November 12th, 2015
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An Unusual View of The 5.5″ 8th Doctor Figure
Ever wanted to know exactly how your figure looks before it hits the shelves?
This image may surprise a few as to just how many components are involved!
For more images and insight into how these Doctor Who figures are made visit The Affable Design Company Ltd at www.facebook.com
Toys “R” Us has linked up with Character Options to bring to Doctor Who fans young and old a very special collector’s series of figures that will be available only in Toys “R” Us Stores in the UK .
The 8th Doctor and other 5.5″ figures will be available to order from www.toysrus.co.uk shortly.
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The Savage Cabage
November 17th, 2015 - 10:06pmThey should release the non painted versions as these look great!
Charlie
November 15th, 2015 - 8:37amDo you think there’ll be any more announcements before Christmas?
Charlie
November 15th, 2015 - 8:39amI just remember in a quote the design company said they had many new sculpts…
Anonymous
November 15th, 2015 - 4:16pmHopefully they’re not all just variants of The Doctor.
The Savage Cabage
November 15th, 2015 - 10:11pmI hope so as we need some monsters in this series (also humans such as Kate and osgood)
shatner
November 14th, 2015 - 2:34pmis it possible to get pieces of old figures to fix old broken ones. my 3.75 wave 1 cyberman with arm gun was broken when came out of box I just bought 3 wave 1’s without gun to see if I can mix and match to fix it. the shoulder joint is broken off inside
KORSAIR
November 15th, 2015 - 9:53amThere’ a fella who has a channel on youtube goes by the name toi polloi, he gives great tips for figure repairs. Try him.
shatner
November 16th, 2015 - 10:55amfixed by heating pin and sliding through broken joint then superglue cutting of excess works lovely. I wont let kids near it tho sharp if broken. this one is for me
KORSAIR
November 16th, 2015 - 1:54pmWell thought out that, must keep it in mind.
jack.1234
November 13th, 2015 - 10:13amI pre-ordered the 8th Doctor figure from Forbidden Planet, will I still be getting my order from forbidden planet when it is released?
booboo
November 13th, 2015 - 10:37amyes you should, they are still getting the stock but it looks like they sold out of their on-line allocation
Chris
November 13th, 2015 - 9:17ambooboo where did you get your 8th doctor from?
booboo
November 13th, 2015 - 9:24amfrom Toys r us / Character / Evolution PR
Its an advance sample
Slightly Evil Dr
November 13th, 2015 - 8:01amI ordered this when it first came out. Shouldn’t it be arriving around now??
booboo
November 13th, 2015 - 8:10amit was listed as the end of November
Anonymous
November 13th, 2015 - 9:58amI emailed FP and all they could say (because its no longer listed on their site) is that they are expecting in to hit their warehouses this month.
Slightly Evil Dr
November 14th, 2015 - 6:03pmOk thanks
Professor Black
November 13th, 2015 - 6:54amThis blows the 3.75 scale version out the water. Odd that the two are being released same time.
Cyberman Bill
November 13th, 2015 - 7:24amI don’t think it blows it out of the water…. I think the 3.75″ one will be one of the best 3.75″ figures made to date. I think it looks a lot like the 5.5″ one. Al Dewars photos show that!
Anonymous
November 12th, 2015 - 10:52pmCool!
Anyone know if thee band is moulded to the coat or removable?
mark Belsom
November 12th, 2015 - 11:03pmI have seen another picture with the band removed.
Cyberman Bill
November 12th, 2015 - 11:14pmIt’s removeable
booboo
November 12th, 2015 - 11:14pmAnonymous
November 13th, 2015 - 12:43amCheers guys…so excited about this figure. I bought two and already have a young War Doctor custom planned.
Anonymous
November 13th, 2015 - 2:08pmWhy have you got three?
booboo
November 13th, 2015 - 2:42pmits the same figure
The Savage Cabage
November 12th, 2015 - 10:48pmThat means that in total there are 35 pieces of plastic including accessories
Floppy Who
November 12th, 2015 - 10:16pmImages like that show why 5″ action figures can’t be produced to sell at £6.99 any more…!
Dominic Kane
November 12th, 2015 - 10:40pmThey never were, they were sold as £10.00 or £9.99
The Savage Cabage
November 12th, 2015 - 10:49pmIn the early days (series 1-4) they were
The Werewolf
November 12th, 2015 - 11:04pmSeries 1-3 you mean. Series 4 was the start of £9.99 I think, unless I’m misremembering.
Whovastron
November 13th, 2015 - 12:19amThey were £7.99 in 2008
The Werewolf
November 13th, 2015 - 12:39amAh yes, that makes sense.
The Savage Cabage
November 13th, 2015 - 8:45amSorry t’was 1-3
DoctorSong2016
November 13th, 2015 - 11:13amI’m pretty sure it was only 1-2
IKNDWTS
November 13th, 2015 - 11:35am£6.99 was the original till series 2. 3 put it up to £7.99, 4 was £8.99. Then etc.
The Flying Shark
November 13th, 2015 - 7:06pmI’m pretty sure it was £6.99 from the start of the range to series 3, £7.99 for series 4, the first classics and C&B waves, £8.99 for series 5 and classics wave 2 and £9.99 from Paradigm Daleks to series 6, and now, of course, it’s £14.99 for the collectors’ series.
GFP WhenISayRun
November 12th, 2015 - 10:00pmWeird… there’s no neck peg. Probably just a standardised pice so wasn’t on the design or something.
GFP WhenISayRun
November 12th, 2015 - 10:01pm*piece
The Savage Cabage
November 12th, 2015 - 10:50pmThe kneck peg is on the body now so that you can remove the head
GFP WhenISayRun
November 13th, 2015 - 8:17amYeah I know, but it’s not in this image. Unless it’s just not very big and is blocked from view by the top of the torso.
cyberdoctor42
November 12th, 2015 - 9:43pmThis answers two of my questions. 😀
DoctorSong2016
November 12th, 2015 - 10:29pmare they :
is the head removable?
is the scarf removable?
cyberdoctor42
November 13th, 2015 - 7:28amNo and yes, the first was ‘does it have universal joints at the shoulders?’ and the second was ‘is the scarf removable’ so well done! You guessed one of my questions.
shatner
November 12th, 2015 - 9:32pmthis really helps for sometimes bits need a little trimming