A Spot of Sunlight

Time marches on so fast lately, I can't believe it's been a while since I last posted. In the midst of my sewing frenzy, I came down with a bad cold which set me back two weeks and with bouncing between the office and home for work now, I've not managed to find a slice of free time until today. Thankfully. I get a little bit nuts when I can't relax with my hobbies.

Hubby had to make an emergency run to the shops last night so I went with him (apparently working from home means he is running out of clothes to wear) and whilst there, I managed to find the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Barbie series. I wasn't planning on picking up any dolls to be honest as I recently made a big purchase earlier that morning (more on that in a separate post when the doll arrives!).  But this particular girl and her big cheery smile just made me feel happy plus I really like her shirt.

Yes, she stands quite well on the skateboard with no support. She did eventually fall backwards when a gust of wind came through but if not for that, she would have maintained this pose for quite a while. One thing I didn't really understand with Mattel's choice was not giving this girl a MTM elbow. Despite this, she can still touch her face so it's all good. Her knees also do not have the MTM knees. For the price point ($29 AUD), I would have expected at least MTM joints. Oh well, lucky she is so cute that she makes up for the lack of them. Overall I do love this girl and the accessories she came with. She also came with an additional long sleeve Tokyo 2020 shirt and a gold medal.

My Star Wars dolls rarely get a look in so I thought whilst I had my camera out and the sun was shining, I'd take a photo of Qui-Gon Jinn doll. Hubby actually ended up with two of these (presents from family) so he kept one in the box for his Star Wars display room (yes he has a whole room dedicated to his Star Wars collection) and gave the double up to me. Of course, I took him out of the box straight away because that's how I roll. The clothing is so well made. Not a lot of posing ability on him though but he looks neat.

Back when the Star Wars Prequel films came out, Hasbro released dolls of Amidala/ Padme in the various costumes seen in the Prequels. Needless to say, I bought most of them. I adore the costuming in those films. Not so much the story but at least the costume eye candy made it worth it. This is one of the Amidala dolls. The clothing is okay, not as good of a quality as Qui-Gon but also not bad.

Hasbro also released three special Portrait Edition dolls which are insanely hard to find. Hubby bought one of those for me back when they were released and I managed to find another one last night for a steal and never removed from the box so naturally, I bought it. I will do a post on that one when she arrives.

Tonner also released a whole bunch of dolls but of course, those are a lot more expensive and even harder to find and second-hand prices for those are through the roof.

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Cue Music: Qui-Gon's Noble End ~ John William

Scene opens on a busy market in Naboo. The sound of stormtroopers weaving through the crowd can be heard. There are cries of protests as bystanders are pushed to the side in their haste.

"Make way. Make way."  a deep mechanical voice sounds.

The flicker of a red cape passes in a blur disappearing into a nearby alleyway.

Amidala: Do you think we lost them?
Qui-Gon: The man leading them is dangerous.  We cannot easily evade him.

The stormtroopers are closing in along with their battle droids. Qui-Gon glances at the Queen. Their mission is too important. Whatever else happens, she must make it to the palace.

Qui-Gon Jinn: You must trust me Your Majesty and do what I say.
Amidala: If you're about to say what I think you are ...
Qui-Gon Jinn: We cannot risk the file falling into Imperial hands. You must continue on without me. Find Obi-wan and he will get you into the palace. Go.  I will cover you.

Amidala opens her mouth to protest but time is running out and her people are in far greater danger.

Amidala: Your sacrifice will not be forgotten.
Qui-Gon Jinn: Go now. May the force be with you.

And so our hero enters his final battle...


Just a quick short I had in my head when I was taking photos of this. I was really surprised to find his head has such a great range of mobility. That's it for today.

Happy weekend!