Character: Talking Dalek Figures

Friday, 24 August 2012 - Reported by Chuck Foster

Character have released six new Daleks, based on versions from throughout the history of the series; each figure will feature contemporary speech and sound effects from their individual eras.

The eye catching Bronze Dalek is a timely release for 2012 but actually first made an appearance in a much loved 2005 episode. The equally current silver Daleks are more at home in the swinging Sixties, first being seen in the episode ‘The Dalek Invasion of Earth’ and again at the height of another sporting celebration, during the 1966 episode ‘Power of the Daleks’.

The Daleks of the Seventies and Eighties have not been forgotten either. Two silver and grey characters emerge from the 1970s episodes ‘Planet of the Daleks’ (1973) and ‘Death to the Daleks’ (1974) while a gold and white fiend is recreated from the ‘Revelation of the Daleks’ episode in 1985.

The figures are now available from the usual retailers such as Forbidden Planet.

FILTER: - Merchandise - Character

Merchandise roundup

Thursday, 9 February 2012 - Reported by Harry Ward

A roundup of some of the merchandise due to be released over the next couple of months.

Action Figures Collectors Sets

Attack Of The Cybermen
Released: 24th February 2012
Pre-order from Forbidden Planet

Contents:
1 x Peri action figure.
1 x Rogue Cyberman action figure (with detachable faceplate).
1 x Cybergun accessory.

Remembrance Of The Daleks
Released: 9th March 2012
Pre-order from Forbidden Planet

Contents:
1 x Dalek Emperor Davros action figure.
1 x Destroyed Imperial Dalek action figure.

The Seeds of Doom
Released: 2nd April 2012
Pre-order from Forbidden Planet

Contents:
1 x Fourth Doctor action figure
1 x Krynoid action figure
1 x Cutlass accessory
1 x Open Seed Pod accessory
1 x Closed Seed Pod accessory

Character Building

The Lego-compatible Character Building collection sees the release of a new Army Pack of Cybermen, featuring a Cyberleader and three Cybermen as seen in A Good Man Goes To War, plus the damaged "sentry" version from The Pandorica Opens. The set is due for release on 17th February.

The new figures join the existing "Cybus" Cybermen army released last year; other packs include red "Drone" Daleks and the Weeping Angels.

Masterpiece Collection

Titan Merchandise have announced a new addition to their Masterpiece range of sculptures:

After months of demand, Titan Merchandise are proud to debut the first in our limited edition, high-quality Doctor Who Masterpiece Collection Dalek range: the super-iconic "Genesis of the Daleks" design from the classic 1975 adventure (starring Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor) that introduced the Dalek's creator: Davros!

Taken from the original plans for this design, this 8" sculpt is exact in every detail and is a must-have item for all serious Doctor Who collectors.

The sculpture is due to be released on 30th April, and is available for pre-order.

Big Chief Studios

Big Chief Studios are to release a new, 9" vinyl figure of the 10th Doctor under their Dynamix Ultra Stylised Figures range:

Taking inspiration from the Doctor Who IDW comic series, Dynamix Ultra-Stylised Vinyl Figurines offer unique interpretations of your favourite characters from the world’s longest-running sci-fi TV show.

From his spikey hair, to his trademark flowing trench coat and pinstriped suit, the Tenth Doctor strikes a confident pose ready for his next time-travelling adventure.

Produced in a Worldwide Collectors Limited Edition of 3000, each figurine comes with a Doctor Who logo base and is packed in a window display box.

The figure is due to be released on 27th May, and is available for pre-order.

Zeon Ceramics

Zeon are to release two new ceramics based upon the TARDIS, with a money box expected for 19th March , followed by a tea pot on the 2nd May.

FILTER: - Merchandise - Character

Character Classic Figures: Enemies of the Doctor

Thursday, 13 October 2011 - Reported by Chuck Foster

Retailer Forbidden Planet continues its range of exclusive Character figures with a number of new themed sets in the run-up to Christmas featuring various enemies (and friends!) of the Doctor.

The first two "era-themed" sets to be released cover adversaries of the First and Third Doctors, with the latter including a hand puppet Drashig. Other "story-themed" sets expected in the next quarter include Mechanoids, Sontarans and the last of the Jagaroth!

Enemies of the First Doctor
Released: 12th December 2011
Pre-order from Forbidden Planet

True classics from the First Doctor's era: A 'Daleks' Master Plan' Dalek figure with the rarely seen flame arm, the chilling Roboman figure and the historic Cyberman figure from their first appearance in 'The Tenth Planet'.

Enemies of the Third Doctor
Released: 16th December 2011
Pre-order from Forbidden Planet

From the adventures of the Third Doctor, the Drashig figure stands approximately 220mm high and doubles as a hand puppet for little hands, children can animate the mouth in classic FX fashion! This set also includes the imposing 6.7" tall Omega figure which features a removable head and fabric robes, lastly the classic Auton figure has a swappable gun hand and Nestene Sphere accessory.

