Hasbro's Miss Fear Sword of the Dragon Set

To me Miss Fear is a doll. To others she's an action figure. 

From Wikipedia:

"Miss Fear (or simply, Fear) was a recurring character in Blackhawk comics (published by Quality Comics, later bought by DC Comics) between 1946 and 1948. Her first appearance in Modern Comics #49 (May, 1946) told her origin as daughter of the slain leader of an obscure nation in central Asia. When Blackhawk and his men arrived to investigate the murder, they found Fear always a half-step ahead on her vendetta, ruthlessly avenging her father with a Tommy gun.

Led by a mysterious man known as Blackhawk, the Blackhawks (or more formally, the Blackhawk Squadron) are a small team of World War II-era ace pilots of varied nationalities, each typically known under a single name, either their given name or their surname. Though the membership roster has undergone changes over the years, the team has been portrayed most consistently as having seven core members."

I stumbled across photos of miss Fear on the Internet and thought she looked awesome. I found her on Amazon for an excellent price. The price was so reasonable it was ridiculous. I can't remember what I paid in shipping. 

The box is huge. Those dudes in blue uniforms behind her are the Blackhawks. I have no interest in getting any of them. They go for a small fortune. I'll stick with my 2nd hand GI Joe's from the thrift store. 

This is what you see when you open the box. Can you imagine getting a Barbie with three outfits and all of these accessories for only $40? It would never happen. Mattel would make sure it was all cheap and flimsy, anyway. The quality would be crap. 

This is the back of the box. 

Obviously, this doll is a collectible. I don't think it's appropriate for children at all. 

That big sword is very heavy. I couldn't get it to stay in the doll's hand. 

The blue eyeshadow is unfortunate but what are you gonna do. 

Up close and personal out of the box. 

Her clothes are couture which was a big surprise for me. I wasn't expecting much when I ordered her because I've never gotten a well articulated doll, well made accessories and couture doll clothes for such a low price before. 

Her clothes are lined and close with snaps. 

I couldn't do a thing with those pantyhose. They just kept falling down. I would have preferred her in black fishnets. These shoes were almost impossible to get off. I cut the back strap to make it easier. That helped a lot. 

These are her other pair of shoes. She comes with two pairs of heels. 

She's wearing GI Joe's sunglasses in this photo. 

Much better without those pantyhose. 

WARNING: Severe doll nudity ahead. 

As far as articulation is concerned she's on par with some BJDs, I think. And Gooliope Jellington from Monster High. It's just as good as GI Joe. 

She has kneecaps and elbows. The color of her body parts don't match. It was impossible for me to get her to stand on her own. She doesn't come with a stand.  I left the shoes on because they're hard to get on and off. 

Her body parts are all out of proportion. 

Her huge man hands come off making it easier to dress and undress her. 

She can sort of kneel. 

And she can fall over. 

She can almost do a side split

She can do this. 

She can kneel a little bit. 

Miss Fear with a few of my dolls. 

Oz's Evanora now has a Barbie Fashionista body. From the neck down she has a spray tan. In the middle is a Liv doll. 

Miss Fear's bubble chest and muscular thighs are quite huge so she can't really

share clothes with other dolls. That's a shame because out of all of my dolls her clothes are the best. I was hoping to put them on my Liv and Barbie dolls. Of course, she can't wear their clothes, either. 

If I ever see a good price for Mademoiselle Marie, her French counterpart, I'll get her, too. She's more popular so she's double what I paid for Miss Fear right now. I'm not willing to dish out that kind of cash when I'm basically getting the same thing. 

I'm so glad I got Miss Fear. She's a wonderful addition to my collection. 

Robotica

Dolls at the Pool, Dolls at the Beach

My dolls are having a great summer. They're having much more fun than I am. 

Here they are having enjoying the pool and patio I made using a tutorial from www.myfroggystuff.blogspot.com. 

I didn't have a decent background to use so I just threw something together. I don't have any drawing skills at all. This was the best I could do. 

There are Barbies, a Liv, Ever After High, My Scene (rebodied), a Moxie Teenz and a One Direction Zayn Malik doll (rebodied). I like to pretend there's water in the pool. 

The beach:

Livs. 

Hunter Huntsman talking to the girls. 

