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Does anyone know exactly what Holbein 1/6 art mannikins are? At first I guessed they were Volks clones, but they look identical to the original. Someone suggested they're just 176 bodies made by Volks for another company, which I'm beginning to think is the most likely suggestion. I've never heard of them before, but it seems they've been around for a few years at least, so I was wondering whether someone who's been in the hobby longer than me is familiar with them? It looks exactly like the Volks body I was originally after, except missing a few extra parts, so I'm still happy with it, just curious exactly what's going on here.


Holbein? Volks? The box art is pretty ugly


Holbein lower leg - I know the original came with extra leg sections to make it taller. The Holbein body came without but still has the extra-long ankle pins.


Holbein neck came without extra connectors, head is stamped Volks

Is the body 2 or 3 piece?

Two piece:


Holbein inside by Anderson's All-Purpose, on Flickr

To me it seems more or less identical to the EB-Beauty S-type body (same elbow joints) but I don't know the details of the older models.