Just got mine (a 39 suntan), and straight out of the box this already seems like a massive improvement in build quality over the 28/29. Readers may not be surprised to hear that the first thing I tried was removing the hands, and I'm happy to report there were no issues whatsoever with the ball joints on the wrists detaching themselves (as with 2 out of 3 of the 29's I own).
I'm not prepared to road-test this figure to destruction though, and so I'm being extremely careful with the arms as they seem a little stiff at the shoulders - but only time will tell how they (literally) hold up. No issues with the legs, but the body seems slightly less flexible at the waist - perhaps unsurprisingly given it's a little 'thicker' in that area. This is compensated for, however, by perhaps the most flexible neck TBL have yet produced (even more so than the 32/33).
The height difference in gooboo's pics is no photographical/optical illusion, either - this is slightly shorter than the 28/29. And I don't know if this is peculiar to mine, and it's subtle, but the skintone on this 39 seems less 'pink' than other newer suntan models.
I think the major nightmare will be dressing it, with those boobs and hips - I may experiment with some 1/4 BJD doll clothing when the time comes.
Overall this is a nice body, but its 'niche' physique means I'll probably only get one or two of them.
Dear TBLeague,
We now need a similar model of similar height, but less 'curvaceous' even than the 28/29 (those hyper-boobed 24-27 models really don't count). But first we need more ethnic skintones of course.
I'm not prepared to road-test this figure to destruction though, and so I'm being extremely careful with the arms as they seem a little stiff at the shoulders - but only time will tell how they (literally) hold up. No issues with the legs, but the body seems slightly less flexible at the waist - perhaps unsurprisingly given it's a little 'thicker' in that area. This is compensated for, however, by perhaps the most flexible neck TBL have yet produced (even more so than the 32/33).
The height difference in gooboo's pics is no photographical/optical illusion, either - this is slightly shorter than the 28/29. And I don't know if this is peculiar to mine, and it's subtle, but the skintone on this 39 seems less 'pink' than other newer suntan models.
I think the major nightmare will be dressing it, with those boobs and hips - I may experiment with some 1/4 BJD doll clothing when the time comes.
Overall this is a nice body, but its 'niche' physique means I'll probably only get one or two of them.
Dear TBLeague,
We now need a similar model of similar height, but less 'curvaceous' even than the 28/29 (those hyper-boobed 24-27 models really don't count). But first we need more ethnic skintones of course.