YuHao - Discussion Thread

I like their partially jointed hands (looks like they're only for the male body, though). I wonder what other companies would the YuHao resin match?

 

Strangely interesting hands, yes. I'll keep am eye on these.

 

This company got my attention with the option of putting in elf ears *__* and they're nicely priced, too! I'd like to see more pictures of Luo Ji

 

I'd like a link to the company itself, not just the MoC site. Their stuff is awesome, but I can't buy anything. Kind of frustrating really.

 

I have not been able to find a website besides MoC as well, but hopefully they should have their stock in soon so we can see more photos and information.

 

Try this: http://yuhaobjd.taobao.com/. Same stock pictures, though.

I am finding it hard to see past the faceups to see the potential of these dolls - I'd love to see owner pics. I'm liking what I can see of the body - it seems quite nicely sculpted for the price range. I wonder about resin matches?

 

Ah ha, great find! At least you can see the female 1/3 body by itself on here. Much easier to see the hands as well. Thanks!

 

There's more pictures there than I realised, because they actually use their own dolls to model their wigs (don't know why that surprises me so much).

On reflection the problems are less poor faceups - they are bland, but fine - so much as poor definition pictures and the tendency a lot of Chinese companies have to style dolls with dark eyes with irises much too big for the eyewells, making them look like black pits. Not flattering. And oh my, that is a horror of a dress.

But the more I look at her, the more I like her. Her face is sweet, mild and pretty, especially the expression of her mouth. I wish she had the hands the boys had, but the ear options are really cool and more than make up for it. She'd make a sweet big fairy sister for Sprite.

I like her body, too. Other girl dolls in the price range tend to have the ginormous implants of doom thing going on, and it's nice to see more moderate breasts on an inexpensive body choice.

Definitely intrigued by this one. If shipping from the US to Australia wasn't so ruinous, I'd be seriously tempted, just to see what she's like in the resin!

 

This was posted by MoC today:

We are unhappy with the quality of YuHao BJD's. We have decided that we will no longer offer these dolls, (we will still sell YuHao shoes; they know how to make shoes well). All of the YuHao dolls that we have in stock have been drastically reduced in price. Once they all have sold customers will not be able to get YuHao dolls through us, pre-orders will not be available.

Flaws found on in-stock Luo Ji dolls:

Rough sanding marks
A couple of bubbles in the right cheek of the Luo Ji with make-up. They are not incredibly obvious, but they are visible.
Customers who choose to purchase these dolls must understand that they are purchasing a damaged product, the dolls can not be returned for any reason!

 

Oh wow. That's a shame about the quality issues. These dolls seemed to have a lot of potential.

 

Wow. That really is a shame. I was actually really interested in the 1/3 boy body and those hands. Can't believe that the quality was so poor that MoC has decided not to carry them.

 

Oh, wow, that's such a shame. I was so tempted to just go ahead and pick them up from taobao, too... If it wasn't for the criminal price of shipping from the US (not MoC's fault) I'd be tempted to go ahead and order, even with flaws - $105 for a big doll with a cute sculpt!

 

*slinks in*

Haha, I actually just decided to go for that deal myself. I opted to buy the Luo Qing without the faceup. So I guess we'll know about these guys in a few days! Sucks that their quality is apparently THAT bad though, they had potential... I'm a big lover of mods, however, so big cheap boy = perfect canvas for extreme mods! XD

Be that as it may, I'm still excited to get my boy!

 

I can't wait to see what you do with him.

It makes me sad, though - it was nice to have another affordable entry point on the block.

 

I've decided I'll probablly still order the girl this evening, tho not being able to get her fantasy parts is kinda bumming me out.

 

I am a bit envious of you, AlmySidaKay. It's disappointing about the interchangeable parts, but if I lived in the US, I'd snap the girl up so fast. What's a bit of sanding if you can get such a pretty and intriguing girl so cheap? I can't wait to see owner pics.

 

I know they aren't quite the same, but you could always get the interchangeable ears (I'm assuming that's what you meant by fantasy parts, lol) from another company. B&G dolls have long elven ears that come off (they don't sell them separately, but you could perhaps find them in the marketplace), and I believe Volks and Supia also come with swappable ears... not to mention Sooms MD parts, if you wanted to get something expensive.

You could always make some yourself out of epoxy, if all else fails? ^ _^

 

Ordered! Now to haunt the forums because someone had to have bought the bat and elf ears and might not eventually want them! I had to do layaway so it might be a few weeks before I can do photo spamming since she's not going to get here for a bit.

 

Congrats on your orders, Bats & AlmySidaKay! It'll be interesting to finally see some owner pics of these dolls. The flaws MoC pointed out do seem like they'd be pretty easily remedied with a bit of work/modding. I can understand MoC not wanting to offer them if the new-out-of-the-box condition is so poor, but you're right, Bats; with their low price they still have great potential as extreme mod candidates.

