BJD Collectors
 

Does anyone own one / a few
BJDs??
Or has anyone heard of them? you may know them
under the term (actually a brand) Dollfie.

I have a Dream of Doll Lahoo named Kazuya.
He is a prince ^_^ its nice to take him to places.

Considering this forum is mostly about games, i decided to post this!

BJDs are Ball Jointed Dolls that come in a variety of sizes. They are usually
all anatomically correct and life like or all bishounen/bishoujo. ^_^

The common sizes for 1/3 dolls are (for guys) 60cm-70cm and (for girls) 55cm-62cm. And there also are 1/4 size and 1/5-6 size dolls ranging at 15cm-45cm tall!! so cute, ne?

Although, because they are nice dolls....they also come with a nice price.
I have (ok, well my parents have) spent at least £1000 so far ....yes, so far. on my BJD. But they make great companions and are lovely to have around.

There are different types of owners though. Active owners - who take their dolls out and about, and treat them like people almost (like me) and Passive owners - who prefer to have the BJDs as ornaments, and have one-two outfits for them, and just collect them and leave them on shelves or display stands.

I prefer being an Active owner, because they really seem alive sometimes.
If anyone has seen Ihnyongesa... dont be put off. and you can imagine how much that set would have cost in the foyer. with all the dolls and clothes/accessories on each of them. (most sets of clothes cost between $100-250!*sometimes not inc. shoes!)I believe the do form souls at some point, if you really cherish them.

Anyway, here is Kazuya Young-so Lim (my doll)

Ive never had one or to be honest heard of them,but theyre is SO COOL!
I want one now,how much do they cost?
Ill have to wait for my birthday though =[

Helllo?
How much do they cost?

I don't own any but I have seen them at Cons. I think there was even a workshop on how to make them?????........ Noentheless they are very cool.

Kazuya cost (with makeup option and no clothes) $700.

They are alot of money but are briliant in every way! ^-^

There are usually workshops at cons (more so in america) on how to look after them and re-string them. I know (ok i think) a company like Bishounen house, did a casting demonstration or info-shop at an american con.

Sakurasan, the $700~ included shipping to the UK aswell. of course, the price of the doll and shipping depends on the weight an size of the doll. and also if you ordered anything else with it.
They usually mark them as 'Gifts' so you dont have to pay import tax!!! hahaha it would be HELL if you did. =_=''- like double the price.

I really wish I owned BJDs, they are so very beautiful!
As I am really poor I am trying to make my own BJD, but it's a bit hard and I'm not that good at sculpting. XD
Thank you for sharing your pictures :D

That Volks Sara doll has such a pretty dress!

So you guys do not do the makeup on your dolls yourself by the way?
I've heard of people using airbrushes to put makeup on them, but those are sooo expensive o.o

Oooh, please do post pictures when you get her brother! :D
And yeah, I would most likely also look my BJD look like a clown... If I had one that is *sniff*

Tous looks so cool...

I love BJDs :)
I have a Dream Of Doll DOC Homme Kirill. His name is Peter. I'm saving for a Dollshe Van at the moment. I got Peter as a reward from my mom:rolleyes:
I wish I had better pictures. I haven't taken any since I got him. He looks better now that he has a different outfit. Hentaro and ButterflyDemise, your dolls are beautiful!:rheart:

Oops! I listed the wrong name, I meant Kiyori not Hentaro. I guess I looked at the quote in a reply and got confused >_<
I should have some better pictures of Peter soon. He looks so cute in the hat and sweater that I knitted for him.

This is my doll, I named him Eric...( I wasn't thinking at the moment)
He is a DOD ( dream of Doll ) this is my first doll I bought which was nice because he was about 350$ with the wig and shipping.. it was 500$ for the set of Dolls which was Too and Bee-a.
here some pictures my friend shoko took...

Here's Cain, he's a Dollshe Bernard from Iplehouse.
I NEED to put up a lighthouse. the picture isn't really good, but whatev.
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lovely dolls ^___^/
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I have a BlueFairy Louis. He's called Takeru :3 I got him 1 month ago :vsign:

I love BJD! I'm trying to save up to get Iplehouse Iris. My mom is not thrilled with the idea though. . . any ideas to convince her?

Oh my guava I have been wanting/browsing/drooling over abjds for so long... but I'm poor... >_< I really want a Super Dollfie, they're so pretty (Sara is really beautiful!)
I found a site that has cheap bodies/heads called Obitsu, but they don't look like they're super quality- does anyone know about them? They bodies are about 20-30 dollars US, but maybe thy'd be good as a starter doll? ^_^

I don't own any, but the 60cm ones are usually around $700 for clothing, body, wigs, and makeup.

