Looking forward to the Harry Potter HBO Max reunion special on New Year's Day, and it has put me in a bit of a Harry Potter mood. I haven't photographed the professors from the most current Mattel Potter collection much, so decided to get them out and photograph them together and then do some close ups.
I read Sirius Black and Bellatrix will be the next installments in the Mattel Series. I haven't collected all the dolls in this series as I have the Star Ace figures in this scale, but I wanted McGonagall when she came out and I got a deal where I got Dumbledore in the set with her. I liked this version of Snape, so I added him as well.
McGonagall is my favorite professor so I had to add her when I saw her. Not long after I bought this version Star Ace released their own version of her, who I have on the way. I think Mattel did a good job with her likeness for the price point! I look forward to seeing the Star Ace version in hand. They can be a bit hit or miss with their likenesses.
Dumbledore reminds me very much of the Star Ace version, although the likeness is a little better on the Star Ace version. It is one of the sculpts they did right. Still I think Mattel did a nice job with the likeness for a playline doll.
