DollyKim wrote:The only escape from the Re Ment trap is to have strict rules, only this, not that, exception is art supplies and stationary to be just like me. Dolls don't own anything I wouldn't want to be stuck with.
Orcara miniatures are cheaper. I've had the fast food, it has Pepsi products, for years, but believe it or don't never got to open it and see how it compares in size before Real Life got in the way. Toys R Us has bags of stuff for their DIY mall, in the Shopkins aisle, they tell you what's inside on the back of the bag. The playsets are way too small.
Anything that generally says dollhouse, unless you can see it with a Barbie or a ruler, will most likely be 1/12 scale for 6" figures. Playscale is more Barbie size.
The only Rement stuff I'm ever interested in is cooking utensils and such. Basically, stuff for the kitchen that isn't food. (I can make most of the doll food I'd need with clay, paper, or slime, on occasion. Slime makes some really cool drinks, and doesn't spill as easily as real liquid.) Problem is, ever time I see something interesting but try to tell myself, "It's cool, but we don't NEED it, guys," they start a ting out the scene we'd use it for. I finally conceded when Seth said, "Fine, so we don't really NEED a salad spinner, but I still want the other stuff that's in this lot." I figure if he uses at least 60% of it, the rest will still look cute sitting on the counter.
As for scale, sometimes you can fudge it if it's just sitting on the counter in the background. Putting something that's a little small together with other things that are slightly small can make them look lessnout of proportion than if they were beside something that's the correct size, especially if you keep all the taller dolls (like my Integrity Toys dolls) away from that area of the counter. It wouldn't look as weird if my planned 23 cm Obitsu girl was standing beside them as it would if my 13 inch IT guys were standing there. Plus, the 1:12 scale stuff makes such cute "toys" for Kelly/Chelsea sized dolls, so anything I get in lots/bundles that's too out of proportion goes in the kids' toybox. (The kids being Kelly, Chelsea, and their friends. I have no children but my plastic ones.) I actually found a cute little train set in the dollhouse section of my local hobby and craft store that is just perfect for the little ones, and some cute little "rubber" duckies.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 12:22 pm
