From the Archives

For the final two weeks I’ve been working frantically,bjd physique copying previous info from the BJDcollectasy Model I web site earlier than it closed.

I labored 10 to 14 hours a day amassing posts on dolls launched in 2011,bjd doll equipment 2010, 2009, and the tip of 2008. TheBeautiful info wanted to be retrieved earlier than the previous website degraded additional, and earlier than the subsequent month-to-month invoice was as a consequence of be paid to the previous server firm. The previous website simply blipped out of existence at the moment, taking with it the loopy coding points that plagued it for years and that had escalated by the tip of 2012.

BJDcollectasy started as a free WordPress weblog in mid-September 2008 and have become a free-standing web site on the finish of that 12 months. The primary Sunday options had been movies, as my background in occasion video allowed me to create mission demos for the positioning in a type with which I used to be completely acquainted. Finally I started to contact doll artists, corporations, vogue designers and face-up artists, asking if they’d be all for an article. My first interview was with one among my favourite sample designers, gracefaerie. The previous function articles had already been salvaged and have been obtainable on this website for months, however it was more durable deciding what to do in regards to the 1000’s of reports posts that had accrued over time.

As a way to protect the data, all of the textual content and accompanying images needed to be manually copied. A earlier try to easily switch the data digitally truly contaminated the brand new website with the issues that plagued the previous one. The previous website contained 1000’s of posts. Lastly, it was determined that solely doll releases together with necessary and/or attention-grabbing new tales can be saved.  Most, however not all small restricted editions and OOAK dolls had been included, together with all largConventional sizeer editions and non-limited dolls.  Posts on occasion present dolls and plenty of doll physique releases and updates had been additionally saved.  All of this info can be ultimately added to the brand new website, hopefully earlier than the tip of the 12 months.  Initially, the archive posts had been created by painstakingly creating new posts, every holding one-weeks-worth of previous posts, however it took a lot of our spare time, it might have taken many months extra to finish the work. As we actually needed to shut-down the previous website, I made a decision to go on an info retrieval marathon after which full the posts later.

The entire saved posts will proceed to be added to BJDcollectasy model II going backward in time with one-weeks-worth of reports listed in every put up.  All of the dolls and firms talked about could be discovered through the use of the search bar on the prime of the positioning. The aim of the archive is to protect the data for analysis and identification of dolls. We hope that the archive proves to be helpful for this objective.

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The one factor I didnt anticipate after I started sifting by means of previous posts, was how nostalgic it might be.  So many new corporations opened in these years, and sadly quite a lot of corporations additionally closed. There have been dolls that I needed I had purchased, and dolls I didnt like after they had been launched that I now assume had been truly not dangerous.

Numerous attention-grabbing and weird BJDs turned obtainable, and new doll traces had been launched that turned large hits. Typically corporations created formidable initiatives that didnt fairly work out the way in which they thought.

For enjoyable, heres a sampling of knowledge on among the posts of the previous:

October, 2008:Larger First Iplehouse EID,  Akando

After posting many teaser images, the primary EID doll from the wildly in style Noctarcana Circus theme, Akando, paved the way in which for a collection of hunky males from the corporate within the 70cm top vary.  He got here with a selection of fundamental or Pierrot face-up.

October, 2008: Movie Noir Lawrence

Lawrence was launched as a restricted version from Dollmore for Halloween.  When the doll was posted, the corporate was inundated with complaints concerning the imagery. The corporate apologized and mentioned the would take new images (however they by no means did).

February, 2009: The 90cm Doll

Emory Sung, proprietor of the Junkyspot, urged to Angel of Dream that they make a bigger line of dolls.  Not content material with 70 or 80cm, the corporate created their 90cm boy dolls.  Wigs and sneakers had been very arduous to search out for these guys, so the corporate ended up including this stuff free of charge for patrons who  bought of those giants. Heres a photograph evaluating one with a 60cm doll.

March, 2009: Ippo the alien child

Korean doStupendousll artist Domando, who creates distinctive and weird dolls, went a step additional when she launched Ippo the Alien Child.  The tiny doll got here with a fabric rocket ship case and her aliencranium contained an MP3 participant.

