Disney's Belle and Beast
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:42 pmSo, after flipping out over articulated Disney dolls for cheap prices at the Disney store, I finally have a Beast and Belle I like (Though Tonner's Belle is AMAZING, like holy crap I need that in my life...but she's unavailable everywhere because she's no longer made ;^;) ANYWAY, I got them and here's my review (sorry for some bad quality photos):
So, here's Belle and Adam(Beast). They came poorly packaged. Boxes were damaged and not to mention a totaly b*^&$ to get into. Had to destroy their boxes just to get them out, which sucks because I like to keep the boxes for storage use.
Belle's feet. See that left foot (your right) right there. Looks weird huh?
Super care in packaging job Disney. She looks like she broke her ankle.
She's got some decent joint movement in her arms. If I was anal I could probably do work on her to make her joints better.
Painted on panties and that same leg with the "broken" ankle also has a wonky hip joint. Makes it difficult her get it to move right.
A little leg joint demo. She can bend at the knees too a little.
This is how she sits. How un-Princess -like.
Overall she's okay for play-line dolls, but holy crap Mattel does better with Barbie. Maybe in the future I'll pop her onto an Obitsu or Volks or whatever will take her head.
Now for Adam:
Oh hai cheapy boots. lol
Here's his arm movement.
And that's all you get with the Prince's. Basic up and down elbow joint.
His Beast costume. Pretty much is gonna be a Halloween costume for any of the guys interested in wearing it. lol
How he sits. I can't get his knees to bend like Belle's. :/
So yeah, he's sub-par too but again, I like him and may pop his head onto a new body in the future.
Some extra shots I got:
the always needed cat-butt photo.
They photograph nice, and make a cute couple (duh). Don't stand well all-too much. Sometimes I get lucky. Invest in a stand for these guys.
I'm hoping I can fix that ankle by training her plastic back into a normal position. I'm thinking, since her legs are this really soft and rubbery plastic, that maybe it stayed bent too long in one position. I've got it splinted basically. Here's hoping.
So, here's Belle and Adam(Beast). They came poorly packaged. Boxes were damaged and not to mention a totaly b*^&$ to get into. Had to destroy their boxes just to get them out, which sucks because I like to keep the boxes for storage use.
Belle's feet. See that left foot (your right) right there. Looks weird huh?
Super care in packaging job Disney. She looks like she broke her ankle.
She's got some decent joint movement in her arms. If I was anal I could probably do work on her to make her joints better.
Painted on panties and that same leg with the "broken" ankle also has a wonky hip joint. Makes it difficult her get it to move right.
A little leg joint demo. She can bend at the knees too a little.
This is how she sits. How un-Princess -like.
Overall she's okay for play-line dolls, but holy crap Mattel does better with Barbie. Maybe in the future I'll pop her onto an Obitsu or Volks or whatever will take her head.
Now for Adam:
Oh hai cheapy boots. lol
Here's his arm movement.
And that's all you get with the Prince's. Basic up and down elbow joint.
His Beast costume. Pretty much is gonna be a Halloween costume for any of the guys interested in wearing it. lol
How he sits. I can't get his knees to bend like Belle's. :/
So yeah, he's sub-par too but again, I like him and may pop his head onto a new body in the future.
Some extra shots I got:
the always needed cat-butt photo.
They photograph nice, and make a cute couple (duh). Don't stand well all-too much. Sometimes I get lucky. Invest in a stand for these guys.
I'm hoping I can fix that ankle by training her plastic back into a normal position. I'm thinking, since her legs are this really soft and rubbery plastic, that maybe it stayed bent too long in one position. I've got it splinted basically. Here's hoping.
I could check Goodwill like a madwoman though, but my luck as been terrible there so far. I'm not looking to do it right now. I'll bid time.
Adam looks alright, I wish he didn't plastic hair, though.
Congrats on the new awesome dolls! Hope you are able to fix Belle's ankle. And looking forward to more spam of them!