#dollignis

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A little end-of-the-month thrifting to square away, largely focused on peculiar resemblances...

Most of the Goodwill outlet finds this time were housewares, and I accept that I’m probably the only one excited about finding a full set of 70s Tupperware stacking shakers and a red pitcher that somehow had its complete lid and zero Kool-Aid staining inside. And that’s okay.

I did find a whole plastic grocery bag in a bin, full of 80s Skippers and a couple of off-brand Kellys--plus one real Kelly with jointed knees(!!!)--which included the only brown-eyed Skipper I’ve ever seen, so naturally she’s a keeper. Along with another ‘84 Tropical Skipper whose hair somehow turned out as perfect as my trans Rapunzel’s. It also had a Skipper-sized body that’s pale enough for my Periwinkle faerie head to stay on, which is nice, and a Barbie head on a Skipper body. The skintones match so well that I kept her that way, after cleaning, and she is now Shortest Barbie. And in a minor miracle, I found a pair of really nice, tall, brown Barbie boots, just lying loose in a bin. I thought sure when I found the first one, that the mate would be long gone. But no! So, they’re working quite well on Anya until I can find her originals. That was about all on the doll and toy front at the outlet this time, though. I did find a Ken, but his picture is below in a group shot.

At the Valley Thrift Store, though, a bit of doll fortune smiled upon me. I found a pair of male dolls bagged together for $5. That’s usually way more than I’m willing to pay for two, when all the others work out to $1 each there, but the price was ‘justified’ in that both were completely clothed. Shoes and all. One was a singing Bieber, which I don’t care about (Bieber bodies, while having the uniquely strangest joints ever to befall a ‘fashion’ doll, are great for giving extra articulation to early Disney guys; my 1990-92 Eric’s head fit nicely onto a silent Bieber I’d found last year,) But his vest and teeshirt work great on Ravus:

And the Ken I mentioned? He makes a passable Ignis. Hair gel is still required, and he really needs smaller glasses, but yeah. Major props to the shirt @evil-robot-cat sent me last Christmas, that just happens to be black with a subtle close-enough-to-leopard print.

The bare-bones Noctis behind him is the real bit of good fortune, and the biggest reason I wanted the bag, despite my initial balk at the price. That’s a 2012 Fashionistas Ryan. In box, that asshole is $50 right now on ebay, and probably still $30 nude. Because rooted hair, non-Ken-like face paint, and articulated wrists. I swapped that body out to Ravus, who will be posed more, and Noctis got his former 5-joint 2016 Fashionistas Ken body. Noctis came with the black teeshirt, I think, and his original pants have a shiny tiger print on them, so he got Bieber’s black pants. Which are too short, and therefore perfect for Noctis. (Singing Bieber is currently naked and headless in the body donor box. I thought I could use him to give my thrifted BatB Adam a body that doesn’t have noodle arms, but the fit makes his neck non-existent.)

On the whole, I really like doll!Noctis and Ignis, considering all I’ve done to them so far is change their clothes. There’s an amusing silliness to the imperfection. But speaking of character dolls, today at the 50%-off day at the thrift store down the street, pickings were slim for dolls overall, but I did get one just because I liked her not-pink dress. A valid reason, when the sale made her cost 45 cents. Then I got her home and washed her, and oh-ho-ho, was she ever a lucky pick:

I finally found my Sylva. Her face sculpt is really close to the Kingsglaive model. Her eyes, hair, and brows are already the right colors. Even her hairline is right! Her hair only goes down to her shoulder blades, which should be just about right for putting up in a low bun. All I have to do is remove her eyeshadow and lipstick, and redo them with more natural colors, as, er, Sylva doesn’t seem to be wearing any makeup at all. An Oracle’s got more important things to do, you know. Along with Sylva, we found...

...a baby Ravus. Or, rather, a baby that Ravus seems to be responsible for. An ebay search says this is an Alice in Wonderland Tommy (Ken’s little[st] brother, I think,) but haha, come on. This is a Nox Fleuret. Look at him. I think this brings doll!Seph’s child count to five, because also in another bag...

... was this clear hybrid of Seph and Lazard. She’s not Mattel and doesn’t have a name yet, but she’s chubby and grouchy and her daddies love her to bits. I’ll have to make her some custom ball elastics with black and white materia. The clips are just to keep her bangs sort of in shape until they dry.

Oh shit, and the ever-growing sproglet count reminds me that I did have to break down and buy a new Chelsea-sized doll, BECAUSE:

PROMPTO HAS A SON. HE CAME WITH THAT SHIRT. HIS HAIR SWOOPS. HE EVEN HAS FRECKLES. IS HE IGNIS’? GLADIO’S? IT IS A MYSTERY.

A good round for building up the character roster, I feel.