March 19th, 2013
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Doctor Who £1 Vending Machine Toys Set 1
Doctor Who £1 Capsule Vending Machine Toys
With thanks to www.tarcointernational.com
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary eight new Doctor Who figures have now been released by Tarco International. Costing just £1, these figures will be available from vending machines up and down the country at places such as Motorway service stations, cinemas, various high street retailers and supermarkets.
Each figure has a slightly “quirky” feeling compared to their on screen counterparts (They are modelled on Characters from the game Worlds in Time) making for something a little different.
The range at present consists of…
- The 11th Doctor
- Tardis
- Weeping Angel
- Cyberman
- Ood
- Drone Dalek
- Supreme dalek
- Eternal Dalek
Each figure measures approx 5cm high and feels very solid with a good finish for this size.
These pocket money toys are obviously targeted at the younger buyer but i have now doubt many of these will be finding their way onto collectors shelves!
At £1 per capsule you really cant go wrong with these and they make a nice little collection.
Our own images of the Actual figures, leaflet and capsules…
From www.tarcointernational.com
Tarco International are delighted to be partnering the BBC on a range of products for the capsule vending category for ‘Doctor Who’.
‘Doctor Who’ is the BBC’s biggest license and at Tarco International we believe we will bring some truly different ideas to fans and collectors alike.
The 2 year contract will allow us to help celebrate the show’s 50th Anniversary as well as have product available for the planned cinematic release. (we assume the anniversary episode will be shown in some cinemas as has been mentioned )
‘Doctor Who’ is entertainment that brings families together and is watched by millions every week.
‘Doctor Who’ is shown in over 54 countries worldwide and due to the popularity of the characters and the incredible stories this has allowed the Doctor to be enjoyed by a truly global audience.
Image below via Tarco Internationals Facebook page.
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Scott the Raptor
May 2nd, 2013 - 5:40pmYay! I just got two from Sainsburys! I got the TARDIS and the white Dalek.
Nathan Hancock
May 3rd, 2013 - 1:07pmwhich Sainsburys did you get them from?, I cant find them anywhere.
the living shadow
May 23rd, 2013 - 8:30pmThose are the two figures I want, your so lucky!!!
dalek 105
June 30th, 2013 - 6:38ami can
Jack
November 14th, 2013 - 9:31amLuuuuckyyyyy I have all the daleks but want the TARDIS!!!
jammy bow tie
April 23rd, 2013 - 4:08pmjust like the mini figs
Tardis’nt
April 20th, 2013 - 2:44pmI was able to get two of these at swimming last night by finding extra money in lockers
I got dalek drone and an ood!
They are actually really really cool! I shall definately try and get all of these, at least one every week
Radburn
April 19th, 2013 - 10:59pmSee they are for sale on Amazon now as well…
TnTKid
April 11th, 2013 - 6:30pmi saw these in the doctor who experience, i got four, the yellow dalek, weeping angel, ood and the last one was empty so i went to the desk and got the white dalek.
the living shadow
April 12th, 2013 - 12:14pmare they good?
The Monitor
April 18th, 2013 - 9:18pmFor £1. Yes. TARDIS is chunky.
Mr Evil Fez
April 10th, 2013 - 6:16pmI saw these today!
Radburn
April 10th, 2013 - 7:53pmWhere? I was contacted by the ebay seller who told me a second set is going to be released before Christmas…
The Driver
April 10th, 2013 - 7:55pm@mrevilfez Where?
the living shadow
April 12th, 2013 - 12:14pmI’m not Mr Evil Fez but i saw them it forbidden planet, london
The Surgeon
April 5th, 2013 - 12:50pmHa ha! That Weeping Angel! It looks like a caricature of Nick Clegg!
Radburn
April 3rd, 2013 - 9:33amUSA customers can only buy these on ebay at the moment, as it appears that this license currently only covers Europe & Australia?
I presume that this is one of the reasons why some merchandise only appears in the UK & vice-versa for the States & Australia?
The Driver
April 4th, 2013 - 10:32amWhen are these actually being released
booboo
April 4th, 2013 - 10:40amFP and The Experience so far, not heard of any elsewhere yet
Scott the Raptor
April 4th, 2013 - 10:37amThey are out now.
Scott the Raptor
April 4th, 2013 - 10:42amBooboo, why does your comments keep appearing above mine? Could it be a glitch on my iPad?
booboo
April 4th, 2013 - 10:44amits because i use a different system so my answer goes directly below the question rather than to the bottom
Scott the Raptor
April 4th, 2013 - 10:46amOk thanks.
