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I would kindly like your thoughts to help assist a future BCD FMer who will be adopting a 150 6YE doll for sure, ok?
He has been with a doll before, but she was not a 6YE.
He had a tough time moving the joints.
So, he was thinking of getting loose joints.
Normally, if he was getting ANY OTHER doll, I would agree.
But I want to ensure he would even need loose joints with a 6YE.
I believe that 6yE dolls move like no other on the market today.
That you could be on top of her and use your legs to move her legs wider or knees bent to straight.
(This could not be done with a YL or WM with normal joints)
Of course, I am basing this on the fact that I owned a 6YE doll.
So, for those of you who have owned both dolls, would you agree with my train of thought or suggest loose joints.
Looking forward to your thoughts on this
Thanks in advance
Jeff

I am planning on getting a 6ye doll as well and I would like to know this too

Jeff,

As you know I don't have a 6ye to comment on that make, but I do agree that the normal WM is a stiffer skeleton.

I know my d4e I just got recently from you is a much smoother skeleton IMO. I would have to say I only have to use about 30-40% of the effort to move the d4e skeleton over the WM.

Jeff

Not with 6ye's skeleton, the normal joints are just fine, they are way ahead of any other manufacturer with the ball joint skeleton. I had the 6ye 165F and it was easy to move around, it was the weight that was a problem for me.

I had a WM170 H Cup doll and I currently have a 6YE 165F Cup premium doll. My 6Ye doll has normal joints and the joints are very easy to move, much easier than the WM170 H Cup doll. After having the 6YE doll for a couple of months I would recommend normal joints as you will be able to put the doll in a standing position as well as easily moving the joints in any direction you desire. Also I found the weight of the 6YE 165f cup doll to be lighter than the WM170 H Cup.

I truly want to thank everyone for their thoughts
My intention is too always give my BCD Fmers peace of mind and of course, this helps.
Jeff

Alottahope wrote:

I have pretty much every late model 6ye body here. They have the new ball joint skeleton. These dolls move like butter. No other doll matches the slick and easy way in which they can be manipulated. The new head connector is really nice too.
No more Linda Blaire to screw the head on. Not that there is much wrong with that but I like the new system better.
To stand them, I just make sure the joints are strait.

hello, i know this is off topic, but do you own the stiff breast? or hollow? if you own hollow, does it just feel squishy or does it feel hollow? if you have the stiff breast, do they jiggle? is it really stiff or is it just not as soft?

It depends on how loose the joints are. Loose joints can be like you can never stand the doll and you can't hold the pose. If the customer just intents to move the joints smoothly, loose joints are like leaning over backwards

Agree with Alottahope, ball-joint skeleton is like a dream if you have had enough of the traditional hinged joint skeleton

I own a 6Ye 150 with loose joint and its remarkable.The experience is much more like being with a human being and much less like mounting an X-rated statue.

Statues, I mean, "dolls" with stiff joints require a certain amount of set-up and forethought whereas dolls with loose joint are always um... ready for you.

I also have a DS 145 Plus with loose joints and she's outstanding. So while 6Ye150 is nice, DS145 is significantly better.

I have them both too.
Can only agree with Alottahope & SSD!
Especially for that purpose a ball-joint skeleton is just perfect.
A ball-joint moves nearly transition-free. A hinge joint isn't bad, but rotation is a kind of two way movement with transition. This doesn't make it very easy to move a leg with your own leg on a certain position (depends on the movement)
Just only spreading the legs isn't too much different

Hi just curious but I am about to order my own doll from 6ye and how would you go about getting loose jointed model, it wasn't even an option when choosing a doll. Would I just PM them or something after ordering the doll?

Just curious, have any 6ye owners experienced early joint failures/floppy arms/legs/necks that won't hold position?

Keyman wrote:Just curious, have any 6ye owners experienced early joint failures/floppy arms/legs/necks that won't hold position?

I have notice that the left arm of my 6Ye 165F Cup Premium doll has become looser, but the arm can still hold a position. My doll is about 6 months old.