be Juri-less anymore. Maybe i'll get used to it.

At least I'm going to get my Mnf Shushu Sleeping head back from the faceup-artist before xmas, and a body for her (or this head) is coming home too. Minifeemadness is going to take over me again..

 

@Sienimies I hope you find another Juri or end up getting used to her ! Also, PayPal don't deal with layaway payments. If you pay in installments on layaway they won't give refunds -- I'm not sure why though.

 

My Shushu has 12mms glass eyes in right now, but she's worn 14mms before. Both work, just what your preference is. 12mm you do have to be careful with the putty so as to not get it showing in the corners. No pics, as I am at work. Lol shh don't tell the boss.

 

they had LIRIA for retail on denver dolls? I have been stalking DD every stinking day, multiple times a day, to try to get one at retail. you are kidding me. I'm going to cry.

it was my BIRTHDAY yesterday and it was a BAD ONE. I deserve a liria for retail dammit! LOLLLLLLLLLLLLL

oh crap, just... crap. oh well. I'm still getting one, I'm just waiting. and I'm getting impatient, I just want her complete. it's ok! i'm still happy!

mostly. JUST KIDDING

I think she is SUPER cute, but I understand and I'm sorry you are disappointed. She still looks like Juri to me, it's those funny eyes.... anyway, i AM sorry you're disappointed.

 

Yeah, those funny eyes and cute smirk were the things that 'tricked' me, since I never saw a picture of her from the side, only from front.

 

If she is willing to buy the head back from you, I would do that. That way you have your money back and you can save it until another Juri is available or spend the money on something else you want or need. I know it's not what you want to do, but really it seems like the best thing to do, because it sounds like you're so upset with the modification on the nose that you won't get used to the small nose or get over spending so much money on a doll that is not what you wanted.

 

@Sienimies, I know she isn't an untouched Juri anymore, but she is one of a kind. I think that if you decide to sell her on the MP, you'd be surprised at how quickly she'd find a new home.

 

I understand the person who sold it to you didn't know about the modding but seriously? I think I would of noticed something like that immediately since I always look up owner photos of the sculpt I'm getting. Before reselling it too!

She is very cute though, I love Juri.

 

Totally just jumping out of my usual lurk mode to offer a huge THANK YOU to whoever posted the DDE info about in stock Lirias...I swooped over to the site and with trembling fingers placed an order...! I've been bawling my eyes out after missing her, since I had no money when she was offered for sale originally. I think I may have just snagged the last one in stock! Keeping my fingers crossed and doing a (tentative) happy dance!!

 

Congrats!! I was able to snatch her up too. The last two I saw were WS and NS with a face-up. I chose the latter just because I was that set on getting a Liria in NS!

 

They are already all sold out at DDE... The last one was NS active line, no faceup. I hope I got her! Congrats, Fawne!

 

I love that there will be more Liria Love! Happy Birthday @sher !!! I'm sorry it wasn't so great, but maybe the rest of the year will be spectacular! I took a photo of my new girl who arrived today! Her name is Camille, Ugh I'm totally smitten!

Minifee Chloe VE this is her new wig for now. by Lauren Conrad, on Flickr

 

Oh don't worry, I definitely give them a few coats of MSC before I start applying color.
That's been another hold-up, since MSC hates humidity, and I live in the rainy coast of BC. This time of year is when it starts to get really bad, so there's no rush for the cleaner and sandpaper to arrive.

 

I ordered her at 8pm and DDE sent my invoice at 2pm the next day, so don't worry if you don't see it until tomorrow.

 

I hear that. We're supposed to get snow tomorrow, so I packed up my face-up supplies and now I'm wig-making. Aileen would be happy to be getting her real wig if it didn't mean sitting with a bag over her head for days, haha.

 

Super excited!! Just checked my Dolly fund and realized I'm super close to getting my minifee!! Thank you for your kind advice about Sarang, I have posted a want to buy listing for her head.

I think I'm getting Luka!

I might wait till their next event though..... They just finished an event though.... Will they have a Christmas one you think?

 

@Angel kat I'm hoping they will make a Christmas event, that's what I've been aiming on with my saving. Good luck for getting your first Minifee.

 

Thank you xenagirl ^^
Are they makoeyes though, cause I know mako's tend to run a bit smaller than the average eye.

 

No, they aren't, they are ruddy peach. I don't have makos, sorry!

 

Awe congrats on the a gorgeous Minifee VE Chloe! I love the color of her eyes and the wig goes really well with her. Can definitely understand why you are smitten with her

 

My Rosette (MiniFee Rheia)
MiniFee Rheia by Rigos, on Flickr