Soooo yeah....
I think I mentioned that I bought an Arvid EID with the model body, real skin this time, since I had originally confused the 2 bodytypes when I ordered Bichun. He just arrived today! I couldn't believe he shipped so fast. I just ordered him last Thursday, he shipped this Wednesday and arrived today. Crazy fast compared to the 6 week wait I had for Asa and Bichun.
Real skin is a little darker than I had anticipated, but I think it can work. Or I might try to lighten him up a bit with some airbrushed highlights.
...and... I ended up with a 4th because when I first started looking at Iplehouse dolls, I also loved Lee! But he was an SID and I really like my male dolls BIG. However, someone on DOA was selling their real skin Lee doll and I thought "Oh, that's a pretty good deal! And Lee is soooo cute, I really do want him!" and having no sales resistance whatsoever, I bought him... She had painted his face to resemble Zuko from Avatar the Last Airbender, so he was burned around his left eye and ear. I've removed that part of the makeup in these pics so that's why he's only got half of a faceup right now hehe.
But here's Lee (one of Lynn's brothers though I never found the perfect name for him), Arvid (who I think will be my new Alexander and Bichun will become Shen) and Asa (who is still waiting for her slimmer shorter body which will match up with Arvid/Alex there a little better hopefully):
This means 2 more faceups and blushings before I really dive into a crap load of clothes sewing!
I hate letting my dolls be naked, but I kind of like doing all of the same thing at once.