Maskcat 57cm Dolls - part 2

@Jane, they look wonderful together! I really didn't want ANOTHER company to fall for, though . . .

 

Lirin - I have all sizes of DT except 18 yo and Margo (maskcat) who just got a face last weekend - I'll try to get a shot for you comparing them today.

 

It took a while to get a picture - rain, flooding - what a spring
Here is my Margo (Maskcat) amongst the Dollstown girls - left to right - Elf, 17 yo, 7 yo, Margo, 5 yo and 13 yo. As you can see she is the same proportions.
New Girls by Martha David, on Flickr

 

Thank you @Xiaoli! Your girls are all gorgeous! Is that 13 girl in the copper resin?
Your totally right, they are all in the same proportion, and look great together.... Wow, I feel like this is a great lead on finding Alice's sister. Now I just need to save up (just! She says lol) and figure out which maskcat girl is really my favorite

 

Elf, 7 yo and 13 yo are the copper oriental resin - it looks different in different light. 17 yo and 5 yo are fresh skin.
Margo is on the maskcat body and is the pink resin. Interestingly she is wearing a dress I made for my elf size girls and it fits great. I haven't had time to make her own clothing.

 

@Xiaoli
@Jane
Your girls are sooooo pretty! Great to see more and more Maskcatdoll girls here! I really love their aesthetics.

I've just brought my Edin (Maskcatdoll Evelyn) with me on my UK trip. She was not heavy but enough to make me give up my DSLR and the small digital camera I took with me instead wasn't working well. Only a few photos survived T_T and here is one of them:



It was taken in Edinburgh castle.

 

Hello! This is my first time taking photo with a 50 mm STM lens which I've just borrowed from my colleague. I'm so excited now. I still need a lot of practice and my hands were shaking all the time. My first shot was dedicated to my Fargo (Maskcatdoll Margo)


I guess I better save up for my own STM len ....

 

I bought a Margo and hope to get her Monday. I got a Dollheart outfit and Luts shoes for her. After looking at her measurements, they seem to fit perfectly in standard outfits. So Maskcat girls are beautiful and versatile!

I wonder why there aren't more of them on here.
How do they look next to other SD size girls? Does anyone have pics with others? (I see the Dollstown photo below and they look great)
Thanks!!!

 

@Melly123 Here is a photo of the Maskcat body with the Volks SD13 body. Very similar, should fit the same clothes!

I ordered my blank Ronia on April 10 and got a shipping notification from Banyo yesterday!! Can't wait to get her!

 

That is a great comparison of the body! Thanks!
Hopefully your Ronia will come quickly

 

@Melly123 Thank you!

@Jane Hopefully we'll have lots of new Maskcat girls showing up! Can't wait to see what you do with your Margo

 

@Jane
Hello! I didn't do her faceup myself...I wish I could. It's a default faceup and I think it's pretty good except for the pink colour under her eyes. I think it's a bit too pink? But I really love her red lips and the freckles on her little cheeks.

@Melly123
Can't wait to see your Margo!
I took a photo of my Fargo standing next to a Volks SDGr girl. I'm afraid she's the only SD size girl I got (I got a SD boy but I've just sent him for a new faceup) . The SDGr girl body is supposed to be slimmer but they just look the same to me with their dresses on
Fargo is a pink skin and the SDGr girl is NS.




The SDGr girl's face is so different from Fargo that she looks like somebody who came from another planet lol.

 

BTW, the new hands I ordered a month and a half ago finally arrived and I quickly applied the UV cut spray sealant on them.



Honestly the sanding was not really satisfactory...but I love the sculpt very much and well considering that they are not expensive I will complain no more. With some hand makeup I think they will make some beautiful elegant hands.

 

@Jane I'm planning on a pouty, sun-kissed California girl!

@Moria_ash The hand sculpting is so pretty, especially the wrinkles in the knuckles And LOL, Jo's faceup is definitely stunning but in its own world, haha.

 

Margo arrived and she is so delicate and pretty. This is her default wig and eyes, and a Dollheart dress. I wish the spotting on her cheeks wasn't quite so bold, but I do like that the color isn't just flat.
She sits so nicely!

 

Hi this is the pink skin. Maybe yours won't be so spotted. I like a little variance, but this almost looks like rosacea. I might try adding some blush. It doesn't look as noticeable in person.

The Dollheart is size SD10/13. The waist is a bit tight and the bust is a bit loose - but it fit right on and looks great! Her Luts shoes fit fine without socks. I ended up with 2 left high heeled feet, lol. They are mailing me a right foot.

