Monster High Prototype Deep Dive #1 | Unreleased Great Scarrier Reef / Sirena Von Boo

[@notomatoesonmytaco]

my DREAM is to own prototypes 😭😭 this sculpt is gorgeous, you did such an amazing job on this custom

[@AndraGorgon]

You absolutely will! I’m manifesting it for you, Grandma Peanut Fart Balls III 🫡🙂‍↕️ (HAHAH I’m sorry your youtube name was just too good!). I agree! My personal fave bit are the wiggly cheek features. Awwwww thank you so much! I’m so grateful I got the opportunity to turn her into a full doll 🤩

[@target0069]

Im very glad you made this video otherwise that prototype head would have been lost to time. Thank you for helping archive the monster high prototypes!

[@AndraGorgon]

@@target0069 my pleasure! Thank you very much for the kind words 💜. Prototypes are one of the things that fascinate me the most in this hobby so naturally, I love talking about them but beyond that, I find it so much more meaningful when I’m able to share what I have with the community because then everyone gets to enjoy it and we collectively learn more. We also get to theorise and piece together our knowledge and I think that’s just so amazing 🤩

[@osalima]

I loooove her nose! Definitely prefer this over her released sculpt

[@AndraGorgon]

Right?! It really makes me wonder why it got scrapped. I wish we had more information!

[@brianahawkins8124]

Gorgeous, just simply gorgeous!

[@AndraGorgon]

Thanks so much! I’m glad you like her 💜⛓️

[@brianahawkins8124]

@@AndraGorgon Your welcome, more like love her.

[@AndraGorgon]

@@brianahawkins8124 aww you’re the best!!

[@brianahawkins8124]

@@AndraGorgon & so are you. ^^

[@Meothhte]

I don’t know if this would’ve been a G3 doll, but this would’ve been the best seller ever. I don’t know why they would have scrapped it

[@AndraGorgon]

Hmm a couple of common reasons I’ve seen for scrapping designs are: 1) Features not being within the budget; 2) Not testing well with sample groups; or 3) Retailers/audience feedback about being ‘too scary’ and therefore unappealing to kids. I really don’t know why we didn’t get her but as for 1) Perhaps the sculpted out cheek lines and eyebrows would’ve been too expensive to do on top of everything else. Although, if making a single new sculpt constitutes the entire new expense then that strikes that out of the question because it’d cost the same to produce the final release face sculpt or this one. 2) It could’ve been that the specific kids they brought in to test (if they did a testing on this) preferred more ‘subdued’ features. This would make sense because the vast majority of G1 MH has a nose more similar to the final release. But I think it’s worth noting that Garrett Sander acknowledges that sample groups aren’t the end all be all because they can have kind of a limited scope. 3) Personally, I don’t think the eyebrows and cheek lines leaned too far into monster elements to warrant this but you know how Karens can be 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@dxnny.luvs.u]

absolutely beautiful !!

[@AndraGorgon]

Thanks so much! 💜⛓️

[@ClarkyWarky]

How did you even get this?!?!

[@AndraGorgon]

Bought her off a private seller!