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I've got no idea if it'll actually happen just for financial and supply reasons, but I'd love to get my hands on a Pear SmartDoll, I've heard nothing but great reviews and I would be ecstatic to get FINALLY get an ACTUALLY FAT doll. I love my girlies but the body type...the arms and stomach...oh I'd do ANYTHING.

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HimboPrinceLuka

I recently just won an auction for a unique custom mdd ddh 29 so I'll have to get clothes that have snsps in the back for her... theres my resin bjd plans mostly consisting of waiting for my Ybeedoll Nora....aside from those my only big doll plans is to save up enough for a tan mdd ddh21 on the mochi ashi body through dream choice by my birthday. Theres many proxies that offer the service and ddh 21 rarely pops up for sale and shes the one that made me fall in love with mdds in the first place so I feel like I should get her! 

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Kittywolf

I’d to actually downsize this year, as for dolly plans? It would be nice to do more face up’s. Haven’t done them in years. But I missed the boat with the nice weather so who knows. I think I’d actually like to finally bite the bullet and order my obitsu Otohime and maybe the lusion I’ve been wanting for years now. But I keep waffling on the lusion due to the size and weight. I live in a one bedroom house. I figured the otohime is vinyl and light and could be snuck into places. lol I’m also kind of obsessed with the Volks xenosaga momo and Ranka. So I dunno. Maybe some vinyl is in my future. I just got smart doll pear marvel which was my current grail and sometime this year I have chimiko Anya from Volks coming in as well. 

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Brun2166

My goal as of right now is to find and buy my first doll. So many choices lol but only so much money to spend. 

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blisseycake

I wanna get everything in order for my first two dolls! They both need fixed faceups, the second needs body blush, and I want to make school uniforms for them.

That is, after I finish the Mafuyu cosplay of my first one for Miku Expo...

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I think I'm going to focus on refining vs adding to my collection this year. I'm still over the moon because I managed to trade my Aisha's body for an Anthy body last year and got a gorgeous eye-modded 9S. Those two are absolutely perfect and I could look at them forever. 

As for this year's wishlist:

Dolls that need faceups:

- Miku (the OG release, she could use some sprucing up) 

- My blank 16 (plus additive eye mod, maybe something that looks Akira Amano-ish?)

- 2B (with a slight eye mod to better match 9S?)

-21 (currently M03, I'd like something a little more mischievous) 

-14 (Ranka replacement, so I want an open mouth and big grin that suits the character) 

-Volks Ranka (so that she looks less like the character)

Parts that I want to buy:

- Hands. Tawny hands, dollbot hands, more hands in general. My tan girls are kitted out because I bought the full suite last time I was in Japan, but the others need more. 

- SWS boy bodies (long shot). I have two floating SWS boy heads. Holding out for the Imomo 65 and maybe a DDSB because I'd like a bit more variety in how my boys look. 

- New body for the OG Ranka. Either an Obitsu GGS or new bust for her current body. 


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Xiongmao

In the human world this year has gone downhill fast.

Hopefully we've just secured Pureneemos Chisato and Takina. They were more difficult to locate than I thought... and they've just been released. Somebody else is coming too and I've wanted her for a very long time.

We also have a head coming. Maybe tomorrow. Somebody posted an amazing doll on FB then a few weeks later the head became available. This may finally solve the problem of the two (comparatively) cheap MDDs I bought not having amazing faceups.

I keep forgetting Anya is coming later this year.


 

My Dollfie doll family December 2024 😊. Towa believes they are 34 in number.

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Get more vinyl! 

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Kemonomimicry
  • Complete DD body: Get DDH-07 head, eyes, wig, wolf tail + ears (black or dark grey). Build custom weapon (naginata). Come up with decent name.
  • Complete MDD body #1: Get DDH-27 head, footwear, other clothes than underwear. Build custom weapon (lance). Come up with decent name.
  • Complete miko: Get SWS DDP body + DDH-29 head, better color fox tail + ears, hair decorations.
  • Get more bits and pieces for MDDs #2 & #3: Get heads, underwear, footwear, possibly 1 more body.
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ZandurFox

I really need to get another Dollfie Dream, because Krika definitely needs a friend!

