^ooohh. I really want to see this.
I love it when I find a j-doll at Tuesday Morning. Some of them are awesome, others are not so much. What I know is still very limited. But I did some research because there were some glaring differences between the ones I own.
1. The hair is plastic but I think the ones with straight hair are the most manageable and feel nicest. Not as nice as Monster High Spectra though.
2. They have pullip bodies that come in two types.
Type 3 body is terribly fragile. The hands snap right off and sometimes I find them at the bottom of the box before its even opened.
Type 4 body is much sturdier but can't swivel at the waist or slouch like type 3.
3. In theory, you can pull their arms, lower legs and hands off like monster high dolls and replace them with orbitsu limbs. Or so I've heard. I've never owned an Obitsu (on my list). However, I've pulled out broken arms on j-dolls and switched them with other j-dolls to make perfect bodies. It's really easy... although I always feel slightly guilty about pulling off arms. It's not hard and the arms can go right back in if you don't like it. They are kind of fragile so I wouldn't do it too often. But I no longer worry about broken parts.
4. As they have Pullip bodies, they can fit Pullip clothes. Well, obviously not the hats but everything else goes.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/uenshin/25 ... 733691768/^switching just the limbs on j-dolls to Obitsu. It sounds feasible to me and I really want to try it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24932793@N02/3705163206^ body comparisons. If you do an internet search for pullip body comparisons, you'll find plenty of images.
Type 3 body and type 4. Their arms, hands and lower legs are peg and socket, so you can switch them. As you can see, I did. Type 3 has a more flexible torsal, but the feet and hands break off easily. Type 4 is more sturdy and doesn't mind loaning out arms. With interest of course.
From the back. Type 3 and Type 4. The screws make the body type obvious. Look at them, standing on their own.
Just pull the leg out... umm... she doesn't mind! Honest.
http://www.toyboxphilosopher.com/2013/0 ... nning.html^ The toybox philosopher also did a review of the dolls. It's pretty informative.
Anyway... that's what I know... or what I think I know. I hope it helps.