More Disney Princess Doll Collections - Nine and Eleven Doll Sets!

Dear Disney Princess Doll Collection Fans:

J.C. Penney is offering a nine-doll Disney Princess set. The dolls are NOT articulated, but here is a chance to own a Disney Princess set including Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Tiana, Rapunzel, and Merida. No Mulan. No Pocahontas. Remember, the new Frozen dolls will not join the Princess doll sets until next year. Penney offers a few glowing reviews from parents. I found some collector-enthusiast reviews on Flickr. 

 (Aside: J.C. Penney also has a sale on the individual playscale Disney Princess dolls - 2 or more for $10.00. A single doll is $12.00.)

Whoa, but what about the ELEVEN doll set? That set is available through the Disney Store in the U.S. AND in the U.K. On the plus side, these dolls are articulated. The 11-doll set includes Mulan and Pocahontas. Yay! They are articulated at the elbows and at the wrists; I am not sure of the knees. The knees look like click bend knees. Well, you cannot have everything.

What are the U.S. collection costs? For the 9-doll set, $90.00. For the 11-doll set, $119.95.

Were I in a buying frame, I would buy the larger set because I like the Pocahontas, the Mulan doll, the Tiana, the Snow White, and surprise - the Merida in this set. Why? Except for Merida, they seem to have smaller heads than usual. Yes, Merida has her usual golf ball head. But she and Tiana are my favorites among the princesses so the extreme roundness of her head ... meh ... not so intolerable as usual. 

Then again, since I only like five of the dolls, I would buy wiser getting them individually. 

What would your preference be?

Halloween Photo Contest: The Kelly and Friends Prizes

"©Heather"

Snap! Strike a pose: here are the photos of the award dolls. A request first.

Dear Contest Winners,
Super Cool Doll House gets first choice of any two dolls. Mark, please send your choices to me at this email address - d7ana AT yahoo.com - AND please include a mailing address where you can receive the dolls. Madeboxer, Niel, and Patti, let me know how you would rank the dolls in order of preference and a mailing address; I will get back to you with the doll you won. Thanks again for your participation - I could NOT have done the Contest without you.

Mummy Tommy (blond) and Spider Belinda (black hair pulled back)

I Can Be a Nurse Kelly, Ethnic Peppermint Kelly, and Ethnic The Princess and the Pauper Kelly

Pumpkin Nikki, Dragon Tommy, and Clown Kelly (all blond)

NOTE: I am aware of the harrowing conditions in the Philippines. Running a contest at this time, while people are struggling for basics like fresh, potable water, food, clothing, and shelter, does feel a little bizarre and a lot callous. I don't know if Niel is safe let alone able to access the Internet.

Thirteen million people affected. I can barely think of that many people in those conditions - but that's what is happening now. It is good to see others working to help those in need. Wishing and praying for as prompt and safe a restoration as possible to all there.

Mixis Girls on Pinterest

It's happened. The Mixis dolls are on Pinterest. Yes, that fab quartet ...

Emerald

Houda

Opal

Rosa

I mean OFFICIAL YNU Group Incorporated photos. Check them out on their new board.  Like the photos, comment on them, and pin them. If you like them on Facebook, extend that love on Pinterest. Then they can produce the next line of dolls.

(Yes, I am blatantly transparent. No, I am NOT getting a kickback. I just really, really want those dolls ;-D)

Happy Veteran Day and Related Links

Happy Veteran Day!

I would like to thank all veterans for their service to the United States of America. So I am sharing these Veteran Day links:

Salute to Our Favorite Playscale Veteran

List of G.I. Joes modeled after real people

Relevant quotes

A "humorous" military mini video - warning, adult language and references

I hope you enjoy them and pass them on to your favorite veteran(s).

Veteran Day Sale

11% Off Any US Military Forces
Complete Figure Sets
or Complete Uni Sets

Cotswold Collectibles is having a Veteran Day Sale!

Offer Expires: November 13th, 2013 at 6:00 pm (Pacific)

NOTE: New Orders Only of In-Stock Items

Veteran Day Sale items cannot be combined with any other special or discounted pricing.

Qualifying Sales Items must be paid by Friday, November 15th, 2013 to retain the discount. Unfortunately, they are not accepting rain checks for this sale.

Halloween Photo Contest Update: The Super Cool Results are In!

"©Heather"

First, let us applaud the artistic skills and generosity of

Heather for her adorable witch banner

and these contributing doll and action figure photographers:


SuperCoolDollHouse

DollDelusions

TheMadeBoxer

and Pattisdolls


 Drumroll ...

The Grand Prize - goes to SuperCoolDollhouse. Whooo whooo! Stomp, stomp; clap, clap. Please e-mail me your list of any 20 webpages - your blog or other website(s) - so that I can tweet them. I will be posting the Halloween Kelly/Kelly friends dolls next so you can let me know which two dolls get to move to the Super Cool Doll House world.


First Prize - is a tie between DollDelusionsbyNiel and "TheMadDeboxer" Whooo whooo! Stomp, stomp; clap, clap. Please e-mail me your list of any 10 webpages - your blog or other website(s) - so that I can tweet them. Then, let me know your choice of a Halloween Kelly/Kelly Friends doll - after SCDH submits his choices - you would like.


Second Prize -  goes to "Pattisdolls" Whooo whooo! Stomp, stomp; clap, clap. Please e-mail me your list of any 8 webpages - your blog or other website(s) - so that I can tweet them. Then, let me know your choice of a Halloween Kelly/Kelly Friends doll - from those remaining - that you would like.


Thanks to all participants - both art contributors AND art appreciating voters. You all make the doll and action figure enthusiasts world that much brighter.


I will be posting the doll prize photos next, waiting for requests, and then tweeting those pages.

Studio 126's Action Figure Hand Replacement Tutorial

How many of you - like me - have at least one ham-fisted Power Team or glove-hand Action Man whose hands you would like to upgrade to "normal?" If you would like to see a tutorial on how to replace those over-sized mitts, check Studio 126's post on his Adventures in Playscale blog.



May you enjoy the photos.