The BJD Discussion

[foxxy_demon]

@stoki: Soa's very pretty! Aww.

@fantasia: haha thanks! I really like that fur, it makes me wanna go out and find some nicer stuff like itself.

@roslyn: haha thanks! I think it's the fur. It has a really nice shean to it. Also, it's real soft. The green is made from some really fake stuff, easy to mold but annoying texture.

@finlet: thanks! I think it must be the quality of the purple fur, it looks and feels a lot nicer than the other wigs. I would do something pig taily, but Markus be a boy, I thought maybe a cute ponytail would be nice, but he looked way too girly haha. But I really wanna see if I can do pigtails.....

[fantasia1940]

...... this is sort of on topic...... have you guys ever started a BJD RP thread? i saw there was Kovas House RP in barton thread started just last month...... but like all RPs, it died very quickly- in just 5 days. would anyone be interested in starting a new RP? like, very loose RP... a town or a house or something, and you can character your dolls or any random doll with each other or even just by yourself with a running story. it might give our dolls some space to exercise themselves..... and you could add pictures randomly to supplement. 3nodding

in my experience, the only RPs that last are ones that have additional OOC chat like this discussion thread. which we have smile but, its only fun if people are really committed. idk if you guys have time or are interested?

[Roslyn Pryce]

@ fantasia1940:
I'd love to do a roleplay. ^.^ It would give me the chance to expand on Bethany's character since it will be a while before I can write her story. Considering I'd have to finish her parent's story first.

@ foxxy_demon:
I like them both, it sucks that the texture of the green one is annoying. ):

[Neo Sideralis]

Thank you for the compliments everyone ^^''
Asaro (white wig) is just a boy XD he does look girly though..
I dislike and at the same time love the red x black wig on Hyde.

@ Finlet
congratulations on your new girl.

@ Spore
I think too many people keep talking about different things so I'd have no idea what exactly to tell you XD
All I know is that Finlet ordered a new doll, Khrystyan's Tei arrived or is just nearby and that Foxxy appears to be making wigs for her doll @w@
(I quickly looked through 5 pages without reading everything exactly @w@)

I don't know why but it's as if I'm suddenly in some kind of 'dollie downer' XD sounds stupid, right
I think I want to try Amigurumi and make them some things. Maybe that will help. @w@
I'd like to see Asaro in a kimono one day..

[Eludya]

@Stokiaci - Well, I'll admit I'm waiting to hear from a couple hardware stores but the idea of work just being right down the road (And I can probably wear jeans/sneakers) does appeal at least on a temporary basis. I just wish it didn't all lead to feeling like all that work to get the bachelor's degree was pointless... At least the hardware stores may want to hire me for the plant areas which is what my degree is in.

Soa's purty! I like the purple lingerie. Shinyshinyshiny *magpie*

@Fantasia - So I keep hearing about all these schools that teach you to be a lab technician, if you're a lab tech do you ever have to deal with the people? I like running tests and I have a reasonable background of knowledge, but I find I can't really bring myself to give-a-damn enough about Other People In General (Friends are a different matter) that I'd want to go into a medical field where I had to deal with the people who were sick.

An RP thread might be interesting. I admit to not having any dolls yet but man, I haven't done any RP in years. 'Course, I'm also referring to table-top. I miss my D&D group.

@Fin Raziel - Wow, his head seriously looks small compared to his neck size. That's weird! And now you've scared me from the idea of ever ordering the Leeke guy I was eyeing with the slightly larger Solid Muscle body because of Tiny Head issues! But you say that's their Real Skin? That actually makes me wonder... Do you think it would suit someone who was, say, Arabian or Persian in background? I've been debating on whether I would try RS or wait for custom orders Light Brown for a character, and I'm starting to think the light brown might be too dark... Man I wish I could see it in person >_<

If you want someone to trust well with face-ups, I can ask my sister? She's really quite good at it apparently... She got the "drawing/sketching/fine-detail" artist talent, and I got the "work with difficult materials to make something cool" talent. I'm really kind of lousy at sketching, which pisses me off cos I have some great story ideas (And no, doll-ing them wouldn't work, I don't have a river and a pirate ship in the right scale)

@Foxxy - Nice wigs. What did you say you're making them from again? Is it some kind of long fake fur?

