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Volks has since then introduced many different types of Super Dollfie, including the child-like "younger sibling" Mini Super Dollfie (MSD) circa 2000 and a more mature Super Dollfie 13 (SD13). Recently, Volks has introduced a new line of SD called Super Dollfie Cute (SDC) and youSD in 2004 . Volks have also produced a curvier and less expensive vinyl counterpart of SD/SD13, Dollfie Dream. The lastest edition to the Super Dollfie family include the SD 16, of which there is only one so far, a more mature boy who is taller and has a more complex joint system, than that of the SD13 dolls. The smallest dolls are the Sei-Tenshi, or Spirit Angels, which can only be won at special events such as Dolpa, a convention-like event that takes place several times a year in various cities in Japan, put on to promote the products put out by Volks, inc. especially Super Dollfies. In addition to the standard, assembled models, Super Dollfie buyers can also create a customized doll through the Full Choice System (FCS), a service available at "Tenshi no Sumika" Volks stores. Through FCS, the buyer chooses various options from head mold, eye colour, wig colour, eyelash colour, hand type, body type, 'skin tone' colour (fresh / snow / sunlight), and face up style among other options and have it assembled by Volks. This process takes approximately one to two months and is available from the Tenshi no Sumikas in Japan, Korea and LA, United States. The introduction of Super Dollfies has led to the creation of an increasing number of other BJD companies, most of them based in South Korea . The number of companies has grown rapidly since 2003, The term "dollfie" is a contraction of "doll figure". SUPER DOLLFIE SHORT INSIGHT The first Super Dollfie was sculpted by master sculptor at Zoukeimura , Akihiro Enku . It was the Standard SD 'Four Sisters' head (Kira, Nana, Sara & Megu). These four have the same head mold but had different face paint and default wigs thus earning the moniker of the Four Sisters head. These first generation SD bodies were beautifully sculpted with a lot of attention to detail and rather obvious 'ball-joint'. Later SD13s and MSDs came into the scene circa 2000 with improved bodies and less obvious joints. In Spring 2003, Volks released a new 'skin type' (resin mixture) of the dolls called "Pure Skin". Pure Skin (PS) has a fresher, healthier tone that looks translucent in pictures especially and feels different to touch. This new skin tone was pioneered by dolls like SD13 Tachibana Shirou and SD Anais. The body is too improved even further with better posture and various other changes. In the same year, one change was made to the new PS body which was the knee shape as there were some complaints about how it looked. During the change, Volks phased out production of "old skin" dolls gradually and move to Pure Skin. Most previous standard editions were discontinued and then re released again in Pure Skin. As for the FCS system, it was revamped in 2004 and the new FCS system was put into place with new head molds, bodies and implemented the MSD FCS which was previously unavailable. Tenshi no Sato's (Volks headquarters + SD museum) FCS has its own exclusive FCS head molds and the Pure Skin tone colour of "Sunlight" (tan). Volks then brought forth SD Cute and Yo-SD. Model names in ''italic'' have ceased production on 22 October 2004. They are highly sought in the secondary market. VOLKS SUPER DOLLFIE MODELS 'Super Dollfie' refers to a specific brand of doll produced by Volks , while 'Dollfie' (without the super) refers to a 27cm Volks doll comparable to Barbie . It is a common mistake to refer to all comparable dolls as 'Dollfies' (much like tissue paper is often called 'kleenex' or bandages 'band-aids'). The correct blanket term for these dolls is Ball-joint Doll (BJD) or Asian Ball-joint Doll (ABJD). Other popular brands of BJD include Cerberus Project Delf , Customhouse AI , Dream Of Doll , Soul Doll , Soom , Dollshe , Rainman's Elf Doll , NARINDOLL and Domuya O N E , among others. Super Dollfie Height: 57cm
Super Dollfie 13 Height: 60~63cm
Mini Super Dollfie Height: 43cm Mini Super Dollfies can come either assembled or in assembly kit form.
Super Dollfie Cute Height: 43~45cm
Super Dollfie Yo-SD / Yo-Tenshi Height: 26cm
Super Dollfie 16 Height: 65cm
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