How Ya Doin?
Just checking in. I re-rooted Mattel’s Buffy doll the other day with a deep brown/purple hair color. She’s still in the hair salon. :p Also completed was a MLP G3 re-root. She is, also, still in the hair salon. Pictures will be posted when they’re ready for their debut.
Recently, I’ve been having trouble with Captain Jacks stand. Looks like I’ll need to find another one that is a little less flimsy. He seems to like to tilt forward, which on his high shelf and the fact that he shares it with Gene dolls is NOT a good thing. I guess he couldn’t be perfect. *sigh*
Dolly Report: Tonner’s Captain Jack Character Figure
Want to see pictures of Tonner’s Character Figure of Torchwood/Doctor Who’s Captain Jack? Here they are!
Jack stands at about 17″ tall and is limited to 2000 units. He’s fully articulated and stands and holds poses really well.
The dolls likeness to actor John Borrowman is fantastic. They definitely got it right in the most important area– the eyes. In my opinion that is the key to getting a characters likeness and Tonner did it.
Jack is dressed in his Torchwood attire and from what I can tell, the outfit is high quality. I love the suspenders, even if they hide under the jacket. When Jack arrives, his jacket will be tied up tight, like a robe. Don’t leave it like that. It looks weird. It might have been nice if they had a hidden snap inside the jacket so you could close the jacket and see the inside shirt, but odds are, like me, you’ll just want to keep the jacket open.
His only accessory is his watch. This comes separate and needs to be put on him, which may take a minute or two, but it definitely completes the look. (No severed Doctor’s hand, I’m afraid!)
A quick sidenote– his hand are really big, even for his large size. They could have made them a tinsy bit smaller.
A long shot, so you can see the ‘overall’ look. I think it all goes together rather nicely.
To end this dolly report, here’s a shot of the box. Look who’s also pictured with Jack and Gwen… If Ianto ever does get made (which as of this writing has not been announced) and he looks as good as Jack does, well, I think I may just need to add him to my collection!
Dolly Impulse Buy– Tonner’s Captain Jack
Impulse buying pretty much comes hand in hand with doll collecting… My most recent impulse buy is Tonner’s Captain Jack doll made in the likeness of John Borrowman. I know, I know, I made a whole big hoopla about waiting and waiting for The Doctor, but in all honestly, I think Captain Jacks ‘figure’ looks much more like the character than The Doctor’s. The Doctor is still on my list, though!
Thankfully, this impulse buy came at a discounted price. I had a coupon from C2E2 that I had vowed to use on something. The Doctor Who/Torchwood line came out just in time. (Can’t let a perfectly good coupon go to waste!) Another plus for picking up the good Captain was that I found The Doctor listed on another website for the price I would have paid with this C2E2 coupon, which was not the case with Jack. (Research, Research, Research!)
Captain Jack should be arriving any day now. I’ll update here with a ‘Dolly Report’ when he comes in!!! I’m super excited!
