22nd September was a convention day for me - I only really do a couple a year unless I'm particularly lucky - and once again there was a lot of really awesome stuff. I had a great time, and even got hold of a couple of Build-A-Bear Pokémon plush at a discount - yeah, they had a stall there, for the first time. It did really well. One of the vendors was actually the one I had gotten the Teenie Body from back in June and they remembered me and asked if I was enjoying the posability and what not. They had a couple of the Reborn Bodies for sale and... well, I picked one up
She stands at about 33cm tall, and feels quite heavy in the hand. Her joints at a bit stiffer than my Teenie Body girl, but I think that's largely from lack of use. The more I pose her, that stiffness should loosen up nicely. I really adore her face, it's so wonderfully sulky:
One of the first things I noticed is that, well, 33cm is actually a lot taller than 27cm, especially when you're dealing in such a small scale:
(Yes, I did swap Teenie into her heeled feet for the shot, just to make it more fair since Reborn only has heeled feet. Or at least the one I got only had heeled feet.) The dolls are both proportionate, so everything is scaled up, not just the height but the width of the body, and legs, and even the sizes of the hands:
Reborn's hands are on the left, Teenie on the right. Reborn's are actually quite graceful, if I had to pick a word to describe them. They even have molded nails which I am quite tempted to paint... Only my face-up/detailing skills are actually terrible so probably best if I just leave it be unless I get someone talented to do it for me. Who knows?
Obligatory body comparison picture, and I apologise for uncensored dolly nudity:
As you might have noticed from the height comparison picture, Reborn's knee joints are very different to Teenie's. This was actually commented on by my Mum who said she did not like them, and much preferred the way Teenie's were constructed. I.... think I have to agree there, actually. The double knee joint might not look as attractive, but it's a lot more effective for posing. Though Reborn's do remind me a bit of the joint on an Ellowyne Wilde doll...
And here's how she measures up next to other dolls. From left to right we have: Made to Move Barbie, Disney Store Moana, Reborn, Barbie Fashionista, and 27cm Hard Bust Obitsu:
The dress she's wearing in the picture is one I sewed myself, originally for Teenie, from a vintage Barbie pattern. Going by the fit, vintage patterns are roughly okay in the bust but they need a lot more length. I figure sizing up the patterns about 10%-15% on my computer before printing should ultimately give me something that fits her perfectly... which is good, because she's sorely in need of either trousers or a skirt. I think I'd like to make her some trousers, just because so many of my dolls don't have any. Oh, last height comparison (which I only remembered to make after all the others):
It's probably the head size that does it, but the nearest in height is the Disney Attractionista. I really should measure her next to Pullip, actually, I think she might be about the same height...
But yes! That's the Reborn Body for you. I will hopefully update with a picture of her in some trousers if/when I get around to doing it. I am notoriously slow when it comes to sewing, I really should fix that...
