Lammily Doll First Edition Wheelchair

A couple of years back I pledged to a Kickstarter for a Lammily doll sized wheelchair. I have wanted a 1/6th Sized wheelchair for some time, but they were as rare as hen's teeth to find... 

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I tried to get my hands on "Share a Smile Becky" (Barbie's friend) from 1996, a few times but, well you know Ebay, it's not always easy, especially when they item you are after is very very sought after. 

There is another version of this doll (character), this time Becky is the School Photographer - she was released in 1998.... And again, isn't easy to come by.

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Again, she isn't that easy to get hold of and to be honest, I don't really want the doll, just her wheelchair, which unfortunately wasn't available to buy on it's own and the time of these dolls' releases.

Until 2016, that is, when Lammily announced their Kickstarter campaign for the Lammily wheelchair, of course I headed straight over and pledged. 

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The unfortunate thing was it took ages to arrive. 

I had not received an invoice for the shipping fee so had a bit of a chase to get shipping sorted out and the wheelchair on it's way to me.

Once that was sorted out the wheelchair arrives really quick though, so no big woop!

One thing I have to say I love whenever I've dealt with Nicolay Lamm, he has been so easy to deal with and very helpful, which in turn makes me happy to buy or recommend his dolls as even if there is a problem, he always does his best to help, politely and in a reasonable time period too,unlike a lot of companies nowadays, who seem to lose all interest in their customers once they have received their money!

I don't know why I was surprised to find it came in a quite thin, small box... 

Inside was a small sealed package, decorated with body positive imagery, which rattled like something was broken inside!

When I opened it up I found a bubble wrap bag with all the pieces inside, waiting to be put together.

Inside was a page of instructions, on good quality shiny paper, which were very easy to understand as it is designed to be put together by all ages.

It took less than 10 minutes to piece it all together and snap the parts in place. 

I was surprised to find how sturdy the finished article was once completed.

The funny thing is not long after I received my Lamily Wheelchair, Mattel announced that they were soon to be releasing one for Barbie as part of their Fashionistas Line.

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The finally released her earlier this year. As well as the wheelchair she also has a ramp to make play negotating the doll easier, having released a Barbie with a prosthetic leg last year it seems the logical progression, however, it does seem a little iffy to me that her's is also blue.

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These dolls are easy to get hold of at the moment and for around the same price as Lammily's is so I guess if you're interested in a doll wheelchair the choice is yours as to which one you go for. 

Barbie's comes with either a dark skinned or white doll whereas the Lammily one doesn't come with a doll, and instead of a hard backed plastic seat, you have a fabric one on Lammily's wheelchair, but the you do get the bonus of  supporting not only a really good small toy company but also 5% of the proceeds of the sale go to Ayita Wheelchair Dance and Big Dreams Children's Foundation both of which are very worthwhile causes.

 If you wish to purchase a Lammily Wheelchair, you can do so from their website, by clicking this link, I can't speak for the Mattel one, but I know the Lammily wheelchair fits Monster High, Barbie, Disney and many other dolls currently on the market at present.

Ok, that's me done for now...

Take care,

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