August 2nd, 2021
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B&M 2021 History of the Daleks #7 Figure Set
Character Options is delighted to announce its first new wave of Doctor Who action figure sets for 2021 with four new lines scheduled to arrive in B and M stores across the country in Mid-August.
This exciting launch will introduce two more action figure trios plus two additional special collectors’ packs for Dalek Fans. Each and every set of this detailed series will include highly detailed 5.5 inch scale figures featuring multiple points of articulation and come presented in the ‘heritage’ Doctor Who packaging with specially created insert artwork.
We jump one story forwards to the next decade to 1972’s ‘Day of the Daleks’ and The Daleks’ first foray into colour TV with Collector Set #7 which celebrates this four part story first shown in January of that year. In this set you’ll find the highly detailed Gold Supreme Dalek and Grey drone Dalek as seen in the episodes. Considered a classic among Doctor Who fans, this episode saw the Third Doctor and his companions Jo and U.N.I.T take on Time Travelling guerrillas, Ogrons and the Daleks, in a bid to avert World War III.
Al Dewar Character Options’ Creative Director said: “Once again we are delighted to be working with B and M in bringing a fresh new collection to the legions of fans. This substantial line up represents some of the finest early Doctor Who episodes and will be familiar to many from diehard fans to adults that spent their child hoods hiding behind the sofa at teatime!”
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GalexTEM
August 26th, 2021 - 3:37amdo you think there will be a frontier in space dalek set or would that defeat the purpose of history #7?
Harry
August 26th, 2021 - 3:35pmyeah, I think they’ll be skipping that one. #8 I imagine should be Planet of the Daleks, which will definitely include the Supreme Dalek from that story, but I’m hoping it also includes the Anti-Reflecting Light Wave Dalek too!
Martino
August 31st, 2021 - 11:08amI imagine we could have a two-Dalek set for ‘Planet’ – a door cutter Dalek with a small white flame, a Drone with a slightly different paint app/ice effect, a more/less spray painted Dalek, or a Supreme with a better paint job or detailing? I’d buy a two Drone set, just for army building.
Steven98
August 16th, 2021 - 10:00pmI hope that when we get to genesis & onwards we’ll start seeing a dalek with Davros. Hopefully the supreme for Resurrection…
philip shaw
August 17th, 2021 - 12:27pmI imagine they will keep Davros separate and maybe release with a Dr like the recent Capaldi and Davros from The Magicians apprentice…
The ergon
August 10th, 2021 - 2:08pmI,m hoping for my favourite, the dalek supreme from planet as rerelease in the next wave.
philip shaw
August 10th, 2021 - 4:03pm…and the partly sprayed invisible Dalek, anti reflective or something did they call it? Hoping it’s not the fully invisible Dalek as we will get only one figure in the 2 pack and they can say it’s really in there!
the ergon
August 10th, 2021 - 7:07pmInvisible daleks aren,t top of my list, got about half dozen of those as it is, trouble is i can never find them to display.,
Anonymous
August 14th, 2021 - 7:44amHopefully they don’t put in an anti-light wave dalek and a spiridon because then it’ll be just a box! 😀
Rex Farrel
August 17th, 2021 - 2:24pmWell they did do that Destroyed Cassandra figure, so…
Chance
August 8th, 2021 - 3:39amAny one have an idea if there’s gonna be the same American availability?
booboo
August 8th, 2021 - 9:11amseems maybe not this year, a least not from gogs1
Cardinal Hordriss
August 8th, 2021 - 2:06amGlad to see them doing the Supreme’s neck gold at last even if it is still a very different colour to the original.
Philip Shaw
August 7th, 2021 - 9:36pmI expect another long running series ‘Evolution of the Cybermen’ at some point.
Independently Cross
August 9th, 2021 - 10:20amI’d like that a lot.
Barring some possible extra sets like Davros/Special Weapons, maybe- At this rate ‘classic’ (non-new series) Dalek sets would be done half way through 2023 (unless some serials get more than one set- which some actually warrant, in fairness)-
So they may just continue onto the new series, or they may want to mix it up and do some Daleks, some Cyebermen a year.
