Monster high

Here's a snap I did of gooliope with mdd and msd :p

 

20151019_004354 by Shoujo Magic, on Flickr

 

 

Frankie in an 8-9 bjd wig (over her normal hair)

(I'm getting one to customize :p )

 

2015-10-19_01-27-35 by Shoujo Magic, on Flickr

Yup, no articulated knees.... I saw both of these in person on Sunday at my local Walmart and I too was left wondering what the heck Mattel was thinking on that one.

After seeing Oni-chan's pictures it makes me wonder, with the relatively small size of the knee joint perhaps they were having trouble engineering a suitable joint structure, which would be easily bendable (for small children) without breaking, stand up to wear and tear, and yet be stiff enough to support the doll's weight.

Here's a snap I did of gooliope with mdd and msd :p

Frankie in an 8-9 bjd wig (over her normal hair)

(I'm getting one to customize :p )

 

Your dolls look so adorable and seeing Frankie in that black wig is really cute!

Frankie Stein is my favourite doll and it was the first I've ever bought.

 

I'd like to buy other characters too, but my money are reserved for figures until the end of this year.

Since we're posting pictures of our dolls, here's my own collection. I did go a little MH crazy while I was visiting my family in the States. My small horde now watches over my other BJD's from their floating IKEA shelf. I would love to snag a 13 Wishes Catty Noir and another Rochelle Goyle in the near future so if anyone wants to clear out their collection please keep me in mind.

After seeing Oni-chan's pictures it makes me wonder, with the relatively small size of the knee joint perhaps they were having trouble engineering a suitable joint structure, which would be easily bendable (for small children) without breaking, stand up to wear and tear, and yet be stiff enough to support the doll's weight.

 

I think if they scaled up the double joints on the 17 inch versions that everything would have been fine. But the big knee is molded just like the regular small girls and wouldn't be so good for such a large doll for the reasons you listed. Either way, Mattel and that other company really dropped the ball on them.

 

Nice collection pic Aubzy82! You have some cool ghouls in there. We haven't seen the deer girl released here yet but my GF wants one bad.

 

It isn't much but here's the crew I have so far. I don't actively collect the MH girls but I did buy a few of these in the pic below. The others are extras or duplicates my GF had and gave to me. I bought the 17 inch Draculaura and I want the Clawdeen to go with her.

 

Looks like I've gotten a small collection of Monster High going here. ^_^ by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Keep sharing collection pics! I love seeing what other people have and how they're set up!

 

 

 

Billy

Nice collection pic Aubzy82! You have some cool ghouls in there. We haven't seen the deer girl released here yet but my GF wants one bad.

It isn't much but here's the crew I have so far. I don't actively collect the MH girls but I did buy a few of these in the pic below. The others are extras or duplicates my GF had and gave to me. I bought the 17 inch Draculaura and I want the Clawdeen to go with her.

Keep sharing collection pics! I love seeing what other people have and how they're set up!

 

Thanks so much Billy! I ordered Batsy Claro (white bat) & Isi Dawndancer (deer girl) from Amazon.com so I think anyone in the States can get them. As far as buying her in-store, I haven't seen an official release for any toy stores or large chains, like Walmart, yet.

You've got a nice little group yourself! I REALLY want the black&white Frankie you got there, but they all seem to be abused and torn apart on Ebay or sell for outrageous prices in mint condition.

And I agree, I hope to see people keep sharing those collection pics of their MH horde!

Thanks so much Billy! I ordered Batsy Claro (white bat) & Isi Dawndancer (deer girl) from Amazon.com so I think anyone in the States can get them. As far as buying her in-store, I haven't seen an official release for any toy stores or large chains, like Walmart, yet.

 

You're welcome! Thanks for letting me know about Amazon. The GF likes finding them in stores so I doubt she'd order them... thrill of the hunt and all.

 

You've got a nice little group yourself! I REALLY want the black&white Frankie you got there, but they all seem to be abused and torn apart on Ebay or sell for outrageous prices in mint condition.

