It’s 2024, lockdown is well over, and it’s time once again for a Dolpa hosted in North America, organized by Volks USA. The latest event felt somewhat low-key terms of marketing and the schedule was delivered almost last minute, but the enthusiasm of Volks fans didn’t appear to be diminished. Hosted in Torrance, CA near…
~ A sign from the stars ~ Volks has really been hitting it out of the park with their recent resin releases, and I’ve tried my luck in a few of the lotteries. After missing out again and again, I resolved to just get SD Alto from the secondary market so I wouldn’t have to…
~ Return to Resin ~ Korean BJD company ChicaBi recently spun up a new brand/storefront for their SD-scale BJD releases, called Luna Blanc. I fell hard for the new Kylie sculpt, and figured since the head is compatible with a lot of my existing Volks/SD collection it’d be worth a try to customize her.…
Meanwhile Kaito was on pre-order and I was packing up to move, I was trying my best not to buy more doll stuff. However I had to concede when one of my grail dolls, chocolate-color Kumako, was suddenly available. It seems that Puyoodoll found some unsold stock laying around and so there was a quick…
~ A long-delayed rescue project ~ My final faceup from the fall batch is this dreamy Syo (Sho?). She’s an older Volks sculpt that I picked up with vague intentions a while back. I knew she was yellowed, but I didn’t realize the previous owner had done a rough job trying to sand off the…
The autumn weather is a bit delayed this year, so by dodging some extra-smoky days I was able to squeeze in another batch of faceups. First up is another Shoushou Doll Niko, this time in tan skin! I pre-ordered tan Niko last year, and it took almost exactly a year for her to arrive. I…
ShoushouDoll Niko arrived! And immediately got a faceup :D ShoushouDoll is a China-based BJD artist who sells their work through Taobao and a couple other representatives such as BJDivas. I picked Niko up second-hand since I missed the original order window. As soon as Niko arrived I hurried to give her a faceup since…
This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending PNW BJD Expo with my pal Prizmdoll. I’m lucky to have a niche event like this so close to home, it’s not quite as big as Dolpa in LA but it’s still worth seeing! I was able to meet lots of BJD artists from USA and…