There’s lots of Cyebermen that are difficult to get now (‘Revenge’, especially), as well as the one classic type not yet produced. Be brilliant to be able to army build some of them (as well as other ‘army’ creatures, to be honest).
philip shaw
August 10th, 2021 - 9:49amI imagine the main Dalek extensions will be ‘Remembrance of the Daleks’, ‘Victory of the Daleks’, and ‘Asylum of the Daleks’. I would love a Cyberman collection series.
John
August 10th, 2021 - 12:58pmUnlikely you will get history of the Cybermen as B&M have done a lot of Classic ones already.
Anonymous
August 10th, 2021 - 5:19pmAt the current rate, a History of the Cybermen series is still several years off. The early sets are probably not as big a problem.
Peter C
August 6th, 2021 - 5:55pmThe gold dalek looks excellent! Hope I can get this set, it’s my favourite of the four new ones.
Anonymous
August 5th, 2021 - 3:06pmJust noticed…the supreme Dalek had black mesh just below the head, not gold…
Philip Shaw
August 5th, 2021 - 5:37pmFrom what I can remember the gold mesh was in the programme and any figures in the past put the black.mesh on incorrectly.
booboo
August 5th, 2021 - 5:58pmyes, the black you are seeing is the “void” behind the (gold) mesh where the operator sat, essentially they just sprayed the whole thing gold bar the spheres and weapons including the top of the skirt, this is probably as screen accurate as you can get with in the budget.
Prototype dalek
August 5th, 2021 - 9:11pmBest and most accurate version of this dalek to be released so far
Coleman
August 4th, 2021 - 12:07pmWhat’s the names of the other few B&M sets released this year and estimated arrival dates Booboo.
Give me a chance to work out budgeting, Or are they still classed as speculation?
booboo
August 4th, 2021 - 12:18pmNot in the loop an any of this now so you know as soon as i do! but if whats been bounded about around forums and s/m is right ( and it probably is). dates i wouldn’t rely on but would expect about 1-2 months apart
Five Doctor Set
Earthshock Set
2 More History of The Dalek Sets
1st Doctor and Tardis set
4th Doctor Robot Set
John
August 4th, 2021 - 12:35pmOn ebay already for £ 85
Coleman
August 4th, 2021 - 12:51pmThanks Booboo, will save me searching on the web for hours.
All I could remember was the Robot set out in December.
And their was speculation that it was the K1 build a figure with a Tom baker variant.
booboo
August 4th, 2021 - 1:02pmIts down for December i think
Coleman
August 4th, 2021 - 1:14pmHopefully theirs a few more companions to come in the Earth shock set, looking forward to some fith Doctor Companions like Tegan, Nyssa and Adric. COs kept drip feeding us a few new companions each year so far.
TimelordTim
August 4th, 2021 - 3:25pmI reckon the Earthshock one will follow the trend of these packs and be a couple of Cybermen with Adric, maybe?
I’m certainly hoping for Tegan and Nyssa as well though.
Five Doctors set could be the Master, Hurndall 1st and Tegan or Turlough maybe?
Will be fun to find out. I’m looking forward to those 2 sets as they are the ones I’d pick up (if they are close to my guesses that is) out of the whole range this year. Fingers crossed!
Coleman
August 4th, 2021 - 4:50pmHello Tim, won’t you be interested in a huge K1 Robot that was only ever available before as a build a figure, if it turns out this is the December set.
Factory Insider
August 4th, 2021 - 6:35pmFive Doctors set: The Brigadier wearing a suit, Mike Yates with a pale face, and a non-posable Fourth Doctor representing the waxwork from the photoshoot.
Earthshock set: dead Snyder (some left over melted plastic), dead Adric (some dust off the factory floor/SPOILER ALERT), and all new deluxe fully posable Beryl Reid as Captain Briggs (with karate chop action).
TimelordTim
August 4th, 2021 - 8:08pmHi Coleman. The K1 robot is the most tempting one of the rest for me, especially so close to Christmas 🙂
Coleman
August 4th, 2021 - 8:43pmIf your right Factory Insider, I’ll be able to save some money for a change.
I don’t think theirs much their to tempt me.
Philip Shaw
August 4th, 2021 - 9:13pmI think they will do a cyber leader, scout, and black android in the Earthshock set. Then in the 5 Dr’s will re use the black android and spray it silver for a Raston warrior robot, with rumoured Hurndall 1st Dr and another figure.
