5/11/2016

Integrity Toys Basic Edition 16-Inch Capsule Collection

Four new 16" dolls were offered to W Club members for early purchase today (May 11.) They will be available to the public depending upon availability on May 12 at 10 AM.

Using the FR16 body, three of them sport Avantguard sculpts and one uses the Elsa sculpt. The clothes are rather basic but do not look trashy. Their hair is rooted. The price of $99. + postage seems reasonable as well. Each has a very low edition of only 200 and they are available without a wait.



Decisive
Head Sculpt: Elsa 1.0
Skin Tone: New Hispanic
Hair Color: Brunette
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Forward
Head Sculpt: AvantGuards™ (Open Mouth)
Skin Tone: FR White
Hair Color: Raven
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Reflective
ITBE 16-Inch Capsule Collection
Head Sculpt: AvantGuards™ (Open Mouth)
Skin Tone: Light Honey
Hair Color: Light Brown 

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Illusive
Head Sculpt: AvantGuards™ (Closed Mouth)
Skin Tone: New Hispanic
Hair Color: Sable (Dirty Blond)
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I do plan to order Reflective as I am a fan of the open mouth AG sculpt and I like her hair and skin tone. I may eventually have her cartoon brows repainted.
It's interesting that Forward who they say is also using the open mouth AG sculpt, doesn't look it. She looks more like a giant Poppy with duck lips. Perhaps it's the lighting that's making her mouth look like that. 
I wonder if anyone else has noticed on their FR16 bodies that the right foot turns inward slightly. I can see it in all of the pictures and both my FR16 bodies have the same thing going on. Even looking back at all the previous releases in which one can actually see the ankle on the dolls, they all have the same thing going on. It is a defect in the ankle joint, not a photographer style although he does turn the feet in in many photos. This is different. 
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If Integrity started designing and dressing their 16" dolls to look like these again, I'd be in trouble.


 

5/10/2016

Integrity Toys "How To" Videos

Integrity has several how to videos, several of which may be applicable to other dolls as well. I'm listing the most often asked about here and ultimately they will migrate to the right hand column of this blog site for future reference.


How to Safely Disassemble the FR2013 or NuFace Body



How to Safely Switch a Doll's Head



How to Safely Enlarge or Create a Doll's Earring Holes



How to Tighten Loose Knee Joints on a Doll


How to Reshape the Sole of a Shoe to Make the Heel the Correct Length


 

 

5/05/2016

Superdoll Collectables: "Columbia"

A new Gen X Sybarite was revealed today. Here is the description from the Superdoll website:

I think I'll wear flowers.
Taking in the neighbourhood sights while strutting her stuff in Trendiest East London.

Venus knows her way around this part of town... it's home!

NEW! GENX.2 body!
NEW! Cosmetique skintone!

Her waist length wig is a delicate blend of black, dark chocolate and copper with subtle V cut fringe, serving 'edge'! Eyes of marigold and triffid surrounded by shadow in rose, olive, vanilla and charcoal. Heavy olive liner on her lids. Brows of coffee accentuated with a stroke of black. Lips the colour of summer begonia.
Her Cosmos print uber mini wrap dress bears delicate ties in olive silk, firstly to show off her waist and secondly to hope the wind lifts her wrap to show off her leopard print panties! To keep her cool, she wears a floral lace printed cardigan, just tight enough to show off all her curves.
Coffee coloured hose, a pair of gorgeous leaf and mocha platform open toe lace up sandals , bearing lazer cutout detail. These along with a long sling leopard print pouch bag dripping in gilt accessories emblazoned with a gilt union jack are her accessories of choice.
Just when you thought that was enough she picked up her oversized multicolour enamel tassel necklace and popped on her divine chocolate coloured wide brim hat.
Good to go, she then added multiple hippy bracelets... just because she should!

The sun is shining outside Darlings!
Clone: 1000 Venus d'Royce

Of course she comes with the following standard accessories:
-manic_cure hands (see booklet for hand change instructions)
-booklet
-stand


*PRODUCTION MAY VARY FROM PROTOTYPE SHOWN
In stock.
Shipping will commence 11 May 2016.

In stock and ready to be delivered
Price: £245.00 (Excluding VAT at 20%)
 



She has a pretty face but is not a must have for me. The fashion is not my taste. I love that adorable handbag, though. 
 
245 British Pound equals $354.91 US. Postage is usually $65 for a doll.