Photo Shoot - Teresa and Barbie Giveaway

In the last blog post, I told you I had to give away Barbie and the cute leopard sofa to my nieces. The truth is more brutal - I had to give away two dolls, including Teresa. The two dolls have moveable joints on their arms, almost like their higher end cousins in the Pivotal Barbie line.

Enjoy the photos, the only ones I took for Teresa and Barbie. By this time, the dolls and sofa should have reached my nieces overseas. Hope they take care of my dolls and furniture.

Photo Shoot - Puppy Love Barbie

I was told that I would have to give her away, together with the cute little leopard sofa, to my nieces. :((

She came with a life-sized t-shirt - the same one she is wearing - for kids. You can see the box display here. The doll is my first "normal grade" barbie with moveable arm joints, the kind you find in the Pivotal Barbie line.

I actually have a photo-shoot done with a bigger leopard sofa; the model then was Bond Girl.

Photo Shoot - Barbie Basics 08

After buying seven barbie basics dolls and having blogged about the purchase, it is time to debox them for photo-shoot. #08 will have the honour of being the first in the barbie basics line to grace my setup. Enjoy!

The Seven Princesses are here

Customize. Personalize. Play. Barbie Basics is all about permission to play. Each doll is in the fashion staple “Little Black Dress”—break her out of the box and customize to make her your own. All of the 12 different dolls come attired in different little black dresses. Add one of the accessory packs to personalize your very own Barbie doll.

Photo Shoot - Harley Chic 3.0 Creative Edition

I decided to get creative with the photos taken in my first Harley Chic 3.0 photoshoot by adding effects. The effect is known as "low contrast darken". Not sure if appropriate but the photos sure look different, lol.

Photo Shoot - Harley Chic 3.0 with Bike

It has been 10 months since I bought my Harley Chic and Otaku 1.2. Two weeks ago I decided to do some spring cleaning of the room and the result is a display table that is spick and span. Well not really because dust is accumulating everyday but at least the table can now double as a photo setup for dolls. BBI Perfect Body wearing Harley Chic 3.0 was the first to go on stage.

Triad Toys Harley Chic 3.0 outfit set includes

-1 Black Leather Motorcycle Jacket
-1 Black Leather Motorcycle Pants
-1 Pair Black Leather Boots with Bootfeet
-1 Black Tank Top with Front Zipper

Bike is Honda CBR 929RR from NewRay.

Our girl is holding a Desert Eagle, don't play play!

The gun is not part of the set. The outfit set itself can inflict enough damage already ($34.99 on Triad's website)

Preview of Black Widow at Toy Hunter, Hong Kong

I was in Hong Kong recently and the routine included visiting Hot Toys at Toy Hunter. Black Widow from Iron Man 2 was in the display window!

Natasha Romanoff - Black Widow in the movie.

Black Widow by Hot Toys

Purchased Barbie and Teresa T-Shirt Pack

Was at Toys "R" Us that day when I saw them. They are not new, these Barbie dolls bundled with a 1:1 T-shirt. I did not pay attention to the joint at the arm last time .. can you spot that in the picture above? Looks like one of those Pivotal body barbies! Mai tu leow .. score!

Not one but two. Below is Teresa, I prefer Teresa's T-shirt design than Barbie's, especially the big doll logo.

Now, I wonder whether there are joints on Barbie's legs. I believe Teresa should be using this "pivotal" body type as well.

Finally Purchased Muriel!

I have waited weeks to score Muriel. Retailers brought them in before my regular contact. As a loyal customer, I decided to get Muriel from him.

My patience paid off. It better be as I waited two more weeks for the stock to come in. Muriel retails from $128 to $140 in places I have asked but I managed to score her for $120 from my regular contact!

Overall a very nice ZC Girl with cool Cheytech M200 and other accessories. I have not bought military figures for a long time because frankly I was sick of those which flooded the market, but Muriel is too hard for me to resist.

Muriel is modelled after Meryl Silverburgh from Metal Gear Solid. I have not played the game but who cares. :P

Purchased TTL Female Body (Brunette)

Went CSC today but didn't buy anything. Wanted to score Muriel but my regular contact told me stock will only be in next week. There was a 'sale' at CSC, the Hot Toys slim or narrow bodies going for $25 (retail $40). They were snapped up quickly. Too bad I'm not into male bodies now, or I would have snapped them up too. But I don't think I had that much spare cash on hand. :P

So I came out empty-handed. Walked to my next destination - The Falcon's Hangar. Wanted to score a TTL female body. I almost came out empty-handed again 'cos the body was not on display. Luckily I opened my mouth .. and asked.

I made a surprising discovery. TFH accepts payment by credit card! Wah, are they the only 1:6 toy shop in Singapore to do that? And best of all, there is no surcharge!!

So I bought the brunette version. Her bigger bosoms (compared to the black version) are not my main consideration. I just find her headsculpt nicer. :)

Philipp Plein Barbie in 1:1

"he was selected to create the birthday dress for the 50th anniversary Barbie®. The occasion is one of a kind, therefore it was the aim of PHILIPP PLEIN to give Barbie® a glamorous and noble appearance, underlining her timeless beauty but still making a statement for an high end fashion queen. The dress is made out of precious Jakob Schlaepfer Haute Couture fabric from Switzerland, decorated by hand with CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements. Soon the PHILIPP PLEIN Barbie® will be available as a 500 pieces limited edition."

From this website. Selling for around $385 .. USD I think! Very expensive right?? But pictures are free, so enjoy these pictures of the 1:1 version. The doll, we can buy it in our dream, haha.

Hilary Duff Fashion on My Obitsu

I did this photo shoot many eons ago. Dressed the Hilary Duff Fashion on an obitsu because she can pose better due to her wider range of articulation. You can see the clothing set in Tecadelic's gallery.

I'm "censoring" her eyes first because they look kinda freaky, haha.

From source, Duff dresses Barbie dolls

Upcoming: Hot Toys TrueType Female Body

Will be looking forward to this. From Hot Toys website:



Highlights:

• Over 28 points of articulation
• Realistic head sculpt with blonde and implanted hair
• A full-torso soft rubber skin layer from neck to waist
• 2 pairs of hands
• 2 pairs of feet (high-heel and flat-heel)
• 1 set of top and bottom
• A figure display stand

Expected release date is Q4, 2009. Woo, looking forward to my first Hot Toy body. :)

Photo Shoot - Otaku 1.2 Blonde in Yellow Bikini (2)

Continued from part 1.

Photo Shoot - Otaku 1.2 Blonde in Yellow Bikini (1)

Finally dressed up my blonde Otaku 1.2 from this post. Yellow bikini from ZC Girl Eve.

Part II of the photo shoot is here.