 

Thanks! I really like that Frankie too. I do hope you can find one in good shape soon!

 

And I agree, I hope to see people keep sharing those collection pics of their MH horde!

 

I'll try and get Becca to post a picture of her collection.... it's friggin insane. I think she has over 180 of them now.

 

 

 

Billy

I was recently bitten by the Monster High bug and now I can't stop I have seven now and there's more I still want! I especially need to get a hold of Isi since she's just too cute~

What turned into only collecting Clawdeen wolf dolls turned into getting as many of the girls that I can get my hand on. I have a huge collection of girls and a few of the boys I even have a few Ever After High characters

As of a month ago I have 3 of the 17" girls... Needless to say I didn't buy them because I kept thinking for the same amount of money I could do more DD stuff. I told Raven I wasn't opposed to having them, I just couldn't bear buying them for myself. LOL! So I was thinking he might get me one for my birthday (I wanted Frankie the most) and he totally floored me with Draculaura and Galoopy (sp? Dunno, I hate that name so we call her Calliope.)

 

With so many of our DD stories never being fully fleshed out and done as photo stories, Raven and I decided that the current photo story I'm currently working on is the beginning of the 'reboot' for the entire family story. We just ended up with more than I ever could have dreamed of in the beginning. Ralph has grown from an MDD all the way to a Smart Doll, Ringo is Rainie's twin who was never there in the beginning (so confusing!), Yuriko and Dakota are getting a few years younger, someone else is going to have a BIG surprise this summer, and loads of other minor tweaks that just need to be done to smooth things out. Plus with the storyline changing a bit, the big MH girls can be a part of the whole thing too. That's something I could just never figure out with the normal sized MH.

 

I've had a story brewing for a long time between Naiomi and Ghoulia that I could just never work because she is so small compared to the DD. I didn't like the bizarre difference in size. Since Ghoulia is my fave MH gir by a long shot (followed by Operetta and Frankie) I was a bit disappointed that they didn't have her in the 17" size. So... as it turns out, I've got some solid plans on making Ghoulia into a DD. Has anyone done a MH to DD yet? The biggest problem I'm facing is the skin color difference. I'd think about dying the vinyl of a SWS body except for the fact that the sculpt I'll be using is from a limited girl. I may be brash with painting limited heads, but I have NO confidence in dying one.

 

I really like my smaller MH girls (I have Ghoulia, Frankie, Draculaura, 2 Operettas, & Lagoona) but I don't know what to do with them much of the time other than having them sit on the shelf. I quit collecting Barbies a long time ago because the size they are is a real bugger to sew for, making it not enjoyable (and why Dolly has so little clothing.) It doesn't help any that I personally find the MH stands to be utter crap. The post never stays in the base, even for the 17" girls!

 

Does anyone else have a MH vinyl figure? I have Ghoulia and she's adorable.

 

~Sister Kyoya

What turned into only collecting Clawdeen wolf dolls turned into getting as many of the girls that I can get my hand on. I have a huge collection of girls and a few of the boys I even have a few Ever After High characters

 

Ha! This sounds familiar. I was only going to have a few, but then my bookshelves exploded... >.>

 

So I was thinking he might get me one for my birthday (I wanted Frankie the most) and he totally floored me with Draculaura and Galoopy (sp? Dunno, I hate that name so we call her Calliope.)

 

That's how it's supposed to be pronounced! Just with a Goo replacing the first syllable

 

 

Does anyone else have a MH vinyl figure? I have Ghoulia and she's adorable.

 

I'm waiting on a few of the vinyls to show up that were unveiling at SDCC, like these two

 

I started with a Rochelle and then after I saw the beautiful customs people were making I decided to give it a try. So now I have 5 personal customs, 6 for my collection, and 2 of the 17 inch dolls (I just bought Draculaura and I'm DYING to get a start on repainting her face. AHHH! *excited*). I have one classic Draculaura sitting on my table waiting for a repaint and I might try and sell her afterwards.

