#obitsuroids

[daftpatience]

I absolutly hate nendoroid doll bodies. The joints in the elbows and knees always give out. Ymy bodies are a nice cheap alternative. They have better joints and you can get them in 11cm instead of buying a nendoroid doll body and the "extender" sets.

There are some companies that make sets of blind box bjds that work pretty well too, but the posing is a bit fiddilie, though I haven't tried hot glue sueding the joints. I think the action figure type bodies are better.

Sorry your anon response unlocked my secret hyperfixation. I've been wanting to make custom Disco elysium nendoroids forever and am perpetually stuck in the planing/daydreaming stages

oh ty for the info!! tbh i wanted to make a note about nendoroid dolls being flimsy but as i have no personal experience i fully thought i was projecting just because i think they look flimsy XD good to know!

its so cool to me that there are blind box bjds for like 20-30 dollars nowadays. im deeply interested in the expanding availability and affordability of legit bjds as a bjd enjoyer myself ^w^

[kakavashka]

Reiner and Jean have ARRIVED. Levi's just like . . . "Erwin. What tf are these brats doing here?"

They're just boyfriending, Levi, let them live.

(Just posting things from my nendoroid insta . . . aka my eruri and reijean factory lmfao)

[dominote]

a perfect little criminal has moved into my house. send help

[axilog14]

Just thinking out loud, but blind box BJDs kind of have an awkward spot in the doll community as a whole.

They stand apart from conventional blind box toys - they have a fashion doll element (basic articulation and fabric clothing) unlike Kidrobot, Sonny Angel, Tokidoki or Pop Mart figures.

The most popular styles are smaller than classic 1/6 scale fashion dolls (Barbie, Monster High, Rainbow High etc.), and don't have rooted hair.

The larger BJD fandom is somewhere between ambivalence and frustration towards them. At best they're considered a nice gateway to the hobby, at worst their mass-produced style is incompatible with how personalized "traditional" BJD culture is.

In practice they're probably closest to a Nendoroid Doll or Obitsu 11, since they're roughly the same scale and can share clothes. Yet they're still considered separate fanbases since most Nendoroids are based on anime and other Japan-based properties. Blind box BJDs meanwhile draw mostly from Chinese fashions and aesthetics.

The only other doll line I think they're similar to are those articulated Molly figures, which are usually much more expensive and targeted at high-end designer toy collectors.

I'm weirdly spoiled since my location makes blind box BJDs more accessible than popular Western dolls. I prefer smaller dolls in general, and a Penny's Box or Simontoys BJD is cheaper for me to get than the 6" Magic Mixies Pixlings or Rainbow Brite dolls (which cost WAY more here due to either store markup or shipping costs).

Overall blind box BJDs owe more to fashion dolls and art toys than the "hardcore" BJD aesthetic, which isn't a bad thing but does create dissonance in fan expectations. I wish there was a more clearly defined fandom for them, but then you run the risk of overlap with the larger BJD or obitsuroid fanbases. Maybe a general "1/12 scale doll" umbrella could work, buy it's not exactly social media-friendly.

[im-a-blackstar]

So, like

Idk if any of you know about the whole obitsuroid thing. (Teeny ball jointed doll bodies that you can interchange heads and hair on, especially from nendoroid fandom figurines.)

But I got hold of the idea, and I LOVE small custom projects.

So please say hi to little Guilliman.

He took a while to get to this point, but I'm very proud of him. 💙

Future plans include: shading his body + adding his throat scar, finding/making him some sandals, and customizing his clothes with more imperial symbology.

(And eventually, a whole new armored body!)

[sbcwolfie]

THE FIGURES AND NENDOROIDS HAVE TAKEN OVER

[peonyblossom7]

Happy Elliott😙

[nndgk]

[yumehell]

FINALLY, Doppio got a real phone ☎️

[daftpatience]

put him in the maid dress

[kakavashka]

Mafu wanted to help me make the Traditional Christmas Rice Krispie Treats . . .

And by ‘help’ I mean he wanted to bust open the bag of marshmallows and stuff his tummy full of ‘em 🤭

I NEED THOSE FOR THE RECIPE YOU LIL THEIF!

[furanetio]

the spider got a new outfit

[f-15-h]

[mamapyjama]

“THIS is art.”

“Ahh, now I can wake up every day and see Kacchan’s face!”

“Who else’s face would you see? We share a bed, idiot.”

[Lovely sticker by @nuppu-nuppu . 🥹]

[sbcwolfie]

Day 3 of my birthday vacation with HuaLian <3

[soryualeksi]

The pieces have assembled... now we... sculpt and hope for the best I guess lol.