Had some fun swapping around the heads on my Simontoys dolls. The Liroro, Teenar and Peetsoon all share the same connector. From left to right basic Teenar, Teenar head on Liroro body, Liroro head on Teenar body, basic Liroro, Liroro head on Peetsoon body, Peetsoon head on Liroro body. Spoiler: Peetsoon and Teenar Basic Teenar, Teenar on Peetsoon, Peetsoon on Teenar, basic Liroro. All these new releases are really appealing. I’m liking the look of the more mature bodies these companies are coming out with. Not good for my wallet though.
@Feathered Shadows Oh I like your mixing and matching! They look good! @namika That concept for the series sounds interesting
Genuinely so excited for these. Although there's a couple things I would change, I think Come4Free has been my favourite bjd experience out of all the ones I've gotten so far - though perhaps they're tied with Simontoys with Liroro. Anyway, this gorgeous preview showing the head has me very excited. I'm definitely going to get a big sister for my dolls!
Prototypes for the MMDoll x UFDoll series - Mianmian Strange World Adventure Edit: And the prototype for the leopard girl from the Mitian series. So cute~! Also, there's a note that the headband with ears is magnetic but the tail is part of her clothes.
I have to agree with @nattherat in really loving Come4Free's output. That new line just looks so lovely, and I really like all the options shown! Also, the MMDoll x UFDoll Mianmian Strange World look really cute. Like adorably so! My wallet is crying... I am trying to save, must be strong!
Teaser for 'Eve Lynna: Dream Paradise' series by Neo Eden Toys. There will be 8 dolls - 6 regular and 2 hidden. Sounds like it'll be dream themed and each doll will be Eve as a different character in her dreams. They are calling it a 'PVC MJD' with 'movable eyes' that's around 17-18 cm tall.
Don't tell me I have to make a 1/10 thread! I'm looking forward to seeing the actual dolls. I was trying to resist these larger ones but... I really think some of them will be joining my crew. I'm already starting to operate on a "one in, one out" basis, and am selling some of my older ones/ones I am not as keen on vs new ones.
There's a preview of the Penny's Box deer dolls here. Just silhouettes for now, but I imagine this means they're close! Unfortunately... I'm genuinely disappointed to read they're going to be in the Antu line. I have no doubt I'll buy one for the body (hopefully they will sell the body separately), but I'm really tired of the Antu face! It was already old after series 1 of centaurs, but now they've been using it for... five different series? So at this point I'm ending up with more bodies than heads!
It is disappointing that they're using the Antu face again... Hope they switch it up a bit and give Antu inset eyes, though I doubt they will.
Yeah, I need to agree, the Antu face has been overexposed to say the least. I also hope they at least have inset eyes as well, just to switch it up a bit. I really do like the look of the bodies for the deertaurs though.
Another preview of the still unnamed series by Ziyouzhuzhang. This time they've included the pets that each doll comes with.
Yeah I'm trying to decide if I want to like..... sculpt my own faceplate? Mod a totally different head on? Just like..... /please/ give us a new base faceplate
Yup, this! I'm glad it's not just me that feels this way, which makes me wonder what their domestic audience thinks? Are fans over in China just as tired? Or are they loving 1 face, 20 hair colours?
Yeah, she's big! It makes me unsure I can get away with having them join my collection but... at the same time, actually maybe I'll hybrid one onto one of the Antu bodies so I don't need to complain about more Antu faces!
Was just coming here to say that! Gosh I am so glad to see even just a small variation. That said, I'm not going to be certain they are inset until we see photos of the actual things in situ, rather than product mock-ups. The lighting/reflection on the eyes is a bit weird, enough to make me question whether they're inset acrylic eyes, or just sculpted inset eyes (which is still an improvement, but... not as cool for me). If nothing else though, I'm glad to see some different ears. Now I gotta decide which one I am adopting!
Okay I really am liking the two different face molds! I need to agree with this - I do need to see photos of the actual thing. Even though I have been wanting a deertaur for a while... Also, really liked to see the height difference between Mitian and Bonnie - I do like it. Surprised by it but it'll be an interesting experience...
I made a BJD Insta and started posting my tinies there with their little bios, if anyone is interested! Mostly I wanted to share the image that's now my avatar, of my Xiyue from AIYE. Her joyous expression is so infectious!
@nattherat Insta looks great! Also ooh, ngl, the deertaurs do look quite nice. The inset eyes add some depth to the face sculpt.
@werepuppy thanks! @namika Ah perfect! Now I can stop whining about Antu - at least for the moment. I'm so glad they finally changed something up. I hope they'll do more expressions (ie different mouths) in future, but the eyes and ears being different is already great. I'll definitely be choosing a deer to bring home!
Oh those Weird Nightmare Special dolls look cool! My little Liroro Summer Island Girl needs a friend...
