Post by Sabertooth on Aug 25, 2012 19:33:01 GMT -5
I collect playscale (1:6) action dolls. I originally started collecting them to help with my figure drawing, since I have some face-blindness.
"Action dolls" are those figures that bridge the gap between "action figures" & "fashion dolls." They include redressible action figures, like the original GI Joe, and fashion dolls with better articulation, like some Barbie doll bodies. Some ball-jointed dolls were created to be used both ways, but they tend to be more expensive.
Though I have bought some of my figures new, the vast majority of them were purchased from various resale outlets. This isn't investment collecting. It is a form of miniaturism/scale modeling/diorama work. It is known as Playscale Miniaturism.
If a head that I like is not on a body I like (or vice-versa), I will transplant it to a body I do like, and mix and match their clothing & accessories however I see fit. This is known as kit-bashing.
Traditional lay figure
Though I originally started collecting these figures in order to create custom lay figures (with faces), cataloging & looking for particular heads/bodies/details has become pretty Aspie-engrossing in its own right...
I have web pages that form the Studio 126 Web Ring.
Customized Joes, Janes, Barbies, Kens, etc. as lay figures
"Action dolls" are those figures that bridge the gap between "action figures" & "fashion dolls." They include redressible action figures, like the original GI Joe, and fashion dolls with better articulation, like some Barbie doll bodies. Some ball-jointed dolls were created to be used both ways, but they tend to be more expensive.
Though I have bought some of my figures new, the vast majority of them were purchased from various resale outlets. This isn't investment collecting. It is a form of miniaturism/scale modeling/diorama work. It is known as Playscale Miniaturism.
If a head that I like is not on a body I like (or vice-versa), I will transplant it to a body I do like, and mix and match their clothing & accessories however I see fit. This is known as kit-bashing.
Traditional lay figure
Though I originally started collecting these figures in order to create custom lay figures (with faces), cataloging & looking for particular heads/bodies/details has become pretty Aspie-engrossing in its own right...
I have web pages that form the Studio 126 Web Ring.
Customized Joes, Janes, Barbies, Kens, etc. as lay figures
