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7/17/2025, 10:12:18 PM
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Vinyl generally does not have recasts. This is because the molds are metal and are very expensive to make. You need a factory to make them. Compared to resin dolls, which I believe use silicone to make the molds? It's much cheaper to make and you could even do it at home provided you buy the proper equipment and safety measures. Vinyl isn't better than resin or vice versa, it's ultimately up to preference. I like and own both.
Vinyl is lighter than resin, and it's easier to find replacement parts for most vinyl dolls since there aren't many vinyl brands (Dollfie, Obitsu, Smartdoll, Imomodoll are the big ones). They have an outer shell that gives them their appearance, and a plastic internal skeleton, the skeleton is what allows them to move. If you're on a budget, Imomodoll is your best bet. They have a 1/4 and 1/6 size. The bodies are fiddly though, but wrapping joints with washi tape will help a lot at least for the 1/4. I'm unfamiliar with the 1/6 ones.
Resin is heavier. Imagine the material as a very thick ceramic pot, but slightly less fragile, and it's plastic. That's the closest analogy I can think of for someone who hasn't held a resin doll irl before. Like the other anons said, there are many recasts on Aliexpress. It's easier to make resin recasts than vinyl since it's literally just hard solid pieces strung together, so the recaster can just make a mold using the pieces. There's infinite variety with resin dolls, and many more body types and skin tones than there are vinyl.
Then there are some inbetween dolls. There are strung dolls made of PVC instead of resin, so the material is closer to a very thick piece of plastic. If you're familiar with amiibos the material feels like that.
Then there's also Tinyfox, which is also PVC, but uses an internal skeleton like vinyl dolls. I also don't think the outer shell is really removable.
What is your budget? If you like the look of the first doll and want to avoid a recast, I would suggest Tinyfox 1/6 dolls which are around 30 cm tall. You can buy a full doll with clothes, eyes, and wig for around $150. Their faces are painted, so you don't have to worry about painting it or paying more for a faceup, and they look pretty much identical to the stock photos. The default clothes they come with can stain, but since you sew that shouldn't be an issue. You could look into taking clothing commissions as well. Depending on where you live, buying through a reseller like Newcloversinging may be cheaper than buying them on Aliexpress.
Vinyl generally does not have recasts. This is because the molds are metal and are very expensive to make. You need a factory to make them. Compared to resin dolls, which I believe use silicone to make the molds? It's much cheaper to make and you could even do it at home provided you buy the proper equipment and safety measures. Vinyl isn't better than resin or vice versa, it's ultimately up to preference. I like and own both.
Vinyl is lighter than resin, and it's easier to find replacement parts for most vinyl dolls since there aren't many vinyl brands (Dollfie, Obitsu, Smartdoll, Imomodoll are the big ones). They have an outer shell that gives them their appearance, and a plastic internal skeleton, the skeleton is what allows them to move. If you're on a budget, Imomodoll is your best bet. They have a 1/4 and 1/6 size. The bodies are fiddly though, but wrapping joints with washi tape will help a lot at least for the 1/4. I'm unfamiliar with the 1/6 ones.
Resin is heavier. Imagine the material as a very thick ceramic pot, but slightly less fragile, and it's plastic. That's the closest analogy I can think of for someone who hasn't held a resin doll irl before. Like the other anons said, there are many recasts on Aliexpress. It's easier to make resin recasts than vinyl since it's literally just hard solid pieces strung together, so the recaster can just make a mold using the pieces. There's infinite variety with resin dolls, and many more body types and skin tones than there are vinyl.
Then there are some inbetween dolls. There are strung dolls made of PVC instead of resin, so the material is closer to a very thick piece of plastic. If you're familiar with amiibos the material feels like that.
Then there's also Tinyfox, which is also PVC, but uses an internal skeleton like vinyl dolls. I also don't think the outer shell is really removable.
What is your budget? If you like the look of the first doll and want to avoid a recast, I would suggest Tinyfox 1/6 dolls which are around 30 cm tall. You can buy a full doll with clothes, eyes, and wig for around $150. Their faces are painted, so you don't have to worry about painting it or paying more for a faceup, and they look pretty much identical to the stock photos. The default clothes they come with can stain, but since you sew that shouldn't be an issue. You could look into taking clothing commissions as well. Depending on where you live, buying through a reseller like Newcloversinging may be cheaper than buying them on Aliexpress.
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