Dollfies and Star Wars
I've been a big fan of Star Wars ever since I was a kid and saw the originals back in the theaters. I loved space stuff and Star Wars was just epic to me back then. I had lots of the toys when I was small but I never got any of the bigger toys because they were expensive. But I played with what I had like it was going out of style!
Years later I got older and sold most of my SW stuff at garage sales and such. I always regretted that too. But then I found out that they were available for sale in comic stores and in Toy magazines. So I started to recollect them starting with the figures. Then I got the vehicles and playsets and I finally wound up with every Kenner SW toy they made. It was nice to finally own all the toys I never had as a kid!
But I finally got burned out on SW and decided to stop messing with it. I put it all away and started collecting Anime. Then I got into anime figures. That's when I found Dollfies. And the rest is history! XD
So since I still have all my SW toys, I decided to let worlds collide and have my girls play with some of them! We had lots of fun too! Join them as they mess around with some old school toys!
Here are the girls playing with some of the Star Wars toys I like alot.
Looks like Miyuki is playing with a Snowspeeder.
Hey Miyuki, who do you have there?
"It's R5D4 Papa! He has orange on him like my hair! Isn't he cool?"
Yes he is Miyuki!
"And look in here! Luke is wearing orange too!"
Yes he is! That's his X-Wing Pilot suit.
Oh! Mai and Rei have the Death Star playset out! I loved that as a kid! Wouldn't it have been cool to have one as big as it is to Dollfies? That would rock!
Hey Mai! Having fun?
"Yeah. I like this setup, it's really cool."
"This guy is awesome Papa. I want a lightsaber now. Can you find one for me?"
I'll see what I can come up with Mai.
"Thanks! That will be too cool to have!"
Lets see what Rei is up to.
Hello Rei, how are you?
"I am fine Papa. Just checking out the sensor array here."
Oh yeah? Is Chewbacca helping?
"He is actually. For a walking carpet, he is most useful with sensors and machinery."
I'm glad you like him Rei. ^_^
Ah look! Mamimi and Yoko are playing with the Ewoks! How did I know they would like the cute fuzzy bears? XD
"Hey Papa! Look at the bears!"
They're called Ewoks Yoko.
"Teddy bears!"
Sigh.... teddy bears it is.
"Isn't he cute?"
Yep, they're pretty cute dear.
"Why does he have holes in his feet Papa?"
So he can stand on the playsets better Yoko.
"Ahh! Ok!"
Do you like the teddy bears too Mamimi?
"Oh yes! They're so cute! I like this one best!"
Ah, I see Manami is playing with my favorite toy!
"Of course it's your fave Papa! It's because *I* am playing with it!"
"I have General Veers and an ATAT driver in the cockpit already."
As you can tell, Manami LOVES Star Wars and knows all the characters names. She's a SW nerd like her Papa. XD
"And back here we have a Snowtrooper and another driver. He's on break."
Ha ha! I bet he is!
M - "Hey Mister Ted, have you seen my spear? I can't find it!"
Y - "No Mister B., I haven't seen it anywhere."
<<Giggling ensues>>
"Whoo hoo! Ride'em cowgirl!"
Umm, Manami, I don't think that will hold you too well....
"It's fine Papa! Lookit me! Yeeeehaw!"
Miyuki - "Hey! Let me ride too!"
Manami - "Ok, climb on up!"
Miyuki - "Yay!"
Whooo hooo! Hot cowgirls comin' thru!
"Aren't we cool Papa?"
Yes indeed you are girls!
M - "Hey! You wanna drag race?"
Manami - "Bring it slowpoke!"
Miyuki - "Yeah! You aint got nuthin in that but groceries!"
Mamimi - "Ok go Yoko!"
Yoko - "Why do *I* have to push?"
Manami - "Hit the hyperspace button Miyuki!"
Miyuki - "Umm, where's that at?"
That looked like a lot of fun! The toys looked really big next to everyone. Manami riding the AT-AT was great. So who won the drag race?
It *was* fun! I think I had as much fun as the girls did. =3
When I first thought of this shoot, Manami riding an ATAT was the first image in my mind. XD Of course Yoko and Mamimi won the race.... the ATAT didnt move on it own but Yoko pushed Mamimi to the win!
