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Snowman
August 6th, 2025 - 11:16amLooks Like Matt Smiths Won a Role in the New Star Wars Movie. Excellent, my Two Favourite Franchises of all Time Merging.
Snowman
August 6th, 2025 - 11:23amOf Course David Tennant had a big Part in Ashoka Aswell. and not Forgetting the Great man Himself Tom, as the Bendu in the Clone Wars Series. I don’t know what it is that Attracts Former Drs to the Star Wars Franchise (Maybe Money) but I’m always happy to see old Faces pop up in the Franchise.
Missyrules
August 6th, 2025 - 1:09pmRichard Franklin in rogue one was a blink and miss but a nice moment
Rory
August 6th, 2025 - 1:59pmOf course, you’ve also got Peter Cushing as Tarkin in Star Wars and Doctor Who in the movies.
And there are loads of other actors who’ve been in both, like Julian Glover, Michael Sheard, Simon Pegg, Warwick Davies, etc. etc.
Master
August 6th, 2025 - 2:32pmEven Gary Beadle who played Clyde’s dad in SJA was in Andor.
Snowman
August 6th, 2025 - 3:08pm(Thanks for the Replies) Yes Rory, When you Mentioned Peter Cushing in the Dalek Movies, Straight Away I thought how could I have forgot the Great Bernard Cribbins.
Snowman
August 6th, 2025 - 3:13pmSorry, Got mixed up there. Bernard was in the Film with Peter Cushing and also Nu Who has Wilfred but I don’t think he appeared in any of the Star Wars Franchise. LOL.
Tom Williams
August 5th, 2025 - 10:46pmSuper shocked today again too discover in mk (Milton Keynes) that there was a stoll selling signed doctor who merch the prices was especially mad but didn’t atall trust they could off been actual signed some off the items I spotted was funko pops 1 and 10 doctor ones including captain jack and also the 15th doctor exclusive figure and the 11th doctor regeneration set all apparently signed if anyone on the better matter is interested they do have a sci-fi etc gallery on at the moment in mk near the shopping centre area
Radburn
August 6th, 2025 - 6:41pmFunko Pop 15th Doctor?
Vladnag
August 5th, 2025 - 9:57amDoes anyone know the differences between the coloured Character Options prototype Figures and the all white Character Options prototype Figures? Where they created for different reasons? Really interested in the process that goes into designing/making these so any information is helpful!
Looking forward to Go Figure arriving soon as they seem to have a lot of new photos
Snowman
August 5th, 2025 - 1:13pmVladnag, as far as I know there’s no difference at all. Traditionally Prototypes are made from the Mass Production Tooling and are just a Trial run to see if there’s any problems with the Tooling before mass Production begins. Companies usually used whatever plastic is already being used in the last Production run to use up any old Plastic. (Hence why there usually all different colours or even all One Colour). It’s just using up Old plastic Pellets. Remember Fully Articulated Figures have Many Presses to make just one Figure. (One for the Head,, One Upper arm, another Lower arm, upper leg, Lower Leg etc etc. And whatever Plastic Pellets are in each Hopper, they’ll use up all the Excess Pellets for the Prototype.
I Guarantee they wont Empty a Full Hopper to put in the Correct Colored Pellets just for One Prototype.
I could be wrong but that’s how I understand the process. (A long time ago I worked a Couple of Years for Polypipe in the UK) and I worked on these Automated Presses that made plastic Pipe parts, Plastic Nuts, Guttering, Drainpipes etc. I Even Worked on the Extruders Now and again that made the Huge Pipes for Underground Sewage Systems. I should think there Similar to what the Chinese Factories use, only alot bigger.
Hope this Helps
Alex Oswin
August 4th, 2025 - 11:24amJust wondering if anyone has heard anything about what to expect from this year’s B&M figure sets. I feel like we’d usually know something by this time of year. (Sorry if this has already been discussed before.)
booboo
August 4th, 2025 - 11:27amapparently ship has landed so over to B&M but no press release (if the is one) Revenge of the cybreman set, 15th Tardis and 2 Dalek sets not sure whats arriving first
Douglas
August 4th, 2025 - 11:43amIndeed….!
