My Favorite Barbie Swirl Ponytail (1964)

This one has been scooting around under my bed for a while.  I got it for the Dancing Doll dress and the record player.  The doll itself is pretty boring.  If a Big Lots store has any Collector Barbie dolls, it probably has a stack of this one.

Dang, there's a spot of dirt on the face in the photos.  It came off, thankfully.  It was official factory dirt, so I'm not going to re-take the photos.

My Favorite Barbie Rockers

MFB Barbie and the Rockers waited under my bed for a long time. I honestly don't think she's as attractive as the original, which isn't expensive to buy on its own. She's now on my pile of nudes, awaiting eBay.























I do wish I could have taken a comparison pic next to my originals, but they're both missing somehow.

Happy Carl Sagan day (one month late)!

Shot over a deck of lovely vintage astronomy flashcards from 1960.

Sparkling Pink Gist Set doll

Speaking of dolls headed towards eBay, here's the Sparkling Pink bubblecut. I like the color scheme. I don't think vintage Barbie ever had this eye color, but it is a nice change. Still, I look at the doll and feel no emotional attachment. The clothes will stay, the doll will go.

Malibu X3

At a certain point, I realized I have way too many too-similar dolls eating up too much space and money. And now I have 2009 Malibu Repro Barbie adding to the clutter.

The first repro looks almost identical to the original. The sculpt is a little different and less detailed, but the paint job is 98% perfect.

The new repro face paint is crazy. It's more like a Then and Now doll. The 2009 body is much nicer than the previous MOD repros. I'm a bit addicted to bending the legs. They click like vintage!

Now I have to decide whether it stays or goes. I wish I could head swap, but they don't match. Neither is as orange as the original.

Busy Francie's head

Just the head.