And the smaller 27cm ones are usually around $150.

They are a VERY expensive hobby!

Mine's about $500 with clothes etc.

you're soo lucky!! Sara is my fave SD! have you seen the Yo-sd version of her?? soo cute!! haha

I just joined and thought I'd see if there was already a thread for BJDs, not very many fans here but it is a small niche hobby after all.

I have a small stadium's worth of them but only eight of them are from Japanese makers. One is from an artist who only made heads - Kanon Yui. The rest are from Volks - MSD Schule, MSD Hewitt, SD13 School C, SD16 Tony, SD17 Williams, SD13 F-30, SD16 Johanna. I have a Sato FCS F-36 on the way too.

So that's my way of saying hello. :ywave:

I have 8 Super Dollfies and 1 floating head waiting for body.
1. Luts Delf Soony - Prishe:

2. Volks LE SD Liz - Matylda:

3. Volks FCS SD13G F-34 - Laura:

4. Luts SDF Blanchet - Arlene:

5. Luts KidDelf Bory girl - Madeleine:

6. Luts Delf Lishe elf-mod - Esha'ntarl:

7. Volks LE SDC Ren - Ren:


more in next post... ^^;

8. Soom MD Amber - Sidhe:

9. Volks School head C - Emily:


I sew and sell outfits for Super Dollfies ^^

Kalcia's Workshop

That's a nice group kalcia! I think I recognize your name from DoA?

I'm excited to say I have won an Okita Souji 2nd version. Too bad Volks probably won't have him to me until June with how backed up they've been. Oh well, waiting is part of the hobby!

yes, I'm on DoA, as ^kalcia^ :)

I got 3 new dolls on my trip in Japan.
2 of them are limited ones:
SWD Nana from Dolpa 22

YoSD Chika from Dolpa 23, which I attended, I won her there ^^

Last one of FCS F-43 on seirei body, but she still doesn't have make up :P

woah she is beautiful wish when i went on that site i saw her but i didnt see one i liked, so i looked else where.
Im still waiting for mine to arrive some time next week so excited im getting DIM Love, Bellosse shes beautiful, well she better be she cost a pretty penny :)

Congrats on your first doll purchase! Doll in Mind is a reliable company and they make some nice dolls, I have always liked DIM Lloyd myself but never quite figured out how to work him into my collection. It's okay though, I already have too many dolls. :o

thanks im planning on getting more i found this site Ball jointed Doll Total Shop :::Iplehouse.net:: and they look amazing, how many BDJ's do you have?

Iplehouse is a very good company. They have been around for years and their dolls are lovely - good engineering on their jointing, nice sculpts and quality resin. I only have one doll body from them but several of my local doll friends are really into the Iple dolls so I've seen quite a few in person. Out of all their current dolls I like Theo most. :)

At the moment there are about 40 large BJDs, 2 minis and one tiny here. I'm waiting on one full doll and two heads at the moment. :vsign:

That's a picture of one of my dolls in my Avatar btw. ^___^

woah you mean you own 40 dolls plus? if so thats alot, the doll as your avatar is beautiful it has a very traditional look to it not sure if thats just me though :D.
Are you on the site 'Den of Angels'?

There are 40 dolls here at the moment but(!) there are two of us collecting BJDs - so half are mine and half belong to my GF though we pay for them together. Sometimes it seems like too many but it's hard to get rid of dolls when you look at each one and like them individually.

I suppose my avatar doll should look a bit traditional, like a lady. Maybe a bit mysterious? She is one of the Volks Full Choice heads, an F-36.

And I am on Den of Angels! What is your ID? :ywave:

she is beautiful, ah so 40 between you's thats still alot to own.
About Den of Angels im not a member even though i've tried to ask but I havent heard anything back shame.

You need to be invited to get a membership now - something they started to try to keep people who have been banned off the forum and keep scammers from joining and taking advantage of people in the marketplace.

You can email the moderators to request an invitation via this email address:

membership@denofangels.com

It is a very good resource for BJD owners, worth jumping through a few hoops for.

Let me know if you need more help with getting registered!

yeah i've just sent my second email to them now so hopefully this time i might be able to join.

Oh and ive just got my beautiful doll!
Here are some pictures
http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...6-25132858.jpg

http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...6-25132858.jpg

http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...6-25132858.jpg

the only problem is the wig keeps falling off so i might need to buy a wig cap but i dont have clue were to get one?

sorry about the pics dont no how get them to show.



Edited:
well Den of angels still havent got back came anyone recommend me please?