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Tonner Doll Convention was this weekend ... Takes cold

... and they introduced the first two characters from the upcoming Firefly line of 16" dolls as convention exclusives: Mal and Inara.

Both will be available in the regular line later as variations.

The outfits look great, but the actual dolls look like poor likenesses of the actors to me.
I was already disappointed with Tonner´s Doctor and Captain Jack (Harkness, not Sparrow) and am even more so with Mal and Inara. Just... no. Perhaps they look better in person, but from the (few) owner´s pictures I´ve seen so far, I don´t really think so.

My disappointment is strictly on an art-appreciation level, though, mainly because I know, and Tonner has proved in the past, that he can do so much better.

Part of me would have loved to see him come forth with dolls that actually look like small versions of the actors they represent, and in a good non-caricature way. I would have loved for such dolls to exist and be available, even if they were expensive. Tonner´s licensed character figures are too expensive for me to buy at full price, but if I had liked them, I might have lucked out and found a good offer or a nude at an affordable price at some point - there´s always a good chance if you´re patient.

But these dolls simply look like completely different people than the characters they are supposed to represent and at the price point of Tonner´s licensed character figures, that´s just not up to par.

At the same time, while I am disappointed in Tonner as an artist, I am also quite relieved that I don´t like, love or want these dolls. There´s more than enough vinyl people "living" here anyway.

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In the U.S., Tonner Doll Convention on the weekend. Online, there was finally pictures of the first long-heralded "Firefly" Dolls see: Mal and Inara. You do not see how time and from Inara. I am disappointed by Tonner, because I know he could have done better, but also very happy because now I'm not in danger, I want to be.