Volks Super Dollfie Midi Discussion part 1

There are more photos at the Sumika Event page. There are also links to the sales pages for them. They go on sale on Saturday.

 

Noa is an absolute doll! (Even more so than what she is, I guess )
I wonder when Volks USA will be releasing them, I forget how long it took for them to release the SD standards last time...
Anyone?

 

Whew, I think I'm safe, but Noa has something really special about her!

 

The girls are very cute, I just wish they would release some new standard boys. It's been a while!

 

agreed!

i do think noah’s sculpt would look great as a boy though .....

 

Looks like Noa and Hina temporarily sold out on Volks INT. I'm surprised Hina didn't... I hope Volks USA gets them in soon.

 

Looks like Hina and Momo are back in stock on the international site for now. I finally figured out which sculpt Momo reminded me up: the old standard SD Rio. A pair of them would make adorable sisters.

 

Noa reminds me of Volks F62. I would like to see her without the heavy lower liner and happier brows.
Should be interesting to see custom faceups on her.

 

The new girls are very sweet. Momo is my favorite. Hina looks really cute in the blonde wig. Noa reminds me of another sculpt, maybe yosd Remi or something.
No boys, I wonder if male standard models don't sell very well?

 

@Nell Unfortunately, as a whole it seems the Volks girls are far more popular. I really wish they'd do more standard boys.

 

Here is an owner pic of an absolutely gorgeous Noa and an adorable Momo! As usual, Volks' official pics don't do justice to their lovely sculpts~

I'm hoping they'll eventually do a release of the new sculpts in boy form... particularly Noa. I might have to make a space for him, if so!

 

I want to get a Noa but I wonder if I should wait until Volks USA gets them.

 

I messaged Volks USA on Facebook to ask whether they would be getting the new Standard SD-Midis in, and they said they expect to, but don't have a date yet. They will announce it via their usual (email, FB, etc).

 

@Reynardine I could've sworn I saw something on their FB yesterday that they expected to have them in by late October, but I can't find the post now... Maybe they deleted the comment because they don't have confirmation yet.

 

Oh my heart! I keep stalking IG for photos and just ran across this.

Noa is definitely on my wishlist for whenever VolksUSA stocks her. She'd look lovely next to my F-20.

 

I've been looking at the Full Choice Handbook from 2016 and in it there is a page for SDM F39 which includes a picture of Yo-Midi Pinoko, looking very like that sculpt. I can't read Japanese so can't tell if F39 is supposed to be the same as Pinoko, but they certainly look similar...below is the photo I took of the page (apologies for the pic - my skills are lacking, and the book is spiral bound so scanning wouldn't have been much better!)

 

Interesting.
That is Pinoko's photo in the yellow and red outfit.
Yo-Midi Girl "Pinoko" | SD Meets ORIENT HERO SERIES in 2015 - Super Dollfie®.net

I have the full choice handbook for 2018. And the Pinoko photo isn't there. But looks like the same head mold.

 

Oh that would be great - I'll see what I can do...

 

Noa and the others are coming to Volks USA on 11/2. I don't see the exact time, though, which I need to nab a Noa XD

 

@Alice80 I can't read the bottom left note, but the middle title definitely says "SDM-F-39 + YoMidi Girl Pinoko" so I'm inclined to think that's exactly what they're indicating. Is there a similar note on ex. SDM-F-01, SD-F-01, or any of the other molds that've been named dolls?

 

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I have the 2018 Full Choice handbook. I took close-ups of the Sdm F-39 section so hopefully you can read it.


SdmF 39b — Postimage.org
Sdm F 39c — Postimage.org

 

@eleniel Pinoko photos are not in my 2018 book. It's in the 2016 book that @Alice80 has. Hopefully she can get a good shot for you.

 

@eleniel not in the 2018 book.

But there is a section called "Artist recommended Recipe for Super Dollfie Make-up" and The BEST Full Choice "Order Make-up" Recipe ever. Where it appears they are comparing certain FCS head mold to another doll. I can't tell if it's make-up style or head mold style. I'll shoot more photos when I get a chance. But it's not Sdm f-39 or Pinoko.

