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Flamingomoon
07-16-2008, 03:54 PM
I am a fan of these dolls. The July doll, Bix, is online now, and I am so amazed at the creativity and the detail in both the doll and his costume.
http://www.dollsoom.com/shop/step1.php?number=3140
I wonder if anyone else is "Soomed" by this company.
"Soomed" was a clever word that someone on DOA came up with... I just borrowed it!:nod As I seem doomed to give them large amounts of money!
Hitasura
07-16-2008, 06:24 PM
Oh yay, they added all the pictures! :D Soom really has been winning out something major with the display of creativity they've been showing on these monthly dolls- they just seem to get better and better with each one! X3
Hahahaha... I might be in trouble when their Libra doll comes out, because if it continues to follow the pattern, that one will be male. And Me being a Libra, I really fear I might want him in a bad way. XD
Wotan
07-16-2008, 09:46 PM
Hahahaha... I might be in trouble when their Libra doll comes out, because if it continues to follow the pattern, that one will be male. And Me being a Libra, I really fear I might want him in a bad way. XD
I thought Libra would be a female? It looks like they're alternating genders.
Pisces- Vega- male
Aries- Beryl- female
Taurus- Sard- M
Gemini- Onyx- F
Cancer- Bix- M
So, if they do alternate, we're going to have girls for Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, and Aquarius and boys for Virgo, Scorpio, and Capricorn.
Back on track, though... I really like what they're doing with their dolls, especially the creative parts (hooved legs, horns, crab claws now!) and it makes me really curious to see what they come up with as the months go on (Sagittarius could be really interesting :D).
My only complaint would be in delays in shipping. I'm still waiting for Beryl to ship (I only paid her off in June, but...) and they keep releasing exotic new dolls. Great to keep the orders coming in, but as they're already backlogged on Beryl and Sard, I don't see things getting better for a while.
Flamingomoon
07-16-2008, 10:07 PM
I am just so impressed with the level of creativity combined with an amazing amount of willingness to take a risk! To invest such time and effort into such a very specific doll amazes me. I just applaud Soom.
If you had told me that I would fall in love with a doll wearing 'armor'/ leather, who had an arm like a crab, and was a male, but had on a bit of eyeliner... I'd have said, "Wha-a-a ? No way."
I thought Vega -- Night Song was outstanding. This fella may call to me even more.
It really does not help that his 'birthday' is the day after mine!!
zalem
07-16-2008, 10:36 PM
I've definitely been soomed. :)
I love their Super Gems, especially Dia. I think I'll be making a male Dia sometime in the future. But I'm scared that I'll fall for one of these Zodiac dolls....they just keep getting better and better.
Clayton Mire
07-17-2008, 01:58 AM
Hahahaha... I might be in trouble when their Libra doll comes out, because if it continues to follow the pattern, that one will be male. And Me being a Libra, I really fear I might want him in a bad way. XD
I thought Libra would be a female? It looks like they're alternating genders.
Pisces- Vega- male
Aries- Beryl- female
Taurus- Sard- M
Gemini- Onyx- F
Cancer- Bix- M
So, if they do alternate, we're going to have girls for Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, and Aquarius and boys for Virgo, Scorpio, and Capricorn.
Seeing that Libra is balance, maybe we'll be lucky and Soom
will offer a Male and Female doll based on the same theme.:lol
If they do I'm dead.:dead
Hitasura
07-17-2008, 02:19 AM
I thought Libra would be a female? It looks like they're alternating genders.
Pisces- Vega- male
Aries- Beryl- female
Taurus- Sard- M
Gemini- Onyx- F
Cancer- Bix- M
So, if they do alternate, we're going to have girls for Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, and Aquarius and boys for Virgo, Scorpio, and Capricorn.
You, you're totally right! XD My brain was thinking virgo was next and completely forgot they haven't done leo yet! Haha, maybe I'll be safe after all! XD
Flamingomoon
07-17-2008, 12:59 PM
Seeing that Libra is balance, maybe we'll be lucky and Soom
will offer a Male and Female doll based on the same theme.:lol
If they do I'm dead.:dead
I think you could be absolutely on to something with the idea of a male and female! That could be spectacular.
chai_fiend
07-19-2008, 10:10 PM
i have definitely been impressed by soom's creativity as well. by using the astrological signs they have really gone beyond just offering a beautiful boy or girl for bjd fans. it's been exciting to see what they've come up with for the animal based signs and i'm really looking forward to leo, capricorn, and sagitarius. i'm also looking forward to paying off my sard.
i am highly amused by bix and his little crab arm. he's actually a good looking boy. i want to sprinkle old bay on him and just eat him up! hahaha
I love the creativity. Although I can't look at that one picture without mentally adding in "Chiiiiiiiiiidori!!!!"
derilan85
07-22-2008, 12:48 AM
IF Leo is a female I am so doomed since that is my sign! I hope she is so ugly that I won't look at her or buy her;)
Flidget
07-22-2008, 12:56 AM
it's been exciting to see what they've come up with for the animal based signs and i'm really looking forward to leo, capricorn, and sagitarius.