 

Thanks, I actually checked this morning after ordering last night, and they are sold out! Almost wondering if I got the last Luo Ji. :p

 

Well I did order the high heeled feet with her, but I'm missing the Bat and Elf ears. Anyone know if ordering from the YuHao Taobao will ship outside of China? Been thinking about just trying to order the ears straight from them so I have all parts avail for her.

 

ImmortalDarknyss-- Ahh, I know right? XD I had to finish up one of my mods to make room for this one a few days ago, lol. I'm still not sure what I'm going to do with him. >.>;
The mini, Tart, is still available, looks like. Is it sad that I kinda hope she'll stay that way until I make an extra 90 bucks? XDD Ohh cheap dolls, you'll be the death of me.

AlmySidaKay-- Their site is in Chinese, but if it's a Taobao you could probabaly get a service to get them for you. I'm not exactly sure how that works, but I know they do it for Y!Japan all the time.

 

@Bats, you know if there is any "How to" manual for taobao ordering that might exist somewhere on DoA?

 

These are the only things I found. These girls do a service for TaoBao-

#1 -- http://www.denofangels.com/forums/s...ices-*updated-shop-list-23-1&highlight=taobao
#2 -- http://www.denofangels.com/forums/s...-Taobao-shopping-service-...&highlight=taobao

And here's a thread where they discuss it and what to look for in a good agent.

http://www.denofangels.com/forums/s...om-taobao-with-taobao-agents&highlight=taobao

It looks as though the general consensus for ordering on Taobao is get yourself an agent. I guess to order yourself, you need an account that hooked up directly with a Chinese banker, as posted here. Seems simpler just to have someone do it for you.

I hope that helped! =3

 

Thanks Bats! It really did, now to look into getting an... agent. >.>

 

Yay my Luo Ji should be to my house by Friday, I decided to pay her off after I did some recalculating. Now I just get to pace while I wait for her to get here.

 

I was able to order the Luo Qing 60cm male they had that day, and he just arrived today.

I must say----I don't see ANY problems at all with him, aside from the chipped knee. The resin is solid and nice, the poseability is great (semi-jointed fingers!), and the sanding is fine.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do with him yet, but I couldn't help but want him at such a great price. I'll probably resell the head---I'm not loving the sculpt. It's nice but not my style. The neat/funny thing about it, is that his EARS are separate! They are magnetized---I guess to 'switch' out for other types of ears?







The skintone is nice---it's not quite as pink as AOD NS-P.....it's almost exactly like Obitsu WS, just a teeny tiny tad (I mean barely anything) more yellowish and bright? But not even really. I have a brand new Haruka WS head unopened in package next to the body and it's a near perfect match, with the Haruka head being a miniscule amount darker, maybe? But it's sooo close, it's hardly noticeable either way.



It's not a too terrible match either with AoD NSP, so I might put my leftover Aod head on him. The AoD NS-Y is too dark and yellow for the YuHao skintone, so I'm glad this head is NS-P.



The resin quality is really good! There are no bubbles or anything on him---he's near perfect apart from the chip. (Which isn't a YuHao quality issue, rather a shipping problem?)

Maybe this particular one is just really good, but I have absolutely no complaints at all. He's a well made BJD and of nice weight and great posability. (Those jointed fingers are AMAZING!!! I never liked full jointed hands---I always think the dolls look like robots with them ^^;; but these just being jointed at the one point, really works well and they still look human!) I'm really loving his hands....





Anyway, I'm really glad I bought him----I already fixed the chipped knee and now just deciding who he's going to be!!!!

 

Yay glad to see your photos of him and he does look great! How was he strung when you got him? Just right, too tight, too loose?

 

Wow, thanks for posting this, TsukimoriKahoko!! I got the other non-faceupped Luo Qing, and I really loved seeing some owner pics! I was worried about his hands too, but I'm glad they look so nifty afterall. And is his headcap really that flat? Kinda strange, honestly... Also, I'm SO JAZZED that his ears are also magnetic. This'll make modding them so much easier, lol.

Thanks again for all the pictures! Mines supposed to arrive tomorrow, I'm super excited now! =3

 

He's strung perfectly! Just right----not too tight and not too loose. I really don't have to do a thing!! ^^ I think you're really going to love your girl when she arrives!! These are nice dolls! ^^

 

The hands are AWESOME!! They're actually my ultra favorite part of him!!!! He can do all kinds of poses with those hands AND not look like a robot man!!! ^^ I'm loving them SOOO much!! All BJD should have hands like these!! :laughs:



I've made him do the "love" sign and also look how good he can hold and stroke a plushie! It looks SOOO realistic because the fingers curve around all the parts!!!!! These jointed fingers are such a great idea!!!!






