anyone here into dolls?

[pcake]

as a kid and a teenager, i disliked dolls. i thought it was because i was a tomboy, but i now realize that the barbies of the time didn't appeal to me, and it turns out i prefer articulated dolls instead of dolls with only shoulder and hip articulation (my husband calls them "straight leggers").

a few years ago, i got a couple BJDs (ball jointed dolls), but they're expensive (often over $500 with no clothes or makeup), their clothes are expensive, and they're well-known to yellow in light - sometimes not much light, either. so after getting them clothes and wigs (my favorite i named sunflower and dressed as a hippy from my early days), i leave them in an under shelf that gets no daylight ever, and i smile when i see them.

it turned out they were a gateway drug (maybe in reverse, since they and their accessories were the most expensive), and now i have several kinds of dolls including 3 mainstream goth dolls (MGA's shadow high line) that i also smile whenever i see. luckily they don't take up as much room as our guitars, basses and amps, art supplies and woodworking stuff or we'd have to live on the porch

anyone else have dolls, and has anyone else gotten into them later in life?

 

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Always did like David Johannsen's voice!

 

[Confunk]

as a kid and a teenager, i disliked dolls. i thought it was because i was a tomboy, but i now realize that the barbies of the time didn't appeal to me, and it turns out i prefer articulated dolls instead of dolls with only shoulder and hip articulation (my husband calls them "straight leggers").

a few years ago, i got a couple BJDs (ball jointed dolls), but they're expensive (often over $500 with no clothes or makeup), their clothes are expensive, and they're well-known to yellow in light - sometimes not much light, either. so after getting them clothes and wigs (my favorite i named sunflower and dressed as a hippy from my early days), i leave them in an under shelf that gets no daylight ever, and i smile when i see them.

it turned out they were a gateway drug (maybe in reverse, since they and their accessories were the most expensive), and now i have several kinds of dolls including 3 mainstream goth dolls (MGA's shadow high line) that i also smile whenever i see. luckily they don't take up as much room as our guitars, basses and amps, art supplies and woodworking stuff or we'd have to live on the porch

anyone else have dolls, and has anyone else gotten into them later in life?

Well, ummm, not ME, but my Wife developed a passion for DAWN DOLLS and has quite a few on her dresser, including one male Dawn doll, plus she has a bunch of accessories to scale for them.
They're not in the high $$ category like Barbie dolls, but a few of them and their outfits cost a little bit.

It's made it easy for me to buy her Valentine's Day, Anniversary, and B-day presents too.
There's quite a few of them on E-bay. Downside- Sometimes, I feel neglected.

 

[pcake]

Well, ummm, not ME, but my Wife developed a passion for DAWN DOLLS and has quite a few on her dresser, including one male Dawn doll, plus she has a bunch of accessories to scale for them.
They're not in the high $$ category like Barbie dolls, but a few of them and their outfits cost a little bit.

It's made it easy for me to buy her Valentine's Day, Anniversary, and B-day presents too.
There's quite a few of them on E-bay. Downside- Sometimes, I feel neglected.

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they're super - i'm wasn't familiar with dawn dolls, but good 'ol widipedia!
Dawn doll - Wikipedia

btw, barbies start at $4 and work their way up. my made-to-move barbies costs about $18 each, my looks barbies cost $20.

here's my hippy bjd, sunflower with and without her shades. my friend made her dress.

 

[Gorn]

That thing is terrifying.

 

[E2942]

I had a few Star Wars figures, I gave them away when Disney purchased the franchise, but kept the Death Star & a Tie Fighter.
Now I only own two figures, Spock who is giving me the Vulcan salute from across the room & Captain Kirk which is still in the sealed package:

Star Trek

• E2942
• Jul 28, 2022
• spock

S.T. books & blu-rays

 

[pcake]

I had a few Star Wars figures, I gave them away when Disney purchased the franchise, but kept the Death Star & a Tie Fighter.
Now I only own two figures, Spock who is giving me the Vulcan salute from across the room & Captain Kirk which is still in the sealed package:

Star Trek

• E2942
• Jul 28, 2022
• spock

S.T. books & blu-rays

my son has a LOT of star wars and star trek figures. he opens most of them, but once in a while he leave one boxed.

how old are your star trek figures?

 

[E2942]

At least a decade for all those, the ships & the figures. I found the figures in a K-Mart for cheap.
The K-Mart has now become an Amazon hub.