The Driver
April 5th, 2013 - 12:57pm@Scott the Raptor- are these out in shops do you mean or just FP and Dr who experience
Radburn
April 6th, 2013 - 12:20amCurrently available on ebay, FP at the back of the store (London), 2 at the Doctor Who Experience & a sighting at one TRU…
the living shadow
April 12th, 2013 - 12:12pmWhich TRU store (please say brent cross)
T4RD1S
April 19th, 2013 - 11:32pmomg the living shadow thats my local TRU!
😆
The Living Shadow
September 7th, 2013 - 3:04pmCool!!
Alex The Geek
March 31st, 2013 - 12:36pmI’m keeping a couple of pound coins in my wallet just in case I see these.
the living shadow
March 31st, 2013 - 1:18pmHa ha!! me too!! Haven’t seen any though
the living shadow
April 12th, 2013 - 12:10pmi saw them in forbidden planet sadly i had no £1 coins on me and i had already spent more money then i should have on 5″ fig’s
the living shadow
March 30th, 2013 - 2:36pmi want the TARDIS the most!!!
gibrver
April 7th, 2013 - 10:54amthere weird
the living shadow
April 12th, 2013 - 12:04pmwhat?
The Monitor
March 29th, 2013 - 5:35pmToday in TRU I managed to get a set. I bought 13 to get the 8. Not bad I suppose.
Radburn
March 30th, 2013 - 12:45pmThat’s why I bought mine off ebay. I could see myself with a large bag of £1 coins turning the handle & getting Ood after Ood just to get the full set of 8…
the living shadow
March 30th, 2013 - 2:56pmhow big are they?
Radburn
March 31st, 2013 - 4:11pmThe figures are just over one & a half inches tall. Quite big really for Vending Capsules!
the living shadow
April 12th, 2013 - 12:04pmThanks
Ron Hubbard
March 26th, 2013 - 12:38pmJust got my set of ebay. Well worth buying the full set i think the WEEPING ANGLE IS GREAT
the living shadow
March 30th, 2013 - 2:45pmhow big is the TARDIS in cm? i’ve always wanted a mini tardis
Radburn
March 31st, 2013 - 4:14pmJust over 4cm – The Tardis is a great figure in the set.
DoctorWhoFan101
March 24th, 2013 - 12:00pmAre these out yet?
The Monitor
March 24th, 2013 - 8:36pmI have today checked TRU, Sains and chanced upon one in a mall hallway and no. Not yet. They will have to phase one other series out before they can add the Who range, so it is more a question of when this normally happens. Unless Tarco are adding a new machine especially which must be unlikely. I think this will be one of the easier collectible to get so we should not worry too much.
The basis of these vending machines are that they are to be chanced upon as one exits or enters a place. I found 2 without even looking.
Radburn
March 25th, 2013 - 10:24amOnly on ebay & the Doctor Who Experience Cardiff (Which is a little too far for me to travel) at the moment…
cameron
March 23rd, 2013 - 3:27pmgive um me !!!
Radburn
March 23rd, 2013 - 3:11pmMy set from ebay just turned up. Very pleased with them all – Really like the Tardis – Brilliant! For some reason I thought they would be in different coloured capsules? But all half blue/clear…
The Ice Warrior is
March 24th, 2013 - 5:21pmi know weird hom much did you pay
Radburn
March 24th, 2013 - 8:02pm£12 for the full set off ebay & I’m going to buy more – The Daleks are very good, perfect for army building. The seller is also selling them individually so I can now purchase what I want! Certainly beats having to put a fortune into a vending machine & getting 20 repeats of a cyberman…
the living shadow
March 30th, 2013 - 2:55pmhow big are they?
Radburn
March 31st, 2013 - 4:15pmSee posts above…
The Driver
March 22nd, 2013 - 7:13pmHas anyone seen these in shops or wherever?
booboo
March 22nd, 2013 - 7:30pmOnly heard about them being at The Doctor Who Experience
DoctorWhoFan101
March 24th, 2013 - 12:01pmBooboo, did the old Doctor Who Expierience in London shut down or is it still there?
booboo
March 24th, 2013 - 12:01pmno its gone
the living shadow
March 30th, 2013 - 2:38pmI’m going to forbidden planet soon so i’ll tell you if i see them!
dr w
April 5th, 2013 - 8:46pmI got mine ay bognor Regis butlins
The Ice Warrior
March 21st, 2013 - 8:21pmBooboo do you knoemw how much tjmheese are in bulk as in the big boxes dtores with vending machinrs buy
The Ice Warrior
March 21st, 2013 - 8:49pmBooboo, also why isnt my gravatar showing
The Ice Warrior is
March 24th, 2013 - 12:01pmanyone else know
Davros
March 24th, 2013 - 8:08pmOh are u interested too
Radburn
March 21st, 2013 - 4:33pmDoes anyone have the direct ebay links for these items? I want to buy a set…
booboo
March 21st, 2013 - 4:34pmhttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Doctor-Who-Vending-Machine-Figures-/151015922173?pt=UK_Collectables_SciFi_fantasyCollectables_EH&hash=item23294019fd
Radburn
March 21st, 2013 - 4:38pmCheers! Off to purchase a set now – Yay!
josh smith
March 21st, 2013 - 5:21pmthats expensive!
