NEW PRODUCT: [High-heeled slender] TBLeague: 1/6 rubberized super movable long-legged narrow shoulder female body - a total of two S32A & S33B

GeeWillikers wrote:Hmm, I'm certainly wary of putting my faith in certain sellers to take the adequate care to differentiate between anonymous-looking TBL boxes when the difference is a single letter of the alphabet.  I'd have been happier if they'd moved on to tag it as say S40/41, and continue from there. Still leaves space for four more male body types in the 30s. Still, it's TBLeague, where logic and reason cease to apply. I'm going with GianToy for these, I think, they seem to know what they're doing.

While you are right that certain sellers get sloppy with the descriptions, they are still likely to indicate whether the body you are buying is male or female. Moreover, the "anonymous" TBLeague bodies do feature slightly different design for male and female figures -- you can tell them apart (admittedly, M35 came in a box with the female design and general labeling, though the pasted on label was correct to the content).

GianToy does seem to know what they are doing, but this level of worry is better reserved for the likes of Jiaou bodies, which have exclusively Chinese labels.

skywalkersaga wrote:How much taller are these going to be than the ‘regular’ tbleague bodies? If they are same height as the s12d, for instance, then I’d consider one. But seems they might be even taller than those?

About half an inch, maybe? I wonder if that's on tippy-toes or not, though - that would possibly add another few centimetres.

The more I look at it, the more this seems like an S16/17+S18/19+S25/26 'remix' - not necessarily anything very original, more a pleasing amalgam of TBL 'Greatest Hits'  (although 'pleasing' is all down to personal taste, of course).

GubernatorFan wrote:this level of worry is better reserved for the likes of Jiaou bodies, which have exclusively Chinese labels.

Heh, very true.



EDIT: Oh incidentally (rather than bump the other sunken thread) that crazy reversed-shoulder arm on my first S29 finally broke, under the skin.  But in such a way as the skin hasn't torn, and it sort of still hangs in a lifelike manner so long as I don't try and lift it above head height. So, carefully-coreographed static poses for her from now on.

The S28 I got next seems fine, though.

Luckily, I already had another S29 on order...

GeeWillikers wrote:

GubernatorFan wrote:

GeeWillikers wrote:I did wonder, after the 28/29 models, what they would do with their numbering system once it started to clash with the male bodies, and now I suppose I have my answer.

Not really, there already are 32 and 33 male bodies -- but the female bodies have the prefix S and now also a suffix A or B for pale and suntan (so S32A, S33B), whereas the male bodies have the prefix M (so M32, M33). S presumably stands for "seamless" at a time when they had not yet decided to do male seamless figures, and M obviously for "male."

Hmm, I'm certainly wary of putting my faith in certain sellers to take the adequate care to differentiate between anonymous-looking TBL boxes when the difference is a single letter of the alphabet.  I'd have been happier if they'd moved on to tag it as say S40/41, and continue from there. Still leaves space for four more male body types in the 30s.


Still, it's TBLeague, where logic and reason cease to apply.

I'm going with GianToy for these, I think, they seem to know what they're doing.


EDIT: Duh, room for three more male body types, not four.

Giantoy is the best. It's where I get all my TB League stuff and my head sculpts nowadays.

Maybe I can do what Ephiane does and chop off part of her ankles, lol. ;p

ETA: sorry about the arm on your s29, Geewillikers, that sucks. :/ But I'm glad you've got another one coming soon!

skywalkersaga wrote:ETA: sorry about the arm on your s29, Geewillikers, that sucks. :/ But I'm glad you've got another one coming soon!

She still looks purty, I'll just have to treat her more kindly from now on.

When I get mine, I may actually use it as a new body for my Kamiko character as my DAZ 3D version of Kamiko is quite tall, and not so muscular as the S22A I'm using now. Then again...I might not, but I'd definitely getting one.

Ooh, I think it would be great for Kamiko!

GeeWillikers wrote:Oh incidentally (rather than bump the other sunken thread) that crazy reversed-shoulder arm on my first S29 finally broke, under the skin.  But in such a way as the skin hasn't torn, and it sort of still hangs in a lifelike manner so long as I don't try and lift it above head height. So, carefully-coreographed static poses for her from now on. The S28 I got next seems fine, though. Luckily, I already had another S29 on order...

You shouldn't worry about resurrecting old threads where appropriate. Sorry about the breaking of the arm -- you make it sound like it was put together wrong in the first place -- is that the case? Did you consider contacting the seller about an exchange (when you first got it or even now), or is that not an option?

