Jem and the Holograms line gets a new addition: exclusive WClub Techrat doll

Integrity Toys W Club members get some exclusive dolls each year. One of them is always a Jem line doll, since they got the license, partnering with Hasbro. So the W Club introduced their fourth 2014 doll yesterday and it's Techrat from the Jem And The Holograms series.It is the very first time in the brand's history that this character is being made into a doll. It features a newly developed version of the QuickSwitch system designed to work with the Homme body, so Techrat comes with not one, but two heads: his signature, screen accurate "shaved head" look and a basic long haired look that will give every fan more versatility - and entice people outside the Jem fandom to get the doll, since it features the Declan sculpt, until now only available in conventions as part of the Colour Infusion collections. 

Item # 14063
Techrat™
Dressed Fashion Figure
The JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS™ Collection
Adult Collectible
Official 2014 W Club Exclusive
Limited Edition Size: TBA 
Special W Club Suggested Retail Price: $130.00 
Estimated Shipping Date: Approximately Spring 2015

Doll Tech Specs: 
Scale: 12.5-inch / 1:6 Scale
Head Sculpt: Declan X2 (partially rooted and fully rooted)
Body Sculpt: FR: Homme
Skin Tone: FR White 
Hair: Black
Quick Switch Feature: Yes
Eyelashes: No

Techrat is a fully articulated 12.5-inch vinyl fashion figure with fully rooted hair. He comes dressed in his layered 80's look with sport shoes. He also comes with his period accurate personal computer. As a bonus item, the doll also includes a second long-haired head that can easily be swapped using the Homme version of the QuickSwitch system. Doll stand is included. For adult collectors ages 15 and up. **Clear computer stand not included.

Hmmm. I do not collect Jem, so the doll is outside my scope. Declan is the most coveted sculpt from the male Colour Infusion dolls, but here he does not look as sexy or hip as he does in that collection. In fact, if the informative email from Integrity did not mention it was this particular sculpt, I would not have believed it is the same one. What a different hairline and styling can do! I bet it will be popular with the non-Jem collection pack, as they covet the sculpt, hence the second head (the normal pricing also will play a part as the CI male dolls go for mucho mullah). Some Jem fans complain about how the pants and shoes are quite not like the 80s styled look he has in the series, They also mention his hair part starts lower on the left side of his head (i.e. smaller bald area). In any case, this is still a prototype we are seeing and the final doll could be tweaked.

**IMPORTANT NOTE: Prototype shown, colours may differ depending on your computer monitor. Clear computer stand not included. All photos and information contained herein is copyrighted Integrity Toys, Inc. and Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC 2014 and may not be reprinted or disseminated without express written permission.**

Joey Versaw's 3D printed "First Love" gay male dolls

Joey Versaw is not a newbie in creating fashion dolls. His Mary Magpie fashion doll character has been inspiring collectors the world over for quite some time now. Her unique eccentric 50s stylization and look is what put Joey on the map. Now he makes a step in a new direction, actually two new directions at once: 3D printing and male dolls. And not simple male dolls, but specifically gay ones.

"First Love" is one of the very first doll lines to use state of the art 3D printing. Still using old techniques of hand painting, sewing clothes, and assembly are merged with the new option of 3D printing the actual doll parts. And that method of manufacturing offers another advantage: For a limited time the buyer is offered choices in customizing the doll such as picking the eye and hair colours. A Deluxe doll choice will come dressed in full costume in colours and style of the buyer's choice. A basic dress me doll is offered as well. 

Each doll is expertly crafted and original. As a doll artist, Joey takes his dolls very personally and puts a hundred percent of love and soul into each doll. They are truly unique and filled with the joy of life he feels while creating them. As he says, "growing up gay and not being able to have dolls as a child made my passion for expression and the love of dolls even greater. I like to think of them as more than just a doll; they are a true piece of expression, they are a time, a moment, and are much more art than doll".

The dolls stand 12 inches tall and are strung, being jointed at the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, and knees. The dolls are also anatomically correct. The skin has a texture to it and the look is that of a fabric doll made of felt like the vintage Lenci dolls. The pieces are hollow and although the dolls are meant to be played with, they should still be treated with care, as they can crush if stepped on, much like vintage celluloid dolls. They can wear most 12-inch male fashion doll or action figure clothing. You can get them here.

All photos by Ernesto Padro Campos, used by permission of Joey Versaw.

Jem starring in a new Honda Civic commercial

Honda is using Hasbro characters for their new Civic television commercial - and yes, that's Hollywood Jem from Integrity Toys in there. G.I. Joe makes a guest appearance in the end. Great use of stop motion animation on dolls here.

 

G.I. JOE, JEM & THE HOLOGRAMS, and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro. (c) 2014 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

Integrity Toys Gloss Convention Part VI: IT Direct dolls and more

The dolls presented here were not part of the Gloss convention collection. They were IT Direct items, available for purchase to all attendees of the Integrity Toys 2014 event. They are enough to make up a separate ensemble themselves, although they are varied enough to avoid being part of the same collection, both in style and in size.

Item # 78013
Afterhours
Hanne Erikson™ Dressed Doll
The 2014 Integrity Toys Convention: Gloss
Limited Edition of 300 Dolls

The only big gal of the convention, Hanne is part of the FR16 team - and the most produced sculpt of them all - this is her fifth incarnation, if you take into account her Platinum version and the three Obsidian versions (each with different hair colour and style but same outfit). She's tanned and wearing a slinky sequinned night blue outfit that rocks. 