If anybody is thinking about dying their series 3 Bonnie... Yikes, I have some work ahead of me! It seems she had some blushing that was invisible on her normal skin colour, but shows up grey after the dye. I was also hoping her face-up would go through the dye better, since I've seen other people get really good results, but mine looks pretty bad. Unfortunately she isn't resin, and I can't just chuck her into a container of acetone for five minutes. I've kind of committed to this now. So I guess I'll need to do a proper re-paint over her face!
Promo pics of the entire Mitian series! Hermeow will start preorders on 27 May. Other places will probably open preorders soon as well?
Promo pics for the entire Weird Nightmare Special series. And turns out they are by CYToys, i.e. the company that made the Nagi series.
@namika NGL, the Weird Nightmare Special series is hitting that little emo/goth part of me. I'm really liking the designs.
Here to share some pictures of some of my dolls! I really wish these were on-topic for DOA so I could make doll profiles of them, but alas. All from my new Instagram! Spoiler: More pictures in the spoiler! AIYE Mermaid Island, Nagi series 2 (on a Bonnie series 1 body), Bonnie series 2, and Bonnie series 1 (on a dyed Bonnie series 3 body), respectively.
I'm really excited for both the deertaurs and the Weird Nightmare series. And very glad to see they both have inset eyes!
@werepuppy Thank you! They're quite plain for now, since I don't have any dioramas, but I have enough of these little dolls that I wanted to start making bios for them before I forget. New picture of Liroro! Jane's Dolland and Kikagoods have two very very different translations of this character's name! So I'm calling her "Summer" for simplicity. I hope we get a series 2 of these, they're much more my jam compared to the Teenar series by the same company!
I feel like I'm spamming this thread, please post your photos of your tinies, I want to see! A new one of my Bonnie siblings: (From insta.) This time it's very grainy, kind of hitting the limit of what my phone can do I suppose. I don't have the set-up to get my proper camera out currently. Anyway, I got a grass mat to line the bottom of one of their display cases, so of course I wanted a picture of them on it!
NGL Black Crows High School sounds like an excellent goth band. Not sure how I feel on it yet, would like to see some more pictures first, I think.
Ah, so the Eve Lynna series is 1/4. Anyway, they've released promo pics of all the designs in the series.
Concept art for all the dolls in the Electronic Pet Game World series by Ziyouzhuzhang. Confirmed to have inset eyes and magnetic accessories.
Your Bonnies are so cute. I wish these dolls were on-topic. Glad I stumbled upon this thread. Might order a doll from the Mitian series.
Is it just me, or does it feel like there's a lot of concept art for new series coming out at the moment?
@werepuppy I feel the same, I'm actually very overwhelmed by the number of things coming out, and I can't keep track of them any more! I actually kind of wish they wouldn't reveal the concept art so early, but I suppose this seems to be to help crowdfund the dolls.
I kind of like seeing the concept art - I'm untrustworthy with blind boxes so I only let myself get them if I know for sure I'll like whatever one I get. Seeing the concepts kind helps me decide early on if a series is worth keeping tabs on. I do agree that then having to sit and wait while you're like "aw, but they're cute and i want them now!" kind of sucks tho lmao
@nattherat I am right there as well. I know it's to help crowdfund, but it does feel a lot to be dealing with @Nasa Though I have to agree here that I do like seeing all this promo art. Though with all the ones that have come out recently, the only ones sticking in my mind are the deertaurs, atm, and the Weird Nightmare ones. It's not to say I don't like others, but those are the two sticking in mind. (There's also a 1/6 scale one in mind but that's another thread)
Also with @werepuppy - seeing all the concepts, even if it is a lot, means I'm less likely to impulse buy just because I think it's neat and instead actually focus on the ones that I like the most. Fortunately, the deertaurs captured my heart and nothing else has clicked quite as much!
I know being overwhelmed by all the dolls is a very non-problem to have. It's more just trying to keep straight in my mind what's actually the scale I'm interested in, and out of those what would actually fit in with the dolls I already have, etc etc. For example, the Mianmian dolls are so cute, but they're going to look so out-of-scale with my existing 1/12 dolls despite being roughly the same height. We keep seeing a bunch of different concept art, and usually whenever Kikagoods posts it they don't actually label it, so I have to already know from a different post or have to wait until further information surfaces about what size they are - meaning that in the meantime, the concept art is actually "useless" to me! It can be as cute as it wants, but if it turns out to be another size like the Eve Lynna series, then it doesn't matter. It's banned from my collection. I just like getting to the point where there's actually some real information I can work with. But all of that is a me thing of course! Obviously overall I am very happy that a slew of adorable dolls are happening.
Prototypes for the Electronic Pet Game World series. They look really cute but I think they don't have inset eyes? So luckily a no for me. (For now! Gotta try to stick to my rule! )
Kikagoods says "This series adopts open eyes design, and some accessories are magnetic.", hopefully that means inset...! Because I love this series haha, I really want it to be inset.