Narae/Narin 43/44cm Mini Discussion Part 8

Did you order on instagram? I sent them a DM on instagram a few days ago to order Cocoro but didn`t get a response.

 

I order through Instagram by DMing Bimong. Usually he is very prompt and quick to reply. I would send him another message, he might have missed it due to the amount of orders he is getting.

 

Thanks for your advice. I messaged them again and my order ist confirmed now

 

@dollyollieollie for me, classic normal is the easiest for hybrid. opposite to your plan, I also put other heads on narae body. I have no experience with Bimong's tan colours tho, so not sure how easy it is for hybrid. But yeah classic normal is pretty easy. Hope this helps

 

Does anyone have an estimate of when the last order dolls will ship? I just realized I didn't ask him and didn't want to bother him. I think I saw somewhere it might be up to 6 months, but I wasn't sure if that was for the Dandelion bodies only (I think that's the post I saw it on) or everything. I am patient, I just realized I never asked. Very very excited for the bodies I ordered to come home, I got their heads now just waiting. It'll be fun

 

Hi, I am not sure. I ordered Narae set, and also didn't asked about shipping time. There is information on instagram Preorder post, that some SD dolls need a time 3-6 month. About MSD size is nothing there, but I think he shipped some MSD dolls already. Maybe soon all MSD sets will be ready to be shipped. But I ordering first time from Bimong also, so not sure if he sends some tracking number, or message, when doll is ready to be shipped. But probably soon we will know I am also very excited
Did somebody got their order already from last preorder? If you did, share with us your emotions, please))

 

Hi! I have some photos of Bimong's New Tan with Fairyland Tan. No Supia resin, I'm afraid, but maybe these will still be helpful to you.

Fairyland seems a bit redder, but they are pretty close.

Tans (clouded sky photo) by Flora Lingua Dolls, on Flickr

Tans (clouded sky)

Tans

 

You're very welcome!

 

I see a lot of them are starting to go out. Really really itching for my order. Didn't see my boy quite yet so I bet he's still being made. Really regret not getting one of everything now lol

 

I had ordered N402 in D skin because there weren’t many options left when I saw the preorder, but I was able to snag a SM N404 set in N skin, thanks to bimong

Now I’ll have to sell the N402, though. I’m trying to keep the collection in control.

 

Does anyone still have an msd that hasn't shipped out yet? I asked Bimong yesterday if he's taking a break from shipping msds atm since he's mostly been posting SDs lately, but he hasn't responded

 

I'm still waiting on my MSD. I haven't gotten a message yet from him but I haven't asked. I figured he was busy getting the orders shipped out but I will ask him for an update.

 

Oh, good to know! I'm sure everything is still in the pipeline but I've def been spending way to much time checking insta going "maybe now?? maybe now???' haha so at this point an eta would at least let me put it in the back of my mind if it's still going to be a ways out

 

I have two MSD bodies that haven't shipped and a Narin 68 that hasn't shipped. He's making the SD now and it got me excited, but I'm wondering how much longer it will all really take. Would love a schedule lol

Let us know what he says @SeriousBunny

 

Bimong just replied to me with a picture of my order and said it will be shipped next week. When I asked he said he would have to check the shipping schedule. So here's to hoping y'all's are almost ready to be shipped too!

 

ohh great to know! he responded to me saying he only goes to the post office once a week, but didn't give an eta haha. I think he mentioned somewhere that he's fulfilling orders in order of receipt, and he let me put mine in in December, it may be that mine is just far back in the line lol

 

Hello, I had my Narae 402 for three years, and she almost completely went pale white-green. She is kept in a room where all the blinds are down. Other dolls that are older and staying in the same conditions are as good as new.
I ordered the very same colour body from the last pre-order. What can I do to protect the new one from bleaching so badly?
Thank you!

 

oh no!! what resin color is she?

 

New Normal, the very pink one. The head under face-up and sealant changed as well, but less dramatically.

 

My first narae is also new normal! I got her at the beginning of 2022, she's a bit younger than yours. Mine has been in similar conditions--basement room that doesn't get basically any direct sunlight--and her color hasn't noticeably changed since I received her, so Bimong may have figured out a way to stabilize the resin since your initial purchase! So I think your new girl should fare better than the first one.

 

Quick question: Does anyone know if the Minifee magnetic hands fit on Narae? I recently bought a secondhand N412 (yay!) who is yet to get to me, and she might need her hands replaced.

 

there's someone on Instagram called @sfishfish who uses minifee hands on their narae body. I don't know if they modded them in order to do so (I very randomly have a pair of minifee feet and i know the magnets or positioned at opposing polarity to my narae's) but it has been done haha

 

I was thinking the doll I have on order would be the last one I'd get, but now I'm thinking that I might end up being on the hunt for a classic normal doll as well lmao. Hopefully lots of classic normals in the specifications I like came out of this preorder so they won't be too hard to find

 

Got the first of a few orders! I received my Narae fusion body in the mail and I'm super happy. She's more rough than normal, but this doesn't bother me. It has a really unique feel to it and just makes her better imho. I saw someone post about the reasons why it's rough and I think it's so special Bimong did this for us despite his hand condition. She's nothing short of amazing and now I want a bunch more lol. Can't wait for my other two. One of them is going to be extremely special. The hand made gifts are so lovely and magical as well. I got the lantern (it lights up!) and the flower box for one of them and I'm excited to make dioramas with them.

