Novi stars?

[LittleSpiffy]

Thanks for the list, Galactica!! I didn't even know the Stellar Skinz existed before now, maybe they weren't released over here or something.

Ina Ferna is so cute aaaaaaaa, I'm so tempted to get her.. *__* I really don't need to collect anything else, though

Weirdly - I think the Stellar Skins are STILL available at Walmart. I don't think they sold very well.

It is just as well you are not committed to getting Ina- she was never easy to find- and has only become more challenging to track down...

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I've seen them on clearance at Walmart, as well as Una & Ari.  Depends on the store.  Tuesday Morning also had the Skinz for a split second.

The stores wanted too much, even on clearance.  You can buy them on eBay for similar, if not lower, prices.

[Carrehz]

I actually bought Ina off Amazon UK a few days ago ; My resolve didn't hold out for very long, rofl. I'll try and remember to post photos when she arrives.

[Akemi-chan]

I actually bought Ina off Amazon UK a few days ago ; My resolve didn't hold out for very long, rofl. I'll try and remember to post photos when she arrives.

Oooh yes please do!  I haven't seen owner pics of her yet.

[LittleSpiffy]

I couldn't resist snapping a photo of Tula!

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[Akemi-chan]

I love the geo shapes on her face!  Very 80s!  I still need to add her to my collection.

[LittleSpiffy]

*hugs CupidStrikes*

She was able to do the biggest favor for me and picked up the newest dolls from The Entertainer!  They arrived from the UK today! 

After having my dolls fall over repeatedly...and my cursing in frustration...I finally got them to stand on their own (actually, the dolls with the stands gave me the most trouble  )

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[Akemi-chan]

Aww I love the Arena!  So much love and comradeship!

Congrats on your new girls Spiffy!  They look great!

[Galactica]

Such a lovely set! Congrats on your girls!

[Ackryllis]

I love Novi Stars. Even if they lack the quality for such high price. I'm sad they were cancelled.
Has anybody else gotten a limb broken? I've had my fire novi for couple of months now and handled her about three times. I took her out of the selv just for a quick peek and her right leg just fell off. I tried glueing the piece carefully so I could pose her but the type of plastic just won't be glued nicely. Sad that her restraint posing properties are even more restraint now.

On another note her dress makes for a cool poncho/cape

[LittleSpiffy]

I've never had a leg fall off!  Weird!

The arms, however, well they just pop off all the time.  Wacky little alien girls.

[CupidStrikes]

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She was able to do the biggest favor for me and picked up the newest dolls from The Entertainer!  They arrived from the UK today! 

After having my dolls fall over repeatedly...and my cursing in frustration...I finally got them to stand on their own (actually, the dolls with the stands gave me the most trouble  )

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you're totally welcome

I've found I can't display my Equestria Girls beside Doe as they really don't look as nice, especially in the face. I wonder if Novi had made more animal-themed dolls then they might have sold better? I can think of a bunch of cool concepts for less commonly-used animals that would work pretty well. Alas

[LittleSpiffy]

I think they failed with their webisodes.  Granted, I think they're adorable (especially the one about the giant cookie from the mall).

Girls are a bit too smart for mall/boy-crazy/fashionista storylines.  Same thing with Pinkie Cooper.

I mean, Lalaloopsy is popular.  How? No idea.  But I did catch some of a cartoon and it had a decent storyline.  I guess that's why.

I don't know what a good backstory for the Novis would be.   Maybe a cultural exchange program?  Maybe they all went to school together (lol, Novi Star High )
 

I still think Pinkie would have been a hit if they had been spies posing as fashion bloggers/DJs/designers.  I mean, they are dogs!  Sniffing out the baddies and foiling their evil plots.

[Loona]

I still think Pinkie would have been a hit if they had been spies posing as fashion bloggers/DJs/designers.  I mean, they are dogs!  Sniffing out the baddies and foiling their evil plots.

aww, this sounds totally awesome! :3 I also wish they'd have been a little more than another line of girls who like fashion, and I'm also sure they could have sold better that way (especially with accompanying/themed fashion). yes, they were dogs which is unusual, but in a world where anthro pony and monster dolls are available on the shelves dogs might not stand out that much just because they are dogs. I wish they stuck around more, I have always admired Pinkie Cooper but only realised I'd actually want to own them after their discontinuation (also, they never reached my country).

I'm also sad to see the Novis go, but yeah, I also believe their bios kind of sucked, and it seems just being alien doesn't trigger instant success either. I don't know if they sold more if there were more animal-themed Novis available. to me the animal theme was both tempting, but also not so well-done. I do like Doe, and was very excited to see a deer with antlers, but I have found in the end that I don't like her enough overall, just the antlers didn't do it for me. I am more into the core alien characters like Una and Alie. I wish to own these two someday, but Novis didn't make it to my country either (sometimes it sucks to live here big time ), so I can only hope to find them while thrifting (we have some second hand shops that sell toys imported from the UK, for example), or cave and order them from abroad.

[lemonice]

i would have liked a novi boy =)

[Wardah]

I think they failed with their webisodes.  Granted, I think they're adorable (especially the one about the giant cookie from the mall).

Girls are a bit too smart for mall/boy-crazy/fashionista storylines.  Same thing with Pinkie Cooper.

I mean, Lalaloopsy is popular.  How? No idea.  But I did catch some of a cartoon and it had a decent storyline.  I guess that's why.

I don't know what a good backstory for the Novis would be.   Maybe a cultural exchange program?  Maybe they all went to school together (lol, Novi Star High )
 

I still think Pinkie would have been a hit if they had been spies posing as fashion bloggers/DJs/designers.  I mean, they are dogs!  Sniffing out the baddies and foiling their evil plots.

Lalaloopsy didn't get a cartoon until it was popular. They got popular because of the whole "sewn from" idea appealed to the younger age group Lalaloopsy is targeted to.

Novis and Pinkie didn't last because their competition was so strong and there was literally a glut of new doll brands on the shelf all at the same time. Would they have been helped by having interesting diaries and/or webisodes? Perhaps but I don't think it would have been enough.