Weekly summary 09/2021

Hi,

this is a summary of what was going in the doll world in the 9th week of 2021, as far as we at Dollstudio & DS Doll Europe were concerned.

1) Coronavirus situation. a) The situation in general. In the U.S., Texas and Mississippi canceled to participate in the Coronavirus cabal, requirements to wear masks and restrictions in restaurants have been lifted. Ohio and Michigan are considering similar steps. Though, most coutries Europe remain under emergency laws, suffocating small and medium-sized businesses and completely ignoring scientific evidence. With now 44 studies including 23 Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) reporting positive effects of Ivermectin, there is sufficient research proving the efficacy of COVID-19 prophylaxis and treatment protocols like I-MASK+ and MATH+ available. The SARS-CoV-2 virus is similarily managable like any other easily transmissible virus. #FollowtheScience.

For background information:

• COVID-19 treatment and prophylaxis - How to avoid infections and deaths
• Pandemic planning exercises 2001-2019
• Facts about Covid-19 (SPR)

With anal swabs, a new instrument for humiliation has been established in China for residents and recently as well for travelers from abroad who visit the PRC. And the vaccinations seem not to work as advertised; in the demographic group of people over 80, in January and February there were as many deaths as in the whole year of 2020. A lot of people die shortly after getting the injections, and many suffer from adverse effects. Considering the mechanism how these gene therapies work, it is to be expected that a lot of people will develop Covid-19-like symptoms after getting the injections. These effects might be labeled as fourth and fifth wave of Covid-19 in the upcoming months.

b) Impact on the doll business. So far, no shipments from after CNY holidays were delivered, so we need to work with predictions from Chinese shipping agents. According to their experience, shipments to North America are supposed to take about two weeks. Shipments to EU destinations with import fees clearance take between two weeks (DHL special line, only available for miniature dolls) and 60+ days (UPS special line, full sized dolls). Small items like separate heads can not be shipped with the special services anymore, so we have set up a new method for import fees clearance and freight forwarding. However, within the EU, a new test strategy has been implemented, requiring every truck driver to make a Covid-19 test when crossing from one country into another. For Germany alone, there are 150,000 of such border crossings, so road cargo is expected to be delayed by factor 2-3.

2) New arrivals.

This week, four new heads were introduced:

• Irontech Doll ›Kama‹ head - TPE
• SE Doll ›Rosine‹ head - silicone
• Zelex G29 head - silicone
• WM Dolls no. 391 head (= Jinsan no. 391) - TPE

No new body styles were released.

No new head variants of existing heads were introduced.

New variants of existing body styles:

• Xycolo XC-153/A body style (= 153 SB / Body - Organic Silicone Pro variant

As always, you can follow the latest updates in our Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/DollStudioEU

Also, we have the New products listing on all three Dollstudio websites. It is sorted in reverse chronological order, so the latest additions to our portfolio are on top of the listing:

• Dollstudio US - http://us.dollstudio.org/new-products
• Dollstudio EU - http://eu.dollstudio.org/new-products
• Dollstudio DE - http://de.dollstudio.org/new-products

On Dollstudio EU, there is also the New arrivals timeline http://eu.dollstudio.org/timeline with a slightly different display style.

3) Industry news.

This regular column report about things like noteworthy events, model line changes, business updates, technical updates, and dolls in development.

• 05.03.: Config update: New skin colors by Climax Doll
• 24.12.: Indigo Individual TPE Repair Kit discontinued

4) Latest blog posts.

Our daily blog posts feature mostly new photo sets, showcasing dolls and heads in various configurations.

• 07.03.2021: New photos with Zelex ZE-165 body style and G29 head
• 06.03.2021: Project Jade - New photos with Textile Doll TD-165/95 body style and ›Delilah‹ head
• 06.03.2021: New photos with Doll Forever FIT-145/F body style and ›Selena‹ head
• 05.03.2021: New photos with Xycolo XC-153/A body style and ›Emily‹ head
• 04.03.2021: New photos with WM Dolls WM-164/D body style and no. 391 head (Jinsan no. 391)
• 03.03.2021: New photos with Irontech Doll IT-161/F body style and ›Kama‹ head
• 02.03.2021: New photos with SE Doll SE-157/B body style (= SED 125) and ›Rosine‹ head (= SE no. 101)
• 01.03.2021: New photos with Piper Silicone Action Figure Series SAF-100/J aka ›Ariel‹ by Piper Doll
• 28.02.2021: New photos with Zelex ZE-165 body style and G25 head

These blog posts are mirrored on the Latest blog posts section all three Dollstudio websites. It is sorted in reverse chronological order, newest posts on top:

• Dollstudio US - http://us.dollstudio.org/blog
• Dollstudio EU - http://eu.dollstudio.org/blog
• Dollstudio DE - http://de.dollstudio.org/blog

(EU and US sites in English, DE site in German)

5) Factory photos and shipped dolls.

This week we had one completed doll:

• This Piper Doll Piper Fantasy PI-140 aka ›Ariel‹ travels to California

6) Weekly Top 10 Dolls.

Based on our website access stats, here is the weekly report: What's trending this week?

Dollstudio EU

1. Doll Forever FIT-145/F
2. Xycolo XC-153/A [1]
3. Doll House 168 DH20-80/E
4. Doll Forever FIT-155/F
5. Doll House 168 DH-100
6. Textile Doll TD-165/95 aka Linda
7. WM Dolls WM-166/B
8. Sino-doll SI-160/E
9. WM Dolls WM-164/D
10. SE Doll SE-118/H

Dollstudio US

1. Piper Silicone PI-130/D ›Phoebe Elf‹
2. Piper SAF-80/D ›Phoebe Elf‹
3. Piper Silicone PI-160/G ›Jenna‹
4. SE Doll SE-157/B
5. Xycolo XC-153/A
6. Piper Real PI-160
7. JY Doll JY-168/90
8. Piper SAF-100/J ›Ariel‹
9. Piper Fantasy PI-150/B
10. Piper Fantasy PI-150/D

Dollstudio DE

1. Doll House 168 DH20-80/E
2. Doll Forever FIT-145/F
3. Piper SAF-100/J ›Ariel‹
4. WM Dolls WM-155/L
5. WM Dolls WM-164/J
6. Piper SAF-80/D ›Phoebe Elf‹
7. Doll House 168 DH20-80/G
8. Zelex ZE-165
9. Doll Forever FIT-155/F
10. WM Dolls WM-162/F

Sandro

https://twitter.com/DollStudioEU/status/1368642888142385157?s=20