Mori9 Dolls

Yaaaay I'm so excited!!! I've been mulling over whether I should paint his faceup or not, since I probably won't be able to get him a body until next year. But who am I kidding. I am going to paint him the moment he is in my clutches. And, uh, repaint him if the body I get doesn't match LOL

 

I'm so happy for everyone who got Lyra! I'm honestly very sad for not being able to get one since I understood the time of the sale too late...

 

@rainbird I'm sure you'll be able to find him secondhand! People were nervous about how limited he might be, and out of fear I think many had their friends put in for them. In the end I think everyone won LOL so there will surely be spares going up for sale. :3

 

Aww this actually made me feel better. Good to know! I need to keep my eyes open for possible sales!

 

Got my tracking number for Lyra! Seems the package is already pretty close, so if I'm lucky, I may have him tomorrow!

 

Same! Shanghai to Anchorage already!

 

Mine's still in Shanghai! I guess he missed the plane...

 

Lyra heads flying all over the place! Now they're in Memphis??

 

Memphis?! Mine have arrived in Oakland...so close!

 

Ooh I just checked, my heads are also in alaska!

 

mine's Oakland too flurries of Lyra

 

Apparently ours were mistakenly shipped to some other address. I am having flashbacks to other terrible doll misadventures...

 

i hope your package can be redirected

 

Welp. Mori is sending replacement heads. Somebody in Tennessee is gonna get a weird surprise!

 

Glad you're getting replacements!
Huh, I'd thought that maybe your address was swapped with a different customer, but it's a random address?! I'm sorry to the person receiving the head

 

OMG, for real? That sucks. Where did Mori get the Tennessee address from?!

Mine is now in Kentucky! TBH these days I'm used to packages going all kinds of weird places. One time a package made it to New Hampshire (ALL of my mail goes through NH, and is usually delivered the next day), then went to like Ohio or something, then up north to one of the Dakotas... like it was practically at my doorstep, then went for a tour of America. It did make it to me eventually but I was so mad

 

My Lyras have arrived!

I got the head in normal, white, and grey. The normal this time is quite light while the white is, uh, lemony? I think the white is an odd color. I don't have other grey dolls, so I can't say much about it.

A picture is worth a thousand words, so here are some pics.

Spoiler: More pictures

Views of the normal skin head




Normal skin head on a mellowed white skin LLT Ballerino body

 

Oh my god, that profile. His nose is such a masterpiece Congrats!

Feeling kinda nervous about my white skin head now, though. Hopefully I won't find it to be an "odd" color

 

No idea, but I hope for Mori's sake they return it. FedEx was, of course, of zero help and the AI equivalent of hostile architecture.

That white resin is a strange color, but I feel like I've seen that color before from some other maker.

 

Yay, got my Lyra today too! My cat Boris needed to do an inspection



Congrats to everyone who got him!!

 

Got my Lyra's yesterday as well!

Have some photos and resin comparisons/info with comparing to previous Mori 9 heads.

Spoiler: Resin Comparison + Body

From LEFT to RIGHT:

WS Hayato > WS Lyra > WS Austaras

You can tell a bit by the headcaps (should have taken a pic of the heads) Lyra is much smaller a head than Hayato or Austaras. Probably at least by a half inch. The neck hole is smaller too. For reference the The Voice body Sun is a 13cm neck and Hayato can fit on The Voice Eagle which is 13.5cm. (Sun body below!)




WS Lyra is a different resin batch but should be easier to match bodies tbh than the others! It is a very good match for 2021 Cream Soom resin which is pretty common for independent artist bodies and what most who match Soom go by. My Amor headcap is from 2021 and I am not his first owner so its definitely yellowed but you can tell the tone is pretty much the same, Amor is just yellowed.







You can see its not a great fit from the side even though it looks good from the front.

 

I've seen a few more box openings for Lyras, including a grey one, and the grey head was much, much lighter-looking than mine. It's possible it's a lighting difference, but @Astro also told me their WS Lyra doesn't have the green undertone mine has.

Could there be color variation within the batch? Oof

 

My Lyra arrived today! I always scribble on my dolls' faces the moment they arrive so he has some tentative eyebrows, etc. But I'm really loving this withering expression



He's wearing an 8-9" wig (21.5cm-22.5cm) and it fits him perfectly. The eyes are 16/6mm by SecretArtStudio, and they are little too snug. I suspect that once he has eyelashes glued in, they won't fit as well. 12mm eyes had significant gaps by the edges, and I didn't try any 14mm yet. It was raining today, but when the sun comes back I'll compare him to other white resins I have in the house. He doesn't seem like an unusual color to me, just more yellow toned rather than pinky.

