~David By Raccoon Doll Part 2~

(To read  Part I, David by Raccoon Doll, go HERE.)

I now turn to the particulars of the Raccoon Doll male BJD body. The body has all the nuances and attention to detail that I regularly see on much larger sculpts. David has a mature masculine face and a muscular body structure. There are subtle details including veins under the “skin”.  The resin is high quality.  There are casting lines, but they are shallow and not distracting.

Somehow the company found the perfect balance between tight and loose stringing.  This made David a lot of fun to pose!

Standing:

David easily stood out of the box.  I tried him out on somewhat uneven ground and was able to pose him in various ways.  I was even able to stand him with one knee slightly bent.

Arms:

David’s arm joints performed very will.  Due to the way he is strung, I was able to bend the  the elbow joints in slight increments and they would stay in place.   He had no trouble cupping the top of his head or scratching his chin. His arms are capable of taking a wide variety of natural poses.

David’s hands are detailed with well defined nails. His fingers are all separated and slightly cupped.

Chest joint:

The chest joint for the Raccoon boy body is not quite as sophisticated at posing.  The upper chest can bend forward and will hold it’s place by using a rest shaped into the center of the lower torso’s joint flange. Trying to move the torso backward works to some degree, but if it it tilted too far, it will jump over the flange.  The upper torso can move side side to side better than many mature male doll bodies in my collection.

Legs:

So far, I have found that legs never pose quite as well as arms, but David’s legs are pretty easy to manipulate.  He has double joints with a molded kneecap in the center. Here is a basic sitting pose typical of single jointed dolls.

Like the arms, I was able to move the double knee joint position in increments at both thigh and calf. Here is a partially bent knee.

The upper thigh joint allows the leg to turn a little from side to side but not to spin around. I found this handy when I wanted to stand David on uneven ground. It also allows the thigh to pose in a more natural manner.

In this pose, David does need back support as he tends to lean backward.

Here he looks more relaxed after his shoulders and upper torso is tilted forward.

Conclusion:

I am surprised at how much I like this size of boy! He looks like a doll version of a classical or renaissance sculpture. He has all that features I like in the bigger dolls –  a mature look and well sculpted body and head, but David has a few advantages over the 1/3 and 70+ cm boys. First: his size. He takes up less room in storage. He is less likely to be damaged in a fall. There are a lot more 1/4 scale accessories (like furniture) than larger ones, and they cost less. The negatives are less clothes, eyes and wig options in his size. If he is to be paired with similar size dolls, he needs the right companions in a similar scale.

As I have not yet explored the intricacies of painting, wigging and dressing David, I will beginning my search now. Hopefully, I can eventually bring him back in a completed form.