@Taruun - "No one else out there" is no reason to rush something when you don't feel 100% certain. Once again, take it from someone who's been there, done that and has to go sign final divorce papers next week. I can give you more details that would probably scare you from ever getting married, but I'm not saying Never Do It, I'm saying make sure both of you really are ready first. There's no reason you can't stay engaged but not actually marry yet while still working over your issues.

@Spore - Thread's just addin' pages out of control, ain't it? biggrin How're things on your corner of the world?

@Everyone - I've decided I need to start buckling down and sketching again, so I pulled out my sketchpad, pulled out my colored pencils, and discovered I can't find either my eraser or pencil sharpener. The eraser I don't think will kill me for now... But it's still frustrating, however I spent more time actually getting things down, since usually I spend more time erasing and redrawing until I think it's perfect, then erasing to try and clean up the mess. The pencil sharpener... >_< Gah. I prefer little handheld ones like you can pick up for 50 cents but it's just a matter of "Oh god I have to go get one now." So I did one sketch using the model-figure I have (it's a 2-d tracing thing for designing fashion) last night and I'll see about scanning it later.

[XFateX]

As for the roleplay:;; Nope.
My dolls don't have much of a story.
I'm not interested in 'playing' them out. I like them as dolls. xD I don't want broken promises in a roleplay for a dolls setting I can't imagine them in, I guess?

annnd I prefer one on ones. They last longer, and have a more personal feel to them. :3 Everytime I get in a group, there are alwyas characters/people being left out.

[XFateX]

Annnd on another note::; Good mornin'. xD
Man... though.
Seeing everyone getting something new, makes me want my Yuz even more.
Good thing I've been working like CRAZY. I know it'll still take me a while to be 'allowed' to get him. Especially since I have no where I can ship him to 'hide' him.. unless my one friends house.. maybe. We'll see. [It's nice that I can drive and pick him up as a please, though if that's the case. BEfore, with Kouji, it was a little iffy since I coulnd't drive back then.]

I'm still working on paying off my car, so my mom would get mad if i bought another doll before paying back my sister. Which is obviously fair. But I am putting a little spending money aside. And hopefully my taxes aren't horrible where I end up paying too much and I have some play money.

I've decided that when I get my credit card bill paid off [It's about 400 dollars. Which isn't bad, really buuuut taking into accoun I only make 8 dollars an hour, and paying back my sister for a 2000 dollar car... plus insurance.. and gas.. -which is 3.75 a gallon here. ] I'm hoping it'll be set BY MAY. That's a few months away. I'll make sure I have part of th emoney squared away, and can order him, pay off some of the bill right away, and work on paying it off otherwise.
fate might be getting another job. xD

[Hatsya]

lol I have the opposite problem. My dolls have too much story and it'd be weird to play them in a completely unrelated RP setting.

I have a feeling I'll be completely lost here when I come back from vacation on friday. All the pages xD
Eeh, back to doing laundry and packing bags -_-

[The Goddess Shilen]

Re: Roleplay

(i have only really been scanning the threads : P )
I have no problem rping most of my dolls cheracters since they were first created in a RP setting anyway. In fact I think it would be fun to rp some of my dolls that don't have much of a story yet : D I just hope it wouldn't be expected of me to do all 10 at ounce x.x it would take me for ever to post my replys and knowing my dolls there would be a lot of dialoge between them and my posts would end up being full stories in their own right XD

[Lady Tora]

I would love to do a BJD RP! smile

[foxxy_demon]

@Eludya: Well the purple stuff, might be real and just dyed, but it's real soft. The green and red are made from definitely something fake. Some kinda dry stuff.
Lol sketchin's almost better without an eraser So all your ideas have to stay there haha.


@neo: haha sorry! I thought he was a she with that wig, I had a feeling no, but then I was wrong haha XD.

[Shattered Ciel]

not so much a BJD RP, since my Characters were morphed into some of my BJDs.. and they have a LONG bizzare storyline..

My fiance and I have gotten into a rut and forced ourselves to make Crazy a** AUs for our babies and done little mini stories around them

like completely changing the gender of some characters, preferences, accents, mannerisms.. XD it's a lot of fun actually.

[Spore XP]

@Fin Raziel - I can totally see where the Iplehouse company photos misled you. His face does look thinner and his eyes a bit differently shaped then in the company photos. However, he is still lovely. I particularly like the eye colour you gave him.

@Stokiaci - Soa is so pretty. You should post more of her. Her light colour palette is to die for.

@Foxxy - Good work with the wigs ^^ I like both of the colours.

