A Philly Collector of Playscale Dolls and Action Figures
Blog URL http://phillycollector.blogspot.com/
Located Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
Tags Barbie, fashion doll, action figure, playscale, doll collector, G.I. Joe, doll news, doll action figure sale, American culture
Comments, activities, photos, etc. from a Philadelphia collector of modern 1:6 scale dolls and action figures like Barbie, Cool Girl, Fashion Royalty, G.I. Joe, G.I.R.L. Force, Hot Toys, JEM, Jenny, Mixis, Momoko, PowerTeam, Sideshow, and Susie.
Latest Blog Posts
- More Decisions ... Asha Head Mold on Nov 19, 2009 in collection Asha Mattel Barbie black dolls Nikki Christie
As seen in previous posts, I have Shani's friend Asha as well as swimsuit dolls and a ballerina produced from that head mold. I should be tired of the Asha face by now, right?Wrong. Okay, I won't be keeping the AA Holiday Joy Barbie. There's no click...
- Decisions: Shall They Stay or Should They Go? Part 2 on Nov 19, 2009 in collection Mattel summer
I wanted to include the photo that shifted my thinking from "this one is going" to "oh, I have to keep these two."Don't these two look related? Single parent, lingerie model Mom and her confident-in-my-body, free-spirited daughter. (Remember, picture...
- Playscale Samsons: Long-haired Males on Nov 19, 2009
My guys - dolls and action figures alike - felt left out. So I offer this post as sop to them and as a photo theme contrast to my recent photos of female dolls and action figures. I gathered my long-haired guys and aimed the camera at them. For your...
- Decisions: Shall They Stay or Should They Go? on Nov 18, 2009 in Mattel Courtney Raquelle summer Fashion Fever
There are dolls that I look at and instantly note: that one is NOT going anywhere.Then there are dolls that make me wonder why I got them in the first place. Sale? Temporary insanity? Safe passage out of a dangerous story?More though are the puzzlers...
- Teresa and Hispanic Barbie Queries? Go Princesa on Nov 17, 2009 in Teresa Mattel La Princesa Plastica
Ever wonder when Teresa was introduced to the Barbie line? Or which Barbie dolls had Hispanic versions? Wonder no longer. Go to La Princesa Plastica for your Teresa and Hispanic Barbie queries.You can read about these dolls in English or in Spanish.
- Attempting Order: DAF Organization, Part 1 on Nov 16, 2009 in organizing collection DAF DAF Room
I spent time offline in the DAF Room. I separated boxed dolls from out-of-boxed dolls, from loose clothes. The above photo shows my progress. To the left, there's an open box of NRFB dolls and action figures with a narrower box of deboxed figures on...
- New: Mattel Kiddies Webshots Folder and Kelly Link on Nov 13, 2009 in Mattel WebShots photos Kelly
Kellys are the doll equivalents of M&M candies. Neat, sweet, bursts of bright color. Tiny starfish hands, big eyes smiling at/with you. Just too adorable, you coo. Well, I coo anyway ;- D. You think, oh just one or two, but end up with piles of them...