 

@Jane My girl is scheduled to arrive tomorrow (Friday) - did you receive your girl today?!

@Melly123 The more I see Margo, the more I love her! There's something about her mold, that at first glance you think she is sort of ordinary, but you can't stop looking back again and again

 

Jane and Kuro - how exciting that delivery is so close!! Yay!

 

She looks great, @Jane! I really love that wig on her

 

I love your Nerine head Jane

I was surprised how snug the wig fits on Margo. I didn't put a wig cap on. But I have no other SDs or wigs to experiment with.

I need one more SD to sit with Margo in my curio case. I can't decide whether to get another Maskcat and dress them similarly or get a boyfriend - like Luts SDF65 or Migidoll 65.

Any thought or help? I'll have to buy clothes and a wig no matter which I get.

 

@Melly123
Another Margo! she is so pretty and the dress looks great on her! And OMG you got her default wig I order mine through Taobao and there was no default wig so I just found something that looked similar.
And for the future partner of your Margo...it's really a tough choice... I also got three Luts SDF65 boys and they are really handsome. But I am not sure whether you want the couple has the same 'style' or not. It might not be as extreme as the case of my Fargo & Jo combination, but Luts dolls also have that that kind of 'anime-style' faces, which might not harmonize with the more 'realistic style' of the Maskcatdoll girls very well . I don't have a Migidoll but based on the pictures I found on the internet they seem to be more 'on the realistic side' like Maskcatdoll.

@Jane
Your Karenza is lovely I think simply by changing the wig makes the whole image different is one of the fascinating things of BJD hobby. I am also a PVC figure collector but they can never be as flexible as BJD.
I think your Margo will arrive very soon! And the body-sharing thing...my dolls do it all the time XDD. There are never enough bodies for all of my dolls because of the lack of space and money. (well space is a larger concern because I can always save up for a new doll but my house will never grow bigger) My three Maskcatdoll girls (Margo, Liz and Evelyn) are now sharing 1 body but I just bought a Guudoll body during the sales campaign. It will arrive tomorrow I guess? Hope it work well with my Liz lol.

 

I just got shipping notification on my Melodie. She is leaving Hong Kong! She will have another Maskcat body but
I also am in the sharing bodies state - due to space with my big Dollstown girls, but the shared heads are blank so far.
I saved one of the cases that Summo oranges came this winter so I will be able to safely store them once they are painted.

 

Congratulations Jane!

 

My Margo is named Tara.

New Girls by Martha David, on Flickr

I still need to finish her face - her eyelashes have come but need gluing and she needs a little gloss.
I also have fabric to make a light green dress.

 

Congrats Jane!! Can't wait to see your new girl

I'm so mad - my Ronia was supposed to be delivered today. I pre-paid my DHL fees online and authorized for the package to be left without signature, but the company that delivers DHL packages in my area didn't get the notice from DHL (or that's what they claimed, who knows) so they left an attempted delivery notice on my door AND it says I still owe the charges I paid. I called the company and they were so unhelpful Fingers crossed everything goes smoothly when they attempt delivery again on Monday

 

Oooh that would be so frustrating!!!

Does anyone have photos of several maskcat girls together? Do the different molds look different enough?

 

That is great! They look a lot different when next to each other - and so pretty! I've decided to get a tan Nerine.

 

@Xiaolie
Your Tara is lovely! I love her freckles and carrot wig I always admire someone who can do the face-up and make dresses for their dolls.

@Jane
Congratulations! Good to hear your Margo is alright now! My girl's eye-sockets are not even as well, but fortunately it didn't affect the eye wearing. Looking forwards to meet your Margo!

The Guu doll body has arrived yesterday night! My Liz (I named her 'Sofia' ) finally got her won body! I've spent a whole day spraying UV cut sealant and re-stringing. I only have enough time for few pictures





I'm not gonna do a detailed review of the Guu doll. There are some useful reviews in the Guu doll thread and Youtube already. Just a few things I'd like to say:
1) The sanding is bad. It's uneven and some little scratches over the body . I mean the sanding of Maskcatdoll body is already not good enough but Guu doll? Even worse. I tried to do some simply sanding but didn't help much. It definitely needs some proper modification. (but I don't know how to do it) But it's still OK because you will not see them after your doll gets dressed.....AND it was cheap!

