Comments on: The Blythe Facemould Wars!

By: georgia

georgia — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:32:20 +0000

SBLs forever … well except for new RBLs LOL!

By: noddyfry

noddyfry — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:28:20 +0000

Great blog!!

SBL fan here , LOL.

By: Veronica/Bass&Tea

Veronica/Bass&Tea — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:03:23 +0000

Finally something that makes me understand the differences! Personally I like the SBLs…

By: Jade

Jade — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:33:49 +0000

Thanks Sue I’ll check it out!

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:13:27 +0000

just come across this list of Blythes by type on Puchicollective:

http://www.puchicollective.com/pages/blythemolds.htm

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:18:03 +0000

Jade: I came across some team sibley advice on changing lip shape:

“I use a very fine dental pick and a dull x-acto knife and just flick off the paint I don’t want. It leaves faint little marks in her skin, so then you just polish over her whole mouth with novus. Makes her lip paint nice and shiny.”

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/superjunk/2893648572/)

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:53:37 +0000

“The SBL mould, is, anecdotally, the least popular of the Takara moulds”

This appears to be a cultural preference – “Western collectors”* seem to generally dislike the SBL mold, so in english-speaking online circles, it would seem the SBL is the black sheep of the lineup.
However many Japanese customizers favor the SBL. I’ve heard that there’s more to work with in the SBL mold – apparently the lip area of the mold is thicker and allows those more severe lip carving customs.

* in quotes because I lack a better term.

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:19:24 +0000

I can get that one – she’s an SBL

By: Annabel

Annabel — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:18:01 +0000

Alana, i have a question for yu- which one is my Pippin, a Save The Animals?

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:53:47 +0000

PS. what with the eyelids getting droopier?

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:53:15 +0000

I love them all I think RBLs have to be my favourite though – those great big wide eyes are amazing. I might have to try some EBL eyeballs in one – one thing I like about the BLs and EBLs are the whiter eyeballs and the less extreme side gaze.

Of course, it’s hard to beat the cuteness of a boggled SBL gal!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:58:35 +0000

This is such a great article! Thank you! I must say that I do have my preferences, but it’s more about eyeball colour than face moulds.

By: Jade

Jade — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:43:41 +0000

I only have one super-smiley sbl, I must say I much prefer the normal lips, its really the only thing that stops me from getting the new sbls, but I guess it could be easily fixed with rubbing alcohol or magic eraser mm.

By: Alana

Alana — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:35:21 +0000

Glad it all makes sense!
Bauble … I think the actual SBL mould has remained consistent, but the eyemech and lip paint have changed a couple of times. You’re right about Pow Wow Poncho being a bit different. The first few SBLs (PWP, Sup. Skate Date, Velvet Minuet, Silver Snow) have an extreme downward gaze which was quickly phased out. The lip thing is very recent. The SBLs since Precocious Candy’s Mush Room have had a wider smile, kind of pointier at the sides (I’d compare it to a Joker smile, but that would be unkind … :p). There have always been girls with unique features (like the super-duper pouts and stuff), but this super-smiley thing seem like a permanent change for the new SBLs.

By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:22:11 +0000

This is great, I’ve been completely bewildered by the differences between the different molds.

By: oscarpop

oscarpop — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:50:48 +0000

Thanks Alana , this i really informative.
And i would have to agree that out of all the molds, that the RBL is the most similiar to the kenner face.

By: Annabel

Annabel — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:00:46 +0000

Aha! Now I canfollow all the debates and controversy! Thanks Alana, this helped a single-Blythe-owner catch up- next week a review of blythe body styles?

By: bauble

bauble — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:59:55 +0000

great article!! it’s lovely to see the faces up close like this – i’d be interested to see the difference you mention between early and later SBLs, and when the change happenes, i know PWP was one of the first SBLs, but did the mould not change until RGBLs came along? or was it a bit earlier?

By: Jade

Jade — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:51:05 +0000

Great informative post, makes me appreciate the older sbls even more so seeing them lined up like this.