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Monday, 12 November 2012

1996 Hasbro Sindy Baseball Cap - Do What??

This weird item made and distributed by Hasbro in 1996 and marketed as SINDY BASEBALL CAP SOFT DOLL - I have no idea what the point of it is at all.

I mean if a child wants to take Sindy with them where ever the go, they simply pick up their Sindy doll and carry it around with them, or like my Son did with his favourite toys, sneak them into Mum's pocket or bag whilst she's not looking and make her carry them!

So why when they could do that would they prefer to wear a shocking pink baseball cap with a soft bodied Sindy doll stuck to the front of it?

Ice Cream Sindy - A collaboration between HASBRO and CEPPIRRATTI, the Italian toy Company

"Ice cream Sindy" doll, made by Hasbro in late 80's - early 90's, when Hasbro had cooperated with Italian Toy Factory Ceppirratti, who are famous for the Italian exclusive variation of Sindy, called Tanya.

The Ebay Seller that had this doll listed states on the listing: "I've heard that this doll was never exported out of Europe!!

This one is called "Vanilla" apparently... I would have said Choc n nut from her outfit, but meh what do I know? I can't read Greek.

Her head is marked: "CEPPIRRATTI".

Her back is marked: Hong Kong"

I suspect she was made for the Greek market, due to the packaging being I suspect she was made for the Greek market, due to the packaging being written in Greek, which is odd when you think about it, an American company collaborates with an Italian one to make Dolls for Greece. written in Greek, which is odd when you think about it, an American company collaborates with an Italian one to make Dolls for Greece.

What I find very interesting about her is, she looks identical to my CEPPIRRATTI doll...only mine has green hair, this is her original colour... I had been unable to find out nothing about her, but I think today I might just have found the answer, which may also explain why her hair is green, if she is an "Ice Cream flavour" or something similar to that!

Turns out I was right too... she's on this advert for Sindy Ice Cream Dolls:

Or watch on Youtube if you prefer, here's the link: ICE CREAM SINDY (posted by adabd on youtube)

Another odd thing is, the video is of a French advert, so I'm guessing this range of Sindys was sold throughout Europe, not just in Greece as this one's packaging would imply, had I not seen the video!

Anyway, I feel like showing off now so.. Here's my girl...

I found her in a Charity Shop for 20p on 3rd September 2009, I had no idea who she was, but I was so intrigued by her bright green hair that I couldn't resist her.

I took the above photos of her and uploaded them to Flickr to ask my "dolly friends" for an I.D, I was sure they'd know who she was. It turned out that they didn't, out of the 15 people who commented on her only one came close, when he said she looked similar to "Tanya" (Italy's version of Sindy)!!

I started to suspect she was an Ice Cream Sindy when I found a listing on Ebay with the "Vanilla" girl's photos, and I knew for definite when I Googled the Ice Cream Sindy Dolls and found the above video on Youtube.

My original search for info was for CEPPIRRATTI Dolls, and that really didn't bring up very much at all, so she remained a mystery...a lovely edition but a mystery nonetheless, until today that is - 3 years later, still better late than never!

13/03/2014 **** UPDATE ****

I guess these little ladies must be quite rare as a month or two ago I found another, well technically two more, but one is the green haired version, on Ebay, they don't seem to come up for auction very often and when they do I guess they get overlooked as being oddly coloured clone dolls and not actual Sindy Family Members, which to be honest is what I thought my green haired little lady was when I first found her, anyhoo, here's the latest two:

I was very pleased with these new additions as my green haired girl had certainly had her hair cut, whereas the new one definitely has not, in fact it's still in it's original style, her top also looks to be her original outfit; I'm unsure about the skirt though.

As for the orange haired one, well her hair remains uncut - yay! and it's such an awesome colour, this photo really doesn't do it justice, while the outfit is more than likely not her original one, it suits her very well so I'm happy with that too, not sure if I'll be collecting any more of these girls, still never say never, if one comes up that I don't have and really like knowing me I will!!

Anyhoo, that's it for now...

Take care

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

1994 Hasbro SUPER SINDY Doll

The same seller also had this Sindy doll, crazy how while I have never taken much notice of these "new look" Barbiesque Sindy dolls, preferring the 1960's, 1970's and early 1980's Dolls available during my childhood, the Twister dolls and this "Super Sindy" doll really appeal to me Nagdabbit!!