I'm really hoping that next year they move on to the Chinese Zodiac. I want to see what they'd come up with for Tiger and Snake and Dragon.
And especially Pig.
Miss_Pygmalion
07-22-2008, 01:38 AM
I really don't want Saggitarius to be a girl! My star sign is always portrayed as a male centaur. Not female. But oh holy crap, how absolutely phenomenal it would be if Soom made an SD centaur!!! I would be so estatic. I would definitely be Soomed.
And I agree with the post above mine. Seeing the Chinese zodiac would be very awesome. I would want to see my sign, the Dragon. the Rat would be interesting to see in Doll form too...
Daniel Falls
07-22-2008, 01:55 AM
Im also curious about the Sagitarius doll. But when it comes to Soom Beryl and Sard, are they both supposed to be representations of the same Zodiac, Aries? Just a male and female version, right?
EDIT: I think Wotan already answered the question.
It looks like they're alternating genders.
Pisces- Vega- male
Aries- Beryl- female
Taurus- Sard- M
Gemini- Onyx- F
Cancer- Bix- M
So, if they do alternate, we're going to have girls for Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, and Aquarius and boys for Virgo, Scorpio, and Capricorn.
Flamingomoon
07-26-2008, 01:28 PM
I'm really hoping that next year they move on to the Chinese Zodiac. I want to see what they'd come up with for Tiger and Snake and Dragon.
And especially Pig.
That is a great idea! As creative as the artists at this company seem to be, they could do some fantastic dolls! I'm a Monkey, and that could be quite fun ... "The Monkey King".:noise
chai_fiend
07-29-2008, 05:22 AM
yeah aries and taurus are both animals with horns and hooves.
the chinese zodiac would definitely be fun to see, but i wonder what the chances are of them returning to the zodiac theme for next year.
Angelsfalling
08-02-2008, 01:53 AM
I have both Beryl and Sard on layaway. If the November one is a centaur, I'm doomed! I'd also like a Chinese zodiac snake themed one... ;)
Miss Deep
08-03-2008, 10:12 PM
I was born in August, so I can't wait to see what type of doll they come out with next.
I also like the Chinese Zodiac idea. I wonder what the ox would look like.
KasaMadhuri777
08-05-2008, 07:29 PM
Eeehhhnnnn I want a Sard so very badly I dont even know what to do with myself. I hope the August doll is so gorgeous that people start throwing their Sards at me to try to raise enough cash for it. *L*
chai_fiend
08-05-2008, 08:21 PM
Eeehhhnnnn I want a Sard so very badly I dont even know what to do with myself. I hope the August doll is so gorgeous that people start throwing their Sards at me to try to raise enough cash for it. *L*
i'm glad that i threw caution to the wind and put him on layaway- that said, i can totally understand how you feel because i was ecstatic with news of his release. here's hoping you're able to get one second hand!
i will not be tossing my sard anywhere, but if soom releases another amazing doll that peaks my interest, i don't know if i'll be able to resist.
MieAga
08-05-2008, 08:26 PM
Well so far we've caved to two. Beryl and Sard. Not mention wanting a 5 of their regular new scupts! So yeah, we're Soomed:)
Actually I believe they've done Aquarius already. Deneb Earth Spirit Was done for Feb, fit the boy/girl pattern and her concept fits Aquarius as closely as Onyx fit Geminia.
So we're down to 6 total
haha I probably be soomed if I have money though ^ ^
I really Leo boy IO. However, I think his face is quite similar with crab bix. but still like him anyway ^ ^
d.ark
08-22-2008, 03:08 PM
I so missed out on these >< and soooo want a Beryl, Sard and Onyx light and shadow but hey, sure some other fantastic sculpts will be on their way soon. No pun intended.
Otherwise, will have to be ripped of on the aftermarket *sigh*
Definitely been soomed but not so much that my Araki or Limhwa girls are going anywhere!
aiowen_darray
04-02-2009, 03:12 AM
Once they make a Tiny Euclase... Then I will have been Soomed > <
Creative Torpor
04-03-2009, 02:19 AM
If they make little wolves I'm doomed.
And I'm doomed if they do more chibis with wings. DX I have an addiction to chibis.
reddeath1888
04-11-2009, 12:22 AM
i was soomed when they made a tiny sard. ^____^
Flamingomoon
04-11-2009, 12:41 PM
I love the quality of Soom's dolls in general. The monthly dolls are simply spectacular. Just the artistic "take" on each doll is fabulous and the fact that they still fit the Soom aesthetic.
I'm just so impressed.
I've got Cuprit on layaway. Just couldn't resist those hooves and horns!