 

Not sure who here is still waiting, but Bimong said the Narin boys will ship in November. Definitely some of the longest I've waited on a doll, but it's so worth it. Very excited to receive my small hoard of dolls and bodies and praying the new tan matches my heavily blushed fairyland tan or else I'll be in trouble lol

 

I didn't know Bimong had the discoloration problems. I have Narae 402 in light tan and she hasn't changed any color (at least yet). Bimong did give me a notice about milkchoco and new tan that the tanning is easily discolored by UV rays when I made decisions for my last order(s). I haven't had any problems yet, but I have ordered a new tan and new ns girls from the last order. And finally I asked him if there would be an estimated shipping time within this year and he said two of my girls are waiting assembly and jointed hands will be casted. So perhaps... before Christmas? Soon a year of waiting.

 

I think he got far more orders than he expected. He was posting pictires on Instagram during the year and I think he had to build a mew workshop to process all the orders.

 

I asked him about the workshop a few months ago, and it seems he built it to make miniature items (like the kind he's giving away with the dolls) but not for dolls themselves, interestingly!

 

That's interesting. But he did commit to all those gifts when he accepted the orders.

 

Rather, I think he's making additional miniatures--like, that's the thing he wants to do going forward, after fulfilling this pre-order ends.

 

I understood that he build the new workshop to make other type of miniatures, and finishes the doll orders in there. I really like what he makes, the furniture and gifts are so pretty.

I finally got my dolls from him, he must've had a lot more orders than he expected. I ordered a new natural Cocoro and new tan Narae 402. Both of them were supposed to be the shorter kind, but my tan girl was 41cm body. I was a tad bit disappointed for a minute. But I absolutely love her, so I just informed him about the mishap and that it is ok as I love the doll. He was sorry about the mistake. I don't have photos to post here, but I have instagram by name xaya_pooh so there are some photos.

AND I'll be waiting for the jointed hands for at least two more months.. We'll see if this estimated time will hold.

 

I also ordered two narae girls, a 38cm new tan and 41cm violet who arrived last week. I'm still trying to outfit them as they were supposed to be my first dolls and I had nothing prepared even though they ended up being my second bjds in hand :"D
I had many hopes of hybriding the newtan with FL tan, but they didn't even match closely enough a simple blushing could fix u.u- maybe blushing up a fl normal???

They're definitely enjoyable to play with, even if the premade silicone kips are taking a heck of an adjusment to get used to.

(hoping this image shows) they looked pastier in this photo I took when I first unboxed em vs now and I have no idea how to explain that aha

 

I just got progress photos from Angel Toast for my two Narae girls, they're gonna be candy ravers and I can't wait to have them home!

Edited so as not to double post - here they are!


Subin & JiYeon by Jessicat P, on Flickr

 

Such cute girls! Love their faceups!

 

Thanks @topazrain I’ll be sure to post my stop motion animation in here when I get it finished. I’m using JiYeon and it’s coming out well

 

Oh wow that sounds so cool! Can't wait to see it, please tag me when you post!

 

My boy, Rafayel, has been back home whole and painted for a while, but the wig I made for him only finally started cooperating with me after I got a new hair iron + setting spray lmao. Plus his eyes have been bumming me out because, while they're the perfect colors and size, the design is wrong and it's my own fault for OKing the finished eyes with the creator in the first place. v.v; I'd commission new ones from them, but shipping is way too expensive from them now thanks to the tariff situation. OTL



Anyway, here he is looking cute. Don't know why, but he is so hard to photograph for some reason. Honestly, I'm generally having a hard time snapping pictures I like of my dolls this year. D;

 

@Singull he's looking great and nice photograph too. Thanks for sharing the pic, don't be too hard on yourself

 

@Singull He is SO handsome!!! The purple hair and eyes combo is so cool, and love his gentle and playful expression. He looks amazing!!

 

@marxwyn Thanks! I’m trying not to be, just easily frustrated this year haha.

@Beldam Thank you! He’s such a cutie and I’m glad to have finally managed to snap a picture of him that I’m happy with.

 

Just curious, did anyone else order MSD-jointed hands from Bimong in the last order? I'm still waiting for mine in Classic ns and it has been loooong wait... (made last layaway payment in the end of January 2024).

I haven't done much with my new girls N402 and Cocoro, wig caps are waiting to be filled with some sort of fibers.

No photos from my new girls, or my Neo Smiling boy either, but here's an old one from Bree (N402) I'm sure I have posted this before but .. she so pretty. Now her eyeliner chipped a while back so I'm thinking to send her out for either new face up or hoping it can be repaired.
Bree's Winter by Kaisu, on Flickr

 

I ordered jointed hands too--with a doll haha. Have you followed up with Bimong?

He said to me a few weeks ago he'd ship mine at the end of October, and there were pictures of some complete ones on his Instagram stories today so maybe soon!

 

Sorry it took so long to answer (I rarely use my PC these days). I asked him about the jointed hands on at mid September, and he said the hands are in surface finishing process and I've only seen some photos from him about the hands, no message to me yet. I'm also hoping he would ship them soon, but... no word from him yet. I have patience, but I'd like to wrap up the waiting before new year. We'll see. I ordered the hands with a doll (doll is new ns but the jointed hands are Classic ns), but he sent the full dolls first.