Is anyone finding these dolls in thrift stores?
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Is anyone finding these dolls in thrift stores?
Still wondering if anyone is finding these at secondhand stores yet. I saw one in a bin at one of the Goodwill clearinghouse sort of places about a month ago. Draculaura and she was missing her forearms and hands.
Also wanting to know if anyone with the build a monster kits can show a comparison picture of how the bodies differ.
thanks
The bodies are a different design.
The hips on the regular Monster High dolls are strung. Cut the elastic, the legs fall off and you will never get them back on. The hips on the Create a Monster dolls snap on to pegs. The regular MH doll's heads are attached like Barbie heads and are not meant to come off. If you try to pull it off you will more than likely damage the head and break the stalk the head is a attached to. The CAM heads snaps onto a round peg on the top of the neck.
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Forgot to mention, the shoulders of the standard MH dolls are not removable.
I understand they are different designs. Just wanted to see if anyone had done a comparison picture.
Great find, wolf. No sign of Cupid here yet, but Wal-Marts in my area are generally a disaster. No sign of Toralei or the other new basics either, though the Sweet 1600, Create-A-Monster and Skull Shores sets are hitting with all the resets. Those Sweet 1600 dolls are pricey at aprox. $25 each at Target, while Draculaura's car is only 19.99 (a price I expect to see increase shortly as the car is as much as $35 elsewhere).Quote:
Originally Posted by Werewolf
I picked up the Skull Shores set today against my better judgment. Gil is a must, and they look great sitting next to Target's Gloom Beach 5-pack. The case breakdown seems to be 1 x Gil, 1 x Lagoona, 2 x Abbey, 2 x Ghoulia. Not sure why Draculaura is absent from these cases so far (or what exactly the deal is with that 'silver screen' Skull Shores Frankie popping up), but I hope it isn't another case of Mattel soliciting more dolls than retailers actually see, then said doll winding up as the lone exclusive in a retailer multipack. Speaking of, a Dead Tired Abbey appeared in the newest webisode...can't wait to see her in a DT multipack! :sarky: Anyway, one of my Gil's stands is teal, the other's is orange. I hear there are variations in stand colors with this wave, for anyone who cares about that sort of thing...
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...kullshores.jpg
Also, previously unrevealed 2012 basics have popped up on walmart.com...Jackson Jekyll (basic finally), Robecca Steam (clockwork/steampunk girl), Rochelle Goyle (gargoyle), and Venus McFlyTrap (wild guess).
While I think the CaM sets are fun for kids, I don't think they display well with the limited color of torsos available. I'd planned to pick up the 3-eyed monster set and try to pop the head on an extra basic Abbey, but I'm not sure if that would even work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Werewolf
Bought the Create a Monster Skeleton and Bee today ...
Are the Torso's Sold seperately ? I don't understand ...
Saw the New Draculaura's Car too.
The torsos are only sold in the 2 deluxe starter sets...and even then there's only one per set. So basically for all the different combos (Insect girl, 3-eyed Monster, Skeleton, Vampire, Werewolf, Sea Monster, Dragon) there is only one pale grey torso and one pale pink torso, regardless of what color limbs & face you've purchased to attach. :muh:Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackKnight
Thats sorta Stupid ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Harbingerboy
They Need to make a Torso with Thighs and Shoulders Sold Seperately.
My Kids Have popped the Hand and Forarms off of these on Accident ...., If I can get the Legs off ..., looks like Buying 1 of these that sits around the pegs is the way to go to try and customize these ....
^^ that is what I am thinking, BK. Tho the build a monster torso is a different design than the regular gals. I still think one of the regular figures could be modded to work with the add on kits, tho. Just haven't had the time to pick one up and mess with it.