Ball Jointed Doll (BJD) Discussion -

[Haramburger]

the 2011 horror anthology movie The Theater Bizarre has a series of scenes that tie all the shorts together; a girl goes into this abandoned theater and is shown six puppet shows, and as each one ends, she transforms more and more from healthy, to sickly and gasping, to inanimate puppet, as the Ringmaster puppet on stage gets more and more alive stealing her life essence. It ends with him sticking her now lifeless ball-and-joint body into a trunk. It's creepy but also gives you a boner.

ball and joint dolls also end up being a regular commission from coomers:

 

[Bean5]

There was a thread on Facebook (that was deleted relatively quickly) where someone asked if it was okay to ask for "donations" to buy a doll. Then they started whining that it wasn't begging, it was "paying it forward" when 98% of the comments were "Fuck no you leech, it's a goddamn luxury." The 2% were comparing it to Amazon wishlists, like that isn't begging in it's own way. I only use those as a private way of tracking things I'd someday like to get, not as a "buy me this shit random internet strangers!" like we see a lot on the Farms.

Pretty much the whole community joined toether for about five minutes to rag on them.

What fb group? All legit, recast, or neutral?

 

[Bean5]

the 2011 horror anthology movie The Theater Bizarre has a series of scenes that tie all the shorts together; a girl goes into this abandoned theater and is shown six puppet shows, and as each one ends, she transforms more and more from healthy, to sickly and gasping, to inanimate puppet, as the Ringmaster puppet on stage gets more and more alive stealing her life essence. It ends with him sticking her now lifeless ball-and-joint body into a trunk. It's creepy but also gives you a boner.
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ball and joint dolls also end up being a regular commission from coomers:
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Am i a bastard for finding improper bjd anatomy a peeve.
First doll pic, her torso should be hanging over her waist joint a bit,and that left leg is a little fuckey

Second
Elbow joints too short to be a double or able to twist like that unless its a hidden.

Not a stickler, its just stuff i hate on dolls that have shitty posing.

 

[neverendingmidi]

What fb group? All legit, recast, or neutral?

Legit, but not as neurotic as DoA.

 

[2spooky]

I think my favorite parts of this shitshow involve the back and forth drama between Danny Choo/the Smart Doll fandom and the people he manages to infuriate. I've browsed his site to see what the fuck everyone was bitching about and all I saw was a middle aged weeb being kind of cheeky about his product. The shit about him only offering his mystery box and the bargain bin miscasts "Chaos bundles" to existing SmD customers gave me a chuckle. I have no doubt that if either of those were offered to people who were new, they'd try to turn the experience around on him, bitch about "inferior products", and demand refunds. I'll admit I haven't really looked that closely into things because I can' t be bothered, it really just looks like he's just trying to cover his ass while giving those who don't trash talk him some perks to being loyal customers. Calm your dolltits.

 

[children of bodom]

everyone on this thread sounds like a fucking serial killer

 

[[Redacted]-san]

I used to own a bunch of barbie dolls, and now I want to get dollfie dream anime dolls, I just find that pretty ironic. Because I never liked dolls as a kid.

 

[children of bodom]

I used to own a bunch of barbie dolls, and now I want to get dollfie dream anime dolls, I just find that pretty ironic. Because I never liked dolls as a kid.

you're probably gay then

 

[feelings]

That rat is actually great, I could see rat enthusiasts wanting it.

 

[Sourceress]

At the risk of sounding like an asshole, uh... I wanna say you're probably better off not sharing that information here of all places. This thread is plagued to hell as it is.

I think my favorite parts of this shitshow involve the back and forth drama between Danny Choo/the Smart Doll fandom and the people he manages to infuriate. I've browsed his site to see what the fuck everyone was bitching about and all I saw was a middle aged weeb being kind of cheeky about his product. The shit about him only offering his mystery box and the bargain bin miscasts "Chaos bundles" to existing SmD customers gave me a chuckle. I have no doubt that if either of those were offered to people who were new, they'd try to turn the experience around on him, bitch about "inferior products", and demand refunds. I'll admit I haven't really looked that closely into things because I can' t be bothered, it really just looks like he's just trying to cover his ass while giving those who don't trash talk him some perks to being loyal customers. Calm your dolltits.

