Popodolls and Popo doll hybrids

[MENTION=53169]mollym[/MENTION] That would be really helpful, thanks! My luts head is the 2014 summer event head normal skin

 

@mollym Thank you!! In the end the RS skin is quite pale in comparison so it wouldn't be a good match T^T

Does anyone know if it match soom? I searched and saw a few that didn't match at all, and others that were quite close, but I don't know if it is for the skin, the year, blushing... @___@

 

[MENTION=53169]mollym[/MENTION] If I can avoid blushing better, but it can be an option that's true, I didn't think about it xD


For Soom I'm more curious about the NS, is the one that I'm more confused with >__<

 

[MENTION=57435]Nayuko[/MENTION]: I have a few soom dolls and a popodoll body at home (mostly from 2014). My ns soom dolls varied in colour but even then, I thought they were all a decent match with the popo body. I can take a few pictures for you later if you'd like (:

 

[MENTION=62088]kuze[/MENTION] I would love to!! I have seen some comparisons, but I'm really confused because some of them are too different, maybe because of the year...

 

This was taken in natural daylight. And here's another one with flash: LINK. All the headcaps are from soom, and the hand is from popo. Soom NS really varies. The two headcaps on the top row were supposedly made at the same time, but did not match perfectly. Still, I think overall it's not a bad match with popo. Hope this helps (:

 

[MENTION=53169]mollym[/MENTION] Thanks a lot. I guess I could really get popodoll body for my luts event head. And possibly use some blushing around neck if there is visible difference.

 

@kuze Thank you! This is really useful! *__*

 

Camillo Vincenzo, my new vampire boy

 

Hi, anyone ever tried dollclans u line head on popodoll 70cm body? I'm dying to see how the proportions'd look ; _ ;

 

Here's a photo of my Popodoll Wukong. She's still a bit of a work in process. I may go back and touchup her faceup and I'm not done working on her ears just yet. I've gotten the shape mostly sculpted now though.

 

Here's a picture of the same doll with her default faceup before I wiped it so you can check it out. It's pretty well done bu it was difficult to remove.



More pictures of her: Popodoll Wukong (Catrina)

 

I like the body a lot. The elbow joints are pull out though which I'm not as big of a fan of (I've placed a kip in them). She also comes with high heel legs which are the knee down kind. They're hooked in the knee via her shooks. It was difficult to switch out initially because of the tension was higher when I restrung her. Her knees are also double jointed. I also like how the body's hands have these long fingernails on them. I think you could get this body to stand on its own as well. The under the bust joint does allow her to slouch some too. She plops down pretty easily with out a lot of fidgeting with her legs which is something I personally like being able to do. This was an issue I was having with the impldol body.

I haven't gotten too adventurous yet. I'm use to dealing with single jointed dolls who you mostly just plop down and they look cute.

 

Thanks for posting your pictures! I've wondered about a Impldoll/Popodoll female hybrid for a long time!
EDIT: Do you still have your girl? What do you think about the body after these months of ownership?
@mollym , Mundo Ara has an Azalea/popodoll hybrid on Flickr. Unfortunatelly she doesn't mention its posing ability and there aren't any pictures of her in her 'birthday suit'.

 

The impl heads are slightly smaller in the neck area and also are a bit narrower. I had both heads for a bit but I got rid of the impldoll head before I thought to try it on the popodoll. I'm pretty sure it would work fine

I'm still pretty happy with the popodoll body. Most of my dolls are single jointed. I don't really have any particular annoyances about it like I do with the SQlab body or AoD. I am pretty happy with Dreaming Doll so I'd say Dreaming Doll and the Popodoll are currently my favorite SD bodies in my house right now.

My doll is almost finished but I'm considering going back and adding some feathering to the faceup. My ears aren't quite done and I still need to make her a tail

 

@Biff , thanks for the update on the bodies, I've been looking at Dreaming Doll for a long time myself.
The Tail and ears: that sounds interesting! I am looking forward to seeing your project. Will that be an articulated tail like what is used for some snake wooden/plastic dollies for children or a basic one with wire inside?

