Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Ken Body Swap

When Princess Power Reporter Ken first came out in 2014, I ordered him right away.  He is the only Ken I've purchased, I think, since 1997.  I liked his look (the spectacles and shirt and tie outfit) but not his stiff body.

I've swapped heads on lots of barbies but never tried it with Ken, because of his neck.   I already had the Divergent and Hunger Games guys, so I knew I could use their articulated bodies,  but I wasn't ready to take the chance until two months ago.   After confirming that Finnick's skin tone matched Ken's, I got another Finnick.  I didn't build up the courage to do the swap until last week, though.

Finnick is now wearing Ken's body.  His head is loose, but Ken's head sits firmly and doesn't move up and down.  He is taller.


"Hello!"

I'm happy with him. I wish more articulated bodies were available in other skin tones.
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  1. april_n_parisWednesday, 12 July, 2017

    I know exactly what you mean. The other problem is that when the older Ken dolls have a different body system so rebodying them isn't always possible. I bought a James Bond Ken but hated his proportions and thought I could put his head on a playline body. No luck. Not really understanding Mattel and why they don't put more effort in articulated Ken dolls.

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    1. AllenoelWednesday, 12 July, 2017

      I know right. I wouldn't mind paying more - if that's the reason they're not making articulated guys.

      Thanks for stoppping by.

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  2. CarricktersSaturday, 15 July, 2017

    Yes, I wish there were more articulated Ken bodies. Wouldn't a Made to Move Ken be wonderful?

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  3. VandaFriday, 21 July, 2017

    Mattel always seems to treat Ken like an accessory. They don't seem to be aware that there are large number of adult collectors of playline dolls who like to debox and play with them. I'd love to see more articulated Ken's too especially if they would go back to doing dolls with real hair. I don't really like the painted on ones.

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    1. AllenoelSaturday, 22 July, 2017

      I agree. I have two Kens with hair, plus the original John doll from the Disney Pocahontas movie. If they made one articulated doll with that old skin tone - I would be so happy!

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  4. VandaThursday, 31 August, 2017

    I could not agree more. It is very hard to make painted hair Ken's look very different from each other. Real hair looks nicer and offers more opportunities for restyling. I am annoyed too that they treat Ken like an accessory. His wardrobe is a disaster too. Back in the sixties Ken had outfits to complement Barbie's but now he seems to go between board shorts and tuxedos with little in between. However playline Barbie doesn't get much in the way of quality fashions either so I should not be surprised.

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