SartoriaJ Mini

I ordered one in 5-6 as well. I had wanted to avoid making a specific OC as doll, then had decided to maybe go with fashion size because I was getting tired of SDs...and then shortly afterwards he was released, so I guess it's fate.
Gonna put him on a Racoondoll body and hope the match is alright. I had wanted to go for a Iplehouse Leonard FID before, and those fit well on Raccoon, so I would assume the Jude will as well.

He's going to be the dark haired, big guy:


Hope I can get his husband (the one with the goatee) as FID one day as well

 

That would be awesome if the Raccoon bodies would work for Sartoria´s MSD heads. Since they are separately available.

 

I grabbed one as well--I've already got a peach gold FID vamp Claude, so they can share the body for a bit, I think! Very excited to try faceups on such a teeny head.

@Ara Your art is amazing! Very excited to see what you do with the head.

 

I feel that about the bigger size. I do have the space, technically, and I still really like big dolls. But they are not only expensive, they are also a pest to handle and buy props for. And since with these two characters I actually would like to do photo stories or own bigger props, do dioramas and co. going with SD+ just seemed insane. So I'll give the fashion ones a try. They have the same aesthetic in the end after all, so I just hope it works out

Aaah, it's not mine! Sadly
The painted one is by my girlfriend Reconisan (the guy on the right with the goatee is hers), and the sketches are by Vermillionsketcher. The guy on the left was my Medic OC/loadout from Team Fortress 2 once before I turned him into an own OC, so I got a ton of commissioned/gift art of him. Unfortunately I can't draw myself at all.

@Ashemanu:
Hey dear!
And I agree, I hope it works. I want my Jude to be bigger than a FID, and since Raccoon is bigger and works with FID I just cross my fingers. Technically there should be no reason for it not to work, if FID and Raccoon are a match.
I will take pictures once I managed to get the body as well.

 

Nearly all of mine are 70cm
Only got one YoSD and a SD10 that are smaller (not counting the four pet dolls/weird critters). I love the presence of the big dolls and they look really "bamf", but I'm so tired of how much of a hassle they are when it comes to actual "playing" (like taking pictures, dioramas, taking them around for pictures).

I'm just glad more and more companies, and especially ones with an aesthetic that I already adored, are jumping onto the fashion train.
I hope I will actually like the size though once I own it. Regular MSD sized dolls never clicked with me.

 

Hi! I’m thinking of getting Jude but in the 6-7” size so he would work with my Youpla girls. Would use an Iple FID body for him though, and he would share a body with an Iple head as I’m planning to venture more into FIDs as well. But - I’m having doubts about the size now and wondering if I should just get a 5-6” head and forget about the Youpla storyline...

Anyway, love this sculpt and have been admiring it as a bigger version, he’s perfection

 

Hello everybody, I really like SartoriaJ's work, definitely going to low-key stalk this thread, especially now that they're making FID sized heads.

@Maria I happen to have both a Ziya and an FID Claude, I never thought of putting them side by side because of their height difference — if they were human sized Ziya would be 1m52 and Claude 1m96 — but they actually make a nice father and daughter combo, which is a very welcome surprise.

Spoiler: Youpla-FID comparison under spoiler because it actually has nothing to do with SartoriaJ and I had no idea where to put it otherwise

Please don't mind the bald naked people, I can't wait for the holidays to finally have the time to make them wigs and clothes

 

@Litzski Thanks! That is actually quite extreme! Thanks so much for the pic! There are couples with a huge height difference in real life but that just may be a little too much... hmmm.

 

Ooooo. He is handsome. I'm worried his head would look too small with the typical msd girls who tend to have 7-8 heads. Most male dolls like this do have tiny heads sadly . Does anyone know if this would be the case with Jude or if he'd work with a vito or even dream valley body? Something like that.

 

Wow. That is quite the difference! Thanks for showing me. Oh well. Not a total loss. There are other sculpts out there .

 

I got the Jude head in 5-6”, Amber Beige, so excited! Getting him an Iplehouse FID body at some point.

 

The MSD Jude head was offered in two sizes, the typical 5-6 the fashion dolls use and 6-7 which should fit with Vito, ID51,etc. I ordered one of each size.

 

My msd Yvonne head arrived yesterday)

Thinking about her character)

 

Do you think they're going to release the other sculpts in msd size as well? I really love Zakary, and the new girl Yu, but I'm trying to avoid getting any more sd-sized resin dolls.

 

She looks great. I bet with a face up she will look fantastic.

 

I got my Yvonne a few days ago:

Yvonne Bounty Hunter by Ashemanu, auf Flickr

The face up is nice, but I don´t get the "Bounty Hunter" vibe from it. Her name is Viper, but she looks a bit fangless to me. So she is on her way now to my favorite face up artist to get a little make over. And after that, with a proper wig, she hopefully will look a bit more dangerous

 

Jude with Carina, please?

 

@rianne Sweet nails it - unfortunately. Well, sweet will be gone soon, I hope Hm, her skintone matches the Iple NS FID body perfectly, so I think it´s still the old resin - fortunately in this case, since I bought the body specifically for her.

 

Here's my mini Jude with the LeStat face up...……….you can see more of him on my blog.
In and Around the Glade- A Fantasy Doll World
He's the amber beige on the Iple muscle realskin body
New Wig by wizgerg3, on Flickr

 

Sadly in the end my Jude has to go, but I took pictures of him with the guy that replaces his face, a FID Lawrence.

Here are some comparisons in case they help.
First, the Jude on the Raccoon Doll boy I had intended for him at first, next to a full FID Lawrence:



Comparison Lawrence and Jude heads:





Here together with the Raccoon Doll Henry I received with my Raccoon Body:



And their headcaps. Raccoon and Iple are as expected a perfect match (or, 99% perfect), which is another reason why I went with Lawrence for the body in the end.
The warm ivory from Sartoria is a a lot more yellow and creamy, while the other two are pink. To be honest, I wish the doll would have this warm ivory color now! I highly prefer it over the pinkish tones.



On the Raccoon body the head fit nicely in proportion and fit, just the skinmatch was waaaaaay off. You could blush him to match though, just ramp up the pink, or maybe even give him a short dye bath.

I'm kinda sad I have to sell him, Jude is a really pretty head and I love the sculpting as well as resin quality. Maybe I will get a big one instead one day

 

@Ara - Nice comparison shots! Thanks for doing them. I didn't realize how similar Jude and Lawrence were...(and I own both in the big size)

 

Interesting @Ara & @rianne. Thank you for sharing them.

I hadn't realized just how closely they look. And like Luluna said, I own both.

I bought the 1st Jude in amber beige and he matched the Iple color fine. When I got the 1st Zak last year in the same color Amber beige, Zak was different. He was more olive color.


These are the big heads. I hope it's alright. If not. I'll delete.
I definitely got to get me a Henry.

 

I was actually surprised at the difference myself.

WOW. You are going to repaint him? That's too bad. He's one of the best Jude I have ever seen. By far my favorite. I love him. WOW.

I love his eyes and wig, did you make them or were they bought?

 

@rianne Ah I got you. Good to know he will be around for me to admire. Small wigs are a crap shoot. You never know what you will end up with. He looks great.

He looks good with Carina.

 

Got my Yvonne back after a "touch up" of her face up. Now she looks more fierce, more like her name Viper:

Viper Fey 02 by Ashemanu, auf Flickr

 

My small Yvonne named Leda, faceup and eyes by me

faceup and eyes for SartoriaJ msd Yvonne by Reinameron Vesper, on Flickr

 

@Reinameron Wow, she is stunning! On that picture she looks so elegant and almost ethereal!

 

Oh, thank you so much)) Yvonne one of most beautiful girls in BJD !

 

It looks like they've started working on a mini-sized boy body!

 

I'm excited for that! @monkeypizzasonic
I like the look of their SD body, so I expect the same for mini size. I'd love to get a mini Jarrad.

 

I like the look of the mini "pose" body. I have another doll in this size with a split elbow design like that and I really like how it moves. I think it's weird though that the pictures are all very straight on, none really show it posing?? Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place. The heads are all so different!

 

they plan to release msd ladies with some changes in the female body. I asked at the board. Am excited about that and I wish to get one of their ladies.

Wonder about: if the msd body is called aethletic if they plan to make a slim body too

 

Greeneyed-soul, that's fantastic news about msd ladies! I'm excited about that too.

Please do you know how I can order one of the msd guys without the eyes? I have so many 6mm to 8mm eyes that would fit from from my FID/Raccoon Doll stash, I don't need to pay another 25 dollars for eyes I don't need, but it doesn't seem to be an option to select "none" in the dropdown box.

I know I have asked before if SJ dolls come with eyes, but I was meaning the included-for-free-as-standard ones (like Iple and RD do), not being forced to pay a huge amount extra for them

 

I would e-mail them directly and ask.

 

Thanks monkeypizzasonic

 

I didn't see anyway not to get them @LilyAndRuby, I think @monkeypizzasonic idea of emailing them is the best way to go.


and this guy is my most recent acquisition, and I just love him. I named him Daniel.

 

Thanks Bren, they've changed the dropdown options now, so we can now select "No" eyes - that's great, isn't it.

Your Daniel is godlike!!

 

@LilyAndRuby

Thank you about Daniel.

And yes it is. I'm glad to see that they made the eyes optional. Thank you for asking them and giving us the opportunity.

 

You did a beautiful job on him. I'm still looking at a full doll. Haven't made up my mind.

 

Me! Me! I did! I ordered Jude in Amber Beige.

 

Me too. Ordered Jude in Sonoran Beige.

 

Me as well, I ordered Jarrad in opal beige. I hovered over getting Jude as well, but now all my dolly funds are well and truly spent up for this year.

Rianne, I'm with you on hoping SJ bring out Yu in MSD size, even if I'll just be window shopping for a while

 

I'm on the fence about ordering................I really love both Jude and Joshua, and I can't get both. I already have the LeStat Jude head, so I keep telling myself I should get Joshua, but dang I love that bearded Jude face up too. I also keep hoping he will release Elf Jude in this mini size eventually though, so maybe I should go for Joshua. So hard to decide.
Green Foliage Background by wizgerg3, on Flickr

 

I am drawn to Joshua as well but there are about four orders I would like to place and he is the most expensive. I may have to wait and see if they offer him again.