Quick post! Found Fiyero!

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I found Fiyero! He is another wicked doll that is hard to find.  I will review him in May.

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Test Shots!

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Just taking a few test shots!

 

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Walmart VS Target 2018 Barbie Moble Clinics!

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This Video of the month is a twofer! A Walmart VS Target!

Walmart!-USA  Titi Toys and Dolls Video

This is the Barbie Care Clinic. It features the first Barbie ambulance that transforms into a hospital with a waiting room, a check-in counter, and a gift shop.   I believe it was first released in 2018.

 USA  Titi Toys and Dolls 

Target-F22M  ASMR

Barbie Transforming Ambulance and Clinic Playset (Target Exclusive 2023) It says it is a Target Exluvive but in this video, you can see it was purchased on Amazon. It opens differently from the Walmart set and doesn't have a gift shop. The Walmart set isn't an ambulance too but this one is.

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Teaching Mahjong and Dragon Dance!

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A lot is going on in preparing for the Chinese New Year.

Miyo is teaching a few people to play Mahjong.

Miyo: This game is mostly played with three or four players. First, you mix the tiles face down, sort of like shuffling the deck.

Then you will draw thirteen tiles. 

Li Li: This seems complicated! 

Jimin: I don't think it is once you learn the rules.

V: I should have brought a pen!

Miyu: This game is a lot of fun! I taught my son, Chet, to play when he was little. 

Chet: We just taught my young daughter!

Mahjong game set!

I found this Mahjong set for my dolls. It is 1/12 scale. 

Table

You will need to separate the tiles. It will take a little work, and they don't all fit on the table at once.

Here you can see I popped out about one and a half sections and the table appears full.

I hope to make a bigger table and a case for this set.

Sunny: Hey, I heard the dragon costume has arrived! They are doing a dress practice!

Everyone leave to see the practice!

Chang'e: WOW! They look pretty good!

Connie: Yeah, I had my doubts but yes! They look pretty good!

 purchase this dragon puppet because I want to have a couple of dolls to the Dragon Dance! I have a post of them trying to practice. 

I cut off the strings and put pants on the guys I wanted doing the dance.

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The Year Of The Clones And Off Brand Dolls!

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This year is the Year Of The Clones! Oh, and Off Brand dolls

Insert the Empire theme music here!

Over the years, I have purchased many clone and off-brand dolls, which will be featured this year!

My clone dolls will get storylines and personalities this year, and they will get more blog time! I also hope to get a few more clone dolls this year. 

One key way I feature my clone dolls is on the FB page Cone Fashion Doll Collectors! This page is for collectors of clones/copycats of Barbies and off-brand dolls from 5&10 to dollar stores. It lets you share your dolls and information on these dolls. I suggest you make your way over and enjoy it.

As I readied for this year, I started by ordering clone Fashionista articulated bodies from AliExpress in dark brown, medium brown, and light brown.

This will allow me to articulate my clones/off-brand dolls and make them more fun to Play with! These bodies have similar articulation to the old Fashionista Barbie doll but don't have the up and down neck articulation. They aren't as well made as the original Fashionista doll bodies but they will work for me now.  The numbers are darkest to the lightest body #1 is close to SIS Chandra,#2 is more like Kara,#3 is more like Grace,#4 is like Trichelle or Atsry Fashionista, and #5 I can't figure out what head would match. 

My first doll to get a new body was Britta, which I purchased from a local 5&10 store in 2012.

Close-up of her face. I don't know who she is by. If you do, please let me know!

Next up

Next up is Lovely Patsy My Chic Collection which also was purchased in 2012. I got these dolls from Family Dollar or Family General. I got them after Christmas and she was half-price. I purchased the dolls for the outfits. One complete doll was donated and I keep the heads from the other two. I have been playing around with them for years with no firm decision. These dolls and the doll above are both clones of CEO/My Generation Barbie. The doll above is the better version.

I got this Vicky by Excite doll at the Family Dollar store in 2003. She comes in a 

Caucasian and an AA version, and I have purchased both.

Warning Nude dolls!

The first doll I call Britta and the Patsy. Here they are on the #2 body. 

Vicki is a now Veronica. She is what Debbie of Black Dolls Enthusiast would call a competitor.

Also, if you can find this body tone on the net, you can purchase the Glam Squad AA doll from Five and Below. She has about the same skin tone.  

Here is Fist Black Barbie Christy on Glam Squad body.

And here is Olmec Naomi on the body

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New Family!

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Here is my new family. Miyu. Is the grandma, Chet- is the son, and Tama- is the daughter.

Miyu is my rebodied  Madame Morrible.

I used the Sue Bird body to rebody her.  This way finding shoes and clothes won't be an issue.

So here she is rebodied, her ears pierced, bracelets added, and a new outfit.

In a previous post, I showed you how I rebodied my Chet action figure.

Tama is my mini Lori doll.

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After The Holiday Sales!

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Here are the things I could get after the holidays on sale! Everything but the encased house is from Target.

Everyone said that they saw these on sale in Walmart but mine never had these. I found the in Target.

When I saw this as a plant person, I thought of an Edwardian Case.

If I remove the white balls, these can be used year-round!

 I think I can remove the horns and make them baby caribou.  Then I will have a small hurd.

I have two of these but, this one might be smaller.

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On The Craft Table! Bodies From China!

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I purchased a few clone dolls and bodies from China. The bodies are similar to the older Barbie doll Fashionista body. I ordered one a few years ago but now they have more body styles and complexion.

Warning Nude bodies!

Promo Photo torso type 1

They are normally listed as 1/6-30cm moveable fashion doll bodies.

Here are just a few of the body types and complexions.

Promo Photo

torso type 2

So here is what I got!

I ordered these bodies hoping I could use them for some of my off-brand and clone dolls. Many of these dolls have poorly made bodies that have broken over time. Even if these bodies don't last, I can get enough out of them cheaply to continue replacing them. 

DBG of Black Doll Enthusiast says the difference between a clone and a competitor (off-brand) doll is that a clone is a copy and a competitor has its own face. Thanks, DBG for the info!

I numbered them and can give you an idea of what doll heads might work for them.

Warning! Nude dolls!

#1 is a very dark brown body. The complexion is similar to SIS Chandra. This body can be used for many darker dolls. 

#2 is a dark brown body that reminds me of Kara. This body works for many of my clone and off-brand dolls!

#3 is a medium-brown body that can be used for SIS Grace and older IT Janay

#4 light brown and can be used for SIS Trichelle, Artsy Barbie or Disney Jasmine dolls. 

#5 is very light but not White. She is more like Marisa.

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