excuse all the threads. sudden time on my hands. is any one aware of whether rumpeldoll is yet selling? have no social media so cannot find much information on this, and all posts i can see were made some years ago.
Funnily enough I was wondering about them a few days ago. From what I understand they haven't had a preorder in years. You could try contacting them. I like their sculpts a lot.
Hi there! To give you some background - about 7 years ago Rumpeldolls' two headmolds Abbadon and Morfeo have been stolen and recasted. The artist was completely heartbroken about this and never fully recovered from this. He posted a lot about what the experience has done to him, how he has fought for survival with his little enterprise, making only the smallest profit, and then to have his work stolen. His last posts on instagram are from 2022 and then he told people that he won't be opening preorders in the near future, "maybe some time in the future if I regain the illusion of selling dolls again." I'm not aware that he has posted after that. It is a huge loss to BJD lovers, because this talented artist's work was beyond amazing. I guess just not every creator can recover from art theft. I have Morfeo here and I'm so grateful for that.
my god, how awful. proof of how damaging recasts are to the artists in this community. i would be devastated. regardless of whether the artist ever sells commercially, i hope that he is able to regain his enjoyment of his work.