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Hi welcome to the hobby! Long time collector here and best advice: don’t be scared to handle your dolls. Resin is surprisingly durable, unless you drop your doll or are too reckless with the hands, it’s hard to do any serious damage. Fingers tend to be the delicate parts since they can be thin and dainty in some sculpts. Key thing I would say is just make sure you wash your hands before touching your dolls. Grease and oils from your hand can distort or degrade the sealant on the face or body.

Tip number two to get the most out of your dolls: Try to keep them from sitting in direct sunlight. Display cabinets are great to admire your beauties but too much sun can cause the resin to yellow over time. Not a huge problem and it will naturally happen anyways but I wish someone had told me sooner. My first doll was in white skin and because I had her out all the time in my bedroom she has turned a yellow cream colour. Not too bad for how old she is but the company has shut down and I miss her lovely pale colour.

Which sculpt/company are your dolls from? I have quite a few different brands but all of my dolls are fantasy themed in some way.

 

Hi. This is an exciting time for you. The first BJD is so special. Congrats and look forward to seeing your dolls in here.

 

Welcome. I relate a lot to finding BJD's in your teens and having no idea how to buy them and even less money to do so.

The good news is that dolls are surprisingly sturdy. I had much the same worry that if I touched them too hard I'd break them when I got mine - I'm still nervous about using the dolls themselves as models for sewing - but as Platypus says, they're pretty durable.

Let us know how crocheting tiny cardigans goes - I tried miniature crochet and decided that it was absolutely not my jam.

Also, is your name Dragon Age related because if so, I love the series too.

 

Welcome! I also used to lurk around forums as a teen and was amazed by just how beautiful BJDs were. There’s nothing that compares to finally having a doll of your own! Enjoy your dolls!

 

Welcome to the hobby and it's nice to meet you! Congratulations on achieving the dream!!

 

Welcome to the dollhouse!

 

Welcome! Also a Dragon Age fan here

 

Wow they are so cute! I have been tempted by Myou dolls in the past but I haven’t bought one yet. Their resin looks so smooth and the fullsets look great.

I used to exclusively buy fullsets to prevent dolls from needing more work. With so many outlets for clothes and accessories I find it hard to decide what to buy them so fullsets were the way to go. I just recently started buying blank dolls in the hopes of doing my own thing with them. I have a few faceup supplies and have done a bit of body blushing but I’m still really bad at it. Not enough time to really practice.

Please share some more pictures when you get the chance.

 

Beautiful dolls! I want a Chelses!

 

I have an Impldoll Gia named Roxanne that I slowly squirrelled away into my collection that my partner bought. He ordered her during an event to use for photography but as the years went by I ended up with her. She’s my only SD size doll and I have decided I don’t like the size.

I still use my dolls for photography but I do t have many spots to use as backdrops since we moved. I will have to make something in the back garden.

 

Welcome!

Your dolls look so wonderful; you take a great photo of them!