 

Anyway, I don't see myself collecting ALL of the dolls, but every now and then a particular line gives me the bug, like their recent cirque du freak line. Rochelle is still my favorite though! I have a Draculaura vinyl but I'm waiting for a Rochelle one ;v; and I'm excited for Isi Dawndancer! I NEED her! LOL

 

I'd like to try experimenting with obitsu bodies for them, to give my customs more of a "bjd feel" but I'm not sure if that will work or not. Does anybody know what size clothes the 17 inch dolls can wear? I read somewhere they can wear MSD clothes and 9-10 inch wigs. Or maybe I just thought I did...

 

I'm glad I'm not the only one here who loves them!

For some reason Becca won't post pics of her collection here so I decided to do it for her. We got lucky at the flea market yesterday and she found a HUGE box of MH girls for CHEAP. We wound up getting 24 girls for $22! Most didn't have clothing and about 6 of them were missing arms and such but overall it was a great find because she wound up getting a bunch of girls she didn't have.

 

Anyways, after cleaning them up and adding them to the collection shelves, Becca did a head count and she's now at 209 Monster High dolls! And people think *I'M* nuts for having as many DD's as I do! Here's a shot of most of the collection.... she's got others on her desk and shelves across from these but this pic shows the main bulk.

 

My GF is now at 209 Monster High dolls. Damn. by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Yeah, I'm amazed too. LOL

 

 

Billy

That's a whole high school's worth.

I wish my high school had that male to female ratio.

I wish my high school had that male to female ratio.

 

HA HA H AHAAAA! Oh man, that made my sides hurt. That comment made my day for sure.

 

 

Billy

@Baldylox,

 

WOW!!! She's got quite the awesome collection! I like how she's sorted the Frankie's and Cleo's together too. It speaks to my OCD tendencies. hehehe

@Baldylox,

 

WOW!!! She's got quite the awesome collection! I like how she's sorted the Frankie's and Cleo's together too. It speaks to my OCD tendencies. hehehe

 

I agree that she does! She decided to set them up that way because it helps her to know which versions she has easily by just looking at one shelf or area.

 

 

Billy

I've always been interested in the Monster High Dolls but I have just settled for watching my younger cousin plays with her collection of 10+. I always wondered how many there were.... now I know at least 209! That's INSANE. SO cool :3

Would anyone be interested in my first faceup journey involving one of the frightmare's I purchased? Since there are no other threads to post it on (as it's an off topic doll) I assume this would be the place to post?

I'm going to show you guys what I did for my first faceup on my MH Frightmare Aery Evenfall. Please let me know if this thread is the correct place to post this.

I've never done any repaints/faceups at all before so this is my very first attempt. I'm an artist so that was helpful, but nothing prepared me for working with medium I wasn't using before while working on a 3D model. I normally use prisma pencils on 2D. That's it. Never used chalk, watercolor, or acrylic until now. Even after finishing this project I still have a giant learning curve to get over and I'm a perfectionist so I'm not entirely happy with how she turned out, but I had to stop before I got too discouraged. I hope this inspires and helps others who have thought about repainting their own dolls. I would be happy to answer any questions you folks have so please ask.

Wow, that redo of the Frightmare is certainly much nicer than the stock face! Nice work!

 

 

Billy

@Billy

Thank you very much! I hated that factory paint so much. Her eyebrows were too Eugene Levy for me.

@Billy, thank you very much! I hated that factory paint so much. Her eyebrows were too Eugene Levy for me.

 

Ha ha! That's too funny!

 

I really wish they would paint those girls like they show them on the box art.... those images are so much nicer and prettier than what's on the doll! If they did that, I'd be way more inclined to like those Frightmares.

 

 

Billy

I wish their little elbows and knees would bend like their 2-legged monster counterparts. That would be so awesome. Since I'm a sucker for centaurs in general these little girls will have to do.