Maxwell
04-23-2009, 12:17 AM
I'm expecting a blank Amber with human body and a Glati with faceup, eyes, and wig... 8D I'm also going to be keeping an eye out on their other super gems to see if they could make a good Bit (she was a kurumi but I didn't think she'd look good with the two...) ... and I'm also waiting for a Baby!Heliot, Baby!Onyx, and Baby!Amber... XD soom really is doom..
odaxjack
04-24-2009, 03:38 PM
If they make another SD boy with hooves, I will be so soomed!
elphsnt
04-25-2009, 03:14 PM
I think these dolls are gorgeous and was very tempted by their 27cm dolls with hooves and then those paws - oh, so cute! - but as gorgeous as these dolls are I think these are the types of dolls I prefer to see in pictures. I honestly couldn't choose a favorite because I love them all :)
ODSTAdrianFii
05-14-2009, 12:36 AM
I'm SO mad because while I like the Soom Monthly dolls, it's the strange body parts I want the most like the horns and hooves. I have a few dolls in mind and the hooves and horns would be PERFECT but they're not sold seperately and I wish they would sell those parts as optional or just... it's frustrating.
Flamingomoon
05-14-2009, 11:48 AM
Well, I think we all know why they don't sell the parts separately. And I do think that it would make those dolls less special if the parts could be bought for any doll, with that said, I see the various parts for sale almost every time a new doll comes out because someone wants to split the order. If you are lucky, maybe you'll find someone who wants exactly what you don't want!
Maxwell
05-14-2009, 06:20 PM
yeah, having the fantasy parts sold separately would just be ridiculous...
...maaan T___T I want to snag me a Hati head but I need to be good (I can't really afford anything untill my fall semester in august, even then I don't think I could afford another doll... maybe if I juggle things and put it on layaway as well.. ahh...)
Sides... I wanna see if they do Baby!Heliot/Onyx and Baby!Amber/Io (I want a baby heliot and amber... T___T but may only get Heliot... well... depends on how they look 8D haha~)
man... MD's are like crack... their so beautiful that you just want them all just to have the pretty in your house 8D
ODSTAdrianFii
05-14-2009, 09:45 PM
Flamingomoon: I understand it too, it's just one of those things we're your so mad because you would love to see it done but you completely understand why. I've been trying and searching to see if I could find the parts but if I could have just one... it would probably be Sard or Beryl. I love the style of horns and hooves are gorgous.
So, what's everyone's favorite Soom MD? I'm dying to know because they're all so unique and different.
Maxwell
05-14-2009, 10:33 PM
I fell head over heels over Amber... with just her preview picture I decided that she had to be mine... I didn't care to have any other pictures, her face just wouldn't let me go T___T and now I'm waiting for my own Amber :D
I also love Glati X3
LotusMoon
05-15-2009, 02:56 AM
Oh yes, Soom pretties! I currently have Sard and Euclase, and they are just beautiful. I kind of wish I had gotten in a split for Amber's head, since to get her secondhand will be so high!
I fear what the new doll will be; every month I hope it's a doll that doesn't give me the DO WANT! vibe! XD
Maxwell
05-15-2009, 02:57 AM
haha! yeah... I feel lucky to have managed to snag her head in a split X-x every thread I went into, someone else already got it a second before me! X-x
whokn
05-19-2009, 11:05 PM
I'm currently waiting for my tiny beryl & sard and expecting the next MD~ Hope it will be a beautiful 1/3 girl...
Spring
06-14-2009, 11:58 PM
Yes, I have been Soomed/am Soomed. I got Spinel yesterday and as I unpacked him I knew I was going to sell my other dolls because I had found what I've been looking for. The quality and the head blew me away. I have Chrom on layaway. My five year old son can't wait until Chrom arrives. Chrom will be the first big fantastic fantasy doll I've ever collected (I don't consider my elves to be that wild or fantastic).
Missie L
06-21-2009, 01:46 AM
I LOVE Beryl, Sard and what I've SEEN of Amber...
One day I'm going to have to break down and buy one of them! >.<
prettyhatemachine
06-26-2009, 03:10 PM
i'm not a big fan of the Soom monthly dolls. even though they're limited, everyone and their mums seems to have one :|
Trisana
06-27-2009, 11:49 AM
Soomed here, too. I just got a horned Heliot head yesterday, no faceup, no body, just the head...and it's my first resin "doll" to arrive. The parts *can* be had separately if you're on eBay at the right time, if you miss out on a split, it seems... (I wasn't around when they were originally on sale, the hands don't do much for me, and I'd like to stick it on a girl body anyways)
Now I have to hunt down some MSC and learn how to do faceups!
Maxwell
07-04-2009, 03:04 AM
so I think I'm getting doomed by Eliv.. X-x shes just so chubby smily faced... and she could use my Valentine's unused horns and hooves... ahh... X-x
rainydaylovers
09-06-2009, 05:10 AM
I love the soom monthly dolls. Sard and Vesuvia are two I wish I'd bought... I did buy a hati though! And I have a Cass on layaway. So I guess I'm soomed haha!
