28 February, 2010

Gender bending....

Are Shiwoo's sweet... or not so sweet transvestites?

I just added to my incoming collection by picking up a LittleFee Shiwoo from the marketplace on a girl's body...

It brought to mind the question- WHY are there so many female Shiwoos? Its marketed as a male sculpt, its always sold on male bodies (aside al la carte), so why the popularity of the gender bend?

I have no issues with people who do, don't get me wrong, this isn't an ultra biased "OMG, I'm right you're wrong!" rant or anything it's simply voicing a curiosity of mine... I tend to prefer male incarnations myself, but that's my preference for my own dolls, I've seen a lot of lovely girl versions too!

Male or female, what's your preference and why? What are your opinions? Love them as girls, hate them as boys? Love the boys and hate the girl? Or just toally indifferent?

20 February, 2010

Be vewy, vewy quiet... I'm Hunting Shiwoos!

Image from: www.tutorgig.com/ed/birdwatching

So, the hunt begins for my collection.

Shiwoo are both bold, and yet, elusive creatures. Some kinds are found bolding standing out in the Fairyland or Delf landscapes, while others, rare, tend to hide only in the woodlands of the BJD Marketplace hotspots on the net. Others still are quite endangered.

So far my compilation of the elusive Shiwoo seems quite complete- though this is pending perhaps the discovery of a very endangered and thusd unnoticed species, or the release of a new one.

I will share my notes with you, in hope that someone may also join in this engaging passtime, perhaps even go ont heir own hunt for their own breed, say a Chiwoo or a Shushu.

PUKIFEE SHIWOO are commonly found in the PukiFee areas of Fairyland, still widely available, one also spots them in the BJD marketplace woodlands. This species seems quite plentiful and does not appear to be dwindling. I have caught myself a specimin already in McKinnon, who resides sadly as only a faceplate for the time being.

LITTLEFEE SHIWOO is quite like its PukiFee counterpart- still widely found int he wide, open spaces of the LittleFee areas of Fairyland and the BJD Marketplace woodlands. They roam free and have dominated the area for quite some time. There is no suggestiont ehy will become an endangered species any time soon.

LITTLEFEE ELF SHIWOO a dwindling breed. Appearing first in 2008, they've been on the decline ever since. Find them only in the marketplace Woodlands, turn more to murky depths of the Den of Angels Marketplace woodlands to find the few stragglers not snapped up by collectors. They still circulate around, so don't panic buy.
MINIFEE SHIWOO roams healthy and free in Fairyland- in fact, it used to be so prevelant it was even spotted in the wild plains of Luts. Found readily and freely still.

MINIFEE ELF SHIWOO are scant and rare indeed. Perhaps boardering on endangered. Found only in the now destroyed Luts MiniFee area, they vanished into the BJD Marketplace woodlands where they hide well. Snag this creature as soon as you see one, as they're close to extinct!

MINIFEE ELF VAMPIRE SHIWOO is like its close cousin the MiniFee Elf shiwoo in that it now only resides in the BJD Marketplace wilderness after the destruction of the Luts MiniFee wildlands. Also rare as rare can be. Grab them as soon as you see one of their pointy eared, fanged faces appear.

MINIFEE SCAR SHIWOO appeared during an event last year. They migrated from their breif stay in Fairlyland intot he BJD Marketplace woodlands, where they are plentiful, for now. I suggest getting them now while theyre cheap, because like so many migratory kinds that appear for events, they start to dwindle after time, then vanish.
Gallagher is my specimin, caught when he was still in Fairyland.

DELF SHIWOO The very first, and the quite prevelant. You can find him happily living in the BJD Marketplace woodlands and quite freely on the wildreness of Luts. This one is a very easy catch!

DELF DREAMING SHIWOO Though not rare at all, you can't find him in the main part of the Luts Wilderness. This sneaky fellow hides in the scrubby area of the "Delf Parts" section! There's no sign of thinning in the herd, and there are, as usual, a few int he BJD Marketplace Woodlands.

DELF DREAMING VAMPIRE SHIWOO living merrily alongside the Delf Shiwoo in the Luts Wilderness, there has beena remarkable amount of them roaming the Marketplace wildreness lately!
That's where I caught Septimus.

DELF ELF SHIWOO the rarest of all. These highly elusive specimin were very very very limited in number to begin with and now are spotted only very occasionally on the BJD Martketplace Woodlands. Grab him when you see him, though it may cost you an arm and a leg....


So, that's my map of availability. I admit, I have a number of these fine fellows targeted as we speak... Will updare with further developments as they occur!

10 February, 2010

Wooed by the Shiwoo...


Hello. I'm here for your soul.

Where did it start? This obsession with Shiwoo?

I can tell you straight it was never my intention, I always said I only wanted one of each sculpt, no matter the size, yet somehow the Shiwoo has not only defied that rule, its torn it up, chewed it up and spat it back out again.

So how? When did I weaken and why?

I always intended to get a LittleFee Shiwoo. That was going to be my one Shiwoo sculpt... but then the PukiFee came along...

It was this little fellow that started the downfall. I was so enamoured with him... But I couldn't decide, LittleFee? PukiFee?
In the end, PukiFee won over and I bought McKinnon's faceplate from the marketplace. But my fate was sealed only weeks later, when I bought Genevieve, my LittleFee Rachel. It came with an event head. A scar Shiwoo.
I was doomed when he arrived. He was so wonderful, I wanted a MiniFee Shiwoo now... and then... perhaps a Delf and...

And my fate was set, I became a Shiwoo collector!