Fabulous February - Toy Fair

Date: February 15–18, 2009

Place: The Jacob Javits Center in New York City

Event: T O Y F A I R 2009!

Okay, needless to say as a mere doll and action figure enthusiast, I will NOT be attending Toy Fair. Sigh. Perhaps someday, one day, I will be able to attend the largest doll show with innumerable toy manufacturers, toy buyers, and the toy press ... one day, I will attend as a member of the press. In the meantime, I will scour every web source and paper source I can BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER. As a collector, it is my business to learn as much as I can so that I can search store shelves or online websites. Can't miss anything exciting.

So one theme for February will be Toy Fair news.

Organizing the Doll and Action Figure Room

I've got my Doll and Action Figure Room activity zones planned. If I can upload the Excel spreadsheet, I'll do so tomorrow.

Group Photo of All Dolls Received in January 2009

Here's the group photo of all thirteen dolls and action figures received in January 2009:



Happy viewing!

Olga Tanon Doll - Last Doll Received in January 2009

Olga Tanon is a Puerto Rican singer. In 2000, Haschel Toys created this doll of her. I first saw the Olga Tanon doll on another collector's website, Madeboxer, and the link is http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/1330796646031176672hAZfTV

Here is my Olga's photograph:



I like how the doll resembles the singer.

I purchased Olga from an antique shop called "Beautiful Dolls for Sale." The link to the Olga doll is

http://www.collectoronline.com/10077/PictPage/1921832139.html

Happy Hunting!

Fashion Royalty Luchia Z Arrives!

W Club Bewitching Hour Luchia Z has arrived.

She's every bit as lovely as described by other collectors. Jason Wu and the Integrity staff have done a wonderful job. She has a French manicure - where the tips of the nails, both fingernails and toenails, have white tips and "sheer" polish. Her lipstick is the faintest pink bisque, and her eyes have real lashes. Her black trench coat and the black corset belt ... wow. The mini dress is like dusty pink champagne.

Deboxing Hrithik Roshan (SpinMaster)

Last night, I was removing Hrithik Roshan from his box when I discovered that his head was stapled to the cardboard backing of his plastic box. Ellen Smith - formerly Grandma Walton - discovered him face down and helped detach him.









Grandma's new outfit is from the Only Hearts Horse & Pony outfit line.

U.S. Source for Girl's Mission and Lady's Mission

If you do not want to place an international order, you can find the Girl's Missions figures and some of the Lady's Mission figures at Nouveau Toys. The link to that online store is

http://www.nouveautoys.com/index.html

I recommend Nouveau Toys because I had placed two orders with them last year. I received prompt and courteous replies to my e-mail queries, well and neatly packaged boxes, items received as expected (NRFB) and items received when expected. Funds permitting, I would order from them again.

My first orders with Nouveau Toys were for Lady's Mission dolls no longer carried by HobbyLink Japan. I ordered the Lady's Mission No.24 described as "Woman doctor(obstetrician)" - Tanaka Miina and Lady's Mission #22 described as a "resistant covert agent" who also works as a nun - Sister Kyoko Tenryu. Please note: Sister Tenryu comes with a standard black and white nun's habit and a black pleather habit that laces up the sides. I then ordered the Lady's Mission #21 Street Princess - Madam Ryu Reika.