(05-24-2020, 12:33 AM)neon_jellyfish Wrote: Mouscedes is such a cutie! I still ponder getting her now and then. I just wish there was a non-shimmery version of her. I'd also prefer some other hair color, we had quite a few pink-haired dolls at that point, and while I like pink, I thought that some other colors would deserve a chance, too. Not sure what was Mattel referring to with Rat King. Maybe Nutcracker, but that one's Mouse King (which seems to be a much better fit for her). She certainly doesn't remind me of rat kings in the traditional sense of the term, she's not the least bit sinister, and too mouse-ey, instead of rat-ish.

But I love cute things, too, and she is SUPER cute. I could solve the hair color issue by rerooting and she would simply be a weremouse.

Sorry for the rambling!

(05-24-2020, 01:44 AM)Loona Wrote: Ah, I can see a recurring pink hair-pattern starting up here  Both Lolita and Mouscedes look cute. Lolita totally reminds me of an actual person I knew (sans the red eye).



I think there is! Her 3-pack version is either significantly less shimmery than the single-packed version, or completely non-shimmery. I do have both of them somewhere, I can try to dig them up and take a comparison photo if that'd be helpful
That's actually what makes me unable to make up my mind about which version to keep... on one hand, the shimmer looks cool, on the other hand, I was intending to make her monochrome by rehairing and partially repainting her, and IIRC the shimmer is bluish, definitely not greyscale.

(05-24-2020, 01:49 AM)davidd Wrote: One of the more unusual of the MH releases. Not sure how she really fits in with the "monster" theme. Mattel was definitely stretching the definition of "monster" after a while.

(05-24-2020, 10:41 AM)Alliecat Wrote: I wonder if there are any other dolls with flag representations in their eyes...?
I guess some people find mice scary as monsters (someone I know).  I just find them really bleepin' annoying when they get into my house  

(05-24-2020, 01:10 PM)Elfy Wrote: The Little Mouse Girl is gorgeous and so whimsical.

(05-24-2020, 01:35 PM)Lejays17 Wrote: Shes a cutie, I like her large teeth, which fits into the mouse theme.

(05-24-2020, 01:44 AM)Loona Wrote: I think there is! Her 3-pack version is either significantly less shimmery than the single-packed version, or completely non-shimmery. I do have both of them somewhere, I can try to dig them up and take a comparison photo if that'd be helpful
That's actually what makes me unable to make up my mind about which version to keep... on one hand, the shimmer looks cool, on the other hand, I was intending to make her monochrome by rehairing and partially repainting her, and IIRC the shimmer is bluish, definitely not greyscale.

(05-25-2020, 01:44 AM)davidd Wrote: Well, that was certainly a fortuitous charity shop find, as your Nefera appears to be intact and in good condition. Nefera was not particularly easy to find even in retail stores, at least where I was living.

She certainly has a regal, and rather elitist, appearance. Mattel did excellent work in the creation of this figure. This "playline" doll is up there in quality with some of their "limited edition collector" releases.

(05-25-2020, 03:51 AM)neon_jellyfish Wrote: Yay for a great find! I love Nefera to bits, and I'm happy to have her siggy in my collection. BYBY and Scream and Sugar releases were also gorgeous, but they never reached the same level of aristocratic classiness. I never cared about the character, she's a one-dimensional plot device, but her dolls are just stunning!

2012 was such a great year for MH. Major nostalgic sigh.

(05-25-2020, 05:27 PM)Lejays17 Wrote: Nefera is a great doll - not an interesting character really, but the gold & teal are a great colour combo.

Operetta is also an under appreciated character, I like this one with the touches of purple.

(05-25-2020, 06:57 PM)neon_jellyfish Wrote: Yes, that's the Picture Day release.

I wasn't interested in Oppie for the longest time, her character is great, but the photos I saw on internet didn't make her look like a doll I must own, plus she's got a lot of red going on. But when I was doing my first ADAD in 2018, one of the MHA members who also joined for a bit was posting a lot of awesome Oppie pics and totally enabled me to get one, my Killer Style. While I generally love red hair (although I really prefer more natural shades), for some reason, I don't like it on Operetta. I think it's the combination of that particular shade of red with that particular shade of lilac. But other than that, she's gorgeous and I'm glad I have her. Might reroot her at some point.

The collector MH dolls were supposed to be SDCC releases of MH version of Pennywise from It and the Grady twins from The Shining. At first it seemed like a hoax, and then they got completely cancelled shortly after being confirmed as genuine (it happened around the same time as SDCC cancellation), so I didn't even post about it here, because it's just sad. When Mattel previously decided not to feature MH at SDCC, they turned the SDCC exclusives into Mattel Shop exclusives (that was the fabulous Origins 2pack), so I thought they'd do the same with these dolls. But there may have been additional issues with production, due to the whole pandemic mess.

(05-26-2020, 09:06 AM)davidd Wrote: The bright red hair with the black streak is dramatically awesome! And her letterman style jacket is a fun retro high school element of Operetta's wardrobe, coordinating nicely with the 1950s style skirt.

(05-26-2020, 11:14 AM)Alliecat Wrote: Both have cool colour schemes.  Ah, I never get that lucky at thrift stores.  (OK, wait, Victor who is sprawled on the back of the couch is grumbling in my ear, nevermind...  )