If I wasn't so busy and have to pay bills...

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meltychoco_BJD

My goals are almost all focused on making stuff this year, I really want to expand my dolls' wardrobe.

Parts stuff:

  • find a unitorso in M bust for Nero (probably the biggest goal this year, because I can't sew anything for her until I do)

Making stuff:

  • get into sewing for 1/3 scale so Nero actually has more than 1.5 outfits to wear
  • attempt to make doll shoes
  • get started with making doll jewelry
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ragnamuffin

I thought it would be fun to look back at how much I achieved (or didn’t, as the case may be) and how exactly my collection changed over the past year, so here is a little recap:

On 12/15/2023 at 10:25 AM, ragnamuffin said:

🔷 Start the doll jewelry biz for real

Get Alice’s familiar set

Get a Dream Choice ChimikkoDD

Get more DD-sized clothes and shoes

Build out a few Picco P dolls I started this year

- Got all the paperwork for the business done so I guess the actual launch will be early next year, but I’ve certainly dragged my feet with this…

- I didn’t really talk about this (even to my doll friends irl) because I’m so embarrassed about how much I paid, but I did in fact finally get Alice’s familiar set.

- Couldn’t get a Dream Choice Chimikko because Chimikko isn’t part of the Dream Choice lineup yet 🤷‍♀️ 

- Got A LOT of clothes and shoes, so much so that I don’t know what to do with a lot of it. I really need to organize everything…

- The Picco Ps I was working on are on the back burner for the foreseeable future, in large part because I fell down the TinyFox rabbit hole and that took up all my attention 🤭 

How did your year in dolls go? It would be interesting to read everyone’s reflections on the past year.

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3 minutes ago, ragnamuffin said:

 

How did your year in dolls go? It would be interesting to read everyone’s reflections on the past year.

I did literally nothing on my list lmao. I got some tan hands in the new styles when they were released for the anniversary event, but that's it. Things I actually ended up doing instead:

- Regarding OG Ranka: I sold her DDSIII body and decided she's cute as a boy, so that head is eventually going to get a flesh DDSB when I can find one.

- I ended up getting REALLY into Azone's Colorful Dreamin' girls and put together a little apartment and made some clothes for them. 

- I couldn't decide between two types of faceup for my DDH-16....so I got another DDH-16 lmao. I have a doll friend in Japan who wanted the DDB size D'Coord uniform for her collection, so she kept an eye out for DDB D'Coords with sculpts I liked, and just managed to secure a DDH-16 boy in Flesh for me last week. 

- Did a lot of wig styling.

- Made my doll website.

Pics of two of the wigs I did this year + boy Ranka (borrowing a DDP body) in the spoiler.

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Tasuke

My Whole-Month-early ♥Yuna♥ (Little Fry Cook Mayoko full set) came in today from Ami Ami!!!


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i already had a Wig and full set of Undies all ready for her;

 

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Custom-Painted Lip-Detailing~

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On 2/26/2024 at 7:30 PM, Stupid_Hoomun said:

Doll plans for 2024? One of my main aims is to photograph them more.

I'd also like to complete a few of the 3D printing projects I started last year.

As for dolls, one of my plans was to get a Frieren but I didn't have much luck in the click war.

I also need to organise my display area, I'm thinking of putting one huge shelf up above my bed since some of my current display areas are getting a bit crowded.

While I probably didn't photograph my dolls more, I did start using my Canon 760D instead of my smartphone.

I didn't finish any of the 3D printing projects but I did make my dolls some cool things with the UV resin 3D printer I got at the end of last year.

Frieren was eventually able to join the family. As for other doll arrivals this year, the 16th is in the buyee warehouse waiting to be shipped.

I did put that shelf up.

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On 4/4/2024 at 1:10 PM, Kemonomimicry said:
  • Complete DD body: Get DDH-07 head, eyes, wig, wolf tail + ears (black or dark grey). Build custom weapon (naginata). Come up with decent name.
  • Complete MDD body #1: Get DDH-27 head, footwear, other clothes than underwear. Build custom weapon (lance). Come up with decent name.
  • Complete miko: Get SWS DDP body + DDH-29 head, better color fox tail + ears, hair decorations.
  • Get more bits and pieces for MDDs #2 & #3: Get heads, underwear, footwear, possibly 1 more body.

