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Doctor Who 5.5″ 13th Doctor Regeneration Set
Stocks are now being sent out in batches over several days. Some people have already received their orders but pick up and postal delays may mean a further wait for some.
Despatch emails are now being sent and order status updated although many have already had the set prior to this.
Available to order while stocks last from www.character-online.com
Character Options reveals its next Online Exclusive, The Doctor Who Thirteenth Doctor Regeneration set
This fabulous collector’s set, Doctor Who Day, for delivery in January 2023
Character Options has revealed details of its latest exclusive Doctor Who collectors set titled ‘The Regeneration Set.’ The set takes its inspiration from the fantastic finale of ‘The Power of the Doctor’ featuring the Thirteenth Doctor’s final story. The episode debuted on Sunday 23rd October 2022 and stunned fans and news wires alike as the face of the Fourteenth Doctor was revealed after the Thirteenth Doctor’s epic, and final battle.
This new set is a fabulous and hugely distinctive set unlike anything produced previously and will hopefully firstly surprise fans and collectors alike and then delight them with its details and uniqueness.
The figures represent a one of a kind treat for collectors, as the set contains not one but two brand new Doctor Who action figures in the 5.5 inch scale available exclusively in this set and nowhere else.
First up is the Thirteenth Doctor in the ‘taunting’ multi-Doctor outfit, inspired by her past incarnations after a forced regeneration into the Master. This figure of the Thirteenth Doctor has been modified to be correct to the detailed look of the Doctor’s outfit in this story with details from the Second, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Tenth Doctors’ iconic outfits replicated in detail.
The second figure in the set introduces a brand new figure of the Fourteenth Doctor which features his brand new look including the head sculpt with unique hair style, as well as his outfit which features, the textured dark blue calf length coat, rumpled plaid waistcoat and trousers, heavy weave silver tie, and warm grey plimsoles. This figure also includes ball jointed shoulders for added articulation.
The packaging alone is exceptional featuring a brand new ‘Fifth panel window box’ format with a unique graphic look, which feels very unlike any collector pack to date, and has a physical format which would not look out of place on shelf or in a display cabinet. The pack graphics have been designed to look bold and fresh and feature a bright white matt card finish with a high gloss UV overprint that picks out key details including the new Doctor Who logo. The flip open front panel has a cut-out lozenge shape which reveals the set name and then leads us into the pack proper. Opening the front panel we find on the reverse side, a brief bio of the characters, and a short story synopsis, and on the right is a window displaying both figures against a swirling Vortex themed background.
Al Dewar Creative Director for Character Options commented: “We all felt it was a genuine delight to see the Thirteenth Doctor’s era end on such a powerful note and as hard as it must have been to follow that, the genuine surprise reveal of her next incarnation in the form of the Fourteenth Doctor was mind blowing!
“Obviously we had a huge help from BBC Studios and Bad Wolf Studios in creating this new item and everyone has been massively invested in bringing a set to fans that really stands out as a celebration of this iconic part of Doctor Who history. We therefore cannot thank Russell T Davies, the brand team and BBC Studios enough for their huge help. It’s a real testament to everyone involved that this particular set has turned out to be such an amazing item and presented in this frankly shockingly fabulous packaging. The results speak for themselves and this is a real unique opportunity to add something truly special to your Doctor Who Collection.”
Set contents are as follows:
- Thirteenth Doctor Action Figure with Sonic Screwdriver accessory
- Fourteenth Doctor Action Figure
The Regeneration Set is a true one off and limited in supply, making it yet again a true exclusive and demand for this two pack is likely to be high. The set will be available to pre-order today at a retail cost of £29.99 which includes post and packing. The sets are due to be in stock to our warehouse in very late December and will be dispatched shortly after Christmas to avoid any delays in the mail system which might affect our customers. Updates will be issued if anything happens that affects these dates.
Independently Cross
January 24th, 2023 - 11:14pmGot the set today. Absolutely love it. Outstandingly precise paint application, lovely textures, great sculpting, superb value. Really pleased and appreciative. A triumph.
More, please!
Sime
January 24th, 2023 - 9:41pmMine arrived today. Such a great set. Very pleased with it!
davidhhh
January 24th, 2023 - 7:48pmGreat to hear that many people have gotten theirs. Still no email for me, and the site still says that it hasn’t been dispatched. And I still have the long wait for shipping to the US.
For those who have gotten their email, did it include a tracking number?