I have no idea what's happening here. I was taking the picture with my iPhone when I dropped it in the water. It was so embarrassing. A neighbor of mine saw me, felt sorry for me and helped me set up this shot. I think my neighbor had fun. She secretly wanted to play with dolls at the beach. I could tell. ;-)

Luckily, my phone still worked while it was wet. I got a new phone sometime later but that phone still worked. Yay for iPhones!

Working on their tans. 

This thing was supposed to be a tent for camping but it came out looking ridiculous so it got dragged to the beach. 

I hope you enjoyed my photos. It's so much fun to take my dolls to the beach even though I'm still washing sand off of everything. 

Until next time,

Robotica 

Monster High's Jinafire Long

She's the daughter of the Chinese dragon. Which one? Who knows. She's completely awesome anyway. I'm sure she's has some kind of back story that I'm not going to Google. I'm not really interested. I'd rather make up my own story, anyway. 

Here she is out of her box with her accessories. I didn't notice her hair was in the shape of a fan until I got her out of the box. That is awesome and it is perfect.  

She is a nice golden color. Her skin is covered with scales. Her bathing suit is very nice. It has dragons and fans on it. Nice touch. The purse and shoes aren't as nice and detailed like MH accessories usually are but they seem to be water friendly. No complaints there. She's ready for the beach. 

I can't make out what the green plastic thing that's going around her bathing suit is. Probably just a decoration. The towel is useless. It might make a nice scarf. 

Here she is with her tail. Her hair is completely flawless. There's a hole in the back of the bathing suit for her tail. If the tail is removed there's Velcro on the suit to close it. 

Here's a better look at the plastic that's underneath her sunglasses to protect her face. 

She's absolutely gorgeous. I'm so happy I found her for such a good price. She's enjoying the summer. This is my only MH doll with a bathing suit. 

Ever After High's Dexter Charming is taking photos of Jinafire. He only has an old Polaroid, though. 

She's hanging out in the pool with her friends. (Pretend like there's water in it.)

Every time I buy a Monster High doll, I swear it's going to be my last one. Then another awesome doll comes out. If I see it for a great price I have to get it if I like it.  I can't help myself. 

Hope you're having as much fun this summer as Jinafire is. 

Robotica 

J-Doll Piazza Cavalli

I decided to get a J Doll after reading reviews for the dolls at Multicrafteral.blogspot.com and Toyboxphilosopher.com. Both of these reviews are excellent and very thorough. I suggest that if you want to found out more about J-Dolls, definitely, click on the links.

This isn't going to be a thorough review because other bloggers have already done a much better job. 

I got this doll awhile ago. She was named for a street in Piacenza, Italy. I believe she was $35 with $5 shipping (very reasonable) from Pullipstyle.com.The dolls vary in price. 

These dolls are no longer being made which is a shame because I really like the one that I have. I'd like to get more of them someday. 

J-Dolls have the same bodies as Pullip dolls but not the giant heads. Their heads are about the same size as Barbie's. This doll has the Pullip type 4 body, I believe. 

Here she is. Nice doll stand that supports the doll under her arms. Well made clothes and accessories. Gorgeous acrylic eyes.

It's hard to get her jacket on and off so I gave up on it after awhile. Her wig is atrocious. It's stiff and course and the style is very strange. Nothing I did made it any better. It seems to be glued to her head. 

I searched eBay.com for a better wig but they cost almost as much as another doll. I'd rather spend the money on a doll. 

Her clothes are fashionable, stylish and well made. Much better than Barbie clothes. 

She has a wide range of motion like Pullip dolls. This isn't a play doll. She is fragile. I would never hand this doll to a child. It probably wouldn't last a day.

Here she is with Taeyang Alberic. She's wearing a Barbie hat that fits her perfectly. 

She likes to go on adventures with Fashionista Nikki. 

Dolls like to take selfies, too. 

Smoking a cigarette with Miss Swamp. 

Piazza likes to help Hunter style his hair.

I tried to do something with her hair. It looks better like this. That's a silver pipe cleaner and small clips that I used. 

Piazza Cavalli is a sweet, pretty doll. I had a lot of fun taking pictures of her. I didn't pose her too much because I was afraid I'd damage her. She's so fragile and I do want to have her around for a long time. I've just started to make some clothes for her so I want her to last.

Hope you like my photos. If you like to collect fashion dolls you'll probably like this doll especially if you want to have a doll with a Pullip body but not the giant head. 

Robotica