04-06-2020, 02:26 PM
I got these 2 girls on a Black Friday binge on Aliex-press... posted a photo of each of them back in January but then just didn't get around to finishing their introduction, & it was too cold for pix outside anyway.
So finally here they are.
The boxes are nice... some Engrish text on them... you get a little card with them plus there was a zodiac-themed necklace for "Cancer" here.
Unfortunately both girls came with issues...
The stands don't work; they aren't cut right so the plastic pieces can't really be stuck together. The top piece doesn't slide down the upright. I guess they are supposed to go under the clothes, because they have 2 rounded pieces to fit the legs. Catherine's dress is too tight for that anyway. The torso joint is supposed to move, but Catherine's is fused. I tried a hair dryer, but no joy. Her head was stuck too, but finally loosened with a tremendous 'crack'. Other reviewers have lamented "the photo shows their heads turned but they don't move".
And, she is slightly crosseyed.
The "Tarot" dolls have similar packaging; this is "Wheel of Fortune"; I called her Taryn. She was listing a bit to port when she arrived, to fit her hat in the box.
She also comes with a card, and a her-sized necklace (which I suppose could be a bracelet for very tiny people).
Her issues included staining on her FACE from her hat strings ( ), feet, and legs from her stockings. A couple hours of sanding improved the legs but not the face, different plastic maybe? Also her hair is very thin around her face; her scalp is a bit bare but is painted the same colour as her hair. Hopefully these things won't show in photos....?
All the outfits of these series look fancy and detailed; I think these 2 are pretty nice. They all have the same faces though, and it looks like, from what I can see of photos of the others, they even all have the same eyes. Some colour variation would have been nice.
The day I took them to the beach, I only got a few pix because the light was really going.
I contacted the seller and listed all the issues & they did give a partial refund. (They suggested heating her crossed eye with a hairdryer and it would be easy to move. HA! And when I push too hard & it falls off into her head, then what??? Nope!!)
When these dolls first appeared they were something like $70 USD. I got them for about $33 CAD each on sale. They are very pretty, and they have nice articulation. I don't know how it compares to Obitsu because I've never had one, but they are nicely poseable. More range of motion than stock Pullips & many of the joints are very smooth, even almost loose, except the little hand pegs don't flex (just like a lot of Pullip hands). I think if you like them they're worth getting, if they can be had for $30. There are a couple others I like, but I'm not sure if I'd buy more given the staining potential & quality issues.
I had a big photoshoot with Catherine out back today, but didn't want to dump all the photos at once, so, more to come
So finally here they are.
The boxes are nice... some Engrish text on them... you get a little card with them plus there was a zodiac-themed necklace for "Cancer" here.
Unfortunately both girls came with issues...
The stands don't work; they aren't cut right so the plastic pieces can't really be stuck together. The top piece doesn't slide down the upright. I guess they are supposed to go under the clothes, because they have 2 rounded pieces to fit the legs. Catherine's dress is too tight for that anyway. The torso joint is supposed to move, but Catherine's is fused. I tried a hair dryer, but no joy. Her head was stuck too, but finally loosened with a tremendous 'crack'. Other reviewers have lamented "the photo shows their heads turned but they don't move".
And, she is slightly crosseyed.
The "Tarot" dolls have similar packaging; this is "Wheel of Fortune"; I called her Taryn. She was listing a bit to port when she arrived, to fit her hat in the box.
She also comes with a card, and a her-sized necklace (which I suppose could be a bracelet for very tiny people).
Her issues included staining on her FACE from her hat strings ( ), feet, and legs from her stockings. A couple hours of sanding improved the legs but not the face, different plastic maybe? Also her hair is very thin around her face; her scalp is a bit bare but is painted the same colour as her hair. Hopefully these things won't show in photos....?
All the outfits of these series look fancy and detailed; I think these 2 are pretty nice. They all have the same faces though, and it looks like, from what I can see of photos of the others, they even all have the same eyes. Some colour variation would have been nice.
The day I took them to the beach, I only got a few pix because the light was really going.
I contacted the seller and listed all the issues & they did give a partial refund. (They suggested heating her crossed eye with a hairdryer and it would be easy to move. HA! And when I push too hard & it falls off into her head, then what??? Nope!!)
When these dolls first appeared they were something like $70 USD. I got them for about $33 CAD each on sale. They are very pretty, and they have nice articulation. I don't know how it compares to Obitsu because I've never had one, but they are nicely poseable. More range of motion than stock Pullips & many of the joints are very smooth, even almost loose, except the little hand pegs don't flex (just like a lot of Pullip hands). I think if you like them they're worth getting, if they can be had for $30. There are a couple others I like, but I'm not sure if I'd buy more given the staining potential & quality issues.
I had a big photoshoot with Catherine out back today, but didn't want to dump all the photos at once, so, more to come