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Instead of flooding the Photo Randoms thread, I guess it makes sense to create a new thread to put my photos. So to start off , here are a few nice shots I took a while back:
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Hi all, I went here thinking there would be a thread on these dolls but I'm shocked I can't find anything so guessing lots of people don't know about this yet! They are a new Japanese vinyl doll brand and just launched in February so still very new and just getting off the ground. Currently you can order blank heads, 44cm bodies (MDD size) and hands in the two skin tones available (Tan and white skin). You can also order two complete doll sets, which are two super cute fox girls. Orders close on those soon and they'll ship later this year I think. They don't ship overseas yet so unfortunately you'll need to use a proxy service like From Japan, or a forwarding service like Big In Japan. I just received my order today of the two bodies so hoping I'll be able to get a review together soon but on the whole I am very impressed! A few quick things, the white skin is a very close match for Volks DD semi-white. The heads, which are amazing (I adore the expression), fit on DD bodies but are a tiny bit loose. This might be fixed by adding something like glue or varnish to the inside of the hole or worse case tie an elastic band on the inside. Also they have the open mouth mod and you can remove the tongue and mouth piece! The vinyl is very soft so probably more prone to staining. I had a look and the main website is down for maintenance but looks like it'll be back online over the weekend. Twitter: https://twitter.com/DollbotOfficial/media Website: https://dollbot.jp/ My review and MDD comparison
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I put together my girls from different manufacturers. Pon (my MDD) is cheating because she's wearing heels LOL! Left to right: Anya (Obitsu 50 whitey head on 1/4 TinyFox body), Bao/Nahida (DDH27 on Dollbot body), Pon (Mini Dollfie Dream), Maya (Kizuna AI on Angel Philia Type-H body), and Chai (Smart Doll Chitose Classic in tea). I love them all equally. They all have their individual charm. I won't keep this post long, but will share what I love most and not like from each company. TinyFox Love: velvety (I don't know how to explain, but it's really smooth to touch), weight is similar to resin, can fit most MSD clothing, smaller than MDDs so she's easier to bring, can hybridize with Obitsu whitey/DD semi-white heads Not a fan of: limited posing Dollbot Love: lightweight, can hybridize with DD flesh/semi-white heads, less "thicc" than mochi-ashi, posing Not a fan of: can get loose - her feet is a little hard to get back on compared to MDD... the neck gap is quite obvious in some angles, and hand joints pop off too easily Mini/Dollfie Dream Love: easily available parts for customization, most clothing sizes fit on them, easily available apparel Not a fan of: can't hold poses too well, but can be fixed with a bit of tightening the joints Angel Philia Love: superior posing! lightweight, can easily hybridize with DD heads Not a fan of: sizing is kinda like DDP/mochi-ashi? so the clothing is quite tricky... it's personal preference, but to me the shorts should be 1/3 sized, skirts and dresses should be 1/4. Otherwise it might be too long or baggy on her. Smart Doll Love: posing, easily available apparel, lightweight, vinyl is harder Not a fan of: limited parts available for customization
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As promised, I'll be posting my experience with the Dollbot body in platinum skin. It arrived today! I ordered it last October 18, so it only took ten days to arrive to my doorstep. I purchased it brand new directly from the Dollbot website. It was delivered through EMS. I'll be hiding the photos by default since this post will be image heavy. I decided to place my modded MDD Rena head on this body. She will be "Anya" moving forward! The head is connected with an adapter that came with the body. First, the head should sit on top of the neck, slide the plastic adapter on the neck peg, then firmly screw the last piece. No mods are necessary to put a DD head. I'd say that both flesh and semi-white can work on this platinum skin. Tilting the head a bit more will show that hole. It doesn't bother me, but it might be a con for some. It's great for me that the head can move a lot more. I wouldn't call it "wobbly", but moving her a bit just makes her head move on its own sometimes. I wanted to protect my investment so I placed her in a flesh DDP bodysuit immediately. Fits like a charm. The body is a lot lighter than a MDD body. The vinyl is also a lot softer. One thing to note is that the hands are super easy to take off and put back. But one thing that I noticed is that the hand pegs are also too easy to remove... I have to be extra careful on the pegs. I didn't want them to break. I was like... did I just break the hand peg? And I realized that it falls off a little too easily. MDD hand joints should also fit this body so I'm considering to replace these (if I wanted them to be more stable). Another thing that I saw is that the Dollbot body has a bigger waist than the mochi-ashi. I tried having her wear a mochi-ashi shirt but it won't close at the back. I didn't want to go gung-ho on the posing since I was afraid to damage her the day this body arrived, but above are a few poses. And here she is all dressed-up. I'm still waiting for her clothing that I commissioned to be finished. That's all from me and Anya! I hope this post helps for those who are interested in a Dollbot!
