#spop merch

[n7punk]

Now hang on does Bow have ankle articulation?? I know Catra doesn't, I thought none of them did, but this really looks like it. He's using a different body from the rest of them (obviously) so maybe the MH G2 boys just all had articulated ankles and it wasn't worth making a new mold to remove it even though less articulation is cheaper. I have to go back to my doll post now and see if I just forgot what I said or this is actually new information lmao

[clarenecessities]

if you like shaky pictures of she-ra merchandise then boy do i have the post for you!

was fortunate enough to get it in the original packaging! something very..... something about 'not intended for children' here, especially since they sent them out to like, a bunch of mommy bloggers, but that's fine. that's whatever.

This little card insert came included, along with some contact information that I've redacted because god only knows what one could do with that.

The statuette is in three pieces, the base, the figure, and her arm+sword.

the pose is pretty obviously just a recreation of the illustration on the box--you can see where the translation to three dimensions fell flat (heheheh) in the hair and cape. The cape came out with more volume than the illustration, while the hair is sort of... squashed, I guess?

also. and this may be a me problem. but her limbs are skinnier than in the illustration, and I feel personally attacked by that.

The figure attaches to the base with a basic peg-in-hole situation in her left foot--it's a good fit. I had to wiggle it a little to get it loose & I didn't care for that but I expect most people aren't going to be keeping theirs in the packaging.

please ignore the kitten hair it's kind of impossible to stage anything in this house atm without it

initially I thought they'd left out the details in her crown-wing-things, but no, they're there--the lines are just very shallow. I'd say it would have benefit from some touch-ups in black but...

the details aren't great. like not terrible by any means--the sculpt is flawless, if we accept that She-Ra isn't shredded & her hair is deflating from one of its magic flares. but there's some overspill on the paint--the gold seems to have been plated on over a flesh-colored base, which left the gaps between her fingers untouched but spilled over on the top of her middle and index fingers. The runestone, too, colored outside the lines a bit, but since the etching is so shallow it's only noticeable if you really look.

is it perfect? no. but it's leagues better than the other merch imo :/ huge thank you to @n7punk for accidentally alerting me of this thing's existence in time to buy it! nobody needs to do the math on how much i spent just don't even worry about it

[spop-gifs]

Stickers from Han Cholo to promote their officially licensed She-Ra and the Princesses of Power enamel pins

[taracandycorn]

Haven’t posted much lately but I got a treasure in the mail today and wanted to share!! Autographs from Nate, Bow, Frosta, Catra and Glimmer! Plus the 2018 comic con exclusives!

[emileedoodles]

Hey all,

You may have heard EU GPSR regulations are coming into play December 13th. Like many small sellers, I think I'll have to stop selling in the EU for the time being. I really hate to do this, but I'm a very small seller with a lot of other work on my plate, so this is what is feasible at the moment.

I will be taking orders to the EU until December 10th 9am (UK time), with the goal of dispatching them by end of day. As way of apology, I'll be running a 30% sale on everything in my Etsy for the next couple of days.

Love,

Emilee

[turtle-ly]

LOOK AT MY FRIEND'S GRADUATION GIFT TO ME!!!!!! look at my girl.... you see that fluffiness?? those hair tuffs???? the shiny effect on that pin??????? IM GOING INSANE

[grey-viridian]

GUYS GUYS GUYS LOOK MY FIRST MERCH

[hauntedbycatra]

It's finally here! You can buy a Santa Melog Keychain and PRE-ORDER the "Shot in the Dark" Catra & Melog Keychain!! A sticker of Catra & Melog are up for sell too right now. Link in carrd or check down below for link to my mini shop on Ko-Fi!

[tippenfunkaport]

It will never not piss me off that 80s She-Ra toys were action figures but when they went to make toys for 2018 She-Ra, they would only give us fashion dolls.

How did they learn nothing from the popularity of their own toyline?

Literally, three decades passed and somehow sexism in toys got WORSE.

[imnotamarysue]

Shop update! ✨

I've just restocked and added new products to my little shop!

There are not many units of some of the charms and pins, so if you are interested don't doubt it and grab them!

