Volks YoSD and YoTenshi Discussion part 7

I am so excited!!! I scored a Tsukasa, and he is on his way home from Japan...I am so in love with his sweet little face!!!

 

: Congratulations! Pics as soon as he's here! I can't wait to see him.

I am dying for a chance to get these guys, but Volks hasn't yet announced the plans for the After Event -- I'm still hoping that they'll offer these Yos to the USA, so that I don't have to go chase them down on YJ. But I sure hope they announce it soon, because the YJ prices are already going up. ;;

 

Some drive-by Yuuya spam! Haven't been very active in the hobby due to major life events, but I finally picked this little guy up yesterday and played with him a bit.


Yuuya kicking it Domino style. #volks #yosd #ayumu #bjd by zaely mallow, on Flickr

 

I just saw thse little guys!! They are so adorable and I love the photo of them with Isao and Jun. Hopefully they will be offered to the USA, too.

 

I just put in my lottery entry for both of the Yo boys.... Fingers crossed! :

The AE lottery page is...
https://www.volks.co.jp/page_ex.jsp?CONTROLID=SC0020&BUSINESSID=InitDisp&category=DP33_SD&version=en

 

YESSSS!!! Thanks for the links guys! Gonna give it shot too ^^ I've never won the lottery before, so I'm not too hopeful.. Worse comes to worse, I'll try YJ or marketplace here, but praying I get to win Tsuka-pyon!!

 

Congrats! I also second photos when he arrives

 

Thank you JennyNemesis for the link. I have to admit I want both, too.

 

My Tsukasa arrived this afternoon and he is gorgeous! My Jun Tachibana immediately claimed him as her very best friend...now what is that girl up to? They do look adorable together!

Tsukasa and Jun Tachibana full by Rosanne, on Flickr

 

*squeeee!* Chibi Tsuka-pon is entirely too cute! Lookit the little miniature silver-trimmed sneakers and those big serious green eyes. : And I love that their hair is so spot-on like their big versions' hair.

 

He really is adorable-and the whole outfit is so well done...he even came with socks! I always love getting the full package! Here he is up close...Tsukasa andJun Tachibana close up. by Rosanne, on Flickr

 

Congrats sweetiemom. You really did score .... and I love the photo of both Jun and Tsukasa.

 

WOW! Congradulations everyone!! And good luck to those who are still waiting for the lottery to be called ^^

Just wanted to share a photo of my Eliza, volks Lillie, I was just playing around with the wig box and decided to plop on the brown wig and a bam! I thought it looked so cute on her and thought of a story lol. Eliza has been watching a lot of Jem and the holograms and has become obsessed with it so she wanted to dye her hair pink to look like Jem. The problem is, she's too young and her school would never allow that shocking color so instead she wears a wig the moment she is out of school lol.

A little info on Eliza! by until_fullmoon, on Flickr

I think I want to get her new eyes but I have to go hunting again to see what size eyes she holds again XD

 

Ballet: Eliza is truly outrageous!!

Here is a photo of my Lillie, "Imogen," in a memorial to our deer-ly departed Iris bed: This year they were eaten by the deer before they had the chance to bloom…


Think Purple ~3 by Mandasmac, on Flickr

My Lillie is wearing 12mm EyeCo silicone eyes in "Frisco," BTW :wink

 

I for one would LOVE to see a Lillie painted up with the Jem space-debutante makeup job...! And the magic earrings & pink hair, of course. Showtime, Synergy!

(I was too old for Jem's target demographic back in the day, but I babysat for an awful lot of Jem wannabes, so I sometimes STILL get those damn songs stuck in my head to this day...)

 

Congrats!!! So cute together!!! The results for the US lottery should be posted some time today... Cross your fingers! Hoping we can bring more tiny Tsuka-pyon and Shiro-chan into our midst~

 

Anybody have receive the lottery result?
None of my friends have got reply from Volks....
Also, I didn't see anyone said they have receive the mail. I am wondering whether Volks have start sending the mail or not....

 

I don't think it looks very good. Check out the Tokyo Dolpa 33 thread: http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php/668021-Tokyo-Dolpa-33/page5

 

Everybody's still waiting! Volks has been having a rough time with notifications lately, so I won't hold my breath for like another week.

