Roomwear Jenny is now mine.

I managed to get a really good deal on eBay. She finally came in the mail yesterday.
























She is adorable, but the quality of the paint job is lower than I had expected. She has some paint flecks on her cheeks.

When did Mattel lose the good head sculptor(s)?

I loved my Disney dolls when I was a young teen, but they eventually lost my interest. I was repacking junk a few months ago when I realized that the first issue John Smith is really quite nice.
























Though the head is cartoonish, the understanding of facial anatomy is lightyears ahead of the 2009/2010 male heads. It looks fluid and lifelike from every angle.
























The profile is gorgeous.

Astronaut Barbie Repro

A few months ago I gave up the space I had for taking doll photos, so I could have a craft table. I'm king of regretting that now.

This was my latest Barbie purchase. It was a let down. The doll looks good in photos, but very frog-eyed in person. I really like the box art. I wish Mattel would make reusable boxes.

Happy Halloween from Feather!

New 2011 Sailor Moon dolls announced for Italy

You can read all about it here.

To me, they look like dollar store knockoffs. It's like things have come full circle. The 1994 Erwin Sailor Moon dolls were a terrible merger of anime and Barbie, and now the 2010 GP dolls are a terrible merger of 1992 anime and Bratz.

More late night messing around.

HLJ has permanently lowered the price on Sekiguchi products by 20%. Find out more here.

BiC usually has lower prices, but it's nice to have options.

Here are some real photos of Jenny Friend Jessica.
Here are some real photos of Blue Leotard Jenny.
Here are some shots of the dolls in a store. Here's another store report.
A review of Extension Change Jenny
New Jenny with older Jennys
New clothes modeled by older dolls, check out that great Ellie!
more new clothes

Apparently the new ITBEs are arriving at dealers. I'm going to wait until real photos are published. The 2009 dolls can't even move at $12 each, that really says something.

And RestoreDoll.com is closing. :(

Random Doll links with lots of pics

I'm just sitting here, waiting for my allergy medication to kick in. Now's a great time for links.

Light Room
Have you ever seen a Momoko with rooted eyelashes? Now you can!

Doll Show 29
Tokyo Doll Show 29
I went to Doll Show 29. 1st Part 1st half personal dealers.
2nd Part 2nd half personal dealers
3rd Part Azone and private owners
Doll Show 29 Autumn Report 10
Doll Show 29 #1
Doll Show 29 #2
These are from September, but better late than never. It looks like Dollfie Dream and the pre-made Azone 1/6 tween girls have really taken over. These dolls are not my preference, but I'm glad to see something different.