Best way to get started?
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Best way to get started?
But, it all seems VERY confusing to me!
You need to buy body and head separately?
I am not so much interested in getting a doll of a movie character, but more getting one and dressing her how I want to -- much like with my Adara!
What is the best way to get started? I dont want to spend a fortune, but I dont want to buy crap either.
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I'm also interested in these mini-beauties.adelea wrote:Took the plunge, and ordered one - she arrived today.
Bought some other outfits for her, but they came from a different vendor, and arent here yet.
Cant believe how expensive some of these items are, but I love these shoes!
I'll be watching this thread to see how you get on. That outfit and the shoes are amazing!
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But, much harder to dress her! Took me over 30 mins to get those stockings onto her!
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I want to do her fingernails, which are unpainted, but they are SO TINY! Going to have to get some microbrushes if that is a thing.
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You will need to use powder to get tight clothes like stockings on! You need to roll them up like a real lady might do and feed the foot end in first rather than try to pull them through the length of the stocking though!
I love the clothes you’ve got already though! My girls are very jealous!
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I ended up slowly massaging them up her legs an inch at a time.
Powder! Will try that if I ever take them off
I went for the busty body - which in retrospect may have been a mistake. To get those clothes on, I had to pretty much undo all the corset ties at the back to get it on, and then do them all up tight again.
The other outfit I have ordered for her, is a nice cocktail dress -- I'm suspecting it wont actually fit!
When her stiletto's arrive though, it will be OK - I'm happy having her dressed in lingerie and heels
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Interested in learning more prior to making a purchase for sure.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
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The first one I bought, was from a UK vendor on ebay, and included head and body.
After that I've been buying bodies and heads separately.
There are a lot of different heads out there! I'm not sure what the head on Felicity is, but Kendall is a SuperDuck SDH002A, and Lou-Anne is a FlirtyGirl FGC2017-HS46A.
So find a head you like, then pick a body to go with!
I've stayed with Phicen/TBLeague so far. My first was a large bust in suntan, and im not really a fan of the colour, so my others are in pale.
I found this webpage, which has a comparison of the models up to the S23B:
https://giantoy.com/blogs/guides/how-to ... emale-body
The S24A(pale)/S25B(tan) are a bit shorter, and the S26A/S27B are shorter still:
My first was a large bust (because, well, I'm a guy!), but most of the clothes I bought dont fit her, so all my subsequent bodies were the medium bust - and clothes seem to fit better.
There are lots of clothes on ebay, aliexpress and etsy. Though be prepared for some sharp intakes of breath!
I've so far stayed away from the "collectible" side of things, where you buy a figure and clothes that will create a "character". I guess for those, you just find one you like and buy it