 

@callasdoll
Thank you for the DP33 thread ^ ^
Sometimes I think DOA is just so big that I forget to visit some parts XD

Hope Volks will start send email soon. It is a hard time to wait.

 

Yes, thank you for the link! Looks like everyone's still waiting, regardless the model, so I think Volks is just backed up on all the orders. I've participated in lotteries in the past (quite a few of them too) and I've never won anything. So I'm not holding my breath on my luck One can hope though...

 

I finally did check and both of my "orders" say Lottery. Does anyone know what is going on?

Added: I officially give up....lol. I can't stand the wait, soooo, I went on eBay and got a Tsukasa from my old friend. Gosh, I want to have at least one of these little guys. (Now, I'll probably win the lottery. If I do, I hope it's for Shiro.......or both.)

 

I think the lottery is done and over and nobody won! ;; Not many dolls. Now I'm trying to decide whether or not to donate that kidney to YJ...

Hey, can anybody translate the story-text on Yo-Shiro & Tsukasa's page? Or, does anybody know where there is a translation?

http://www.volks.co.jp/dolpa33/volks_sd02/

VolksUSA site doesn't have a damn thing about DP33. I always look so forward to reading the little story-blurbs they write for the Tokyo Boys dolls.

 

I keep coming back here hoping to find that some one won a doll.

There really is precious little about any of this, and I looked on YJ through Noppin and I see only one YO SD from Dolpa 33. There seems to be several of Ami, though. (Maybe I lost the touch of finding stuff on YJ....who knows.)

 

There were lots of YOs on Y!J same day as Dolpa and the day after (that's usually how it goes). Ami started popping up for the second wave just two days ago.

So no, I believe your search is about right

 

I'd like to ask for "yo" expert help please I recently acquired these two little darlings, and while I'm pretty sure who the sculpt on the left is (White Rabbit?) I'm really not sure about the little gal on the right- thinking she may be Papi or Little Lorina? If it helps, they have the numbers 65 and 67 respectively inside their head/headcaps:

Thank you for any help you may be able to give!

 

I'm 99% sure the little one on the right is Lorina.

 

Yep, that's White Rabbit and Lorina

 

Thanks so much guls and Motiko for your help, I really appreciate it^^ Now to give them face ups, I wish the rain would stop lol

 

Here are my Lorina Laurie and White Rabbit William together.

Lorina meets the White Rabbit by Rosanne, on Flickr

 

sweetiemom your Laurie and William are too cute, thank you for posting their picture Yep, I'm sure now my two are the same sculpts *happy dance*

 

my little Alice also has the '67' inside her headcap. huh. I guess I hadn't realized that Alice & Lorina are the same sculpt.

 

elf-ears: Yup, they are! I remember: I attended the last NY Dollpa several years ago, which was the official USA debut of the "twins." There was a lot of friendly debate at the tables as to weather or not they were slightly different or not. There are subtle differences in the face-ups, which made it sooo difficult to decide. If I'm remembering correctly: Alice was released with SnowSkin, and Lorina has FreshSkin (Normal).

Incidentally, this isn't the first time Volks has released Dollpa characters who are the same sculpt with different make-up & skin-tone: Many years ago Volks released some spooky Goth themed dolls. All were "twins" in different skin tones.

Now that Volks is offering Yo-sizes in their FCS (Full Choice System), we should be seeing Tinies in the newer "Sunlight" skin-tone. That would make a great comparison shot, Hint-Hint!!

 

@GoodbyeKitty173, where did you hear/see the addition of Yos to the FCS?

 

[MENTION=24775]GoodbyeKitty173[/MENTION] Where was this posted? I've begged Volks to add the Yos to the FCS lineup. That would be so amazing (and terrible for my wallet).

Here are the resident Yos at my house:



Koko, Vali, Ren, and Ducky.

 

My little girl with new face-up ^^

 

Hi!

just dropping by to say hello and to ask something about YoSDs. Recently, I went for a holiday trip in Japan. I bought a yoSD Kuuta Ver2 in Mandarake Grand Chaos for a decent price. Of course before buying it I checked the doll thoroughly; the condition is good, no damage, it got a legit head plate and doll has minimal yellowing despite of it being 7 yrs old and exposed to direct artificial light. I checked the Volks stamps inside the head and body to make sure that I'm getting an original doll.

