just a doll blog

They/them. Adult collectors only please. Obsessed with anything fantasy or space themed.

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The dolls of Living Dead Dolls series 34 have been grails for me for years, and I’ve finally managed to pick up three of them for a great price.

But I had NO idea that Soot is translucent! What! All the stock photos make her look black, but now that I know there are a few where you can kind of tell.

I’m a bit disappointed just because she’s not what I expected, but it does make her so much more ghostly and unique to all other LDDs. I expect to like her more and more over time.

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I do appreciate that Bratz collector dolls are always trying something strange and interesting.

Doesn’t mean I’ll buy them. But I do appreciate it!

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I bought her :P

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Been feeling more depressed for a while and have been stacking up some dolls I’ve bought but haven’t opened, and finally realized I’ve been buying dolls I know I’ll like in the future when I like things again, so I’m saving them for when I’ll feel something positive. :/

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Oh, I actually like her I think. I mean, the longer I look at any individual piece the less I like it. But her face is great!

Not one I'm gonna buy for sure, but I think she's a delightful addition to the Skullector lineup on the whole. Even if it took them far too long to release actual photos.

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Amazing how quickly Wild Childz has pissed away good will and anticipation from doll collectors. I'm still not convinced these dolls actually exist and will ever release. 😂

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A behind the scenes video of a 2026 Ping doll from the creator of Wild Childz has been found as well as a Walmart listing for a Wild Childz Ping doll

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Husband and I were talking about things that people, who know about a hobby, know not to do, to the point that they take for granted that people know not to do it, so they never talk about it, but people new to the hobby look around and don't see other people doing it, so they assume that they're the first person to think of it, instead of wondering if it's known but not done for a reason

The first thing in the fashion doll hobby I thought of like this was using Sharpie to do fine lines on repaints. When you're new, that seems like a much better solution than using paint on a brush; when you've been around for a while, you know that the reason it isn't done is because the Sharpie pigment gets into the vinyl and starts migrating away from where it was applied

Another is using acetone to remove paint on bodies. It works fine removing paint from vinyl heads because the plasticizers protect the plastic from the acetone; there are no plasticizers in hard body plastic, so the acetone immediately starts dissolving it

Polypropylene hair fibers. New people think the old people just don't like how lightweight and prone to tangling it is, so the new people think that when they deep condition and gel it so it feels and behaves better, then they've thought of something the older people just haven't. Nope! People who have more experience with dolls know that polypropylene hair fibers will basically self-destruct after 20 or 30 years, due to polypropylene's inherent property of having its polymer chains basically starting to unravel after any exposure to a subset of the wavelengths of UV light

I know there are more things like this, but I can't think of them at the moment, so feel free to add--with the explanations of why it's not a good idea. Just telling people "You shouldn't do that" without explaining why (especially when it's a measurable physical/chemical reason) can often lead to people yelling "Rules are made to be broken!" and doing it anyway. In the case of doll customizing, it's not an arbitrary rule, though. It's materials science

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Cake pointed out using nail polish as a sealant. I know it's tempting, when you're new to the hobby and haven't bought any proper sealant and do have clear nail polish, but nail polish is actually not made for long-term use--I don't mean it's intended to wear away so you have to paint your nails more often, I mean its formulation isn't color stable, and even clear nail polish will start to discolor over time

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Old Wild Childz Ping prototype vs. 2026 behind the scenes video Ping

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wild childz 🐾

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Samantha Parkington!

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Thinking about some kind of Greek myth Monster High Skullector, just so the object heel can be Atlas holding up the rest of the shoe.

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my latest g3 restyle, and my favorite one so far! I really enjoyed microbraiding this venus' hair, it was meditative. I haven't done braids this small before

mattel still needs to explode for continuously not giving any of the black ghouls fully microbraided hair -_-

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Living Dead Dolls Tina Black » Tina Minskoff aka battina

thank you to @devastatine for sharing this!

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Disney ily 4Ever The Devil Wears Prada dolls inspired by Andy Sachs and Miranda Priestly

Price: $49.97 each

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These are such an odd release. They look well made and everything, but the ily faces just do not fit the vibe of these dolls or the movie in my opinion. And I agree with others I’ve seen say they should’ve been a $50 set, not $50 each, no matter how good the clothes look.

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I love having multiple dolls of one character in my collection. repetition pleases me and my homegirl (aka autism)

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I do appreciate that Bratz collector dolls are always trying something strange and interesting.

Doesn’t mean I’ll buy them. But I do appreciate it!