The Ball Jointed Dolls Thread

[nurie]

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To be honest I am a bit scared of getting trolls/flames in this thread but I'm really hoping to spread the "word" about these dolls. So many asian countries now have a very big following, pero sa Philippines lu-oy gyud kaayo.. The owners I am aware of are mostly in Manila.. So far I have not known anyone who owns them sa Cebu.

So anyway, please try to be nice. No stupid and hurtful posts.

I have a very small collection so far and it is really quite hard to collect these items because of how expensive they are. Anyway, I would like to show some pictures I have taken.

I am also hoping that there are other owners taga Cebu. Show yourselves! hehe

Thank you for looking at this thread.

Here's a very basic explanation as to what these dolls are:

A ball-jointed doll is any doll that is articulated with ball and socket joints. In contemporary usage when referring to modern dolls, and particularly when using the acronyms BJD or ABJD, it usually refers to modern Asian ball-jointed dolls. These are cast in polyurethane synthetic resin, a hard, dense plastic, and the parts strung together with a thick elastic. They are predominantly produced in Japan, South Korea and China. The BJD style has been described as both realistic and influenced by anime. They commonly range in size from about 60 centimetres (24 in) for the larger dolls, 40 cm (16 in) for the mini dolls, and all the way down to 10 cm (4 in) or so for the tiniest of the tiny BJDs. BJDs are primarily intended for adult collectors and customizers. They are made to be easy to customize, by painting, changing the eyes and wig, and so forth.

The modern BJD market began with Volks line of Super Dollfie in 1999. Super Dollfie and Dollfie are registered trademarks but are sometimes erroneously used as generic blanket terms to refer to all Asian BJDs regardless of manufacturer.

-- taken from WIKIPEDIA.org

(no longer own these two, just an old picture)


(my friend's doll, i dont own it)




(no longer own this doll, just an old picture)

[preloader]

nice pictures, life like kaayo ang eyes

[nurie]

Thank you so much Preloader. Actually... paborito gyud kaayo na nako ang eyes... hehehe. One of the best things about them I think.. =)

[cmontoya]

I have a flickr contact who collects these too

Collection: My dolls

I'm sure you would find more people who collect these ball jointed dolls.

[preloader]

@nurie

oo usually ako makit an online kay in ani,

[kanonkim]

i would really love to own a bjd pero makahilak jd ta sa price oi. hahahaha

i saw one nga nka tagiya ani sa Cebu. g-dala to niya once sa usa ka cosplay convention

[John F. Kennedy]

These are very expensive dolls. I know somebody who owns one.

[twistedkawaii]

yes they are very expensive...
I have one from LUTS company. I also know someone who has a LE Volks

[maxipeel]

i've invited a friend of mine who will join us on our exhibit this ARCHcon 2011. she will bring some of her ball jointed dolls (BJD) collections. so far, 2 ra sila ngari sa cebu.

[kanonkim]

@maxipeel that would be real nice~

hope to see them both sa archcon