However, when I finally brought it home, I showed it to my friend, who owns a lot of Volks, she noticed that the body is a yo tenshi body. I'm guessing that the body came from YoTenshi Mamu (1st ver) or Yo Tenshi Yayoi based from the time period where Kuuta ver2 was released [Dolpa 18 (23rd December, 2007] and the body has even yellowing compared with the head. I own mostly SD korean dolls and I only got 1 Volks SD17 in my crew, it is also my first time to owning a yosd volks and my 2nd time buying a 2nd hand doll in my 8 yrs of collecting BJDs. I'm pretty clueless when it comes to YoSD Volks.

The question is if you're in my situation, will it bother you? aesthetics? value? etc?

please do share your thoughts. Thank you

 

CathyM your yo's are an adorable bunch, posing so well for the camera^^. May I ask which sculpt your smiling Ducky is?
xibita your little girl looks very friendly with her new face up, beautifully done eyebrows!
Bluesand congrats on your Kuuta- if you are sure of his/her legitimacy and don't intend to sell the doll on, it really doesn't make any difference? But if you may sell in the future I guess you would need to disclose what you have above to any potential buyers as they will then decide on the doll's value based partly on its provenance. Someone with more yo experience may be of more help

Edit: like eleniel above!

 

Ducky is a Hinata.

 

xibita, what a beautiful face up. Your little one is adorable.

Bluesand, if you like the doll and it's all Volks, it shouldn't make a difference. Volks little ones are special and there's no getting around that.

CathyM, your little YOs are adorable all sitting together. You don't count your Midi Akira or Cecile as YO? I have two Midi but I've kept them on the YO bodies. Am I wrong to think that they are YO? Anyhow I do love your avitar......he's such a cutie.

 

My Cecile is on a mini body, so I see him as a mini now. My Akira is a Yo, but he has a bad rub on his chin, so I haven't photographed him in a while.

 

I just bought myself a Yo-Shiro on YJ! I got a surprisingly good price, and I was the only bidder. Of course the Noppin fees will be painful on top of that... But, having once paid the hair-raisingly blood-draining fees on an SD17 Shiro whose auction price was more than 6x this one, I'm prepared! Compared to that experience, this is a bargain. ^^ Fingers crossed it goes smoothly.

Now I have to think up a name AND go buy another pair of Yo-SD boots; no Yo of mine is going to go around in a pair of loafers! Nava is used to having the tiny wardrobe all to himself. But he is extra stoked to have one of his BFFs coming home.



There is a somewhat-dubious Yo-Tsukasa auction going on on YJ right now, too; the translation of the item-condition is too garbled for me to quite get it, but it sounds like there's some damage, even though the photos show a brand-new doll. And the auction price is only like 10,000 jpy with 3 days left to go, so I'm suspicious of it. Perhaps better to bide my time on BFF #2. (There is also one on eBay USA now for $670. Errrm.)

But does anyone else have a Yo-Tsukasa pic to share? I think I've only seen one on DOA so far... he's too cute!

 

A plus in my opinion. You can wear the wings! I wanted a yo-tenshi body for my Suzanna - but she's yellowed and older, so it would be pretty impossible to find a match for her.

 

Congrats JennyNemesis on finding Shiro on YJ. He's adorable, as is Tsukasa. I got mine from eBay. As much as I love Noppin, the frustration of the auction is just too much for me.

Added: Has anyone tried the Iplehouse clothing on their YOSD?

 

Thanks! I saw two of the chibis left on eBay, but the markup was even higher than the one on YJ. But with the added fees I might wind up paying that much in the end anyway. ^^ They haven't billed me yet, but I'm braced for it.

I bought a pair of Iplehouse BID pants for Nava, and they do fit him! Just. They're a little short in the waist and in the leg (Nava has longer legs than the average Yo), but since they're loose and elastic-waist they're fine. But I haven't tried anything tailored, like those excellent looking BID jeans.



I just thought that they made these pants for Nava - most of my boys find themselves wearing red-and-black striped something on their legs sooner or later.

