Barbie to appear in Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Edition

[wolfie]

Or, to borrow a line from one of the Sharpe series:

"If you were a man, I would call you out, challenge you to a duel, and kill you".

This was Sharpe's first wife (the Spanish rebel) speaking to an incompetent "stuffed shirt" high-ranking British officer.

[siead_lietrathua]

I really like that blouse.

Yes, I said it.

No, I don't have a Man Card(tm).

-.-

now all i can think is

[Gravekeeper]

I really like that blouse.

Yes, I said it.

No, I don't have a Man Card(tm).

-.-

[wolfie]

Sounds like a real-life implementation of the Courtney doll (fictional product - cookies for reference). Its big gimmick was that there WERE no add-on accessories (and associated ongoing hole in parents' wallets).

[siead_lietrathua]

rather than start a new thread, figured i'd just bump the ongoing doll-ness.
on the doll-forum i'm on, saw this link. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...-doll/6113875/ and we started talking about her marketability and whether we would buy her.
that realistic-proportioned barbie will be hitting the market. i actually like her now that he's fixed the neck/ shoulder issues and gave her a diffrent face. though it's creepy as hell that he sculpted the head and named her after himself. woulda made more sense to give her an average girl's name, since he is marketing her under the tag "average is beautiful" https://www.lammily.com/average-is-beautiful

this was my response in the doll forum.
"i can see kids playing with it, because it's a doll. granted, kids may stop playing with it unless they start rolling out one hell of an accessory line. kids won't play with a doll that they can't at least change clothes on, and they won't fit regular doll clothes. barbie's appeal to kids is her versatility as a toy, that she can be anything. unless the lammily doll is able and willing to match that versatility they will be rapidly put aside for other toys. just releasing a doll won't be enough to make a market impact.
now if mattel gets behind this, it may help, but even they will keep the line limited until it proves to be a seller. i mean, even MH is still a fairly limited line, and it has one hell of a marketing campaign behind it.

from the look of their first run, i can see this line failing long-term as a barbie competitor. she's being released in one set with a polo and shorts, and in the other in a sports bra and shorts. stuff that will appeal to the people who are buying it from the propaganda front, but girly-girl kid drawn normally to the barbie line would probably pass it over. if they want to lure people that would normally play with barbie, they at least need to mimic her a little. even a simple sundress would be better than what they chose.
i'm almost thinking they would be better marketing her not through mattell, but through American Girl. she looks like she would be an older version of their doll line, and the style does match theirs better. "

[lordlundar]

Ah yes. With GI Joes its more like defusing a bomb. The two halves of the chest piece are all that hold the head and arms on. So replacing an elastic was delicate work. Especially for a Coke'd up 8 year old. -.-

Especially when you had to thread said elastic over a plastic hook in a hole no bigger than the pinky finger of a 5 year old and unless you shone a light straight in it you couldn't see shit. Might as well have been blindfolded.

[siead_lietrathua]

lmfao, carefull gravekeeper. your nerd is showing.

[Gravekeeper]

This thread has made me curious as to the contents of the giant bag of survivors in the closet. It's actually a Toys R Us bag too now that I look. Let's see who survived...

Oh yeah, we have some elastic casualties. I can see legs.

14 survivors, 3 casualties. Deep Six, Jinx and a Cobra Viper have perished. Luckily I have two Jinx.

This bag is almost entirely full of Micro Machines. Specifically, Star Wars and Star Trek ones.

There is also Phaeton and his armour from Exosquad ( <3 )
10 Robotech Destroids.
3 Transformers
and 1 Gundam ( In a pear tree )

Otherwise its a ocean of micro machines, various figure accessories and replacement Gundam joints.

Wait, no, there are some glass counters from Magic The Gathering in here, and several game pieces from Axis & Allies. >.>

[Gravekeeper]

Any relation to Fireball XL5?

No. It's a completely non-nonsensical show about a teenage German robot duchess and her butler who live in a giant evil tower in a post apocalyptic dystopian society of robots who have been at war with humanity for thousands of years.

You know, Disney!

elastics can be a pain, but aren't dreadful to fix.
though fuck i hate when one goes on a big doll. bodyparts EVERYWHERE

Ah yes. With GI Joes its more like defusing a bomb. The two halves of the chest piece are all that hold the head and arms on. So replacing an elastic was delicate work. Especially for a Coke'd up 8 year old. -.-

[siead_lietrathua]

elastics can be a pain, but aren't dreadful to fix.
though fuck i hate when one goes on a big doll. bodyparts EVERYWHERE

[wolfie]

Its from a Disney show that only airs in Japan called Fireball. They're just little 1-2 minute episodes, but they're rather amusing.

Any relation to Fireball XL5?

[Gravekeeper]

You couldn't have played with them very much. The elastics in them went brittle really fast.

Okay, so I have an old bag of survivors around here somewhere. >.>

I use to have a monstrous collection of GI Joes and vehicles. Broken elastics were a common battlefield injury. Typically resolved by a transplant from another GI Joe I didn't like as much. You could fudge them a bit if you could find small enough elastics to replace them. Though it was never quite as tight as the original ones.

By far the most common injury was broken thumbs though. Arm transplants could be done, provided there was a relatively matching donor. Really you could pretty much mix and match your own GI Joes if you had a screwdriver. But that fate was usually reserved for Cobra. Because screw them.

[lordlundar]

I think I still have a bag of old GI Joes somewhere.

You couldn't have played with them very much. The elastics in them went brittle really fast.

[Gravekeeper]

besides, who doesn't want an adam west ken doll?!? http://www.barbiecollector.com/shop/...ken-doll-y0302
(couldn't resist, my barbie friend just posted this on FB)

Adam West Batman is surprisingly metrosexual.

i admit i had to google that. but wow, adorable figure. it might be worth trying the japanese e-bay site. it can be a bit more reasonable than the canadian one sometimes, depending on what you're hunting for.

Its from a Disney show that only airs in Japan called Fireball. They're just little 1-2 minute episodes, but they're rather amusing. They're all on Youtube. The show is sort of absurdly dark for Disney, given that its post apocalyptic after a 20,000 year war between humans and robots. ;p

[siead_lietrathua]

Such as the tragic saga of veterinarian Barbie. Who even now isn't allowed to be called veterinarian Barbie. If you recall "Pet Doctor Barbie". She's worked her way up to Kitty Care Vet Barbie but that seems to be as close as she's going to get. Also, Kitty Care Vet Barbie inexplicably has a slide that deposits new born kittens into a basket. Kitty Care Vet Barbie is being investigated by the SPCA. >.>

yeah. i think if the niece ever experiences an interest in barbie dolls i might fork out the extra cash to get her themed ones. at least then they are less.... pink.
besides, who doesn't want an adam west ken doll?!? http://www.barbiecollector.com/shop/...ken-doll-y0302
(couldn't resist, my barbie friend just posted this on FB)

I think I still have a bag of old GI Joes somewhere. I had a big figure/model phase in my early twenties. Now I would be content if I could just find a little Drossel figure for my desk without paying $200 for it to Amazon.

i admit i had to google that. but wow, adorable figure. it might be worth trying the japanese e-bay site. it can be a bit more reasonable than the canadian one sometimes, depending on what you're hunting for.