Geass
09-07-2009, 03:40 AM
Definitely love them. Don't give a damn if it seems like everyone has them either. :B
Neffy
09-20-2009, 07:47 PM
I didnt know about soom layways until I desperatly wanted an Amber, if I had known sooner I would have gotten topaz and vesuvia. But I got my Amber now and Cuprit, and paying of Cass. Still dreaming about Vesuvia though XD.
blue_night87
10-19-2009, 09:59 PM
I love the soom MD dolls but i'm stuck wishing for them since they are way out of my doll funds range lol
VelvetBat
10-25-2009, 04:05 PM
I LOVe Soom MD's too, especially the SuperGems. I am not a fan of tinies.
I have heliot (Yasha for the R. Head and the other head will be turned into a girl called Milehva), amber (Andreiana), my cass is at shipping now (Irina) and I'd really love to have a beryl, topaz and cuprit head, and a soom Vesuvia.
Maybe one day when I have enough money I can buy them secondhand.
Everytime when soom brings out an MD supergem girl, I am Soomed. :|
repulsive333
11-02-2009, 10:38 PM
Soom is absolutely amazing. Everything they make is gold in my opinion... I just wish i had more money to buy them all... or even more than one. I currently only have Amber, but i really wish i would have bought Shadow onyx and Vesuvia... They are such beautiful sculpts!!!
Leenah
12-06-2009, 08:30 PM
I like the Som dolls, but sometimes I just like the head mold and not all the other fancy stuff. I really fell for the Alk/Yrie set, and if they were in normal skin, I so would have bought one. Alas, I dislike the BW skin enough to pass on one of my favourite tiny sculpts.
Luxuria
12-24-2009, 09:54 PM
I'm not a fan of the Soom monthlies. The sculpts don't call out to me.
timid
01-04-2010, 11:35 AM
Hit and miss for me, although I came THIS close to getting Io ^^;.
They usually aren't right for me, though, so I wasn't paying much attention . . . and now realize that I love Chrom and Sphaler's headsculpts with a passion (Euclase is damn pretty too). Well, I don't have a character for any of them, so I'd have been safe anyways, but Chrom is just such a distinctive fellow *sigh*.
So far I've been safe, but if they do come up with a tan Supergem boy next as rumours suggest . . . I may be Soomed. Argh, no money, no room!
HighPriestessIce
01-05-2010, 05:46 AM
Woah wait what tan super gem boy... That's evil.. Tan boys are my weakness D:
I'm more of fan of the older soom gems myself. But Sard and Heliot magically made their way home :P I don't know what it is about that pair but I went nuts. Too bad I didn't know about layaway till after Heliot D: The 2nd hand prices hurt.
Draba
01-06-2010, 06:44 AM
I have a Sphaler, and I would love to get a Beryl, and Euclase, as well as a few others.
Tonboko
01-10-2010, 08:52 PM
I wanted to get AI (heck, she had been on my want list since Glot and Glati came out. Alas, I was without a computer and did not know they released "mini Amber" until two days ago. If only she was going to be around another week... :tantrum
Oh well, there will always been "mini Sphaler" to look forward to. I wanted a mini faun, but a mini peal dragon would be just as nice. :)
klum*9
01-11-2010, 10:06 PM
I do like the Soom dolls, but some are a bit much for my collection. I have a Mecha Angel and LOVE him to pieces.
CherryChansGifts
01-13-2010, 10:57 PM
^_^ Speaking of Soom monthly dolls...I have one of my own! ^_^ I have a beautiful Glot and her name is Willow Agatha Draven. XD I love her so much! Does anyone else here have a Soom tiny? I think that they are absolutely precious!
s0yuz
01-26-2010, 04:30 PM
The Soom MDs are hit and miss for me, mostly miss. In my eyes, almost every single male Soom MD would look better as a girl, i.e. way too femme for my taste.
I strongly prefer the Soom Super Gem standards, as the men actually look like men. However, the paranoid pessimist in me wonders if Soom plans on closing out their standard line (they're no longer producing cream white as standard and they've discontinued Olivine and Carnel) and going exclusively limiteds. Now that would bite.
It's kind of a shame, IMHO, that the Soom SG standards aren't more popular. With the vast amounts of MDs out there, the standards are rare dolls indeed.
Tygati
01-26-2010, 06:12 PM
I got nailed early on by Euclase, and he remains my favorite MD sculpt, though I'm not a huge fan of his special parts. *laugh*
I did pick up Sphaler, though I suspect I'll be selling most of him, since I really don't care for his lips at all. Just the dragon bits. (Opposite of Euclase, heh.)
I have an Alk on order, who really needs to bloody well ship dang it! and am part of a Galena split for the wings.
I also have, uh, Cuprit's hooves and Heliot's hooves. >.>; My excuse is that I have a shapeshifter doll. ^^;;
I really don't care for most of the faces, though. Chalco is intriguing, but I have issues with Soom SuperGem body posing and Chalco is only really intriguing in tan. Thus, I'll just sit him out and wait for the pictures to be spammed. I kind of like the Heliot face with his default faceup, but again, not enough to own him.