Ha-ha yay! Two of my most favorite things, dolls & Star Wars<333
Cool! I'm glad you liked the pictures then. =3
Holy crap, that is so full of "Win"! come to think of it, some 1/8th plywood could be used to fab up most of the AT-AT and the Death Star set..... *hmmmmmm, getting any ideas, there?*
Ha ha, thanks! Glad you liked the setup. *I* am not thinking of doing any big projects like that! I have little extra time as it is, trying that would eat away at my sleeptime! XD
LOL LOL Nice fun story. I'm glad the girls had fun playing with the old toys. That Imperial Walker is pretty big! Yeah, I loved Star Wars as a kid, too. Brings back memories. LOL :D
Thank you! I had fun setting it all up too, it was nice pulling the old toys out of the closet....
The ATAT was one of the toys I never had as a kid due it being expensive back then. So when I grew up and could afford it, I got one!
You're welcome. Yeah, toys are always so expensive. Even now! LOL Especially now! :/
"I see your Schwartz is as big as mine!"
LOL! Nice Spaceballs reference! ^_^
HAHAHAHAHA!!! Yeah, I loved that!! XD
Wow, this was great. I really do need to get my old Star Wars figures out of the closet. I loved seeing your girls having fun with all of them. Seeing Manami hop on the AT-AT was great!
Thank you sir! Manami riding the ATAT was my main reason for this shoot, it was the first image I had when thinking about doing this. =3 And yeah, your girls need to have fun with your SW stuff too!
Fantastic! Star Wars wil always be close to my heart.
Thanks! Me too... SW meant a lot to me for a great many years so it was fun pulling these out and messing with them again.
Danny?
HA! Now that's funny! I do have a Luke Stormtrooper whose helmet comes off.... but Danny isnt blond. XD
Nothing a little paint and some tiny glasses wouldn't fix... ^_^
Sorry but not on THAT figure. He's runs over $100 easy so no way would I damage it by doing that. =3 Not that you're serious tho. LOL
Irony is that figure was prolly all of 6 bucks when it came out... O.o
I want to say that when I bought it as a kid, it was about $2.99. When the first wave came out back in 1978, they were the same price as a gallon of milk... $1.99. Man, times change so much.....
That would have been the US price. Up here in the Great White North, after exchange, mark-ups, and transport, they were in the $6.50 range as I recall...
Studiously ignoring everyone.
Yep, that's what Squiggy is great at. Lenny kept getting in the way so I tossed him out of the room. Squiggy was being quiet so I let her stay. =3
Wow ,that's a big doll house !!!I mean figurine house ;)
Oh yeah, the Death Star Playset was my favorite playset as a kid. It was the only large SW toy I ever had. Mine got all sorts of busted up so I had to get a replacement for it. I wish it had been this big to me when I was little tho! Can you imagine a 3 or 4 foot tall playset?? XD
MAXIMUM CUTENESS LEVEL !!!!!
Your Rei is the equivalent for me ,than Elisabeth with you .I find her so adorable
Awww! I didn't know that! That makes me really happy Salica! Thank you for the nice comment!
I love Ewoks ! Can I play too ?!!
Sure you can! Come down anytime and we can play with the Ewoks all day! =3
I wish we could ^_^
Me too. Me and my girls would love to see you!
This t-shirt looks good on Mamimi^_^
It sure does doesn't it? It was a gift from this wonderful girl in Canada! I wish I could recall her name tho... XD
Poor girl ,so nice but already forgotten T_T
Awww, you know I am playing! I can't forget my most favorite Canadian girl! =3
SW nerd unite!! Personally, I'm a huge Emperor Palpatine fangirl. In fact, I'm probably his biggest (and possible only) fan ^ ^;
Scared the living crap outta me when I first saw Episode 3, though..
Heh, you're the first female I've heard say she liked the Emperor! ^_^
There's always a first time for everything!! XD XD XD
orig. StarWars trilogy toys? ALWAYS WIN!!! (sorry, did my inner geek just spill out?)
Ha ha! Yeah your inner nerd hopped out for a sec but it's fine. I'll always love the Original Trilogy. Those were THE sci-fi films to know back then and even now.
Love this shot!
Heh, that's my little cowgirl riding off into the sunset! XD
Namiko has a lightsaber...sometimes I kinda think she should have had a red one rather than the blue one she's got because she's such a handful. She thinks the traditional Japanese clothes she's got are actually Jedi robes.
Ha ha! I bet she has fun swinging that around! I think I saw her in those robes before and she was cute. ^_^
Isn't he a little short for a stormtrooper?
OMG, if you could spot that this was the Luke Stormtrooper figure, then you know your vintage SW figures!! XD If it was just a casual joke then that's fine too, it was still funny.
Oh, I have Luke Stormtrooper! Still have the helmet and even the coin! Love those vintage POTF figures!
