Descrizione
A ball-jointed doll is not a toy that happens to be expensive. It is a small piece of sculpture with a joint system, and everything about it is decided before the first photograph: the proportions, the casting, the tension in the elastic, the way a shoulder holds a raised arm without a stand underneath it.
The Nova stands 33 centimetres at 1/6 scale, cast in resin with a full ball-and-socket skeleton. The measurements are the specification that matters most to an owner: head circumference 14.1 centimetres, shoulders 6.5, chest 14.5, waist 10.4, hips 14.8, leg length 15, foot length 4, eyes 10 millimetres. Those numbers exist so that clothing cut to a standard 1/6 pattern fits without alteration, and so that a wig sized for a 14 centimetre head sits the way the pattern intended.
Three grades are offered and the difference between them is labour rather than material. A nude doll arrives bare, with eyes and a magic sponge and nothing else. A nude doll with freestyle face-up adds hand-painted brows, lashes, blush and lips by a resident painter. A fullset adds the wig, the clothing and the shoes, so the figure leaves the workshop finished. Skin is offered in normal, white and tan.
The pose is the performance. Everything else is wardrobe.
What the Casting Delivers
- ✦1/6 scale resin body at 33 cm including heel allowance
- ✦Full ball-jointed skeleton that holds a pose without a stand
- ✦10 mm eyes seated in a 14.1 cm head circumference
- ✦Three grades: nude, nude with freestyle face-up, or fullset
- ✦Skin tones in normal, white and tan
- ✦Hand-painted face-up by the studio painter, not a decal
- ✦Proportions matched to standard 1/6 patterns for fitting
- ✦Recommended for ages 14 and above
Technical Specifications
- Scale 1/6
- Height 33 cm including heel allowance
- Material resin, ball-jointed
- Head circumference 14.1 cm
- Neck circumference 4.3 cm
- Shoulder width 6.5 cm
- Chest 14.5 cm
- Waist 10.4 cm
- Hips 14.8 cm
- Leg length 15 cm
- Foot length 4 cm / width 1.5 cm
- Eye size 10 mm
- Skin tones normal, white, tan
- Grades nude, nude with face-up, fullset
- Recommended age 14 and above
Who Collects This Scale
Sixth scale is the working scale for people who photograph their dolls rather than display them behind glass. A 33 centimetre body fits a tabletop diorama and still reads as a figure in a 50 mm lens, which is why miniature photographers, customisers and stop-motion hobbyists work here. Seamstresses use it because 1/6 patterns are abundant and a dress can be finished in an evening. Restringers and repainters use it because the joint system comes apart and goes back together without special tooling. And collectors who have run out of shelf use it because the pose is the display.
Questions From the Collector
Q: What exactly is included in the nude grade?
A: The nude doll with a pair of default eyes and a magic sponge. Wig, clothing, shoes and face-up are not included at this grade.
Q: What does freestyle face-up mean?
A: It is a hand-painted face: brows, lashes, blush and lips applied by the studio painter rather than a printed decal. Each one varies slightly because it is done by hand.
Q: What is in the fullset?
A: The nude doll plus a freestyle face-up, a wig, the outfit shown and shoes, so the figure arrives ready to display.
Q: Can the doll stand on its own?
A: Yes within reason. The ball joints hold a balanced pose without a stand, but an off-balance pose with a heavy wig will still need a stand.
Q: What wig size fits?
A: A wig cut for a 14.1 cm head circumference, which corresponds to standard 1/6 sizing for this proportion.
Q: What eye size does it take?
A: 10 mm eyes. The sockets accept flat-back or half-round types of that diameter.
Q: Is this suitable for a child?
A: The recommended age is 14 and above. It is a resin collectible with small removable parts, not a play doll.
Q: Can I restring or repaint it myself?
A: Yes. The body is a conventional ball-jointed construction, so restringing with elastic and repainting are both normal owner activities.
Q: How long does a fullset take to arrive complete?
A: The fullset ships assembled and dressed from the workshop, so the face-up, wig and outfit are already fitted when it leaves. No separate painting stage is outstanding.
Q: Is the resin prone to yellowing?
A: Resin will warm slightly over years of direct sunlight, which is why collectors keep figures out of a south-facing window. Normal interior display holds colour well.
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