Derek
January 24th, 2023 - 7:56pmI finally pulled the trigger on this last night, shipping to the US as well. I hoping to see it by mid/late Feb. Any sooner would be welcomed, but not expected.
Anon
January 24th, 2023 - 6:13pmI pre-ordered my set a couple of days after the announcement in November. I’ll wait for a couple more days for my set to arrive, but if not, I’ll email Character. Hoping mines arrived this week!
Timelord63
January 24th, 2023 - 5:44pmGot my dispatch email today so hopefully will turn up this week
MJS
January 24th, 2023 - 5:06pmMine arrived today and it’s GORGEOUS. No email to say it was coming, though
MJS
January 24th, 2023 - 5:29pmHa! I just got my email saying it shipped. AFTER I posted this!
Doctorbendisco
January 24th, 2023 - 4:36pmJust had an email from character saying mine has been shipped.
Loobop
January 24th, 2023 - 4:26pmi got my despatch email 4 hours after i received the item lol
David Goldberg
January 24th, 2023 - 3:58pmJust has my confirmation email from CO to say that mine has been shipped.
TomBakersDozen
January 24th, 2023 - 3:49pmJust after getting confirmation that my order has been shipped. Looking forward to seeing it now, as reaction on here seems to be positive.
Nath
January 24th, 2023 - 3:28pmStill nothing and on top of that it’s been 2 weeks since I bought 3rd doctor who magazine so expecting them to come together but don’t believe I’ll actually get them at this rate just have to wait in the dark
Frank Band
January 24th, 2023 - 2:33pmCO website still says my order has not shipped – but it’s just arrived! Beautiful in hand, very pleased with it.
bryan
January 24th, 2023 - 2:04pmBeautiful. FROM packaging, design of packaging, figures, accuracy of figures , gorgeous,and all for £29 ( Inc £3 postage and packing )
I adore the 13th Doctor figure , it captures Jodie the best of the 2, but 14 /Tennant is fantastic attention to detai with textures in clothing.
I hope for more LTD edition figures from CO.
Judooning
January 24th, 2023 - 1:54pmReally great figures in hand. I think the side profile of the Tennant head sculpt is spot on.
Although, does anyone else’s 13th Dr head pop off really easily? More so than the previous releases. I thought I’d snapped it when I first picked her up!
GARRY JONES
January 24th, 2023 - 1:02pmMy set arrived today as well…a thing of beauty! Then went for a quick walk to my nearby B&Ms here in Port Talbot, and they had the Planet/Death Daleks history sets on the shelf, which they never seemed to have had previously, so…not a bad day!
Jamie
January 24th, 2023 - 12:56pmWell mine arrived from a certain point of view. They didn’t knock and just left a card so I have to go pick it up tomorrow. 🙁
booboo
January 24th, 2023 - 12:47pmJust arrived, seems like they are arriving “on mass” today
Loobop
January 24th, 2023 - 12:30pmI just got mine the sonic screwdriver compartment is out of sight but it’s sellotaped in for anyone worried.I hope they make a coatless version of 14th and even more so a 12” figure (*coughs* doll)
Andrew
January 24th, 2023 - 12:25pmMine has arrived posted on Friday.sonic is in bottom right hand corner, you carnt see it till you take it out of the box. A lovely set.
Mark @ Terraqueous
January 24th, 2023 - 11:57amMy two sets have arrived (one to keep mint in box).
The figures look so much better in hand.
Simon
January 24th, 2023 - 11:26amOne of the two that I ordered has just arrived! Hopefully most people who haven’t yet got theirs should be receiving them this week. 🙂
mick
January 24th, 2023 - 10:25ammine has just arrived
booboo
January 24th, 2023 - 10:27amdoes it have sonic?
Some are saying its missing?
mick
January 24th, 2023 - 10:57amyes its in the bottom right hand corner. you can only see it if you take it out of the box
booboo
January 24th, 2023 - 11:00amOK thanks, i dont have mine yet
Alan Silvester
January 24th, 2023 - 11:03amMy set has just arrived. Don’t really want to open it, but the sonic screwdriver is not immediately obvious. Someone has said it is in the bottom right of the plastic packing – if it is, it is very well hidden! Is there any way of getting clarification from CO?
booboo
January 24th, 2023 - 11:07amyou could ask them, but several have now said that’s where it is and not obvious unless you open it.
