Dollieh Sanctuary

Despite ordering him ~2 months after my recent DZ girl, my RS guy has just arrived! (Really was not expecting that at all, I think any plans of doing anything non-doll productive today have just committed suicide...)

Garan is a dark tan ai on gang body, and yeah, seam lines etc are visible, but the colour is perfect for the character I had in mind (medieval/fantasy wizard who's literally been to Hel and back, and so has had much of the colour sucked out of his life, as represented by a slight greying of his skin - so the cold brown of RS chocolate was brilliant when I saw it!)

He's gorgeous, and despite expecting the worst stands straight out of the box just as well as Drax did, but with that characteristic RS slouch due to his hip joints. (Yes Elrana I am glaring at you with your kicky legs... )

If anything I think they might have made a point of imrpoving their elastic - it looks thicker than the stuff that's inside Drax, but I suppose time will tell. (Also yay - free wig , only issue is, it's the exact same shade of red as Drax's hair, and suits both of the new arrivals perfectly... So my 1st boy is now having a hissy fit that he's not the only special snowflake in the family...) And massively impressed by the dual head cap system they've got going on for their magnet/horns, even though I've got v.little intention of using it, though new ideas are forming as I type this...


Erana "Heh shorty, I've got your hair"
Garan " Well at least I don't have a permanent grimace"


unexpected horns!


excess elastic


cool double layer head cap


Wearing the wig that arrived with him


Elrana having stolen the wig, looking very smug, and channeling the Black Widow somewhat...


His intended wig, which the ears are making difficult to get a decent fit


Elrana has again stolen it, luckily she seems to think it makes her look odd


Wearing most of the brilliant outfit made for him by RogueWolf - she made the staff too! (Though I admit the shiny copper and unfinished knob on the end are all my fault...)


Full wizard mode, love his little wizards bag! - I've decided that his horns are manifestations of his magic/appeared after he returned from Hel

Edit: Phew - squabble over wigs is now over... Elrana has settled on her v.short brown wig, Garan the long black wig with braids, and Drax can remain a special snowflake, and now has possession of his own short red and the frizzy red seen here...

very cool! Really love the outfit.

Sweet!! I'm glad to hear that RS has officially decided to put decent elastic in their dolls. This makes me happy. I love the Ai sculpt, it looks really great on the Gang body. <3 Cool staff too.

Thanks! RogueWolf really made something special! I'll try to upload a photo of him wearing the whole outfit

I think the main issue with this guys posing is that the joints appear to be just a tad too smooth/shallow - his elbows don't seem to have any friction to them and I keep managing to tangle up his knees!

I have a lot of hatred for the Resinsoul elbow. It's a terrible design and really needs to be reworked. The inside of the joint is too thin and can't hold a single pose. I'd really prefer a normal blobby peanut joint to that thing's attempt at being aesthetic. Ick.

He looks fantastic!

Thanks! I really do love the way he's come together so well, his posing is a lot less awful than I'd feared, but I've rapidly discovered that his hip to torsp joint likes to slip out and catch my fingers... and don't get me started on his knees, I think they're my least favourite joint...

I know that the torso/hip area is a sort-of weakness on the 3-piece DZ torso too, but the DZ torso piece again has a much deeper connection so was much stiffer and good for slouch poses if you're careful. (just had to remember to put it back in place afterwards...) Garan's hip just likes to pop out catastrophically if I pick him up wrong - so I reckon his elastic is going to be gone a lot faster than Drax's just because it's getting much much more abuse!

(Really wish I had Drax up here with me so that I can compare them directly...)

The knees really are a pain. Akane loves to be kicky.

another surprise comparison - just realised that Elrana's elbows are a pretty similar structure to Garan's - except that they actually hold poses really well (better than Drax's do I think)... Just a shame that her legs are so kicky at the moment (Gah as you can probably tell I'm getting a bit impatient to give these guys face-ups... and Elrana really needs an outfit that suits her, it's either a dress that looks a size too small or a very unflattering hoody at the moment...)

Vetinari wrote:Thanks! I really do love the way he's come together so well, his posing is a lot less awful than I'd feared, but I've rapidly discovered that his hip to torsp joint likes to slip out and catch my fingers... and don't get me started on his knees, I think they're my least favourite joint...

I know that the torso/hip area is a sort-of weakness on the 3-piece DZ torso too, but the DZ torso piece again has a much deeper connection so was much stiffer and good for slouch poses if you're careful. (just had to remember to put it back in place afterwards...) Garan's hip just likes to pop out catastrophically if I pick him up wrong - so I reckon his elastic is going to be gone a lot faster than Drax's just because it's getting much much more abuse!

(Really wish I had Drax up here with me so that I can compare them directly...)

heheh... Ivan is bad about pinching me when I attempt to shift his torso. Of all the dolls I have the Resinsoul is my least favorite joint-wise, but I have the most of the brand. I think I have 5 RS and 2 Bobobie. I'm a fan despite their crappy joint design. Though I'll say the Feng poses well despite his wonky elbows and knees. I don't have the Gang yet but I'll eventually buy one. Of all the dolls I have the one that poses the very best is the Granado but when my Sweet Dolls Allison arrives that might change.

OMG THE BAG!!!! I adore the little wizard's bag. That is too adorable. <3