City of Death Released: 19th October 2011 Pre-order from Forbidden Planet This set features the Fourth Doctor and Count Scarlioni from the story 'City of Death'; Scarlioni comes with a swappable head for his alien counterpart, Scaroth, plus a pistol and painting accessory.	The Invasion of Time Released: 24th November 2011 Pre-order from Forbidden Planet 'The Invasion of Time' sees the Doctor and Leela face off against the Sontarans on Gallifrey. This set features Leela with her dagger, and Sontaran Commander Stor with detachable helmet and weapon. The set also includes the Doctor's de-mat gun.
The Chase Released: 16th December 2011 Pre-order from Forbidden Planet From the classic story: 'The Chase', the Mechanoid figure is approximately 130mm high (160mm with the antenna extended) x 130mm wide. It features a swappable flame arm, flip-out claw arms and wheels. It is faced by two Daleks ready to do battle!

FILTER: - Merchandise - Character

Character Classic Figures: "The Time Warrior" set

Sunday, 22 May 2011 - Reported by Chuck Foster

Retailer Forbidden Planet continues its range of exclusive Character figures with the addition of a new set to their catalogue tying into Third Doctor adventure The Time Warrior:

In this exclusive set we present the Classic Sontaran: Commander Linx and his iconic Sontaran space ship along with the Third Doctor in Green Jacket and Sonic Screwdriver.

Journalist Sarah Jane Smith covertly gains access to a research centre where top scientists are being held in protective custody whilst UNIT investigates the disappearance of a number of their colleagues. The missing scientists have been kidnapped by a Sontaran, Linx, and taken back to medieval England, where they are working under hypnosis to repair his crashed spaceship.

The Third Doctor follows in the TARDIS, and Sarah Jane stows away. In return for shelter, Linx has provided a robber baron called Irongron with anachronistically advanced weapons to use in attacks on neighbouring castles.

The Doctor helps Sir Edward of Wessex to repel one such attack, then he and Sarah Jane conspire to drug the food in Irongron's kitchens so that the weapons can be removed while the men are unconscious. Aided by one of the kidnapped scientists, Rubeish, he then sends the others back to the 20th Century using Linx's primitive time travel equipment.

Linx shoots Irongron down and gets ready to leave in his repaired ship. Hal, one of Sir Edward's archers, fires an arrow into the vulnerable probic vent at the back of his neck, killing him. The Doctor, Sarah Jane and Hal escape just before the ship explodes, destroying the castle.

Purchase from Forbidden Planet

The set is due for release on the 1st June.

Earlier in the year Forbidden Planet released another exclusive Sontaran figure set, featuring the Fourth Doctor's encounter with Field Major Styre in The Sontaran Experiment - the image from that earlier set shows the variations between the two releases.

In this great gift set is the Classic Sontaran: Field-Major Styre and his iconic Sontaran space ship along with the Fourth Doctor in duffle coat and hat.

The Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan arrive on a desolate and apparently deserted Earth to discover that a group of shipwrecked astronauts from a human colony, GalSec, have been lured there by a fake distress call. One of their number, Roth, tells Sarah Jane of an alien conducting gruesome experiments on him and his crewmates. The alien turns out to be a Sontaran, Field-Major Styre, who is compiling a report on human physical and mental capabilities as a prelude to an invasion of Earth.

The Doctor challenges Styre to unarmed combat. The Sontaran agrees but is quickly weakened in Earth's unfamiliar gravity. Harry meanwhile enters Styre's ship and uses the Doctor's sonic screwdriver to remove the vital terullian diode bypass transformer, so that when the alien returns there to revitalise himself he is drained of all his energy and destroyed. The Doctor sends a message to the Sontaran fleet, warning them that without Styre's report they cannot invade.

Purchase from Forbidden Planet

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Doctor Who Experience: Amelia figure exclusive

Thursday, 19 May 2011 - Reported by Chuck Foster

The Doctor Who Experience are currently promoting an exclusive 5" action figure from Character, featuring young Amelia Pond from The Eleventh Hour, dressed in her coat and hat, and suitcase in readiness to go on adventures with the Doctor!

Visit the Doctor Who Experience at London Olympia Two for your chance to grab the new Amelia Pond 5-inch action figure as seen in ‘The Eleventh Hour’; don’t be the Fan Who Waited - it’s available only from the Doctor Who Experience shop now!

A figure of young Amelia in her nightdress also features as part of the 2011 "wave one" of action figures from Character.

(with thanks to Mark Murphy, Brandnew Corporation)

FILTER: - Merchandise - Character - Exhibitions

Character Figures 2011

Monday, 16 May 2011 - Reported by Chuck Foster

Character are to release their first 2011 'wave' of figures that tie into Matt Smith's era of Doctor Who in June; the collection features the Doctor in Stetson from The Impossible Astronaut, two versions of a Silent from the same story (one with mouth closed, one with it open), Nephew (The Doctor's Wife); additionally there is also a release of young Amelia in her nightdress (The Eleventh Hour/The Big Bang).

June also sees an exclusive release via Forbidden Planet in the form of a boxed set themed on Third Doctor tale The Time Monster; this set features the Master alongside his TARDIS in "computer bank" disguise, and also comes with the Crystal of Kronos, the Master's TCE, and the Doctor's time sensor device.