GubernatorFan wrote: Sorry about the breaking of the arm -- you make it sound like it was put together wrong in the first place -- is that the case? Did you consider contacting the seller about an exchange (when you first got it or even now), or is that not an option?

Yeah, I do think it was a manufacturing/testing stage fault of some kind (the 28a I bought from the same seller afterwards is absolutely fine), but without stripping the skin off it I couldn't really be certain exactly what the problem was. I did think about contacting the seller (I buy from him regularly and we have a reasonably friendly relationship) but initially I decided it was a problem I could live with, and since then I've modded the body a little so a return is probably out of the question now.  

It's probably not the tragedy I may have made it seem - the arm still bends normally at the elbow and thanks to the thickness of the skin it still hangs fairly naturally if left to 'dangle'. I've already filled in the backstory that as she isn't the muscly warrior type, she probably critically injured her shoulder during a vigorous pillow fight at a sleepover.

GeeWillikers wrote:Yeah, I do think it was a manufacturing/testing stage fault of some kind (the 28a I bought from the same seller afterwards is absolutely fine), but without stripping the skin off it I couldn't really be certain exactly what the problem was. I did think about contacting the seller (I buy from him regularly and we have a reasonably friendly relationship) but initially I decided it was a problem I could live with, and since then I've modded the body a little so a return is probably out of the question now.  

It's probably not the tragedy I may have made it seem - the arm still bends normally at the elbow and thanks to the thickness of the skin it still hangs fairly naturally if left to 'dangle'. I've already filled in the backstory that as she isn't the muscly warrior type, she probably critically injured her shoulder during a vigorous pillow fight at a sleepover.

I hope the next body doesn't disappoint. Nice backstory.

A little earlier than projected, but GianToy are listing these as 'in stock' and are sending them out now. I got my shipping notice yesterday so I should have one in a week or so (UK customs allowing - who knows how much chaos Brexit will be causing already as people begin to panic-buy from overseas before October 31st).

I'm only ordering one for now to see how it goes, because while I love the more realistic design of the last new TBL base body (s28/29), I'm less than impressed with the actual build quality on two of the three of those I have. They seem somehow stiffer and more prone to breakage and/or skin-tearing than previous models, although oddly the problems I've encountered have been exclusively with the two 29s that I own - one had a dodgy left shoulder that eventually snapped (see above posts) while the replacement/companion for it quickly developed a skin-tear on the outside left hip.

I've managed to make the best of it and turn these defects into 'distinguishing features' for each (glued the tear and it now looks like a convincing enough scar), but for what these cost it's frustrating to have their best designed body incur damage so quickly and so easily.

The S28 I own seems to be a little more durable, fingers crossed. It's still noticeably stiffer in it's movements than earlier models, though. Perhaps I've just been very unlucky with these, but I'm loath to buy another to test my luck further. I'll be getting the Nancy in Hell figure though which looks like an S29, so we'll see how that goes.

So I'm reserving judgement on the S32/33 until I've properly road-tested just one of them. With the short space between release of these two new models I hope TBL aren't beginning a practice of sacrificing build quality for quick turnaround. If the build of S32/33 is better than the first batch of S28/29 seems to be, however, I might buy more.

Sorry to hear of the issues you’ve been having with the buxom body, GeeWillikers. I hope this one turns out alright.

And now you have ME starting to panic.. should I be buying stuff prior to Brexit?? O.o I still need so many more seamless bodies as supplies for my projects, but I’m completely out of £££ atm...

skywalkersaga wrote:Sorry to hear of the issues you’ve been having with the buxom body, GeeWillikers. I hope this one turns out alright.

It's a problem (if it actually even exists outside my own experience   ) that TBL will hopefully address with the next batch of the buxom body, so it could well be a lucky thing that you can't afford any at the mo. As I say though, maybe I've just been very unlucky with my two 29s.

skywalkersaga wrote:And now you have ME starting to panic..  should I be buying stuff prior to Brexit?? O.o I still need so many more seamless bodies as supplies for my projects, but I’m completely out of £££ atm...

The rules probably won't change for incoming goods from non-EU countries, it's the change of rules for importing EU goods that will cause the chaos. So if/when people realise that and start panic-importing EU goods in the next month or so, there'll certainly be a knock-on effect on all incoming international mail with huge delays on everything going through customs. On the other hand there's a very slim hope that they'll be under such pressure at UK Customs that they'll allow more things through from non-EU countries. It could go either way.

At the risk of bringing politics into it, it's just one insane aspect of the 'interesting times' we in the UK have set in store for ourselves come November.

