Narae and Narin 60cm Discussion part 2.

[Giggy]

I think I'm going to be patient about the actual Narae body, since I do want one. I've always been a fan of Bimong's creations. <3 I actually made a character for a 2/3 open eyed version Narae some years ago... I hope D-storic is going to release the rest of the faces someday too.

[Mandagore]

Thanks for reviving this thread, Katalina.

I'm so excited there's a new start for the big Narin/Narae again! For me my dream doll is and has been Narin Charisma for some years now. I almost had him, but then Dollfair messed up and I never got him. And now D-Storic brings his head back!!!! He looks so fine in his ivory resin glory, I just had to adopt him (KR Ivory). Don't want to miss out on him again, no Ma'am!^^

Like you I am very eager to learn about possible body/ resin matches in the course of time, at least until they can offer the Narin 60cm boy body again, which may take some time.

Bumping the thread up with great news that Narin Charisma and Narae Mature heads have been just released by D-storic.
I'm very excited! Narae mature is y Holy Grail. I'm thinking about possible body matches as there are no exact info about the oroginal body release.

[Katalina]

Thanks for reviving this thread, Katalina.

I'm so excited there's a new start for the big Narin/Narae again! For me my dream doll is and has been Narin Charisma for some years now. I almost had him, but then Dollfair messed up and I never got him. And now D-Storic brings his head back!!!! He looks so fine in his ivory resin glory, I just had to adopt him (KR Ivory). Don't want to miss out on him again, no Ma'am!^^

Like you I am very eager to learn about possible body/ resin matches in the course of time, at least until they can offer the Narin 60cm boy body again, which may take some time.

I'm so sorry to hear you didn't get your Narin because of Dollfair!

I'm going to order Narae's head asap and I might wait for the original body because I really like it.

[Mandagore]

Katalina, you and Giggy are right. The original bodies of Narin and Narae60 are very elegant and pure. If they update these bodies, I'd love to see if there will be any differences made. I remember, just before Bimong had to give up ArtBimong and became too ill to work, he announced that he wanted to make new 60 bodies.
So, an original Bimong body would be perfect for these heads, no doubt^^

[ghost reflection]

Bimong has been my favorite artist from the start. I really hope that the new bodies are similar to the old ones. I have one of his older ones and I've been wanting to get another in urethane. I hate that such a good artist has gone through so much trouble. I'm excited to see that those heads have come out again. They are beautiful! I hope he can keep moving forward with his business.

[BabyJJ]

@Mandagore: Wow congrats! I know your feeling, I always wanted Narin Charisma TAT
I even asked D-storic when they just opened their official website, they said they will release Charisma again and after long time waiting he's up to sale >w<//
I can purchase him now but I still ask D-storic about shipping problem and it seems their reply is very slow =.= I don't get it with their shipping cost to my country, I usually pay $15 for one head from Korea to Indonesia (we still in Asia)
This is my first time to meet korean company that charged me $35,7 just for one head?? @_@

[Mandagore]

BabyJJ, I am very sorry to hear that communication is slow for you with D-storic. I talked to them through their q&a board, and they got back to me within one day. Did you try that? I think it works better than sending emails.
I have to admit I know nothing about shipping rates in your part of the world, but I really hope everything will work out. If Narin Charisma is your dream doll too I keep my fingers crossed you will get him!<3

And thank you, yes, the head is alsmost here - he's sitting in customs now. It may take me some time to get him from there, though, with the Easter holidays coming!^^

[BabyJJ]

@Mandagore: I see, if they don't answer my question on board, I might send them email u__u
Thanks, I will have him xD!
Oh looking forward to see yours :3
please show me the pic after he arrived, by the way how long you waiting for him>?

[Mandagore]

BabyJJ, the Narin head was shipped two days after I ordered him. He would already be here if it weren't for our Customs service. So it might take me until after the Easter holidays to get him home!^^ He has no body yet. I need to see what KR ivory really is like.

