Enjoy the history of 50 years of physical dolls! Every revision is the crystallization of new technology

The times have been progressing. Think about 50 years ago, we could not even imagine mobile phones! There are so many things that can happen in 50 years, including the amazing changes of physical dolls. In this article, let's take a look at the evolution of physical dolls in the past 50 years!

 

At that time, physical dolls were mainly targeted at the disabled and the elderly living alone. These people lack partners, and even if they spend money, they often get nowhere, or they are considered by ordinary people to be physically handicapped and have no choice but to buy real dolls from the shops.

 

Japanese Smiling Doll

However, the design of the doll at that time was quite poor. In addition to its large size, it was not easy to take it. Because it was an inflatable product, it could not stand when it was knocked down. At that time, the doll manufacturer felt this. Although this 1977 smiling doll looks ugly in modern eyes, it has improved all the above shortcomings. At that time, the price of dolls was about 300~1100 yuan, while that of more advanced dolls was 2000 yuan.

 

Then in 1982, the new doll's limbs were designed to be detachable. The skeleton was made of foamed polyurethane, a polymer material, and the skin was made of soft rubber and latex. The "four layer structure" was used to show the delicate texture of human skin and underlying blood vessels and muscles, which was also a great leap forward at that time.

 

1982 Japanese doll

 

In 1987, the leg opening angle at that time was only 90 degrees, which was a trade-off for the strength of the doll. The leg opening angle of the improved doll has been greatly improved, and many joints have been made into movable styles. So far, it can be seen how delicate the physical doll is, and the price at this time is already an amazing 9000 yuan.

 

In 1992, when the price of dolls came to the era of 10000 yuan, there was no parting line on the body due to the production process, and the skin surface was less vulnerable to damage.

 

Antique doll

 

Later, as the latex material used for the skin was too difficult to maintain, it was not only easy to get stuck with dust, but also easy to deteriorate and embrittle. The manufacturers switched to soft glue as the material, and the doll style was completely different from before. Careful attention will find that the selling price of the doll starts to decrease, because the manufacturing cost of soft glue is far lower than that of latex. These dolls made of new materials made doll manufacturers once again achieve great success. It is said that the sales volume is 5 to 6 times that of the previous dolls.

 

In order to expand the market, baby factories including Shuruibao began to produce ACG and JK style dolls, which are not so much physical dolls as large collections for uniforms and anime fans.

 

In 2001, leapfrog development is coming again! This time, the manufacturers changed the material again, from soft glue to silica gel, which we are now familiar with. Since the whole manufacturing process had to be restarted, this attempt took the industry two years to develop. Due to the high production cost, the selling price jumped to 30000 yuan, which is still a little higher than the current silicone doll.

 

From this time on, the appearance of the new dolls was almost similar. Although there are also improvements in skeleton and technology, for ordinary consumers, the difference in appearance is relatively small.

 

Qingzi · JK clothes

 

Finally, of course, it is time to paste the "modern silicone doll"! This is amazing enough. It cannot be said that today's silicone dolls are "like real people", after all, real people will not have such a figure and delicate skin. Rather, the dolls that successfully crossed the "Terror Valley" perfectly presented the beauty that originally existed only in fantasy.





--Reprinted from the public account: Entity doll combat experience