GeeWillikers wrote:

The rules probably won't change for incoming goods from non-EU countries, it's the change of rules for importing EU goods that will cause the chaos. So if/when people realise that and start panic-importing EU goods in the next month or so, there'll certainly be a knock-on effect on all incoming international mail with huge delays on everything going through customs. On the other hand there's a very slim hope that they'll be under such pressure at UK Customs that they'll allow more things through from non-EU countries. It could go either way.

At the risk of bringing politics into it, it's just one insane aspect of the 'interesting times' we in the UK have set in store for ourselves come November.

Ah, gotcha, that makes sense. And I don't think that merely speaking about Brexit in this manner has anything to do with [partisan] politics at this point -- when something is going to affect our daily lives, it doesn't matter what our political beliefs as individuals are. And since it might indeed have some knock-on effect on this hobby [since the cost of living may become even higher than it is in this already ridiculously expensive country, along with all the crazy customs chaos that you mention], then it is at least somewhat relevant to the topic at hand.

I realize I must sound a bit...overwrought, but I just have a TON of anxieties over Brexit. When the vote happened three years ago, I had a week-long nervous breakdown because I could foresee all the sh*t that would come up over the ensuing years, how it would affect almost every aspect of my personal life, and what it heralded for the country and the world in general. The feeling of helplessness over it all -- because I am still in the process of getting a permanent visa and thus don't really have any say in any of it -- doesn't really help. In fact, it is that which caused me to go into hermit-mode for the last few years, since I literally cannot handle 'current events' anymore....I'd rather hide in my fictional universes. I knew I couldn't hide from it forever, but still.... 

But anyhoo. I really do hope that your own concerns about tbleague's quality control are not, in fact, proven true. I would be nice to at least have some kind of stability and something to rely on, when so many other things are uncertain.

skywalkersaga wrote:I realize I must sound a bit...overwrought, but I just have a TON of anxieties over Brexit. When the vote happened three years ago, I had a week-long nervous breakdown because I could foresee all the sh*t that would come up over the ensuing years, how it would affect almost every aspect of my personal life, and what it heralded for the country and the world in general. The feeling of helplessness over it all -- because I am still in the process of getting a permanent visa and thus don't really have any say in any of it -- doesn't really help. In fact, it is that which caused me to go into hermit-mode for the last few years, since I literally cannot handle 'current events' anymore....I'd rather hide in my fictional universes. I knew I couldn't hide from it forever, but still.... 

You're not alone in your concerns, skywalker, believe me. But over the last few months I've learned to keep my opinion on it more or less to myself, at the same time as being amazed and dumbfounded by unfolding events.

GeeWillikers wrote:A little earlier than projected, but GianToy are listing these as 'in stock' and are sending them out now. I got my shipping notice yesterday so I should have one in a week or so (UK customs allowing - who knows how much chaos Brexit will be causing already as people begin to panic-buy from overseas before October 31st).

I'm only ordering one for now to see how it goes, because while I love the more realistic design of the last new TBL base body (s28/29), I'm less than impressed with the actual build quality on two of the three of those I have. They seem somehow stiffer and more prone to breakage and/or skin-tearing than previous models, although oddly the problems I've encountered have been exclusively with the two 29s that I own - one had a dodgy left shoulder that eventually snapped (see above posts) while the replacement/companion for it quickly developed a skin-tear on the outside left hip.

I've managed to make the best of it and turn these defects into 'distinguishing features' for each (glued the tear and it now looks like a convincing enough scar), but for what these cost it's frustrating to have their best designed body incur damage so quickly and so easily.

The S28 I own seems to be a little more durable, fingers crossed. It's still noticeably stiffer in it's movements than earlier models, though. Perhaps I've just been very unlucky with these, but I'm loath to buy another to test my luck further. I'll be getting the Nancy in Hell figure though which looks like an S29, so we'll see how that goes.

So I'm reserving judgement on the S32/33 until I've properly road-tested just one of them. With the short space between release of these two new models I hope TBL aren't beginning a practice of sacrificing build quality for quick turnaround. If the build of S32/33 is better than the first batch of S28/29 seems to be, however, I might buy more.

I'm glad to hear the new bodies are out. I'd be even happier if I had the moolah to buy one right now but it will have to wait a couple of weeks as I've been spending money like drunken sailor on accessories and wardrobe items for the bodies I already have. I will therefore eagerly await your review.....

ThePhotogsBlog wrote:  I will therefore eagerly await your review.....

I'll be here, as soon as it shows up.

Currently also waiting on an S23 that seems to have been stuck in customs for a fortnight now, with no sign of movement...

GeeWillikers wrote:

ThePhotogsBlog wrote:  I will therefore eagerly await your review.....