Well, let's have a look at that catastrophe:

  • DDH-07 head in proper colour not yet acquiredsecured, all other items were already purchased. Weapon not build yet.
  • MDD body #1 ended up with different head, different clothes, and altogether different character/purpose.
  • Miko got other head (DDH-08 flesh), still needs body.
  • MDD #2 and #3: I actually have all the bits to complete them, except that finding Mr. Super Clear UV cut in matt is close to impossible where I live.

I think I wrote elsewhere I wanted to limit myself to six dolls in 2024. That went rather wrong, starting with falling down the Obitsu/Azone hole, which resulted in 10 extra dolls, plus a couple of extra oopsies that resulted in threefour extra Dollfies plus twothree floating heads, plus a Piconeemo.@onion4@

 

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On 12/14/2023 at 12:33 AM, Thespian said:

I also promised my spouse that I would finish the dolls I currently have before buying any more new ones and I'm finally getting close to achieving that. My goals list for next year is very modest!

  • Faceups for my blank girls -- I've been putting off learning for entirely too long
  • Sew some doll clothes
  • Try my hand at doll photography
  • Acquire Anthy Himemiya -- this one is a bit of a pipe dream, admittedly, but a fun one nonetheless!

I failed at most of these! My plan was to work on a lot of this once we had settled into our next house, but it's taking longer than previously anticipated for that to fall into place. As such, I didn't get/do faceups for my blank vinyl girls (though I did send some resins out for faceups!), I didn't get around to sewing doll clothes (though I bought fabric!), and I didn't get around to doing any doll photos!

On the plus side, I did get my grubby mitts on an Anthy Himemiya! A very kind forum member over on Den of Angels sold her to me as a fullset for a very reasonable price. She's something of a crowning jewel in my collection now and I'm super stoked to have her :)

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Kiyomi DDS DDH-06 🧡 Miyuki DDS DDH-06 🧡 Shiori DDS Mariko Summer Festival 🧡 Kanade DDDy DDH-07 🧡 Honoka DD DDH-09 🧡 Priyanka DDS Anthy Himemiya

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Xiongmao

I was wondering if the doll drought here would last (no new DD January 2024 - September 2024). A few Pureneemos arrived though.

I'd had my eye on acquiring this pair (and Emilia) since 2020 when I first started thinking about acquiring my first DD.

The night before we bought them Shin Sato and I stayed up most of the night feverishly working on the stock trading app I've been working on since August. Wanting Rem and Ram so badly gave me the breakthrough I needed. Shin dutifully stands next to my PC providing emotional support. What we have built is truly remarkable, and thankfully we have 3 toy math sets to triple check our calculations.

That's the 3rd time in my life when I've solved problems that seemed impossible.

Looking forward I don't know if too many existing dolls will arrive here but it's largely down to whom Volks decide to release next year.

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My Dollfie doll family December 2024 😊. Towa believes they are 34 in number.

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6 hours ago, Xiongmao said:

Looking forward I don't know if too many existing dolls will arrive here but it's largely down to whom Volks decide to release next year.

Oh, I can think of two… 🤭 

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On 12/14/2023 at 9:06 AM, MoiBakaDesu said:

Not a lot of strictly DD related plans besides playing with my boys and taking a lot of pictures (and get them even more clothes, because hey).

I do kinda want to get a DDH-29 and make it another alternative head for Fuuta. And a Imomodoll Dia A, as well for more Fuuta alternatives. (I swear, at some point I will be as flexible as with Nendo faceplates when it comes to heads for my boys.)

I will try to not get more dolls on my wishlist besides the ones that are already on there, which are 2x 68cm Imomodoll boys once they are finally released (the heads are floating here and one is already finished), as well as a OB22 and OB24 modded boy. Oh, and I have my eye on a couple of very cute 1/12 bodies, but you always have space for these and they are easy to store ...