 

[dwm74]

When we first got married my wife she had a collection of those Marie Osmond porcelain dolls that she was peddling on QVC, etc. However, as the collection grew, she started displaying them in our bedroom. I finally said enough, and that she'd have to put them all in a spare bedroom. I wasn't keen on having our bedroom look like a 14-yr-old girls hangout. (Surprisingly, I won that disagreement! No more dolls! )

She still has most of them, and I have no idea what they're worth today, but they weren't cheap back then.

 

[E2942]

Marie is la-la-Lovely, Yeah!
Her brother won the first season of Masked Singer, Mr. Puppy Love!

 

[Confunk]

they're super - i'm wasn't familiar with dawn dolls, but good 'ol widipedia!
Dawn doll - Wikipedia

btw, barbies start at $4 and work their way up. my made-to-move barbies costs about $18 each, my looks barbies cost $20.

here's my hippy bjd, sunflower with and without her shades. my friend made her dress.

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Wow, she's HOT. I envy Ken.

Both Dani (wife) & my older sister talk about their now long-gone Barbies from their childhood.. From what I've researched while finding new "Dawn" stuff to gift, if they had only kept those dolls (w/ the box), I could think about putting a POOL in my house, or maybe buying a couple Foderas. That is assuming they would let me sell them, which would be NO WAY.
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[mapleglo]

I collect Donatellos:

And stuffed animals.

Teddy is 62 years old. This is his birthday party.

 

[pcake]

When we first got married my wife she had a collection of those Marie Osmond porcelain dolls that she was peddling on QVC, etc. However, as the collection grew, she started displaying them in our bedroom. I finally said enough, and that she'd have to put them all in a spare bedroom. I wasn't keen on having our bedroom look like a 14-yr-old girls hangout. (Surprisingly, I won that disagreement! No more dolls! )

She still has most of them, and I have no idea what they're worth today, but they weren't cheap back then.

marie osmond dolls? learn something new every day - i didn't know there were marie osmond dolls.

I collect Donatellos:

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And stuffed animals.

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Teddy is 62 years old. This is his birthday party.

just donatello?

my teddy and stuffed dog, given to me at birth, are 65

 

[mapleglo]

just donatello?

my teddy and stuffed dog, given to me at birth, are 65

Yes, just Donatello. It's a long story

Wow, if you can, please post a pic of your Teddy. I love old bears!

 

[mapleglo]

Oh, and I forgot about my X-Men Rogue collection. Here's some of them:

 

[fretlessbass]

as a kid and a teenager, i disliked dolls. i thought it was because i was a tomboy, but i now realize that the barbies of the time didn't appeal to me, and it turns out i prefer articulated dolls instead of dolls with only shoulder and hip articulation (my husband calls them "straight leggers").

a few years ago, i got a couple BJDs (ball jointed dolls), but they're expensive (often over $500 with no clothes or makeup), their clothes are expensive, and they're well-known to yellow in light - sometimes not much light, either. so after getting them clothes and wigs (my favorite i named sunflower and dressed as a hippy from my early days), i leave them in an under shelf that gets no daylight ever, and i smile when i see them.

it turned out they were a gateway drug (maybe in reverse, since they and their accessories were the most expensive), and now i have several kinds of dolls including 3 mainstream goth dolls (MGA's shadow high line) that i also smile whenever i see. luckily they don't take up as much room as our guitars, basses and amps, art supplies and woodworking stuff or we'd have to live on the porch

anyone else have dolls, and has anyone else gotten into them later in life?

Just finished doing a two-week run of "Guys and Dolls"…does that count?

 

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they're super - i'm wasn't familiar with dawn dolls, but good 'ol widipedia!
Dawn doll - Wikipedia

btw, barbies start at $4 and work their way up. my made-to-move barbies costs about $18 each, my looks barbies cost $20.

here's my hippy bjd, sunflower with and without her shades. my friend made her dress.

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Yeah, she's gonna give me nightmares, I'm with Gorn...

 

[bholder]

Now, I was never into dolls, per se, but yeah, as a preteen, I had a "posable action figure" civil war cavalry man complete with tack and horse. Saw the doll (oops, action figure) part go by in a cleanout sometime in the last 20 years....

 

[Plake]

I remember an old black & white movie/show of an evil doll that had metal teeth. Never been the same.

 

[KevInDaBassment]

It's funny, hardly any guys (myself included) can refer to something as a "doll" and have to give it other names if they own one like "Action Figure", "Figurine", or "That's not mine, I'm holding it for a friend".

Mine are mostly characters from various series/movies I enjoy watching or video games. I've got a little Mario, Yoda, and some others I keep around the hacienda. I also keep some of my old D&D miniatures around as well.