Iplehouse Discussion (YID, nYID, SID, EID, HID) Part 13

...here is the "extra head" - Raffine.

Raffine by LyanneNZ, on Flickr

 

Beautiful Harace ... Ukrainian summer ...

 

She has such a stunning dress! Is that another one of your creations?

 

Thank you very much for your attention to our work from Harace! Yes, this is the result of our cooperation

 

It's beautiful! It suits her very well.

 

Harace is lovely...love the wicker chair too in her outdoors setting

Just stopping in to share Wendy here...I added to her makeup and pierced her ears and made her new eyes.

Iplehouse SID Wendy by LyanneNZ, on Flickr

 

Wow!!!! Super!!!A unique beauty! Fragile and graceful!!!

 

LyanneNZ - Thank you very much! You are very kind!

Sometimes in winter it's nice to look at summer photos....My Harace ...

 

It is lovely...and it's summer here in NZ Love that shade of green!

I made some new eyes and my Elle has some light brown ones now with larger irises than she had before...I still have more eyes to make for some of the others (Bella included) but it's fun to experiment with them.

Iplehouse HID Elle - New Eyes by LyanneNZ, on Flickr

 

Hi guys, dropping in to ask if anyone knows when iplehouse holds sales events (the ones where you can choose 2 heads rather than just 1)? I'm asking because I really want to buy SID Felix.

 

@Joyspear - so the buy-a-head option seemed to start in 2023? At least, that's the first time I saw it.
I really hope they bring it back for 2024, cuz I have plans. Well, I have a goof to fix.
Promotions seems to start randomly. Doll Choice is always the first through the 15th of each month, and then it seems like if Iplehouse wants to goose their sales, they open up something - either a doll line they haven't sold in a while (CREAA-J, e.g.), or the buy-a-head option.

 

You can send them a Q&A asking when they may open their "buy-a-head" event.

 

I quickly checked Iplehouse's page. They started this 2 heads campaign in 2022. SID heads were from April and EIDs from May.
I couldn't find a notice (and I can't remember) about 2023 SIDs, but EIDs started from May again.
Assuming Iple has anything like a schedule and they make their sales the same way as before, I'd say you should expect 2 heads sales from March/April...
Still just my guess.

 

Right! Swiss cheese brain. Thanks to @Kurichan I now remember having this exact same thought process in 2023.
Hee. Dur. Brain empty, only dolls.

 

I had seen pics from this shoot in all of the places, and this one is my favorite. Your Bella is stunningly gorgeous

Lots of lovely photos from everyone lately, in fact Here's one from a recent photostory I did. My SID Eva is having a serious conversation with her girlfriend.

 

My Margo (nee Hareys) prefers dresses ...

 

Thank you guys a lot for the info, I just dropped a message at Iplehouse QA haha probably just to remind them that they really need to start to roll out these events soon this year @Kurichan @MaleficentMrsofEvil @susieagent99

 

My Margo (Harace) on a background of currant blossoms

 

I got a Raffine recently. She had a damaged ankle...I'm hoping Iple will replace it. She is pretty though.

Elke by luluna33, on Flickr

 

A beauty with a dreamy look unsurpassed beauty!!!!

 

I love the long knit coat! Such a useful piece in a wardrobe for mix and match

Raffine is simply stunning! Hope that Iplehouse will look after you with a replacement lower leg part to make her perfect again.

 

Thank you very much! You are very kind!

 

So - request for the group in anticipation of a very-much-hoped-for HID buy a head sale: Do you remember which optional heads were available to buy?
I have the face sculpts I wanted and drooled over: Mari, Isabel, Aaliyah, Rexy, Luna, Aria, and Doria.
Now I'm trying to decide which head I would want, if Iplehouse offers the buy-a-head sale for HIDs again.

UPDATE: just went to Iplehouse's website, and they're offering CREAA-J and buy-a-head for SID! Oooooooh. The temptation!

 

HID Buy a head is usually all the EID heads, because they’re sort of interchangeable. If/when HID buy a head comes out, I’m gonna jump on a Scarlett and possibly a Carina to make a second head for one of my hybrids. I don’t even wanna think about the pastel matching that’ll have to go on to get 2024 ws to match the yellowing on 2013 ws, but I’d like her to have a scar head.

 

I'm waiting on the EID head event cause I may wanna get a big boyo. We'll see how hard taxes hit me though.

 

My hero. I didn't know Scarlet was still an available sculpt. I am gonna jump SO FAST on that if she comes up for sale. I've been wanting Scarlet, but I figured I couldn't get her cuz she was permanently discontinued.