@Fantasia - I could maybe organize the Easter swap. I will talk to Fate to see what it entails. She organized our last one.
I would really like to do a doll RP lol. I have not RPed in agessss but my dolls have such strong characters, it wouldn't be difficult. (well, Maddy does at least, I would probably play as her. Nora is just me so it would be kind of boring to make decisions as her because she is pretty monotonous lol - I <3 her though!) It might be a little hard for me to keep up though, as I have a hard enough time keeping up with this thread! x__x

@Finlet - Yay, Modigli is so cute. I don't think you are bad for it. She and Maddy can be friends. =D

@Taruun - Yay, order from Crobi! I am still waiting on my order to arrive (R-line Jun), but I have faith in their faceups. I am a little nervous because I asked them to tweak the default for my boy, but I am sure it will be alright lol. If not, to Finlet he goes.... XD
I'm worried for you with this marriage thing. I hope that whatever you choose is the right thing for you!

@Ros - "Considering I'd have to finish her parent's story first."
What are you planning?! XD (yes, I caught that)

@Elu - Haha, things are hectic here! And I am sick... my throat was hurting all last night and when I woke up this morning and spoke my family was laughing at me because my voice was so deep and warbly. XD

[fantasia1940]

Roleplay :: I completely understand your guys' concerns, thats why i was getting a feel for who was interested =) the thing about free RP is, you can rewind or fast-forward your doll's lives to any point you like when they come into the RP. What if, say, they are doing an intensive craft-making summer camp! Or all meeting up in a huge vacation house on the beach. Or, stumbling into a midwestern hick town in the middle of kentucky and don't know how they got there (and they have to solve the mystery of the aliens kidnapping them). lol xd you can always take the personalities and just see what happens mixing them together. Maybe your own dolls haven't even met yet in this story smile
I can definitely see how a family having their own complex world, rules, dynamics, etc would be difficult to translate, and maybe its not worth the bother. I am not offended by anyone not interested 3nodding its already hard to keep things straight with multiple dolls already tearing you house up, lol. And Fate, you have a good point about people being left out. But interactions come and go.
in the end, anything that happens in the role-play doesn't have to actually ever affect their real story. Heck, you can pull a BJD picture off the internet and make a new character!

@ Fate : go go go!!! I strongly believe in not being in debt and paying off everything you can always! smile I'm not one to speak though, i am deficit 1000$ for next months rent from my new girl ><
I support you all the way, making it in may smile

@ spore : yeaaa i feel your pain, i will have a hard time keeping up too some days =/

@ neo: lol sorry i thought he was a she too XD asaros cute anyway!

[Eludya]

fantasia1940

...Or, stumbling into a midwestern hick town in the middle of kentucky ...

Heeeeeeyyyy I resemble that remark.... well kinda, technically I'm in Indiana, but we call it Kentuckiana here, on account o' everyone bein' so friendly and not caring about the big river separation as a border.

@Spore - Seriously? I'm sick too, my throat basically feels like someone's lightly choking me all day and I had a scare about the mucus I was coughing up earlier... Turns it out was funny colored because I was drinking a Coke, and not because there was blood. At least I don't sound like Bill Clinton. (I was that sick once back in High school, my teacher didn't let me live it down for the rest of the week. Miss that teacher, she was fun.) It's this dang weather, it's horrendous on anyone who's got even a slightly abnormal respiratory system, I swear.

@Foxxy - Yeah, not having the eraser's kind of nice, since I don't get tempted to just erase everything until it's so messy... Maybe I'll use this as training, but I still need the pencil sharpener. The wigs look so fluffy... do they come in longer fluff that might work for bigger dolls?

@The Roleplay subject - I've realized how hard it would be given I only have one very distinct character (and that's the doll I'm basically furthest from getting...) and it occurs to me how ... different... online text roleplaying is from what I'm feeling nostalgia for (as in we're probably not rolling dice, making character sheets with stats, swinging swords and making battle strategies) so... I'm not really sure how well I would do for 'at. I mean, my One Distinct Character was a Cleric/Rogue following the Goddess of Love, Beauty, Orgies and Shiny Things... Her big moment was picking a really hard lock, dodging the fireball trap from the chest, getting the big gem and yelling "A Winner Is Me!" before succumbing to the strength-poison on the gem and falling over. ".... someone carry me home." (From a 16 str to a 4 str meant she couldn't even carry the armor she was wearing anymore.)