Toy Fair 2011 1/6 News!

[Biff]

I like the painting on that Silkstone Francie too (However I don't know what silkstone is ). I love the face/hair on the Tokidoki doll too. :3

[DollyKim]

I think Silkstone is Mattel for "let's add $50 to the price of a doll because we can" I do believe they're a bit taller than other lines and hopefully of higher end plastic.

[Gift_in_Edge]

I really like the Russia dolls. I love the old school eyes on the girls. The Da Vinci one is just awesome. I love her face!
The gender bender Frank Sinatra and Elvis make me cry.

P.S. "I can be an architect" Barbie. Yeah you see so many pink building these days. They're just all over the place.

[Greyhaunt]

Well I'm going to have to tie Sherris down to stop her from attacking the Mattel Execs - she is NOT amused by the Elvis girl Barbie.

[Gift_in_Edge]

I just got my Barbie Collector Spring 2011 catalog in the mail.
The Russia dolls are already in it. Yay!
Darya Barbie: $150, Verushka Barbie: $115, Nicolai Ken: $75, and Mila Barbie: $85.
I just love the name Nicolai :3

[AmberRose]

i want this one
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/544 ... 1fd5_z.jpg
the mona lisa barbie

[Android raptor]

I want to mug the Russian ones soooo bad, but not at that price The Sakhalin kids would look so awesome in that shit.

[victoriavictrix]

I was tempted severely by the Russians, but jeez! Not at THAT price! I can get a lovely BBB/Resinsoul for that!

[DollyKim]

Looking at Russian Ken one might better spend their time constructing their own Cossack/national costume of the Republic of Georgia costume themselves. The texture of the fabric turns me off but them gain I'm spoiled by the stuff Dragon uses. The overpriced collector Barbies are meant to stay in their boxes and not be used any way. And chances are he's going to be on the Deadwood body and not too many of the others can fit the clothes.

[Glace Leau]

Silkstones are the Barbies that Mattel markets to the people who had vintage Barbies before, now want to play dress-up again and have a lot of disposable income. They come in fancy ribbon-tied boxes, use vintage molds (not sure about that Ken though?) and are made of an ungodly hard vinyl that Mattel calls silkstone. Of course, I am cheap and don't consider stiffness a selling point so this is secondhand knowledge.

I love the facepaint on that first silkstone girl with the headscarf. Gonna try and copy it on my thrift store repro doll.

I'm disappointed with those articulated Basics. I was really hoping for at least one guy, and a body in a darker skintone. Hopefully there'll be more.


There's also these POTC dolls:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/52946268@N08/5443667759/

And new 12 inch GI Joes:
http://i.toynewsi.com/g/index.php?mode= ... 00&start=0
http://i.toynewsi.com/g/index.php?mode= ... 0&start=20

Policeman with a cool dog. I like the stuff the fireman has, too.