I read some of the thread and saw people talking about their own collections and got excited. I will take my #autistic ratings now. Sorry! I'd delete but it's a bit pointless now I've been quoted.

I remember some of the Smart Doll shitshow when they first came out. It's such a shame, because I think the dolls look nice.. but unfortunately that's all they do, as I've heard they're a nightmare to pose and really cheap-feeling irl. Had no idea he was doing all this other stuff, I've been out of the loop for a while.

I wonder if Dollshe is still doing its twelve-zillionth "VERY LAST TIME you can order these dolls really we mean it this time" sales on the old 18m dolls... now that was drama.

 

[2spooky]

I read some of the thread and saw people talking about their own collections and got excited. I will take my #autistic ratings now. Sorry! I'd delete but it's a bit pointless now I've been quoted.

I remember some of the Smart Doll shitshow when they first came out. It's such a shame, because I think the dolls look nice.. but unfortunately that's all they do, as I've heard they're a nightmare to pose and really cheap-feeling irl. Had no idea he was doing all this other stuff, I've been out of the loop for a while.

I wonder if Dollshe is still doing its twelve-zillionth "VERY LAST TIME you can order these dolls really we mean it this time" sales on the old 18m dolls... now that was drama.

Nah it's good, I'll edit out that part. Consider it my good deed for the year.

RE: Dollshe, I want say it's been 4 years waiting on... something about the model Monica Bellucci? I don't even know if it's more than an isolated incident at this point. Are there records of more than one person waiting? I could only find one and get the feeling the incident was repeated so many times that now it looks like there's a load of forgotten orders. Wonder if he just fucked up the master mold and didn't want to own up to it. Or, alternatively, if it was an unlicensed copy of her likeness, kinda like the weird shit with people getting dolls of that k-pop group. Wouldn't be all that surprising. I think that's why BJD Gravity is banned on DOA, actually, but also I don't have a reliable source on this matter so it's entirely hearsay.

 

[Sourceress]

Nah it's good, I'll edit out that part. Consider it my good deed for the year.

RE: Dollshe, I want say it's been 4 years waiting on... something about the model Monica Bellucci? I don't even know if it's more than an isolated incident at this point. Are there records of more than one person waiting? I could only find one and get the feeling the incident was repeated so many times that now it looks like there's a load of forgotten orders. Wonder if he just fucked up the master mold and didn't want to own up to it. Or, alternatively, if it was an unlicensed copy of her likeness, kinda like the weird shit with people getting dolls of that k-pop group. Wouldn't be all that surprising. I think that's why BJD Gravity is banned on DOA, actually, but also I don't have a reliable source on this matter so it's entirely hearsay.

Thank you. Deleted my post up there as well. I appreciate it.

Are they still waiting on the Monica Bellucci? Oh my god. That was back in 2017 I think, from what I can see on their blog. It doesn't surprise me that much, though - there was a period a couple of years back where people were waiting ~1.5 years just for their basic line dolls. I remember distinctly because the marketplace on DOA was absolutely flooded with cheap-as-hell Dollshe dolls because by the time people were finally getting them, they were too frustrated to deal with them anymore.

Dollshe does so many celebrity lookalike dolls that I can't imagine they're all licensed.

 

[Sperghetti]

Okay, just because somebody brought up Smart Doll, here’s a really dumb question that’s been bugging me for years, and I never quite found an answer to it because I don’t hang out in the BJD community: Is there some connection between Danny Choo and Volks? Is there some reason that Smart Doll Mirai’s face mild looks almost identical to one of the original Dollfie Dream models from 2003, also named Mirai?

Granted, most of my BJD knowledge comes from the early 00’s, but I always thought Volks was extremely exclusive with their property, and I’ve never really seen anybody else address this.

 

[Puff]

Can we see more of the things kiwis have made? Making things intrigues me.

 

[neverendingmidi]

Thank you. Deleted my post up there as well. I appreciate it.

Are they still waiting on the Monica Bellucci? Oh my god. That was back in 2017 I think, from what I can see on their blog. It doesn't surprise me that much, though - there was a period a couple of years back where people were waiting ~1.5 years just for their basic line dolls. I remember distinctly because the marketplace on DOA was absolutely flooded with cheap-as-hell Dollshe dolls because by the time people were finally getting them, they were too frustrated to deal with them anymore.