I got the new covid vaccine today and am starting to feel it, so I think now I'm gonna sit back, relax, and play with a digital mockup of his faceup!!

 

@overlordu oooh I love the eyebrows on him suits him really well!

Good to know about the wigs, I didn't try any on mine yet but I suspected as much given how much smaller the head was from the others. Also a bit disappointed cause I ordered him a 9-10 wig thinking he would be 9-10 like the previous Mori heads. 14mm eyes would probably work best, my hayato has 14mm, only my Austaras has 16s although, I am changing his character so he will get 14mm (havent tried them on him yet tho).

 

He is just so incredibly gorgeous! Congratulations to everyone who got him!

 

Notice: If you see Dollshe trying to reissue Mori9s sculpts Doma and Luke please don't buy them as he does not have her permission to do so.

 

Thanks for spreading information, V chan! I'm very glad Mori opened up about her experience with Dollshe.

People who own Lyra: what bodies have you bought for him? My Lyra just arrived last week and he's simply stunning. My mission is to find him a good body later this year. (Currently my budget simply says no...)

 

I would also be interested – I managed to get a Lyra in NS from the lottery Mori just had. Felt like supporting her because her sculpts are beautiful and no doubt the whole Dollshe situation has been awful for her

 

I ordered the Story of the Seventh Day silver general's body for my Lyra.

 

I don't own one of my own for him yet, but I'm gunning for the first release of Naiko's Prometheus 75 body, unless something newer and scrawnier comes out before I find one, as I've seen Lyra on it and he's a good fit and decent color match. I'm hoping one in NS shows up on Xianyu sometime soon.
(the upcoming Prometheus 2.0 body that she's working on is an entirely different shape)

I think @Constance is planning to put one of their Lyras on an LLT Ballerino body. It's also a good fit and a decent color match with a faceup if people are looking for something in a smaller size class.

I'm really curious about the Seventh Day body that Lady Ravenswood mentioned! It's probably my favorite looking/is probably the best engineered 75cm~ish body that I've seen, and I think the price is fair, but too expensive for me to take a color match gamble on since Mori's colors don't particularly match Soom well. But I keep thinking about it and am afraid to see if it's still up for order >w< I almost never like 75 cm bodies, but looking at it has me wishing I had something that was a perfect resin match for it.

Several doll makers seem to be working on slimmer 75~ish class bodies though, so I'm down to wait. Vings should still be working on a slim 76 (I think! might be 77) cm body and I'm really hoping I'll like it. I have two Lyras and I'm trying to convince myself I only need to keep one, but if there were multiple body options I'd be in danger.

 

I was originally gonna go with ID75 for my Lyra, but now I'm eyeing the Yicen 76 body. I've found 2 people in instagram who own both a Lyra head and the body in question. Would it be rude to ask someone I don't know if they're willing to try the head on the body? Even though we are complete strangers? Obviously I would be polite about it and not be pushy, but it still feels a little presumptuous! However I absolutely cannot afford to buy a body only to find out Lyra looks bad on it lol

 

Maybe you could just ask them if they'd ever happened to try it out? Maybe that'd spark some curiosity and they'd be willing to test it if they hadn't already done so For Science >w<

 

I've definitely done that before for various things like body types or head measurements. I am extra nice about it too (especially asking them to do it at their own convenience) and everyone has been pretty receptive who've I asked. I even had some great convos and made some friends from it so I definitely think you should go ahead. Most are happy to talk about it I think especially if they are on here or insta.

 

I just bought a Hayato with a Luts body from Instagram. I lucked out that the seller is also a professional faceup artist too so I will be getting his faceup done too. Very excited!

 

How can I take part on lottery for Mori 9 head? I can not find any info on her instagram page about when lotteries for her sculpts start and how to take part in them except for her contact email... i would really like to try for Octans.

 

You've just got to keep an eye on Mori9, @Rayme. Once she gets an idea of when a preorder will be, she will start mentioning it, and as the time gets closer, she will give an actual date. I follow her on Instagram only and I have never missed any information about preorders. As far as I know, she only does preorder via email. It's not perfect, but I think she does it so she can manually screen all the applicants (to make sure they are not recasters).

 

Usually Mori9 will update their IG when lottery opens. I find the best thing to do is to turn on notifications for her posts and wait for them to pop up!