And yes, his headcap is THAT flat!!! It is strange when I'm so used to really rounded caps/skulls, but.....maybe it won't really be noticed under a wig? The headcap is magnetized, too, so it stays on quite nicely! ^^

 

Congrats on getting one of these guys, TsukimoriKahoko! It's great to hear that yours doesn't seem to be suffering from any crazy quality issues. The partially jointed fingers are definately a cool feature (I kinda agree with you on normal jointed hands: they have all the perks of a wardrobe of option hands without the hassle, but with so many points of articulation there's something about them that just looks somehow...off).

But oh wow, is that one flat head! XD I wonder if that might make finding a suitable wig more difficult. He could probably use some sort of stuffing up there to help wigs keep their rounded shape (or maybe someone should invent a "padded wig" lol!).

 

Amelia's here, amidst some disappointments, I ordered her with a face up, and she came blank. And she was also missing the pillow, birth certificate, and pair of eyes she was supposed to come with. I still did a box opening for her, because every doll deserves one. I'm very upset about the no face thing. I hate doing face ups I'm no good at it and now I have to find someone who will do her face, or just sell the head. I saw that Obitsu heads match almost completely, I may just buy a Gretel head for her instead. The interchangeable ears also were not magnetized on the female and are being held in with putty. Overall, the body is perfect, the head, terrible. I will admit she looks awful cute sitting in her chair. She poses great but she's strung so tight I can't actually get her head on her body, so it's actually just kind of resting on top of it at the moment. I think I'll be able to fix it when I have another person to help me with that part.

Here is a link to her Box Opening.

 

I did get a good photo of Amelia today before I mailed her head back off:

 

Awww, that sucks about the mixup! I'm glad you got it taken care of, though!! =3
If it makes you feel any better, my boy (who also arrived today, hooray!!) didn't come with pillows, eyes or a birthcard either. For a hundred bucks, though, I'm not complaining. XD Your Amelia is looking super cute, though!! ^^

So as mentioned before, my boy also came today! His name is gonna be BoLin Zhong, and he's gonna be my Chinese Naiad Clockwork-handed pirate boy. =D



Squueeee, I'm pleased as pie with him, though, I gotta say... he's pretty screwed up, as far as dolls go. XD This is only my opinion, and it may just be exclusive to my particular doll, but here I go- for archive's sake, in case anyone was thinking about purchasing directly from Taobao.

His headcap is really silly. It's so flat, it makes his wig look lopsided. All I tried him in was synthetic, so maybe a fur wig would help. His face is very roughly sanded, and there's some noticeable scratching on his nose, lips, neck, collarbone, shins, and bottom. His ears, though awesomely magnetic, don't lay flush with the sides of his head, and there's obvious gapping. His eye wells are rough and unfinished, and his nostrils are poorly sculpted and lipline ambiguous and vague without faceup. My boy's face and feet are a different color then the rest of him, and although he was strung SUPER tightly (as I found when I had to try twice to get his head on- I've never had to strain so hard to get a dolls head back on.), he still flops all over the place and his knees like to buckle, which suggests articulation design failure. While we're on the subject- if he's considered double jointed anywhere, so is my three year old Leeke boy. The elbows are failsauce, he can't even touch his face. His torso is sculpted... weird... (bad anatomy), and his "locking mechanism" (a little tiny resin slot) is super annoying, and he either sits unnaturally rigid or folds in half.

However! His sculpt is cute. I so love his legs, and his feet are the nicest, most detailed piece of sculpting on him, their just lovely. His hands are pretty awesome, I just love the way they move and look. He's got the cutest little smile, and poses marginally well despite his obvious flaws, as I can get him to stand with his hip cocked. I love how natural his arm movements are.

All in all, he's a good little doll, but I can see where his many many quality issues would lead Mint to discontinue their contract with YuHao dolls. I would be VERY disappointed if I'd paid full price for this, and would've been pretty steamed if I'd not been told of defects before he arrived. It's a shame, though, this company has promise... if they learned to refine things a bit more.

Alrighty, I'll stop rambling. XDD If you wanna see all the pictures I took, here's his Flickr Gallery.

 

I'll say that his face looks so much better with out the face up honestly. Doesn't even look like the same doll as from the site. I also had a lot of problems with her looking odd wearing synthetic wigs as well because her head was sooo flat, but she did look much better when I finally put her in a mohair. Also I think that she could touch her face... if her arms were strung tightly enough. Her legs are super tight I realized but her arms are pathetically loose.

 

Oh I've also decided that ordering the extra ears, thru a taobao agent, not worth it. I'm definitely thinking about getting a different head still, most likely an Obitsu Gretel.

