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Smuzhka Raccoon

8/9/2015

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Canada Post rocks! My Raccoon by Whispering Grass, arrived yesterday! Finally!  I'd received a shipping notice way back on July 24th from JpopDolls in Washington. It took 12 days, until August 5th to travel the mere 118 miles from north of Seattle, north to Richmond BC, where he whisked through Customs, and was put on a plane to Toronto. 

So, a mere day and a half after entering the country 4,386 km away, he was at my door. Pretty Amazing really!  At least someone knows how to do things quickly!  Wish everyone did!
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He came with 14 mm glass eyes, which completely filled his eye holes. I like a bit of white showing, so I switched down to a 12 mm pair, which was almost the exact same colour. He looks like he's been air-brushed, and some of the black on his hands is already coming off. One of these days he needs a more realistic paint job.  In fact, all my little animals do. He's not very pose able, and his tail keeps falling off. I think the magnet is too small for such a heavy tail. But at least his face stays put, and doesn't pop off like it always does on the Toad and Mice.  Even so, I think he's rather cute.

I'm going to have to give some thought to a name, since his Russian one is a tad hard to spell.
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Babel link
8/8/2015 03:39:01 pm

He is very beautiful and very moving congratulation Martha, I am very satisfied that he finally arrived :o))

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Jane
8/8/2015 11:49:50 pm

I am so pleased that he has made it home at last and I love that the photos have the postal trucks in the background.
Well done Canada Post!

But what a shame that his paint job is already wearing off before he got to you!

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Martha
8/9/2015 01:10:45 am

Thanks! We went searching around town for some parked postal trucks to take the photo with, because it would have been too difficult to take a photo when our mail lady drives by in the day.

Flaking paint is often a problem with factory painted dolls. They don't clean the dolls before painting them, and if there's any mould release left on the doll parts, then the paint will flake off pretty quickly. That's why I prefer blank dolls - then they can be thoroughly cleaned before painting.

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Abby link
8/18/2015 06:17:48 am

What a super cute raccoon ♥ I love pet bjds (have an otter and a bunny). Your photos are really amazing !

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