Hello from the Seattle area!

Hello from the PNW! I have been lurking in the hobby for a few years, but only recently was finally able to afford my first BJD doll... which may or may not have been an impulse buy I did not end up regretting - Codename R, who was sold by Ringdoll as a fullset during their Halloween promo. The wait for him was long enough for me to manage to graduate, move from Chicago to the Seattle area for my new job, and to participate in yet another one of Ringdoll crazy sales and get my hands on the basic Akaoni. Ironically, Akaoni arrived a few weeks before R did, so technically she is my first doll - but she, to this day, has no face-up, and I keep her in the box, so R is the first in my eyes I am looking forward to meeting other members!
As a side note, I also collect other kinds of dolls, and my collection tends to lean toward Red Riding Hood theme... so I do have a concept of how to make Codename R and Akaoni fit that theme too, but that will require crafting, which I have never done before. I still hope I can find the motivation to go through with these plans!

 

Thank you for the warm welcome! I am slowly trying my way through all the delicacies of the PNW
And yes! Basic Cerise was one of my first ones actually, from even before I moved to the US - I also really really like her comic con exclusive version, but that one was a bit out of reach. I also have a MH Clawdeen in her Halloween outfit

My workplace does have a makerspace, and I heard we have 3D printers there - so I kind of want t try that! Or maybe even get my own one at some point. And thank you for the tip, I will definitely check the workshop tips out!