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Hi all, So been meaning to get this review up sooner but here you go. So I've had a bit more time with the Dollbot to have some more thoughts around and I just wanted to some some comparison shots to give you an idea on them. https://www.dollbot.jp/ Here's a link to their website, note at the time of posting they have their fox girl "Kaya" up for pre-order in both "Platinum skin" (closer to standard volks colour) and "Black Diamond skin" (a lovely tan colour) First up is the skin colours. Dollbot's platinum skin is like a mid point between Volks DD Semi-white and normal but with a hint more brightness. Maybe it matches Volks Normal a bit more but didn't seem too far off with semi-white either. So the bodies are very nice in person and has an impressive range of motions. There are double jointed in the knee so you can have them kneeling down if you want. They have the same range of motions as a MDD f3 body except for 1) the knees can bend more due to the double joint, 2) the neck has more range as they expose the joint more, and 3) the joint below the torso gives more range. Like with Smartdoll the torso joint goes just below the bust for better motion and more flattering for some clothes that expose more skin like bikinis. The body weights about the same as Volks MDD however the vinyl is a bit thinner and much softer than Volks. A softer vinyl will make it easier to stain so you will have to be that little more careful but I think they deliberately chose to do that so as to give the thighs a little more squish. Personally I think the softer vinyl feels very pleasant and I think it will be less likely to tear compared to harder vinyl that I have found in other vinyl dolls. Changing hands is another area that Dollbot improved on I think. Taking the hands off the frame of MDD can be a bit of a chore and often I need a hairdryer to warm the vinyl so I can get them free or put them on. With Dollbot they just slide into place and while they come away easy enough I didn't feel like they would just fall off. Overall Volks body does feel that little more sturdier maybe more stain resistant but I was really impressed with Dollbots range of motion and the ease that I could change hands. Both bodies have their own look so it will come down to individual tastes and what you want. I will say I did really like the fuller figure on the dollbot and it does look better than the mochi-ashi at least in that the thighs match the body. I wish Volks created a unique hip piece to blend the moch-ashi legs in. In terms of clothing Dollbot's body will take most things a MDD would wear except around the hips which are closer to DD size. So DD sized panties or MDD sized dresses for example. Dollbot heads are on the slightly larger side of DD heads but will generally wear the same sized wigs. I found that Volks heads fit very well on Dollbot bodies but Dollbot heads were a bit wobbly on Volks bodies and would probably need an elastic inside the head to hold it in place. You just screw this neck attachment piece into the hole in the head and then slide it on to the body. Does make it easier to remove the head from the body whereas with Volks it does sometimes feel like I might break the body or tear the head when trying to pull the head off. Dollbots DB01 comes with an open mouth mod. You can remove the mouth and the tongue. They also come pre-coloured so you don't need to paint them. Maybe they'll release alternative tongue pieces in the future? Hopefully so along with more bust sizes. Eyes - Almost forgot this but I used 20mm eyes. They fit very well but you could use 22mm. You might need to use the 22mm eye tool from volks so the eyes sit better. I think 24mm might be a bit too large. Anyway hopefully that answers some questions. They're excellent dolls that should fit into any dollfie dream collection as another body type. I used a forwarding service to obtain mine as they don't ship directly outside Japan. I should warn that if you do have any issues you will need to communicate with them using Japanese or maybe through your proxy service. Dollbot are a new start up/smaller operation so there may be flaws in the bodies or mistakes made. I found a few micro bubbles on one of the thigh pieces. Easy to miss really but not something you'd see on a Volks body. Also they made a mistake and forgot to send me an extra head I ordered. I contacted them directly with a polite email using Japanese and they were very nice and responded to me within 24hrs. They immediately said they'd send out the extra head shortly with no fuss there but if I wanted the thigh piece replaced I would need to send them the complete body for inspection. If I was living in Japan they would have covered the postage for this but it was a little more complicated with me living in Europe so I decided to just keep the body as it was. It was a very minor flaw so not too bothered really but I would encourage people using a proxy service to communicate if not too comfortable with Japanese. My order was among their first orders so hopefully cases like this would be quite rare. Anyway hope that all helps!! Feel free to ask about anything I didn't cover, these are really lovely doll and I hope DollBot does very well in the future (^__^)y I'll post more pictures later if people are interested Below Volks Arle head on a Dollbot body. EDIT: Just to add a bit I posted about the hands to the main post. The dollbot (DBB) has a smaller wrist joint than MDD so if you were to put a MDD's hand on a DBB the hand would just fall off. You could try using a putty or blue tack maybe to keep the hand on? For the DBB hands they are a very tight fit on the MDD wrist joint and won't fit all the way. However! I was interested to learn that both hand joints can fit on either body type. So you could have a DBB wrist joint on a MDD or other way around!
