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Later this year I'll be launching a crowdfunding campaign for my own doll, Interstella! She's going to be a 1/8th scale vinyl art doll with cosmic green skin and out of this world hair!

There's lots happening behind the scenes but I am so excited to share more when I can! Look to the skies for an unforgettable fabulous opportunity!

Big thanks to @mukitoons for his wonderful art!

#oak23 #dolljunk

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dollsector · 1 month

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I'd love to get into girlpla, I'm just a bit too broke to afford any kits; however, if you'd like to talk about it as a whole, I'd be more than happy to hear.

So…let me try this again. I had a whole nice post written up and I swapped off for a moment to check something and I completely lost the post.

Mecha Musume has a pretty long history that I’m not going to go into but here’s a little video if you’re interested.

Now when most people think of Mecha Musume there’s basically one standout line above them all: Frame Arms Girl.

This line is a bit old now but its popularity has set the aesthetic style for the market as it stands now. The build of these are…ok. Kotobukiya was definitely learning with these kits but they’re still solid at the end of it.

Now if you’re like me you’re not too much a fan of the pantsu out look, and other kits in the line don’t exactly do anything to mitigate that feeling (looking at you Durga I).

The next line Koto would release would be better at this tho. The Megami Device line features all original designs as well as collabs from new and old mecha musume brands alike.

First thing off the bat this is that they’re pricey. At an average cost of $70 you’re basically buying a Bandai MG gunpla. That said, they all typically come with a bunch of option parts. These are usually in the form of unarmored limbs, different chest pieces, face plates (with water slides to make your own) and extra connectors to help with kitbashing. Koto also has released option body segments to let you swap any part of the body you might want to if the right option isn’t available in the box (~$12). It should be noted the newest kits in this line have brought the price down to $50 as well as reengineered the build to add a lot more articulation and pose-ability.

Also in this lines favor is the articulation and build quality. You’re going to get a nice range of motion with or without armor and some of the smaller details also sometimes come pre painted.

That said Kotobukiya is a company that favors more complex character design over an Out Of Box experience so there’s some smaller details that are etched into the kit but unless your paints them won’t be color correct. I would say this is pretty common across most Koto lines.

Both the FAgirls and Megami Device are scaled at 1/12 so Little Armory guns and the whole market of 3rd party accessories will work with these kits.

Next up is Koto’s Sousai Shoujo Teien which is simple girls as plastic models

A little cheaper and at 1/10 scale instead of 1/12. I’ve not built any but I do know they can bash with Megami Device and Hexa Gear lines just fine. If you take a peek at the JP girpla community there’s actually a niche but healthy group dedicated to taking nice photos of their kits dressed up in everyday scenarios.

Finally the newest line of Koto girl kits is the Arcanadea line.

Purely in a fantasy take these are Incredible kits. I’ve only built one (Lumitea) but it was far and away a much better build experience than the FAgirl kits. These are actually designed by a vtuber artist iirc which is why the designs are so different than other Koto kit lines. If you have the cash and want to try something different I would highly recommend.

Now finally we get to Bandai. After learning from their failures with the Hg Build Fighters girls they went back and designed something solid and what got me into mecha musume: 30 Minute Sisters

Right off the bat with an average price of around $30 the barrier to entry is much easier. While not as refined as the Megami Device line, these simple kits cram in a lot for the price. You’ll get an armored and unarmored form, as well as face plates. However the biggest selling point is How Damn Easy they are to bash. Being apart of the 30M line means they’re completely compatible with the 30MM line of mechs. Which also means all of those extra weapon and armor sets transfer over for the most part. And that’s not even talking about the dedicated 30MS option sets like hair parts, body parts, etc.

This is a Very beginner friendly line of kits and the place I would suggest most people starting if they’re looking to get into mecha musume.

This example I think uses about 5 different kits to build and I don’t believe any serious modifications were needed.

Another Bandai line to mention is the Standard Figurise line which you’ll be familiar with if you’ve picked up the Sulletta, Miorine or ChuChu kits. Typically pretty solid kits (uma musume excluded, only get the 30ms version of that one) they usually include characters from a variety of different shows. These are still of course bash-able but not without modification.

With the explosion of popularity with these kits means we have even more companies now joining in the race. ATK and MS General have a bunch of kits to offer and we see new companies pop up some really sick looking kits (see tgat Galahad)

We even have Plamax giving us the really cool looking GODZ ORDER kits and soon character kits from Blue Archive, Konosuba and others.

For these smaller/third party companies I would suggest doing plenty of research before buying one. The ATK kit that I made was Especially frustrating and required a lot of extra work to make parts fit right or to clean them up so they fit at all. Not to mention the extra detail work required to really make them look like the box example. Just do your homework.

I hope this helps!! It’s a growing market so there’s always more kits being announced. This should have covered the majority of kits out there but IMPORTANT! Check sites like AmiAmi for sales or resales on kits. You can sometimes find an unbuilt kit that retails at $70 going for $30.

