Saber Atoria

Welcoming home my very first Dollfie, the King of Knights Saber Artoria.

 

Some nice box artwork.

 

Saber peeking out from her packaging. No hard face protector, just the plastic wrap and paper. Her faceup is perfect, so no harm I suppose.

 

The stock. I had to put a tape measure in there for a bit of scale, the sword is ginormous

 

The pose is perhaps slightly awkward, but she balances just fine.

 

And lastly a close up of her face.

 

I'm not going to dress her any time soon unfortunately. I have a few resin BJDs, but this is my first vinyl and I'm a bit nervous about staining. Plus I don't really have anywhere to put her just yet, so she'll probably be either in her box or sitting around naked for a while. You would think that having a year to get ready I'd be prepared, but nope...

 

I'm happy to finally have her, she's certainly the biggest Saber that I have in the collection.

Awesome!

 

DD don't ship with the plastic face guard that SD ship with. Oddly enough, the tape they use to secure the foam strip on the faceguard can stain a DD's face.

 

Light colors are usually safe on DD, but a body stocking is a must. Even with a body stocking, or white lining on the clothing, color can still bleed through. Stain removal from bodies is pretty easy, but be careful not to put wigs with dark caps on her head without a white cloth cap underneath. Stain removal on heads is a pain.

 

It's often the threads in the outfit that stain, so if they stitched white lining in place with dark blue thread she might still get stained.

No, no, no. Once opened, they're like a can of worms, and never fit back in the box! And you can't just let her stand around naked. That would be simply scandalous!

 

The poor girl needs some clothes.

 

and some shoes.

 

and a bodysuit.

 

and a wig cap.

 

and a stand.

 

You might as well get some Dream Rescue.

 

While you're getting the Dream Rescue, might as well buy some more clothes.

 

and socks.

 

and some more shoes.

 

How about an alternate wig?

 

Some treatment mist for those wigs would probably be a good idea.

 

She needs some alternate hands for different poses.

 

She needs some accessories too.

 

And a couch. She definitely needs a couch.

 

and...

Just accept that she will get stained, no matter what you do. It's not a matter of if, but when. Now go dress her!!

Woooooooooah, her stock blows my mind. I can't wait to see her dressed.

I got everything put back in its box just fine. The packaging is actually very well designed, it all fits together nicely.

 

She does need a bodysuit and a stand, and I think I'll get those metal disk things that Coolcat sell to reinforce the shoulders as well.

 

I will get some clothes for her so she can just sit around on a shelf, I don't have anywhere safe for to stand on display at the moment.

 

I've got a big box of clothes already for BJDs, some of the 1/3 stuff may fit her I suppose.

 

I'll try and dress her up for some photos on the weekend, I'm really looking forward to seeing how that giant pile of armor looks on her. The sword is kinda intimidating all by itself.

[...] and I think I'll get those metal disk things that Coolcat sell to reinforce the shoulders as well.

Don't do this. Your Saber is on the new f3 frame (body referred to as DD-f3) and the Coolcat parts are for the now-old DDIII with a completely different internal frame. Those reinforcements will not work on your doll.

Don't do this.

 

Thanks!

 

I didn't know that, you saved me some time and money.

I will get some clothes for her so she can just sit around on a shelf, I don't have anywhere safe for to stand on display at the moment.

 

If you want something simple for her then the pink babydolls, and white babydolls, won't stain and are easy to get on and off for when you want to dress her up in something else. I haven't really had any issues with stains from any of the light colored clothing from Volks. Your existing BJD stuff may work if you stick to pinks and light blues in SD13 and SDGr sizes. It may be a bit large on DDS, but it depends on the piece.

I borrowed a dress from my 1/3 Angell-Studio doll. It needs a clip to pull it in at the back, but close enough.

 

The wig is a pain to put on compared to a BJD. I think it's because of the squishy head cap which is a bit smaller than the head making a lip. Got it on though.

 

 

Congrats on your new arrival!

That dress suits her so well. I apologize to your Angell-Studio girl for suggesting this, but I think Saber should get to keep it. She looks so regal! Saber's giving off some neat Greek war goddess vibes.

Saber's giving off some neat Greek war goddess vibes.

I was just thinking the same.

Congrats on your new arrival!

That dress suits her so well. I apologize to your Angell-Studio girl for suggesting this, but I think Saber should get to keep it. She looks so regal! Saber's giving off some neat Greek war goddess vibes.

 

Thanks! I am a bit lazy don't have enough time to play with my girls so they tend to stay dressed as they are.

 

I suppose I could just call her Nero instead? They're both Saberfaces...

 

May need a bigger bust piece though.

She didn't come with a bodystocking? I know some of the vinyl sets come with them (Nier 2B will at least). Her stuff is HUGE she's super cool

The two Nier dolls are the only ones that have ever come with body stockings AFAIK.

Thanks! Definitely no body stocking came with her.

 

I still haven't gotten around to dressing her properly either

Congratulations! She's beautiful! I love the way you dressed her up. ;u;

Thanks!

 

I'm somewhat ashamed to say that she is still wearing that and I haven't even attempted the armor.