A box opening!
Yes, Mandarake is really fast, and it definitely satisfies the urge to buy and get (almost immediately) rewarded. I'm typing this on a Saturday, but I ordered and paid for the doll on Monday, and the package came on Thursday. 4 days from order to arrival. :0
Anyway, I say I got Sion a SD17 body, but what I actually bought was a full doll - Volks SD17 Hijikata Toshizou (1st). I'll probably put the head on the marketplace after I'm done sorting things out. Along with Sion's old body. But let's move on to the box opening first, shall we?
This is how the box came! The yellow paper is for the GST (goods and service tax) I had to pay because I didn't dare ask Mandarake to underdeclare. ;-; Oh well, it's better to be safe right?
I opened the box from the bottom so that's why this is actually the back of the Hijikata box.
Took it out. Mandarake's shipping and packing is always secure and I'm always really happy when I get their stuff (plus the quick turnover between order to arrival helps).
Without the bubblewrap. The box is actually really nice. A pearly white, which is much nicer than my SDGr Tae Lovely Dress box. And for something from 2010, this is in pretty good condition!
I forgot what exactly was inside and was pleasantly surprised to find a wig! There's also the certificate, and the costume (minus shoes, belt and pocketwatch but that was written in the sales page so I was prepared for it). The bag is a zippered cushioned case which is convenient. I never realised Volks did this type of cushion so early? I got similar cushions from Switch for the Attractive Body. Anyway.
Hello~
He's such a cute doll even though I didn't buy him for the head but just for the body.
His default faceup is quite cute actually. And in like 80-90% good condition? The eyes are still hot-glued in lol. At this point I realise he's pretty unyellowed as well and so out came some other dolls for comparison.
Volks NS 2010 (Hijikata 1st) and 2008 (Olivia 2nd). My Olivia's definitely alot more yellow.
More resin comparisons. Sion (Migidoll Miho) is actually the yellowest here... yes, even compared to Freddie (Volks Olivia)... And I know Elly (Volks Tae) has yellowed slightly because her leg parts are a different colour. But the new SD17 body matches her which means it's pretty unyellowed for its age.
See? Sion is actually yellower lol. Also yea I drew sideburns for him for his wig and it looks dumb like this oops.
Sion's twin, Hew, on the left, is actually less yellow than Sion and would probably match the Volks SD17 body better but I feel weird snatching his brother's head to use for him so... I'll probably leave it as it is.
Hew (left) on the Little Monica Harmony body vs Sion (right) on the new Volks SD17 body! I love the new proportions Sion has. He used to have a similar body to his twin (type A while Hew uses type B) but eh, the upgrade is wayyyyy better. I don't know what I'll do about Hew but he's staying on his current body for now because I spent too much on Sion...
Ah, so I've mostly been singing praises about the body (super happy with this purchase), but there's some minor flaws, of course. You can't really see it here but his finger tips are kind of dirty/grey. And his forearm is super smooth almost like he's been handled there alot? Which is weird because his forearm is still about the same colour as the rest of his body so I'm not sure why/how that happened but it's not a super big deal. There's also some minor scratches and stuff from handling I guess, which is normal and doesn't bother me now.
And here's Sion :D So cute. I want to redo his faceup so he can be the best version of himself possible but I'll do it when I have more feeling/energy.
Sion feels better now, and damn do I like the Volks SD17 body. Not just because it looks nice and gives Sion better proportions, but also because of it's heft. Like it's heavy, and that's something I like in my dolls like they feel more solid? I feel like I like bodies that are more heavy, and consequently all the dolls high on my list of favourite at home are those with solid feeling bodies... lol.
Lastly, here's a quick height comparison of Alfie (Switch Waseon on Attractive 65 body), Sion (Migidoll Miho on Volks SD17 body) and Gabby (CP dreaming lishe boy on Delf type 3 body).
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