Doll Chatter

[leia131]

1. Sorry not sorry, but I am not here for unarticulated Monster High dolls (the articulation is one of their strongest points!) and I don't much care for the new faces either. I have already started branching out my doll collection to other options, something I was previously avoiding mainly for budgetary reasons. I may be all right with this.

2. I bought a little porcelain Rapunzel doll at an antiques fair on Saturday (where I also got fantastically sunburned) and it reminded me how much I used to love porcelain dolls. Andrew, apparently, finds them unsettling. The one I got is ok by him though, because she's little and not super realistic. Here's pic from the internet; I'll take some of my own when I clean her up a bit. I find her so interesting because she's from 1986, and yet she looks so much like she was influenced by Tangled (purple dress, flowers in the hair, transparent sleeves). I wish mine had come with a stand, but what do you want for $8? Also, if anyone knows how to get mystery rust-looking stains out of doll clothes (which I can't remove, because they're sewn onto her) I'm open to suggestions.

3. I may be really getting into Funko Pops. They used to kind of creep me out, and I only bought one or two, but now, there are so many, and I totally bought both Joey & Chandler (they have a tiny chick and a tiny duck!) and will probably get the rest of the Friends eventually. Send help? (in the form of Pops!)

Comments

[glowstar.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, I know the pain of wanting or needing to hold back for budgetary reasons on things to collect! I love Funko Pop figures, too! They're so adorable :3

[leia131.livejournal.com]

They are kind of amazing. The real draw is how many different fandoms they have!

[amyofaquitaine.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen any of the new MH dolls in person but I'm not impressed by the pics online. It reminds me when I first started collecting them and got some naked dolls off a co-worker really cheap because she wasn't okay with her daughter having such 'disturbing' dolls (she's a church lady lol). So are they ONLY going to make the new faces from here on out?? Otherwise I'm screwed cause I don't care for EAH.

I used this stuff called Super Iron Out on an old doll I got and it took the 20+ year old rust stains right out. It comes in a white bottle with a red label...not sure how much it costs, my mom always has a bottle on hand.

I LOVE FUNKOS OMGGGG. I have so many it's a little scary, mostly Marvel but also the Wizard of Oz and Disney. I ended up having to bring a bunch to work because I was running out of room at home (though if MH is going all soft, I suppose I could put Funkos on the unused space on my MH shelves).

[leia131.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen them in person either, but the only one I don't dislike is Lagoona. I mean, I have so many that I was already slowing down, but the new designs are just not for me. I have no idea if they're only making the new faces; it's weird, because I know there's a Nefera/Aminita two pack coming out soon with the old faces, and the SDCC releases don't have new faces either. *shrug*

I am going to try rubbing alcohol (recommended by the internet) but that will be my next try! Fortunately, the stain is on a white part, so I'm not worried about bleaching out any colors.

I used to think it was so weird and unsettling that Funkos didn't have mouths, but now I'm used to it? I guess? I really want Smaug, and all the HP ones!