The dolls featured here (among others) arrived in late September and October. I recently took the opportunity to enter them into my Excel spreadsheet and decided to photograph and share their photos here.
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| Moxie Girls Amorie and Cameo |
MGA Entertainment Amorie and Cameo are Target-exclusive Moxie Girlz Friends. I believe they were either $2.99 or $3.99. They are approximately 5-1/2 inches, all vinyl, with rooted hair. Both have the signature over-sized Moxie Girlz eyes that I dread, but because of their size, I brought them home with me that day while shopping at Target.
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| Evie Kishlet from 2003 (left) and the 2004 IDEX Convention Evie On Top of The World (right) |
Evie Kishlet (the doll on the left) arrived in her plastic cylinder near the end of September. She is a 4-1/2-inch resin doll by Helen Kish, released in 2003. The other Evie is an IDEX 2004 convention doll that stands atop a globe. It was the newer Kishlet that I "thought" I was purchasing when a certain doll shop had their dolls reduced by 50% in 2004. They sent me Evie On Top Of the World by mistake, which had not been reduced in price and is a more costly doll. When I inquired about the mix-up, original Evie was sold out. I have wanted her since then. The newer-to-me doll (on the left) wears a peach Boneka dress that has embroidered flowers at the bodice, white molded-on socks and mauve molded-on shoes. Tiny thread-like fibers create her copper hair. Evie has brown painted eyes. I am happy she is finally here. Note: Evie On Top of the World has been rewigged in a brown Heidi-style wig. Her original wig, which I still have, is identical to the original doll's wig.
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| Anastasia by Medline, 2007 |
Anastasia by Medline has a box date of 2007. Representing an anesthesiologist or anesthetist, Anastasia wears navy blue scrubs, a stars and stripes
surgical bouffant/bonnet, a surgical mask, and
light blue plastic shoes. She has a decal of a stethoscope, canvas medicine bag with Anesthesia Department on front, and holds a paper
chart. Medline released a full line of dolls representing surgical healthcare professionals beginning in 2005. The dolls are generic Barbie clones.
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| Asha appears on the back of Anastasia's box. How were they able to do this? |
The back of Anastasia's box illustrates
Mattel's Asha as Anastasia, dressed in lighter blue scrubs with the Medline logo on the shirt. I wonder if Mattel knows Asha modeled for Medline.
There is a Pinterest board of illustrated Medline dolls that can be seen
here; and as seen
here, a Google shopping search for Medline dolls shows a few dolls available through various online sources.
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| African American action figure body (wide shoulders) includes three extra hands, thigh plates, and extra neck knob. |
This action figure body was preordered in 2012 from Cotswold Collectibles with plans to use it for a Michael Jordan head purchased as a gift for someone. After a several-month wait without the figure in stock, I cancelled the order. Instead of a refund, Cotswold issued a credit to my account. I happened upon the receipt for this 2012 credit recently and called Cotswold to check availability. It was in stock and I had them fill the order.
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| GI Joe Adventures of Save the White Tiger figure stands next to the action figure body from Cotswold. The body is almost as tall as the action figure. The possibility of rebodying this handsome guy to add to his height exists. |
My fuzzy headed, bearded, handsome GI Joe arrived nude. According to
this website he is part of the Save the White Tiger Adventures of G.I. Joe team. At approximately 11-1/2 inches, he's a shorty, which is why the option of rebodying him with the action figure body is a consideration.
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| Dressed in a blue turtleneck, black pants, and black sneakers with blue stripes, he poses with Janay, who dwarfs him even further. |
I might leave him as is to display with one or
all three Keyshias as their father. I think the latter option is the way to
go.
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| Keyshia seems to like the idea of having this guy as her dad. |
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| Shauntee by Rainbow classics, circa 1990s |
After discovering Rainbow Classics Shauntee through another collector, I have had her name in my eBay saved searches for over a year I only wanted one. These two, however, were offered in the same auction with a beginning bid of 0.99 (that's right, ninety-nine cents). I was the only bidder. The final price with shipping was about $11, and I would have been willing to pay that for one without shipping.
Shauntee has a deep ebony complexion identical to my only other dolls by Rainbow Classics, Special Friends, which can be seen
here.
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| Shauntee, close-up view |
Shauntee's head sculpt resembles Grace Jones to me.
The doll on the left, stock #11510 has an extra fashion. The doll on the right, stock #11590 does not. Both have an original Toys R Us sticker price of $6.99. As a collector of black non-Barbie fashion dolls from any era, I am happy to finally own Shauntee as well as Medline Anastasia.
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