Kit chat

This comes up every once in a while but hundreds of sculpts have been created since the last time I asked.

Dream sculpt, most realistic, most creative, the one you wish you you would have snagged before it sold out, sculptor you adore, what makes you impulse click on a sculpt even if you are on a kit diet?

Do you buy a sculpt based on the prototype painting or do you make your decision based on the raw vinyl photo?

I personally love big kissy lips, open, expressive hands, curled up legs (like Levi and mic) I love a sleeping newborn face, and elongated head. delicate ears, and perfectly sculpted feet.

I don’t not like deep creases or too many fine creases (too hard to paint) especially on a face, baby starts to look like an old person and not a new baby. I LOVE the Kelsy sculpt here on BB, but not the fine lines, if they updated that mold she would make a great silicone. I do like a few open eyed babies but most of the time it actually takes away from the realism, and my gawd I hate rooting open eyed babies.

I Love Realborns! but not usually the open eyed versions, with the exception of Oaklynn, those little eyes just work. Who ever worked on that project needs a raise.

I love how little 1/4 limbs pose and feel but they need a different kind of cloth body, it’s always too bulky for me.

I DO NOT like 3/4 limbs, not even a little.

I always love an artist sculpted baby, no matter if it’s an uggy. It isn’t an easy thing to do, and I have mad respect when people try their best, take a chance, and put it out in the world, that is an art moment.

Your turn.

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Oaklyn was an actual sculpt and not a RealBorn. I think my favorite kit EVER is River by Toby Morgan that I painted 8 times. I loved Camellia Wong. Not sure what draws me to kits, but I love the curled up legs (like Levi) and mouth like his too. I think sleepers look more real, but I plan to paint more open eyed kits for KDS 2027.

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I like a sculpt with ears that aren’t flat against the head, open hands that are not stiff and straight out. I like a relaxed expression. All the new scripts seem to have either left or right straight out hands and the other balled up. Seems they just switch them around and they are all the same. JMO

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OMG, I thought she was a realborn when I was writing this trying to think of a real born with open eyes that I loved. Still she is amazing, and a great open eyed baby.

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Yessss…Oaklynn! :heart: One of the few BB kits with open eyes that I like.

I love these Realborns Asleep:

Tessa

Christopher

Charles

Skya

Quinn

Reese

Ever

What I don’t like on any kit, BB or otherwise: one pointed finger. I’d rather have 2 balled up fists than see a pointed finger, seriously. My other pet peeve is a drooping mouth.

I love a sleeping baby with sweetly curled up Levi-ish legs that just sort of folds right into your arms.

Working on Miguel right now. Not a Realborn but a beautiful kit. Not pointing. :joy:

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My dream kit will always be June asleep at 7 months even tho she’s a real born. I just think she is perfect in every way and I love bigger kits! I reborn her often and have one pre covid kit with great vinyl in my stash to someday reborn as a keeper. Hoping to do it in the new year.

If I had to pick, Andrea Arcello would be my choice for fav sculptor. I preordered Novalee and am really excited for her!

I usually go off the prototypes when deciding on a kit. So many different things can draw me in so it is hard to say what does it for me, lol. I think my biggest avoidance these days are 1/4 length limbs tho. I thought I would love them for all the realistic poses but the few I have made were hard to dress, really didn’t pose all that well and I did not care for the bodies. Harder to sell too.

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I totally get your point. Sorry I can’t seem to let a pun- opportunity go by.

I love your list, realborns are way underrated! I hate balled up fists, painting an open hand is work but balled up fists frustrate me, not sure why. Now I am going to notice every pointed finger!

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Not a fan of balled up fists but would rather that than the pointing. It’s just one of those things, just annoying to no one but me. And I know newborns do the balled up fists thing. I like open, relaxed hands, I guess.

Also I forgot to mention Precious Gift. No particular reason. :heart_eyes: That little face…so scrunchy and newborn. I might be talking myself into painting another one, balled up fists and all. I need an intervention. :laughing:

And @Onesleepingangel Gina, your Junes are legendary! If I ever see a post or anything by you, June comes to mind. :heart:

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I love the pointed fingers. My favorite is the Maggie/Maddox bodies. Not the faces so much, but I use the bodies for my drink and wet babies. Those are the cutest little bodies ever.

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On occasion I want to switch out limbs from other kits, a while back it was frowned upon, I know it complicates the COA and possibly the integrity of the kit being “original” but I sometimes love a kit but hate the limbs.

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You all talking about Oakland has got me want to paint her!!

@Gabriell ……I thought she was a Realborn too!

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To me she is like Aria, not a conventional baby face, delicate, small, precious.

She is on sale (50% off) right now! Grab one.

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I know I should but I have bought 6 kits in the last couple weeks :joy: :exploding_head: :joy:

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