FILTER: - Merchandise - Character

Character to release winning Blue Peter TARDIS console

Tuesday, 10 May 2011 - Reported by Chuck Foster

As reported this morning, the latest edition of Blue Peter broadcast today featured an item on the winning design in their "Design a TARDIS console competition".

Presenter Helen Skelton introduced the item, in which she accompanied the winner Susannah Leah to the Doctor Who studios in Cardiff to meet production designer Michael Pickwoad, who realised her design into a practical prop. A week later the two were then able to travel to the filming location itself in order to see the completed console in action; Susannah got to see part of the shoot, and was also able to meet the Doctor himself, Matt Smith!

The show has also exclusively announced that Susannah's TARDIS console design is to be released by Character as part of their tie-in Doctor Who figure range. Named the "Junk TARDIS Console Playset", it is expected to be released later in the year.

This edition of Blue Peter is available to watch in the UK on the BBC iplayer for the next seven days (the Doctor Who section can be found from 12:46).

There is also an exclusive behind-the-scenes video to accompany the feature, which may be watched on the Blue Peter website.

FILTER: - Character - Competitions

Mirror Giveaway

Saturday, 7 May 2011 - Reported by Chuck Foster

The Mirror is running a promotion from today to give away figures from the Character Building range of LEGO-compatible toys.

Over the course of the next six days the paper will carry tokens that can be redeemed at either Sainsbury's or Toys'R'Us; Saturday kicks off with the 11th Doctor, followed by a Yellow Eternal Dalek on Sunday and Amy Pond on Monday.

You can watch an advert for the giveaway via the Mirror's YouTube channel.

(with thanks to David Brodie)

FILTER: - Merchandise - Character - Special Offers

Merchandise roundup

Tuesday, 29 March 2011 - Reported by Harry Ward

Two new Maxi Busts have been added to the Doctor Who Masterpiece Collection range by Titan Merchandise plus there are two new Forbidden Planet exclusive Doctor Who costumes t-shirts and new additions to the Dalek action figure collectors set.

Doctor Who Masterpiece Collection Maxi Busts
These are beautifully-sculpted 8" Polystone maxi-busts

These beautifully-sculpted 8" maxi-busts capture Tom Baker's scarf-bedecked fourth Doctor at his mysterious, mercurial, enigmatic best (Release date: 16 October 2011); David Tennant's tenth Doctor in all his slender, sharp-suited dynamic glory (Release date: 26 September 2011) and Jon Pertwee's flamboyant third Doctor incarnation in his velvet-jacketed, bouffant-haired glory. (Sculpt subject to approval)
From the Earthshock story line, there is a beautifully-sculpted 8" maxi-bust of the classic Cyberman design which captures one of the Doctor's most notorious arch-enemies in all his heartless semi-robotic glory. (Release date: 30 July 2011) From the classic Blink episode, the maxi-bust of a Weeping Angel captures every detail of the Tenth Doctor's stone nemesis. (Sculpt subject to approval)

The busts of the eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and Captain Jack Harkness will be released this summer.

Doctor Who Costume T-shirts (Forbidden Planet Exclusives)
Get started in the fashion stakes with this fantastic Forbidden Planet Exclusive T-Shirt designed to commemorate the Timelord's iconic outfit!

The whimsical seventh Doctor's wonderful waistcoat and the sixth Doctor's patchwork coat, cat pin and question mark lapels an be yours with these amazing printed t-shirts! (Pending license approval & subject to change)
the fifth Doctor's cream-coloured frock coat, cricket jumper and iconic question mark lapels, and the fourth Doctor's waistcoat, frock coat, and, most famously, his amazing multicoloured scarf t-shirts are out now!

Dalek Action Figure Collectors Set
Only available for sale in the UK and Ireland.

The Genesis set includes Davros and 2 variant Daleks along with the fourth Doctor in his dufflecoat. - Release date: 15 April 2011
The Destiny set includes the fourth Doctor, Davros, and two Gray Daleks variants. - Release date: 16 May 2011
The Revelation includes Davros, a Necros Dalek, a Skaro Dalek and the sixth Doctor in his blue mourning cloak. - Release date: 05 April 2011

The Resurrection and Remembrance sets are available to buy now.

(6th Doctor action figure photo courtesy of Luke Williams)

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Character Sets - More Details

Thursday, 27 January 2011 - Reported by Marcus

More details have emerged on the new set of Doctor Who Characters available this spring from Character Building.

Chris Elmer from the website Active Dad got a chance to play with the Characters at the 2011 London Toy Fair held at the Olympia Exhibition Centre in London.

Fans of the classic series will be delighted that each of the eleven incarnations of the Doctor is represented in toy form along with vast armies of Daleks, Cybermen and Weeping Angels.

Building sets featuring scenes from the series include the TARDIS Console Room Playset, the TARDIS Mini Set, the Cybermen Conversion Chamber Set, the Dalek Factory Set and the Time of Angles Mini Set .

The sets are not connected to LEGO, although the bricks and characters do fit together.

For more infomation check out ActiveDad.co.uk which also has a review of other Doctor Who Merchandise available at the Fair.

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