 

Hi everyone!

thank you so much for sharing your thoughts! wow I never knew that he is extra special! Forgive me for having little knowledge about volks hahaha... Though they are all beautiful dolls it's a bit too hard for me to get one without spending too much. Anyway, before I get out of topic, Marison/alison_sky sent me an image of finished faceup of my Kuuta.



His name is Hamish Hart. I'll post my own photos of him as soon as he arrives.
I hope you liked him

 

lol, JennyNemesis, Nava is just so darn cute and I do like those little pants/ stockings on him. (There is something special about that little face. I didn't get YOSD Isao when he first came out, but was able to get the full set from Am a little while later, and have loved him greatly.) Thank you for telling me that the little Iple things do fit.

BlueSand, he looks great, and I love the little outfit.

 

A warning though-- those pants are the only BID clothing I've tried yet! I couldn't tell you if the tops fit, but I'd gamble on yes.

They're great beacause they are all-in one pants, so I don't need to worry about layering tights or the feet being too short...
http://iplehouse.com/home/shop/item.php?it_id=1542685451&nhn1=en

They do stripy BID tights separately; but I am less sure about trying them because they have feet in them & might not work if they're too short. I never considered Nava's specially long legs might be a problem. ^^

Most BID clothing are a lot of frilly girl stuff anyway, but they do have some greatlooking jeans & hoodies and tank-tops. I've never really shopped for Yo-SD clothes before, but now that I will be having a second chibi, I'm going to need more wardrobe. Jeans at the very least (Hey Volks, y u no make Yo-jeans??).

And yes, there is something special about that crazy little face. I hope Shiro has the same energy about him!

[MENTION=11625]BlueSand[/MENTION], congratulations on having Hamish painted up-- he is a cute little Kuuta too! Great faceup.

 

Thx for the tip! - I've been looking at the ones at Alice's and Tata's; pretty much everyone seem to make Yo-standard pants sizes. And Nava wears boots, anyway, so it's not him that's fussed about the length.

 

Here is my Rinon, as she just arrived! I was so upset that I didn't win any of the lotteries that I caved and got Rinon instead. I'm so bad!

 

[MENTION=63422]callasdoll[/MENTION], congratulations on your little Rinon! The Dolpa 33 lotteries were so disappointing... they just didn't make enough dolls for the usual amount of winners we get around here, I guess.

Q: Do you have any of the skinny-jeans styles they have at TTYA? Their jeans look great, lovely slim fit, but I am wondering, can the dolls sit down in them?

I just got Chibi Shiro's 'shipping ready' notice from Noppin, so I guess I'd better hustle coming up with a name for the little bomber. And ack, I'm also going to need a second Yo-sized doll stand...

 

Chibi Shiro is here! :

But I just unwrapped him, and found the weirdest thing-- he has SD-sized hands on. Or maybe they're MSD. They're just definitely not Yo hands. For anyone else who got a Shiro, does he have overwsized hands too? Or does he have regular Yo hands?

I got him from Noppin so I can't ask Volks to exchange the hands, unfortunately, but I'm curious if they meant to do this or not.

 

That is super strange JennyNemesis! He should have yosd hands like in his promo photos with Tsukasa. If he has bigger hands, I would imagine the auction seller switched them. Do you have a photo to share? Poor little shiro has hulk hands.

 

That's odd, JennyNemesis. Did the auction photos show the hands? I'd definitely suggest that you contact Noppin.

 

Well, he was a fully unopened new fullset--! Everything was all wrapped up, like I had to cut open the paperwork & the wig & everything. It's NRFB. That's why I was so perplexed at these weird hands. It's much easier for me to believe that Volks just got flaky and put on the wrong hands, than it is for me to believe that somebody took an unwrapped new fullset & took JUST the hands, then re-sealed the otherwise-untouched fullset. ^^

The stock photos don't really show Shiro's hands clearly... but I assumed they'd be all Yo hands. Noppin has no control over what the seller includes in the set, and in any case this thing was fully wrapped up. I swear they look just like the old-style SD10 default hands. But I'm a bad judge of size on these smaller dolls. I'll put up a pic in the morning...