Can you guess who this lady is? Whose head has been placed on this articulated body?
Monday, March 26, 2012
Who's That Lady?
Can you guess who this lady is? Whose head has been placed on this articulated body?
Momoko Video - Momoko at the New York Toy Fair
Yes, we have a video showing Momoko at the New York Toy Fair 2012. We because I saw it and now I am sharing it with you. So "we."
Winscott Corporation, a Toronto-based company that serves the Specialty Retail Toy market in the US and Canada, will be selling Momoko dolls to those North American countries. There are no prices shown on their website nor is it clear whether they are selling lots of six dolls to retailers or to individuals. I have sent them a query asking which customers they expect; when I hear from them, I will post the answer here.
Winscott Corporation, a Toronto-based company that serves the Specialty Retail Toy market in the US and Canada, will be selling Momoko dolls to those North American countries. There are no prices shown on their website nor is it clear whether they are selling lots of six dolls to retailers or to individuals. I have sent them a query asking which customers they expect; when I hear from them, I will post the answer here.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Target Sale - Star Dolls and Accessories
Target is having a sale on the Star Dolls and their accessories.
Woweeeeee! Pause. Okay, it's been a long, hard, dry run for me. No new dolls since Renee in February. Yes, it has been that long. The Star Dolls are either old news to everyone else or they never made a dent in your collector heart. I like their faces and some of their outfits so I am all-over giddy glad. Why? Because I allowed myself to get two of the Star Dolls. Yes, I surrendered again. Here they are ...
I don't have names for them yet. I don't have back stories for them yet. I haven't tried the online StarDolls website. And I have not found new bodies - the better to pose them - yet. But they are here, here, here.
Course now I have to do some selling to make up for my indulgence. (And to allow for further indulgences ... sigh.)
For those similarly tempted, the Target Star Doll and the Star Doll accessories sale began on March 18th and ends on April 7th. The dolls cost $14.99; the accessories are at $12.99.
I didn't get any of the accessories. Dolls first, then accessories.
Woweeeeee! Pause. Okay, it's been a long, hard, dry run for me. No new dolls since Renee in February. Yes, it has been that long. The Star Dolls are either old news to everyone else or they never made a dent in your collector heart. I like their faces and some of their outfits so I am all-over giddy glad. Why? Because I allowed myself to get two of the Star Dolls. Yes, I surrendered again. Here they are ...
I don't have names for them yet. I don't have back stories for them yet. I haven't tried the online StarDolls website. And I have not found new bodies - the better to pose them - yet. But they are here, here, here.
Course now I have to do some selling to make up for my indulgence. (And to allow for further indulgences ... sigh.)
For those similarly tempted, the Target Star Doll and the Star Doll accessories sale began on March 18th and ends on April 7th. The dolls cost $14.99; the accessories are at $12.99.
I didn't get any of the accessories. Dolls first, then accessories.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Query: Seeking the American Teen[s] Online
Four years ago, while scrounging for information about Mattel's Rebelde series, I found the Mixis dolls. The year after that, I "found" the Bollywood dolls. Then last year, the British boy groups and Star Dolls. This year, the "found" series is the American Teen Collectors' Series. Only I am having a little more difficulty finding out about them.
Known:
It may or may not have been a dark and stormy night, but the product description on Amazon and in the public relations release both state:
"The first American Teen was sketched by Dieter Meuller in a Hong Kong hotel room late in the evening of November 22, 2000."
A September 25, 2004 press release announces that artist Dieter Meuller's fascination led to the creation of a series of 10 inch dolls based on his sketches.
Zoom forward to March 2012 and note that Amazon.com seems to be the go-to place to find this "American Teen" series. The dolls are described as being 10" tall. They look chubby - an interesting size, hmmm? And they look gothic, bohemian, ethnic (at least 3 seem to have "real" cornrows), and one guy has a red mohawk. I am still investigating - give me a new series and I have to find out about it.
Has anyone ever seen these figures? Read about them?
Color me curious, wink.
Known:
It may or may not have been a dark and stormy night, but the product description on Amazon and in the public relations release both state:
"The first American Teen was sketched by Dieter Meuller in a Hong Kong hotel room late in the evening of November 22, 2000."
A September 25, 2004 press release announces that artist Dieter Meuller's fascination led to the creation of a series of 10 inch dolls based on his sketches.
Zoom forward to March 2012 and note that Amazon.com seems to be the go-to place to find this "American Teen" series. The dolls are described as being 10" tall. They look chubby - an interesting size, hmmm? And they look gothic, bohemian, ethnic (at least 3 seem to have "real" cornrows), and one guy has a red mohawk. I am still investigating - give me a new series and I have to find out about it.
Has anyone ever seen these figures? Read about them?
Color me curious, wink.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Want to See DAFs Kung Fu Fighting?
No, I have not gone that creative. But Philip Lane has. And he has for many years now. So let me give you his url so that you, too, can discover or rediscovery the best 1:6 scale martial arts-inspired, faith-dusted movies.
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Welcome Renee
First doll of 2012: Renee.
I held out against other dolls, but I could not resist Renee's charms so she found her way into my Target basket and out of the store. Sigh. Here she meets some of the East Philly kiddies - from left to right, Darla, Abby, and Tawny Tommy. They stand outside the Barbie Teen Dream Bedroom.
I like the side, but I need to redo that flooring. Next time, folks ;-D
Star Dolls 2012
Flickr again or more precisely, tru_fashionista_luv and chocliteluvr4evas share promotion stills about the new Star Dolls series, Viole and Rio. Hurry, hurry. Check out the new dolls. Do you think they are as attractive as the first run of the Star Dolls by Barbie or not?
Dana in enabling mode.
Dana in enabling mode.
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