 

This is actually something I'm kind of undecided on. I may do both. Right now probably at least the basic wire one. I'd like to have it be sort of durable that way I can leave it on her and not worry about it during transport. I did a sleeve cover for one I did for the dolpa using this method so I think I'd be prone to do that again

 

Hello everyone ^^
I'm so glad to have found this page, as I am looking to purchase a Popodoll 68 cm body as a possible hybrid match for an incoming LittleRebel Aleksander head...however, I've heard that Popodoll normal skin resin varies a lot (sometimes it's pinker, sometimes yellower), so I'm a bit hesitant about making the purchase. Apparently, LittleRebel matches with Luts/Fairyland/AprilStory, and judging by the picture put up by @mollym (thanks for that picture!), I feel like it could maybe work out, but I've been told by a dealer that Popodoll resin is close to Volks, which is a little too much on the yellow side for me.
Ahh, I'm just so conflicted because I like the Popodoll body--the proportions would be perfect for the LR Aleksander, and the posing seems nice. But the resin color is throwing me off, especially since sales pictures makes the 68cm body looks very yellow...unless that's the white resin.
Anyone have any suggestions about resin color variations from Popodoll? If it's pinker or yellower, and from which years? Anything would help. Thank you!

 

My winter Vampire

 

What a beautiful pic!

 

@mollym That would be AWESOME. : )
I really do like the Popodoll body, so it would be perfect if it works! Ahh. Thank you so much. ;u;
@CloakedSchemer, I apologize for bringing you into this, but if you wouldn't mind, I would appreciate it SO much if you could maybe post a few pictures of the resin match between your LittleRebel/Popodoll hybrid. Even just a written description would be nice.. I'd just like to know how the difference is between the two resins. Thank you!

 

Oh, hi!
I'll try to get pictures tomorrow for you, it's too dark to be of any use right now.

My hybrid is a NS Little Rebel Aleksander 2015 head on a NS Popodoll 63cm version 2 boy body, though I got it secondhand and I'll have to check into what year it was made. Little Rebel resin colors vary, and the match to Aleksander is very bad, though the fit is very good. I had to blush the head a lot to match, since the head was very pink compared to the Popodoll yellow, but I'm very happy with him. However! I also own a Little Rebel Hachi head in NS from...I think 2012...and that match is much closer.

 

Ok! Sorry for the double post, but I have photos for @Tengu

Michael is the hybrid, his head is a late 2015 Little Rebel Aleksander and his body is a 2013 Popodoll 63cm version 2 boy body. Nori's head is a 2012 Little Rebel Hachi. Nori is much more yellow tinted, and Michael is more pink. I am the first owner of the Aleksander head and it has not yellowed. I am at least the second owner of the Popo body and Hachi head, so I am unsure if they have yellowed. If they have, it's even. Hachi was cast in a different batch than Aleksander (obviously) and I believe the color difference is due to different casting companies, not yellowing, as she is a very close match to other Little Rebel heads made around the same time.

I have not edited any of these pictures at all, except to add text.

First set of pix, I have both headcaps lying on the Popodoll's back. The Popodoll is definitely leaning more towards yellow than pink. It matches the Hachi head better, but isn't perfect for either.


Next, we have the Aleksander head. I blushed the face to match, but the headcap has not been blushed or sealed at all. you can see how much I had to blush him to match.
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg269/vegan422/Michael/Aleksander_zpsq0jeyufa.png

Few pictures showing the head fit on the Popo 63cm body. My character is meant to be sort of a scrawny artist type, so I like the fit a lot. If you want a more muscular, buff guy, a larger body would be better. The neck fits nicely, but tends to hang his head a lot, like he's looking at the floor. The body slouches naturally, which makes him look even more shy and withdrawn. I hot glue sueded the neck and now he can look up and hold the pose without snapping back down immediately.
No wig
Aleksander 1
Aleksander 2
Aleksander 3

Comparison of Aleksander/Popo hybrid and Hachi/Custom House hybrid

I hope this can help you make your decision! It does take blushing to match, but in the end, I think it's very much worth the effort.

 

Yes, he is the 63cm body. Anything bigger is usually too much for me!

 

@CloakedSchemer AHH thank you so much for taking the time to take pictures for me! And so many, too--what a thorough answer. I love Michael. His soft faceup and blue eyes are great together, and for some reason, I really really like his nails/nail polish. : ) Adds a lot of character to him. The resin match through blushing is also very nice! I can't tell the difference.
@mollym Thank you thank you for letting me drag your friend into this. And thank you for the suggestion to look in the styling section to look for resin matching, as (if I go the PopoDoll route) it will be my first time resin-matching through blushing. So thank you for that.

