What can I tell you about myself....
My name is Christopher, I am a few years older than the point at which life is said to begin, I am married, I live in England and I have lots of dolliehs of different types and sizes.
When I say dolleihs I have a real mix which started of with my reacquaintance to an old friend (Vintage) Action Man a few years back after his absence from my life since the early 1980s. This interest expanded into a mild obsession which also took in vintage and reproduction Action Man, GIJoe and more modern 1/6th scale figures such as those produced by Dragon Models.
I enjoyed the refurbishment of the older figures and whilst fiddly washing and fixing old clothes is very satisfying. I have completed quite a few figures but there are still lots awaiting my attention.... and I do mean lots... the number stored in boxes is definitely into treble figures
I then looked at some female companionship for my guys and bought at the likes of CY Girls, BBi Perfect Bodies and the various ladies produced by Triad toys and this collection grew and then shrank back down to just two
A desire to actually make something 'normal' to fit the female figures rather than buying clothing of questionable taste made me look at slightly larger figures and I bought a 'Gene' (since sold) and several 16" Tonners of which two remain.
At this point my good lady took an interest in the figures and hi-jacked my Tonners and added a few more 16" size along with a Marley Wentworth and a selection of 10" Tiny Kitties as a start to her modest collection.
Following recent discussion and my desire to create something completely different to what is usual (for me) and to unwind after a busy day I now have my two Tonner ladies back in my possession with a view to making some outfits..... however I was really looking for something larger to make the task of sewing more realistic given my limited skills in this area so I treated myself to a Evangeline Ghastly 18.5" figure just before New Year.
Whilst Evangeline is fantastic she is a little on the thin side and 18.5" still didn't seem quite large enough so following much research, which originally started back in 2009, I now have an SD sized BJD which whilst pre-loved is just over year old with a OOAK face-up and I must say that I am rather taken by her.
So as I now have a dolleih large enough to make things for I dug out and fixed the sewing machine which I saved from being thrown out by my Mother and I'm reading books on sewing borrowed from the local librabry... a million miles from the day job but that is the intention...
So now you know a little about me I hope that there is a place within this Sanctuary for an unusual member with a varied collection and taste in miniature folk of various types