Every July there’s nearly always some announcement on the Dr Who figures front……
This year, nothing…….i was checking every day……..
So we’ll have to wait for Valeyard figure, Yeti, Dominator with Quark, War Lord, Dalek Policemen, Tractator, Fomasi etc, a little longer…
(just kidding..!)
Coleman
August 4th, 2025 - 12:32pmTo be Fair Douglas and Alex these sets (4 in total for this Year and the Names of the Sets) have been Floating about for Months on the Net. (Booboo will back me up on this). So we knew what B&M sets were coming this year it’s just a matter of having to wait for them
Coleman
August 4th, 2025 - 1:15pmI’m just Guessing, but I wonder if these will be in Two waves as Per Usual. Two sets on Shelves around Now and leave Two more Sets for November/December Release. What do people Think?
Auton
August 4th, 2025 - 1:57pmDid someone say, Foamasi?
The DR.
August 4th, 2025 - 2:01pmNo, they said Fomasi, if I’m not Mistaken.
Douglas.
August 4th, 2025 - 2:10pmDid i misspell Foamasi….? Put it down to old age……
(Foamasi….wrapped up in foam, ha ha…)
But what are the DETAILS of this Revenge of the Cybermen set….?
The same as the one ten years ago….? Anyone know….?
The DR.
August 4th, 2025 - 2:17pmHello Douglas. Booboo might be able to help but as far as I know, There’s Four sets. One Cyberman. one TARDIS and Two Dalek Sets. But other than that everything’s abit Vague. I don’t think we even know what the Dalek Variants are? I’m sure the TARDIS is Standalone this year though. So No figure included that’s me out.
Douglas.
August 4th, 2025 - 2:22pmOdds of getting a new Vogan figure in this Revenge Cybermen set…..?
Probably 100 to 1…….
They just seem to rerelease old figures…….
(but prove me wrong….!)
The DR.
August 4th, 2025 - 2:29pmYeah, Pretty slim Douglas. I’m not saying there isn’t a Vogan in the Works but they’ll probably release it as an Online Exclusive 3 Pack and do a Set like the Dalek with the Two Movellans. (But not for B&M).
Amypondfan
August 4th, 2025 - 2:36pmDon’t expect to much. The money it costs to make brand new figures from scratch is way beyond b&m budgets to get multiple new figures
Douglas.
August 4th, 2025 - 2:41pmSo, an Ark In Space figure set, is out of the question…..?
Containing (let’s see)…..
Wirrn
Grub thing
Noah (half turned into a Wirrn…)
(Contented sigh……)
FH
August 4th, 2025 - 4:08pmThe trend the past couple of years has been no (official) B&M news until midway through August, so it’s still a bit early.
Nick
August 5th, 2025 - 11:30amIt was reported months ago that there would be two waves. Dalek and TARDIS and Dalek and Cyber but I can’t remember which way round. TARDIS is solo release 13/14/15ths presumably B&M got there first or CO CBA releasing it.
TARDIS and Cybers will at least be wanted unlike most of the previous sets. In fact very, very sought after.
mick
August 6th, 2025 - 9:00pmTARDIS and history of the daleks 21 due around the middle of August. Revenge of the cyberman and history of the daleks 20 due mid September. Codes for TARDIS and cybermen sets currently don’t work on the hand held terminals we use.
Snowman
August 6th, 2025 - 9:21pmAh, I was right , splitting them up into Two waves. Mick, do you know if they’ve all come on One Container though at the Same time.
mick
August 6th, 2025 - 11:12pmNo I don’t know.
mick
August 7th, 2025 - 11:09amFirst 2 sets are now at central warehouse and being sent out to stores. That’s in the north don’t know about the south.
booboo
August 7th, 2025 - 11:23amNo press release nothing sadly, no images to even put a post on the site
The Outcast
August 7th, 2025 - 12:20pmThe Cyberman pack will just be a snazzier revised version of the old set – don’t go expecting anything majorly new from B&M sets, they’re mostly reissues/re-releases.
The online exclusives on the other hand, well, anything could happen there (within reason).
Rob
August 7th, 2025 - 12:34pmHi Mick
Do you know what Daleks are in the History sets?
mick
August 7th, 2025 - 2:00pmNot until I see them should be in stores soon
Snowman
August 7th, 2025 - 2:11pmIs there a Good chance we might not know what Daleks are in the Second Wave while September as Nobody seems to know while they Actually hit the Shops?
