Step by step, towards the ‘robot doll’.

Although it’s an individual rather than concerted effort, Chinese realistic doll makers are continuosly introducing enhancements that adds to ‘motor’ and ‘sound’ realism as well as aesthetic. Motor realism  We’ve seen in a previous entry as WM Dolls recently launched a breathing feature. Some time ago EL Doll made it available the moving hip technology, […]

Outfits available for small dolls

Dressing up your doll can be one of the great pleasures of doll ownership. This is relatively straightforward on real-size dolls: one may simply use regular clothing for real women, although adjustments might sometimes be necessary to fit the doll’s not-always-so-realistic body measurements. It’s different though for minidolls, as it’s very hard to find adult/child […]

Skeleton hand bones: better posing and more durability

Until recently an exclusive feature of $3000+ dolls, hand bones with skeleton (also known as ‘articulated fingers’) are increasingly becoming available on medium-priced TPE dolls. As of June 2021 WM Dolls, YL Dolls and Irontech are already offering this feature on their 140cm+ dolls. Articulated fingers is normally an affordable fee-paying feature, however keep an […]