Nier Automata x Dollfie Dream

On the topic of Crobi wigs, I have a few but only the 9-10" fit comfortably on most DD, the 8-9" is a struggle and only fits the heads on the small end of the spectrum. 

Also I tried a more casual look for 2B, though I think I'll change her eyes next time I do the casual look, her stare feels too robotic 😄

On 12/29/2019 at 11:24 AM, littlebirdzoom said:

The 8 inch wigs are exactly 8 inches, so they also don't fit DD most of the time. However, I just tried my 8 inch Crobi wig on 9S and since his head is smaller it DOES fit.

A Crobi 8” fits Kos-Mos perfectly, but her head is really atypical for DD. 8 inch wigs are just right for her, and by contrast the Volks wig she comes with slips off her head without something to hold it in place. 
 

This makes me think of a good point. What I have found with wigs designed for resins is, even if they fit, they just aren’t cut right for a DD head shape. Bangs that should sweep over to the side end up pointing down towards the chin and covering the eyes. If you don’t have the skills to trim wigs, you probably won’t like the fit of a lot of wigs meant for resins. I’d always recommend looking for pictures of a particular wig on a DD before buying. 
 

1 hour ago, jadepixel said:

I think I'll change her eyes next time I do the casual look, her stare feels too robotic 😄

I actually really like her expression in that image, it feels very moody, for lack of a better way to express it. 

Edited December 30, 2019 by BeyondTime

1 hour ago, BeyondTime said:

This makes me think of a good point. What I have found with wigs designed for resins is, even if they fit, they just aren’t cut right for a DD head shape. Bangs that should sweep over to the side end up pointing down towards the chin and covering the eyes. If you don’t have the skills to trim wigs, you probably won’t like the fit of a lot of wigs meant for resins. I’d always recommend looking for pictures of a particular wig on a DD before buying. 

I agree with that, plus how a number of DD character wigs are designed like that to have the bunched-up bangs that go between the eyes and nearly hit the nose; Volks even has a page showing how to style Miku's hair like that:

https://www.volks.co.jp/miku/special_advice01/

Miku and a lot of anime characters are drawn with their hair like that, and I find that to be one of those things that looks fine in 2D art but I don't think really works at all on a doll; I find it to just look weird there.

Thank you so much for this discussion about the wigs, and especially the link to the Crobi wigs. I totally forgot about them but I may have just found what I wanted for Ollie.  Color is still not right but I'm fine with that because the cut is harder to get right. I still have the option of making him the correct hair later on if it still bothers me. Plus it gives me some options for Evan because he certainly needs some attention. I'm just seriously relieved that I found something that really should work for Ollie that I can just buy rather then having him be a never-ending project.

It just occurred to me that I hope it's a good sign for the BJD style DD heads that there was such massive interest in these orders. I'm sure a lot of it is because of Nier but I hope this makes Volks sit up and take notice that the realistic DD sculpts might do well. 2B is certainly very pretty and as always I still hope for more DD boys, especially now that they have bodies. (Hey Volks! What about an MDD boy?? HMMM???? Tama is still waiting... after 7 years...)

~SK

@jadepixel I look at this girl every day and yet still can’t believe how gorgeous she is. Love that style for her. Much like BeyondTime I like the gaze a lot too. But it will be interesting to see her with some different eyes. I’m always too scared to change eyes myself for some reason. 

Its rather impressive Volks captured a sense of robotic stare in 2B though. 

She looks pretty with any wig color!

7 hours ago, Sister Kyoya said:

I'm sure a lot of it is because of Nier but I hope this makes Volks sit up and take notice that the realistic DD sculpts might do well.

Dollfie Icon did well too, so I think the resin style heads are a proven success. 

Random instagram pics I found of 2B in a recent Volks outfit release that I thought looked nice:

 

My 9S finally arrived!

I love his outfit, accessories, everything.... except for the wig. I knew it would be bad, but it was still worse than I imagined hah. 

Anyways, I'm really excited that he's finally here. I've got some outfits for him to try on, but for now I'll leave him in his default since it looks really great on him. 

Gangster 2B:

 

Oh, man, that gangster look is stylin'.

Someone recreated the game cover art:

 

My thougths exactly! Where's A2?! Geez, Volks, you left out the coolest looking one!