And I've always found it amusing that the dolls everyone else drools over (Beryl, Sard) don't appeal to me at all. *shrug* Different things for different people, I suppose.
rishimsin
01-27-2010, 12:04 AM
I loved Chrom..but when money got tight off he went..I like parts of Chalco's face..but I'm disappointed in the rest of him.
I loved Cass..and Vesuvia..and Bix..^^: But for the most part me and the Moom MDs are really not friends. They are beautiful(and the tinies cute) but not enough for me to throw money away at Soom.
sistinas
02-07-2010, 02:02 AM
The Soom monthly dolls are what sucked me into this hobby, a friend of mine showed me Soom's website last June, I now have 4 here I bought secondhnd and Chalco on order. It amazes me how every month they can produce another amazing doll!
toshirodragon
02-07-2010, 04:12 AM
Chalco has those sexy bedroom eyes I'm a sucker for...
But I think I'm Iplewhelmed this month....
AmyAngel
02-07-2010, 04:33 AM
If I suddenly had unlimited cash I'd be tossing lots of money at both Soom and Iplehouse right now... but alas I don't. Chalco is gorgeous, though. I'm hoping he's consistently gorgeous - I loved the company photos of Chrom but have only seen one or two owner photos I liked of him. Seems like he's difficult to photograph or something.
Karie Chaos
02-07-2010, 01:01 PM
They're pretty when someone else owns it, but I really haven't had the urge to have one of my own. Chrom was the only one that even briefly tempted me, and that was a totally self-serving temptation. XD It was May, it was my birthday which is in May, so he was like.... "Pretty~" For all of like three days. Otherwise, yes they're pretty, no I have no desire to own one. -_-;
aernath
02-07-2010, 02:39 PM
I got Heliot specifically for a story I was doing, and somehow ended up getting another hooved and winged body for the second head, so now have a pair of them.
Now that the story is done, the love is gone. I like them with the wings attached, but that makes them unwieldy to take anywhere. So they sit on the shelf collecting dust.
I have one more story cooking for them, and then they'll move on.
I managed to snag a Euclase in the second hand market. Had realized once owner pictures started popping up, that I'd missed a good one there. So, coughed up the high price and got him full set.
Ends up he's one of those that is so stunning, I just want to stare at him and don't do anything with him. He sits in his half crouch on the shelf collecting dust. But... I love him to pieces! He can just stay there if that's all he needs to do.
It's strange how that works for some dolls, but for others, if they sit on the shelf for too long, it's time for them to move on.
It seems like I just got Sphaler, and since I got his parts blank, it's going to be a while before he's "done". All that footage to blush... hands, horns... it's kind of daunting, and I never seem to have a huge chunk of time and energy to attack that chore with.
So he stands, all regal and patient, on the shelf, collecting dust... Notice a theme here?
I do have Bygg. I leaped at ordering him from Soom. And then promptly entered a split for a body for the OE head too. So now I have a pair of little gray Soomlets.
But in the meantime, while I was waiting for them, I nabbed a Glati off the second hand market, because I had gotten nervous about getting more tinies, when I'd just realized that tinies are not for me.
Glati was just too head heavy with those horns. If they'd been hollow, or just lighter somehow, we might have gotten along better. As it was, I sold him off quick. Hard to like a doll that can't keep his head up or hold it in a pose very well.
I'm still wondering about whether the Byggs will stay, but I just yesterday finally got the second Bygg from the split, and it was an adventure getting him. The post man mistakenly scanned him as "delivered" last Wednesday, but I'd received nothing. I work the same hours the post office is open, and work half an hour away, so no way to get there until Saturday. Had half a heart attack until then, checking the parking lot, neighbor's front porches, for the box...
When I got to the post office, the guy at the counter was very laid back. "Don't know why he scanned that as "delivered" when we have it right here".
So, I don't know if all that insanity will make me like the doll more, or less.
I finally found a Chrom with a non-default faceup (that default one looked good in the promo pix, but yak when they showed up in owner pix) that I really like, in the second hand market. Not a bad price for just his human body and FL head. I really wanted the human head with that faceup, but that doesn't exist. This faceup was just on the FL head, so I leaped. He's the most handsome of the MD boys! FINALLY, a handsome Asian man for me. Something I've been seeking since I started in this hobby. The wig I've got him in, covers his ears for the most part. And somehow, it just works for him. We're quite happy together. I find myself wanting to drag him all over the house with me.
My Sabik is another one that doesn't get out much. More than some, but really...
But I really like him. He's a keeper. :)
I was really wanting Chalco, because I missed Sard - liked the body, but not the head, and thought a minotaur would just be great. I had in mind exactly what I'd do with him. And I have a weakness for tans. But... his thighs look like mine, and I don't really like his face - as others have said: too girly! And I've heard that leg design that was used on Amber, doesn't work all that well. Plus, I'm still trying to stop the doll acquisition stage this year. No, really. So, I've managed to pass on him.
I do wonder, though, what they'll crank out for the next phase. I really hope it's something butt-ugly, so I can get through this year safely!
(Goodlord! I just wrote a ton! I'll just move along quietly now...)
