Trendy and Bendy: More Fashion Doll Comparisons

Happy Easter, Everyone!  This is not an Easter themed post, but feel free to check out my Easter Parade video from last year.

Here is my next group of fashion dolls for comparison.  They are posed similarly to my previous comparisons.  They are from left to right:  Winx Club Layla, Howleen Wolf, Isla head on Clawdeen Wolf body, V.I.P. A.N.T. Farm Chyna, Fashion Royalty Monsieur Z. Wild, and Dance 'N Flex Christie.

None of them can stand on their own.  Layla has bendy arms and legs, and Christie is entirely bendy.  The rest are articulated.  

They can all cross their arms somewhat.  They all have high-heeled feet.  Monsieur Z. Wild and Christie can share shoes.

Here they are doing a side stretch.  Layla, Howleen, and the Clawdeen Wolf body do not have torso articulation.  Chyna and Monsieur Z. Wild have upper torso articulation and do a decent job of stretching to the side.  Christie with her bendy torso does this better than all of them.

Here they are "walking like an Egyptian".  Chyna has no wrist articulation and Layla can not bend at the wrist.

Here they are doing kneeling back bends.  Christie can arch her back quite a bit.

Here they are showing off their hands.  All of them have weird hands that are not useful for holding objects.

Here they are attempting to sit cross-legged. Christie comes the closest, but it looks like I tried to tie her legs in a knot.

 Here they are attempting to do middle splits.  None of them are successful at this, least of all Layla.

Here they are doing front splits.  The Wolf sisters do this the best.

Here they are doing a leg lift.  The Wolf sisters and Monsieur Z. Wild do this the best.

 Here they are seated.  Layla can cross her legs, but she has issues with sitting straight up.  I think that Christie does the best job of crossing her legs.

Do you prefer bendy dolls or articulated dolls?  Do you have a favorite among these dolls?  Which ones look the best in their poses?

More Female Figure Comparisons

There are some figures that blur the line between fashion doll and action figure.  What happens when you have a fashion doll that appeals to action figure collectors because of her articulation?  Or when you have an action figure that is adorably cute and looks good in most fashion doll outfits?  Or when you have an action figure with a fashion doll head (is it an action figure, a fashion doll, or some bizarre hybrid)?  Or what about action figures that are marketed towards girls?

Here's my next group of dolls for comparison.  I have posed them similarly to my previous comparisons.  They are from left to right:  Momoko, Dragon Linh, Martha Jones, Mixis Opal head on an action figure body, a 1988 Fun to Dress Barbie head on a Dragon Amy body, and Get Real Girl Basketball Nakia.

They can all stand on their own.  Martha Jones, Opal, and Barbie all have double-jointed elbows for extra flexibility.

Most of them can fold their arms to some degree, but Momoko and Nakia can not.  Their feet vary in size, but they all have friends with similarly sized feet that they can share shoes with.  Martha Jones has no feet.  Her boots pop off, similar to Bratz dolls.  She can share shoes with Hottiez Kiara.  I have a future project in mind that will give Martha the feet that she deserves.

Here they are doing side stretches.  It looks like Opal has the best range of motion here.

Here they are walking "like an Egyptian" to show off their arm, wrist, and knee articulation.  Who do you think does it the best?

Here they are doing kneeling back stretches.  I think that Opal has the best arch.

Here they are showing off their hands.  They can all hold onto items somewhat.  Nakia has a magnet in one of her hands to help her hold onto her basketball.  Out of these, Martha Jones' hands are my favorite.

Here they are sitting cross-legged on the floor.  Momoko and Nakia can not do this at all.

Here they are doing middle splits.  Again, Momoko and Nakia have challenges.

Here they are doing front splits.  They all do this well, with the exception of Nakia.

Here they are doing a leg lift.  Nakia does this the best.

And here they are seated.  I think that they all look good in a seated position, even though some cannot cross their legs.

So are any of your favorites among these dolls?  Would you characterize these as dolls or action figures?  Which ones have the best articulation?  Which ones are the most attractive?  Which ones are the most realistic?

Action Figure Ladies Comparison

So I know that there's really no difference between dolls and action figures.  They're all dolls to me.  It's just that, well, some of my dolls have angry expressions on their faces.  Some of them favor articulation over aesthetics.  Some of them arrived with guns and knives, military equipment, and/or leather apparel.  Some of them seem to be marketed more towards boys and men than towards girls and women.  This post features a few of those ladies of action.  I will pose them similarly to my previous comparison of articulated fashion dolls.