Hasbro Super Sindy with Blonde and Pink hair, Super Sindy Outfit, Accessories and Dress

The box is so kitsch, a bit Pink, but meh, I guess that's to appeal to the Barbie crowd *sigh*

The Back of the box is just as cool!

Hasbro 1996 Blonde Sindy and Brunette Tanya Twister Dolls

Nosing around on Ebay, I've just found these boxed dolls, I'd never even known of their existence until a few minutes ago, but I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for them in future!

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Blonde Sindy and Brunette Tanya Dolls posed on their Twister board.
Fully flexible dolls, can be posed in any position for the game with velcro on their gloves and boots to stick to the board. Spinner and instructions included.

And here's another version I've found, this time Sindy is playing twister by herself!!

Blonde Sindy Doll posed on the Twister board.

Fully flexible doll, can be posed in any position for the game with velcro on her gloves and boots to stick to the board. Spinner and instructions included.

And here's what Tanya & Sindy look like once you remove them from the box... not that I would do, I think they look awesome in the box posed as though playing!

Wednesday, 31 December 2008

My Sindy Dolls

As a child I loved the Blonde haired Sindy doll I had and used to play with her most days...I much preferred her to my Twirl and Curl Barbie...Ironically, I lost my Sindy at some time over the years, but still have that Barbie!!

I have been looking for a replacement ever since... and I've been buying too!

My Girls:

American Sindy:

1979 Marx Sindy in original packaging.

I bought this Sindy from a lady in the U.S who had her from childhood, she's in a bit of a bad way as she's been badly stored for a couple of decades and has suffered some glue bleed to her legs due to the attic she was kept in so I'm told...

Unfortunately, she never came with her original clothes or stand.

1979 Marx Sindy

1979 Sweet Dreams Sindy, she has a "basic body" with 'sleepy' eye's ..When she is standing up, her eyes are open, but when you lay her down in her bed, her eyes close.

She'd been stored in an attic and as a consequence she has a lot of marks and issues :( I've done some work on her and she looks much better now, another girl I'll have to take some more photos of!

1979 Marx Sindy

It took some time but I have managed to remove most of the marks and dirt from her body, called by storage in a humid place and also sorted out the glue "bleed" she had on her legs.

She fell over drunk, just as I was snapping the photo!

I have recently got her replacement outfit (dress and shoes) it's the exact one she would have been wearing when bought... which reminds me I should take some more pics of her soon (any excuse!)

I have recently bought her a replacement stand, the same as she would have originally had in clear plastic, so now she is once again complete!

The Sindy De Milo!

1984 Cut and Style Sindy

I was gutted when I got her from evil ebay ... the seller lied on the listing ... she had arms then tho' but they were chewed to hell ... the fingies had been eaten???

That "Make up" some kid penciled onto her, the body is an awesome shape too lol but she has no back piece... just a big gaping hole where it should be ... :(

Listing photo

I thought about transferring her pretty head onto another body, but her grow hair is secured inside her body and thread through into a hole in the middle of her head... when I removed it, she was left with a gaping hole in her head which I could fill I guess with hair but it's gonna need quite a lot!

Sale photo

Sale photo of 7 Sindys I bought as do-her-uppers, when I posted this pic' on Flickr I discovered that the one on the far right (pink haired) is a Sindy Quick Change doll from 1982.

I found an Ebay listing for a boxed one, which was completed and sold for £89.99! Here's the photograph from that listing for reference:

She comes with 3 colour change pens and a remover pen for "dying" her hair, and a spare head on a stand, possibly for trying out make up on, or keeping as is for when you want her to look a bit more "norm"!

Anyhoo, back to my girl, apart from the slightly fuzzy ends, her hair was in excellent condition and I loved the purple parts too, I found it quite inspiring so I se to work hunting out a suitable outfi for her to wear.

And behold, "Purple Punky Sindy" was born! I have to admit I am so in love with the way she looks that this is now her permanent outfit..

She's wearing a 1/16th outfit (I think it's by Dragonforce) and "blythe boots"... as you can see the arms are a little long, but they are held in place with tiny safety pins so normal style arms should fit fine or as close as dam it also... this Sindy doesn't have any fingers anyway!

The shorts fit perfectly and are not too baggy in places (just enough for you to be able to get them on and off without a struggle) and the tights actually fit better than regular Sindy/Barbie ones do (no baggyness at the back etc) they also are not so thin that they rip when being put on/taken off!

