Many of you may had seen that “new2dolz” was selling his second BT torso that he had purchased a few weeks back. There was even some skepticism on whether his first one that he was trying to sell was real or not. Of course, it was real, and was sold to another DF member who had no issues with the purchase. (check out the old threads).
I purchased “new2dolz” second BT torso a couple of weeks ago that he was selling do to tax issues and I too had no problems with the transaction. He was a strait up guy and everything went great. I must say the torso is pretty cool. I wish I could afford and had a place to keep a full size doll…maybe some day.
I did notice some very minor beginning stages tearing in the lower area of the dolls insert hole opening (not the insert itself). (I’ll post pics later) This torso was a newer one and has the new improved insert so I haven't seen any issues with the insert itself. There is a white mesh that Matt is using on the newer dolls / torsos that is stuck to the inside of the hole for the insert opening for reinforcement. The big issue is I wanted to stop the minor tearing right away to prevent anything worse. I called PS and they said to use the RealDoll repair kit that can be purchased on their website (it’s the same kit used for both types of silicone). Since I live close to the RealDoll office, I decided to call and see if I could just pick one up. I called and spoke with Amanda and she said that I could.
So I head over to the ReallDoll office, which is the reason I’m posting today. Amanda greeted me and was about to just get me the repair kit, when I asked if Matt was working on any changes to the BT’s. She said he was working on some and he was actually there and asked if I wanted to talk with him. He was actually getting ready for a photo shoot, but I didn’t want to pass up a chance to meet and talk with the creator himself. After I heard the words photo shoot I immediately asked if Stacy was there and was told no that Matt was doing it...darn it!
So the next thing I know I’m talking with Matt down in the shop about the BT issues. We were discussing some of the insert / insert hole / tearing issues that a few have experienced with the BT’s. Matt is working on some changes to the insert design as well as possibly changing the way the insert is currently made to fit into the doll. This is definitely not an “on the back burner issue”. Matt is actively working on it right now.
Amanda also gave me a mini tour of the shop and I got to see all the RealDolls that were hanging and being worked on by their crew. BT’s are made at their other location so I didn’t get to see any there. It was so cool though to actually see the RealDolls up close, both in the showroom and the shop.
The real reason I’m righting this though is to say how incredibly down to earth both Amanda and Matt were while I was there. I mean Matt was actually taking his time to talk to me about his ideas to improve the BT dolls as well as listen to mine, even though they were busy and had things to do. The entire office environment seemed very casual and down to earth too.
Anyway, Matt is hard at work (literally every night he said) working on improving the current BT’s insert / design so I’m sure we'll see some good improvements to come.
Thank you Matt & Amanda for being such a pleasure to deal with and talk to!
This was my first time ever seeing the showroom so I had nothing to compare it to, but it looked nice. There were dolls (even a male) every where. They even had RD-2 out.
