In The Minority

My collection consists mostly of Black dolls. In a previous post, I highlighted my Hispanic/Latino dolls. In this post, I highlight my non-Black and non-Hispanic/Latino dolls.

40th Anniversary Ken	Babydoll knock-off on Phicen S02A	Mattel Becky
Talking Presidents William J. Clinton	Liv Daniela	Dollar Store Guy
Fun To Dress Barbie 1988 on DML Amy	Mattel Harry Potter on Obitsu	Happy Family Grandma
Takara Jenny R&B Calendar Girl	Justin Bieber	Mattel Kevin
Phicen PLLB2014-S08 Large Bust Tan	Flavas Liam	Dragon Linh
Momoko	My Scene Kennedy	High School Musical Sharpay
Sideshow Mandy	Star Trek Barbie	Star Trek Ken
Mattel Todd	Ken	Hairspray Tracy Turnblad

 Here is a group photo.

And here is the complete Star Trek set.

Having these dolls out reminded me of something that I've been meaning to do for a while.

I got Liv Daniela from the thrift store last year with one purpose in mind: to give one of my dolls an articulated body. Now Sharpay is posing much better!

Justin Bieber approves of Sharpay's transformation. I think that these two are going to be singing a lot of duets together.

Tall Girl Doll Comparisons

This comparison features dolls representing girls in their late teens.  They are from left to right:  Wild Sexy Tune Momoko, Liv Alexis body with HSM Taylor head, Clawdia Wolf, Basketball Nakia, Prettie Girls Lena, and Lollipop Girls Bebe.

Momoko, Taylor, and Nakia can stand without assistance.  The others can stand in certain shoes.

Here they are showing their elbow flexibility.  They all have articulation at the elbow.  Bebe has the most flexibility here.

Here they are sitting on the floor trying to cross their arms.  Bebe comes the closest to being able to cross her arms.  Momoko, Taylor, and Nakia all have articulation at the ankle and can wear flat or heeled shoes.  Clawdia, Lena, and Bebe have heeled feet and it is harder to find shoes for them.

Here they are doing a side stretch.  Momoko has upper torso articulation that allows her to rotate, but not to bend from side to side.  Taylor has lower torso articulation and can rotate and bend.  Nakia has articulation at the upper and lower torso that allows her to rotate and bend, and she does this pose the best.  Lena has articulation at the upper torso that allows her to bend and rotate very slightly.  Bebe has a twist and turn waist.

Here they are in the "walk like an Egyptian" pose.  Momoko has articulation at the wrists that allows her to move her hands back and forth, but not to rotate.  Taylor, Clawdia, and Nakia have wrists that are fully articulated.  Who do you like the best in this pose?  I think that Taylor executes this pose the best, but Momoko just looks adorable. 

Here they are doing kneeling backbends.  All of them have jointed knees with the exception of Bebe, who has clicky knees and can not kneel.  Taylor and Nakia have double-joined knees and do kneeling poses quite well.  Taylor and Nakia's torso articulation also allows them to arch their backs.  Nakia does this pose the best.

Here they are showing off their hands.  Nakia's right hand can grip objects, and her left hand has a magnet that allows her to hold her basketball and other magnetized objects.  Bebe's right hand has a small hole that allows her to hold her lollipop, and other objects small enough to fit in the hole.  Clawdia has claws.  I don't have a favorite here as far as hands.  I like the looks of Lena's and the functionality of Nakia's.

Here they are attempting to sit cross-legged on the floor.  None of them can do it, but Clawdia comes the closest.

Here they are doing middle splits.  Taylor does this the best.

 Here they are doing front splits.   Momoko, Clawdia, Lena, and Bebe all do this very well.

Here they are doing a leg lift.  It looks like Lena can lift her leg the highest.

 Here they are sitting down.  Lena can not close her legs in a seated position.

 Do you have a favorite among these dolls?  What makes that particular doll stand out for you?  Which ones pose the best?  Which ones look the best?  Which dolls are the most realistic?

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?