Birthday Girl Edition
BJD thread, primarily for vinyl dolls with an anime aesthetic.

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New Guide: anime-dolls.moe
Old Guide: dollfaq.buyfags.moe
Booru: bjd.booru.org
Live Gallery: bjd.arcesia.net/
Telegram: t.me/BallJointDolls
Sewing pattern books: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1okG9fyy7mciwiZUEsQYGNKQNnz1rv59J
/jp/ BJD QnA Guide: docs.google.com/document/d/1SJPKqCd8YX5_JcB7NWjRS5Zy4dKeKMg5l-YmoHZgFZk/

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Previous Photo Challenge: Night Photography (or) Low Contrast
Current Projects: None Currently Planned
Next Meetup: Otakon | Washington DC | Sat, August 9
Then After: September I-Doll | Osaka, Japan | TBD

Other Doll Threads:
Previous Thread: >>49648632
Resin Dolls Thread: Dead Again (but you can post here, too.)
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Miscellaneous:
If your doll is for sex, go to >>>/jp//ona/

Should I get a bjd right now y/n?
Store is closing in 30 minutes.

>>49754251
Yes

>>49754271
What have I done...I now have a daughter to take care of..

>>49754317
Congratulations anon! Tell us about her!

>>49754317
Welcome, brother

>>49754317
Photos after a post like that are required

Swapped a few things around on my DD girls. Ive been wanting to close the height gap between Hibiki and Rin and swapping in shorter legs was cheaper than buying a slightly taller DDP body.

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>>49754317
Another one joins the fold.

>>49754694
>>49754654
>>49754501
Thanks anon! Being an idiot I am it's a second hand Alice01 doll with a nice make up. It has its original boxing. The problem now is that I have no idea how to ship it back home, in Japan at the moment and I have to get things ready by 11am tomorrow. Do I risk it and wait for one of the post office to have a box that's about 90cm in length or do I just wrap my daughterfu in my luggage and stuff it with clothes? Please help, the stores are closed and km stressed out for my mind

>>49755124
If the post office has bubble wrap and you have the original box, shipping her home by wrapping that box in two boxes taped together to make a long box should be possible, but I don't know how Japanese regulations are about that... honestly at this point anon, if the box doesn't matter to you, I'd get the certificates/identifying information out and pack them into your carry-on beside her by wrapping her very well... still get some bubble-wrap and since you're in Japan, try to drop by a doll store (depending on where you are you might even find what you need at Don Quijote) and see if you can find a face cover like picrel to protect her on the journey. Having said all that, I have never traveled internationally with dolls, so I will defer to anons more experienced than I am on that front.

My ghost girl with mini ghost girl.

>>49755124
When I went, i had a suitcase that was a cm too short for my doll box so I lightly folded the end of it to fit and packed the doll separately. Just be careful of the dolls face when you pack her away, ideally shes in a bag so you dont need to worry about stains from your own clothes. You might get away with taking her on the plane with a backpack/carryon for added peace of mind.

>>49755425
>>49755124

I would endeavour to keep the original packaging. Your options are either to mail it out, or prep it to be checked in at the airport. The latter you could get away with a few turns of bubblewrap and a fragile sticker. You very likely will not be able to take the box as carry on. I barely managed to keep my DD body with me during my trip back from Japan and it's box was a fraction the size of my 50cm Azones.

If you're more paranoid about checking your Alice in, she should fit into a carryon bag. You might have to turn her into bit of a pretzel and/or remove her head though. Keep her as a nude doll without the wig and wrap her in something neutrally coloured.

>>49755425
Thanks. I'll see if there's any stores that sell any larger delivery boxes...heart broken if I have to throw away the box. It's so lovely, it's her home...
>>49755475
>>49755709
If I do have to throw away the box And use the carry On, would that trIgger anything security wise?

>>49756930
The only metal in her is a bunch of S-hooks, the elastics arent going to look like random wires, and resin isnt dense enough to block x-rays to the point someone needs to look at it. You'll be fine, and people working security will have seen stranger things than a 2 foot tall bald and naked doll.

>>49752708
>I shudder to ask where you got it, lest I see the price.
It cost a bit more than the price of a full doll. I just considered it as getting 1 less doll instead.

>>49752728
Yep! Thats exactly what I was going for. Thanks for noticing!

>>49753703
>Where'd you get the boots?
They're old Volks shoes from a few years back. It was part of their silver black set.

>>49755124
Alice01 is beautiful! I look forward to seeing her pics here!

>>49755709
The doll could be a carry on. Important to protect her face against touch or rubbing on anything with a face shield. Or just remove the head and protect it in a container and bring it as carry on.
The empty box could be placed into luggage and you can fill the inside of the doll box with your other luggage stuff to maximize space.

>>49754317
Congratulations anon, hopefully everything goes well with getting her on the plane.

>>49753860 (OP)
>My doll as OP
It's an truly an honor and the highlight of my week.

>>49757314
That's what I figured. I will get that thing at some point, mark my words.

>>49757354
Thank you for sharing the birthday girl!

>>49757087
I've decided to put her in one of those bounce storages since I gotta dip out for 4 days...I hope she's ok. I did do about 2-3 layers of bubble wrap before hand. Going to take her home via check-in and just sperg out on more bubble wrap. I'm so stupid for not planning this far ahead, been running around different stores and post offices all day just to see if there's a box that's longer than hers. I hope my dollfu can forgive me for leaving her like that. The lady at the counter was so delicate in wrapping her. Now I have to stress if she'll be ok in the bounce storages since it's kinda humid here, but I did stuff the box with all the silica gels I could find, then she has to survive the check-in travel as well.

I really should have bought a tripod way sooner. Forgive me, Keiko.

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>>49757770
Damn EXIF data

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>>49757778
Cute!