Doll of the Week is a weekly published collection of articles interviewing owners of the mold of the week. These articles are intended for introducing people to the versatility of the weekly doll molds and helping people be more knowledgeable about a possible future purchase. Created and distributed by Luts, Bory is the featured doll of this week.

Photos by: Blackraven066

Where did you buy your Bory’s?

I bought both my Bory’s direct from Luts

How long did it take?

I can’t remember exactly it was so long ago haha! But if I remember correctly they both stayed within the waiting time of 35-45 days, which was especially good since Archie was a gift for christmas and he was ordered during Lut’s event period and it’s normal that things slow down quite a lot during that time so it was quite a bit touch and go with whether he’d make it for the big day, but he did!

Why did you choose this purchase method?

I went through Luts because I wanted them both to have default face up’s, and plus there were outfits and wigs I wanted form the site so it meant I could get everything at the same time.

Why did you choose to buy two Bory’s and why Bory’s in particular?(Like was it it’s skintone, body, posing, and so on.)

Well, in the beginning I had only intended to have one Bory. I’d instantly fallen in love with the Bory mold when Luts had first released him, I pined over him for half a year while I saved up, but my mum surprised me by saying he’d be my christmas gift!
I never had plans of having twins, but I wanted to get an Msd sized girl since I loved some of the dresses you could get in that size, but there were no girls that I fell in love with as much as the Bory mold, and it was then that I thought it would be a good idea to have twins!
At the time Luts didn’t have the option of having a Bory girl, so I set about making plans of doing a little bit of body swapping to get the girl I wanted and just when I was about to go through with my plans they announced they were releasing a female version. So I thought it was pretty much fate that I was to have her!

What parts of your Bory’s do you find different from the company’s photo’s/information on Bory’s?(For example, do it’s eyes seem bigger in real life than the photos, is it’s sculpt more dimensional in real life than the photos, is it taller than the height stated by the company, and so on.)

The one thing that struck me when I first got Archie was how tiny he was, I’d only ever been around Sd’s and he was my first Msd. I really loved how portable he was compared to the bigger dolls.
I think that the official pictures Luts have don’t really show how much expression the doll has. Just by changing the face up or tilting the head in certain ways changes the expression the doll has greatly!
I also think that the photo’s don’t show you how well the doll’s pose, especially the boy’s.
Apart from that everything was pretty much the same.

Who did the face up? If custom, why did you choose this face up?

I chose to have Lut’s do the face up’s. I’ve got one doll that they painted previously for me and her face up was gorgeous! I’m really amazed by the tiny little details they paint on, like the eyelashes. They must have a super steady hand to get them so thin and perfect. So it was without a doubt that they’d be doing the face up’s for any other dolls I got from them.

Oh! Something I forgot to add on, was that the Bory mold is very versatile!
Lut’s did two completely different face up’s on my pair and when you look at them both they look very different from each other and could quite easily be different mold’s unless you look at them side by side.
Evie’s face up gives her a sad/worried look because of her eyebrows, and Archie normally looks more angry/serious because of his.
The difference in face up’s really helps with showing the difference in their personalities I’ve given them ^^

Where do you get your Bory’s clothes?

It varies, all of the dresses Evie wears are made by my mum. I’m lucky by being able to show her a picture of what I want and she’ll make it for me. Archie’s clothes mostly come from Lut’s or item’s I’ve bought from other doll owner’s who’ve made clothing.

If bought, are you happy with the selection available for your Bory?

There are a huge selection of clothing for that size and you can get some gorgeous outfits for them. These days though I do have to say I try to make before I buy because it means I can make them exactly as I want and it saves my pennies haha!

If not, what do you wish more for?

I’d love to see more period clothing, like Victorian. I think the girls from that period look gorgeous and I’d love a matching period outfit for my pair!

If you make your Bory’s clothes yourself, is it easy to find material to make clothes for your Bory? Is it difficult or easy to make clothes for a doll this size?

I can’t say for sure how easy or difficult it is to make clothes for this size since I sit and watch while my mum sews. My mum has said though that it is a little fiddly sewing things like arm holes on the sewing machine.
All the fabric’s we’ve used so far we’ve scavenged from old items of clothing! One of Evie’s dresses for example was made out of one of my mum’s tops that she kindly donated.
The only time we’ve found it a little tricky to get fabrics is when it’s been floral or had a pattern on it. I’m pretty fussy when it comes to things being in scale to the dolls and it’s been a little hard to find floral patterns that were small enough to work in scale with the doll since most are made to work with human size. Anything thats just a flat colour is very easy to get hold of.

Are you happy with the posing/body/sculpt?(For example, do you wish the doll was taller, more range in joint movements, a smile, and so on.)

I’m extremely happy with the way the doll poses! Especially the boy body. Archie’s gotten quite a name for himself in my local meet up’s I go to because of his crazy posing skills. He’s able to stand on one leg, crouch, lunge, head stand etc. I’ve gotten a great deal of enjoyment out of seeing what poses he can hold.
The girl body however, isn’t as great at posing, which I think is due to the extra rotating thigh joint she has, but I have recently tightened her elastic which has done wonders, and I think sueding her legs would improve her even more.
I do sometimes wish that the knees were double jointed since they only did the elbows which I thought was a little odd.
I’m really happy with the size of the doll, they’re small enough to be able to manage when posing and I find them a lot more fun to take out and about then the bigger versions because they’re lighter and can happily ride in my bag.

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