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Originally Posted by Gyro Zeppeli
I've actually always been fascinated with stuff like Dollfie and BJD and wanted to get into that community for years. I think that getting to a point to where you sew and design your own outfits for figures must be wonderful. I remember being at a convention once and I passed by a gathering of them. They all brought their dolls and showed each other their works. It was honestly so impressive. It feels like a natural evolution of mixed media figures for those who are particularly creative.
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How to write this post, in the correct way?.....
I've also looked at BJD's as a possible evolution of my interest in figure collecting. And, personally, I hit two major roadblocks. The product itself, and the community that "supports" it.
I see a lot of potential in the BJD format, that is, in my opinion going unrealized - mostly due to the "community" that makes up the major part of the customer demand. Ironically, this Eimi Fukada figure, is, IMHO, exactly where I would imagine BJD's would eventually evolove into.....yet, they never will.....the BJD available today are inherently poor, for what they attempt to do. The joints are often floppy, the dolls themselves are extremely fragile (especially when compared to their 1/6 cousins) - and, well, the aesthetics are subjective.....but in the main, due to the nature of BJD joints, the bodies look extremely unrealistic, even when compared to the cheapest 1/6 body.
With respects to the community....well, we know that certain figure formats draw a certain audience. BJD's seem to attract females and largely, homosexual males. I'm not talking about men who like men, but those super camp, over the top, "look at me, I'm Gay" types....while someone's sexual preferences or choice of self conduct is by and large, irrelevant to me....the figure aesthetics seem to gravitate towards satisfying that demographic. I'm talking about, male dolls, that are practically indistinguishable from female dolls!!!....not only that, but the available clothing sets, while some are....interesting, it's predominantly real world casual wear - no spandex superhero suits, or operator load outs here
If it's your thing....I think it could be a great diversion from statue collecting....but, if the above doesn't sound great, it might be better to explore other options.
I say go for it...somewhat selfishly, as I want to see how in-hand pics stack up to the proto.
).....so, this might be a good, first shot to see how this facet of figure collecting stacks up to the mainstream stuff...
