Farandoll: Seven Guardians

After getting the first three Guardians (Fauna, Flora and Minera), I was thinking to expand my set by adding some Mini Guardians that would be assistants to the main Guardians.

I decided they should be three of them as well, Bacteria, Mycota and Alga. I originally thought of using Lati White dolls to incarnate them but then Fairyland released their Pukipuki.

 Strider Puki & Red Bell Pipi
(Photos courtesy of Fairyland)

The Red Bell and Strider sets were just perfect for Mycota and Bacteria. My only qualm was the pouty face of Puki Pipi which didn't fit Mycota's personality but since the dolls had a faceplate system, I just decided to get these two first and keep an eye for another mold for him. Also Alga was a bit tricky because she was supposed to be an undine with mermaid tail (although she has the ability to shapeshift it and walk on land as well).

It took about a year before the Mini Guardians were all gathered though. Some new puki molds got released but there weren't what I was looking for. Finally they posted a teaser of a new face, Cupid and I knew this was the right one for Mycota, cute but michievous-looking, it was just perfect. It took them several months to actually release the doll, but the wait was actually worth it because at the same time, they also released merfolk puki! I ordered a Loreley and a basic Cupid and when they came home, I put switched the Cupid face with the Pipi one I had and the latter I used on the Loreley body to form Alga.

The Mini Guardians
Bacteria, Mycota and Alga

There was still another Guardian, based on my persona, but I wasn't really thinking of embody her into a doll as it was really difficult to find a good mold for her. The character was dark skinned and because of casting difficulties (darker resins are prone to marbling) few companies were offering dark tan dolls. However I did finally found the right mold when Bambicrony started releasing tan MSDs. I was about the right size (SD would have probably be too big), the skintone was perfect and the face mold had the same style than the ones from the main Guardians considering it was made by the same company, so it fully fitted my criteria. And icing on the cake, it had a sleeping face has well, considering the character is also know as the 'The Sleeper', I couldn't ask for more.

So finally after three years, my Guardians set was finally completed! There's still a lot of work remaining but I'd say my tiny sprout has at least turned into a sapling now :)