2) Since the neck Circumference of Maskcatdoll is 8.8 cm while Guu doll is 9.5 cm....there is no surprise that the neck looks a little bit longer, but I personally it's acceptable.

3) The string is tight, but it sits well and the poseability is quite good. I was surprised that it got a stopper on her chest, which I wish my Maskcatdoll body had, so it won't flap backwards like my Fargo often did.

4) I only 4 different types of bodies (Luts, Volks, Maskcatdoll and IOS) so maybe it's just me not seeing enough doll bodies...but the feet sculpt of Guu doll is the most ugliest feet I've ever seen....BUT it was cheap!
Beside the feet, the body shape is quite pretty.

5) Since Guu doll has no pink skin I order a NS (said to be similar to Volks NS) for my girl (pink skin). I was worried about the colour difference but it turns out the skin colour is more on the pink side (Volks is more yellower). I can't say it matched my Sofia perfectly but the colour difference is not obvious.

 

On sitting, I was just playing with my Ruolan on the original body. She does have little hip scoops on the upper legs. When those are engaged on the back of the hip socket, she sits very well. They can easily be overlooked and it does take a bit of practice to use them.

 

Eloise is a perfect name!

 

Thanks @Jane and @Melly123! Tan Nerine sounds wonderful

@Moria_ash She looks great on that body!

 

@Jane She is lovely! She reminds me of Tavi Gevinson. What size eyes does she wear? 14mm?

At Doll North, Maskcat donated 3 heads - Melodie in pink, Lisette in normal, and Margo in white. Keep in mind the lighting in this photo is not great (basement ballroom in a hotel) but I think it shows the contrast in colour quite nicely. I was surprised that the normal was more golden than I expected; I thought normal was supposed to be a match for Volks NS, but seeing it in person I would say that pink is closer to Volks NS.



My Ronia arrived today! Unfortunately she has noticeable scratches on her cheek and eyebrow.



I emailed Banyo about it, and she said she will send a replacement head as soon as possible and that I can keep this one! Now what am I going to do with TWO Ronias...?

The tan resin colour is beautiful as well, although there are some sanding imperfections, in particular a pale patch below her navel and, really weirdly, the tip of one nipple But so far I am loving this body! She stands and sits like a rock, and I love the added mobility from the upper torso joint.

 

@Jane
Your Eloise is adorable and her dress is elegant. She looks like she's the owner of the house behind her and she's just having a walk in the garden.
@kuro
Congrats! Tan Ronia is attractive. My Fargo (Margo) and Edin (Evelyn) wears 14~15.5 mm but Sofia (Liz) wears 16mm Osar eyes. 16mm made her look more...innocent? I guess.
And thank you so much for the colour comparison. All my girls are pink so it is amazing to see NS and WS placed side by side with PS. I'm surprised how pale the WS is...it looks a bit...greenish...? to me. And the NS is much yellower than I thought.
As you mentioned about Volks NS, I got a picture for you



***Please notice that the body is from Guu doll (NS) but it matches the head very well (there is no noticeable colour difference) . I think Volks NS is right at the middle of Maskcatdoll NS and PS.

 

@Moria_ash Thank you for the full body shot! Volks NS and Maskcat PS look nice together

@Jane I agree - I am not too bothered by the pale navel, sanded-off nipple, scratches on the back of the headcap, or even some marbling in her shoulder joint, particularly because Maskcat is a small studio. (If it was on my incoming FCS Sunlight girl though, you can bet Volks is getting a stern email!!). But the face has to be perfect! Banyo suggested I clean it with a wet Magic Eraser and it did help a little bit (albeit under a desk lamp at night - I suspect under natural light tomorrow it will still be very visible) but it's still there. Banyo said it won't take 40 days like the full doll, and she'll let me know when it ships. So hoping it's soon!

 

Yesterday I gave my Ronia her first faceup I have a rough idea of what I want her to look like, but I'm not very good at planning faceups, so I just did what seemed interesting and I'll keep what I like for the next iteration and change what I don't. So far, I like the lips but I definitely want to change the angle of the brows to make her more assertive. I think I'm going to play with her freckles, too. Well, anyways, here's Poppy 1.0

 

Thanks, @Jane! The sealant seems to have filled in and covered the scratches pretty well. She's wearing 16mm Enchanted Doll marble eyes. I haven't tried smaller, and I don't know if it's even possible to get these same colour and style eyes again! I got them at the Doll North dealer room but it seems that Enchanted Doll is not offering the same colour anymore.