Radburn
March 21st, 2013 - 7:45pmNot really – £12 for a guaranteed full set of all 8 is pretty good. It mean’s I don’t have to stick £50+ in a vending machine after getting 14 oods in a row.
The Driver
March 22nd, 2013 - 7:17pm£1 for these is just cheap! How cool is that!
eddy
March 21st, 2013 - 2:50pmhi
just seen there is the whole set on eBay
eddy
March 21st, 2013 - 2:50pmso that is the number ID
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Doctor-Who-Vending-Machine-Figures-/360619637673?pt=UK_Collectables_SciFi_fantasyCollectables_EH&var=&hash=item53f69afba9
Ron Hubbard
March 21st, 2013 - 4:08pmThe whole set is £12, I just bought a set
Thy are also selling them individual as well at £1.50p each
ITEM number 360619637673 is £1.50p per figure
item number 151015922173 is £12 for the full set of figures
Nick Jordan
March 20th, 2013 - 9:00pmTwo vending machines arrived today in the foyer of The Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff bay!
booboo
March 20th, 2013 - 9:03pmwoo that good, any pictures?
dalek1999
March 20th, 2013 - 7:01pmmabye the three clara
mr
March 20th, 2013 - 7:13amI don’t know whether to get them or not.
I like them a bit, but I already have loads of other ranges (micro figures, 5″ figures, 10″figures, etc.)
The Ice Warrior is
March 20th, 2013 - 8:29amfor a quid i would
McGann is the Doctor
March 20th, 2013 - 3:21pmOnly problem is that you don’t really get to chose which figure you get, so you’d have to give the FATlek ones for you dogs to eat.
Dalek The Supreme
March 20th, 2013 - 6:20pmI hate it when people assume just because they hate the 2010 Daleks, everyone else does too. I think they and the TARDIS are the only ones of these figures that look even close to good. The Cyberman looks more like a Cyberbaby and the Doctor, Ood and Weeping Angel look freakishly cartoonish.
booboo
March 20th, 2013 - 6:22pmYes just like they did in Worlds in time which is where these are from
Dalek The Supreme
March 20th, 2013 - 11:27pmThat explains things, thanks Booboo. I’m still not getting them, but good for anybody who does. 😛
who else
March 21st, 2013 - 5:53ami agree
Mels
March 20th, 2013 - 5:50amSo cute!
Radburn
March 19th, 2013 - 11:50pmConsidering these figures are based on the Doctor Who ‘Worlds In Time’ Online Game – Booboo’s photos show that they are quite accurate & will look even better in hand!
The Ice Warrior is
March 20th, 2013 - 6:38amare they well they are cool now i didnt like them at first but now yes they do look good for worlds of time figures
Souffle Boy
March 19th, 2013 - 10:33pm😎
Souffle Boy
March 19th, 2013 - 10:34pmthe weeping angel looks really funny!:smile:
The Ice Warrior is
March 19th, 2013 - 10:00pmhi people of gloucestershire do you think theese will be in the Eastgate shopping centre i do
Luke
March 20th, 2013 - 7:28amMight do, if not maybe Toys R Us?
The Ice Warrior is
March 20th, 2013 - 8:27amyes they do have them soght of machines so may get them there but the eastgate is closer to me but it is easy for me to go so ill look when i go in next weekend (29 march) to get some figures i havent got so when i go ill look
The Ice Warrior is
March 19th, 2013 - 9:43pmbooboo what happened to the other 2 daleks and do theese have articulation
Mr Byzantium
March 19th, 2013 - 9:52pmthey dont have articulation, i dont think booboo has the other two daleks
booboo
March 19th, 2013 - 10:16pmi have them all
booboo
March 19th, 2013 - 10:16pmi have them but just photographed one, no articulation
The Ice Warrior is
March 19th, 2013 - 10:32pmoh shame are they the same size as a microfigure
the living shadow
March 30th, 2013 - 2:41pmhow big are they. I’ve always wanted a small pocket-size Tardis
McGann is The Doctor
March 19th, 2013 - 9:37pmIf kids like them then fair enough, but I’m not tempted.
WowTheyDidntJustDoThat
March 19th, 2013 - 9:22pmI don’t like these… not going to buy even if i find them
BOOBOO JR
March 19th, 2013 - 8:46pmWill keep an eye out for these, I do quite like the look of them.