OfButterfliesNThings - Claudette - Rubinesque Beauty

Waaah, I want to get a Claudette soon but right now I'm starting small but curvy with a Kiwi by Kaykedolls. I can't wait for the Claudettes on the way (@chalyss, @elve )
I want to be inspired. I also second the need for larger male dolls! I'd absolutely swap my boy's head onto a plumper body if they had them.

 

well I'v'e sold my sweet girl now, at a great loss due to the broken hand - needed the money though as I'm moving house soon. Her buyer (ebay) 'generously' offered to pay postage on the new hands when I get them. Hmmmm.... those hands 'cost' me about £150 in effect Would have loved to keep her but where I'm going there's no room for more than my 2 fave girls (avatar and anime bjd). She is a lovely lovely doll though - very well made, and adorable - just woefully packaged! That really needs to be improved big time, ASAP - it's quite shockingly bad for such a valuable, unique doll - why skimp on the packaging like that?

 

thanks chalyss I really hope your girl gets better packaging than mine did! And I'm going to have to find space to squeeze my 'little' impldoll idol/akagi ban girl in, since nobody wanted to buy her for like.... peanuts - which I'm glad about really as I am quite fond of the huge awkward unposeable badly-painted chipped mismatched-resin gal LOL - But I'm moving to a TINY room in student halls of residence - at the age of 55 pity my teenage flatmates! Will be different that's for sure AND VERY NOISY - I can't wait! And having got my reading list today I don't think I'll have time to sew dolls clothes ever again ugh I really miss my beautiful Claudette though - you are going to LOVE your girl when you get her And then having sold mine for next to nothing to pay for my halls deposit, I find out my current landlord owes me £700 and I could have kept her! Could always buy another one I guess no no no!!! *self control is a virtue* ....... or is that 'no self control is a virtue' ?

 

and I've just remembered this thread - so sorry @chalyss guess what I got in the mail yesterday? Yes my Claudette's replacement hands! Again surprising they got here unbroken - like you say chalyss, just some bubble-wrap would help matters! Not rocket-science is it really.... foam sheets are just not good enough

So glad you got your girl safely home - she looks wonderful in that colour, even if it was the wrong one! love to see some more pics of her now!

 

oooh I'd never heard of that other brand of curvy lady! I think they both look good but your comments on flickr about the resin quality are interesting - I was also impressed by the quality of my Claudette - just not at all impressed by the packaging! And now I've managed to book this same room in halls for next September, it is so tempting to order another bjd ha ha must resist! maybe just a small one....

 

well now my wardrobe is stuffed with big dolls and more on the way, I am so regretting selling my Claudette!

any new owner pics to tempt me/torture me with? And has anyone had a recent delivery of her with slightly better padding? *here's hoping*

 

If you were interested in getting Claudette, Paulette, or Nicolette, now is the time to do it. The artist just posted what amounts to a "last call" on the Claudette Facebook group.

 

@chalyss I got so excited to see that Arwen has a casting partnership! Though I don't know if I'll be getting a full Claudette or just the body...decisions, decisions

 

Hopefully reviving this thread with a quick question, does anyone know if the body is sold separately anywhere? Also, if anyone wants to share more pictures I’d love to see them!

 

The problem with buying the body separately is that the neck is huge and no other head (without some serious modification) will fit on it. You might be able to modify the neck, but it might look weird. This is why the body isn't offered separately. But you can always ask for it.

 

Shaving down the neck might loose you head mobility; she won't be moving up or down anymore. (side-to-side movement would still be possible.)

When I designed her, I had a long talk with myself about the neck size; because of the troubles of going non-standard. In the end considerations of proportions won; a full curvaceous body with the slender neck of a super model just doesn't look right.

 

Just jumping in here to say I ordered a Paulette about a month ago, her CoA and patterns arrived today, so I hope it won't be too much longer til she gets here! But, if it is a longer wait, at least I have plenty of patterns to keep me busy sewing for her so she can have a full wardrobe when she does arrive! She's going to be my teenage goth girl, Harriet.

 

She's going to be so pretty! I want to buy eyes for her, but I'm not sure what size I'll like best in her yet.