I'll be here, as soon as it shows up.

Currently also waiting on an S23 that seems to have been stuck in customs for a fortnight now, with no sign of movement...

Interestingly enough, I ordered an S22 from Giantoy in the last week of July, and it took Giantoy only about five days to get it to British Columbia, where it spent another five days in processing before being sent to Winnipeg, where once again it waited for another several days before finally being shipped to Montreal. In short, Giantoy was able to ship the figure across the Pacific faster than Canada Post was able to ship it across Canada. I was not very impressed with Canada Post, customs, etc.

ThePhotogsBlog wrote:

Interestingly enough, I ordered an S22 from Giantoy in the last week of July, and it took Giantoy only about five days to get it to British Columbia, where it spent another five days in processing before being sent to Winnipeg, where once again it waited for another several days before finally being shipped to Montreal.  In short, Giantoy was able to ship the figure across the Pacific faster than Canada Post was able to ship it across Canada.  I was not very impressed with Canada Post, customs, etc.  

Yep, GianToy are very speedy and reliable, they recently got an S19 and a pair of head sculpts to me in just over a week. They seem to have a 'system' that seems to satisfy UK Customs . They're rapidly becoming my favoured seller.

I think I'm going to buy base bodies and bigger sets exclusively from them for the next few months, at least. Buying from cheaper sellers is all well and good, but then you have the whole roulette game with UK Customs to consider. If a seller marks the package 'incorrectly' you can guarantee yourself a hefty fee that more than cancels out any savings you made in the first place.

GeeWillikers wrote:

ThePhotogsBlog wrote:

Interestingly enough, I ordered an S22 from Giantoy in the last week of July, and it took Giantoy only about five days to get it to British Columbia, where it spent another five days in processing before being sent to Winnipeg, where once again it waited for another several days before finally being shipped to Montreal.  In short, Giantoy was able to ship the figure across the Pacific faster than Canada Post was able to ship it across Canada.  I was not very impressed with Canada Post, customs, etc.  

Yep, GianToy are very speedy and reliable, they recently got an S19 and a pair of head sculpts to me in just over a week. They seem to have a 'system' that seems to satisfy UK Customs . They're rapidly becoming my favoured seller.

I think I'm going to buy base bodies and bigger sets exclusively from them for the next few months, at least. Buying from cheaper sellers is all well and good, but then you have the whole roulette game with UK Customs to consider. If a seller marks the package 'incorrectly' you can guarantee yourself a hefty fee that more than cancels out any savings you made in the first place.

Giantoy and Monkey Depot have become my two favorite dealers. Giantoy for figures and head sculpts, Monkey depot for parted out stuff. Both have been extremely reliable.

ThePhotogsBlog wrote:
Giantoy and Monkey Depot have become my two favorite dealers. Giantoy for figures and head sculpts, Monkey depot for parted out stuff.  Both have been extremely reliable.

Monkey Dep are fantastic, great for part-outs as you say, and I've also got quite a few rare/spare head sculpts (The SHCC Vampirella, both Arhians, both Red Sonjas, Painkiller Jane, Cleo) at very reasonable prices from them.

They take a while to reach me (almost a month sometimes - they come to the UK from the USA through Germany, for some bizarre reason), but they always get here in the end.


EDIT: Staying on topic, Royal Mail tracking tells me I should have one of these bodies - an S32 - by tomorrow afternoon! That's less than a week!

No mention of entering/clearing customs either, which makes me wonder if GianToy have got a domestic warehouse/outlet/distributor in the UK...

Ooh, exciting ! I’m both curious and weirdly nervous to know how it turns out.

GeeWillikers wrote:

ThePhotogsBlog wrote:
Giantoy and Monkey Depot have become my two favorite dealers. Giantoy for figures and head sculpts, Monkey depot for parted out stuff.  Both have been extremely reliable.

Monkey Dep are fantastic, great for part-outs as you say, and I've also got quite a few rare/spare head sculpts (The SHCC Vampirella, both Arhians, both Red Sonjas, Painkiller Jane, Cleo) at very reasonable prices from them.

They take a while to reach me (almost a month sometimes - they come to the UK from the USA through Germany, for some bizarre reason), but they always get here in the end.


EDIT: Staying on topic, Royal Mail tracking tells me I should have one of these bodies - an S32 - by tomorrow afternoon! That's less than a week!

No mention of entering/clearing customs either, which makes me wonder if GianToy have got a domestic warehouse/outlet/distributor in the UK...