Item # PP069
Wild Thing
Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll
The 2014 Integrity Toys Convention: Gloss
Limited Edition of 600 Dolls 

There was a fourth Poppy available in the sales room (if you count one in the collection and two at the luncheon). Again a 70s styled doll, she sure looks like a wild thing - and probably wins the fluffiest outfit award. 

Item # 76019
Dial "V" For Victoire
Victoire Roux™ Dressed Doll
The 2014 Integrity Toys Convention: Gloss
Limited Edition of 500 Dolls 

A mini-giftset was featuring Victoire Roux as she plays a jewel thief in her latest film. Two outfits included and a lovely red headed Victoire. 

Item # 15059
Jolt!
Dressed Doll
The 2014 Integrity Toys Convention: Gloss
Limited Edition of 500 Dolls

Don't let the name fool you. This is the Ayumi 1.0 sculpt on a Poppy Parker body. She's part of the ITBE line along with the following two dolls. Although it is one of my favourite sculpts, I do not like her colouring or dress.

Item # 15060

Zing!

Dressed Doll

The 2014 Integrity Toys Convention: Gloss

Limited Edition of 500 Dolls 

This is the Amelie sculpt from the Misaki line, on a Poppy Parker body and part of the ITBE line. I guess this was an effort to do something including something from a line that's almost extinct. The following doll has the same sculpt.

Item # 15061

Oomph!

Dressed Doll

The 2014 Integrity Toys Convention: Gloss

Limited Edition of 500 Dolls 

They could have made this a brunette or a redhead just to make her a bit more different than the previous one - they're almost twins! Unless that was the idea behind it.

Item # 85067

Time Served

Official Workshop Fashion Figure

The 2014 Integrity Toys Convention: Gloss

Limited Edition of 400 Dolls

Last, but not least, we have the watch workshop doll - he has the Chip sculpt and a style that veers toward a latin lover - Mediterranean go-go boy look. Or George Michael in his Wham days.

**All photos and information contained herein is copyrighted Integrity Toys, Inc. and Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC 2014 and may not be reprinted or disseminated without express written permission.**

Integrity Toys Gloss Convention 2014: part V - The convention collection

Each IT convention of course has its own exclusive collection that attendees can either pre-order complete (sight unseen) months before the actual event or wait until they see it in real life during the convention. Let's see the dolls that make up this years line-up, in all their disco-gloss-glam-glory.

Item # 91355

Nocturnal Glow

Véronique Perrin® Dressed Doll

The 2014 Integrity Toys Convention: Gloss

Limited Edition of 500 Dolls

A very beautiful version of Vero, with warm, neutral toned make up. Not sure about the dress, it looks too busy on the top part. The earrings look weird too, like misplaced cuffs.

Item # 91356

Grandiose

Natalia Fatalé™ Dressed Doll

The 2014 Integrity Toys Convention: Gloss

Limited Edition of 500 Dolls

Natalia looks beautiful here, she's always at her best when she's in the more obviously Latina colouring. The red dress and cape look very Halston 70s by way of last year's cape+evening dress outfits we were seeing on the red carpet. 

Item # 91357

Nightshade

Kyori Sato™ Dressed Doll

The 2014 Integrity Toys Convention: Gloss

Limited Edition of 500 Dolls

Nighshade Kyori is wearing a jumpsuit but the doll looks a lot like previous releases of her, this time with loose hair instead of ponytail. No match for last year's Dangerous To Know.

Item # 91358

Cold-Shoulder

Eugenia Perrin Frost™ Dressed Doll

The 2014 Integrity Toys Convention: Gloss

Limited Edition of 500 Dolls

At first sight, this one reminded me of In Full Regalia simplified. Upon seeing more photos I tend to think of her as Pencil Me In with a re-root. Love the dress, very YSL in its asymmetrical cut.

Item # 91359

Adorned

Vanessa Perrin™ Dressed Doll

The 2014 Integrity Toys Convention: Gloss

Limited Edition of 500 Dolls

The star of this year's Gloss collection is undoubtedly Vanessa. Using the 3.0 sculpt (unlike the 1.0 centerpiece), she has again a combination of dress+cape outfit but in a much better and more intricate style than Natalia's.

Item # 76020

La Ville Lumiere (The City of Lights)

Simonetta Bertorelli™ Dressed Doll

The 2014 Integrity Toys Convention: Gloss

Limited Edition of 600 Dolls 

This is a new character for the Victoire Roux line, the first to be added so far. She's supposed to be an Italian actress and friend of Victoire's. The sculpt is the old Alyssa from the early Integrity playline. Glamourous outfit (in the proper era of course and not like the rest of the 70s themed collection), but I am not that sure about the doll, at least in this version. I was expecting someone resembling maybe one of the famous Italian divas like Sofia Lauren. Will see how she evolves in future versions.

Item # PP075

Dark Moon

Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll

The 2014 Integrity Toys Convention: Gloss

Limited Edition of 500 Dolls 

Of course an IT convention collection would not be complete without a Poppy Parker doll, much more so the year of her 5th anniversary. Dressed in the 70s style that defines the rest of the collection, she frankly looks a bit weird to me, unlike the two Poppies from the luncheon. Too many things going on. And this is not one of the happiest moments in the 70s. I like the dress a lot though.

**All photos and information contained herein is copyrighted Integrity Toys, Inc. and Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC 2014 and may not be reprinted or disseminated without express written permission.**