Immortality of Soul (Part VII)

thought I'd share... was taking pics for the Crow hybrid thread, and he looked surprisingly good as a ginger... somehow this happens a lot in my doll crew he actually has a whole styling plan (for once), but it's fun to see him in a different light. the unexpected androgyny is a wonderful bonus! this body's neck is 9cm. I lightened his teeth digitally. going to do it with acrylic soon.

 

Skimming through the thread, I saw the listed neck size and the actual neck hole size seems to differ. Does anyone have a Rufus that they could give a neck hole measurement for? I'm looking at his photos, thinking I might be able to get away with a smaller body with a fur ruff to hide the neck difference, and I'm very curious as to the in-hand measurements.

 

Do you have any photos of hybrid of Class70 head and body from other company?

 

I started a small thread for this question here: /threads/ios-class70-head-hybrids.876054/#post-13157077

 

Hello!!!!

Looking for help

How it looks a 70 head IOS in a 80 body (IOS too)? Any pic there?

Thank you!

 

I ordered a Class65F body and a Confutatis head back in December. When I checked the IOS website today, it said the head was "preparing shipment" and the body was "pending". Anyone have an idea what these terms mean?

 

hiho! I recently fell in love with the crow head but I do not have any knowledge about I.O.S or SD dolls. Does the stated Clas60 means he is 60 cm including the head or without? I had many years ago an E.I.D from Iplehouse and he was just too heavy and tall to handle for me (I have a disability affecting my hands and arms). The same went with my Switch Soseo which was more slender but still too much (i think he was 72cm? Can´t remember which body I used).
Since then I had (and still have) a few Fashion-sized ones from Iplehouse and Agatti and I really loved that size (they are somewhere between MSD and the"traditional"(?) SD.

Second: how bad are they delivery wise? I will pay in full without layaway if I decide to take the plunge. I don´t want a second Dollshe or Dollzone disaster.

 

my order with just heads from Nov2023 also says the "preparing shipment" tag, and my January one with a Unitot full doll says "pending". I'm not 100% on their tags, but I think the pending is maybe still in the production phase and the preparing shipment is QC and dealing with seams etc on into the shipment process.

it looks like the 60 class male body is 61cm with the head on, and i have a Crow, he is definitely the smaller type of 1/3 sized boy. I don't have the 60 body from IOS so I'm not sure if he's very heavy.

maybe another owner with the body could let us know if they think the 60 is a denser resin than other 60 class makers?

about delivery, my orders with IOS (with & without layaway) have ranged from around 3 mos to 6 mos longest. the 6 mo order had a 70 class body in it and was during the height of the pandemic, but lately seems like 4 mos is about average but I've only had orders for heads in the last couple years. my Unitot order is just at month 2 so we will see about that one later!

The sale they just had was very good, so they might be on the longer side right now due to volume to fulfill, plus it included the more complex skull models - but all in all they have been very reliable.

hope that helps

 

thanks for your answer it helps knowing he is on the shorter side already! and 4-6 month is very ok ^^ Time to prepare everything else

 

@Uminari - no problem, Crow's page take a little time to load completely, but there are some measurements shown about halfway down in case you want to check out the shoulder ratio or anything. I hope it all works it for you the way you want


@Sweet_yuki - I found my IOS80 in NS body, and I have these below in 70 class:
Chaos (NS), Jaguar (WS), Confutatis (WS), Shadow (NS), new Sezz (WS).
my Blue (WS) has a horror type faceup (Ruvik) so he might be distracting for your purpose though he's amazing
the other 70s I have are the animal skull crew (all WS) if you want one of those.

I think this 80 has the 12cm neck, i got it second hand so i'll have to measure it, but the whole doll it was bought as usually has the slimmer neck at 12cm.

Did you want to see one of those heads?

 

For anyone currently thinking of ordering from IOS, I'd advise against it.

I ordered a Confutatis head on December 2nd last year and a Class 65F body on December 28th. I messaged IOS and asked if I could combine shipping, which they agreed to.

Since then, I've received no communication and no dolls. The Class70 heads were meant to be sent out 1–15th of March, and the Class65F bodies March 15–30th.

I messaged IOS on May 12 to let them know my address was changing and asked for an update on my orders. I got no reply, but apparently my messaged had been looked at.

Today I reluctantly opened a Paypal dispute for both the body and head. The six month Paypal protection for the head expires on May 31st, leaving too close a timeframe with no updates.

If I receive any communication from IOS, I'll post it in the waiting room.

 

just got my tracking via email for my order from Nov 2023 of the discontinued heads. I hope they can reassure everyone soon, and truly hope that it's just been an overload from the discontinuation in combination with the other super sales. I know it's a sensitive topic these days given some other situations though.

 

Got a tracking number today. I'll close my Paypal dispute once my parts arrive safely.

 

wooot! -they're all here- so many skulls to paint now LOL
I am so curious if anyone has ordered the new 75-76 class body.

 

I am still waiting for tracking for my Rufus, I ordered end of Nov 2023. You getting your tracking has me all excited for mine to show up.

 

My UNITOT Catis head took exactly 6 months to arrive, recently.

I just ordered an Aries ram head and am so excited! What a gorgeous, detailed sculpt and he’ll look amazing with my Dollzone Deer

 

Hello,

Recently IOS Isis came back to my mind. Still sad that by the time I got into the hobby, he was sold out on the website. Then when they switched to their new site, he was completely erased... Has anyone ever seen any owner pictures? Or for sale... After so many years I doubt I find anything but I still think about this doll to this day. :<

 

@Nishi -- you can send them a message and ask if there's a possibility they'll rerelease Isis. it's worth a try!

 

Oh why didn't I think of that?? Ok, I have to try, thank you for the suggestion. ><

 

just ordered Dolk x IOS book of circus Ciel Phantomhive, I'm very excited, i cant wait for him to ship

 

They never sent me this head, and aren't responding to me anymore. Will be 2 years of waiting this summer

 

So I did the "mention a PayPal dispute" hack and I got a tracking number next day. Kinda turns me off from future purchases

 

Unfortunately from what I've seen here, the IOS waiting room and other threads in Ordering and Shipping Questions, it seems IOS have become very unreliable at both communication and giving people the dolls they've paid for.

This hasn't improved since my order in late 2023 and seems to have gotten worse, to the point where IOS aren't responding to Paypal claims at all.

It's sad to see an established dollmaker go down this path, but if things continue at this rate, Paypal may suspend IOS's account because of the claims.
If anyone has an outstanding order from IOS that is less than 6 months old, I'd highly advise paying attention to your 6 month Paypal protection deadline and opening a claim if IOS won't communicate with you.
I see opening a claim as a last resort, but no one wants to be stuck in Dollshe situation with their money in limbo, hoping the dollmaker will decide to send their order at some point.
I hope people are able to get their dolls sent out to them.

 

That's quite tragic and disappointing. I was terribly tempted to buy the new Class50 Rubato, the full doll, I thought it was absolutely gorgeous, but I was already committed to several layaway plans and had to give it up. I didn't expect IOS to have these kinds of problems, especially after my previous positive experience with them. IOS is a brand that takes me back to a certain time. I feel lucky to have been able to buy two heads that interested me (Crow and Andante) with their respective faceups, which I thought were beautiful. I would have loved to have Sezz and his vampire version, but oh well, if they're meant for me, they will be, and if not, there are other heads out there (Many, actually. In my head, I'm indebted to many heads and bodies that I haven't even bought yet...)