Last Purchase of 2021!

 Hey Gang!

These guys were my last purchases for 2021!  I got them for $3.00 each plus shipping from a great Facebook seller Barbara Wilkenshoff. 

They are Disney Descendants male dolls.  I purchase them nude but I put short on them because I didn't want to offend anyone right off. 

Jay

Carlos

I got them as much for their bodies as their heads.

A while back I purchased Ben and I used him as a body donor of Norio

Jay will join Na'ilah as a couple on my blog. You might remember that I got Na'ilah(DC Superhero Bumblebee) a while back. Jay and Na'ilah will be styled and will appear later this year.  I am looking to style them like these dolls for Veronica Prince of Doll of a Darker Hue.  This her picture.

The are a great couple .One of my favorite Facebook couples Rex and 

Warning Nude dolls!

They both have articulated elbows and knees. They both have at least one painted on glove on their hand.

Where Jay is a nice brown the color of many Barbie males like AA Prince Dominque or Fresh Squad Daniel.  Where Carlos is an odd complexion with a gray undertone.  So I don't see body swapping in his future.  He will probably stay on his body.  Maybe he may be a nice friend for Roxie

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Two New Fashionista Males!

 Hey Gang!

I added two new fashionista guys to my collection! 

First is #153 

He is described as "Sculpted Dreadlocks & Animal Print Sweatshirt!

Yup! Mattel calls them Dreadlocks and that what I call them too! It appears that the

cute names (ie Proud in Print) are gone!

Mattel Promo Photos!

When I first saw the promo pictures of this guy on line, I didn't care for him.

I definitely didn't think I would want him!

One look at his face in the store and I knew he need to come home with me.

It might be my imagination but there seemed to be sun rays around his face!

I can work with his clothes but maybe not the way the put him together! I didn't think 

the print top worked with these shorts! I have seem the separate pieces restyle and they looked good.

I liked the boot though! Also not with the shorts.

The majority of the Broad Ken dolls come in shorts. I think only two have had long pants.

so if you want long pants, try some of the 80's fashions to find things that might fit. Other than

that, you will have to sew.

He is the third Broad AA doll that Mattel has done!

The other two were

#114 Which is a SIS Grace Complexion.

#18 which is more of a SIS Kara complexion.

#153 is closer to a Chandra complexion! #18 compared to  #153!

I love the sun bleached dreads look! It looks more like what well worn dreads would look like!

There is the normal imperfection on the body that I have had to accept in Mattel's playline.

I have decided to call him Ahmir, the older brother of Kamua.

Ahmir and Kamau!

Next up is Fashionista Ken # 154 

He is described as Sculpted Purple Hair & Plaid Shirt!

Mattel promo photos

When I saw this guy, I know I wanted him!

I didn't care for the purple hair in the promo photos but I new I could paint him.

I have done a lot of sculpted hair painting in the last two years.

I thought the shirt was interesting. It reminds me of something you would see in Old Navy.

I can always use more black sneakers!

You couldn't tell from the promo be unless you look closely, but he is a Slim Ken 

like Cactus Cooler!

He ins't in any of my local store and I purchased him on Amazon as part of their promotional

sale days!

The first thing I did was to check the face screening as that has been an issue lately.

Out of the box, I liked him! I have a light complexion articulated body coming but I don't think

I will use it on him! He will be a teen here. Hey Mattel, we need broad and slim articulated bodies!

I also check out the shirt when I got him.  I find that with more detail, the more opportunity for something to go wrong! The show was good...

I might do a little trim on the back of the collar.

I don't know if you have noticed but most of the slim Ken have had jean pant or black pants. 

Not as many shorts as the broad Ken dolls. The slim Ken dolls can wear Descendant doll male pants, some Mattel Ken pants, Some Monster High male pants, some High School Musical and some

Bratz shorts.

My repaint! 

So here he is as my repaint!

Brown hair with black streaks! His name is Hoa!

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I May Never Be An OOAK Artist. Head Swaps And Repaints!

Hey Gang!

I may never be an OOAK artist. You will never see me selling OOAK dolls
on line. I have been working on a few dolls off and on. I might not be professional
but I can change a few dolls in a manner I find more acceptable.

After repainting the eye of SIS Chandra (I don't like sideways eyes thing),
I didn't do anything other than change the bodies on my dolls for years!

I think I can do better so I might repaint her eyes again.

Then one fall day  while painting leave for diorama use, I decided after watch
a MyFroggyStuff video to repaint my ken doll!

Ryan repaint

Then I painted Jude's hair!

Jude Edwards is his name.  He need some tattoo and more piercings.  He is being
added to my Twenty-something crew.

First up is my second AA Chelsea boy!

I told you before that I was planning to paint his hair black.

Well I did paint his hair black!

The before doll.

The after doll 

Noah! He is now on an SIS Courtney body.

 Dante' and Noah

 Dante': Welcome to Johnston Noah!

Noah: I glad to be here!

Ricky Repaint!

I saw this picture of Ricky dolls!

Picture by Arnaldo Cardona-Rivera2003

So I also repainted a Ricky doll with Black hair. I wasn't sure if I wanted

to paint him with black hair on blonde hair.  I had saw a picture online of \

Ricky done both ways but I opted for black.  I may do a blonde doll later.

So here is Ricky before.

Here is rick, now Zachery, after!

 Zachery: Glad to meet you all!  I glad to be here too!

Rebodied Dolls

I have had Generation Girl Blaine and Derek for a very long time. Since even before 

I started blogging.  They haven't got much blog time because of their body and the 

gift giving arms. I have sold their bodies and kept their heads waiting for a new 

body. So you won't get a before photo.

Rocker Derek has a older darker complexions so I knew I need that complexion in an

articulated body.

 Blaine need a paler articulated body.

Fashionista Ken 2018 Cactus Cooler.

Now some dolls you want to redo and other dolls you kinda have to!  When
I found this doll in the stores, all seem to have the same problem with the hair line!

As you can see the hairline is not like it looks in the promos! Everyone I have seen
doesn't have a clean hairline.

So I knew I needed to clean it up but then I decided to do something different.
I knew that anyone who had a shaved bun the shaved would not look so solid.

It isn't the best job.  As I figure out how to do this better, he might get redone.

I also closed his mouth.  I didn't realize the nail polish had sparkles, so this might get
redone too!  Then he was rebodied onto an articulated body.

He is on a Disney Descendants Ben body.

He likes his new body.

Norio Nakashima

 Norio: Glad to be here! 

Steven need to be articulated for stories and dioramas! I got the idea for how

 to do this from Hey, It's Muff.  

Here he is on his new body!

 Steven: I am really looking forward to more stories now!

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