USAGS will regularly get Koto kits in and new releases but by no means believe them when they say a kit is USAGS exclusive. Remember to check HLJ as well. Let me know if you have any other questions and I’ll do my best to answer them!!

#30ms #frame arms girl #megami device #gunpla #girlpla

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dollsector · 1 year

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my favorite junji ito panel

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dollsector · 2 years

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Doll joints: a brief compendium

I was googling again last night, and I arrived at an important discovery: if you want to learn about BJDs, you google "doll joints."

If you want to learn about plastic doll joint articulation, you need to search for "action figure" + joint/articulation, etc.

So, what I've found so far:

Anatomy of an Action Figure (found via Google image search):

Link to the four main types of joints on action figures (ball-in-socket, hinge, swivel, and pivot).

Also: Joint Types Custom Tutorial on the Figure Realm forum includes a discussion of the four basic joints, as well as different compound joints. Note that the web archive link appears to be broken (at least I couldn't access it when I tried).

The one I am most excited about was posted on ArtStation: the Toy Troy - Action Figure Joint Articulation Project. There are animated gifs of how the joints work, and how they are made.

Double-hinged knee:

Hinge and swivel ankle compound joint:

Swivel and hinge elbow and wrist compound joints:

Swivel and ball-joint compound head joint:

Pivot thigh joint and ball and swivel hip compound joint:

Swivel and hinge shoulder compound joint:

Ball joint torso:

Due to the ephemeral nature of the internet, if any of these links are broken, I have printed copies for my personal use.

Part 1.

#doll joints #action figures #gifs

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dollsector · 2 years

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I am absolutely sobbing do you SEE those signs and all those flag buttons!!!! Absolutely exceeded any expectations I had for them, they’re so campy and political Never thought I would get to see anything like this in my lifetime honestly

#lgbtqia #bratz

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dollsector · 2 years

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Bratz pride Nevra and Roxxi 2 pack

#lgbtqia #bratz

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dollsector · 2 years

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Any doll hybrid is possible if youre willing to sculpt parts or hack parts from a bunch of dolls

#dollblr #dollsection

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dollsector · 2 years

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Hmm...

#capsule chix #doll hybrid

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dollsector · 3 years

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I am shaking. 1$

#thrifting #Peteena #reblog for luck

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dollsector · 3 years

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サンリオキャラクターズ　わたしの胸キュンデイズ (re-ment)

#miniatures #re ment #Sanrio

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dollsector · 3 years

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My Life As (Walmart's 18" doll line) Hello Kitty Cooking Set

I'm glad they're making more HK themed sets. I am really enjoying the Sanrio crossovers the last few years.

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dollsector · 3 years

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I’ve started a system of doing tasks with bribes at the end and I got the Witch House Re-Ment set. I’ve actually accomplished some real cleaning over the past few days, here’s the first box out of 8.

#re ment #miniatures

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dollsector · 3 years

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there's a bunch of factory seconds of Novi Stars on Aliexpress

If you want to take a random chance there's this listing:

#Novi Stars

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dollsector · 3 years

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Clothing & shoes that fit Monster High dolls

Clothing for regular MH dolls:

Mystixx Vampire doll clothing

Bratz clothing (tops loose/short, pants may be too short)

Bratzillaz clothing (slightly loose, short in torso)

LaDeeDa clothing (only outfits w/ skirts work w/o modification - LDD hips/legs are much smaller than MH)

Disney fairies doll clothing (may be a little tight)

Dal clothing (loose)

Blythe clothing (loose - fit w/ cinching/modification)

Moxie girls clothing (a bit too loose but fit w/ cinching/modification - shoes do not fit)

Winx Club clothing

Juku Couture doll clothing

Teen Skipper clothing (loose - fit w/ velcro overlap)

Barbie’s little sister Kelly shirts/dresses (work as tops for MH, Kelly shirts are very short)

80’s-90’s Stacie’s clothes fit okay, all pants are low rise on MH and the tops are mostly too short unless it’s an oversize tee and then it’s the right length

BFC Ink clothes (tops fit, but slightly baggy)

Japanese fashion doll clothing?

Midnight Magic (MH knockoff) clothing

Shoes:

Bratzillaz shoes

Stardoll shoes

Mystixx Vampire doll shoes

Winx shoes (fit Howleen best, may be too tight for regular MH)

Moxie Teenz shoes (fit loosely)

old Spice Girl doll boots

1/16 Blythe doll shoes (can fit MH dolls as long as they’re not tall like boots; they are created for dolls with flat feet whereas MH dolls have angled feet.)

open-toed Liv shoes may fit MH girls

Disney VIP shoes?

Wigs:

Liv wigs

Moxie Teenz wigs

size 5/6 doll wigs

Nefera:

Disney VIP doll clothing fits Nefera (too big for regular MH)

Stardoll clothing may fit Nefera

Liv clothing?

Mystixx Vampire doll clothing?

Midnight Magic (MH knockoff) boots