Luts Kid Delf discussion part 5

[hmeyer15]

Woo, I'm behind. I just got back from a week of vacation to 100+ degree weather. Allison's in her box to survive the heat, too.

About restringing, I think Allison might need to be restrung soon, but I feel as if I'm putting it off until the very last second. She can stand just fine, but there are moments when she just frustrates me when her hands won't stay close to her face unless I hold them.

[Chaos Aroura]

I have had to restring every single doll I have ever gotten from Luts. And I have even had to cut the elastic on a couple of them because they were too tight to unhook the hands. So I always buy elastic when I buy a doll from them.

That bites. I always remember after I've ordered dolls, "oh, I should have bought extra string just in case!" and never once have done it. I'd be in a sorry state if something ever happened here, I have no spare elastic. I remember when I first got into BJDs I thought when elastic wore out it just 'die' so I though 'but what if you're walking outside when it happens!?! Your doll will just fall to pieces on the ground!' Ah, newbie moments. I can look back and laugh now.

Chaos Aroura: Sorry, I forgot that since this is the Kid Delf thread, most people probably don't keep up with Iplehouse like I do. (I've been stalking their Asa, I, and Ashanti sculpts since forever.) They have really realistic-looking dolls in a variety of different skin colors, and they work very hard to hide the joints. The best example I can find is here, in their Custom Doll system. (Obviously, there's some nudity there.) I've heard that they pose pretty well, but there's some sacrifice in stability and range of motion; some of the girls could barely sit properly. I've never seen an Iplehouse doll IRL, so anyone who has actually owned one, feel free to correct me on this.

So basically, my concern with the SDF body (And the possible future KDF body) is that we'll encounter the same kind of trade-off. I value posability more--I don't think of joints as an eyesore--but that's just my opinion.

(I know, right? The stuff we get to say... There are whole threads about it.)

Thanks! I see what you mean now! Funny thing is, the joints (at least the general body, not the mobility) look a lot like my B&G boy's do, and his posing is worse than my Kid Delf girl's is!!

[Posti_chan]

all i do is take off for two weeks and they go and make a new thread...so sad, i remember we got like one of the threads to be like super long now we can barely go past 50 pages... anyway Cade needs to make an appearnce in this new thread so....

[13thMuse]

FrozenRose: Thanks! I'll take a look.

Chaos Aroura: Really? I haven't seen many B&Gs before, but that tends to be the trade-off... You just have to choose which is more important to you.

I really need to restring some of my dolls... I just keep forgetting to buy elastic. My oldest doll, Tori, was so floppy that he could barely stand; I just tightened the knots a bit for now, but it's just a temporary solution.

Hey, what size of string fits best in KDFs? I know what the company says, but I wanted to hear your opinions.

[Chaos Aroura]

13thMuse I've never bought string for my girl, so I actually don't have a clue. But yeah, when it comes to body aesthetics (sp?) vs flexibility, I take flexibility. I can't stand it if you can't get the stand right or sit right. I mean what's the point of having pretty joints if they look unnatural standing?

[Lonesau]

Cade looks so sweet! and the colors kinda remind me of chocolate

[Posti_chan]

loneasu@ aww thanks XD yeah he likes the color brown, he always looks like a chocolate bar. XP

13thmuse@ i've never had to restring cade since he is in one position all the time, and not a position where he is stretching the elastic. I feel like he still brand new all kicky and stuff and i bought him two years ago.

[yldenfrei]

That's why I love new threads: fresh picspams! Lovely KDFs! But special mention to pinkburrow for that very very fierce Ani! ♥♥♥

~
So, having finally bought a glue gun (imagine 25 years of not owning one ), I tried hot glue sueding Frei.

Totally worth the 15 minutes it took to follow this easy tutorial! Encouraging everyone to do this. Increase fun times with your lovelies! (LOL! I sound like a TV Commercial! )

[xSushi]

xSushi I can't think of a way it could be a defect...their knees are pretty simple after all >3< If she arrived just last month, I'm guessing she kicks a lot because of tight stringing. You could leave her sitting with her knees bent all the time, the elastic should loosen up that way. A simple way to know if she needs to be restrung tighter is to have her knees bent and hold her upside down. If the lower part of the legs stay in place, she's ok, if they fall off, she needs restringing ^u^ (one leg of my girl's does that although she can still stand just fine, although not as easily >u<; )

Yeah, I know... But most of the times it seems one leg may be a little tiny bit shorter than the other. Also, the upper part of the legs, I don't know what you call it - the part where the leg connects with the torso - doesn't seem to fit well. The ball thing there is ok when she's sitting but when I put her up it will be too shaky so she won't stand up.
Ot maybe I'm just paranoid about the whole thing o.O
And thank you so much for the tip!

[-Hiruna-]

Lichette has something to say..

[hmeyer15]

I have a question: Do Kid Delf's fit into Unoa clothes? Or are they (KDFs) too chunky?

[ChibiBel]

Fresh Kadan spam!! Not the best photo of his new sweater, lol. I just couldn't get over how content he looks in this photo. A NICE photo of the sweater can be seen here though ^_^

[nyampokun]

A new picture of Jamie (the doll formerly known as Takanori) I'm getting a mold for his bf soon.

[ching103]

It's difficult for me to take photos for him.His eyes always look so dark.



ChibiBel:Your boy is wearing a nice sweater!

[PoeticSoul]

I have a question: Do Kid Delf's fit into Unoa clothes? Or are they (KDFs) too chunky?

I would think that most Unoa clothes are too small for the Kid Delfs. Kid Delfs are pretty much regular MSD size while Unoas are considered slim MSD size. I have other dolls that are slim MSD and no way could my KDF Magnolia squeeze into their clothes.

[FrozenRose]

Cute pics everyone
I've been working on Serena's faceup - I'm so happy with ow it's turning out (it's only my second attempt at a faceup ever) ... if the weather holds out for sealing I should have her finished by tomorrow *yay*

[allie-leanza]

Hello everyone! I'm new to this thread, but I've had a kid delf for a few months now. I just recently got around to getting her together, though, so I've held off on posting here. My girl's nice and complete now, so I want to share some spam.
This is my Summery, Noelle.

[hmeyer15]

Hello, allie-leanza!! Noelle is so adorable!! My Darae, Allison, says hello!

[13thMuse]

Well, I ordered 3.5mm elastic; it's a little thicker than what he came with I think, but I did that on purpose. I'm also trying out skin-colored string. I'll let you know how it goes.

Hiruna: Aww, Lichette... My girls would be friends with you. (And that bear is adorable. >.< )

nyampokun: Did Takanori get a makeover? He looks good! Who's his bf?

[Mithril]

Yay for the much spam! They're really lovely!
yldenfrei, thank you for the tutorial link! If I get a glue gun, I'll totally try it out! I like playing with poseability.
allie-leanza, your Summery is beautiful! I love Summeries, if I'll ever get a girl KDF, she will be one.

Here is a little spam of my Bory, Orion and my friend Hana-san's Kiwi, Alice: (the photo is by Hana-san)


If anyone wants to see a boy Kiwi (with a girly face-up), just tell me, and I'll show you because we exchanged their heads at the meet. (My Orion wasn't too happy as a girl.)

Edit: Have you seen this? http://eluts.com/board/view.php?boar...MBOARD4&ID=385 Luts releases real skin brown in all sizes! <3 I want a tan Bory!