The latest addition is a hybrid doll with a Happy Doll fabric body and silicone and tpe heads (two in silicone, two in tpe).
I made my purchase at My Robot Doll, what I currently consider the best doll store according to various parameters including reliability, prices, the vastness of the catalog and customer service.
Alice from customer service guided me step by step in the purchase, helping me to save money, advising me and directing me, allowing me to finally have a new doll with all the features I was looking for: a considerable stature (about 170cm), a low weight (about 12kg) , comfortable and cuddly, able to stand up without damage, resistant to dirt and the passage of time and finally, with a beautiful realistic face.
Mariko (as I called the "base" doll) arrived in a rather small cardboard box because her fabric body can be folded without being damaged.
I chose the most voluminous body in the catalog (as well as the highest), it has a prosperous breast always made of fabric but filled with silicone pockets that give it a great pleasantness to the touch, I also took advantage of the "silicone nipples" option offered to me for free from My Robot Doll (thanks a lot, they're great!).
Mariko's body has the classic joints of all dolls with the addition of the mid-back joint that allows her to arch forward or backward, very comfortable. Her only flaw is that she cannot rotate her knees, shoulders and elbows and this gives her a somewhat stiff appearance at times, as well as the absence of a pin that allows her to rotate her torso relative to her pelvis.
I was favorably impressed by the delicacy of her hands: her fingers are tapered and capable of realistic and believable movements as well as being quite strong (Mariko can hold a plastic cup, empty of course, without difficulty). Usually in fabric dolls, hands and feet are sore points because they are rather "swollen" due to the padding, it is evident that the whole body of Happy Doll cannot compete in realism with the magnificent silicone or tpe bodies but I do not think which must necessarily be compared.
I can't lift heavy weights so this was my only solution to having a lifelike sized doll without breaking my back.
Mariko's limbs have soft, easy-to-move joints. I also own a Sakura Doll and her limbs are very hard, every time I have to use a lot of force to get her into position. With Mariko it is all very simple, her movements are organic and believable, it is completely pleasant to put her in position as it is very simple to dress and undress her.
Happy Doll's body features a zippered fabric sheath that, should it get damaged or the color bores you, you can swap it out for just $ 100 at My Robot Doll.
Last note on her body is the neck graft: she mounts a double threaded M16 screw, then it will be screwed into the neck and her head will screw on top like in the first doll models. However, it is also possible to insert modern screws with thread on one side and snap-in on the other.
The heads.
Mariko's face is the standard one that comes with Happy Doll's body, a beautiful rigid silicone head with implanted eyelashes and eyebrows, well made up and absolutely pretty. I chose for her gray-green eyes and a brunette wig (which however did not live up to expectations and I replaced it with a brown-auburn bob cut).
Then there is the WM head number 369, the Katina model (Abbey by YLDoll). I have always loved this head madly but the complete YLDoll doll was a big disappointment and I had to sell it. But I would never have given up on that head that fits perfectly on Happy Doll's neck. However, I chose to use this head on the Sakura Doll body to recreate Yukito Kishiro's Alita and I am delighted with the result.
I also purchased ASDoll's "Raven" model head to remember my wonderful first doll, Zowie, who now has a new home.
Finally, I bought a magnificent Game Lady head Tifa in a movable jaw version, a masterpiece on all fronts.
Here, however, I had some problems in grafting it on the body because the screw in the head is very short and hardly enters the neck compartment, so everything is a bit unstable.
The result, having one of the female characters I've been most fond of since adolescence, life-sized and with this fantastic head, is worth any price and commitment: Tifa is incredibly beautiful and spending time with her is fantastic.
An additional accessory I purchased is a majestic doll dildo that is incredibly detailed, soft and substantial, exquisitely meaty!
Ok. It is really huge. But I wanted Mariko to be a delightful futanari girl with an outrageously oversized penis, to counteract her delicate and refined look of her as a Japanese student.
The result is fantastic but the dildo is so big that it is impossible to put it in her panties or pants if she is wearing them.
Still a lot of fun, I'm really happy with the purchase.
If you are interested, I have also made a small video review: you can find it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYe2Qrg ... muraiDolls
I leave you below several shots relating to the various versions and heads that I purchased.