[scortrapta]

Fly me to the moon

And let me play among the stars

[killerprotector]

Hey guys where has anyone found dreamworks shera merch specifically for kids? Like tshirts, coloring books, etc? I’m looking for stuff to get my lil sister for Christmas and everything is either stickers, fanart, or tshirts for adults… links would be appreciated!

[n7punk]

Okay professional post done, let's get into my insanity.

In an Instagram post, Annalise said the girls' sculpts came from the DC Superhero Girls line (Bow is from MH G2 in case you've missed that in previous posts). This always confused me because from the photos of the DC dolls I found, they didn't seem to match, plus there are some changes on the She-ra dolls, like Glimmer's "curvier" sculpt (also something Annalise mentioned and, well, I can see on the sculpt comparison she is right but boy is that waist measurement the same) when the DC line didn't seem to have body type diversity, but her portfolio finally answered these questions for me.

Part of my confusion was because there were two lines under the same DC Superhero Girls name, one in 2016 (which was most of what I turned up and focused on) and one in 2019. The 2019 line did actually feature body diversity, but the She-ra line began work in 2017, so while it was possible they pulled the bodies from the in-development 2019 refresh, I thought it was more likely they used the 2016 ones.

This comparison from Annalise's portfolio shows the difference between the two DC lines. None of the articulation counts match the She-ra dolls, as they have 11, so they had some added regardless of the base body.

[Left picture from Ebay since Annalise doesn't have body photos for this line] Left to right, this shows the 2019 DC "Slim" body type on Harley Quinn, Adora's sculpt (the same base sculpt used for Catra and Shadow Weaver), and the 2016 DC bodies on Batgirl (molded outfit details changed for each doll and sometimes chest articulation was added, but otherwise they were all the same). Based on this comparison, I believe the 2019 Slim sculpt was used for the She-ra line as it is by far the closest match, so they were probably pulling from the in-development line and just added details as needed. (Note: the Petite sculpt for the 2019 line is extremely similar to the Slim sculpt, but I'm confidant SPOP used the Slim sculpt from the chest and the fact that the Adora, Catra, and Shadow Weaver dolls are taller than Glimmer's doll)

Adora, Shadow Weaver, and Catra were all molded with the exact same torso in different colors. This torso had a circular hole added in the back with a plug that was popped out to make room for Catra's tail on her. I believe this torso variant with the hole was added for the She-ra line as I haven't seen a DC girl who has it or would even need it.

[Left photo by me of the Shadow Weaver doll; Right photo from Ebay featuring the Katana Slim doll] Here you can see the added hole in the middle of the lower back that was used as a slot of Catra's tail. I have no idea why they included this (filled in, but still) on all the She-ra dolls since they have a version without it already and they're all cast in a different plastic/skin color, but it meant they had to move the molded copyright info up.

For the arms and legs of the Adora and Shadow Weaver dolls, they're exactly the same and seem to just be the DC Slim type with elbow and wrist articulation added. There were a couple hand styles for the DC dolls and they just picked one style to use for all the She-ra dolls (right fist, open left hand).

Catra's hands and lower legs are slightly different as claws have been added and, as noted in Annalise's portfolio, the arch of her foot was changed so she could stand without shoes, but otherwise her body is the same. And, of course, she has the back slot opened for adding in her tail.

Now, onto the doll that I've always had the most questions about: Glimmer! Knowing about the body diversity in this 2019 line now, this is less mystifying to me (I always wondered if they pulled her body from another unnamed line or modified the sculpt used for the other girls), but now the question is: which doll did her body type come from?

The DC line had Muscular/Curvy, Tall, and Petite/Curvy body types in addition to the Slim and Petite body types.

[Left Supergirl from Ebay, middle Glimmer, right Catwoman from Ebay] Well, damn. Now we run into a problem. Left is the Muscular/Curvy body. Right is the Petite/Curvy body (confirmed by comparing it with Bumblebee's body which I know is P/C, but this Catwoman photo is better than the one of Bumblebee), and middle is Glimmer's. Glimmer isn't a perfect match for any of them. Her torso and legs match the P/C body (as does her height relative to Adora/Catra/Shadow Weaver), but her arms don't match either body type. (Also: this sculpt shows her as having two opened hands, but she ended up with the right fist/open left hand all the other She-ra dolls have).

