#barbie extra mini

[sablesdolls]

a mini guide to mini dolls

i'm making this because i love smaller dolls (between 4-7" tall) and i wish there were more options that aren't toddlers/children😔 if anyone knows of a doll line i've missed, please let me know!!

MGA Dream Ella Extra Iconic Mini doll

articulation including elbows and knees

more realistic adult proportions

brushable hair

6" tall

available on Amazon (but discontinued I think)

only 3 doll models were made

Barbie Extra Mini doll

articulation including elbows and knees

big, rounded head compared to body

brushable hair

5.5" tall

available at retailers

Magic Mixies Pixlings doll

articulation of arms and legs but only elbows, not knees

big, rounded head

molded-on clothing and supernatural features like wings, ears, horns, fins, etc.

6-6.5" tall

available at retailers

My Little Pony Equestria Girls Mini dolls

articulation including elbows and knees

Big head, but balanced out with big feet

Molded-on plastic hair, clothes, shoes, and horse ears

4.5-5" tall

discontinued, have to buy second-hand and can be expensive

Disney Store 5.5" Mini dolls

only basic articulation: head, legs, arms.

Proportions are realistic, close to a 12" doll like Barbie or MH

Brushable hair (although male dolls have molded hair)

5.5" tall

discontinued, obscure, and can be expensive second-hand

Winner's Stable playset dolls

articulation of knees but not elbows

budget dolls (not the best quality)

brushable hair

5" tall

discontinued but affordable second-hand

Breyer Freedom Series 1:12 scale dolls

I'm pretty sure they're articulated to the elbows and knees?

proportions similar to Barbie or MH

brushable hair

hands in reins-holding pose lol

6" tall

available but overpriced imo

Kuu Kuu Harajuku Mini doll

only basic articulation at arms and legs

oversized head and feet

molded-on hair

4-4.5" tall

discontinued but available second-hand, not too expensive

Capsule Chix

LOTS of articulation, including even hands and feet

All joints pop easily on and off

fairly realistic proportions

body has molded-on details to look like a robot

some have molded-on clothes, all have molded plastic hair

4.5-5" tall

available at retailers or second-hand, although a bit overpriced imo

Enchantimals 6" dolls

only basic arm and leg articulation

brushable hair

huge head with slim body

molded-on animal features like ears or horns

6" tall

pretty easy to find on Amazon or second-hand, affordable

Sonic Prime Action Figures

according to the box, 13 points of articulation

(obviously) molded to look like the Sonic the Hedgehog characters

lots of molded and painted details

5" tall

available at retailers, usually around $15 each

I'm including these even though they're action figures because if someone wanted to swap the heads, I think the bodies would be a fun and unique choice for a custom doll

there are actually lots of interesting articulated action figures that have customization potential!

[dollsinvogue]

Barbie Extra Mini doll #8 » Thierry Mugler fall/winter 1982

[ballpointdoll]

today i made a body swap that ive been intending to try for a rly long time but never got around to since my shit life syndrome made me not do much doll stuff for so long!

this is the only bratz i currently have, a kidz that is just so perfect to me, i love her face and her colour scheme so much. i saw her randomly in swedish ebay some year ago and was in love.

but, i really dont like 1) bodies with little articulation 2) bodies with sticky parts (bendable legs). so, despite that her body design is very cute, i wanted to find her a replacement. i didnt own any barbie minis but i started looking at them as an option, and now during black week i got this one which looked like it might match.

its not 100% exact match but its ~90%! definitely good enough for me. it is sad to see her lose the long and chunky legs and feet, tho, but i just really need her to not have sticky legs, and more joints.

the bratz head is very hard (possibly moreso due to age) and i had to warm it up a lot before i could work with the neck hole at all, but the neck still ended up snapping out of carelessness on my part. doesnt really matter since i dont intend to use her og body for anything. the barbie mini neck peg is very slightly thicker, but with a warmed-up head and the tiniest bit of widening the neck hole, i could attach them relatively easily.

ive now given her a wash and put her to dry, had just kept her in a bag since i got her. im really happy to finally have a body for her that im comfortable with, even if itd be nice to find an even more perfect one someday (hand articulation, and legs more like her original ones. at this point i think i'd have to 3d print that kind of body bc i dont think it exists)

next on her journey will be to get knitted clothes like everyone else. sorry to any of my dolls that didnt dream of being adopted into yarnland. or being dunked into boiling water and having their body torn from their head and all that. im sure she'll forgive me if the clothes are cute. and at least she gets to keep her face, bc its just perfect, i have no criticism. she even has the eye mole i often give my characters bc i have a mole like that. brown eyes and hair. she was made for me 💜

in a random note the barbie mini's hair is a weird cheap-feeling quality when you touch it that i didnt expect bc of what im used to with barbies.

[drawmyhearton]

[ziekmakend]

Currently working on a wedding dress for my Barbie extra mini that i found for less than four euro. I’m not done yet but she already looks so cute!

[97smol-dreams]

The twins have officialy joined Jackie's crew! 🐻💙 And they are the tallest members!

They are Lego Scala dolls with lps heads. I still havent given them names, but im thinking both have to be unisex names. I imagine the blue fur twin is a boy and the other is non-binary. The red fur twin would be the oldest sibling :3

[wurdulac]

comparison between various shorter dolls, original barbie body for the reference. also showing possible hybrids.

from left to right:

mtm original body barbie

marvel rising ms. marvel with a barbie head (neck peg isn’t compatible)

petite barbie

creatable world doll with a barbie head

lol omg doll

failfix doll

snapstar doll with mattel spirit doll head (neck peg needs to be altered)

dream ella extra iconic mini doll

barbie extra mini with mattel spirit doll head

created this reference pic because i like bodytype/height variety and because i want to eventually make some gnome/halflings characters. other dolls that are short but aren’t toddlers/small kids i know of but don’t have are mattel cave club and mga lol tweens.

other notes: mattel spirit dolls are compatible with barbie extra minis out of the box and they even might have matching skintones. lol omg have their cartoony instagram baddie bodytype but they look most similar in size to curvy failfix doll (afaik failfix have different bodytypes too and maybe one is even a little bit taller?). and umm sorry abt two dolls being faceless, i haven’t got around to repainting them (again).

[raggedyassandi]

Collection Post #4

[toychest321]

Barbie Extra Mini #8 [👡] Gucci Pre-Fall 2017 Collection

(Credit to @dollyprescriptions)

[lerry-hazel]

Cinderella Kitty: a variation

Halloween has, once again, snuck up on me, so I probably won’t be able to finish the remaining two chibi ghosts on time, and I still can’t find the motivation to keep working on my Silly Space Opera AU, especially as it has, apparently, already been done.

Nevertheless, I was being bugged by another silly idea I’d got somewhere between “It’s Behind You”, this delightful fic, and a modern-day AU I’m also, sadly, not writing.

It was supposed to be just Kitty in a Cinderella dress, but then it occurred to me that see-through wellies would do well as crystal shoes, and then I got carried away.

But I still think of her as Cinderella Kitty, so here goes.

[alldollsarevalid]

These little gremlins have got a hold on me

[asterkurayami]

[dollsinvogue]

Barbie Extra Mini doll #8 purse » Homanz blue diamond ring handbag

[monnymonster]

[thelivesofourdolls]

Meet Ruby, she's the doll I got for Christmas 🎁

[dollulus]

Mercari fashion doll haul! Moxie Girlz, Bratzillaz, Na! Na! Na! Surprise...

My new vid this week, opening up a box of some great dollies from a Mercari haul.