Limited Edition 17" Collector Dolls Information
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Limited Edition 17" Collector Dolls Information
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I know you guys said that there wasn't any LE product for Peter Pan nor The Jungle Book but what about the snow globes? Is it safe to consider the snow globes to be honorary LE product considering their popularity and limited quantity? ^^; Both had snow globes released with their Blu-rays and Jungle Book also had the Vinylmation series (although that's not really LE either, I suppose 😛).
I would consider them as limited release items, did Peter Pan have a snow globe? Sorry I don't follow the snow globe scene too much so I might have missed it. The vinyls not sure on, as they are generally open edition wherein they produce more when they sell out but I guess due to their limited production run they could be considered limited release as well.
Jungle Book did have and i think still does have a LE pin set, but Peter Pan didn't have anything LE released at all, not even a pin set which was rather odd.
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Polaris - Peter Pan had the house snow globe with the window and the 4 children. It was really nice.
Generally when I think limited edition, it's what Disney store has dubbed as limited edition. Otherwise , all of their products will be limited edition cause they are not produced infinitely.
The snow globes has been a really weird one. I have a lot of snow globes, and I don't believe any of them are limited edition.
They are not a limited release, because they would mean that after a certain period of time, they are not allowed to sell it, even if they have stock.
Vinylmations though, are a tough one.
I'm gonna be completely honest and say that any time they produce a vinylmation with an edition size below 3000, they count as limited edition.
Some might have "limited release" on them, like the Indiana Jones set, which is still on sale, even though they came out in January.
While little mermaid lasted for almost a year, before they had to go on clearance.
Just remember the less than 3000 rule. 😉
Having read through a lot of this thread, I just wanted to chime in on one point that might be of interest.
I've seen quite a few of the Frozen collector's edition dolls up close, and can confirm that the snow queen Elsa does often have an issue with the eyelashes on her left eye. Upon a really close inspect of a few, it seems like someone assembling the Elsa dolls initially glued her left eyelashes on too high, then repositioned them lower (too low!). Quite a few of the Elsas I've seen up close have a little bit of grey/white marking on their left eyeshadow (from where glue was added and then removed) and a visible white line above their eyelashes, where the eye white is present. In well-lit conditions, the white line is particularly noticeable and can be a bit depressing for an owner to discover, "omg Elsa has hair stuck to her eyeball!" T.T
For people brave enough to take this step, this defect in some Elsas is easily remedied by carefully applying a thin coat of black acrylic over the eyeshadow damage and across the visible eye white (avoiding the eyelashes, the eye below the eyelash line, the purple eyeshadow above the thick black eyeshadow and any loose hair threads). After painting, is you're really fussy you can add a further thin coat of gloss varnish to the eyeshadow, since black paint will usually dry with a matt finish and this will clash with the right side black eyeshadow, which is glossy.
The only other common defect I've noticed is very minor - the inner box frequently has several imperfections such as the folded in paper triangles coming loose, the paper backdrop being a bit crumpled against the card backing (due to bad glueing), the transparent plastic having some extra/unwanted white paint marks and the sides of the inner box being lightly creased at key stress points (i.e. the sides, since the large cut out section doesn't leave much card left to withstand any pressure or handling).
Some dolls also have a couple of jewels missing from clothing (barely noticeable unless you have a selection to check against) and of course the hairstyle is different on every single one. I've seen a couple of unopened ice queen Elsas with "shock-wig hair" all over the place, some coronation Elsas with crazy long bangs making her look truly emo and shy, and don't get me started on how every single coronation Anna has her blonde hair streak in a different position, some of which are completely invisible since they've been hidden behind/under the rest of her hair unless you take her out of her box.
The Elsa left eyelash issue is the only one that has really bothered me though, hence the comment above. For all other defects, it's just a case of each numbered doll being unique and having her own "personality" 🙂
p.s. No, I'm not a meanie who has hoarded like a million of the Frozen collector's dolls. I've *seen* a fair number (and repaired a couple), but I only own one of each and have no plans to sell them 🙂
I've seen quite a few of the Frozen collector's edition dolls up close, and can confirm that the snow queen Elsa does often have an issue with the eyelashes on her left eye. Upon a really close inspect of a few, it seems like someone assembling the Elsa dolls initially glued her left eyelashes on too high, then repositioned them lower (too low!). Quite a few of the Elsas I've seen up close have a little bit of grey/white marking on their left eyeshadow (from where glue was added and then removed) and a visible white line above their eyelashes, where the eye white is present. In well-lit conditions, the white line is particularly noticeable and can be a bit depressing for an owner to discover, "omg Elsa has hair stuck to her eyeball!" T.T
For people brave enough to take this step, this defect in some Elsas is easily remedied by carefully applying a thin coat of black acrylic over the eyeshadow damage and across the visible eye white (avoiding the eyelashes, the eye below the eyelash line, the purple eyeshadow above the thick black eyeshadow and any loose hair threads). After painting, is you're really fussy you can add a further thin coat of gloss varnish to the eyeshadow, since black paint will usually dry with a matt finish and this will clash with the right side black eyeshadow, which is glossy.
