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

Hey all - something of interest has crossed my path, so here I am looking at Iplehouse again. Does Iplehouse have a site newsletter/email subscription, or set periods where they open orders? I'm hoping to order a nYID boy in tan (I believe) resin.

 

@Nissa I do not know if they have a newsletter or any email subs, but they do seasonal events and the like. Also you can order most of their "basic" dolls any time. Only some of their molds and resin colors are limited to events like their darker tans and browns. Their "Special Real Skin" color can be very tan depending on resin batch.
Right now I believe they have four nYID boys you can pick from at any time.

 

Thanks so much @susieagent99 !! Rebecca is such a wonderful sculpt - what a shame
that Iplehouse dropped her… That glow-realskin resin is pretty gorgeous too! My Luo
is old enough that he was the original glow realskin!

Thanks lots @Quiet and Insane !! It was a terrible shame that they never did the prequel
movie that had been considered for Master and Commander. Probably wasn’t really
a kid appropriate movie! But amazing that they had young kids working on the ships
at that time. The books were equally amazing.

 

@Robyn_in_WA I have to second the above, in scrolling the thread I recognized Aubrey straightaway; you've done a wonderful job with him. I enjoyed that movie a great deal, so much so that I started reading the books (albeit a bit more slow-going there, but very very enjoyable). My gf and I moved several times and are hoping we won't need to for several years now. My books are still in boxes, as well as quite a few aspects of my hobby, but we're hoping to get into everything this month and finish making our place all homey.

I should be able to resume those books then!

 

The wait is killing me and it has been barely a little over a month since I order my SID Claude and I’m dying because he is not home LOL

I got use to how fast vinyl dolls are deliver. I need to get use to the waiting time for a brand new resin doll again. I’m so happy for this thread because seeing such awesome style bjds is making me so happy and keeping me calm.

 

Howdy! As an Iplehouse window-shopping fanatic, let me help you spend money!
You can order an nYID boy in any of Iplehouse's 8 resin colors via Doll Choice when Doll Choice is open - which seems to be all month now? It used to be Doll Choice was only open the first 15 days of the month.
Now, if you want to order one on sale, Iplehouse has (in the past) offered sales events during the month of July, and from Black Friday (the Friday after U.S. Thanksgiving) until January 1st. They offered 5-10 percent off doll choice orders, as well as discounts on basic dolls.
When you mean tan, are you referring to Special Real resin? That's generally available with all basic dolls (for a fee, of course).
If, however, you're looking for light or dark brown, those resin colors are generally only available through doll choice.

And @Robyn_in_WA is not only a talented seamstress, but a very patient (long-suffering?) one, as I pepper her constantly with my fascinating sewing questions such as, "what is this called?" (answer: a hem)

 

@MaleficentMrsofEvil Oh thank you, this is perfect! I ended up signing in and stumbling across Doll Choice last night (I'm new to IH in general), but it does look like I'll need Light Brown for the resin tone. I'm hoping to nab an artist's head sculpt that fits (and looks lovely/matches well) with this tone, though I may have to go seeking around/ask Iplehouse what their most recent light brown resin looks like. It seems to have varied across doll releases (just in browsing past Limited dolls).

If I'm able to purchase the head sculpt, I'll keep an eye out for that potential July sale! If it doesn't turn up, I might see about a long layaway with Divas to acquire the nYid boy body.

Thank you so much - bookmarking your reply for referencing!

 

Wait uh I didn't think Divas was a dealer for iplehouse, but you can sell off the head since iplehouse does full dolls only to help reimburse you.

 

Divas has in the past offered to proxy for a fee.

 

@Haven_Of_Dolls336 You're right, sorry I left that bit out - I meant I'd order through them / not mind the non-dealer association and surcharge fee (the long layaway terms make it worth it for me).

 

I actually didn't know that interesting

 

@ResinRapture - Is that Aaliyah? I only own two of her - you would think I would recognize the sculpt. But no. I don't.

My oopsies split has finally been fixed, and Mari has a body - nSID in Iplehouse's normal resin. Probably not permanent, though (I'm waiting on Impldoll's new 62 cm 1/3 body in peach gold resin). But she can be a little goth in the interim:

 

I hope it's ok if I participate here. I just came into an Iplehouse SID Isabel more or less unexpectedly She arrived just this morning and I was so excited I plopped a wig on her and had to take a picture.

IMG_5112 by Clara Schuh, auf Flickr

Her hip joint/thigh is extremely floppy though, which I assume is because the stringing is too loose. She'll be my first attempt at restringing when I find time... Wish me luck! I'm scared of taking apart this expensive doll. Anything I should know beforehand?

 

Don’t be afraid of enlisting your feet! Haha!

 

Wholeheartedly seconding this! Somewhere on carpet or a rug preferably, and don't be shy to use your feet for extra leverage! Also a buddy if you've got one, but it can be done solo (it's just a bit slower).

 

Iplehouse has assembly manuals on their website - it's free to join.

 

@MaleficentMrsofEvil Thank you. No, it's Zera

 

@Peki22 Maybe tightening the strings and redoing the knot will do. I found it helped with most of mine, I never needed to restring them completely.

 

Thank you everyone! I‘ll try tightening the knot first. If that doesn‘t do it I‘ll be sure to use all limbs to attempt it

 

This is going to sound bizarre but I found using thinner elastic for my nSID girl helped a lot

 

IMG_5158 by Clara Schuh, auf Flickr

This girl has successfully been restrung. It took me 4 attempts - string too long, string too short, then she was perfect but I couldn't get the knot small enough to get it through the neck into the head, so I ended up leaving it in the chest.

One thing I just couldn't properly figure out is the criss-cross action Iplehouse have going on in the crotch area - if I crisscrossed the string there, I couldn't pull it up enough from the legs to tighten them later, because the string gets stuck where it is crossed and the legs still dangle. I ended up leaving the strings uncrossed and just threaded them straight through the legs. I assume this makes the locking mechanism in the hip joint weaker, but for now the legs are more stable than they used to be. If this way doesn't end up working I'll redo the stringing again (when the blisters on my hands have healed).

Is it just me or is the Iplehouse hip engineering not foolproof?

Thank you all for the encouragement!

 

Yeah you can basically just ignore that part and honestly even with the mobility thigh, the legs (and overall posability) is definitely not my favorite and I have the nSID which I admit is nowhere near as bad as some of the older bodies.

 

Hi everyone,
It’s been awhile since I posted. Is Iplehouse reducing its offerings? I noticed the shoe choices weren’t as varied as before. I need sandals and they aren’t offering the white ones. Are they downsizing?

 

Shoes tend to disappear and reappear with time as long as I can tell. I think around Christmas Iplehouse had a huge variety of shoes. So I'm afraid you might have to wait.
Unfortunately, the clothes for SIDs are getting fewer... I'm still beating myself for not getting a few of their gorgeous dresses...

 

@Kurichan Thanks, I’ll pounce at Christmas. I keep thinking I’m going to sell fab clothes. I never seem to let them go, LOL.