TsukimoriKahoko Don't suppose you had a Gretel head to try on your boy did you?

 

Hi Almy san,

I don't have a Gretel head on hand, but she's the same color as Haruka and about the same size (just a bit wider---Haruka's a slim looking head), so it should match very well to the YuHao body, too. ^^

I think your Amelia's head is really cute, though!! Maybe once she has a faceup, you'll warm up to her more. ^^

:hugs:

Setsuna

 

Flickr group deleted since no one else was joining.

 

Bats: With that character description I can't wait to see what you do with your guy! XD His face does look a lot different than ones with the official faceup. He's really cute. So crazy about the problems with the body, though. It really seems like YuHao had very little clue about actually constructing dolls before they went ahead with this venture. That, or maybe they mistakenly sent MoC a box of test casts instead of finished products (yeah probably not lol).

AlmySidaKay: Sorry to hear about the head mix-up (that had to be one disappointing box opening). It's good MoC was able to get it sorted out. As TsukimoriKahoko said, maybe you'll be happier with her once you see her with a faceup.

 

Wow, really?! I'm so sorry!!! :hugs:

Funny thing is, I feel quite the opposite actually! For me, he's got one of the nicest posing bodies I own, in terms of stability and ease of positioning. His elbows work really well and he can easily touch his face---I wonder if there's some kind of problem with yours if he can't touch his face? Mine does with ease and actually stays there without any wiring or sueding or anything---just right out of the box! WOW! That's the ONLY doll I own that has been able to do such a thing without help.

I absolutely agree his torso is kind of 'cartoonish' in sculpt, but the locking mechanisms are awesome, and since he's mostly clothed, I don't mind it. It's nicer than the Domuya or FDoll torso sculpt anyway!! He can sit so well and securely! My Domuya boy is always falling over when he sits (backwards), and this YuHao sits and poses even better than my Angel Region, CustomHouse, FDoll, Volks DollfieDream or Bobobie dolls. I also have Angel Fantasy, AoD, Dollzone and Resinsoul bjd and while I ADORE them best (sculptwise and posability and overall look), this YuHao does sit better than all 4. He clicks into place and won't collapse over. ^^ I wonder why our bodies are so different positioning-wise! My YuHao is almost as stable in position as the Obitsu 60cm bodies. It's so nice, I really feel like trying to order another directly from the company for a friend's doll I'm making, but I think the deputy fees will make it much more costly than an FDoll body or AoD body.

I guess I was really lucky with him, since there are no problems at all with him, apart from the chipped knee. Maybe he was the only really good one of the bunch? I don't know but I do love his body VERY much.

For me, if I had paid full price, I still would've been really pleased with the doll. The head I wouldn't have ordered (not my style), but the body is one of the nicest I've seen, or posed, in every way. (Still really LOVING those semi-jointed hands!!!! ^^)

Bats-san! If you find you get tired of him, and ever want to sell him, please let me know! I'd love to buy another of these bodies!!! They're really so versatile and the skintone is a terrific color!!!!

 

I've also realized the body is totally great, and I'm waiting until I get her other head back before I make any decisions. But I do have plans for an Obitsu head now in case the head is bad, but I'm definitely keeping her body. I've sent the head back but as soon as I get the new one I'll take photos showing the ear connection, It's not the best system. Honestly for the price I paid, I couldn't even get a second hand body for that price off the marketplace. And I really love her knees but they are kicky, I just wish her arms were tighter they won't stay posed. Sculpt wise, this body is beautiful.

 

I also made a Database entry for YuHao dolls if you guys want to add to it.

http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?450789-YuHao-Database!-(All-Sizes-of-YuHao-Dolls)

 

Finally got my correct head for Amelia, and I did a little photo shoot with her, showing off a few of her outfits.

http://www.denofangels.com/forums/s...-outfits-(YuHao-Luo-Ji)&p=7912863#post7912863

 

Amelia and I never bonded, and she's on her way to a new home. Turns out I'm a Yo-SD and MSD kind of girl.

 

I was lucky enough to pick up on Almysidakay's yuhao doll~
My monster high oc, Catzilerella is being shelled into her body and eventually I will dye her blue. ^_^
So excited for that.

I do have to say that her head and ears are kidna funky, I will probably end up modding them somehow - but overall she's such a lovely doll. I really don't like how her headcap is held on by the tension of the cord, I haven't been able to get it off but I did pull it to the side enough to change out her eyes to gray.

Here she is demanding I make her more clothes. ^_~


Make me some clothes by catzilerella, on Flickr

Loves her. Can't wait to give her a new faceup~

 

I’m really not sure if this is the right place for this but does anyone know how tall the YuHao 1/3 boy body is? I can’t find much info about it. EDIT: Apparently Luo Qing has a wiki entry and the 1/3 body is 60cm with a head.