Dollshe does so many celebrity lookalike dolls that I can't imagine they're all licensed.

Some people are on year 3 of waiting for Dollshe, and it's kind of funny because newbies will buy one and comment on Facebook about how excited they are to get one, and ask how long the waiting times are. The poor bastards.

Ringdoll is getting to Dollshe levels, with over a year waits, and people getting irritated and warning people before they buy that it's a frustrating as hell experience.

 

[Bean5]

I think my favorite parts of this shitshow involve the back and forth drama between Danny Choo/the Smart Doll fandom and the people he manages to infuriate. I've browsed his site to see what the fuck everyone was bitching about and all I saw was a middle aged weeb being kind of cheeky about his product. The shit about him only offering his mystery box and the bargain bin miscasts "Chaos bundles" to existing SmD customers gave me a chuckle. I have no doubt that if either of those were offered to people who were new, they'd try to turn the experience around on him, bitch about "inferior products", and demand refunds. I'll admit I haven't really looked that closely into things because I can' t be bothered, it really just looks like he's just trying to cover his ass while giving those who don't trash talk him some perks to being loyal customers. Calm your dolltits.

The best and shortest way i try to explain SD is, you had to spend $200 worth in merch alone to be able to purchase parts to fix your doll.
Imagine having to take you car to the dealership and having to buy $200 in floormats and key chains before paying for a mandatory tire rotation. If you have vinyl dolls, broken ankle situation

You have to prove you own a sd before you can buy a chaos head via a picture with your name on the doll or old order because fuck you. Imo i don't want a doll company to know who i am.

He discontinued milk skin because it matched dollfie dream and if you need milk parts then fuck you

Complains about being unable to give every character a personality because there's too many. Nevermind how almost every character is just a different color combination and wig because fuck you

I have obitsu based dolls for a reason. Parts are always available and cheap, and i don't have to hope the owner read my critical tweet and banned me from the store.

 

[Bean5]

Okay, just because somebody brought up Smart Doll, here’s a really dumb question that’s been bugging me for years, and I never quite found an answer to it because I don’t hang out in the BJD community: Is there some connection between Danny Choo and Volks? Is there some reason that Smart Doll Mirai’s face mild looks almost identical to one of the original Dollfie Dream models from 2003, also named Mirai?

Granted, most of my BJD knowledge comes from the early 00’s, but I always thought Volks was extremely exclusive with their property, and I’ve never really seen anybody else address this.

Danny was inspired by dd and use to have some. He admitted this bty. They had a good relationship, then there was a falling out and beef. So he sold his girls
There's a dollfie dream forum, dolly dreaming? They go over it

Check the dollfie dream community, not the bjd one. Most of the resin chuckle fucks don't even know how to string their dolls without emotional help from six people

The DD forum also has a great and current salt mine about Danny. Its great

One of these days im gonna gather up info on "into the deep dolls" for acting like a proper bastard in dms. Ill get around to it.

https://etsy.me/3hZRttj

Check the reviews for now

 

[HickoryDickory]

Some people are on year 3 of waiting for Dollshe, and it's kind of funny because newbies will buy one and comment on Facebook about how excited they are to get one, and ask how long the waiting times are. The poor bastards.

Ringdoll is getting to Dollshe levels, with over a year waits, and people getting irritated and warning people before they buy that it's a frustrating as hell experience.

Most Ringdolls look the same to me and I don't see the appeal or raving about posing. I do have an older model and he poses like poo.

Dollshe has cut corners again and is sending out dolls without seam removal, silicone nubs (apparently didn't work regardless), and in basic brown boxes. That's on top of lies about shipping dates and giving people discount codes for future orders.

I'm sure there's more, but until the customers really stop buying his BS and dolls nothing will change.

 

[Bean5]

Ive been of the opinion that dolls should be in plain boxes to start with. Add a doll label sticker for some pizzaz but seriously, im not paying you for a special box that sits inside another box.
Imo If you want something special then make it an option to buy. My boxes sit in the basement n take up space

 

[Cold Root Beer]

So, do you guys play with the dolls, or is it just like a collectors hobby?