Can the Rubenesque body wear standard SD shoes? girl shoes or boy shoes? She needs a cool pair of goth boots!

 

Thanks! I'll start shopping for shoes then since I just want some ankle boots, but hold off on eyes. I have eyes in every size from 8-18mm, just not the color I want, so I'll try a few in her before I buy, see what I like best!

 

huge congrats @CloakedSchemer I will look forward to seeing another sculpt on this luscious body!

meanwhile what am I doing even looking at this thread? wishful thinking is all... Brexit has weakened the £ exchange rate sooooo much it's totally out of my reach now - Plus I'm about to start my 3rd year at Uni can you believe? I can't LOL - when I get a brilliant job after graduating, I'd love another Claudette And after all I said about not having room for her in halls - this bedroom is like a Tardis - and I seem to have 4 more big BJD now than when I moved here 2yrs ago - how in the world did that happen?

 

Apparently the artist behind these beauties is seriously considering selling an MSD version again! That't exciting for me, since I love the sculpting but generally prefer medium-sized dolls.

 

Just curious—about how long was the wait for everyone’s dolls? The Etsy listing said 4-6 weeks, I’m currently almost at week 9. I sent Arwen a message a little over a week ago to ask for updates, but didn’t receive any reply. I know dolls commonly take longer than estimated, I’m just getting nervous since there is no other doll out there who could work for this character. I was hoping some of you might be able to calm my nerves on this?

Thanks!

 

I’m replying to myself here, but thought it might be helpful if anyone else has the same experience.

I was worrying needlessly. I got a reply and Arwen said the mold had become damaged so they had to make a new one to cast my girl, and she should be shipping in a week or two!! I’m so excited!

 

Congrats, I can't wait to see what you do with your girl! I got mine through the kickstarter and I only just now figured out what I want to do with her. And her name keeps changing.

 

Mine is pretty set in stone, as I’ve had her character written for awhile, even before I decided on sculpt. Her name is Harriet, she’s my cynical teenage goth girl. She’s the younger sister of my Luts Abadon boy, Stan. I got her a Monique Ally wig in Electra color, which is brown/black with orange chunks. She’ll have light blue eyes, dark makeup and wear a lot of black and purple clothing, mostly goth dresses, skirts and corsets, plus she needs a ton of jewelry! Her style will be somewhat inspired by young Kelly Osbourne.

What is your girl like? Which head sculpt is she? Do you have photos to share? What names are you considering? I’m excited your girl is coming together, sometimes they do take their sweet time in finding themselves!

 

I can't wait to see her come together, she sounds really cool! I finally figured her out yesterday, her name is Madelyn and she's going to be in more jfash and cute fashion in general. She's a full Claudette.

 

She sounds so cute! I'd love to see her!

 

I'm hoping to start painting her this weekend and ordering her wig and eyes hopefully today so I will post pics then.

 

Hopefully so! It’s currently been almost 10 weeks since I ordered her, I’m getting impatient! I know that’s really not very long to wait for a doll, but it’s double the expected wait time and I just want her so bad!

MSD Paulette would be really cute. I’m glad I got the SD version to fit with my SD crew, but there are so many cute MSD dolls she’d look great with!

 

No, still nothing, not even a shipping notice. Going on 11 weeks now.

 

I know in general, 11 weeks is pretty short, it just feels like forever when the listed wait was 4-6 weeks on the sales page.

The longest I’ve ever waited was 6 months for Doll Chateau, but I have a friend who waited 13 months on Dollshe. I couldn’t do it! With wait times like that, I’d have to buy secondhand or choose a different sculpt. I do not have the patience to wait longer for a doll to be made than a human!

 

Yall will get them soon! The waiting game is the worst.

My girl just got her eyes, likely going to order a wig for her today, and start painting her on Friday.

 

It is the worst! I’m mostly just really anxious because the last time I ordered an artist doll, they ended up telling me the mold was damaged so there wouldn’t be any more made of that sculpt, then refunded me. So I’m so anxious that something will happen and I won’t get Paulette, especially since her mold was also damaged and had to be remade, even though Arwen has already assured me that will not happen. Illogical, but doesn’t stop my brain from telling me to panic! I’ve already made a couple of outfits for her, including cutting my prom dress to pieces to make a replica of it for her, so I’ve already got so much invested in her!

