Mini Doll II
Sept 8, 2014 7:53:31 GMT -5
Post by Jamirae on Sept 8, 2014 7:53:31 GMT -5
The changes to the mini's face molds took me aback as I've been used to the painted eyed minis and any changes to them over time has been subtle. Though I can differentiate the different time periods and changes, it's not something one notices casually. This change with Beforever, you can't really miss.
I'm trying to look at this doll without comparing her with the older versions. She is a pretty doll in her own right. The bangs, though are thinner and more scraggily than the 18 inch version are not going to difficult to maintain. She has lovely distinct eyes and AG did do some detail work to give those eyes and her expression some depth. The coloring is lovely and the outfit is spot on. I did not find the change to a vinyl body to be an issue, though I do get a pang that my dollies are not going to get the soft bodies in their AG dolls.
I wish that the change had made the classic mold minis have rounder faces. This doll definitely is more oval faced and has more of a receded chin than the 18 inch dolls. A main purpose of the minis is to look as much like their 18 inch counterparts, and this does hit you right away that the face mold is not the same round shape The simplicity, symmetry and roundness of the classic face mold is a hall mark of these AG dolls, and whoever designed these minis did not stick to this. That is my main complaint about these minis.
Now to compare them to the older versions: The face shape as I mentioned is oval rather than round, like the glass eyed minis which is what these remind me of except for the eyes being painted on, in terms of looks. Mini Sam's bangs are straight and skimply. I think the older minis had bang problems anyways, but AG should have gone a bit fuller with this doll's. I don't get how with them being affiliated with Mattel, they can't get these bangs right as they do have a lot cheaper dolls out there that do just that. Also, the "root holes" around the face are terribly prominent, something I dislike. The older dolls' were more discrete. I suspect there is less hair as well, but it looks good, and looks like Samantha, other than those bangs.
The new minis are taller and their arms are noticeably longer.
Though a pretty doll in her own right, with past prototypes to use, and that this is supposed to be a mini version of a doll, and they want $25 for her, I don't give this a high grade at all. I give it a C-. Body not the same, face shape not as like the new doll, bangs skimpy, root holes too prominent. It hurts that I could not get this doll for $15 as I usually do with the minis. Had she been an improvement, I 'd have bought a second set from AG, but I'll wait it out and hope to get the second set of dolls at discount at other venues in time.
I'm trying to look at this doll without comparing her with the older versions. She is a pretty doll in her own right. The bangs, though are thinner and more scraggily than the 18 inch version are not going to difficult to maintain. She has lovely distinct eyes and AG did do some detail work to give those eyes and her expression some depth. The coloring is lovely and the outfit is spot on. I did not find the change to a vinyl body to be an issue, though I do get a pang that my dollies are not going to get the soft bodies in their AG dolls.
I wish that the change had made the classic mold minis have rounder faces. This doll definitely is more oval faced and has more of a receded chin than the 18 inch dolls. A main purpose of the minis is to look as much like their 18 inch counterparts, and this does hit you right away that the face mold is not the same round shape The simplicity, symmetry and roundness of the classic face mold is a hall mark of these AG dolls, and whoever designed these minis did not stick to this. That is my main complaint about these minis.
Now to compare them to the older versions: The face shape as I mentioned is oval rather than round, like the glass eyed minis which is what these remind me of except for the eyes being painted on, in terms of looks. Mini Sam's bangs are straight and skimply. I think the older minis had bang problems anyways, but AG should have gone a bit fuller with this doll's. I don't get how with them being affiliated with Mattel, they can't get these bangs right as they do have a lot cheaper dolls out there that do just that. Also, the "root holes" around the face are terribly prominent, something I dislike. The older dolls' were more discrete. I suspect there is less hair as well, but it looks good, and looks like Samantha, other than those bangs.
The new minis are taller and their arms are noticeably longer.
Though a pretty doll in her own right, with past prototypes to use, and that this is supposed to be a mini version of a doll, and they want $25 for her, I don't give this a high grade at all. I give it a C-. Body not the same, face shape not as like the new doll, bangs skimpy, root holes too prominent. It hurts that I could not get this doll for $15 as I usually do with the minis. Had she been an improvement, I 'd have bought a second set from AG, but I'll wait it out and hope to get the second set of dolls at discount at other venues in time.