Oh nice! Those coins are hard to find for some characters. Same with that helmet.... they sell for $40-$50 by themselves! I was getting out of the SW scene when the POTF figures came out. I only bought like 4 or 5 of them back then due to my money going to Transformers. XD
I remember the time when I was cleaning the attic and found some old toys the older generations left. Yoko and Mamimi are so cute playing with the teddy bears (hehe). Rei's having fun with the walking carpet as well. Oh, Manami, "the force is strong with this one." Miyuki sure loves orange. a lightsaber for Mai? wait, where's Ryomou? is this from an earlier time?
I sold most of my old SW toys off back in the day so I had to recollect most of them. I did happen to find a small box of loose figures at my parents tho. That was nice to see.
I'm glad you liked the pics and story. And yes, this photoshoot was taken *before* Ryomou came to live with us. She threw my posting plans all out of whack! XD
Oh, man, this is awesome! Love Manami and Miyuki riding the AT-AT! And the Death Star! Always wanted that one.
Thank you sir! ATAT riding seems popular with the girls... The Death Star was always my fave set as a kid. I loved playing with that thing.
Was member of the local Star Wars club for quite some time and even had some of the statue merchandise, Star Wars memorabilia and toys are big business and can burn holes in wallets as easily as DD can.
Ah nice! I agree that SW stuff can kill your bank account fast. I used to have a lot more stuff but I needed to fund my trip to Japan somehow so I sold off about half my collection. That part was almost all prototype stuff and was worth a ton.
I've never seen star wars, and
*And I don't know who has them for me to borrow, plus no home computer, typing this at school *Cries and cuddles her Firefly, Babylon 5, Farscape and Star Trek* WHYYYYYY DXX
The Original films from the 70's and 80's are what you need to watch. Forget about the newer ones until AFTER you see the originals, it's way better that way.
Don't local libraries lend out DVD's? I bet you can find them there. And it's free!
I didn't actually think of that XDD I've been told that too, even though if I started watching it my brother would be sitting there having a fanboy moment with me XDD Thanks for the library tip! I wonder if Hovis has it...
Dwaaaaaaa - such a cute shot XD How can you resist anything she ever asks for .. seriously?
Thank you! I can't resist her... at all. She always gets what she wants. XD
So adorable XD It is neat seeing your first passion and your current one merging together into one :) - Awesome shots!
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. It was fun having my two big collecting subjects meet. =3
Just out of curiosity how tall are those dollfies?
Dollfies are about 2 feet tall. They range in height but are generally 58-60 cm tall without shoes on.
WHOAH!
[ahem] thats pretty big [for the record all i have are two action men [1/6 scale only shy of one feet tall]
and although i have been tempted im afraid finances have kept me to just looking at the pretty piccies :[
oh and as for getting lightsabers for the girls -
http://www.jbox.com/product/YYN283
Thanks for the link! I actually have a set of green ones I got while I was in Japan last year. I want one that lights up! A buddy sent me a link for one but I cant find it now. I'll have to check back with him.
found it -
http://www.flutterscape.com/product/no/4390/lightsaber-starwars-light-up-chopsticks-red
lol those are so awesome! My girl always plays with my figurines...It's good to see the girls like star wars!
Thank you! Dollfies playing with our toys is just so very cute to me. I'm glad yours do the same thing!
Oh star wars, you were awesome until Lucas decided to make those prequels. (shudder) Originals all the way!
Very cute photos, who won the race? :P
HA HA!! Excellent statement and I agree! Friggin prequels... XD
Thanks about the pics! Mamimi and Yoko won the race because the ATAT can't move on its own. Yoko was pushing Mamimi so they easily won. Manami and Miyuki still celebrated like they HAD won tho.... =3
I, personally liked the prequels more. Maybe because I'm a 21st Century person...
What do you mean by "21st Century Person?"
Because being born at that time, I'm used to more recent stuff than the old-school schooba.
It's kinda hard to put it in words....
Whoa. I'm surprised this worked!
Ha ha! Frankly, so was I! I had a hard time getting Manami to stay up there on her own. I figured having Miyuki too would really suck. But having two of them up there actually made it easier to sit them down. I did have to shift the legs on the ATAT a bit to carry the load better but it worked out fine!
Huh, who'd've thunk? Well, at any rate, great shot!
This shoot is made of WIN so HARD!!! The girls look like they are having a wonderful time. <3 Nothing better than combining two loves. ^_^
Heh, thanks so much! I'm glad you liked it! We all had fun doing this photoshoot.