 

I haven't been able to get a clear scan of the page...I'm not usually technically bad, but this is defeating me - I'll give it another try but I'm not holding out much hope...LOL...

 

Is anyone picking up one of the new standard girls from the USA site? I still can't decide if I like Hina or Noa best.

 

Shinibun, I ordered Noa yesterday.

 

I ordered Noa yesterday too and I'm so excited!

 

Congrats you two! Can't wait to see pictures

 

I plan to get Hina.

 

I ordered Noa on Friday! I hope they ship this week.

 

Oooh, spam us with photos of the new girls!

 

Just got the tracking number for my Noa! She should be here on Tuesday so I guess I better get sewing this weekend so she'll have clothes. I did order some outfits too, but it was just a couple of days ago so they won't be here in time for her

 

I received Noa, she is so cute! I wish I had gotten the blonde wig, though; I got the brown, which was my last choice x_x Also I'm a little bummed about the attached eyelashes, they're invisible against her eyeliner and don't cover her whole upper eyelid. Happily, those are both fixable. She's super cute, and I didn't know that official SDM owners can purchase limited SDM hands?! There's a sheet about it in her paperwork.

 

I had actually wanted the brown wig...it was the short dark brown, right? If I get the blonde wig, I'm willing to trade if you want

 

Just replying to this for anyone who was following it...I got a confirmation by a contact on Flickr that Pinoko and F39 are not the same sculpt...I saw a pic with both of them in there, and while they are similar, they aren't the same...

Both are adorable though! I love Pinoko on the SDM body! Just lovely...

 

If someone gets a Hina, please post pictures of her. She’s the one I want to get. I was actually going to order her as soon as she was out, but the chance to buy an F33 came up and I could not let it pass. I hope to bring Hina home next year. Although I honestly want to set a side fund for the Doll Party next year. I want to be ready for any potential purchases/lotteries.

 

got a chance to take some photos of Noa today
Nancy Liu on Instagram: “Playing with dolls... #nikon #lightpainting #volks #bjd #doll #stilllifephotography”

 

Hello, all! I just put in an order for my first volks doll, a SDM-F-40! I’ve been googling and searching to see where I can find measurements for the doll so I could commission some clothes for her, but I can’t seem to find anything.

Would someone be able to take general measurements (e.g; head circumference, bust size, waist size, arm length, etc) of their SDM? Thank you so much in advance!

 

I really want a boy F-35 with that revival makeup but it’s so hard to choose the skin colour!!!! Is there any really good detailed comparison for fair, white and tan???

Also is tan and sunlight skin the same thing or what the difference is between those two?

 

@asatou "Tan" is indeed the new name for sunlight (source link). (Normal skin is also now known as "Fair", Shadow is "Bronze" and Ebony is "Amber".)
As for comparisons of the different FCS skintones, I like to look at the Super Dollfie Instagram, where you can sometimes click the left and right arrows to see the same head sculpt in different colours. Here's an example (I couldn't find one for the F-35, sadly). You can also trawl the sdm_f_35 tag on instagram for owner pics (here's one of a sunlight/tan boy).

@keseren Congrats on your new incoming girl! I believe SDM measurements are very very similar to the MSD measurements available on the DOA wiki, but I can take measurements of my girl for you in the next few days if you like. Let me know exactly what measurements you need!

 

I've been a long time lurker in this thread, but I finally got an SDM girl of my own recently. She's being repainted currently, but I was able to bring home an F-33 and her teeth are just the cutest! No idea that this was a sculpt with visible teeth.

What are the chances that Volks may do a special re-release of the Four Sisters SDM during the LA Dolpa this year? One can hope, right?

 

@DemonMiko It's just speculation, but I'd actually think there's a pretty high chance for that for a few reasons: they've come out between the last LA Dolpa & this one, they're a new version of an obviously popular sculpt, Volks is focusing on re-releases and older designs for this year in general... if they couple them with the Yo Dai & Mako that came out last year that's a whole set for release, too. Easy to add something else if they've got special plans later this year, too...

Volks does trend a little bigger in its US releases so maybe we'll be getting something else instead. Looking over other recent releases... I doubt it'd be the Dormitory boys (still pretty recent but they've already had multiple releases) or the Versailles dolls (for licensing reasons). Lucia & Mia or Date & Tsunenaga are both possible, though those are both pretty heavily "Japanese" -styled dolls and Volks also doesn't usually release those directly here.

...tl;dr I think it's definitely possible!

 

@ekala - Thanks for responding! I really do hope that we get some more information concerning what they'll possibly bring to LA Dolpa.

I believe that at the last event, I think they introduced the Four Sisters SDM or DSD and with this year being a big anniversary year, I'm hopeful that we get some more Four Sisters and whatnot. My timeline may be off though since I normally collect SD and up.

But it's always rough to leave it to speculation and think of the "what-ifs" and whether I should spend monies now (and pay second hand prices) or wait for the event and see.

 

I didn't realize that. At the time, I was on a self imposed doll semi-break. I guess it would make more sense then, if the girls weren't so popular, that Volks may only issue them as special models or oneoffs from here on out and focus more on better sellers.

 

I keep thinking... how likely is F-35 to be released again in the future later if I can't afford to get it right now... ;_; Is it easy to get it from Japan in Tenshi no Sato??? I think it's also available in Sumika and Mado now too... I want it so much but ahhhhhh the budget... and also picking the skin colour is so hard... >_<

 

@asatou F-35 has been available through the online FCS before and could be available again, but there's no guarantee. It is available at any Sumika, though tan's still only available at Sato. You'd have to find a proxy to get you one.

 

Thanks so much for the info about the tan one being available only at sato! I think if I cave in, it will probably be a normal skin one even though I really like the white and tan one too!

 

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a SDM Nono, I've been wanting Volks to make it for ages. Since they did midi 4 sisters recently, Nono must not be far off

 

I have my first Midi coming! I've been searching high and low for a Mako, I missed one on Mandarake a few days ago, and just now another one popped up so I grabbed her! I'm so excited, she'll be a welcome change to my little family. All of my girls look rather bored in the face, while Mako looks so happy and wondrous to me. I think I'm going with a long, strawberry blonde straight wig for her and some greenish blue eyes.

I do have one worry though- her photo on Mandarake makes it look like she might have some hot glue overflowing into her lower waterline, just a little bit but it's there. Does anyone know if this can be removed without damaging her faceup? I suppose I jumped on her too soon, probably should have looked into this before buying her lol. I assume it should just be a matter of peeling it off before I put in some new eyes, but any tips will be welcome.

 

@lunar-dream304 i recommend popping her head into the freezer overnight! it will shrink the glue and make it easier to pull off. there is a very small chance that it could crack the eyes if they are made of glass though.

edit: also congratulations! mako is such a sweetie! i am weak for dolls with a little bit of their teeth showing!

 

@lunar-dream304 Congrats!! Mako is a cutie. Make sure to share pics! I know we've never had issues getting hot glue out with just a little bit of finagling, but a lot of people recommend the freezer method if you're having any problems.

 

Thank you! I figured this would be the method needed. I's just a tiny bit of glue it looks like, but i'd definitely like to remove it without damaging her faceup! The eyes will be no big deal if I break them, I have some BF eyes I was thinking of using or I planned on getting some Mako (...lol) eyes for her!

I'll definitely give it a try! Hopefully it's mostly on the eyes and not her waterline. Thank you!

 

My Mako is here! I'm always shocked at DHL's shipping, it took her less than two days to get here! The only downside is that her wig isn't here yet, so she gets to be bald for now lol.


Super rough photo I took from my desk, but she's adorable so oh well lol.

Though honestly I think I might regret buying her wig before I saw her in-person, my original plan was to give her a super long, pin straight strawberry blonde wig with a side part but I'm not sure if that will work for her now. A light red or reddish brown might be more flattering, with layers and waves rather than pin straight.

I really love the SDM body! It's so sturdy and graceful.

Her stock is gorgeous, I'm a little sad that she's missing her camisole but the bloomers and top are adorable.