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Angel of the End

PostPosted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:28 pm


Ok, so first, I want to buy either a 22 or 27 cm dollfie, not a super dollfie. I was thinking about buying the body, a head, eyes, customizable wig, and maybe some eyelashes (because they make dollfies prettier <3) to start. Questions:
1. Is it a good idea to start off making my own?
2. Er.... what about the eyelids?
3. Have you guys ever tried making your own?
PostPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:57 pm


I think you'll get much better and thorough answers at the Dollfie guild:
http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/index.php?guild_id=1727

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 10:41 am


DOLLFIE GUILD NEVER ACCEPTED MY REQUEST.

I feel so neglected! I'm without help on my need of Dollfie...
PostPosted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:04 pm


It will be very difficult and almost impossible to put eyes and eyelashes on a 22-27cm dollfie. These dolls are only slightly smaller than a Barbie doll.

If you are extremely skilled, you can draw and paint the face on, or have someone who does faceups well do it for you. However, it is very, very tricky. There are some 27cm dolls that come with eyes and/or eye holes already cut. It is difficult to find eyes small enough to fit these dolls, so you usually end up buying the eyes the doll manufacturer makes. Some companies, like Volks, also sell sticker eyes that you can use on your dollfies, but in my experience, these come off very easily and are not worth the money. I have never seen a small doll with eyelashes, and, in all honesty, I've never seen a BJD that looked good with them, either. The face/canvas of a small doll is really too tiny for that sort of customization.

Here is a 25cm doll made out of resin. The site gives you the option of ordering him with a faceup, and he comes with a pair of glass eyes (of a random colour). The sitemakers claim the doll is fully-articulated. His price is $110 plain and $130-140 with a faceup. The doll is also naked and does not come with a wig. [This is a Fantasy Doll or an FDoll.]

Here is a 27 cm doll made of plastic. This doll comes with a face-up and glass eyes. She is semi-articulated and costs between $75-100 dollars. The doll comes with one outfit and multiple accessories, and has rooted hair. [This is a J-Doll.] (I own this doll, so I'm familiar with her).

Volks, the original Dollfie creator, sells plastic dolls between 22 and 30cm. Depending on the doll, you can get dolls with hard heads that have eye-holes cutout for glass eyes, or soft heads (that you can root hair into) that will require painted on eyes or stickers. These dolls are all fully-articulated and run between $17-20. They are naked and do not come with a wig. [These are the Volks Dollfies]. (I own several of these, in various shapes and sizes).

I have a lot of clothes for my dolls (a small suitcase full) of Barbie clothes, Jenny clothes and random home-made doll clothes. I also make my own clothes for them. If you know the basics of sewing, you should be fine. Most doll clothing sewing is done by hand, because they're really too small for most machines.

I also drew my own faceups with a pencil and then went over them with felt market and colour pencil on my soft-headed dolls. I have a friend who drew her doll's face on with a sharpie while in the passenger seat of my car. 0.o Your mileage may vary, obviously.

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Angel of the End

PostPosted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:24 pm


thank you so much! ^^
PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:53 pm


i want one... -fumes- but my need to eat and buy anime is greater than my urge to own one.

hn... You can find premade Dolfies for 400 if you check Dolfie USA. or go to their shop. I think it's in SanFransico.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 3:38 pm


Or~ Luts sells MSD-sized dolls for around 250 without a faceup. With faceup, it's like 300 WUT.

Clothing is another issue entirely though. xD
PostPosted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:17 pm


If your looking at a 22-27cm dollfie, my advice to you....

1) Eyelashes don't work. They simply don't come small enough, and getting them in place would be really really hard.

2) Getting the eyes in place took some doing, but was by all means not impossible.

3) Barbie cloths DO NOT FIT my dollfie pluss. Her butt is simply too big.

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