Agree with all you've said about Monkey Depot. It's also where I got the parted out Tomoe head sculpt that I styled to make my Kamiko figure. I should have bought two, as I now have two Kamiko bodies, but that particular sculpt cost $59.00 US each, so I got only one. I've gotten into the habit of checking them out every day as they post updates on new arrivals every day. You have to check often because the good stuff gets snapped up quickly.

Giantoy seems to ship stuff by different methods and routes for different continents.

I'm excited to see this body in action, it seems very beautiful! I'm gonna get one for myself when I make the money for sure Hmm wonder what outfit I'll put her in. I want something "K-Poppish" so she can be the dancer of the gang (a gang that's full of mostly female warriors).

Right, I've just received and unpacked my S32A, so these are strictly my first impressions. I'll post up some comparison pics with other models later today (hopefully).

On the whole, I'm pleased to report that I'm pleased.

First off, side by side this body is no taller than TBL's 'average' body so that concern can be put to bed. Isolated, it might seem taller, but this is purely an optical illusion thanks to the longer legs, shorter arms and body and narrower shoulders. This body seems tall, but it is not skinny. I'd say this is an ideal body for characters in the 16-21 age range.

It's something of a Frankenstein's Model, as I predicted. The legs are noticeably longer than usual, but not particularly shapely (less so than say an S18/19). The upper body is basically that of an S24/25, with less 'pneumatic' breasts. The torso is toned, defined but not overly-muscular. The narrow shoulders are a little too narrow for my personal taste, and this jury is out on the arms - I'm still trying to decide if they seem too short, or not. The derriere is shapely without being overly-exaggerated. The upper and lower genital detail is surprising - I'd say that while sculpted differently the lower detailing is the most, erm, comprehensive since the S07/09. Oddly though there is no, um, 'second orifice' (I don't find that a problem myself but at the risk of seeming overly-interested, it just seems odd to explicitly detail one orifice and then not detail it's neighbour at all).

Happiest of all, I can report that the stiffness of movement (especially in the arms) that I found hampered each of the three S28/29 models in my collection is absent here. This body seems to be as flexible as usual, and more so at the neck and waist.  I'm persuaded by this to buy yet another S28/29 (from GianToy this time) in a few months or so just to check that that first batch of those wasn't defective.

Over all, I'm happy with this, and I will definitely purchase at least an S33B and perhaps more of each.

Adeno wrote:I'm excited to see this body in action, it seems very beautiful! I'm gonna get one for myself when I make the money for sure Hmm wonder what outfit I'll put her in. I want something "K-Poppish" so she can be the dancer of the gang (a gang that's full of mostly female warriors).

I'm trying out poses with it now, and yes, this is definitely a dancer's body.

I think the other good news is that the smaller upper body should mean it's easy enough to find outfits that will fit.

GeeWillikers wrote:Right, I've just received and unpacked my S32A, so these are strictly my first impressions. I'll post up some comparison pics with other models later today (hopefully).

On the whole, I'm pleased to report that I'm pleased.

First off, side by side this body is no taller than TBL's 'average' body so that concern can be put to bed. Isolated, it might seem taller, but this is purely an optical illusion thanks to the longer legs, shorter arms and body and narrower shoulders. This body seems tall, but it is not skinny. I'd say this is an ideal body for characters in the 16-21 age range.

It's something of a Frankenstein's Model, as I predicted. The legs are noticeably longer than usual, but not particularly shapely (less so than say an S18/19). The upper body is basically that of an S24/25, with less 'pneumatic' breasts. The torso is toned, defined but not overly-muscular. The narrow shoulders are a little too narrow for my personal taste, and this jury is out on the arms - I'm still trying to decide if they seem too short, or not. The derriere is shapely without being overly-exaggerated. The upper and lower genital detail is surprising - I'd say that while sculpted differently the lower detailing is the most, erm, comprehensive since the S07/09. Oddly though there is no, um, 'second orifice' (I don't find that a problem myself but at the risk of seeming overly-interested, it just seems odd to explicitly detail one orifice and then not detail it's neighbour at all).

Happiest of all, I can report that the stiffness of movement (especially in the arms) that I found hampered each of the three S28/29 models in my collection is absent here. This body seems to be as flexible as usual, and more so at the neck and waist.  I'm persuaded by this to buy yet another S28/29 (from GianToy this time) in a few months or so just to check that that first batch of those wasn't defective.

Over all, I'm happy with this, and I will definitely purchase at least an S33B and perhaps more of each.

Thanks. for the review. i'm eager to see some photos.

Ok, this sounds promising ... looking forward to pics !

This does sound promising. It might even work for someone like Charlize Theron -- who often seems like she's all legs (particularly in those Dior: Jadore commercials).