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Some SD-like dolls can be bought directly from the seller's websites. For the
rest, you will need to use a Shopping Service. Because most of the SD-like dolls
are made in Korea, a Japanese shopping service is no good; you must use a Korean
shopping service.
You'll find additional information in the Links section ("Where
to Buy Korean Dolls")
For a page with more about "other" Asian Ball-Jointed dolls, try
Gigglegeek.
If you end up buying a Korean Ball-Joint Doll, you can
add icons from this site on your webpage.
Liria is an active
member of Den of Angels and is also in close contact with Cerberus Project;
she is probably the best person to contact if you are interested in a Luts doll,
and she does not charge a buying fee for Luts dolls. She can also get most other
Korean SD-like dolls for you, and other SD-like items as well.
Sienna is also a member
of Den of Angels, and can also order from Cerberus Project and Luts without
charging a fee!
Janet is another active member
of Den of Angels who runs a shopping service and can get you most types of Korean
SD-like dolls, as well as other SD-like items. She charges a small fee, around
10%. Janet can also visit the Korean Volks store and get Volks items for you,
as well as place Full Choice System orders!
Jean and Envy run a shopping
service together, and can get most SD-like dolls for you for a small fee, as
well as other SD-like items.
There are also other members of Den of Angels who can help you order SD-like
dolls and accessories from any of the Korean websites.
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We have many comparison shots here.(mostly SD currently.
) Also try Karin's
comparison shots!
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Yes and no. Many of the other SD-like dolls are made with similar sized heads,
eyeholes, and feet, because it makes sense to be able to swap items like wigs,
eyes and shoes. However, this is not always the case, so make sure you find
out for certain before you buy any items that you like. Eyes are the easiest,
as most eye makers conform to the same standards; so if you know your doll uses
18mm eyes, and the shop sells 18mm eyes, then it's no problem. Wigs also generally
will fit if they are made for a similar sized doll. But make sure you ask someone
before buying shoes, as the feet sizes of some of these dolls seem to differ
quite considerably.
Specifically with Cerberus Project-
Cerberus Project girls have feet almost identical in size to SD girls and SD
boys. So CP girls can wear SD boy and girl shoes from volks. Also since CustomHouse's
girl shoes fit SD girls, they will also fit CP girls.
Cerberus Project boys have feet slightly larger than an SD boy or a CP girl
and considerably smaller than SD13 boy. So CP boys can wear some SD boy and
girl shoes and some CH girl shoes. CH boy shoes will be too big in the toe for
CP boys (or SD13 boys for that matter.)
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Website: Alchemiclabo
The U-Noa Quluts (Lusis and Sist) are MSD sized dolls created by Gentaro Araki,
the creator of Volks' U-Noss. They are 43 cm high and have about 13-14 points
of articulation. They have an eye mechanism similar to U-Noss which allows you
to change the direction the eyes are glancing without opening the doll's head.
Also, you can change the "face" of U-Noa without removing the whole
head since the face of the doll is like a "face plate". There are optional
parts like a sleeping face, cat ears, devil horns, larger bust and also optional
hands, and optional feet, etc. These dolls are not made by Volks but are an excellent
quality. They are slimmer than MSD, and more the style of U-Noss. They come in
unpainted unassembled kits, and also assembled painted by Gentaro Araki dolls.
Right now they are only available through Japanese shopping services and only
when Alchemiclabo does a "preorder" making them hard to obtain. Preorders only
happen a few times a year at most and often it takes a while before you get the
dolls.
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Website: Angel Region
Angel Region make the dolls Sora and Ire, etc. Fair dolls are comparable to
SD in size, and Little Fair dolls are comparable to Mini-SD in size. They also
sell heads and body parts separately, allowing you to build your own doll from
parts. They also sell SD and Mini-SD sized wigs, clothes, shoes and accessories.
Can take international orders! AngelRegion's resin is lighter than Volks, but
still nice.