Alan Silvester
January 24th, 2023 - 11:31amThanks, booboo, and everyone else who has confirmed the sonic is there – that’s reassuring to know. I will order a second one now – just didn’t want to if the sonic was missing!
Judooning
January 24th, 2023 - 11:46amMine have arrived!
John Thwaites
January 24th, 2023 - 10:21amI’ve just received my regeneration set this morning and it doesn’t seem to have 13th sonic screwdriver included as stated in the box description? Anyone find this to be the case?
Peter
January 24th, 2023 - 10:37amSlide the figures out of the box and the Sonic is in the bottom right of the plastic packaging.
JLBWHO
January 24th, 2023 - 10:17amAccording to an email
The first 3000 orders have been shipped
MoarCrossovers
January 24th, 2023 - 10:06amI can’t see my order details on the CO website. Should I be concerned?
booboo
January 24th, 2023 - 10:11amdo you have an account or did you buy as a guest?
Do you have the email with order number?
TK
January 24th, 2023 - 9:59amHeads up to all you worriers out there, I ordered mine on announcement day and it’s just arrived!
Doctorbendisco
January 24th, 2023 - 10:38amI ordered mine on the same day as it came out on 23rd November and still had nothing.
Neutrobyte
January 23rd, 2023 - 7:14pmFor those following when certain order numbers are being shipped, I received an email reply today from CO (for context, I ordered 2 sets but only had the receipt for the first order), and it included the following information:
Order 28905 has been collected by Royal Mail this morning, There was a delay with Royal Mail unfortunately.
Order 30255 will be despatched in a few days’ time.
I’m personally not fussed about waiting…now. I do however, second booboo and others’ disappointment about the original 16th January shipping date having been confirmed twice (the second time on January 6th), only to then be abandoned without giving an official statement. The RM strikes were known about going into December, and the pre-order window went live on November 23rd, so why couldn’t CO have given an official update or made other arrangements about getting the stock to the warehouse(s)?
Jamie
January 23rd, 2023 - 2:22pmI have noticed that a lot of people who collect Doctor Who figures only seem to collect Doctor Who figures and don’t seem to have much idea of the reality of collecting or buying online. People get very worked up over minor things. Dates being pushed back a few weeks is totally normal. The truth is that CO probably isnt that bothered abut this delay as its totally normal and barley a delay at all. The entire mail system is in a bit of a mess right now anyway. People put so much focus on CO and B&M and act like every little thing is the end of the world, because they don’t know anything outside of that. There will always be people selling things for triple the price on eBay, you don’t have to keep checking and getting worked up about it. Just be calm, you will get your sets. CO is not ripping you off and you dont need to buy from eBay instead.
mick
January 23rd, 2023 - 3:12pmi dont think it helped matters the mixed information character was telling people. like saying the first batch was going out friday when people had already received them wednesday and thursday. it doesnt take much these days to get people worrying that something has gone wrong. people have lost faith in royal mail and certain couriers.
Jamie
January 23rd, 2023 - 3:49pmSee this is what I mean about people being unaware of any context outside of Doctor Who action figures. Contacting customer support is not a direct line to god. They only know what they are told and sometimes the info may not be totally up to date. If you are reading and analysing every tweet, forum and Facebook post then of course you are going to think something has “gone wrong”. I don’t blame people for having doubts about Royal Mail and couriers (Certainly Evri…) but we will get our sets.
booboo
January 23rd, 2023 - 4:10pmI think anyone has a right to ask whats happening about an item they have paid for days after it was due to be sent considering the (official) information available to them.
Not everyone does social media, its the very reason this site exists in the way it does.
Communication is key.
dave
January 23rd, 2023 - 4:22pmyour missing a huge point, a LOT of peopleare on the spectrum, and when something is given a time of release, they count down to that date then expect it.
dr who merchandise has thrived on the ocd collectors needing to collect every version of everything.
its so ingrained now, years ago when I first started getting diagnosed, the first question the specialist asked me was “are you obsessed with any tv shows, like Doctor Who”
the prob with CO is they have a group of people “the chosen ones” who they send stuff to first , weather they deserve it or not, half of which turn around and flog straight away on ebay as we have all seen. and the minute one hits ebay everybody worries “oh no they out im not going to get mine as it would have been here by now aswell”.
