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Types of Lifelike Baby Dolls
Hyper-Realistic Dolls Come In Two Mediums ~ Silicone & Soft Vinyl
There has been some confusion about the term reborn babies when it comes to silicone dolls. Reborn babies are NOT made of silicone. Traditionally, reborn baby dolls were created from factory painted plastic dolls. Hence the term "reborn". Since the invention of the reborn kit, these dolls have always been made of vinyl. Nowadays, the vinyl is much thinner, softer and much easier for artists to work with than the older kits.
Silicone baby dolls are a different product entirely. While reborn babies are soft vinyl with hollow cored limbs & head that need to be weighted & stuffed ~ silicone babies have heads, arms & legs that are made of solid silicone. The way they attach to their cloth body is exactly the same. But that is where the similarity ends. Silicone is a difficult to master medium that requires a higher financial investment for artists as the materials to make ONE cloth bodied silicone baby cost more than $1,000. Whereas, the materials to make ONE soft vinyl reborn baby is around $300. The blank kit alone for a full body silicone (FBS) with no cloth whatsoever is usually around $2,000 but can be as much as $5,200 ~ and this doesn't include paints, hair or your artist's fees.
There are differences in the completed babies, as well. Silicone heads cannot be sealed from the inside ~ so, there will be shedding of rooted hair. Reborn babies having a hollow head form are rooted through the outside of the scalp and the hair on the inside is coated in sealant and allowed to dry. This holds the hair in place. Another big difference is that silicone picks up lint, dust, hair and other tiny particles and so will need to be cleaned often. You will also need to be extra careful with dressing & undressing your silicone baby because you can pinch chunks off of your baby with your fingernails if you handle it too roughly.
At the end of the day, the choice is yours. Both babies can feel very real and both can be finished with breathtaking realism, depending on your artist and the sculpt itself.
Keep in mind that when you order EITHER of these artist reproductions, you will be receiving a hand made item. All hand made items have their own personality that brings uniqueness and enhanced value to the piece.
That being said, when it comes to natural imperfections, silicone takes the award for those. I have never seen a "perfect" or flawless silicone mold. There are always little bumps, divits or other variations. It's the nature of the material.
Vinyl is generally free from these mold production related imperfections. But, it is still a hand made item, so there will be natural nuances in the paint & detailing work that are inherent in all things created by the human hand.
About
About
My name is Betty J Coffman. I am from Elkton,Virginia and I have been creating reborns since 2013. I have sold more than a thousand dolls to collectors all over the world. I am a certified trusted artist with a featured page at www.dollsbysandie.com. I am active on social media with more than 4k followers. I post WIP (work in progress) images regularly on facebook & instagram. I also maintain a pinterest page and a youtube channel. I'm friendly, outgoing & always reachable. I strive to create a fun buying experience for my customers from order to delivery. I thank God for this work & I thank God for you. Thanks for reading! Please let me know if you have any questions. Your baby will be finished with the shortest processing time possible - some orders finish in less than 10 weeks. BUT, some require much longer to complete. So be absolutely sure you can wait before you place your order. You can get a delivery quote directly from me before you buy!
- Your baby will be created to be as realistic as possible. Natural skin colors will be professionally blended to create the illusion of layers & translucency.
- Creases are shaded for depth and make the skin look supple and squishy.
- Babies are weighted realistically according to the size of the sculpt.
- The cloth body is positionally weighted which means the baby will curl into your arms just like a real newborn.
- The head and limbs are weighted with premium glass beads.
- Baby will come home in a fresh diaper and white hospital teeshirt/bodysuit with their COA (if one was provided with the kit).
- Your baby will arrive encapsulated in a clear plastic travel bubble sealed inside their travel box.
- All babies ship with tracking information.
- Full insurance is available for your order at additional cost.
- Glass eyes, pierced ears, breathing unit, heartbeat, torso & body plates an many more realism upgrades are available for purchase separately.