From left to right, here are Triad Alpha AA, Dragon Jennifer (Special Version), GI Joe Helicopter Pilot, Hot Toys True Type Cuban American, BBI Perfect Body AA, and Sideshow Jinx with Triad Hispanic Alpha hands.

They can all stand on their own, even in heels. Most came with extra sets of hands, and some with extra feet.

Most of them have double jointed-elbows, which allows more flexibility.

 Here they are seated with arms crossed.  Their feet are similarly sized, so they can share most shoes.

 Here they are stretching to the side.  The Triad Alpha has much more range of motion here.

Here they are walking like an Egyptian.  Who does it the best?  You be the judge.

 Here they are doing kneeling back stretches.  Jennifer and Jinx do this the best, but I think that the Alpha has a great arch to her back.

 Here they are showing off their hands.  Action figure ladies typically have hands that can do stuff.  Many times, they come with a set of relaxed hands, and a set of hands that can grip.  Out of these, the Triad Alpha hands on Jinx are by far my favorite.  They are functional without being huge.

 Here they are sitting on the floor cross-legged.  They can all do it to some extent, but Jennifer and Jinx do it the best.

 Here they are doing middle splits.  GI Jane is the only one who can go all the way down.

 Here they are doing front splits.  I can't believe it, but most of the articulated fashion dolls can do this better than these ladies.  Again, GI Jane does this the best.

 Here they are doing a leg lift.  It looks like GI Jane does this the best.

 Here they are sitting.  They can all cross their legs somewhat.  The Hot Toys TT Cuban American can not close her legs.

So which female action figures are your favorites (even if they are not featured here)?  Which ones have the best articulation?  Which ones are the most attractive?  Which ones are the most realistic?

Articulated Fashion Dolls Comparison

 I wanted to compare the articulation of some of my fashion dolls.  The dolls pictured below are:

Juku Couture Kana, Bratz Sasha, Super Model Bel body with Calista head, Liv Alexis body with Hadley head, Kenya body with Milan Barbie head, and one of the first wave Artsy Fashionista dolls.

They all have articulation at the elbows, wrists, and knees.  Juku Couture, Super Model, and Liv dolls have articulation at the waist.  Bratz and Fashionista dolls have articulation at the chest.  Juku Couture, Super Model, and Liv dolls have articulation at the ankles.  Bratz dolls have feet (shoes) that can move from side to side.

Juku Couture, Bratz, Super Model, and Liv dolls can stand on their own without being propped up and without the use of stands, which is important to me.  Kenya and Fashionista dolls can stand on their own in certain shoes.

Juku Couture, Super Model, and Liv dolls have feet that are similar sizes, so they can share shoes.  Super Model dolls have a slight arch in their feet, so they look good in heels as well as flats.

Bratz feet can be removed and replaced with flat or heeled feet (shoes).  Kenya and Barbie have similar feet and can share shoes.

Here they are stretching to the side.  The Fashionista doll does this the best.  The Kenya doll has no torso articulation at all.  The Super Model doll has waist articulation that looks similar to the Liv doll, but does not have the same range of motion.

 Here they are walking like an Egyptian in order to show off their elbow, wrist, and knee articulation.

Here they are doing kneeling back stretches.  The Liv dolls have double-jointed knees, so they are superior at any kneeling poses.  The articulation of the Fashionista allows her to arch her back quite a bit.

Here they are showing off their hands.  I don't really have a favorite here.  They all have decent wrist articulation.  If I had to pick a favorite, I guess I'd go with Kenya's hands.  I actually prefer the big hands of action figure females that can pick items up and hold them.

I wanted to see if any of them could sit on the floor cross-legged.  Um, none of them can, but the Super Model doll comes the closest.

 Here they are doing middle splits. The Fashionista doll does this the best.

Here they are doing front splits.  All of the dolls can do this one, with the exception of Kenya.

 

The Fashionista does the best leg lift.  Her leg will actually go all the way back.

 

So here they are seated.  The Juku Couture and Fashionista dolls can't seem to keep their legs closed when they sit.

 
So which articulated fashion dolls are your favorites?  Which ones have the best articulation?  Which ones are the most attractive?  Which ones are the most realistic?

Bel Head Swap

If you read my last post and you guessed that I would be doing a head swap with Bel, you were right.  Give yourself 50 bonus points if you guessed that Calista would be the recipient of Bel's body. 

Calista is happy to be able to pose, without the big clown feet.  She has a long neck now, though, so I see a lot of high collars in this young lady's future.

Here are Bel, Calista, and Sasha.  Bel is on Calista's old body, and Sasha is thrilled to have her original body back.

In my next post, I will show you just how posable Bel's body is.