Alright, so lets sus this out. Here's the list of DC characters that got 2019 dolls that I found, along with their doll body type:

Supergirl (teen, superhero): Muscular/Curvy

Wonder Woman (teen, superhero): Tall

Batgirl (teen, superhero): Petite

Zatanna: Muscular/Curvy

Bumblebee: Petite/Curvy

Green Lantern/Jessica Cruz: Slim

Katana: Slim

Harley Quinn: Slim (visual match - not officially confirmed)

Catwoman: Petite/Curvy (visual match - not officially confirmed)

As far as I can tell, there is no just plain "Curvy" body. It looks to me like the P/C arms are pretty much the same as what the Petite and Slim bodies have, and Glimmer's arms are thicker than Catra and Adora's (something you can see in the sculpt but that I've also confirmed is present on the final dolls IRL). My best guess for Glimmer's sculpt is: she is using the Petite/Curvy body and legs, but her arms are based on the ones used for the Muscular/Curvy body. I think her shoulders have been reduced a little from the base M/C arm sculpt, either to fit onto the P/C body or to be more screen accurate.

This is kind of an odd solution, but it's the best guess I have based on the data I've been able to gather. I have checked and I don't think it's plausible she's using the Tall arms - they're too broad at the shoulder and too thin everywhere else. Maybe one day if someone is selling the Supergirl and Bumblebee doll together for five dollars I'll get them and do an IRL comparison between the three, but this is the solution I'm the most confident in, so that's my final assessment for now!

Design details for the 2019 She-ra dolls from toy designer Annalise Lao's portfolio!

[spop-gifs]

Stickers from Han Cholo to promote their officially licensed She-Ra and the Princesses of Power enamel pins

[catras-breakup-song]

hi so this is a weird ask but your like the only active person ive seen talk about antis and their takes so youre the only one i can think of sending this to and i just need to know itm not insane

i just saw an anti say that catras hair is straight? (they were talking about those action dolls and showed a twitter post of (presumably) a spop fan being like "where are her curls" because the catra doll has straight hair)

and i just ?? like, theres. theres no way that catras hair is straight? right? like im not just insane? theres no way that straight hair gets that type of volume?? maybe its not curly but her hair is straight up poofy. like its the size of her head before it gets cut and we can see how it sticks out at multiple points. only thing i can imagine pointing towards straight hair is how it looks when shes chipped but even then it looks like its wet, like either she was fresh off of primes zap pool or just full of hair gel, it still looks like it could be wavy for the rest of season 5. im sorry if this is weird i didnt sleep yesterday and needed to know if im crazy

ANTIS DO NOT INTERACT. CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM IS ALLOWED BUT CLOWNING IS FORBIDDEN.

i have not... seen them say that? just that glimmer's skin is too yellow. and that bow is the "black best friend" trope. and that adora is coded as a white savior. which i won't speak on anything from the list because i'm white. the point is i've seen a lot (that tiktok has haunted me for 2, nearly 3, years so make of it what you will) but that wasn't one of those things.

the first thing i want to get out of the way is that if it's a doll or toy, whether it's official merch or not... i wouldn't count that as an issue with the show itself because it's not portrayed in canon. not to say that it isn't something to criticize, just that you'd be focusing on the wrong aspect because the show wouldn't be what's problematic in this case, the company and/or executive producers would be.

that being said, i agree that catra's hair isn't naturally straight. i specify naturally because in season four she decides to give it a makeover that makes it look less like a wild, messy mane and more like a long, flowy human imitation style ─ hence part of the reason she cut off her tufts. the other reason is... well, this moment:

and these scenes are what i mean by "flowy" btw:

nice parallel, especially with the head-turning!

anyway, i've seen lots of fanart that makes her hair curly. this is one of my favorite examples, as well as these screenshot edits by @/yourfavisblck (now deactivated unfortunately, so i reuploaded but can take them down if necessary). she's apparently canonically latina-coded, but also is sometimes interpreted as afro-latina. i hope that's a more obvious re-imagination for ya if you're looking for one!

i don't know what else to add here so i hope this response is sufficient?

[emileedoodles]

This is my new pin project!

Each pin will be 25mm and will be sold in Catradora, Glimbow or Magical companion sets 🫶

If you're interested, please vote below so I know how many to order!

Thanks 🧡

The Adora wing pin will be 3D gold and the Swiftwind and Melog pin will be glitter enamel