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)

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. :)

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

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.

Photo Shoot - Jessie Fashionista

After Red Dreams and Elisha Cuthbert, here is Jessie in her full costume from the boxset. Since body is not included, I took the one from my ZC Girl Eve. Problem is, the black dye has *already* stained the base figure so I might as well make the body permanent for Jessie.

Photo Shoot - Jessie and Elisha Cuthbert

A photo shoot is a creative exercise. Here is Jessie and Elisha Cuthbert. I first saw Elisha Cuthbert in the movie The Girl Next Door. Chio actress. If only my doll can strike that pose, hehe.

(The Elisha backdrop is a high res, full screen image on my LCD monitor.)

Photo Shoot - Jessie Red Dreams

Excited over the purchase of my first boxset (ST 001 Jessie), I set up a photo shoot at the first opportunity. Been kind of busy lately and procrastinating, finally here is it.

I like to experiment with new photo shoot techniques and angles, challenging myself to do better each time. I am not always successful, due to the environmental constraints and figure articulation.

This Red Dream photo shoot has - can you guess it - a LCD monitor as backdrop. The 'red curtain' is a high resolution full-screen image. Light source is mostly artificial lighting from my IKEA table lamp and a bit of natural lighting.