Angel Region also carries NotDoll.
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Website:www.bluefairy.co.kr
www.bluefairyint.com
myfairies.cyworld.com
http://minoru.co.kr
A Korean company that creates MSD and Tiny doll sizes. They're well-known for
their "Pocket Fairy"s which are 14 cm. Their Tiny Fairy is 43 cm. Both
lines have boy and girl dolls.
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Website: Cerberus
Project (IdeaHobby), Luts
online shopping site
Luts also carries Konjidoll, ElfDoll, Peakswoods doll, IpleHouse Doll, Dollshe
and NotDoll.
- "DELF" - Cerberus Project (CP)'s dolls are all
called "Delf". While some CP dolls do come with elf ears, don't
be confused! All CP dolls are called "Delf". It's like saying "SD"
or "Ai". Some "delf" come with elf ears, some do not.
The ones that come with elf ears are non-removable. Some of the dolls that
CP makes are Ari, Soo, Chiwoo, Shiwoo, Ttory, Woori, El and Lishe.
- BUYING - The best way to get a CP doll is eluts.com
(English international buying site with credit cards...!)
- Compared to Volks: CP dolls are comparable to Volks in
quality and construction, though the larger CP boys come with more joints
than SD13 Volks boy and have more range of motion. However, with some CP,
owners have mentioned problems with "kicking legs" or trouble standing.
Most basic CP dolls come without wigs or eyes but even considering that CP
tend to be slightly cheaper than Volks. CP also sells some optional sleeping
and winking heads and also hands for their dolls. Some owners have found CP
dolls normal skintone colour to be similar enough to Volks that it is possible
to put Volks heads on CP bodies and vice versa. However CP skin tone does
vary, and some dolls may match Volks skin tone better than others. CP "white"
skin is considerably whiter than Volks white skin and will not match.
- SIZE: Most CP dolls are similar to Volks SD13 in size.
(Exceptions being that Ttory and Woori are MSD size) Other than the smaller
child size, all CP delf boys have the same body and all CP delf girls have
their same body too. Exception being Lishe, who has a larger bust and slightly
thicker arms.
- Cerberus Project girls have feet almost identical in size to SD girls
and SD boys. So CP girls can wear SD boy and girl shoes from volks. Also
since CustomHouse's girl shoes fit SD girls, they will also fit CP girls.
- Cerberus Project boys have feet slightly larger than an SD boy or a
CP girl and considerably smaller than SD13 boy. So CP boys can wear some
SD boy and girl shoes and some CH girl shoes. CH boy shoes will be too
big in the toe for CP boys (or SD13 boys for that matter.)
Measurements for CP Delf: (Thanks very much to Sienna
for measurement information!)
| Adult Boy Body Size (Chiwoo, Shiwoo and El) |
| Height |
60.5 cm |
| Head |
24.8 cm (9.7 inch) |
| Neck |
12 cm |
| Shoulders |
12 cm |
| Bust |
23.5 cm |
| Waist |
20 cm |
| Hip |
25.5 cm |
| Thigh(girth) |
16 cm |
| Arm |
20 cm |
| Leg |
33 cm |
| Foot |
7.8 cm |
| Eyes |
18 mm |
|
| Child Boy Body Size (Ttory and Woori) |
| Height |
42.5 cm |
| Head |
19 cm (7.5 inch) |
| Neck |
7.9 cm |
| Shoulders |
8.5 cm |
| Waist |
15 cm |
| Hip |
19 cm |
| Thigh(girth) |
11 cm |
| Arm |
12.8 cm |
| Wrist |
4.7 cm |
| Ankle |
7 cm |
| Foot |
5.7 cm |
| Eyes |
16 mm |
|
| Adult Girl Body Size (Soo and Ari ) |
| Height |
57 cm |
| Head |
24 cm |
| Shoulders |
11 cm |
| Bust |
22 cm |
| Waist |
17.5 cm |
| Hip |
26.5 cm |
| Thigh(girth) |
14.7 cm |
| Leg |
28 cm |
| Arm |
17 cm |
| Wrist |
6 cm |
| Ankle |
7 cm |
| Foot |
6.7 cm |
| Eyes |
20 mm |
|
| Adult Girl Large Bust Body Size - (Lishe) |
| Height |
57 cm |
| Head |
24 cm |
| Shoulders |
11.5 cm |
| Bust |
23 cm |
| Waist |
17.5 cm |
| Hip |
26.5 cm |
| Thigh(girth) |
14.7 cm |
| Leg |
28 cm |
| Arm |
17 cm |
| Wrist |
6 cm |
| Ankle |
7 cm |
| Foot |
6.7 cm |
| Eyes |
16 mm |
|
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Website: Customhouse
Customhouse make a range of dolls called 'Ai', including Choa, Sia, Sram and others.