Blizzard
02-08-2010, 01:00 AM
You know, when I first got into this hobby I was pretty bedazzled by Soom, and I quickly had a list of their monthlys that I wanted to get. I have several friends with Sooms that I've gotten to see up close and handle a little bit, and while I still really like some of them, or aspects of some of them, the company is quickly decending into the Meh catagory for me. Other companies are doing fantasy themed dolls as well if not better than Soom, and for cheeper and don't require you to jump on the compulsive bandwagon because they only offer them for a month. Also, I have heard many a complaint about the posability of many of the dolls (Amber's legs for example).
I'm not saying they don't make a lovely doll, they really do, but when I weight all the pros and cons, they largely just aren't my thing.
toshirodragon
02-08-2010, 01:07 AM
SOOM "irks" me on many levels. Obviously the pony up massive amounts of cash EVERY month thing is annoying but up to them.
Mostly I've found that with few exceptions the actual doll is rather a let down from the pics. The don't pose well, the legs joints are wonky, they are much too skinny for my taste.
I had aernath's RatT, a Heliot, side by side with my Iplehouse Evan and honestly? Even though EIDs don't sit well, I have to say the EID is a far better doll, aesthetically, cost to quantity and even in the posibility.
However that's merely my opinion, others satisfaction levels may differ.
jenn-b
02-08-2010, 02:44 AM
Well...I coughed up for Chalco. It was love at first sight for me. And he will be my second doll, so hopefully it is not a smack in the face. It will be a while yet before I have him, so I'm curios to see what others think when they get him.
toshirodragon
02-08-2010, 02:51 AM
Well...I coughed up for Chalco. It was love at first sight for me. And he will be my second doll, so hopefully it is not a smack in the face. It will be a while yet before I have him, so I'm curios to see what others think when they get him.
If Iplehouse hadn't got me first, I think I might have ponied up for Chalco. It's those eyes....
jenn-b
02-08-2010, 08:01 PM
If Iplehouse hadn't got me first, I think I might have ponied up for Chalco. It's those eyes....
Agreed!! Of course, now I am being pulled in the Iplehouse direction too. And I've never been good with restraint. So it is highly possible that I'll end up snagging one of those pretty boys too!
kiwae
02-11-2010, 09:01 PM
They're all beautiful and all but I couldn't really see myself having one because their faces don't go well with any of my planned characters
Ennui
02-20-2010, 08:03 AM
I'm really interested in getting Cass as my first doll, but now I'm hearing conflicting opinions. lol I really do love her design. I'm torn between Cass or a limited Souldoll. Any opinions on which is better quality-wise and also investment wise?
sistinas
02-20-2010, 06:23 PM
Agreed!! Of course, now I am being pulled in the Iplehouse direction too. And I've never been good with restraint. So it is highly possible that I'll end up snagging one of those pretty boys too!
I hear ya.... I am hoping the next Soom does nothing for me as I am still paying off my Chalco, just bought Luna Tamer on the secondary market and now Tedros is really calling to me... must order before March 7!
Bad enough that was a a Soom junkie but now Iplehouse is also dragging me over to the dark side!
toshirodragon
02-20-2010, 06:29 PM
Bad enough that was a a Soom junkie but now Iplehouse is also dragging me over to the dark side!
Iplehouse is EVIL!!! EVIL! EVIL!!
Yeah I have Tedros coming too....
Chibi_Fluffy
02-23-2010, 02:59 PM
I've been Soomed by the last Teenie MD Ai...... Because of this little Deer I want to know every MD they are going to release in case I want it :sweat
I am waiting for this little one to ship but I also have a Glati on layway and would do anything to have an Alk > A<
Looking at the latest MD I just wish its a fox and they do a teenie for that one too * O*
And I want another hooved one to get a trio =DD
I would love~ to get a big one too... but they are hard to find xP
I wish I was there (had money) when Galena was released... she's too awesome > A<
tommieandgary13
02-26-2010, 02:33 AM
I am wanting a Chalco ! Anyone know a person selling one? I started collecting to late to order him! I so disapointed! So I waited hoping this month would bring a new doll that I loved and thats the case! The new Fox girl coming out next is not my cup of tea... she is way to busty! Way to much! LOL send me a privite if u or know somone selling Chalco
thanks folks
Tygati
02-26-2010, 03:04 AM
Chalco hasn't even started shipping yet.
s0yuz
02-26-2010, 04:32 AM
I am wanting a Chalco ! Anyone know a person selling one? I started collecting to late to order him! I so disapointed! So I waited hoping this month would bring a new doll that I loved and thats the case! The new Fox girl coming out next is not my cup of tea... she is way to busty! Way to much! LOL send me a privite if u or know somone selling Chalco
thanks folks
Brecca uses the same standard Super Gem female body that every female Super Gem comes with and isn't any more busty than all the previous girls.
