Impldoll BJD Review

So, I’m sitting at work, absolutely bored to tears. Naturally, I’m fantasizing about getting home from my uneventful shift and working on my new girl’s faceup, which is currently about half way done.

I figure that if there were any appropriate time to write a quick review (praise really) for my experience with the Impldoll BJD company — now’s as good as any! So here we go.

Impldoll is a Chinese BJD company producing dolls in all size categories (no 70cm though, but let’s be honest — who cares?) with interesting face sculpts at good prices (lower than Korean BJD companies, but higher than several other Chinese companies). If you care to look through their (really quite user friendly) website, here it is: http://www.impldoll.com/

Moving on.

Dealing with the Company: The website lists a standard production time estimate and sure enough, my doll was shipped at 39 days in, about half way between their estimated 35-45 day production time.
I purchased my doll during an “event” period. During these periods the company creates a page for you to chose at purchase the specifics of the gift they are offering at the time.I.E.: the event was “free head with purchase” so I needed to tell them that I wanted the ImpModel Erica head in “normal skin.” However. . . I forgot to do this. And soon enough, I began to panic. A company representative did, however, email me twice at my Paypal address (not the email with which I registered mind you) asking me which head I wanted. I had replied both times, and never received indication that they had understood my request, so further panicking ensued. It was about 34 days into production time, so I decided to try to make sure my “free head” specifications were received by posting on the site’s Q&A forum. I was VERY impressed to get a reply within 24 hours stating that my order was processed and an Erica head in “real skin” was being included. All things considered (namely language barrier) I was quite pleased with their communication during the production time.

Shipping: They shipped via EMS to the US (typical cost), I paid no customs and the shipping was very timely, sure enough, taking only 5 days to reach my local post office.

Arrival and Product: When I opened my doll I felt like a 9 year old on Christmas morning. The company went absolutely above and beyond, and luck played to my favor for once. So, I opened up the box and found that my doll had been shipped in a FREE LEATHER (well you know, the fake kind) CARRYING BAG! I was like “Awesssome! Now I can go to doll cons!” lol. Anyhow, so the free awesome doll bag contained my beautiful Impldoll Model Girl Iris, my free Erica head (both in the correct color) a FREE pair of glass eyes (and boy way it my lucky day because they were red and glitery! And I had been wanting a pair like that for a while now.) and, this was also a great surprise, a FREE pair of high heel feet (which the company normally sells for $25). The high heel feet were an especially happy surprise for me because Impldoll had a double event running before I ordered (which I had to miss due to financial complications) where they were offering a free head, and free high heel feet with the type of body I was wanting to order.

Well, I think that has to be the end of my review for now. The company is awesome and the doll is absolutely gorgeous, and so SO poseable! Aw crap, I just have to mention quickly one last thing that cannot go unsaid. (Despite my intense headache. I seriously need to get away from this computer.)

Make a NOTE prospective Impldoll BJD owners! Impldolls DO use an S Hook to connect the head to the body like other BJDs, but the way the head is made, the S Hook DOES NOT CONNECT to the top of the head (like it does on my AOD SD boy) What this means: as strange as it is to me, because the Impldoll BJD bodies pose so beautifully and organically, since the S Hook does not connect to the top of the head, only pokes up through the neck, your doll cannot be posed looking up or down! Personally, I think it’s kind of weird. I don’t know why exactly the company decided to opt out of making heads that could be posed, but they did, and that’s that. Luckily I’m not too upset by this. But to be honest, I think that’s the sort of thing a person should know before ordering a doll that is supposed to be fully poseable.

That’s all for now. I need to kick this headache’s ass before it kicks mine. I will post pictures of my new Impldoll girl later. Until next time —- @_@