What is it about James Alexander Malcolm Mackenzie Fraser that has been captivating women since Outlander's publication in 1991? I have to admit I was a little late to the party, having FINALLY read the book for the first time in 2013 when I heard they were finally going to make a TV series based on the books. I had friends that had recommended the books prior to this date, but for whatever reason I didn't pick the first one up until I heard the TV show was in production. I wanted to have a bit of background before watching the show, so picked up the first book, and that as they say was history...…………………………..I quickly went out and purchased the rest of the series available at the time and as many people before me, was quickly captivated by Jamie and Claire's story. As I've stated before on the blog, In addition to being an avid reader, I'm a lover of Asian ball jointed dolls. I had already shelled some of my favorite characters from another of my favorite book series in resin form (The Black Dagger Brotherhood by JR Ward, they have their own blog linked on the side of the page), and realized after reading Outlander that I'd really love to have Jamie and Claire in resin form as well. My first resin Jamie arrived in the fall of 2014...……….and I've been lucky (as documented on other posts in the blog) to have acquired quite a nice wardrobe for him. I had my friend Lyn paint Jamie v. 1 with a little scruff. From 2014-2017, he was the only resin Jamie that lived with me...……….and I was perfectly happy with that.
While I love my big dolls, they can be cumbersome to carry around for photos and require more space to shoot. When Iplehouse introduced the FID line, and Leonard (the sculpt I use for my Jamie) was one of the sculpts made available in the smaller size, I contemplated shelling mini versions of the characters, as for couple shots I thought they would be much easier to manipulate. In 2017 I committed to the mini project, and ordered a mini Jamie. I again asked my friend Lyn Raftis to paint him, only without the scruff for his smaller version. I also got him in "glow peach gold" resin instead of the "regular peach gold resin" his larger counterpart is made of. The "glow" resin just gives a little more luminescence. I also asked Chewin to create a mini version of the curly wig his larger counterpart wears. (Sidenote, next on my list is a queued wig version from Chewin for mini Jamie as well)
Two versions of Jamie? She must be crazy, eh? Well, maybe a bit...…….obsessed...……..and surely to goodness 2 versions are more than enough, right? Ummm……...I liked the mini version of clean shaven Jamie so much that once again the wheels started turning and I started contemplating another larger version to have Lyn paint clean shaven this time, and he could wear his Paris clothing, with Claire in her red dress...……………..that way I wouldn't have to redress, and I could just basically keep Paris Claire and Jamie on display. SO, during Iplehouse's Christmas sale in 2017, I ended up ordered yet a third JAMMF. As planned, I had him painted clean shaven by Lyn, and donned him in his Paris finery, and he pretty much stays dressed and on display. Versions 1 and 2 get the bulk of the "play" time.
As I was watching the new episode of the show this morning, I thought it might be fun to get all 3 versions of resin JAMMF together for a photo. The result is below. Kind of fun to see them side by side. Mini Jamie in the middle is standing on a chair. And yes...………..they do each have their own "Sassenach", but that's a post for another time.
