Showing posts with label Eddie Strong. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eddie Strong. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Lammily Photographer

My Lammily Photographer doll arrived last week and I released her from her box the other day.

I've added photos of her box below. The box has lovely artwork.

Here's a look at the box and the pamphlet that came with the doll.

I was impressed by my first glimpse of Lammily. She looks better than the prototype photos. Here are a couple of shots of her still in the box with the pamphlet containing the story of how she got started with photography.

And here is a full shot of her inside the box.

Even the inside of the box contained lovely artwork. Here she is with her camera, ready to take some photos. My Lammily has a slight black stain on the back of her right hand from the camera strap.

Here she is out of the box! Lammily can stand unassisted (for a short amount of time), but I found it a challenge to balance her in her original shoes. Her outfit is not that impressive, but not too bad. I like the clips in her hair. She has densely rooted curly hair. Her articulation is limited.

She has articulation at her wrists and ankles. Her elbows and knees bend slightly (one click at the knees, two clicks at the elbows).

I am thrilled to have diversity in my doll collection in terms of size and shape. Here are some of my other dolls that are a little larger than the average female doll. From left to right they are: Dominique, Dasia, Lammily, Curvy Barbie (released from her package the same day as Lammily), and Bessie.

Warning: naked plastic ahead. Here's a look at Lammily's body. She has a rather long torso and rather short legs. She wears molded on flesh colored panties. Her ankle articulation allows her to stand in heels of various heights, in flats, and barefooted.

Lammily can fit into Dominique's clothes, although the jeans are rather short on Lammily. Dominique looks good in Lammily's clothes, but Lammily's shoes will not fit on Dominique. Lammily can wear Dominique's shoes and stand in them.

The size of Lammily's upper arms and thighs is comparable to some of my action figure ladies, but Lammily is much thicker in the middle. Below, she is barely squeezing into exercise attire from a BBI Perfect Body action figure.

Lammily can squeeze into some of the larger and stretchier Sparkle Girlz attire. She is wearing a Sparkle Girlz top below. One of the details that I like about Lammily is that her palms and the soles of her feet are a lighter color. I only have one other doll with this realistic detail, and that's Eddie Strong (pictured with Lammily below). Only the palms of Eddie's hands are lighter, not the soles of his feet.

Lammily can squeeze into the jacket and skirt of this Beverly Hills Kenya fashion. She can wear shoes made for action figures. Below, she is wearing Triad Alpha shoes. She can stand unassisted in them, but not while wearing this tight skirt.

Some of my larger action figure guys have been forced to wear these mom jeans in the past, and they are glad to hand these over to Lammily (though they will find themselves sharing these with her sometimes). She also wears JLS Marvin's shirt. I like it better on her than I do on him.

Tracy Turnblad's dress is large on Lammily, but I think she looks pretty good in it.

Dasia's dress is way too big on Lammily.

I was happy find that Lammily can fit the pants that she wears below, because none of my other ladies can wear them, and my guys balk at the very idea of me putting these on them (except Dennis Rodman - he did not object). I think the shirt is a Ken tee. She is wearing female action figure shoes from OJI Toys.

Lammily does not sit very elegantly. Her knees barely bend, and she sits with her legs open.

 Lammily poses below with my Booty Babe statue.

 And here's one last group shot. In addition to the dolls mentioned above, there's Mammy on the left of Lammily and Tracy Turnblad on the right. Lammily could not fit the pants of the purple tracksuit or Curvy Barbie's denim dress below (but she could wear the white lace top).

Overall, I like the Lammily Photographer doll very much. I love her hair. It would be nice if her ankle joints were tighter so that she could stand better, and I'd love to see some improvement in her articulation overall. She has plenty of options for clothes and shoes. I love having another doll to represent a larger size and a different shape.

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Making a 1/6 Scale Fishing Pole

I wanted one of my stories to involve a fishing trip, so I checked around to see if I could find some 1/6 scale fishing poles to purchase for my dolls.  Yes, I could find some, but decided not to buy them.  I found some that were relatively inexpensive, but I decided not to spend any money at all on doll stuff that I'm probably only going to use a couple of times.  I'd much rather spend my money on dolls.  How hard could it be to make a fishing pole, right?

I started brainstorming on how I would make my poles.  So as I do almost always when faced with the prospect of making something from scratch, I asked my husband if he would make them for me.  He said no.  I asked him what I could use to make my fishing poles.  He told me to go out into the yard, grab some twigs, and tie some string to them.  I told him that I thought that I could do a little bit better than that (I asked him to whittle me some poles, but he didn't go for that idea).

He suggested using some straws, and I thought that straws would be a little big for my little people, but then I thought about the long coffee stirrers and decided to give them a try.  So my idea started to take shape.

Steps:

1.  Round up the necessary items:
    • long coffee stirrer
    • tape (I used duct tape)
    • push pin
    • used staple with one end slightly unbent
    • super glue
    • scissors
    • links from an old broken necklace
    • bead from an old broken necklace
    • thread (or dental floss, or whatever)
    • old pencil eraser


2.  Bend the end of the push pin.

3.  Cut the straw to the desired length.
4.  Fold the end of the straw so that it is narrower at one end.
5.  Add tape to the other end to make it wider.
6.  Tape the links and the push pin to the straw.  Be sure to tape the push pin to the same side of the straw as the links.  I did not do that, and I did not feel like fixing my mistake.

7.  Wrap the thread around the push pin a few times and glue it in place.
8.  Guide the other end of the thread through the links.


9.  Add a bead to the end of the thread (paint it first if you want).
10. Tie the staple to the very end of the thread as a hook and add a little glue.
11. Add a pencil eraser to the sharp end of the push pin as a handle.
Finished Fishing Pole

Eddie Strong is ready to test out the fishing pole.

It's flexible, lightweight, and the perfect size for him to grip.  But why does it have to be red, he wonders.

Here he inspects the reel.

Here's a closer look.  The reel is not actually functional.

Alright, it's show time.  Eddie is ready to cast out.

He's got a bite!

This must be a big one!

 Reel him in, Eddie, reel him in!  Oh yeah, the reel does not work.

Well, he got away, but Eddie swears that he was THIS BIG!