Help me with a BJD search.

[aellos]

Sooo, I've decided. I'm going to try my HARDEST to hold back with my doll purchases to purchase my first Ball Jointed Doll!

So I'm going to save up (and hope I get this new job), until I can afford one around $200 (not counting faceup, clothes, and a wig).

My original idea was a girl like this:

Lati Green Coco.

Since they're hard to become available, I want to keep looking. But I don't know where to start. What are some different BJD around the same size as her, or as a Lati Yellow that cost about around the same? I want to do research, but I don't know where to start.

[Knibitz]

lati green is a very unpopular size, and I'm going to go ahead and warn you that if you plan for her to have a wardrobe, it's going to be a nightmare finding her clothing that fits.
She fits YOSD (a size smaller than her) clothes. she's basically a YOSD with longer limbs, so shorts are usually fine, dresses make tops, pants make capris, etc.
I make everything my latigreen sized girl wears.

They also should fit most YOSD shoes, shoes specifically made to fit smaller feet like soom and littlefee are not going to fit, but majority of yosd shoes will.

The MinoruWorld (dealer of bluefairy) sells the Junior doll kit for just under 200. Just just means that you string the doll yourself, but with a little bit of floral wire, it's no problem at all, and I'm here to help if you need it <3. Their dolls are usually in stock and ship next day I just ordered a body through them, but mine was in my hands in 5 days.
http://minoruworld.net/eng/list.php?ca_id1=152&case=0

I have a shinyfairy Hana on the junior body and it fits just fine

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(YOSD) bluefairy ShinyFairy Andy
(Lati Green) Minoru World (bluefairy) Junior Hana ( remember, shinyfairy head on junior body)
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Post Merge: September 06, 2012, 06:21:22 AM

[aellos]

Sweet....so let me make sure I'm reading this right. Check out YOSD, and Junior? Is Shiny Fairy something worth checking too?

I don't need Lati Green specifically, just something close to size and price.

[Knibitz]

Sweet....so let me make sure I'm reading this right. Check out YOSD, and Junior? Is Shiny Fairy something worth checking too?

I don't need Lati Green specifically, just something close to size and price.

YOSD is a generic term (originating from the company Volks) for ~32cm dolls, Minorworld (carrier of bluefairy) sells the ShinyFairy which is a YOSD sized doll
Lati Green dolls, being unpopular, don't have a generic size term, but the most popular doll of that size is the Lati Green, so the size group as a whole is often referred to as that. MinoruWorld Junior and Latigreen are the same size.

Post Merge: September 06, 2012, 06:25:21 AM

[aellos]

Ah okay! I'm starting to understand. The terms I'm trying to get used to for each company.

Okay, so if I were to get a Junior body and combine with a head, what are some companies you'd suggest looking at? I don't like the head sculpts with the Juniors so much. P:

Post Merge: September 06, 2012, 06:34:11 AM

OH OH. And wigs. I require a curly red wig for this girl. Like verrry red. Any ideas??

Post Merge: September 06, 2012, 06:36:05 AM

EDIT Oh hey. Checking that site out, they have a perfect wig for that head size. BOOKMARK.

[Knibitz]

what are you looking for in a doll? That might help me direct you.

(gender, personality, style, etc)

did you try looking at the shinyfairy's that they offer?

[aellos]

Hrm, well I'm going for young, girl, happy (whimsical?), red curly hair, green eyes. I have a character in mind (kinda like the persona pony in my sig who's just a pony version of this girl).

Essentially I'm creating this girl into a doll form. Going for younger because A: affordable and B: I like the look more!

I checked the other heads there, I do like the shinyfairy ones a bit, but if I were to order those I'd have to keep in mind that I would get an outside faceup, since I don't like the one's they come with. (I want her to have freckles anyways, so maybe that'd be a good idea).

I appreciate the help. I'm excited that I can do this now! 



Post Merge: September 06, 2012, 06:56:01 AM

Looking through some different sites I come across, liking the Honey Delfs:
http://eluts.com/shop/step1.php?number=202#good1

[Knibitz]

and I lied idk where 32cm came from... yosd's run about 23-25cm

So honeydelf is YOSD sized

I love soom teenies. There a little more than what you budgetted, though
http://dollsoom.com/eng/shop/list.php?ca_id=1040

I have an Ai, she's one of their limiteds, but she's on the same bodies as the other teenies

[aellos]

OMG, this one: http://dollsoom.com/eng/shop/item.php?it_id=1290498120

Hrrm, does that come with the clothes? Or no? (Can't see it on the description).

I'm also falling for the Pukifee's faces too.

Post Merge: September 06, 2012, 07:23:51 AM

Yeah, I keep going back to Pukifee. Especially the sculpt on this one: http://dollfairyland.com/shop/step1.php?number=881

She'd definately be a faceup from elsewhere, but do love her. Smaller than I intended but I'm in love with that face sculpt. HRRM. She might be the one I save up for. Again, I've got a bit. It might not take long though. I'll just make a BJD fund and if I get this job that'll help it immensely.

[Knibitz]

no, teenie gems don't come with anything

* Including:
+ Apl Teenie gem girl type (normal skin)
+ a pair of14mm SOOM eyes(random color)
+ Owner's Guide & certificate of authenticity

That's all that comes with them.
the first bullet being just the nude, blank, unsanded doll.

[aellos]

Ahh okay. That makes sense anyways. P:

I think I'm going for that pukifee though. Tooooo darling.

[Knibitz]

XDD pukifees are fun! A lot of my friends have them <3

I somehow escaped having a pukifee in my collecting I'm being pressured into needing one though *shoves off my friends*

I have a lati yellow pretty much the same thing.

[SwordPony]

Goodluck with the hunt. Hope you find the perfect girl!

[aellos]

XDD pukifees are fun! A lot of my friends have them <3

I somehow escaped having a pukifee in my collecting I'm being pressured into needing one though *shoves off my friends*

I have a lati yellow pretty much the same thing.

I like Lati yellows too, but would prefer a Lati Green. Pukifee have just this...quality about them that attract me for some reason!

[Knibitz]

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