H.Kit
02-26-2010, 06:31 AM
So far I've only been head over heels in love with Sard and Onyx. Some of the new ones (like Chalco or the new fox girl) are pretty but all fail to impress me enough to buy them. Perhaps its because the magic wore out and I'm bored of the line already ^^;
Rheshard
02-27-2010, 05:56 PM
I really liked the Vega and the Uyoo since I have this long standing fascination with all things Mermaid/Merman and those two caught my attention right away, but I think that they are far too big for my tastes. I tend to like the MSD sized guys and girls the most.
I also really liked the Sard, Chalco and Chrom dolls as well. Almost anything that's mythologically based gets me going. Plus I love the hooves on Sard and Chalco and the paws on Chrom, but I don't really see myself shelling out that kind of cash for any of those guys.
Now if I found them at really good, I mean really, super good prices, then I'd think about picking them up.
april
03-09-2010, 08:12 PM
Yep, been SOOMED, here.
I have a Sard and a Euclase. I love most all the MDs, but until I win the lottery, I can't collect 'em all. :(
I've always liked fantasy elements--so the MDs are totally a dream for me. Most of my dolls are at least elves, and some have unusual skin colors. I also really like the head and body sculpts of the MDs.
EDIT: I've got two photos of my Euclase in my Albums:
http://www.abjds.com/forum/album.php?albumid=843
Tygati
03-09-2010, 09:13 PM
Yay! Another Euclase owner! \o/ Pictures? ^__^
toshirodragon
03-09-2010, 10:58 PM
I'm hoping for a reasonably priced Chrom someday:kisses
Red-wolf-Ink
03-31-2010, 01:50 AM
I have yet to be Soomed, i have not found one that i completely love.
s0yuz
03-31-2010, 01:55 AM
This year's MDs haven't impressed me yet. Breccia and Appini and Shonki feel like repeats of the previous year. Yeah, they've got fantasy parts that Soom hadn't done in 2009, but it's really nothing new either.
Personally, I want to see CYBORG tinies. Borgified babies, resistance will really be futile!
Or if Soom wants to keep doing animal/human fantasy fusions, what about animals that are a little more unconventional. Like spiders, snakes, crustaceans, etc. I could go for a cobra-themed Super Gem!
Tygati
03-31-2010, 02:06 AM
Snaaaake. Naga BJD would be so win. Or an actual mermaid, not just finny feet. :P Or a centaur like Souldoll, only less anorexic.
But of course, Soom is a business and if they go too far off into 'unusual' territory, less people will buy. So of course they just keep with the stuff that sells, alas.
s0yuz
03-31-2010, 02:35 AM
Snaaaake. Naga BJD would be so win. Or an actual mermaid, not just finny feet. :P Or a centaur like Souldoll, only less anorexic.
But of course, Soom is a business and if they go too far off into 'unusual' territory, less people will buy. So of course they just keep with the stuff that sells, alas.
Peapod Doll is showing promo photos of their mermaid tail (http://www.flickr.com/photos/peapoddoll/sets/72157623582157997/) with a Glot body and head. Dunno about resin matching PPD with any other company besides Volks though.
A MD kind of like Lloth (http://darkgift.ru/images/drow/lloth.jpg) would be epic win.
toshirodragon
03-31-2010, 02:43 AM
Peapod Doll is showing promo photos of their mermaid tail (http://www.flickr.com/photos/peapoddoll/sets/72157623582157997/) with a Glot body and head. Dunno about resin matching PPD with any other company besides Volks though.
A MD kind of like Lloth (http://darkgift.ru/images/drow/lloth.jpg) would be epic win.
That tail is so MUCH win!!!!
All I ask of SOOM really is to STOP putting sticks on the guys between their shoulders and hands. Seriously, what male with that much upper body has splindly arms...
Tygati
03-31-2010, 02:45 AM
Peapod just does YoSD, though. :( Sadness.
s0yuz
03-31-2010, 02:46 AM
That tail is so MUCH win!!!!
All I ask of SOOM really is to STOP putting sticks on the guys between their shoulders and hands. Seriously, what male with that much upper body has splindly arms...
Yeah, that's something that drives me a bit nuts about Xavier. Part of the reason why I made him an arquebusier, since he has no upper body strength to swing a longsword ..... :damnit
Karie Chaos
03-31-2010, 03:11 AM
I don't like Soom dolls enough to own one, though Tygati-san's Euclase is gorgeous. Shaial/Yetual is pretty, but that could just be the fact that he's SPARKLY~ all over. XD But yeah, wouldn't want to own one, nothing really ever grabs my by the shirt and shakes me demanding "BRING ME HOME WOMAN!"
PowerAndWeakness
03-31-2010, 06:16 AM
I've been soomed for the first time recently. I'm waiting the arrival of my WS Chalco. :)
Tygati
04-20-2010, 02:08 AM
AUGH. >_< I told myself I was swearing off Soom this year. I told myself no more grey resin dolls ever.
But, but but... Pretty!!! (http://dollsoom.com/eng/shop/item.php?it_id=1271661020) *whine*
toshirodragon
04-20-2010, 02:10 AM
Awwww
Nice to see the dolls having more manly faces...
