In this blog post, we will provide a detailed introduction to what OB11 dolls are, taking you through two perspectives to gain a clear understanding of BO11 dolls and their materials. Compared to other plush dolls, OB11 dolls have their unique features, which will give you a different style and texture. Let's explore OB11 dolls together.
A movable doll generally consists of three parts: head + movable body + clothes, shoes, wigs and other personal accessories. The term OB11 in a narrow sense refers to the movable body.
Doll in a narrow sense: OB11 refers to a type of product of Japan's obitsu company in a narrow sense. It is a resin doll body without a doll head and movable joints. The term in the doll circle is called a body. The letters OB are the abbreviation of the product name obitsu body of Japan's obitsu company, and 11 refers to the size of the body, which is 11 cm high.
Dolls in a broad sense: In a broad sense, because Obitsu company started making doll bodies in 1966, their doll bodies were the first to be popularized in China, so now the term OB11 basically refers to all small-sized jointed movable dolls of about 10 cm, and has become a synonym for an industry category.
Material: The body of the OB11 doll is mainly made of ABS resin, and there are also rare types such as rubber-coated metal frame structures. The doll head is made of a variety of materials, including original resin head, soft pottery doll head, ultra-light clay head, GSC doll head, rubber head, molded resin head, etc.
Classification of doll heads: GSC doll heads and soft clay doll heads are the most common. GSC doll heads are generally in the style of anime and cartoons; while soft clay heads are more like real dolls and are generally hand-made. Currently, the most popular type of OB11 doll head is the soft clay doll head.
GSC doll head: The OB11 doll of GSC doll head is a combination of a clay doll head produced by Japan's Good Smile Company and an OB11-type body, becoming a GSC doll head OB11 doll in the style of a two-dimensional anime.
Soft clay doll head: Soft clay doll head is designed with soft clay material, tends to be lifelike style. It is currently the most popular type of OB11 doll head and is highly customizable.