There are also some preorders arriving early 2024 and I just have a few heads then that I can work better on once spring 2024 rolls around and it's not constantly cold and wet.

Okay, time to reflect on this as well.

I did indeed get a DDH-29 and painted him, I haven't done anything with the Imomodoll Dia A yet tho. I have painted a Imomodoll Blank into Haruka tho. And have quite a few other heads floating around that weren't planned and still need painting. Oh well ...

I think the only unplanned new doll addition was me caving in and getting an MDD (with Kakuso torso) because v2 was just too tempting. And two small resin cuties, but they were only half not planned, but I haven't gotten to do anything with them yet, because the plans are a bit more involved.

My Imomo Canis heads still don't have bodies, because they still didn't get released ... I am contemplating on just getting them resin bodies atp.

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On 4/16/2024 at 11:13 PM, meltychoco_BJD said:

My goals are almost all focused on making stuff this year, I really want to expand my dolls' wardrobe.

Parts stuff:

  • find a unitorso in M bust for Nero (probably the biggest goal this year, because I can't sew anything for her until I do)

Making stuff:

  • get into sewing for 1/3 scale so Nero actually has more than 1.5 outfits to wear
  • attempt to make doll shoes
  • get started with making doll jewelry

Reflection time! (?)

I actually did manage to get a unitorso for Nero, but it's S and not M. I'd still like to swap to M if I can find one secondhand, but I'm satisfied enough with S, since it's a big change from the previous L anyways.

I did also get into 1/3 scale sewing, but just barely. I made half a wa-lolita set (dropped because fabric was way too shifty and it majorly demotivated me) and one blouse that had sleeves too short (scrapped for now).

I also did make some doll jewelry! I made a gothic-ish cross necklace and a weird looking pearl-chain thing. I would have made more, but finding small, quality charms in person is a bit hard.

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The only thing on the 2024 list I didn't get to was making shoes! I bought all the materials and then just...never started lol.

Overall, I hit almost all the stops, which is shocking because I usually fail most yearly resolutions within a month 😅

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16 hours ago, meltychoco_BJD said:

I also did make some doll jewelry! I made a gothic-ish cross necklace and a weird looking pearl-chain thing. I would have made more, but finding small, quality charms in person is a bit hard.

If you do, or want to learn, wire wrapping, there are a lot of wire earring designs for people that could translate into pendants for dolls. For wire wrapping you just need wire, and a few pairs of pliers that are fairly inexpensive to buy. Flush cutters are a bit more expensive, but not too bad.

You can also get small crystals, make or buy bails, and use those to create pendants. Swarovski no longer sells unset crystals directly to customers, at least under the Swarovski name, but Crystal Passions and Serenity Crystals are both supposed to be identical to the point that people speculate that they're Swarovski sold without the celebrity brand name. 

One other option, and this would be the hardest and most expensive option, you can make tiny settings for cabochons and gems, and learn to set stones. Doing that is a goal I have down the road. Bezel forming tools will set you back a few hundred.

You can make cages for beads using twisted wire, a bit of soldering, and a dapping block. 

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On 12/14/2023 at 12:24 PM, Poofiemus said:

2023 was an adoption heavy year, so I am aiming to have a no adoption year. We'll see if THAT pans out lol. Wish me luck. I'll probably need it. 

Big event goal: LA Dolpa road trip! Coordinating with some local friends to carpool together. I'm intending to go whole hog and do the tea party, though whether I dress up or only my dolly guest does will depend on the theme. I want the whole experience though. 

Other goals: 

Make progress on Venti: finish his cape for sure. Next priority would be faceup and wig. Next would be hat, shorts, and corset, in that order. 

Progress on Paimon: Figure out best way to get crown to stay on her noggin. Paint the remaining "hard goods". I do need to finish patterning her actual jump suit and stupid cape thing, too. 

YOI boys: I have to make a skate outfit for at least ONE of them. I do have materials for Yuuri's Eros outfit for the most part, so that's probably going to be the priority. Get Viktor a suit and coat so he can look like a proper professional coach.

