Wedding Editin Rapunzel doll...
LE Wedding Rapunzel's Crown
No, the first large jewel is not missing. Rather, it has a very dull surface. My guess is that the large jewel on left was not glued properly to the crown. The glue was misapplied to the front of the jewel, then it was turned around and glued to the crown, with remants of the glue making the front surface of the jewel dull and colorless. I have managed to buff up the jewel so it is more shiny and presentable, but back of the jewel shows through as being blotchy. It is still noticeably duller than the other two jewels.
I am a little disappointed in the crown, too. It is a dull plastic that is a dark beige color. It would have been nice if it had a shiny, golden metallic surface, and even better if it was actually made of metal.
The center jewel of the crown has an amazing ability of reflecting back the flash from my camera very strongly, so it looks as though there is a laser beam coming from the top center her crown! In some photos it is bright red with a white (over exposed?) center, in other photos is it green, blue with white center! I think there is not only reflection, but also refraction going one in the crystal.
The UK Disney Store site has a different product description of the doll than the US site. The UK site states that "Tiara and veil non-removable". When I first inspected the crown after I took her out of the box, it looks as though the left and right ends of the crown are sewn into her hair to hold it in place. If that is the only thing fastening it on her head, then it should be removable, although at the risk of being loose and wobbly when put back on her head (or on another doll's head). I also thought that the veil was attached to the back of the crown. So removing the crown would also remove the veil. However the UK site's statement makes me think there are hidden fasteners that hold the veil to Rapunzels hair and even her head, which would definitely make the veil non-removable. That makes sense, since the crown is probably too flimsy to support the huge double layered veil properly.
No, the first large jewel is not missing. Rather, it has a very dull surface. My guess is that the large jewel on left was not glued properly to the crown. The glue was misapplied to the front of the jewel, then it was turned around and glued to the crown, with remants of the glue making the front surface of the jewel dull and colorless. I have managed to buff up the jewel so it is more shiny and presentable, but back of the jewel shows through as being blotchy. It is still noticeably duller than the other two jewels.
I am a little disappointed in the crown, too. It is a dull plastic that is a dark beige color. It would have been nice if it had a shiny, golden metallic surface, and even better if it was actually made of metal.
The center jewel of the crown has an amazing ability of reflecting back the flash from my camera very strongly, so it looks as though there is a laser beam coming from the top center her crown! In some photos it is bright red with a white (over exposed?) center, in other photos is it green, blue with white center! I think there is not only reflection, but also refraction going one in the crystal.
The UK Disney Store site has a different product description of the doll than the US site. The UK site states that "Tiara and veil non-removable". When I first inspected the crown after I took her out of the box, it looks as though the left and right ends of the crown are sewn into her hair to hold it in place. If that is the only thing fastening it on her head, then it should be removable, although at the risk of being loose and wobbly when put back on her head (or on another doll's head). I also thought that the veil was attached to the back of the crown. So removing the crown would also remove the veil. However the UK site's statement makes me think there are hidden fasteners that hold the veil to Rapunzels hair and even her head, which would definitely make the veil non-removable. That makes sense, since the crown is probably too flimsy to support the huge double layered veil properly.
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