[BabyJJ]

@Mandagore: OMG! I'm very excited hear that, good if he already in stock >_<//
I hope KR ivory is not very far different with Luts NS and others, actually I don't care hahah xD
Oh I got reply from D-Storic:

sorry about late reply~!
we have lot of qustions about shipping cost
so we are going to regulate shipping cost

really sorry about concern about this~!

please wait for us

I will wait then *__* I know something wrong with their shipping calculation xD

[Katalina]

BabyJJ, thank you for the great news! I would really appreciate if they check and change their shipping prices! it's just incredible to pay $50 for one head to Moscow

[Mandagore]

Oh great BabyJJ, it's good you asked then.
I accepted my shipping quote because it was half of what I usually pay for a whole doll from Korea to here. So I figured it was ok. But who knows now?^^

[BabyJJ]

Hi all~ I received more reply from D-storic about shipping cost anddddd actually I don't get it @_@"

" we have lot of qustions about shipping cost.

Bunble Shipping does not apply to our sites, so shipping cost have been increased for a while.
Impossible to modify the system so we are going to regulate shipping cost.
we have decided to free cost of handling charge when you order just parts(Except Whole-body order)

Shipping cost of only prats is same as previous cost from today.

really sorry about concern about this~! "

It means, the shipping cost still same? and I checked the shipping price and yes the cost still same with earlier
I worked in website field, you don't need to modified the system "just" to change the shipping data, you only need to input new data, is very easy, but oh well this is not my company so I just can say yes, yes u__u

[Mandagore]

Hi^^
My Narin60 charisma head is finally with me! As I have to find a body for the time being, I have checked for possible resin matches for the Korean Ivory skin. (I also posted in the Narin mini thread.) For those who might be interested in hybridizing:

Spiritdoll normal skin and CP real skin normal were almost spot on; likewise Dollstown freshskin. Loongsoul normal skin yellow matches very nicely too and Leekeworld normal skin is just a tiny bit darker, but still very good.

Please keep in mind that I could only judge from the individual dolls we have in our house, and we all know that resin tones can vary from batch to batch. I also cannot report on things like proportion and neck/ neckhole compatibility, except for the CP senior delf boy body which fits just fine in my opinion.

[Katalina]

Mandagore, congrats on getting your head!

I've ordered my mature head not long ago, so hope it won't take too long time to ship it.

Is CP Cerebrus Project, btw? I'm thinking of getting senior delf girl body for my narae and really hope they will match nicely.

[Mandagore]

Thanks, Katalina!
Yes, CP is Cerberus Project. I had my Narin head on a senior delf boy body and color, proportion and neck/ neckhole match were nearly perfect. So I think it is quite possible it will look nice with the girl body and a Narae head too. Have you already checked for neck circumference?

BabyJJ, I'm so sorry but I am not sure at all what D-storic means by that notice concerning their shipping costs. I mean, you should get a different shipping fee than before if you only order a head part because they say they will discount the handling fee for part orders to lower the shipping cost?!

[Katalina]

my head is on the way home! d-storic is super fast!

Mandagore, I've searched any info regarding neck circumference a lot, but couldn't find any exact information (there is no data on Luts website, neither you can find it in several comparison tables). Probably it's 9 cm, while narae's neck size is only 8 cm.
Another concern is that narae's head size is only 7.5 inch, I'm not sure it will look ok on 60 cm body. I'm afraid it might look too small.

[Mandagore]

Katalina, yep, senior delf girl neck size is 9cm (found it in a senior delf discussion).
It would be best if there were dolly friends near you who had a doll like that for you to try the head on. Or maybe you will get lucky and D-storic will produce the Narae body soon?^^

[Nimrod]

What about Supia body? The neck circumference seems right and the original Supia head is 7-8 rather than 8-9. I'm not sure about resin match though.

[Katalina]

thank you so much for the info, Mandagore!
I may try to ask at Russian BJD community if someone allows me to try the head on the sdf body. Luckily I'm from a big city with lots of BJD fans around ))

Nimrod, that's is just a great idea! Thank you so much! I do love Supia bodies as they look so elegant and femenine. Will have to check how their resin matches though.