I'm holding out for Pascal, myself. 😜

uggh...... I'm not sure why I didn't realize this, 2B is semi white skin >.< I can't really use the body for my normal skinned Alsty.

That photo is great, love it ♡

I want A2 so much! She really misses in the collection 😭 What are the odds seeing Volks release her? I wonder if Volks considers that her outfit is too complicated, with her skin falling apart... Super Duck (for 1/6 Phicen dolls) made a good outfit using a full leotard, but I don't know if this option would looks good in 1/3. A2 would really need a smaller bust too.

If Volks doesn't release her, I'll need to find a 2B head and customize A2 myself! I would be happy if Volks releases at least an outfit ♡

18 minutes ago, Nyx Whitestar said:

That photo is great, love it ♡

It seems so obvious, I don't know why I didn't think of it, or someone hadn't already done it. Though from pictures I've seen online, I'm not sure how many people got both dolls (or have them both yet) as opposed to just one.

1 hour ago, mayaiincho said:

uggh...... I'm not sure why I didn't realize this, 2B is semi white skin >.< I can't really use the body for my normal skinned Alsty.

I don't know your situation so this is probably a dumb question, but is there a reason you were doing this instead of just buying a DDdy-f3 body in NS?

I wanted 2B already but I figure if i got a new body with her i'd just swap the body. But now i will have to purchase a dddy f3 body now 😛 I only take Alsty whenever I go camping / vacation / where ever so I only need one of the newer bodies. I do have the new bodies from Saber but most (like 85%) of the clothes for Alsty are purely meant for Large / Dy bust only.

Edited January 14, 2020 by mayaiincho

Another differently styled 2B:

 

Just got an email today that tracking numbers will be going out "in the next few days" for group 1 Volks USA orders!

I'm hoping I don't have to drive myself crazy too long since I ordered on day 1.

Edited January 16, 2020 by Moonsour

I was double-checking my email from Volks to figure out when I need to pay, and I noticed this time around it says "Payment Period: From February until April, 2020" (I'm part of the second batch). Does this mean they're giving us almost three months to pay? :0

I wrote about this before, but as I just placed an order on Volks Japan I can be more specific:

On 12/1/2019 at 3:04 PM, jadepixel said:

Is the commission fee new for the updated website update or recent preorders?

I remember Paypal payments had a 'handling' charge added but you could avoid that by paying with credit card. There doesn't seem to be any avoiding this fee.

Not sure I want to keep paying the commission fee in the future when I can order from Volks USA instead, but it wasn't a thing back when I made my 2B preorder 😮

What I'm seeing is this:

Store pages highlight the higher price including the consumption tax, as they always have, but as you place items in your cart, the price that shows up is the tax-excluded price, even though it still says "(tax included)" by each one, and by the subtotal.

When you get to checkout, it continues to use the subtotal without the tax included. It does charge you the 5% commission fee (I used a credit card), which is annoying, but as we are no longer being charged the 10% consumption tax, the total is still lower than we paid on the old webstore.

After making an order, it's somewhat difficult to go back and figure this out given how Volks presents the information. The order confirmation email lists a subtotal, shipping cost, and total, and a list of the items and their costs. It doesn't mention the commission fee, nor the EMS insurance fee (when that is charged; I don't know if it always is); those are included in the subtotal though. So just from the email, you can't easily add it up and figure out what was charged.

What I can't say, especially given that all the messages still say it is including the tax, is if the fact it isn't including it is an error, or if the messages are in error. I do know that this tax, like UK VAT, shouldn't be charged for buyers outside the country, but Volks isn't the only shop that does charge it; for a major example Amiami does too, or at least their quoted retail prices before discounts always inlcude the tax.

Two caveats for anyone reading this: I can only speak for what happens when ordering from the US; possibly it's different in Canada and wherever else Volks USA serves. Second, I haven't bought a doll (yet), so I don't know whether the tax is included on them, or not. Hopefully the Ranko clickwar will be kind and I'll have that answer.

Edited January 17, 2020 by cfx

Tracking number has been received! 🎊

I'm not gonna be able to focus at work AT ALL til she's in hand I think.

here is my 2B

She is using a DDS body right now, I changed her face up a little and she is using kosmos's red eyes

Also this is how she look with glass eyes, not a good pic and it's shoot on my phone

The eyes here is a 20mm glass eye 

Edited January 18, 2020 by F-15alice