 

@Olga Borontova - Thank you very much!
@LyanneNZ - Thank you! I just read that they will replace the part broken.

 

Such a beauty! (I'm sure Iple will send replacement part)

Scarlet has always been in the Doll Choice lineup.

 

I obtained my second Scarlet via Doll Choice. She hasn't been permanently discontinued, and would appear as extra head options for at least the EID woman. I really need to photograph her properly again.

Pardon the double-post, but here is my Scarlet's warpaint form with my more tentacly air plants.


Green Coronet 03 by Yela Gatchalian-David, on Flickr

 

She's honestly so beautiful!

 

I'm happy to hear talk of wanting a Scarlet. She seems underrated. I have two! One is just a floating head I was able to get on the MP.

Here is a comparison of two of them...Hawthorne and Imelda

Hawthorne vs Imelda by luluna33, on Flickr

 

Aaaaargh... I was just thinking about changing to Asa, but wow, @luluna - so haughty. So beautiful. @AntarelNefertili - your Scarlet is what got me hankering for the sculpt in the first place. And I'm a do-do, @susieagent99 - she is indeed available on Doll Choice. If I didn't look for it, it wasn't there, lol.

 

@LyanneNZ your gals are gorgeous!! Such lovely photos!
@luluna your Scarlets are quite intense!!

I was able to get a new nSID body in a wonderful split with @MaleficentMrsofEvil
(Thank You again!!) and my Jasmine has been put back together now. She’s an
older LLdT Edria head that was gifted to me (having been damaged during face
paint removal). I really do love the Edria sculpt - and - really do love the nSID
body so it’s kind of a perfect pairing. As usual for me, I had to make a gown
for her ‘arrival’ (or it is renewal?). In Jasmine’s case I actually made three for her.
I’m going to work on some fancy waist belts for the gowns soon.

this one is my favorite for Jasmine:

Spoiler: second gown

Spoiler: third gown

 

Beautiful! Edria is a lovely sculpt and looks lovely on the nSID body!

 

(I ordered EID Asa during their holiday sale)

 

Congratulations! Asa is incredibly beautiful!!!

 

Congrats @susieagent99 - can't wait to see!

Here is Vera...freshly painted face and wearing a new trench coat Vera is a floating head. I finally made a trench coat, although my goal initially was to make one for my HID girls so that's still on the "to do" list It took me a while. Coats and jackets are among my favourite doll clothes but they take so long to make.

Iplehouse Vera - Freshly Painted by LyanneNZ, on Flickr

 

Vera stunningly beautiful! Your girls always amaze with their beauty! The raincoat is luxurious!!!

My only great beauty - Margo (Harace) welcomes her beautiful relatives

 

Ohhhh what a stunning dress!

 

Thank you for your wonderful words!!! Your attention is so nice!!!

 

I decided to try out Mari's posing for a buddy (nSID body, peach gold resin). Man. I forgot what a PITA these bodies are to move.
Clothed:


Posing in spoiler.

Spoiler: Doll nudity

Arms are great. It's everything else that's a total pain.


Getting those thigh joints to turn felt like war.



Kneeling wasn't happening, but I did get this pose - after several minutes...


Side bend


Back bend (she needed the arms for support)


Forward bend - surprisingly difficult to do? Her chest did NOT want to move.

Still gorgeous, tho.

 

Also picked up some cheap doll stands ($4 each). For the cost, they aren't bad, but I definitely need to glue them to something heavy. Those little plastic discs aren't made to counterbalance the weight of a 1/3 scale resin doll.
On the left: Iplehouse Doria on Impldoll's new Model body.

 

Interesting about the stands. My son did say he would be willing to give it a try to make my big dolls some stands but I haven't seen any activity yet LOL Good idea to glue the lightweight base to something heavier.

 

I have three of those stands that @MaleficentMrsofEvil is showing and agree
that they are WAY too lightweight for a 1:3 resin body. I tried one for my
Dollstown Elf (52.5cm) and didn’t feel she was secure either. I use them only
for my vinyl SmartDoll gals - and even there the stands are ‘too light’. The
plastic bases can be warped, the top (saddle part) comes off when picking the
doll up, and sometimes the clamp that ‘holds’ the pole just lets go.

As in so many things, you get what you pay for! Wish they were a better
made item. I had one that came with a shiny metal base - but it wasn’t
any better for stability. I’d found them on Amazon also at a low price.

I hope that your son comes up with a brilliant idea for a large doll stand @LyanneNZ
That trench coat that you made for Vera is amazing!!! She’s a beautiful gal!
I sure do like having my dolls on solid stands - earthquake country here….

