The return of the Living Dead Dolls - Sadie

 It took about a year, but Sadie's finally here!

Preordered back in early 2023, there were some delays with this release though i'm not sure why. Her release kept getting pushed back without any information being offered. So hmmm.

Living Dead Dolls are BACK though, after a hiatus of a few years (excluding their "presents" line of movie tie in dolls) and a big drama involving one of the creators being removed from the project. 

I don't know the full details on that beyond "he was scamming people for money for work he never did for years and everyone was sick of his shit and then his business partners cut ties"

That's all I know. 

I'm sure there's some juicy gossip involved, i'm just not privy to it and his former partners are being hush. 

Anyway, that whole thing was a big reason I believe for the massive delay between now and the previous series 35 which came out back in 2018. Yeah, we haven't  had a core doll release for LDDs since 2018!??? We've had a few movie dolls in that time, but no original dolls. 

So when in 2023 it was announced that LDD was coming back and in a new form, it was pretty exciting. 

The only downside was the price point which was a rather eye-watering $120 +P&P

Mezco have at least it seems, finally sorted out their international shipping. But with postage and customs fees and all that, Sadie cost me a pretty penny.

So was it worth the money? And was it worth the wait? 

Defa Lucy - It's been HOW long since I posted?

 Man, I really dropped the ball on keeping this updated didn't I?

I'm so sorry for that. I have bad episodes of exhaustion which leads to me not even opening boxes, let alone having the energy and motivation to take all the photos I need to. 

I'm slowly getting through the backlog but it's gonna take a while. 

so let's ease back into things with a look at Defa Lucy. 

Style Bae by Just Play

 I always enjoy a bloody weird doll line and this one is pretty weird. 

take a paper doll, make it plastic, and inexplicably give it a 3d head despite everything else being 2d and flat.

profit?

well, let's have a look shall we?

Monster High G3 - Venus McFlytrap

 

I'll admit it, I freaking LOVE IT when the UK actually gets new dolls early. 

we usually get them late or not at all so it makes a nice change. And seeing America wait for once is satisfying okay? Sorry guys but it feels vindicating to see you getting impatient. 

Anyway, Smyths got Venus in early which was a great christmas surprise. 

to put it into perspective, smyths also JUST got Ghoulia, Toralei and the Neon Frights dolls. We haven't gotten the fearidescent dolls at all from what I can tell and several of the multipacks are still MIA.  

So it was nice to see a new doll. 

My father bought her for me along with Neon Frights Ghoulia who i'll talk about in a later blog post. I have... thoughts lol. 

But let's look at Venus!

And now for something different. - Stuff I bought this month.

 Yes I still have more Sindy stuff to get to, but i'm taking a break for christmas.

but that doesn't mean I don't have some things I want to ramble on about. 

I may not have energy for full box openings or massive amounts of historical research but I CAN buy bundles I shouldn't. Lol. 

So let's get into it

Happy Birthday Sindy (Part 4) - Hasbro and beyond.

It took me a while, but i'm finally back to Sindy. It only took me what, like a month of procrastinating? 

So let's just dive in to the Hasbro era shall we? 

One of the most divisive of the Sindy eras, I have a soft spot for the 87/88 Sindys particularly. 

Lets get to it.

Happy Birthday Sindy pt3 (the 80s)

Before we start, i'm sorry about the quality of the photos. My back was still absolutely killing me and it made me a bit rushed to get off the floor before I did more damage. 

But we've reached the 1980s at last! 

The 80s are perhaps the most chaotic of Sindy's decades, ending ultimately with the near demise of Pedigree toys and the acquisition of Sindy by American company Hasbro. 

So let's get into it!

The 1980s, Sindy's problem years.