Emerald and Houda Arrive -- New Mixis Photos

Emerald and Houda of the Mixis have joined the East Philly Doll and Action Figure Zone!

Here are photos of the new ladies and their fellow Mixis, Opal and Rosa:

First, Emerald and Houda in their boxes.



Next, the back of the world-map themed box liner:



The Mixis are packaged similar to the Fashion Royalty dolls in that they are tied to their boxes by ribbons and the clothes are loosely "sewn" down. There are NO doll heads attached to the boxes by plastic tags. The plastic harpooning of doll heads annoys me. Won't go into that nightmare here.

Finally, a group shot of all the Mixis that I have to date.



I love their individual looks. And noses! They have noses with bridges!

Now or Never Moment: Slim Tan Aoshima on Sale

The Internet is a wonderful, terrible thing.

I was checking the Men with Dolls board under the Price Police section. Moan. Oh, why did I do that? But it was good, darn great that I did. A fellow collector wrote that Hobby Link Japan has the Aoshima 07494 New Slim Body Type B (the tan ginger haired one wearing a jeans outfit) on sale. This doll has been a Grail doll since I bought the Action Figures book showing the CyGirl/Cool Girls and the Aoshima/Skynet figures. If ever I were to get her, I would have expected to pay through the nose for her. Fortunately, I can "just" get her. I shouldn't at this time, but how often would I see her for sale like this?

"The Men With Dolls Messageboard is dedicated to 1/6th female figures of all kinds. Of particular interest are the Cool/CY Girls made by Blue Box Toys and Takara JAPAN." The link to that message board is

http://menwithdolls.yuku.com/directory

I've picked up sales tips and kitbashing notes and read many fascinating diorama stories and seen incredible doll and action figure kitbashes since I joined that board in June of 2002.

I should note though that the Men with Dolls board can have nude dolls and action figures and that there are "adult" stories and photos in the board.

Rebelde Diego and Roberta -- Photos

Below are photos of the long-awaited Diego and Roberta set.

Body Comparison - G5 Isabella, Mixis Rosa, Juliet (Barbie)

This photograph shows Get Set Isabella, Mixis Rosa, and Mattel Barbie as Juliet in form-fitting outfits to compare their bodies:

Eeeeeeekkkk and Jumping Up and Down

At last -- found the Diego and Roberta set I had been seeking for months. Gotcha. He's all mine, he's all mine, mine, mine. The doll, of course, not the real actor-singer playing the Diego part. The doll Diego doesn't strongly resemble the actor-singer Diego. Shrug. The doll Diego is still a new cute male so he's welcome.

The Roberta doll in this set seems to resemble the actor-singer playing the Roberta part more than the other dolls I have. Her right hand seems to have lifted to touch Diego's left hand. Awwww .... Maybe I should leave them "together?"

Note: check to see if the other RBD couples touch hands. I don't think that they do or did.

Where did I find my new dynamic duo? Norristown Walmart. This wonderful Walmart also had the other RBD sets: Miguel and Mia and Giovanni and Lupita.

New Prince in Kelly Line

New guy in town: Prince in the Kelly -- Barbie's Little Sister -- line. He's got brown rooted hair with a side-part and gray-blue eyes. He wears a white satin shirt and black pants. There's a red velvet ribbon draped across his chest and a silver sash at his waist.



Then again, this new charmer might not be so new after all. His box is dated 2005. I don't recall seeing him online although he might have made an appearance on one of the Kelly-focused groups.



I found this prince at the Conway's on 69th Street, in Upper Darby.

New Mixis Dolls Coming -- Emerald and Houda

I placed an order for the Limited Edition Emerald and the Sunset Edition Houda from Gile Toys online. I have two words for my excuse: free shipping. Emerald has black "leather" boots like Rosa's brown ones. Houda has espadrilles and a purse.

I don't want this exciting doll series to close out without me having the dolls and the outfits I want. I lost out on the G-Five series, and they were local. Sigh. No, hooray! Two more Mixis!