Popping out of lurking. I'll contact Bjarne off-list and fill him in on some fun places onlineto discuss BJD's.. But I also request that this discussion be droppedfrom the list, since it's so waaaaaay off topic. :)
Cindy: Momoko has ball joints and therefore is, technicially, a BJD (some people prefer ABJD for Asian Ball-Jointed Doll). There's a bit of an elitist attitude out there that if the doll isn't cast resin, 60cm or 42cm tall doll in the style of the Volks Dollfie that it' isn't a BJD, and shouldn't be included in BJD discussions. Others, though, are far more inclusive, and are happy to talk about Momoko, Syberites, and Tonner's Ellowyne Wilde. I know you're generalizing, but I will raise my hand in saying that Volks dolls are not my own holy grail. I personally am a bigger fan of more realistic sculpts, such as those made by Elfdoll. Volks dolls happen to be the most expensive in their size classes. You can find similar dolls for hundreds of dollars less, and if that's still too rich for you, you can go down in size to 42cm (aka MSD), and even smaller sizes (I have several that are only around 5" tall). To wrestle in at least a little on-topic commentary: as other's have mentioned, BJD's are great to sew for because they have very correct proportions, except for their ridiculously long legs. Ok, some also have ridiculously large boobs. There's a couple of folks out there doing historic clothes and shoes for these dolls, and some of the doll clothing companies have been doing psuedo-historical stuff for a while. Ellowyne Wilde and her size counterpart Evangeline Ghastly have some really nifty, psuedo-Victorian outfits. If you're interested in more information, contact me off-list. And now back to lurking. :) Claudine (playing with BJD's since 2005 :) ) ----- Original Message ---- From: "Abel, Cynthia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 8:52:16 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] ball jointed dolls Bjarne: I searched for ball jointed dolls+groups on Yahoo and there are several groups as well. Check out: www.denofangels.com for lots of information on BJDs. U.S. Doll magazines Haute Doll and FDQ carry lots of info on BJD's as well. She isn't exactly a BJD, but I started collecting(if two dolls is collecting}a multi-jointed doll called Momoko. She is 1/6 scale and 10 1/2" tall. A dainty 5'3" in comparison to Barbie's more substantial U.S. beef fed 5'9" in real scale. Originally Japanese made, she is now produced in China, which has cut her price 1/3 - 1/2 of the Japan Petworks dolls, and increased production numbers. Volks dolls in Japan is the Holy Grail of most BJD fans--you can have a doll custom made for about $700 and up in U.S. dolls. There is also a U.S. showroom and production center in California. Hope this helps!! Cindy Abel -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Leif og Bjarne Drews Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 10:06 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] ball jointed dolls As some of you had these dolls, my question is: Are there any groups you can join to talk about these dolls? Thanks in advance Bjarne _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
