Bashira

 In the spirit of striving to photograph my bigger Iple dolls more in future, I got Bashira out for some new photos yesterday. 

My friend Lyn Raftis did many a face up for me back in the day, Bashira may well be one of my favorites of all she's done. The nuanced lips are simply amazing.

And she's the only Iple I have in this ebony resin color. Her mate Tariq, from the Iple Noctarcana Circus line is in a resin that was only used for his release, and he's the only other dark resin Iple I own.

Liana Again

 I know I shared Liana in this dress before, but I took some new photos against a better background so thought I would post these here as well.

Iplehouse really did some gorgeous dolls and outfits back in the day. This gorgeous outfit Lianna is wearing is from Iple. I was so sad to hear about them closing in 2027. They were the company that spurred my love for realistic resin BJD's. Iplehouse dolls probably make up the majority of my asian BJD collection as well.

I will cherish the dolls and outfits I have in my collection (and strive to photograph them more) moving forward.

There Be Pirates

 Just sharing one of my girls that doesn't really have  a 'slot' where she fits in. She shares a body with a couple of other heads, so she doesn't get much time on the body. She is a sculpt we don't seem to see very often though, Iple nYID Erica on an SID body. I was a bit pirate inspired by SartoriaJ's new offerings for September, so decided to get Erika out, dress her up and see if I thought she could fit in with my Guardian group, or my Descendents of Silver pirate group (see link in the side bar for that blog). 

I originally thought to put her in with my pirate group, but now I'm thinking she might be more versatile in the guardian group moving through a variety of eras/fashions.

Maybe she will be like Sully and spend time in both places.

Sully

 Some new pics of Sully as he contemplates his long life. He finds current day life quite boring, being born into a life where his survival depended on his physicality and skill with a sword.

Since he was taken into the Guardian fold as in informer, as the centuries progressed, his life has become less interesting. He's ready for a new adventure. 

Maybe it's time he talked to Zak about finding another mission he would be suitable for. He would like to actively get into the field again in a more interesting era. Maybe they could even find him something back in the 18th century. He'd like to touch base with his roots again.

Contemplation

 As 2025 draws to a close, Liza contemplates her future...............what does she want in 2026 both professionally and personally?

She wants to devote a little more time to the research side of things.

And personally, she needs to let go of her continued thoughts of Vlad and any hope of a future on that front.

She looks forward to seeing what 2026 has in store for both her and her team.

 

Wulf

 It's been a hot minute since I've been truly inspired to play with my bigger dolls and pick up the threads of the characters within the HG storylines here in this blog. I did something this week I haven't done in about 6 years, bought a new SD sized doll. SartoriaJ's Theorn struck a chord with me and immediately upon seeing him a character hit me and I couldn't get him out of my head. So I bought him................and that purchase has inspired me to pick up some of my dolls within the storylines of this blog again. I truly do have so many amazing big dolls that it's a shame not to enjoy them more. Wulf (Iplehouse EID Bane) was one of the dolls, along with his partner Elspaith that inspired this blog. It seemed only fitting to get him out for some new photos today and try to figure out what's he's been up to all this time.

It appears that Wulf ran into a little more trouble in his last assignment than he anticipated and is currently trying to figure out the best course of action to get himself home.

Elspaith will be worried if he stays off grid for too long...................

Back to Court

 Zak is headed back to court on assignment in an outfit by Period Threads.

Jamie from my Outlander crew had been wearing this coat/vest for a while until he got a new outfit. I thought it might suit Zak quite well.

I really liked the texture of the material for this coat.