Hi Mark, thanks for the comments.mark81 wrote:Hello!
Thanks for pictures and descriptions.
Can you please add some words about its TPE? Is it too soft? Does is keep all creases and compression marks? In this topic
http://dollforum.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 0#p1105850
it was said its TPE is ultra soft.
On your photo of doll ass if front of TV with football game there are a lot of them .
Also is this insert or builtin version?
Anastasia is my first doll, so as for regular TPE vs. ultra soft TPE, I would not know the difference. She is soft and does feel real when powdered. That's according to me and the dozens of onlookers that have touched her while I do outdoor photo shoots of her.
Does she crease? Yes, she does, but depending on the temperature in the room or outdoors, those creases fade away after a couple of hours.
If she is ultra soft TPE. She has had no issues with me. With the amount of photography, I have done with her, I have had to carry her, lift her and bear hug her to get her to photo locations and she has held up fine with no tears.
My only issues I have had thus far are the fingers on both hands are now broken(Damn, wire fingers) and stains due the many clothing changes she makes. The stains come and go. Usually fade away after a couple of weeks and they don't show on the photos, so no big deal for me. The fingers I expected since that is the biggest flaw in these dolls. I have been able to compensate or hide this in my photos.
For myself, I have absolutely no regrets in getting this model. And since Anastasia and Carrie, my roommate are similar sizes, I literally have thousands of wardrobe combinations for her. Never thought that Carrie's clothes hoarding would pay off for me.
She is an insert version. Glad I chose it. Very quick and easy to clean. Place a wooden kitchen spoon in the insert as a guide, lube the outside with baby oil and slide it in. The spoon will keep it straight and make it easier toguide in with your hands. Clean up, just pull it out with your fingers, take to the sink, turn it inside out and wash with antibacterial hand soap and let dry.
Any more questions, I am more than happy to answer.
Shot last night at sunset, Rockaway Beach, Pacifica