Jamie
January 23rd, 2023 - 4:25pmI do agree the communication could be better. If these online exclusive are going to become more regular then CO really should revamp the website and add a proper pre order system. Whether they would want to go to so much trouble just for Doctor Who is another thing. I noticed they have added Star Wars to the top bar of the site but not Doctor Who.
booboo
January 23rd, 2023 - 4:38pmFrom our point a view we were sent an official and very definite press release (that’s the way we see it anyway) asking us to tell people it would be sent from the 16th (which we have since removed), at the same time people who had ordered had emails saying the same thing.
So a week later and days after social media and ebay starts filling up with images of sets and no despatch info people and collectors will, on an individual basis, be naturally worried if something has gone wrong with their order. That’s how it is.
Rory
January 23rd, 2023 - 5:10pm“People put so much focus on CO and B&M and act like every little thing is the end of the world”
Thor: Is it though?
mick
January 23rd, 2023 - 5:34pmwell said booboo
Uncle Davros
January 23rd, 2023 - 11:02pm100% agree with Booboo. Communication is key. I remember about a decade ago, back when FP were doing Doctor Who exclusive figures. If there were delays (I remember the War Docor figure got delayed about 3 times), you would get an email from FP apologising about the fact there was a delay and they would state when the relase date had been pushed back to.
All CO had to do to was the same as FP… just send out a blanket email apologising for the delay and stating the revised shipping date. Because they didn’t do that, people get edgy and hence, some cancel their orders and buy off ebay instead (even at the inflated prices).
Rex Farrel
January 23rd, 2023 - 11:36pmDave: Good point, I’d not thought of it manifesting quite like that. I’ve certainly learnt something today, on a subject I’d thought I knew a reasonable amount about. (I still wouldn’t want to be involved in releasing any Who merchandise though.)
Rex Farrel
January 23rd, 2023 - 11:41pmJamie: “Contacting customer support is not a direct line to god.” – is that your own line? It’s brilliant if it is.
John
January 25th, 2023 - 10:06am‘tell people it would be sent from the 16th’ exactly – FROM not on!
FP is better as they are a specific collector shop not a toy manufacturer.
simonhanlon77
January 23rd, 2023 - 1:59pmi pre-ordered mine in dec (last year)….i have only got an email to confirm payment. i did contact CO on tue last week and they have not even bothered to reply back!!! it seems they are able to take customers money straight away…but i seem to get the impression that they are not really bothered about this delay…or even their customers getting the box set. i am very disappointed and feel they just don’t care. (this was posted on 23-1-23)
daz
January 23rd, 2023 - 2:10pmMy order number is one thousand higher than others still waiting who ordered on announcement day and I ordered mine on the 2/12.
Don’t expect yours til next week at the earliest.
They have made people aware of the delay as stock didn’t arrive until Wednesday which people have reported here.
Just got to wait. You will get it.
Rex Farrel
January 23rd, 2023 - 2:19pmI don’t see what the issue is. The “delay” is tiny, just a few days. People are acting as if we’re talking Big Chief, waiting years without updates. It’s no wonder licencees don’t want to bother with Who anymore.
Ex Royal Mail Christmas Casual Worker
January 22nd, 2023 - 8:42pmHi.
Although Royal Mail denies this officially.
Since October due to the strikes RM have been prioritising Tracked and Special Delivery mail as the first point of processing. This is what Managers are bonused on internally.
So even if RM are collecting batches of parcels from CO they will not be dispatched as quick as they used to be as they aren’t tracked. So they will go down the pecking order at each individual RM sorting centre.
That and the fact they have at least 2000 orders to get through they will take a good few days to arrive if shipping only started on Wednesday.
(Not sure if CO staff work weekends either)
We’ll get them eventually.
Hoping mine comes in a few days.
Anonymous
January 23rd, 2023 - 10:49amMy mate who work’s for Royal Mail can also confirm this! They have (& still are) prioritising Tracked & Special Delivery first, then parcels & then letters. Royal Mail have consistently lied to the public since the Postal Strikes started.
Tracked
January 23rd, 2023 - 1:59pmAre not character stuff sent via 48 hour tracked service ♀️
Ex RM CCW
January 23rd, 2023 - 4:41pmWhen I was working there we were not scanning 48 hours tracked. Probably so you couldn’t see which site it was stuck at.
So order is…
Special Delivery
Tracked 24
Tracked 48
1st Class Parcel
1st Class Letter
2nd Class Parcel
2nd Class Letter
Anthony Fagn
January 24th, 2023 - 9:32amMy order came by courier.