Faceup mods and refreshes: Koyo, Fate, and Katya all have pale eyebrows I would like to darken so you can actually see them. Agatha could use a refresh to her cheek and lip blushing. Abby needs some de-yellowing, which will probably lead to her getting a whole new faceup. 

Photos: Several of my dolls have never had a real solo "glamor shoot", so I want to do that for at least some of them. Katya, Koyo, Viktor, and now Venti and Madoka all need good shoots. I also need to start getting over my photo perfectionism and be more okay with posting unedited shots here on the forums. 

Typed out I see this is a LOT of goals, so I'll probably only manage some of them. I guess I should think of it more as a menu of things I would like to do, and just follow the dopamine from there lol. 

Well, I had some health problems this year, so my success on this was a grand total of ONE: going to Dolpa, which is also what nuked my no-new-dolls plan for the year. I entered for Kaito on impulse because I figured i wouldn't get him but would regret it if I didn't at least try. Instead I won the lotto on him and made my credit card cry lol. I was carpooling with some local friends, two of whom also won dolls ( @battrastard got Miku NT and @MichelleAK got an Icon). Between a total of four people, the dolls we brought with us, and the three new dolly additions, we had to do some SERIOUS car Tetris on the way home lolololol. Kaito actually wound up spending the whole ride in my lap lol

The other goals? Yeah no real progress. I honestly was so exhausted from my health problems that I hardly did any arts or crafts at ALL until about August, and I was super worreid how I was gonna fare at Dolpa. Thankfully I actually managed it but it took me some planning and a lot of self care.

Oh, well I guess I did get Venti's faceup done? Huh. It's probably not his permanent one, it isn't as tidy as I would like, but at least he feels a lot more like himself than he did with the Kagamine Len default.

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On 11/29/2024 at 12:55 PM, BeyondTime said:

If you do, or want to learn, wire wrapping, there are a lot of wire earring designs for people that could translate into pendants for dolls. For wire wrapping you just need wire, and a few pairs of pliers that are fairly inexpensive to buy. Flush cutters are a bit more expensive, but not too bad.

You can also get small crystals, make or buy bails, and use those to create pendants. Swarovski no longer sells unset crystals directly to customers, at least under the Swarovski name, but Crystal Passions and Serenity Crystals are both supposed to be identical to the point that people speculate that they're Swarovski sold without the celebrity brand name. 

One other option, and this would be the hardest and most expensive option, you can make tiny settings for cabochons and gems, and learn to set stones. Doing that is a goal I have down the road. Bezel forming tools will set you back a few hundred.

You can make cages for beads using twisted wire, a bit of soldering, and a dapping block. 

Thanks for all the ideas!! I do have one pair of pliers but I think they're supposed to be more for like tech repair stuff, they're what I used to make the two necklaces though so I guess they work? Wire wrapping looks like the easiest entry option for me from this list, and the small crystals also look really nice! If I end up getting more serious about the craft I might look into the other stuff in the future.


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Basically you need a pair of pliers like this: https://www.riogrande.com/product/bail-shaping-pliers/111957GP/?code=111957

You can get sets of pliers that contain round-nose, chain-nose, bent chain-nose, flat-nose and nylon-jaw flat-nose pliers, as well as bevel cutters for about 20 - $30 bucks. You can also get sets that cost hundreds, but I'd go with a cheap set u til you decide if you like it, then upgrade. Add a pair of bail making pliers like the ones I posted above.

 

I'm including this video, skip to the second half to see the him create a simple wire shape. The pliers below are kind of fancy and expensive and again I wouldn't worry about upgrades until you know if this is something you want to do .

 

A slight modification to what he does to make an ear wire, could make a shape like this:

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Place it between to small anvils and tap / smack them with a rawhide mallet to flatten the round wire to harden and shape it, and that earring design is a doll sized pendant. You can use a small hammer to selectively flatten the bends instead of the entire thing too.

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Or something like these: 

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Wire wrapping on that scale to set a bead isn't exactly easy, but it's doable. Start big for practice and then shift downward to doll scales.

Start with cheap craft wire and practice a bit making shapes, but if you use copper to practice, recycle your scraps and rejects, don't toss copper or silver into the trash.

 

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