Clover Doll 1/4 Discussion

I have looked around all over DoA and there is almost no mention of these dolls at all. Even checking tumblr and flickr I've only found a a couple of owner photos.

Clover Doll is a company that does 1/6, 1/4 and 1/3 dolls, they have some really beautiful molds and their prices are just incredible. You can purchase their dolls through their dealer on Ebay (don't worry, it's an official dealer, they link to them on their website). They're currently having a 15% off sale until May 20th (that means you can get a blank 1/4 doll for 168$!)




Does anyone actually own any of these dolls? I'm probably going to buy Grover (pictured above) sometime this month but I'd love to hear from some other owners about these dolls. I'm really curious about the quality of the dolls overall.

Edit: made a flickr group for Clover Doll, come share your pics!

 

Oh don't worry, I definitely will c: (don't expect anything fancy though, my photography skills are awful) I only know of two people who have Clover dolls and I've spoken with both of them. They're both really happy with the quality of the dolls and they really like them! One of them did say Grover's face up wasn't quite as impressive in person, but you kinda expect the company photos to be ultra refined and looking as best they can be. I do wish I had more than two people's opinions on these guys, but beggars can't be choosers.

They seem to have sales fairly regularly, so if you can wait a few weeks, there'll be another sale at some point!

 

Glad to hear it! The dolls are really beautiful, it's a shame they aren't more popular! Their dolls are really beautiful and so cheap. Perfect for beginners to the hobby. I feel your pain there, I'm still waiting for a cheese mouse and I went ahead and ordered grover yesterday... I really shouldn't have but I couldn't resist. At this rate I feel like grover will get here before the cheese mouse does, lol.

I will be sure to take some unboxing photos when he comes. I don't normally bother with stuff like that, but since Clover Doll is a relatively unknown company I'm sure some people will be curious to see what the dolls come with and what their boxes look like and junk. I actually ordered him with body blushing too (a service they don't advertise, but I asked and they said they would do it for an extra 35$), so it'll be cool for people to be able to see what their body blushing looks like too.

 

They are adorable little mice, wish the little bugger would hurry up and ship already though ;p I'm getting so impatient, haha. I don't know how people who order from slow companies like Soom can cope with ridiculous waiting times. I'm guessing Clover Doll's fast production rate is down to the fact that they're still quite small and don't get as many orders as the larger companies. I ordered him with a faceup and body blushing, I can't paint for poop so I always get company face ups ;p Plus his face up was really wonderful, I love how colorful it is.

As far as I'm aware, Clover Doll themselves don't sell anything but dolls, which is a shame because some of their outfits are really beautiful, would have been nice they sold them (or had the option to get "full set" dolls with the clothes)!

 

I have a Grover, I ordered him in May. I was going to post a box opening here, but my photography is so bad I'm kind of ashamed to put it here, so I'll just put a link to the box opening/review I put on tumblr, lol. Be warned, there's some mild doll nudity.

If you have any questions, I'll do my best to answer them ;p

 

Here and here are the only other pics I have of him. I have a terrible camera so I don't really like taking photos, but I can always take more if you want to see anything specific.

His posing is fantastic, he holds any pose I've tried to put him in so far, he isn't kicky at all, he's really solid (he isn't sueded or anything either). He stands really well too. I'm still really new to this hobby, so I don't have a lot of clothes or shoes. His measurements for his feet are on the site, so I guess you'll just have to buy shoes from companies who have dolls with the same size feet. He is definitely a slim mini in clothes, he is even thinner than a dollzone body. He is absolutely swimming in regular sized MSD clothes because he has such a lithe body. He has a 7/8 wig at the moment, but I think he'd fit a loose 6/7 if there was no wig cap. Oh, and his eyes are 14mm, but I think he'd fit 12mm nicely too.

I love the body. I think it's really pretty, and it poses beautifully. It looks very elegant. The resin seems fine, though I can't help feeling he's a bit more fragile than my other dolls. I don't know what it is about the resin, it just feels different to the other two dolls I've had (going by what sam_darko said, maybe it's not just me, maybe the resin is just thinner). And I know of someone who broke their dolls hand, so I try to be quite delicate when I'm handling him because I'm paranoid of breaking him. This is probably just me being really silly, I can't fix dolls or even restring them myself so I'm very apprehensive about anything breaking.

The only complaint I have about these dolls is the minor fork hands. I think their hands don't look quite as detailed or realistic as some other hand sculpts I've seen, and both hands appear to be in the exact same pose, that kinda bothers me. Hands are a very expressive body part and it sucks to have hands that look so... dull. Aside from that, no complaints on the body.

 

Here's my Grover, Lotus.

lotus by rapps ho, on Flickr

If anyone still wants any particular photos, you can feel free to ask. One of the most frustrating things about waiting for my grover was the sheer lack of owner photos out there. I had no idea whether he'd suit the wig and eyes I had picked out for him so I just had to take a gamble.