Haha, awesome! Kind of makes me want to get out some of my old toys for Agatha, but what I thought was fun when I was a kid was definitely not what she thought was fun. XD She doesn't care much for equines, which I had a lot of. However, she does think that AT-AT is pretty groovy, and has remarked that with a few hours and some parts she could install a steam boiler in that for you. I don't think it's sunk in past the sparky idea that it's made of plastic. XD
Am I right in suspecting this was shot before Ryomou's arrival, or was she just not into the Star Wars stuff?
Thank you! I can't see Agatha playing with MLP or any other sort of horse related toys unless they were mechanical in some way. That's funny about the steam powered ATAT tho! =3
You are correct! I had this already shot before Ryomou arrived. She kind of threw off my photo posting lineup a bit! I had 3 more shoots done as well that I'll be posting soon that are also sans Ryomou.
Heh, yeah. I'd love to make her a steampunk horse or robot unicorn someday, but other projects need doing first, and I'm waiting until I find an inexpensive bait in the right scale anyway. (The only way I'd go expensive is if Domuya comes back and does their BJD horse in gray.)
Speaking of a steam powered ATAT, I once found pictures of steampunk-modded Star Wars figures action figures someone made. They were pretty cool! Steampunk Vader was particularly cool.
That's a good idea-shooting a bunch of stories in one go, and then posting them incrementally. I might have to give that a try over summer break, especially since I'm taking Agatha to some scenic places. Though I guess in your case it backfired a little. =P
Steampunk horse for the win! XD
I saw those steampunk SW figs before... they were so cool. That same guy did lots of other styles of them too like Fuedal Japan ones. Really neat stuff.
I almost always do 2-3 shoots at one time. Set one up, shoot it, restart for the next one, finish it, restart for next. I did FIVE of them last Saturday. XD
Yeah, it has the potential to be totally awesome. I do need a bait first though, one I won't feel too bad about cutting, sanding, painting, and sculpting on. That means it's got to be relatively inexpensive, but still in the right scale, which is a tall order I've found. ^^;
Oh, I vaguely recall seeing the feudal Japan ones too, but I think that and the steampunk were the only iterations I found. Not sure what got me looking them up in the first place even; I haven't seen the original trilogy in years, and won't suffer through the prequels again even if you paid me.
FIVE? Dayum! Marathon photoshooting, almost a sport. XD I can't really pull that off in my apartment; I really need natural light to get good shots in here, which leaves me a couple hours at best when the light is decent. Of course, I also haven't acquired a tripod yet (I have a lead, but haven't sussed out the details), and also still need to put a patch on my camera to get access to the manual mode. Those two factors will probably help a ton.
"Will someone get this walking carpet out of my way?!"
It's so nice to see SW peeps here in the Dollfie community! XD
got!!
When I see this, I want to see it animated with the AT-AT trying to buck her off. YEEEEEHAAAWWWWW! ^_^
Now THAT would be epic! LOL
hahaha! Manami started messing everything up again xDDDDD
and Woah!, it is quite impressive to see such a collection of Star Wars stuff, I can see clearly now where it comes your collector's side from hehehe ^^.
Very nice post as usual and btw, Manami & Yoko look really sexy in those outfits x3
Thanks for sharing! bye~ :)
Thanks a lot sir! I have an entire closet full of SW stuff. I wish I had room to display it all since most of it looks really neat. I liked Manami's outfit too, she was looking nice!
That is awesome. Who won?
Heh, thanks! Mamimi and Yoko won because Yoko was pushing Mamimi. The ATAT can't move on its own or be pushed so those two just sat there at the start line. They still partied like they won something tho... XD
Looks like your girls had lots of fun, hopefully you had some too, I mean before you realise you're the last one in the room and everything have to be tidy up. LOL
Ha ha! I think I had as much fun as any of them did! =3 It had been a while since I pulled any of those toys out so it was nice to mess with them again.
Hahaha. Very nice story!^.~
Thank you Ausra!
*Sign here we go again..... :D
Ha ha! That poor ATAT got abused a little by the girls. ^_^
This is just adorable. End of story.
This is adorable.
Don't shoot Rei! D:
... The Ewoks actually scared the crap out of me as a kid...
Did your friend make these too?
They're too cute. XD
Oh my gosshhh. When I was little my bedroom had a little hallway before the door, so when I was in bed I always thought one of these would come out of the hall and get mee... Well my brother told me they were real, and alive. O_O
Aaww. So cuute.