So all in all I'd say this size outfit is ideal for Sindy and yay looks pretty awesome too! So I'll definately be buying some more 1/6th outfits for my creations when I'm again inspired :)

Reproduction Sindys:

BEA 1970s Cabin Crew Uniform:- Sindy is wearing a replica of the uniform that was introduced just before the merger of the British European Airways (BEA) and British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). It became the first uniform of the newly-created British Airways. The Original uniform was worn from 1972 too 1977 and the stewardesses had a choice of red, white and blue blouses to allow them to express their individuality.

BOAC 1950s Cabin Crew "Paper Dress"
uniform:-Sindy is at the height of Fashion in this replica of the paper shift dress, which was worn by British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) stewardesses in 1967 on flights between New York and the Caribbean. The dress had to be cut to 3 inches above the knee, which was in accordance with uniform s

tandards and the look was completed with beaded pumps and a flower in the hair, which Sindy is modelling

No more Brokeback Mountain for this Tonto!

He's found himself a lovely lady and is off to see the World, just as soon as he can work out how to get her out of the box!
1950s BEA Cabin Crew In Uniform :- Sindy Looks Stylish wearing the British European Airways (BEA) Uniform Introduced in 1954 and worn until 1960. With the nipped-in waist of the jacket & pleat at the back of the skirt, it reflects the couture fashion silhouette of the 1950's.

Made for British Airways
Each Doll is Brand New and Boxed
The Dolls are as follows
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All these dolls feature the Sindy CLASSIC head specially created to achieve the original Vintage Sindy Look.

BOAC 1960's Cabin Crew Uniform:- This Stylish uniform , modelled by Sindy, was worn by Stewardesses on British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) worldwide routes from 1952 to 1969. Sindy is also wearing the latest style hat issued in 1966. Again you get one blonde and one brunette doll.

Brazilian Sindy:

Susi -The Brazilian Version Of Sindy

Made by Estrela for the Brazilian market... this little lady comes with tribal tattoo (in white) well kinda tribal ... it's the logo at the front of the box done like a tat' and this weird little gadet for twirling her and your hair as well as spiral hair clips for you to wear... and she's mine..."ALL MINE"!!!

Vintage restoration / experimental Goth Sindy:

Sindy Flock Haired Tester Doll!

I'd already started on her fringe as she's a "Ghost Sindy" I thought she should be a bit Goth but as the rest of her head was pretty wrecked an not a good candidate for a re root so I thought I'd see if I could do the "Bouffant Headbutt Style" flocking on it!

After which I whacked on a pair of L.B.E black "Patent leather" trousers and a Pullip corset and she had her new outfit to go with her new hairdo!

"Tonight Matthew, Sindy is going to be.... Lily Allen!!"

The Sindy on the left was half rerooted at the time of this photo, she's since been completed, see hard headed Sindy below comparison pictures..

"I wanna go over there...."

Ghetto Sindy regrets agreeing to baby sit her little sis' when she wants to go out cruising the neighbourhood!

Lol she's a Slipknot fan only she's pretending to be all gangsta 'cos she fancies one of the boys who hangs on on the end of the street!

Facially she's near on exactly Sindy and she has the added bonus of having articulated limbs... so great to pose and 'cos of her hand shape she can actually hold onto things...like Sindy's fingers in this shot! lol she's not realy a Sindy more of a Zodiac Toys

Sindy Re-Roots:

Before & After Sindy re-root...

Just finished and my finger hurts :(

Sorry the "after" shot is a bit hazy I can't seem to take photo's for toffee today anyhoo, you get the gist!!

replacement hair is from a barbie Hair Grow refill ... Stolen!!

Pedigree Sindy re-root in Fairy's Breath Nylon

Finally got the rest of the hair needed yesterday so I was busy finishing this little lady off last night!

Gave here some pink lipgloss too ... shame the pic's a bit blurrey tho' sorry guys but this was the best snap I could manage hahaha

Hasbro "Smirky" Sindy!

Head re-rooted in Pillarbox Red Saran, lips & Eyebrows repainted. I finished this little girl a month or two ago (finally!) but have only just got around to photographing her and showing her off! I've just realised she still needs a bit of work as she has a faint "face line" which I'll have to either remove or bring the hair line down a little...hmmm

Clones and other "Family" Members:

Camay Tammy Clone - Moved in today!

I just love the pattern on her dress too it's so 50's with a touch of christmas too!!

Tammy's First close up!!

She's in perfect condition, no crazy chops to her hair or bitten toes or hands either!

Jeez I do believe I'm in love!!

Vintage Zodiac Jointed doll

Debenhams "Sindy"