The only other common defect I've noticed is very minor - the inner box frequently has several imperfections such as the folded in paper triangles coming loose, the paper backdrop being a bit crumpled against the card backing (due to bad glueing), the transparent plastic having some extra/unwanted white paint marks and the sides of the inner box being lightly creased at key stress points (i.e. the sides, since the large cut out section doesn't leave much card left to withstand any pressure or handling).
Some dolls also have a couple of jewels missing from clothing (barely noticeable unless you have a selection to check against) and of course the hairstyle is different on every single one. I've seen a couple of unopened ice queen Elsas with "shock-wig hair" all over the place, some coronation Elsas with crazy long bangs making her look truly emo and shy, and don't get me started on how every single coronation Anna has her blonde hair streak in a different position, some of which are completely invisible since they've been hidden behind/under the rest of her hair unless you take her out of her box.
The Elsa left eyelash issue is the only one that has really bothered me though, hence the comment above. For all other defects, it's just a case of each numbered doll being unique and having her own "personality" 🙂
p.s. No, I'm not a meanie who has hoarded like a million of the Frozen collector's dolls. I've *seen* a fair number (and repaired a couple), but I only own one of each and have no plans to sell them 🙂
Oh and don't smoke in your home unless you don't mind turning the boxes of the collector's series dolls yellow, really really fast 🙂
I've seen that happen a couple of times too. Just a month in a smokey home will yellow the paper coating the boxes.
(p.s. I don't smoke myself 😛)
I've seen that happen a couple of times too. Just a month in a smokey home will yellow the paper coating the boxes.
(p.s. I don't smoke myself 😛)
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I know this is more of a cutomizing question: Has anyone opened Coronation Elsa's hair yet?
I'm thinking about opening her pun to put in the blue ribbon to make it more movie accurate.
So far I've only found a few images of a Snow Queen LE dolls with her opened hair in flickR, but nothing on Coronation Elsa. Has anyone done this before or knows of someone who did?
I'd like to know how her hair look liks open or if it's just a little stumb like Coronation Anna's hair?
I'm thinking about opening her pun to put in the blue ribbon to make it more movie accurate.
So far I've only found a few images of a Snow Queen LE dolls with her opened hair in flickR, but nothing on Coronation Elsa. Has anyone done this before or knows of someone who did?
I'd like to know how her hair look liks open or if it's just a little stumb like Coronation Anna's hair?
Maybe you could just push the ends of some ribbon into her hair so it looks like it is actually tied in her hair? I would try that because I would be too afraid to mess it up!!! I tried to re-braid my Singing Elsa doll, and even though it was just a braid, I had such a hard time with it. Good luck!
As pertaining to the upcoming Aurora dolls, I can't WAIT to see what Aurora looks like in Blue. Her 17 inch Singing Dolls that were made the last few years were gorgeous, so I bet she will be amazing. I wish Disney would let me have a sneak peak, because this is killing me!
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I'm just praying Aurora is in her blue dress or her BR dress... probably unlikely but you never know! Anything but pink.
LE Ariel Disney Store blog pics went up July 19, 2013. I think we are getting closer to a reveal. Checking through past posts, the Disney stores were getting in display dolls of Ariel on July 13th. Pics of those display dolls started popping up the next day. Too bad there has been a crackdown on CMs.
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Unfortunately after all the merchandise I've seen... If Disney is sticking with one aurora doll, she's gonna be in pink.
A lot of speculation that Aurora will appear in both pink and blue, if you read back a few posts you will see this.
No release date announced as of yet but Ariel was released for preorder last year on July 29 with a preview being announced by Disney around two weeks before that. So I would say we should be hearing something from Disney within the next week or two.
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Okay Disney dreaming here.... but wouldn't it be fantastic if Disney made a new 17 LE Cinderella (based on the animation) next year to coincide with the live action film that had the same historical reinterpretation as Snow? I think its a shame seeing them side-by-side as they should be all in the same classic style (hopefully Aurora will look like Snow does and not her re-design).
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I believe we should be getting a picture soon if the DS follows the same pattern they did last year. As mentioned above the pre-sale for Ariel was at the end of July with the announcement about a week before so it should be fairly soon. The wait is killing me.
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Shouldn't be an issue.
My husband often takes my LE dolls from Denmark to Japan, because I wouldn't dare to put them in the checked-in luggage.
Small accessories are no problem as long as she isn't carrying liquid XD
So Aurora is pink with jewels and gold tinsel In her hair.
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