Those plastic 'zip strips' that attach the heads to the bodies are commonly known as Cable Ties, and can be bought in most automotive or home improvement stores. Sometimes you have to go with a size larger than what originally attached the head because commercially available cable ties in that size ...

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I want these.

$150?!!!!

Holy crow! I paid $12 for mine on clearance at Toys R Us! I had no idea it was going to turn into such a tough grab!

Oh sure, there have ALWAYS been collectors, but Mattel did not launch a dedicated adult collector line until the late 80's, such as the Bob Mackie dolls and such. Dallas was quite definitely intended for children.

Excellent job, I like it! Is the skirt made from calico?

I got Dallas when I was four years old. She had an insane amount of parts including the saddle, stirrups and bridle, because each part was a separate rubber part that hooked together. There wasn't really an 'adult collector market' back then, but she was one of the most accessory-intensive toys I ev...

I just assumed that Sunriser and Starlight had the same body mold:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Barbie-Horse-Dallas ... 4aa2570fe7

This one, which I owned for my Barbie back in 1983.

It varies from company to company and from line to line. When I was working at a sculpting studio, we did work for dozens of companies and many lines of product all at once. My boss, as a going away present when my internship ended, gave me one of the molded prototypes of a Care Bear chalkholder. Bu...

"I don't really know what is meant by a "tool" - probably some designer term..."

"Tooling" or "Tool" in the molding and casting industry refers to the metal mold that production pieces are molded from.

Another super-interesting find!

He mentions the Skydancer horse failing the drop test. Does that horse use a different mold than the "Dallas" mold Starlight and Sunriser used?