Karie Chaos
04-20-2010, 02:36 AM
Meh. Not my thing, but then again for the most part... I don't like soom's dolls. I'm bored with them. >-> They're all starting to look the same.
If they came out with something with a mer-tail or something, that might be good, but I've seen about my share of hooves/paws/claws in the last year and a half or so. -_- Next plz.
Crystal
04-20-2010, 02:52 AM
AUGH. >_< I told myself I was swearing off Soom this year. I told myself no more grey resin dolls ever.
But, but but... Pretty!!! (http://dollsoom.com/eng/shop/item.php?it_id=1271661020) *whine*
I've been dangling him under Perv-chan's nose. . . if he came in WS. . . Hollow Ichigo! No bites yet, though. :p I wonder if his chest has been changed to something bigger to support those wings. If only Soom would do a few more things. . . give him a proper bum, thicker forearms, and quit with the kilt in the limited outfits. :doh
toshirodragon
04-20-2010, 03:09 AM
. . give him a proper bum, thicker forearms, and quit with the kilt in the limited outfits. :doh
Decent arms period! I mean jeez, these nice beefy guys and they have stick like arms!
Tygati
04-20-2010, 03:17 AM
*snerk* Yeah, I'm very not a fan of SuperGem bodies. I'm still hoping to get a GS Impldoll body and dye it Soom-grey dark. :)
AmyAngel
04-20-2010, 04:37 AM
This new one is tempting! I have no money for him, but I'll definitely be watching for owner photos of that one.
s0yuz
04-20-2010, 06:24 AM
I keep looking at the new guy's face and thinking, "Geez, he'd be really hot if he had boobs."
What can I say, I like my girls with strong features? :sweat
In any event, unless he's a spider-inspired MD, I'll have to give him a pass.
s0yuz
04-21-2010, 02:48 PM
Okay, NOW I'm tempted to get the new guy in a split for the beefier and much more proportional Mega Gem Legend body.
toshirodragon
04-21-2010, 03:00 PM
Gahhhh the wings and abs!
But I just can't... I've GOT to pay off stuff *chants over and over*
s0yuz
04-21-2010, 03:00 PM
Gahhhh the wings and abs!
But I just can't... I've GOT to pay off stuff *chants over and over*
*joins the chant* :oops
toshirodragon
04-21-2010, 03:06 PM
Well that and some of the rmuours I've heard from credible sources about SOOM hiring and labour practices....
*sigh* Maybe 2nd hand market one day
s0yuz
04-21-2010, 03:11 PM
Well that and some of the rmuours I've heard from credible sources about SOOM hiring and labour practices....
*sigh* Maybe 2nd hand market one day
Eh? I haven't heard of any such rumors? But then, I try to stay away from the dolly gossip mill on general principle ....
AmyAngel
04-21-2010, 04:28 PM
If they make a gray tiny with the bat wings I'm sunk. Tan would be better, but I can work with gray. This big guy I like the face and body but the ears are not to my taste. Which is good since I can't afford him anyway!
Tygati
04-21-2010, 11:19 PM
Wiiiiiiiings... *whimper*
toshirodragon
04-21-2010, 11:23 PM
Wiiiiiiiings... *whimper*
DON'T REMIND ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :tantrum:tantrum:tantrum:tantrum
Crystal
04-21-2010, 11:56 PM
Wanting the body for someone (although it would have to be a 6 month layaway :cry) was shot down by the wing plugs in his back. One of my characters runs around wearing not much (in one incarnation anyway, full armor in the original) so having a smooth back is rather important. Oh well. . . maybe next time.
aernath
04-22-2010, 12:15 AM
One of my characters runs around wearing not much
....*waiting*....
Crystal
04-22-2010, 12:25 AM
....*waiting*....
Well, he's not a character I created. :sweat He's the older of two brothers. The Sphaler decided he wanted to be the younger one. Older brother I was able to tease (mod) out of a Minimee head I picked up a few months back. Not that Soom matches MNM resin but I'm looking at body type. Guess the actual body for Sphaler will have to wait until they release another male SG MD in CW. :|
aernath
04-22-2010, 12:28 AM
No no... I'm waiting for the photo stories of said character. :)
Wanna seeeeeee! :clap
Crystal
04-22-2010, 12:36 AM
No no... I'm waiting for the photo stories of said character. :)
Wanna seeeeeee! :clap
Ha! You're the impatient one, aren't you. ;) He's hasn't gotten a face up yet, let alone a body. In between giving Sphaler and Buzz face ups, I'd been modding him. Everyone is still a floating head at this point. . . although I could subject one of them to the cloth body you sent. :XD
I should never get my hopes up, regarding Soom. They tend to do exactly the opposite of what I want. :damnit I wonder if they will go back to the standard SG bodies after this. . .
Absinthe
04-22-2010, 08:24 PM
WOW, I had always hopped they would put out a dragon. He is all inspiring. I LOVE the horns and the face mold on him
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