 

i'm not familiar with Mori9 selling system, do you guys mean she will open a preorder but it's a lottery preorder?? if i try to buy a head do i have no guarantee to be able to actually buy it?

 

For the last "lottery", I think everyone on the international side was able to buy. I guess it only becomes lottery in case there are more orders than she can handle.

 

I see! Thanks for the information

 

The collab with studio Naiko looks really nice!

 

I immediately ordered a Tawny Octans, anyone else order Octans? (Don't let me buy anymore dolls this year btw lol)

 

I have been very tempted to buy Octans, but I think I have to skip this time for financial reasons. He's very lovely, though! Very excited to see him in everyone's photos.

I still have trouble finding my Lyra a good body. I was wondering whether this 75 cm Ao Ling Shi body would be suitable for him? Considering the size I think it would be alright, but I'm still quite new to buying heads and bodies separately.

 

Ordered Octans in NS. Hope it will match Soom's NS

 

I ordered a NS Octans head, but I have to admit it punched me right in the pocketbook.

 

Hi! I'm very new to Mori9 and non-Korean brands of BJDs after getting back into the hobby late last year-- Is anyone here familiar with Lost Myth Doll bodies or resin matching to Mori9 heads?

I'm thinking of ordering Octans and getting a Lost Myth Doll body for him:

lutsdoll co.,ltd.

I saw The Voice bodies are quite buff and have 13.5cm necks, but it seems Lost Myth Doll bodies are slightly taller at 78 cm but neck girth is 13 cm (supposedly).

If anyone has any comparisons or familiarity, I'd appreciate it! ^^

 

The size from Luts might match but resin tone will be completely different. I also ordered Octans in NS. Its best to try and find resin that will match soom NS because octan's color is closest to that.

 

Do you think 13 cm neck will be fitting for Lyra head?

 

Lyra is fairly small compared to Mori9's previous heads. I personally think it looks better with a 12-12.5cm neck.

 

I'd agree with @Constance, probably a bit too thick. I tried mine on my Loongsoul 73cm boy's body (10.3cm according to AC) and liked the fit and mobility, but the body was a bit too muscular for what I wanted

 

Good news for all Lyra havers who are still in need of a body. Mori has an upcoming 75cm body collab with Universe Doll (whose white was one of the closer matches to the white Lyra was cast in)!

Mori 9's Doll on Instagram: "75cm body cooperate with Universe Doll #bjd #bjdsculpting"

It looks like USdoll also offers color matching on their Taobao, so fingers crossed that the rest of the body looks as good as this preview and that USdoll will offer color matching for it.

 

@Astro Thanks for the news. My Lyra's in NS but I hope the USdoll body would be good for him as I don't want him to be super muscular (hard for the 75cm range of bodies)

 

@castironteapot USdoll offers color matching, so in the very worst case, we can send our headcaps in and they will cast to match it. I bought both a WS and NS Lyra, and I would prefer to keep the NS one but have held on to my WS head just in case it wound up being easier to match.

Here's to hoping the rest of the body looks as good as that torso preview!

 

Yeah, I saw that! The bod looks beautiful, but I’m hoping the price will be a little less steep than the Studio Naiko body.

Alas, it’s the curse of liking the bigger boys!!

 

I took in a Hayato with a LUTS 75 body, and while the skin tone matches, the body is simply too muscular to me that is porportions seem off. I may have to sell the body. I wonder if their Slender version would be much better?

This is a Hayato on Grand Luts 75. Ignore the faceup color. I think the actual resin matches well.

Spoiler

 

Thank you for your opinions! I asked Mori previously about this Ao Ling Shi body and they said that the 13 cm would be better option than 12 cm. Ahh, buying heads and bodies separately stresses me out...

 

Well I've completed the order collection -- I got both Chara and Caroli in the most recent lottery yaaaaaaaay! I also ordered Octans earlier as well, so I have the full set. Now -- I gotta find bodies I like for them...all of them lol as well as my Lyra.

 

Congratulations!
I'm joining you in the hunt! I ordered Octans, too and just got mail that I could get Caroli!!
Has anyone tried Mori9's normal skin with Dollits DAD normal skin? (Suddenly that's what comes to my mind that I have at home).

 

Congrats to everyone so far! I also got in for the Caroli head. I like the Studio Naiko body but the neck just looks so large. Unfortunately I don't know what resin would match to start looking at other options. I'm not much of a fan of a lot of the 75cm bodies, they look so jacked and I prefer a softer just toned look

in the end I may end up with that body and seeing if I can find someone to mod the neck to slim it down without losing the details.