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Often I receive requests to restore
other vinyl fashion dolls, baby dolls and toys (besides Barbie).
It is always enjoyable to learn about other dolls and venture beyond the world of Vintage Barbie.
Below are some examples of other dolls I
have worked with:
Liddle Kiddle by Mattel: 'Beat A Diddle,' normally a blonde, has been completely re-rooted with silky saran hair and her blush and slight pale areas have been re-colored:
Betsy McCall with face paint restorations and her hair re-styled:
Samantha by Ideal: This rare vintage doll from the TV series, 'Bewitched,' needed her brows re-painted:
Wendy by Uneeda (Also known as a Barbie or Lilli Clone doll):
New Silkstone Barbie by Mattel: Here is my OOAK version of a Bild Lilli that was created from a silkstone Barbie:
Unknown Fashion Large Fashion Doll: This doll has been completely re-rooted and has had a touch-up to her brows and mouth:
Before
After
Mattie Mattel and Sister Belle -- All three needed to have their face paint touched up:
Mattel's Casper -- Both dolls below with face paint restorations
Mattel's Chatty dolls with face paint restorations and vinyl re-coloring of white fade spots ('Chatty Measles')
Partial Re-root for a rare Chatty Baby on the top, bangs and sides
Unknown Small Vintage Doll
Miss Revlon Doll (After her 'green nose' treatment)
Dolls from the Sailor Moon cartoon
Artist Joel
Evan creates gorgeous outfits for his Sailor Moon dolls. As you can see, he also
does incredible custom re-rooting.
I was honored to assist Joel with the face paint touch ups to his creations
below.
In the Japanese cartoon series, the characters were regular people that
transformed into fighting sailors: Ami (Sailor Mercury), Rei (Sailor Mars) has
been re-rooted with red hair, and Usagi (Sailor Moon) has been re-rooted with
pink hair:
