The flex bodies remind me of the old Tutti and Todd dolls. While they were fun to begin with, it didn't take long for wires inside to break and/or poke through. Have been leary of soft linbed dolls since then
I LOVE the made-to-moves, but there’s one thing missing that older dolls had: A TWIST AND TURN WAIST! Like I’m sorry clearly it’s not that posable if you can’t twist the waist. The upper torso articulation doesn’t even twist it’s just side to side and back and forth. I actually loved the ever-flex waists that didn’t last long at all because people didn’t like the material as it seemed to attract dust and dirt and peeled. Though in concept it was a great compromise between belly button which people bitched about for YEARS “rawr Barbie needs a belly button!” 🙄 and the classic twist and turns. If we could take the made-to-move arms and legs and put them on a modified TNT with upper torso articulation that would be EVERYTHING for me!
I used the new made to move Brooklyn’s body as a donor for Fashionista 180 (Tall girl, blonde afro). It’s a very good match and she looks great with an athletic build!
I’ve always wanted Mattel to make a made to move ken in the slim body type in different skin tones but thanks to you I now know about the sha-rah bow for caramel skin tones
Nice video!! Beautifull Brooklyn!!! The flex barbie is scary 😁😁😁. But all the dolls in the shelves??? I want a tour please. A video tour from your collection!
I have a small Ken collection and add to it from time to time, so I’d like to see a petite Ken body for the petite Kens I own. Other than that, what I’d like to see, more than different body types, is for Mattel to sell M2M bodies in a wider variety of skin tones for collectors to “upgrade” their dolls, similar to what’s done with FR and Licca Chan. The collecting community is small, but a lot of us like to customize, and it would be nice if maybe they did this through their Barbie Signature club. I’d pay $10 a year to have access to stuff like this!
They have ‘create your own’ CYO for American Girl dolls - there’s no reason why Mattel couldn’t also do it for Barbie dolls. I’m sure collectors would pay the premium price for a OOAK doll.
Yeah not only do I want a yoga Ken without wheelchair that I have to wonder what do with 20 wheelchairs... I want curvy or skinny mtm Ken too! I am happy at least we have the buff.Also no I want more barbie type skin tone matches. I want petite in the yoga series too.
This is very entertaining video where you contrast made to move to that bendy creature of the past. When I was a kid I had a living Barbie with click and bend legs, arms and twist and turn waist. She looked great. A body builder Barbie? Bring her on!
In 2003, you could buy Obtisu & Volks bodies from Japan which were pretty much made to move. The Volks bodies were either too loose or too tight and difficult to pose.
Yay for normal foot size. She needs all the shoes. I had that head on the June MTM purple yoga. And new MTM is keeping her Brooklyn head. I have an everflex Theresa, because her outfit etc was awesome (blue).
I had the cheerleader flex barbie as a little girl. I remember using the Velcro a lot on her uniform and as far as im aware the wire joints never got damaged
This was such an informative video. The original Brooklyn on a made to move body is my mini me Barbie. I was interested to see how she would look on the more athletic new body. Anyway, flying over to target after work and hopefully she is there. We are doing a little body swapping this afternoon! LOL✨😍✨😍✨
LOVE the thicc Brooklyn MTM body! (And she didn't look pixelated to me.) Immediately looked for her on Amazon but she wasn't listed, sigh. As for the flex Christie: I have several seamless Phicen figures, so her bendy body didn't freak me out, lol. Loved her sculpt and accessories!
I like the no joint/seam doll. I don’t think it would be suitable for play but it would be great for pictures or for someone to repaint the face to look photorealistic.
Thank you for comparing the two body types. The new type won’t be able to wear vintage fashions, but the modern clothes should be fine for her (2016 and newer).
I never did a body swap on My first Brooklyn. I accidentally got the one sings the song from the movie she has the braids. I like that so I just kept her in the body. The second Brooklyn was the dancer. She had an extra body. It was advertised with ankle joints. Target gave her to me for free. I used the made to move Brooklyn as the body for Defa Lucy.
I would like to see MTM Stacie Chelsea and skipper dolls with diverse skin tones and sizes (toned, slim, curvy, broad etc.) I would like to see the dad bod on Ken and a tall ken
I have got this Christie, I love her face but her body is so scary😅 I have a conservative mindset so I don't rebody unless I have doubles, but I'd love to make her made to move, her make up is so pretty The pants on mine are aged too
Did you see the prices silicone bodies? I like those bodies a lot, specially because you can get body types Mattel doesn’t do with bigger thighs, bust and hips but slim waist. I just don’t think a Barbie head would look good on them. They pose great though. There’s a proper metal ball jointed frame in the silicone, so they pose naturally.
Gumby dolls always freaked me out, and once bent, you can never get them to look right again. I mostly just sew for or display dolls, so posability isn't a big deal for me: I want easy to dress, easy to stand. One thing I never hear younger collectors talking about when they get all wistful for bend and snap knees is how difficult it was to get pants or boots on these soft, grippy bodies. We always kept a bottle of talcum powder in our toy box just to help get clothes on our dolls. I think the only thing worse than this style gumby body is the Dramatic Living gumby arms - they never worked for long and looks so freaky. It would be cool if they brought back the Busy Hands so dolls could grip stuff, though! I have never liked the curvy body - it just has bad proportions and is hard to dress nicely as the waist is so high. I wish they would do a more voluptuous curvy, with a waist and boobs. I'd also like more athletic bodies, and even bodies like the old Dusty doll by Kenner - the first doll I owned that I thought was built like a real person.
Im so confused about this Christie. I have the Teresa from that Line and her Hair has texture. Its like Micro Crimps but even smaller. It would have make more sense to give this Texture to Christie. Articulation wise im ok with the first Fashionistas Articulation. I like the Made to Move Bodys but the Joints are to visible.
Ya know those coupon holders that are see through plastic with large elastic bunji-cord rubber-band like things to close them up with a file holder like inside that can be labeled ? i use those to hold my vintage barbie pull-out booklets .
i don't have any made to move Barbies but i have all the color block series of yoga outfits .2:55her pants make me think of rasberry swil ice cream and the top orange swirl sherbert .
