#chibi unoa

[kosomolski-dolls]

Maírín was out in my mum's garden and I feel like she's a bit of a farm girl...

I can see her cuddling with some cows.

[littlewalken]

Charlotte in a quick yarn wig to keep her head from getting cold. The struggle is finding the right shade to go with her freckles.

This is a simple crochet skullcap with strands done in a lark's head knot (like a latch/locker) around the horizontal bar of the stitch.

I didn't finish filling the cap because it's enough hair for her and I was repurposing the yarn. This is giving me thoughts of a mesh cap of sorts and using lark's head knots for strands of doll hair.

[lemondread]

I’ve been working on some fancy beaded corsets for my little fairies, here’s Pix with hers <3

[cian1675]

I made a new skirt after watching a Youtube video and wanted to dress Pebbles up! Without her usual layers, I think her look today is a bit more cottagecore and less mori girl, what do you think?

[bon-bon-blog]

Unoa Freak 1, 2 and 3 [Review]

Summary

The Unoa Freak series is specifically written to celebrate and discuss Unoa dolls. Created in 2003 by Gentaro Araki, founder of Alchemic Labo, they were one of the first BJD available on the market. They are not as popular as they once were but Unoa dolls come in many common sizes, making these books a great resource to this day. The books also contain tutorials on face-ups, manicures, modding, stringing and more.

These books have been created with so much love and creativity, from the beautifully illustrated covers, to the fashion editorial style spreads for the patterns. They are one of my favourites to take off the shelf just to flick through the pages.

The number of patterns varies by book and each one has been created by different artists, so do take a look at the tables below before purchasing.

Details

Language: Japanese Author: Graphic Sha ISBN-10: UF1-4894253720 UF2-4798600261 UF3-4798609021 Patterns UF1: Pirate set,Mod set,Country set,Babydoll,Punk dress,Traditional fabric set UF2: Freie Shirt, shorts, socks. Honeymeryl corset body and skirt. Silver butterfly Jumpsuit. Elolita jacket, dress and bloomers. Dollsdrugkingdom Blouse, skirt, petticoat. Atri corset, garter, skirt, bustier, bra, stockings and miniskirt. Sekiguchi uniform set for girl and boy UF3: FLC shoulder bag,FLC Pants,FLC Socks,FLC Beret,FLC Suspender pants,Poupee Mecanique pants,Poupee Mecanique shirt,Silver butterfly jumper skirt,Hanon onepiece dress,"Galum shorts, sailor shirt, socks, beret",FLC Blouse,FLC Tunic,FLC ruffle shoulder blouse,FLC piping shirt,Atri bustier,Atri tutu skirt,Atri Skirt panties,Atri Panties,SilverButterfly sleeveless dress,FLC Cropped Pants ,FLC Denim pants,Poupee Mecanique pants  Sizes included: Unoa sister, Unoa boy, Unoa Zero, Unoa Fluorite, Unoa azurite, Unoa Ani, Unoa chibi

Visual pattern list

UF1

UF2

UF3

Pros

Gorgeous cover art with a partially transparent layer

A real must if you love Unoa dolls

The photography is superb

So many patterns for any size of Unoa doll

Includes a few accessories 

Tips and tutorials for common doll styling and mods

Cons

Minimal instructions for the patterns, sometimes just a couple of drawings

The patterns in the book don’t work for every size of Unoa doll, usually each pattern is designed for a particular body sculpt (cries in Unoa Zero)

My copy of UF2 had a few pages come loose from the binding - not sure if it's a common problem but something to keep in mind

Final thoughts

I don’t think I would recommend these as pattern books for beginners, as the patterns are sized so specifically and the instructions are quite minimal, but if you are an experienced sewer I think you will enjoy the variety of styles here. My main reason for recommending these books wouldn't be the patterns though - it's the peek into BJD history that make them special. I think they are a great addition to any bookshelf. 

[havraniko]

The oyasumi faceplate that arrived on Monday caught me off-guard. When I saw it listed for sale, I thought for a moment that it's chibi unoa - because it's smiling and has, as it appears to me, chubbier cheeks compared to regular Sist's face. When I unpacked it, I was astonished and blunkly gazed at this face for a while. It's so peaceful and serene. Can't imagine this face for the same personality. They're so diametrically opposed.

I also got modded madoromi Lusis faceplate. She's... breathtaking (those lips!). I didn't intend to, but I'm afraid I'm going to need one more 1.5 body.

Why buy other dolls, when there're Unoas.

[kosomolski-dolls]

Reblogging to tell people not to but from Sophie's toy paradise. They're a reseller that MASSIVELY increases the price (Mori Time is also a reseller, but they have more reasonable prices. I've seen some of the exact shoes Sophie has for sale for half the price on there, so...), but they also every now and then have recasts in their shop, so I usually advise people not to buy from them.

As for the Chibi Unoas, mine usually wear Minifee Moe line shoes, or just normal Minifee shoes (5.5cm), I can go and look through my collection and get some recommendations later

Shoes that work for Chibi Unoas and their 5cm chubby feet

These are my favorite - black boots by jenyateplaya and canvas by skdollhouse

These Jenyateplaya boots for A-line minifee feet are a good fit for chibi unoa too! The laces are elastic which help accommodate the chubbier chibi feet. I don't think she usually has minifee shoes in stock but she takes commissions sometimes.

1/4 size skdollhouse. They're out of stock so I don't have the measurements they listed but I saw a lot of these on minifees of the internet. At first glance, seems like they would be too big but I like them and I think they look really good on the doll. I really hope skdollhouse continues to come out with 1/4 sizes in the future!

Sophie toy paradise sneakers!

I ordered 1/4 size white hi tops but these are B I G. I think the measurement said something like 5.5cm on the inside which doesn't seem right so I think either the listing was inaccurate or I got the wrong size? Idk, they were for my minifee boy anyways and they fit him fine :p

1/4 size pink sneakers. The measurements on the listing said 6cm inner length which seems accurate. A little bit roomy but I think they look nice!

Ballet flats and MoriTime dailies

White ballet flats are sized for A-line minifees. Chibi Unoas have more of an arch in their feet so I think these look/fit best with socks on. These are super old shoes so I don't remember where I got them ☹️ but I feel like it was probably eBay.

I took the laces out of these MoriTime shoes and couldn't get them back in 🤣 they're 1/4 size and the listing said inner length 6.5cm but they're almost the exact same size as the Sophie pink sneakers that said 6cm.

So idk, might see if I can somehow measure the insides of all these and post a follow up? 🤷‍♀️

None of my yosd shoes fit my Chibi Unoas. They're almost close but it's just not going to work 🙅‍♀️

Idk, I hope this is helpful. I think socks and leg warmers can help cheat the fit and look of shoes for sure. I also think that hi tops and boots can hide most of the gappy room if they're a little bit too big, unless they're just way too big like those white ones I have 🤣

These shoes range in price from $20-50ish so trial and error can be costly. I think I can safely say that *most* shoes for minifees are going to be good for chibi unoas too - give or take a pair of socks. I don't think I'll be building my shoe collection much more in the near future but if I do come across something I like for these girls, I won't keep it a secret 😉

[mxsuperclear]

Hi! My name is Elora (they/them), I’m 24 and autistic with a special interest in dolls and toys of all kinds. welcome to my doll sideblog! This blog is mostly for resin BJDs but I occasionally post about other dolls here too.

I also have a more toy/plush centric sideblog (@skinned-furby) if that is of interest to you! I follow from @mothstan.

My BJD family consists of:

Leekeworld GeeYu (An)

Impldoll Triton (Unnamed, “Ocean Man”

Minifee Mika/Mir (Oliver)

Minifee Juri 14 (May)

Unoa Quluts Sist (Unnamed)

Charm Doll Circe (Finch)

Souldoll Junia Animal (Junia)

Dollmore Calvin (Unnamed)

Chibi Unoa Roron (Poppy)

VOLKS SWD Kaede (Kaede)

5StarDoll Jadite (Clover)

Soom Opel/Lier (Plume)

Hujoo Freya (Unnamed)

Hujoo Freyr (Unnamed)

Hujoo Nano Freya (Unnamed)

Batchix Mini Machina (B-TR15 “Beatrice”)

…as well as a few other floating heads and 3D printed friends!

[smallwonderdolls]

I’m planning to take advantage of 11.11 sales to order a pair of Doll Legend 1/6 hands for this boy... I haven’t ordered them before because I’m not actually sure they will fit, or if the resin will match. XD;  I do like all my dolls to have at least a pair of “loose fist” option hands (the official Alchemic Labo fist hands for Chibi Unoa are more like boxing hands...)

[bunnyscribblesbjd]

@queenofsquids you actually can get the zest and xyle heads separately- they're on the alchemic labo e shop website. you have to get the faceplate and headback (it's the same one as the chibi unoas use and it tends to only be listed in that section of the site) separately. It looks like they only have the tan/paradise rn so a hybrid may need some more complicated color matching for the huajing resin colors :o

also allegedly if you cut the tabs off of the zest/xyle faceplates they fit on the regular headbacks so you don't have to deal with the wonky neck joint thing that the 50cm unoas have but Im a coward and have not tried that myself.

Ok I'm looking for more mature msd heads that would suit this muscular body! Suggestions greatly appreciated 👍

[kosomolski-dolls]

I acquired a cutie today 💕

The 3rd chibi unoa to join my crew 🙈 i can't regret it, they're just too cute...

And she already made friends!

I just realised Hailey's dress is made of the same fabric as the new girl 🤔 I got both of these (well, the bunny 9 body at least) from the same person, I'll have to ask if she made them maybe!

[littlewalken]

My Chibi Unoa. She came without official factory papers so I don't know what skin tone she is (it's even the lighting in this room sucks) and she has all over body blushing with freckles. The small card is one of the COAs from her face-up and body artist. Bought her at a doll show so I'm at least her third owner. Found out the face plates are the two default Chibis.

The large card with the squares is a digital color card.

[lemondread]

I made my first successful pair of bloomers! :D

[catfishy2u]

Cidette

[unoalchemy]

Hello Everyone! The Fullsets are ready for you! We will have a separate lottery for them, since they are so limited. We will have 16 fullsets - one doll of each possible combination. When you email us, please let us know which lottery you want to enter, and if you want a fullset, which doll in which color (or let us know if you will take any available or Lilin in either color, etc) The fullsets will cost 53000 JPY (shipping is included). They will be drawn on the 25th with the others. Please note that the faceups are as shown - the team at UnoAlchemy and Alchemic Labo did them together, but they are...rustic. lol.

[cian1675]

Pebbles