@David: Thanks, and don't worry, we'll soon get to some more of the
really interesting parts of this doll…
But before that let's continue to assemble this lady.
5)
Neck connector.
…and that leads us to the neck connector. It's no longer an M16 thread. That's good and not so good.
It's
good because most of you don't like the threaded M16 connector too much, myself included. So basically I am happy about every manufacturer who abandons that thing.
It's
not so good because this pesky M16 connector is some kind of industry standard and is widely supported, as well by other manufacturers as aftermarket suppliers like Indigo's Magnetic M16 Connector or the Dollworks adapter system. As long as there are still not so many native Sino-doll heads, it'd be nice to be able to just put a Z-Onedoll head or maybe a silicone variant of a SM Doll/Mate Doll head onto this body.
This is how the new connector looks like - head part:
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And this is the neck part:
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Without instructions it takes some guessing how it is supposed to work. It seems you have to push both parts into each other, then turn a bit - but it does not lock tight. It's something I still need to figure out. Until then I get this:
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That's a gap of about 1 cm. With a thread I could screw it tighter or use a shorter grub, but with a tilt & lock mechanism?
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And honestly, it severely impairs the overall appearance of the doll as a whole:
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6)
Silicone blend, Skin surface and Skin tone.
This is a slightly complicated topic to describe verbally. In a nutshell, the
silicone blend is relatively soft, similar to the more recent silicone blend used by Z-Onedoll. In regard to softness, this qualifies Sino-doll as an alternative to typical TPE blends - like Z-Onedoll.
When looking at the breasts, some major differences with Z-Onedoll show up. The ZO-160/B from 2016 was poured in a rather firm silicone, with solid silicone breasts. More or less no jiggle, and a firmnes which makes a bra obsolete. A bit later, ZO introduced some kind of gel-filled breasts. The early versions of these breasts felt at first a bit odd - a firm silicone layer on the outside, but below you could feel some serious softness.
This is now different. The SI-172/H has homogenously soft breasts. They feel heavy, not like TPE dolls with hollow breast design, I think they feel more like the real thing. You can
not feel a harder silicone on the outside anymore, the surface blends smoothly with the softer inside. These breasts are nice!
But
how soft are they in comparison?
The softest doll breasts I know are (were) made by Maidlee Doll. Even a couple of years ago they were softer than any TPE blend I have ever touched, and Maidlee increased the softness even further in his more recent Maid-Fong builds. This had some drawbacks in regard to keeping the shape. Not unlike a human women's breast, Maid-Fong's breasts sometimes sagged a bit. For some this was too much realism. Sino-doll keeps the softness within a sane range. I don't think they will loose their shape anytime soon.
And then there is the
oil leakage issue. Many TPE dolls leak mineral oil, some of the softer silicone dolls also leak something, possibly silicone oil. Maidlee's most recent Maid-Fong leaks oil like crazy, and even Doll Sweet ladies leak some oil. This is not different with Sino-doll's SI-172/H: There is oil leakage, similarily to an average TPE doll. So I wouldn't sit her naked onto an antique leather couch, and in regard to oil leakage, the SI-172/H has no advantages over TPE.
It's as always: You tweak one thing and break another. The fim ZO-160/B from 2016 hardly leaks any oil, and she rarely requires powdering. And she is much less a dust magnet than any of the softer silicone dolls. I loved all of this, these characteristics are just good. But you can not keep them all when making the silicone blend softer than something like Shore 2 A (
Dragon Skin FX‑ Pro, virtually no oil leakage and - imho - soft enough for a doll).
I haven't inspected the
skin surface systematically yet, but from the first impression it looks good, way better than the ZO from 2016. Also noteworthy: there seems to be some
skin texture. I will try to capture it in a photo later, as well as the skin tone in comparison to other dolls.
And last but not least there is the
ultra soft vagina option. For some of you this might be a
killer feature. Especially if you are rather looking for a doll to have sex than for photography or companionship.
Just poking around with the fingers gave me some shivers. If the doll wasn't cold like a fish I might have mistaken her for the real thing. Even without lube it feels a bit slippery and damp, possibly from stronger oil leakage caused by the softer silicone blend inside. I have once felt something similar in an experimental TPE doll which never went into production, but I have never felt a production doll vagina like this.
Some of you might know that I am recommending everybody who is asking for the softest vagina to take a look at a Fleshlight. These things cost about $25, and (imho) no TPE doll comes close to a Fleshlight's softness. But now we have a silicone doll which is not too far off from a Fleshlight. That is f***ing awesome!
And it is getting even better! The vagina and the anus appear to be actually usable by an average Caucasian male. Maybe not if you are hung like a horse, but these cavities are not tight like a nun's. If a too tight vagina in other dolls is a deal breaker for you, you might want to take a look at Sino-doll.
At this point of the Unboxing review we have sifted out something what I consider a
key characteristic of the Sino-doll SI-172/H. She is not primarily a photo model or a companion doll for cuddling. She is a serious sex toy. For some she might even be better fuckable than most TPE dolls. If I am right with this, Sino-doll might have created a
game changer.
I will later take a closer peek at the lady parts with a speculum and an endoscope.
(to be continued)