Could anyone translate or give me an idea of what this says?
Is this how they make life-size dolls?
And where can I buy one?
Is this how they make life-size dolls?
And where can I buy one?
The doll maker is the world famous Annette Himstedt.
Most of her dolls are in the 30" to 37" range or 3/4 life-size, but in 2004, she made two fully jointed, life-size dolls 4' tall. The one you see in the plaid skirt is "Annalisa" from the 2004 Summer Kinder series. The toddler is "Gretchen" (she has a sister, "Linchen") and is a life-size 3 year old over 3' tall.
If you are in Europe, you can buy Himstedt dolls directly from the Himstedt factory. If in the US, the easiest way is on eBay, esp. if the doll is retired.
Most of the dolls are ltd. ed of 277 or 377. Annalisa is no longer available and rarely shows up on eBay, but recently one sold for $2500. and another for $1600. USD Gretchen sold for about $800. recently, though she is usually over $1,000.USD
The dolls are super-realistic, have hand-blown glass eyes, human hair,and are made of a special hard vinyl. (She used to make porcelain dolls, but they were so expensive, she decided to use vinyl. (her porcelains go for around $6,000. USD ea) Annette also makes all the outfits the dolls are dressed in from scratch. Though they have very realistic body parts, though they are NOT anatomically correct, if you get my drift.
The official Himstedt website:
http://www.annettehimstedt.com/
To see Annalisa, go to "Doll Archive" the pull down menu, and select 2004, then Sommer Kinder.
Gretchen would be 2006, Sommer kinder.
Annette makes about 16-30 new individual dolls ever year, all having a different theme.
They are quite different from the Japanese dolls, but have a charm of there own. (Annette has made dolls representing both Japan, and China)
Gretchen & Linchen:
Thanks but none of them have artificial vaginas like Japanese do. :grassdance:
i have a question, the kinder dolls (sommer kinder dolls) , have all private parts of little girls???
please pm or give info here,
im order soon
thanks
As I said in my post..the dolls are NOT anatomically correct. The dolls are made of high quality, realistic vinyl.....head, torso, and extremities, but below the belly-button / waist to the upper thigh, they are stuffed material which makes them easy to sit.
The dolls do have little nipples though, if that is enough to get you excited.
Only the ball-jointed Japanese/Korean Super- Dollfies, and the high-end Japanese art-dolls (not to mention the Japanese sex-dolls) are anatomically correct.
However, the SD dolls are under 2' tall, and the life-size art dolls are mucho buckaroos (TAKAI DESU NE!!)
Dollfies start at $500. USD the sex-dolls around $3-4,000. USD, and the art-dolls around $10-$30,000. USD.