Male Body Types

[RouenSims]

Tonight’s project was to appreciate the dolls I already have, instead of always thinking about the dolls I want to buy. I started out by picking my favorite doll of each male Mattel body type I own.

But then as I went along, I became equally interested in documenting the fabulous diversity of male Mattel body types. This is not an exhaustive list of body types, because for example, I no longer own a Ricky or a Kevin doll. I also didn’t include Mattel dolls that are much smaller than Barbies, like Kiddles. And I didn’t include variations in body types that I consider minor, like dolls with similar bodies, but different hand sculpts. Also, the names I give the body types may not be the “official” name, but rather than name I think of them as.

Vintage Ken, Bendleg Ken, Shortie Vintage Ken, Silkstone Vintage Ken, Mod Ken

 

Strung-Waist Ken, Scott, Bent-Arm Ken, Bent-Arm Rotational Neck, Bent-Arm Rotational Cap Neck

 

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Bent Arm Articulated Knee, Original Flavas, Pinocchio Knee (lol), Articulated Hip Joint, Articulated Waist Joint

Harley Ken, Dreamhouse, Barbie The Movie, Articulated Neck Fashionista, Static Neck Fashionista

 

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Monster High G1 Static Wrist, MH G1 Articulated Wrist, MH G3, BTS, Ever After High
 

 

Fashionista Ken Slim, Made to Move, Harry Potter Student

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Muscular Made to Move, Broad Fashionista, Hagrid, Harry Potter Adult
 

 

Original Silkstone, 80s Palm-To-Rear

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[RouenSims]

Free Moving Ken is another one with a body type I no longer own.

The listed names are generally not the name of the doll, just the body type.

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[Heavy Metal Papillon]

Thank you, that's quite an exhaustive compendium!

[RouenSims]

Just now, Heavy Metal Papillon said:

Thank you, that's quite an exhaustive compendium!

You’re very welcome! It was fun spending time with some of my favorite dolls. 🙂

[Heavy Metal Papillon]

2 minutes ago, RouenSims said:

You’re very welcome! It was fun spending time with some of my favorite dolls. 🙂

I have quite a few of the bodies you mentioned in my collection too, mostly Kens. 

I bought some of the BTS ones a while ago, just for the fact that I found the fashion really interesting. And it really was, but I don't like the super-deformed, anime-like proportions of that body type. 

Too bad, those dolls were well made actually... such level of details/quality. 

[RouenSims]

It’s nice to hear that you appreciate the BTS dolls (other than the body type). I feel like they were terribly underrated. Beautiful unique sculpts, rooted hair, full articulation, and so many gorgeous details like shoes with paint and glitter details on the second edition dolls. I also like the unique hands of the second edition dolls.

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[RouenSims]

I actually like their body type, too. They look realistic compared to the G1 Monster High boys! I wouldn’t mind if their height were closer to Ken’s, though.

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