The DR.
August 7th, 2025 - 2:18pmWas the TARDIS Electronic. (With not including a Figure)? I can’t remember.
John
August 8th, 2025 - 11:25amAt last something in a B&M set people actually want! The 13 to 15 TARDIS and Revenge Cybers (assuming its 3 Cyber reissue, it could be 1 Cyber, Doc and someone else.) If its a variant set like the previous Cybers there will be a lot of people ripping their hair out!!
So whose going to get 3 TARDISES (TARDII?) for their little plastic Docrors?
Weirdly I feel like the HOTD sets have kind of moved to the next generation fans now they are NS!
booboo
August 8th, 2025 - 1:29pmpupbenny
August 8th, 2025 - 2:12pmJohn’s comment just made me realise…. it never occurred to me before but I wouldn’t be surprised if the Revenge set is going to be Cyberleader, Cyberman and 4th Doctor. That would keep it in line with how they’ve previously released Cybermen in the B&M line (I don’t think they’ve ever done more than two of the same Cyberman in a set? Usually there’s a Doctor, Cyberman and Cyberleader like in the Silver Nemesis set, or even just one Cyberman OR Cyberleader, like in the Five Doctors set) and so it’d encourage people to buy more than one, plus not be a straight-up re-release of the old set, but moreover it’d be really easy to put a new variant of the 4th Doctor with it. If they took the Zygons 4th Doctor and replaced the head with a standard 4th Doctor then that’s literally all they’d need to do to get, for the first time I believe, an actually accurate Season 12 4th Doctor in the duffel coat (which I’m pretty sure he still wears at the beginning of Revenge, iirc).
Snowman
August 8th, 2025 - 2:30pmOh no, not again, looks like I’m heading off to the North Sea again like last year
Snowman
August 3rd, 2025 - 2:46pmQuick question Guys that I hope someone can Answer. This morning I was browsing the Internet, like I do most days and I came across something really Curious.
I was on Google and Related to Doctor Who I ask what are the most asked Questions.
And up Pops, “Why has the 12th Doctor got a Face”?
I Don’t Understand the Question and why would someone ask this Question.
Am I Missing Something?
FH
August 3rd, 2025 - 3:01pmIt’s probably more like ‘Why has the 12th Doctor got that Face’ relating to the once-mystery around why the 12th Doctor chose the face that he did.
Snowman
August 3rd, 2025 - 3:18pmYes, I was Wondering if it was meaning about the 12th Doctor already being in the Show before and having that Perticular Face.
But that was Exactly how it was worded. “Why as the 12th Doctor got a Face”.
I was thinking to myself it would look odd if he didn’t have a Face. LOL.
MJS
August 3rd, 2025 - 11:21amYes got mine. I really like them. The barbie logo is quite discreet!!!!
Radburn
August 2nd, 2025 - 5:04pmHas anyone got their Barbie Signature Figures of the 15th./Ruby yet? What do you think of them?
The DR.
August 2nd, 2025 - 8:56pmDid you buy them Radburn and did you like Them?
I like the 12 inch Figures Range, but I wasn’t Tempted by these.
I Collected all the Dr Who Big Chief line and To be Honest I don’t think there up to those Standards.
Jamie
August 2nd, 2025 - 10:28pmI have them both and I really like them. It’s important to remember they are Barbies so they don’t have incredible liknesses but they do feel like the characters, and I like them a lot.
The DR. is right that they are not upto Big Chief standards but they are not supposed to be which is why they are much cheaper.
Radburn
August 3rd, 2025 - 12:34amYes, I got both from Amazon USA a couple of days ago. Silly really, that I had to buy them from the US because they were cheaper. They both look great for what they are & will fit in nicely with my Barbie 13th. Doctor.
The DR.
August 3rd, 2025 - 2:35pmWhat’s the Scale Like, are they True 1:6 Scale and his Ruby alot Smaller than the 15th etc, like in real life.
Also what’s Ruby like compared with the ” Barbie’ 13th Doctor. (Scalewise)?
Just Curious.