DollsArtCats

Gladys (not Glados :D) is a cyborg valkyrie ..a steampunk cyborg valkyrie, so she checks a lot of boxes. I actually like her awkward, skinny body and sweet face, I think she would make a nice fairy  on the doll chateau "human" body (and the extra neck part can be removed if you want a slightly more natural look). Another pic of the legs: But for me, the best look is actually unpainted. See how beautiful this is: The resin makes it look like she's carved out of ivory. I wouldn't want to play with her, she to me looks like an elegant piece of display sculpture. Doll Chateau keeps exploring all kinds of possibilites in the bjd medium! And mostly unrelated, over at Iplehouse, Miss Soo has a cute new faceup: Those new eyebrows just gave her about 50 more IQ points :D She's always been "sort of" on my wishlist, but money, Soo and I have (so far) never been in the same place at the same time.

Iplehouse has auctions regularily now--I used to think they were cancelled orders, but I am not sure--they seem to have a steady supply of auction dolls, so maybe some of them are ones with small flaws, bubbles and marks--Iplehouse always declares these flaws in the auction. The start prices seem to vary a lot too, so I am not sure how they decide whether to start an auction at zero, 300.00 or 600.00 dollars. I do try to check when I think of it--there are a couple more girls I would like to get and I would much rather pay 300 than 700 for them. The auction dolls often have unusual faceups, too--I think those are ones that are cancelled orders. This faceup is particularily wonderful! I always forget that you can ask for a custom face, as Iplehouse does gorgeous default faceups. Soo's auction is at around 350.00 as of today , which is a steal for a nice doll and that glorious face art! She is an L bust and has the mobility thigh.

Ashbet has a truly stunning collection of dolls--partly because unlike me, who tends to just get anything that is put under my nose as long as it is between 60 and 70 cm, Ashbet actually has a strong curatorial sense and a willingness to go out on a limb to get a truly special doll, whether it is the first version of Lahela (in her tattoos and fullset!), or spending hours and hours customizing and modding a Soom Garnet to make a LLT Edria hybrid with it , and her collection has a strong focus on demons , vampires and other elegant creatures of the night . (And a truckload of Monster High girls). Also one of her cats is named Zuul (and there is almost as much Zuul as dolls on her Flickr.) Her photostream is here: Ashbet's Photostream It's a wonderful (and inspiring) visit!