They also have recently released smaller sized dolls called 'Petit Ai' , 'Junior
Ai' and Little Juniors (the smallest). They also sell SD sized wigs, eyes, clothes,
shoes and accessories. The Ai dolls have bodies that are slightly smaller than
Volks SD but their heads are about the same size. Their materials seem to be of
a similar quality to Volks SD. (ie very good quality.) They take international
online credit card based orders. They will also take paypal payments if you email
them first to ask.
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Website: Yentown and Dollshe.,
Luts online shopping site
Yentown makes dolls called "Dollshe". The most well known is a tall
lanky ball jointed doll called Bermann. He is 68 cm tall and has many joints (more
than normal SD-type dolls). He is limited though and probably will be sold out
soon. They also make female dolls Dodosha, Mong and Agaci. A Korean shopping service
can also be used to order from them. Yentown also carries Cerberus Project dolls.
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Website: http://www.dollstown.com
, English
Order Board
Produced by Ozdoll (the same maker as K-Doll) Dollstown makes mini and SD sized
dolls (46 cm and 60 cm.) You can buy just the head, or the whole doll. They make
Bandi, Estella, Susie, Yeondu, Triste, and Seola. The resin is rough to make it
easier to paint. Owners of Bandi and Estella have said that they find the dolls
hard to stand, but easy to sit. You may be able to fix this with sueding or wiring.
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Website: Dream of Doll
Dream of Doll make the dolls Pits, Twingkey, Zen, Yen, etc. Most Dream of Doll
dolls are comparable to Mini-SD in size, but they are also releasing larger
scale dolls (Shall, Lahoo, Camine ). Chesca does many designs for their limited
dolls. They sell Mini-SD sized clothes, wigs, shoes and accessories. You can
order from them internationally and direct with credit card.
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Website: http://www.elfdoll.com,
Luts
Elfdoll are about 14 cm making them Pocket Fairy sized. They have little child
and fairy dolls as well as a cat doll.
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Website: HappyDolls
HappyDolls make the dolls Ein, Hanna, Berry, etc. They also now sell a new type of 'elf' doll, which is much smaller body-wise compared to an SD, but has approximately the same sized head. They also sell SD and Mini-SD sized wigs, eyes, clothes, shoes, accessories, and furniture. Their English site has recently opened so they now take international orders.
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Website: Hypermaniac
Hypermaniac make the dolls Eliot, Lavinia, Marie, Demian, K, Dong-Ha, Ru, Lacrima,
Omiclon, Ksy, Choyanbi and Hahanbi, etc. Omiclon and Ksy are larger than SD13
dolls by a few inches (about 2 or 3). Some of the other dolls are more MSD sized.
Hypermaniac has great love for the dolls they make and they want you to "adopt"
their dolls and not resell them, so think carefully about them before you buy.
They have opened an english part of their site, so that you can order internationally.
You can only order during the preorder period, as they only make the dolls that
people order (there is no surplus.)
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Website: http://www.k-doll.wo.to/
Produced by Ozdoll, heads only. They make Kill-U, Kian and Kayan.