A big thanks to the two of you, I'm so grateful that I was able to get such a clear answer on this really weird question, hahaha. If I do end up with the PopoDoll hybrid, I'll be sure to post here. Whether or not I end up going with a PopoDoll body, my choice will be a lot more confident, and I'll remember this kindness. I wish the best of luck and happiness to you both with your dolls.

 

@Tengu No problem! And thanks for the compliments. Aleksander is a gorgeous sculpt. Michael was loosely inspired by Macaulay Culkin, so that explains his light faceup. Haha

 

@CloakedSchemer Oh! I can definitely see the connection, yup. : ) And yes, Aleksander is amazing. ^^

 

I'm new to this thread as I received my first (and only) Popodoll about a week ago. It is the Ramiel sculpt and I ordered him in tan and on the 70cm body. I can't find many pictures of Popodoll's tan resin, and maybe I'm not alone in liking tan skin, so if anyone is interested I can take comparison shots with my other tan dolls?
Anyway, meet my nameless boy, whom I refer to as either Half-face, The New Guy, or Ramiel.

 

I ordered through Jeeryama on eBay. Some of their listings on Popodolls offer tan skin (extra price of about 80), so I do not believe it is limited at all. Probably just a new skin they started to offer. But I'm new to Popodoll so I really don't know.

My boy was not good at standing when I unpacked him, but the elastic was way too loose. I cut about 7cm off it and now he stands perfectly. My favourite boy body is Ringdoll RGM-4, and the Popodoll 70cm body does not beat that. Maybe the 68cm can, but I haven't handled that one.

Then I will take a resin comparison picture of my tan resins and post here soon

 

Joining in here as I have fallen for the 68cm Female Hong Qu sculpt, she's got such a beautiful face and the default face up is stunning

Are there any Hong Qu owners on here? I've seen one set of owner pictures on flickr and haven't found any besides those.

 

@mollym I've read this thread through and I'm uncertain to as to why they aren't more popular! It's good to know that they finish the dolls so well

I've got an impldoll vanessa who is going to be monster themed (think vintage styled bride of frankenstein) so she'll more than likely be headed for that route too.

 

Oh yay a thread! :P
I just got my first popodoll, and ohhh my gosh do I love him. I was wowed in all ways by Ramiel, he's one of my most gorgeous sculpts.
Popodoll is da bomb. I don't know how I never noticed them before...

Here's my beauuutiful prince Clovisse:
Prince Clovisse by Genevieve, on Flickr

 

Does anyone in DoA happen to have a switch head on popodoll body ? I'd like to see the proportions and the tone.

 

@Genevieve your prince is absolutely beautiful! I was totally considering that sculpt for one of my characters!

 

I have a question, but first I wanted to share my Iplehouse/Popo hybrid. I have an old Iplehouse YID Barron head I got in the marketplace (I don't know what year the head is from) but the Popo 63cm boy body is from 2011. It's a perfect match!



Now, I hope you can help me with my question. Does anyone know if Popo white resin is paper-white or a cream white? And, also does it have a yellow or pink cast? Please help! I would really like to get a 68cm body for my old DZ white skin Chen head. His white has mellowed a lot!

 

Thanks mollym! Appreciate the advice.

 

Oh! Preachin' to the choir, mollym! I love the older sculpts. I miss seeing them around. Sometimes I go to ancient threads just to look at the older dolls and remember how everyone use to love CP/Lut's El or Iplehouse's Soo-Ri. *giggle*. Aaaah, the good ol' days...

 

@Rabbit-moon I have a popodoll 63cm body that is white, and I'm not sure of the year since I got it 2nd hand, but it's a really yellowy white and matches an old yellowed Delf El head that I have. I'm not sure how brand new white is though.

 

Thank you, Ravenwolf! Would love to see a picture of him. Please?

 

Sure @Rabbit-moon I can send one to you in a PM!

 

Thank you! I would love to see your El!

 

He is truly very beautiful!

 

Hi @mollym Thanks! I haven't taken any "good" non cell pics of him on the Popobody since I'm not even sure if I'm going to keep him on it, I got it for another doll and it just happened to match my old El resin well and I was surprised and put him on it temporarily just to see how he'd look on a taller body. It is nice, but I'm not sure I like the way Popodoll legs pose compared to the Fairyland and Delf resin I usually have. Here's the pic I do have though where he was modeling an alpaca wig I was making