please welcome Sabrina. She is a 2nd generation TPE doll.
TPE dolls of the 1st generation had several issues. Some were mere annoyances, others were serious problems. Over the years, many of these annoyances and problems were never fixed.
One of these long-standing problems is caused by the way 1st generation TPE dolls are being demolded. Their skeleton is locked into the mould form through the vaginal canal. After demolding, the vaginal canal is being glued with a so called "TPE plug". That weak design resulted in the infamous TPE plug problem, allowing to enter water into the doll and causing the skeleton to rust when this TPE plug became loose. And that happend often. Much too often.
In 2nd generation TPE dolls like Sabrina, the vagina channel base is closed and water can not flow to where the skeleton is.
Another issue of 2st generation TPE dolls affected the skeleton which used a coiled pipe, also known as "gooseneck". This gooseneck often causes a creaking noise and sometimes break. All silicone dolls use more advanced designs which cost a little bit more. Gooseneck was always the cheapest possible way to make a neck meveable, so the annoying gooseneck was retained for years.
In 2nd generation TPE dolls like Sabrina, a stainless steel hinge with double joints is used.
2nd generation TPE dolls have more improvements:
In 1st generation TPE dolls, fingers were delicate. A coiled pipe hand with copper wire fingers was used.
In 2nd generation TPE dolls like Sabrina, a stainless steel hand with tungsten wire fingers is used.
Las but not least, Sabrina has wrists and ankles with joints.
And her waist can bend laterally to the left and to right side. There are not a lot of TPE dolls out there capable of doing this.
Also, most importantly, Sabrina is not only high-tech, but also very charming…
Additionally, a new TPE blend is used which the manufacturer calls "Premium TPE". Claims made about Premium TPE are: The material is without peculiar smell, it has excellent softness and elasticity, it has have strong ability to resist deformation, and the material has a very good resilience and tear resistance.
Well, we will see about these claims regarding Premium TPE when more 2nd generation TPE dolls like Sabrina are out in the wild. Claims are claims and need stand the test of the real world.
But facts are also facts, and the facts are:
- Sabrina does not need a "gooseneck" - she has a hinged neck, like silicone dolls.
- Sabrina does not have a "TPE plug" which can get loose - so her skeleton will not get wet.
- Sabrina does not have screws in the soles of her feet - she can stand on her own feet.
I think it is very exciting to finally get all these long-standing issues targeted and - hopefully - properly resolved!
Sandro