2009: Dahlia, Dahlia, Dahlia

Dollmores 79cm tall Lusion Dahlia arrived in spring 2009 and proved such a success, regardless of her top, weight and price, that the corporate rapidly added a wide range of full-set dolls.  A dreaming head turned obtainable that July. She continues to be in style, and full-sets of Dahlia are nonetheless launched often.

Primary DahliaDreaming Dahlia

June 2009: Unidolls large mistake

The now-closed doll firm UniDoll determined to interrupt into the anthro doll enterprise by creating a singular little otter.  They made an enormous error nonetheless, after they mistakenly dressed their first releases in costumes primarily based on Superman and Marvel Lady.  Threats of lawsuits for copyright violation rapidly ensued.

October 2009: The Idealian that by no means was

Soom tantalized collectors with images of assorted particulars of their new doll line, Idealian.  Lastly, with nice fanfare, the corporate started taking orders for the primary doll to Guardian Grade clients solely, inflicting mass confusion. Days later, SoGildedom posted the assertion, From the corporate:
 We cease a head, and we sincerely apologize to our clients.  It took months earlier than the corporate re-opened the Idealian website. Beneath are among the picture teasers for the unique Idealian, together with the mind.

September 2009: Sturdy magnets are greatest!

A brand new firm, Angelheim, needed to leap into the BJD market with an formidable mission referred to as Medusa Zion.  The corporate created a sophisticated system of snake components that  hooked up to the top with multi-sided pegs and magnets and included a fur wig with holes throughout it.  Think about their shock when, as quickly because the doll was launched, collectors requested Why didnt you simply use stronger magnets?

The Companys response:

…and that second we learn that, all of our faces turned white and a few of us changed into the stone.. After which, we realized that how simply the careworn and remoted setting can stupidify us like that easy. VastStronger Magnets! That may do away with these Geniusly Silly Poking Sticks and Holes!!!!

Spring, 2010: Actual Puki Fever

FairyLand launched Actual Pukis and doll collectors went wild for the little issues.  The corporate thought-about diUnique characterscontinuing the road as a consequence of casting difficulties, however  fortunately, they’ve continued to launch extra cute sculpts. The primary of the 9.5cm dolls had been Tyni and Soso.  They had been impressed by Western-style fairies.

SosoTyni

March, 2010: Music video fame

Singer Kerlis music video for her contribution to the Virtually Alice (Music impressed by the Movement Image) compilation apparently wanted dolls dressed just like the actors, so the video firm introduced doll artist Paulette Goodreau to the set to decorate a bunch of her dolls for the video. The dolls can barely be seen within the video, however Paulette had a blast.

2010: An armless Venus doll

A brand new firm referred to as Aeyork opened with an artwork doll callNeoned Venus AKA The Bomb.  She was an artwork doll created by the artist at Notdoll Lab.  Finally Aeyork dolls joined the Notdoll website. Venus was not accepted at Den of Angels for dialogue as she lacked a number of required joints.

March, 2011: Re-naming a lil stinger

ImplDoll launched Colin The Little Mud, a scorpion anthro doll.  He wasnt initially named Colin, nonetheless.  First the corporate selected the English phrase for an necessary a part of male anatomy as the right moniker for the little man.  Oops!

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The dolls thaArtisan toucht obtained away:

Each BJD collector most likely has an inventory of those.  Listed below are a few of mine. I preferred them after they had been launched, and I now understand that STILL like them.

Restricted Ripley Days  ‘Deep Blue’

I believe it’s a mixture of the wig and that Jrock-style costume.

Tarot card 2 Excessive Priestess Celina

How I needed I had the cash then to buy this full-set restricted doll! She is the very best blue doll ever!

Loongsoul Jingling

OK, he’s nonetheless avMinimalistailable, however I all the time must spend for brand spanking new gadgets for the positioning, not a very cool however older mannequin doll.

Pipos restricted version Baha Matre d

I nonetheless adore that fastidiously painted shock of hair, and that mustache.

Domuya Nightmare

Sure, this isn’t truly a doll; it’s a horse, however I nonetheless covet it, and I miss Domuya.

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