davidd's A DOLL A DAY 2026

[davidd]

Interesting setting!

I've been pulling my old "Bratz story" room box out of mothballs (aka back of the storage shed) to use in photo-story games on one of the action figure forums.

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I've mostly been doing "real life" stuff lately, and what "toy time" I've squeezed in has been centered around crafting brief photo-story game responses for a couple of the action figure forums. I don't feel entirely comfortable posting too many "action figure" photos to "doll forums.". As a result, I haven't had a lot of enthusiasm for staying current in my A Doll A Day posts.

I'll try to catch up... again... but I don't know how long I can keep this going. I feel my interest shifting toward story games rather than random doll photos.

Here is an assortment of 1/6-scale (Barbie doll size) characters who have appeared in or will appear in one of the ongoing action figure photo games:

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7 May - A Doll A Day 2026:

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Trekkie Girl

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8 May - A Doll A Day 2026:

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Nicolette Arkham

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9 May - A Doll A Day 2026:

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Basil Leyland

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10 May - A Doll A Day 2026:

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Sister Taube of the Order of the Sisters of Little Mercy

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11 May - A Doll A Day 2026:

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"King" or "E" or "King 'E'" or "Ellis 'King' Prescott"

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12 May - A Doll A Day 2026:

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Oscar the Dog

[Alliecat]

So the "doll chat" thing is working this time? I recall you saying nobody wanted to play.
Life Stuff is a serious downer on dolly time.

I don't feel entirely comfortable posting too many "action figure" photos to "doll forums.".

Yeah. There are so many people here who'd be offended

[davidd]

So the "doll chat" thing is working this time?  I recall you saying nobody wanted to play.

The Doll Chat Game on the Men With Dolls forum has been totally dead for months. The Doll Chat Game on One Sixth Figures will slow for a while and will then pick up again. Most forum members still insist on replying with comments rather than replying with a PICTURE with a comment underneath it. I mean, it's not that hard, is it? Rachel and Lexxi don't think so:

13 May - A Doll A Day 2026:

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[Alliecat]

I dunno... if people don't have time/can't be bothered to take a random picture, they're maybe not likely to take a reply-picture AND add a caption....?
I don't have anything to say about fries... >shrug<

[davidd]

I dunno... if people don't have time/can't be bothered to take a random picture, they're maybe not likely to take a reply-picture AND add a caption....?
I don't have anything to say about fries... >shrug<  

Stand a doll on your desk where you're sitting right now. Snap a pic with your phone. Done.

You don't have anything to say about fries? Don't you live in Canada? Isn't poutine a dietary staple in Canada? Isn't poutine basically fries with goop on them?

You'd be surprised -- or not -- at how wide-ranging a discussion about fries can be: history, culture, international rivalry, and random off-topic-ness.

Mostly randomness.

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14 May - A Doll A Day 2026:

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WOO HOO! Grail Fig!

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Go Hero / Castaway Toys Flash Gordon - circa 2010 release

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A "grail doll" is a doll, toy, or action figure that somebody would like to own one day that is either challenging to find or prohibitively eensive.

I have hoped to one day own a Go Hero / Castaway Toys Flash Gordon 1/6-scale (12 inch) action figure since seeing one pictured in MiskatonicNick's photostream back in 2013. When I was a kid I was a rabid fan of the 1930s Flash Gordon movie serials. TV horror movie host Bob Wilkins used to run Flash Gordon during the "Creature Features" program on KTVU out of Oakland, California. KTVU was one of the first exotic and distant channels available when cable television became available where I grew up.

Back in 2013 when I learned about this Flash Gordon action figure, based on the likeness of screen actor Buster Crabbe, the figure was already sold out at retailers and prices on the secondary market seemed prohibitive. The Go Hero Flash Gordon is not really a true "grail" figure because it is not particularly difficult to find. Prices, however, have always tended to be more than what I have been able or willing to pay, so for me, the figure qualifies as a "grail" item.

A few years ago I found a partial costume set for the figure at a price I was willing to pay. I figured that was probably going to be the closest I would ever come to acquiring a Go Hero Flash Gordon action figure.

Recently I randomly searched for the figure once again on eBay, and I found one complete-without-box for what seemed like a reasonable price; or reasonable compared to what they usually sell for. I happened to have funds available -- an uncommon coincidence in itself -- so here it is: a complete Go Hero / Castaway Toys Flash Gordon action figure, including ray pistol, ray rifle, and miniature rocketship.

[davidd]

15 May - A Doll A Day 2026:

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Frank Walker

[Alliecat]

Yeah, I don't do phone snaps, except when I'm travelling with no laptop.
Where I'm sitting right now?  Ha.  On the porch in the dark because it is a very rare quiet evening, and even the incessantly barking dogs have stopped momentarily.  It got too dark to see my notes to work on articles  ...HOWEVER... since the pot fumes have started up again from the OTHER side, I will probably be going in soon.  This effin place.... 
Ugh, poutine; yeah it's a Thing.  Cholesterol special.... doesn't float my boat.
OK den... last night I had some really good grocery-store frozen fries; they are always nicely crispy.  I may have slightly charred them though.  Sigh.  I did not pose a doll with them, so I guess it doesn't count 

YAY for getting a grail figure!  Congrats.  Yes, being too ex$pensive definitely counts.  And hey, you opened the box!  Hope he gives you some fun ideas for photoshoots.
Frank's realistic detail is terrific.