davidd's A DOLL A DAY 2023

[davidd]

A Doll A Day 2023 - Playing Catch-Up Again

Meh... sorry! I've been too busy and too tired to bother with posting.

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26 June – Action Figure Action Stance

'Kay, this is an intentionally bad photo illustrating some things that I dislike intensely about female action figure photography; or, more precisely, about photographers who pose and photograph female action figures. I had a tough time getting myself to pose the figure like this because it's just so cringe, y'know?

First: seriously, does anyone, whether real-life super-models or anyone else, actually twist their heads, owl-like, to look backwards over their shoulders in order to appear "sexy?" Maybe while backing up your car -- well, in the days before every stinkin' car had a back-up camera -- but in everyday life, or even in once in a while life, who cranks their head around sideways to look over their shoulder?

So while swiveling your head, now arch your back so your butt sticks out; but throw those shoulders back so they're even with, or even out behind, your protruding butt. Keep that head turned. There, that'll look sexy as heck. Emphasize those frontal assets along with the ass-ets, dig?

And then, icing on the cake, ya gotta have a gun.

I dunno if it's sexy if a guy does this. Maybe I should try this pose with a male action figure.

But go look through almost any dude's photos of female action figures and you're gonna see this pose -- usually even more extreme. What is the deal with cranking the heads around sideways? Even yoga practitioners can't do that!

So there ya go: the iconic chick action figure stance: head twist, boobs out, back arched, butt and shoulders back -- do dudes really think this is what girls look like? I don't think the girls in girly magazines even twist themselves in to positions like this.

Fun fact: the fig actually balanced in this position!

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27 June – Action Figure Action Stance, Revisited

I hadda go back and stand her up straight. I actually kinda like this fig (a TBLeague S32A body with a SuperDuck SDH018B head), and the character has a name, Nora LeValle, so I felt kinda bad "objectifying" her (objectifying an inanimate object - can ya do that?) for that example of cringe-inducing action figure photography yesterday. But she's a trooper, and willing to go along with the gag for educational purposes, so here she is looking... at least I hope... somewhat less implausibly contorted.

Bear in mind, this is a stylized action figure and a fictional character, so kids: do NOT walk around with a loaded automatic pistol stuffed down your trousers!

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28 June – The Diabolical Doctor X

Doctor X is a character and figure from the Action Man line of action figures. Action Man was originally the Palitoy version of Hasbro's GI Joe released in Europe. Later, Hasbro marketed Action Man (and his enemies) in the US market.

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29 June – Super Villain Gardening Club

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30 June – The Pestiferous Professor Gangrene

Professor Gangrene is a character and figure from the Action Man line of action figures. Action Man was originally the Palitoy version of Hasbro's GI Joe released in Europe. Later, in the 1990s, Hasbro marketed Action Man (and some of his enemies) in the US market.

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1 July – Budget Barbie Outfit

Purchased for a specific project for which my enthusiasm has somewhat waned.