Tobias Alsford

When I saw him, I knew that I had to have him. Tobias Alsford has joined my collection.

He came to me boxed and nude, with a spare set of hands. He is posing below in a pair of Triad Toys boxer briefs. He is 13 inches tall and articulated at the upper torso, elbows, knees, wrists, and ankles.

 He's a handsome guy.

I was hoping to quickly find something for him to wear, but didn't feel optimistic since he is taller than most 1/6 scale dolls. When I tried the shirt below on him, I began to feel hopeful since it was just the right length for him. All of my hopes were dashed, though, once I put his pants on. This just will not do.

He'll have to wear it, though, until I can find him something more suitable (ha). The jacket is a nice length for him, but it's a little too large on his slim chiseled physique. His shoes fit him very well.

My Adeles feel that he will fit in quite nicely here. The other ladies in my collection do agree.

Here he is hanging out with Darius, Adele, Adele, Remi, and Janay. Remi and Jana are a little underdressed for this occasion.

I'm sure that Tobias has many talents that will be revealed as time progresses.

Overall, I'm very happy with this figure. He poses well and he is aesthetically pleasing. 

Color Infusion Janay

I had been pretty much ignoring the female dolls from Integrity Toys for a while.  With the arrival of this Color Infusion Janay doll, now I'm paying attention again.  I love some of the changes that have been made from my older Integrity Toys/Fashion Royalty ladies.  Goodbye sharp little claw-like hands!  Goodbye pointy little Barbie feet!  Hello to a more realistic body, with more realistic hands and feet.

My only issue is that I have fewer shoe choices for Janay.  I found a few pairs that would fit her.  The shoes below are from Jakks Pacific Lola.  She can put them on, but she can not stand in them.  I need for her to be able to stand.

Her feet are similar in size and shape to Monster High dolls (the size of Clawdeen Wolf).  The shoes below are from an Operetta fashion pack.  She can stand in these shoes, but she hates them.  I don't blame her - they have dice for heels and a spiderweb design.  Below, Janay models the Monster High shoes and a Sparkle Girlz outfit.

Below, she is wearing another Sparkle Girlz outfit and a random pair of boots.  They may be Barbie boots.  They don't really fit, but she can stand in them.

In the photos below, she is wear Sparkle Girlz clothes and Sashabella Paws'  boots.  She can stand in these boots, but she hates them. 

She has decided to go with the lesser of the 4 evils and she will wear the Sashabella boots until I get her shoe situation sorted out (which may be a little while).  She is wearing a Milan Barbie fashion below.

Besides shoes, she has certain other demands.  She demands new clothing, lingerie, and above all she demands that I release Remi from his cardboard prison.

My overall impression of Janay is that this is a beautiful doll!  She does not have the articulation of the action figures that I like, but she makes up for that in beauty.  She is tall - even taller than most of my male dolls, but that doesn't bother me.  I wish that she could stand without shoes and without assistance.  I don't necessarily want Integrity Toys to give their dolls hideous ankle joints or joints in the feet, I'm just saying it would be nice if she could have flat or heeled feet.  I don't know how to achieve that in an attractive way, but it would be nice.  They've done a good job at combining aesthetics with functionality with other features, so I'll leave the feet issue in their capable hands.  In the meantime, I'm glad that she can stand in certain shoes.

***I just read a post from someone, saying that the newer Integrity Toys dolls being released have modular limbs, and that IT should have the option of having lower legs for different heel heights.  Sounds like a good idea to me!***

Don't Fight the Feeling

Sometimes you've just gotta break down and get what you want, right?  I've broken down a lot lately.

I've been wanting a Shindana doll for years.  After seeing blog posts by Black Doll Enthusiast and D7ana about Disco Wanda, I decided that she would be the one.  So I decided not to wait anymore and to go ahead and buy her.  My Disco Wanda is much lighter than I expected her to be.  Is it possible that mine is a Juanita?  On top of the box, there are stock numbers for both Wanda and Juanita.  Will I find the stock number on the actual doll?  I will be removing Wanda (Juanita?) from her box soon, so I guess I shall see.

Ever since I found out about the Kenner Dana doll years ago, I have wanted her.  As a child, I had a Darci doll and she was my favorite fashion doll at the time because of her pose-ability.  I talked about my childhood Darci doll in this post, and I also mentioned my desire for Darci's AA friend Dana that I didn't even know existed until I was an adult.  I tried to talk myself out of wanting Dana many times because I decided long ago not to go down the path of trying to replace my beloved childhood dolls.  But Dana's different from the doll that I had, so I've finally broken down and purchased her.  And let me just tell you, the 9 year old little girl in me was giddy when I held this doll in my hands.  Black Doll Enthusiast had a recent post about Dana.

Three years ago, I was hospitalized and given a devastating diagnosis (I'll be writing about that soon).  At that time, my husband told me that I needed to buy some doctor and nurse dolls to help take care of me.  I agreed.  I'm just now starting to gather my doll medical professionals.  I had previously purchased this nurse outfit, but I still haven't decided who will wear it.  

I've added a Nurse Julia repro doll to the medical staff here.  I've been wanting her for a while.

I've also added Dr. Ken to the staff.  Little Tommy will have lots of little friends to play with here.

I have another doctor and an EMT that I want to add to the medical staff.  I don't need any help from these dolls, but I have several dolls that could use some medical attention.

It's posts like this one from Vanessa that have me going back to Walmart in search of more Sparkle Girlz clothes.  Look what I found.

Black Doll Enthusiast recently posted about the availability of nude Dasia dolls.  I didn't even have to think twice about this purchase.  I've wanted another Dasia for years.  I have played with my Dasia a little, and her hair has become fuzzy over the years.  I will dress my new Dasia in the original Dasia outfit, and I will not play with her (much), and I will try my best not to make her hair fuzzy.  As for the other Dasia, there's going to be some serious doll play with that one.  I imagine that she will go through a significant transformation in the coming years.

And last but certainly not least, I've added Color Infusion Janay to my collection after seeing this post by Black Doll Enthusiast.  I tried hard to resist, but when I found myself going back to that blog post over and over again to look at the photos, I knew I had to get her or I would regret it.  I exercised very little restraint or patience and splurged a little to get her, but I'm happy that she's here.

My weekend is going to be extremely busy with real life stuff, but I'm going to schedule myself for a few hours of serious doll play!