More Musings on Body Options for Jian Yuan

[kiyakotari]

So I thought I'd settled pretty well on the Iplehouse Model Boy as a possible body for Jian. It would require a lot of work - too tall, I'd need to shorten it, some modifications to the shoulder blades, etc - but it looks pretty good. Something made me hesitate, though, and so I've held off on buying one until I see some at Dollectable this weekend. I brought Jian's head (he's not amused by this, though Wren appears to be, and Rafe thinks it's hilarious - but Rafe and Jian hate each other, so no surprise there) down here so I can compare it to the wonderful abundance of boy bodies I'm sure to encounter.

However, I've also just noticed another (new-ish) body that might very well beat out the Iplehouse one. It's the LikeMey Male Body, and it's much closer, aesthetically, to the styling of most of the other dolls in my crew. In addition, the height is already good - not quite as short as I'd like, but I can certainly live with it. I also love the way the muscles in the back were sculpted, and feel no need at all to modify them. Plus, there are three different resin colors to choose from, so I can get the one that matches Jian's head best (as opposed to the hit-and-miss-pray-it's-close deal I was going to have to do with Iplehouse). I've wanted to get some of the LikeMey spare head busts for a while now, so if I do decide on the LikeMey body, I think I'll buy one in each color first, and see which works best for Jian. My only two almost-complaints are the shape of the thigh joint - I'm not sure how I feel about the pronouncement of that ball - and that his shoulders aren't quite as wide as I'd like (.5cm narrower than Wren's, in fact). Overall, he's not as "beefy" as the Iplehouse boy - he's a bit more slender than I'd like for Jian - but I like the details of his sculpt better. I also don't care for his hands - but that's not a problem, as Jian has hands of his own that are going to get put on whatever body he ends up riding on (Senior Delf boy hands), and besides, I don't particularly like the sculpt of the Iplehouse hands for Jian, either.

I wonder if anyone at Dollectable will have a LikeMey doll, so I can mess with it and check out the posing...

Argh. Too many options!! (I remember when this hobby was so much less complicated...but I prefer it this way, I really do.)

Comments

[kiyakotari.livejournal.com]

Oh, so you ARE going to be at Dollectable, then? ROCK ON!!! I'll see you there. ^__^

Yeah, I've got a Dollstown 15Boy for Darryl (and 15Girl, for Wren), and I LOVE it. I'm leaning more and more heavily toward this LikeMey one for Jian. I can always buy it, then sell it and get something different if it doesn't suit him.

[nagasvoice.livejournal.com]

I originally couldn't go, no $, but two friends have kicked in to make it possible for me to go on Sat. I'm also bringing along some doll-sized quilts for the swap meet on Sat evening.

[kiyakotari.livejournal.com]

Oooh? Doll-sized quilts? I'll have to look for those! My crew needs at least one good blanket.

Sad that you'll only be there one day, but awesome that we'll get to hang out! I can't wait to meet Dance and Drin and Emma!

[nagasvoice.livejournal.com]

I'm *very* sorry to say that, with one-day, coming up on BART with a couple of bags, I probably won't have room to drag any of my resin folks along.
I'd love to bring Drin along.
You can meet them, you'll just have to open up my brain!

[kiyakotari.livejournal.com]

Where are you coming from?

[nagasvoice.livejournal.com]

I just figured out a way to pack Drin too, he gets to come, yayz!! *doing the snoopy dance!*
As i comment on the quilts, we'll be at the Fremont station, hopefully about 6 am.

[kiyakotari.livejournal.com]

YAY!! We're about to head out ourselves. See you there! I'll be manning the staff booth in the Vendor Hall. You'll have to stop by (cause I'll be stuck). I'll have just Hideo (6-arms) with me.