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Iplehouse Carina on a Impldoll Muscle Body

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It's a pretty good fit--of course I have an NS Carina and a WS Impldoll Muscle body, but you can at least see the proportions. For myself, I would put a small spacer at the top of the neck--maybe a circle of cardboard, just something to lift her up another half-centimeter or so. Here is the full view, no wig: And with a wig: In person her head isn't quite as large--the macro lens I use tends to make everyone a little bobble-headed, but having her head up a little will help too. Here is the body's proper owner, an Impldoll Azalea: Her head sits a little higher on the neck and I think looks better. Here is the full view: She has a broken finger here, but I have new hands for her from Alices Collections (jointy hands) so the finger problem will be solved. I like this body a lot, it would be perfect for a Wonder Woman--though if I was going to hybrid for that I would probably take a Iplehouse Stella head instead--Stella's head is a bit closer to Azalea...

Soom Wolf the Cat at Home

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His confusing name comes from his first release, where he was "The Wolf" in Red Riding Hood, and Red was the stabby rabbit. In this release he has little cat ears, which are very cute-- but a bit perplexing as Wolf does not have magnet pockets in his head. (Wolf "H" is Wolf Human). The fantasy version of him had furry ears, as I recall. Anyway, he came yesterday, and I spent the day putting him together. Obligatory "stuff in the box" shot: A small peek at the "cat hands": I didn't put them on because he already had the wrist balls on for the default hands, and I was lazy, AND the cat hands need to be blushed first. I like them a lot because they go so well into sleeves! As I unwrapped all the parts, I noticed that the "toe-up feet" looked larger than the default feet, and I was a little worried that they would not fit on the 2012 body that I ordered, so I tried one on: They fit fine! I did not order t...

Auction Oscar

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He's up for auction right now at Iplehouse --I assume he was a cancelled order. He's starting off at 350.00, so far I don't see any bids. He's on the SID body, so that may be the problem. But you get a head and a body, which looks ideal for a split--you can recoup your cost for either one at 350.00.

Iplehouse Discontinued Rolling Heads

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Last Call for these guys! And look, there is Rebecca (there is always variant spellings for that poor girl). They come to about 225USD blank once you add in the EMS--210 base blank for the guys, 195.00 base blank for the girls. Faceups for the girls are 75.00. (You can pay more for a custom face-up). Sale is from now until September 30th. It looks like you can order any color skin you want, including the Glow peach and NS, gray and Ebony (useful for Ashanti). I wish they would do a head sale in November for Christmas, and just go wild. ;)

Wonder Woman

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I'm not normally a collector of movie stuff, but I liked how articulated this Wonder Woman was. She came from Target and is one of a set of four, I dithered for a while about the other version that has a long dark cloak , but I couldn't see if it came off, and it would have interfered with posing. This version looked more posable and she had a better face than the larger version. The small and larger versions are close in price, but the faceup on the bigger size was unfortunate. The Barbie versions have sort of bobble heads. Since it's an action figure, I refuse to keep them in the box or even keep the box. The heck with that. So out she came, and she has a nice sword and a Lariat of Truth or whatever the actual name of it is. You can only put her sword in her left hand at the moment, because of the curl of her fingers, and it's a squeeze to get the rope in the right hand, but doable. She is fun to pose: There is just one problem--the rubber skirt, while flex...

Oddities of Nature, and the Flea Market in August

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It's an albino robin in my yard. I have never seen one before :o. Also there were these tomatoes: So weird. Perhaps I should rent a Geiger counter. Anyway, we went today to the Kane County Flea Market ; Akutenshi found a little china fox for Kate, and I found a 2 dollar copper fish mold, a small chest, and a couple of other things. It was a beautiful day and the most crowded I have seen it this year. More weird stuff: The dragon is looking like it needs some repairs now: Model boats, a hydrofoil and a cigarette boat: Lots of beads: Afterwards we went to Riganato on State St. in Geneva --it's not a chain, it's not expensive, and it is awesomely good Mediterranean/Italian food. This was dessert (we has calimari for an appetizer, so we were pretty full by the end): So. Very.Good.

Soom Hyperion Michael

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Remember the Idealian Lucifer that Soom released a few weeks ago? Now they have switched him up as Michael , and added some choices in styling for the Lucifer version, and some cool clothes. Here is the Red version of Lucifer: Also, Michael has some angelic katana  ( Hwandu-daedo swords)that are surprisingly affordable, and available separately (you need to order within the order period, though). Here they are on Michael: His clothes are available too , as a set, though you have to order the boots separately :p They have "Prayer hands" for him that look like they double as "sword hands"--if you get the swords you should probably get the hands. I like this whole Light/dark idea, and all the accessories look great. The only question I have is..where are the wings? (Though you can get similar if cheaper ones at the Spirit of Halloween, they are the same scale, if not quite as nice.)