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Website: http://www.leekeworld.com,
http://leekeeurope.com
, http://www.leekeworld.us
Leekeworld dolls are 26 cm (making them about Yo-SD sized.)
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Website: Not Doll,
Luts online shopping site,
AngelRegion
Little vampire (and some non-vampire) looking bjds. Also they have 10 cm super
tiny nari-pons. The resin is lighter than Volks but still very nice.
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Website: http://www.obitsu.co.jp/,
http://www.azone-int.com/
, http://www.hlj.com
They are 60 cm size and are vinyl (like Volks 1/6 dolls, Dollfie Dream, or Barbie
for instance.) Some are blank optional heads (either rooted or unrooted) and
others are 60 cm versions of popular 1/6 dolls like Lycee and Sahra. You can
find them in some anime stores and hobby stores too.
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Website: Rasendo
Rasendo are a Japanese company that makes a line of 22" polyresin customizable
dolls. The material appears to be the same as or very similar to Volks SD, and
like Volks, the dolls come in white and normal color, and can be bought assembled
or by the piece. Rasendo's original sculpts -- including an elf, a mermaid,
and a cat girl -- have something of an anime quality. Reviewers find them to
be overall less delicately sculpted than Volks SD -- more abstract. The dolls
are comparable in price to Volks standard SD. They do not currently take international
orders so you will have to use a Japanese shopping service to order one. The
also sell some clothes, wigs, shoes and accessories.
Caveat: there has been one reported instance of a Rasendo doll arriving with
two different sized legs. Please have your buyer make sure the figure seems
to be in order before mailing.
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Website: http://www.sanjo.nct9.ne.jp/missing,
http://www.superdollfie.org
RML is a japanese company making only heads. They are most popular for their
MSD
sized heads, but they also make DD and SD/13 sizes (including elves).
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Website: Soul Doll
Ships internationally. "Soul Doll" are bjds about 57 cm to 60 cm in
size. Some of the Soul Dolls are Dit Saint, Ashuly Woodelf, Ash Grove and Jenu
Glen, etc... Also has eyes, wigs and outfits and shoes. Often their limited dolls
have elaborate costumes, and even some of the outfits in their shop available
for separate sale are very elaborate. The girl shoes are SD sized. (Soul Doll
have the same size foot.) Soul Doll themselves come as regular dolls or special
limited and themed dolls.
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Website: Undine Doll
Carries the doll, Oscar.
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Made in China by Yumia, Forever Dolls appeared to be a less expensive alternative to Volks. However, the sellers of Forever dolls were later arrested for copyright violation, for using molds of Volks SD to create their own, cheaper line of dolls. As a result, Forever dolls are no longer available on the market and it is almost impossible to come by one now.
Forever dolls are made from a different material than Volks SD -- they are both heavier and more fragile. Unlike Super Dollfie, Forever dolls are made of a pinkish polyresin, and then painted, and come with their bodies blushed. Some customizers have attempted to remove the surface paint, and report that this can be challenging, and that the parts underneath the paint can vary considerably in color. Although Yumia listed them as being the same sizes as SD, Forever dolls are actually somewhat smaller. (One owner described her Yumia doll as a little brother to her standard SD.)
Caveat: Due to the delicacy of the material, these dolls most often arrive in a chipped condition.(sometimes even with multiple missing fingers!)
Warning: There have been reported instances of allergic reaction to the factory dust on Forever Dolls. In all cases so far, thorough washing has eliminated this effect. And of course, as with any polyresin product, including Super Dollfie and Rasendo, care should be taken not to breathe the gasses and dust produced with sanding.
Legal/moral issue: In photo comparisons and eyewitness accounts, it's also quite apparent to us that many of these dolls (if not all) are molded from original Volks SD, with some minor additions and changes. We mention this in case you have misgivings about buying something that may involve copyright infringement. As artists, protective our own work, this is something we would want to know before considering a purchase.
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