 

How beautiful your girls are and what hands you have for making them clothes I only have a rolling head from Iplehouse that I bought second hand from a Rex. I'm waiting to see if I can find her body, one from SartoriaJ, but it's hard to do.....

 

So if your son is really thinking about it, there are a couple options, so long as he's willing to make a trip to the local hardware/building supplies/craft store.
Wood base, wood dowel, and wood bead: glue dowel into wood base (also a good idea to drill a small hole in the wood base to insert dowel before gluing). Cut dowel to desired height. Glue wood bead (with hole in the center) to top of dowel, and run a ribbon through the bead. Tie ribbon around doll waist to hold in place. Lomi's Playground has a YouTube tutorial here.
Wood base, metal tube, and wire hanger: drill hole into wood base and glue in metal tube. Bend a wire hanger into either a waist hugger or a saddle stand. Antique Lilac has a tutorial for how to shape a hanger into a waist hugger here. Instead of putting it in the ground, you would put the end into the tube. Xanadu Dolls has a tutorial on how to shape into a saddle stand here. Xanadu uses aluminum wire, but (1) wire hangers are cheaper, and (2) wire hangers are also stiffer and don't flex as much, so they can hold the weight of a doll better.
I've looked at 3D print options, but I haven't seen anything I'm in love with yet.

I, however, am lazy. I would rather spend $3-$4 and just glue the plastic disc to something heavy.

 

Yeah basically, my nSID Soo I just have sitting pretty for that reason

 

Are you at all thinking of selling her? I have wanted a Soo since the nSID happened. For some reason, I have pretty great posing with this body. I do tighten bodies a lot and use thicker elastic if I can get it through the knees and elbows.

 

I'm afraid not, she’s pretty integral to my crew, but I actually saw one for sale on marketplace
/threads/600-–-iple-house-soo-full-doll-natural-full-set.849254/

 

Oh thank you! Not sure about the earlier body but I will definitely consider it!

 

Not a problem

 

Thanks @MaleficentMrsofEvil I think he was planning on using metal and welding parts. They may end up quite industrial looking. I am not sure if he will ever actually get to this though. I will keep trying I have some older lovely wooden saddle stands that were made by Reba of Finishing Touches and I'd love something like those. She also made adjustable ones later that work well and I have some of those too.

I like the idea of using the wire from metal coat hangers as a saddle or waist grabbing stand...and feeding that into a tube. I think if I were to present an idea, measurements and plans to him of something quite specific my chances might be better. Thank you again!

 

it's always nice to wrap up in a warm cardigan in winter...

 

My Andrei (SID Omar mod) are finally home Well, he's been home a little while, but he's finally here Above is a before and after image. It's the corners of his mouth that's been modded. And that brown mark on his forehead is a birth mark.

I did a mistake though when I sent him for a faceup. I only sendt an image reference of him in the wig he currently had before the long one in this image. Pretty similar color though, but my images seem to show the wig color I in different ways from shot to shot, and different screens may display the color of a wig differently as well. For example the long ginger wig in the image above shows completely different in color on Luts's site, much more similar to the color of his eyebrows. The painter only had my one image as a reference, so the color of his brows got more red than it should. I should have sent with him the wig instead so that the painter had a proper color reference to look at.

But anyways we have talked about it and while I send my DC Irma head to him later for a faceup, I will also send back Andrei with his wig, to have the brows fixed. So for now I see no point in gluing in his eyelashes just yet when he's going back anyways for brow color adjustment. The painter will also be able to glue the lashes I got for me.

Besides my mistake to not send the wig with Andrei, I love him Finally he's the ginger he's long been meant to be

 

BIG KITTY ALERT.
I am getting a nice work bonus, and I am going to treat myself (after a very hard, long year) with a big kitty. Specifically, Iplehouse's puma, which is currently open and available for sale on their website.

They stressed to me many times (and so I am telling you) that they do not offer any blushing on their pets. They had problems with getting the paint to stick, so they don't want to deal with that again.

At 62 cm long, these kitties are as long as the SID and YID dolls are tall, lol. BIG KITTY. YESSSSSSS.

 

Exciting! Yes my beagle paint was not “fixed.” I think it was 4-5 years ago. So I resprayed msc on it and it seems to have held up.

 

@MaleficentMrsofEvil - Oh congratulations on getting a big Puma kitty! I hope you post lots of pictures when he arrives!

 

@MaleficentMrsofEvil Welcome to big kitty club.
Reminds I should do more with my panther. I love it to bits, but I never seem to do much with mine.

 

Margo (Iplehouse SID Harace) is waiting for spring with hope in her heart

 

My Ebony Skin HID Falcon have been shipped