Yay for eyes and a faceup!!

 

I can't wait to see what you do with her when you get her! I'm so glad for you that you're still able to get her.

I will post pics when I'm done painting her.

 

Got her painted last night so I will get pics here soon.

 

Finally figured out how pictures work here now. Meet Madelyn.

 

@WrathChu She looks amazing!! Gorgeous girl!

@chalyss Well, it’s going to be at least 6-8 weeks longer than estimated, and that’s if she ships this week. Maybe my moody goth girl is waiting to ship on Halloween, sounds like something she’d do!

In the meantime, I almost have her dress made from my prom dress complete! I just need to hem it. Would anyone be so kind as to give me a measurement from her waist to her feet? The listing didn’t give that one and it’s all I need to finish this!

 

Thanks yall! She was so much fun to paint, and just looking for clothes for her right now.

I hope they ship soon! I want to see your beautiful girls.

 

@chalyss She looks amazing! That outfit is perfect for her. Good to see her again, she’s what gave me that final push to save up for my girl!

 

@chalyss Ohhh, turquoise-aqua-gold sounds so pretty! Can you order a new set but larger? They'd be so perfect with that outfit! I am so in love with your girl. When she gets a faceup, will it be gold/turquoise too? I think she'd look gorgeous with some gold eyeliner or lipstick.

Harriet is already a written in stone character that I've been roleplaying since May, so I'm pretty sure she will turn out to plan, or at least in general, she'll be my cynical teenage goth girl. Though already I've had to buy a second wig for her, she's not even home or even shipped yet, and already telling me that first wig is just SO not her! (But the Dollshe Amanda Beauty I have on the way is a wig hoarder, so she'll probably take it...) I'm undecided on eyes yet for Harriet, she needs blue but I'm not sure if I want to go pale or medium, or if I should go more teal blue or grey blue. Also unsure of size, so I plan to try several pairs I already have in her to get an idea of what size and color to buy--or maybe I'll get lucky and already have a pair that works. but I can't possibly get that lucky with this pain-in-the-butt girl, can I?

 

She looks stunning! I can't wait to see her with her face-up!

 

Harriet has shipped! By the time I got the tracking number, she’s already in the next city over, waiting to be transferred from FedEx to USPS to go to my PO Box. I’m expecting her tomorrow or Monday (but I work both days, so photos may be delayed.) so excited!!

 

Finally! Can't wait to see her!

 

She's home! I'll try to get some pictures up tomorrow or Monday. Life is really busy right now.

I really like her. She's everything I needed her to be, definitely bigger than my other girls, but styled in a way that she can still fit in. She arrived with very weak string in her arms and so floppy I couldn't do anything with her, but after sueding and restringing, she's much better and poses well. I think I was told she wears 16-18mm eyes, but I have 14mm Soom silicone in her and they fit really well. Her head/headcap is very shallow and her ears are set back fairly far on her head, so she has trouble with wigs not sitting on her head very well. I'm going to see if a wig cap might help with the issue, or if maybe I could add some hot glue or something to her headcap to hold it better.

My biggest complaint is that the packaging for shipping was horrendous. She doesn't have a doll box, and she was just kind of tossed in the shipping box with no bubble wrap, no pillow/sleeping bag and just a little bit of thin foam lining on her head, hands, and feet and like 1 or 2 small sheets loose in the box, not nearly enough. Luckily, she had no damage. My other complaint is that the sanding/finishing isn't very good. Most of the doll is smoothly sanded with no problems, but the finer details weren't done very well. This is an issue with casting, not the sculpt/artist. Her eyes were cut unevenly and left jagged, like they weren't sanded at all and her right eye was bigger/sloped lower than the left, and her toes had chunks of resin between them that weren't sanded/removed. I've sanded those issues out myself and it wasn't really a big deal, just kind of surprising that such an expensive doll arrived somewhat unfinished.

But overall, I'm very happy with her and she's perfect for Harriet's character! She looks pretty much exactly like I pictured the character in my head. My only regret is that I didn't buy her sooner!

 

Harriet!





I created a doll profile for her: Harriet Trent