Dalek Eye Stalk
August 6th, 2021 - 12:45pmI reckon ‘The Five Doctors’ set should feature the Raston warrior robot, the Ainley Master and Borusa. The ‘Earthshock’ set should feature (as Philip Shaw said) black android (as seen in the caves), Cyberleader and Adric.
Anonymous
August 7th, 2021 - 4:19pmNo Mike Yates again, shouldn’t be one in the first place. Omega would be good to get.
I wish they did 5 Doctors set part 1 and 2 like last year,
One with 2 Doctors (hurdnall 1, coat 2) and villain, another with 3, companion and villain. Still happy with the first wave of sets anyway so hope these are good too. Any idea when they are out?
Coleman
August 8th, 2021 - 5:21pmSpeculation was some more sets were due in October, then the Robot set out in December.
But it could change I suppose
Anonymous
August 14th, 2021 - 7:47amSounds awesome especially the Earthshock and fifth doctor one! 😀
Howard
August 3rd, 2021 - 10:20pmWhy is there a Day of the Daleks set AND a history of the Daleks 7 set also from Day. Do not get the difference between the two
FH
August 4th, 2021 - 12:35amWdym? This is history of the Daleks set 7, the Day of the Daleks set.
SilentNinjaZero
August 4th, 2021 - 5:29amWhich Day of the Daleks set are you referring to? As far as I’m aware the only previous CO figure from Day was the original version of the Gold Supreme with black neck bands, which came in both the 2009 and 2012 versions of the Dalek Collector’s set #2. Obviously, that set also had Dalek figures from Invasion of Earth and Evil of the Daleks.
History of the daleks #7 is the first specific Day set released by CO.
Gareth Pugh
August 4th, 2021 - 8:42amIt’s not quite clear what other ‘Day of the Daleks’ set you mean Howard – are you talking about the two Big Chief products a bit further down this Merch news page? If yes , the difference is about £500 for the pair! Big Chief are 1:6 scale (about 11’ high I’d guess for their Daleks), are highly detailed models/ display items and sell fir about £280 each (ish). The B&M History of the Daleks set 7 (same Daleks same TV story) are sold together for about £20. 5.5” scale, made of plastic.
John
August 4th, 2021 - 8:47amThere aren’t 2 sets – theres HOTD 7, that’s it.
John
August 4th, 2021 - 10:59amJust a thought we might not get them as there’s a shortage of lorry drivers
Anonymous
August 4th, 2021 - 2:17pmNo lorry drivers no sets
Mark Belsom
August 3rd, 2021 - 8:21pmNice to see a gun matel drone from Day of the daleks, which we’ve not had before.
Coleman
August 3rd, 2021 - 5:54pmI think these two Daleks are the same two Daleks that Big Chief just have put up for pre-order.
(The article Lower down on the merchandise guide).
Martino
August 3rd, 2021 - 5:38pmAt last a gun metal Dalek – looks like I will have to find space for a bit of renewed army building! These are very handsome figures, very happy.
Anonymous
August 3rd, 2021 - 2:47pmHave some people have them?
booboo
August 3rd, 2021 - 2:55pmnot from B&M no they have not arrived yet
Ken
August 3rd, 2021 - 5:07pmI think this is the best of the new batch
Popplewick
August 3rd, 2021 - 12:19pmDon’t recognzise the dark Dalek is he a new one ?
Anonymous
August 3rd, 2021 - 4:32pmNo their old Daleks from the Seventies. I think their meant to be the dark grey Daleks.
Maybe abit too dark with the colour scheme, (they almost look black).
booboo
August 3rd, 2021 - 4:39pmaccording to the video, they have matched the exact colour from the show, and added other upgrades to make them as screen accurate as possible
Coleman
August 3rd, 2021 - 4:56pmQuick question Booboo, is this CO Dalek boxset the same as the two Daleks Big Chief are making at the moment.
I know big Chief said theirs were from the 3rd Doctors era?
booboo
August 3rd, 2021 - 6:06pmyes same 2 Daleks from day of the Daleks
Coleman
August 4th, 2021 - 11:32amYes, just asking, I thought they were from the same story but couldnt understand why the grey Daleks were two totally different colours?
booboo
August 4th, 2021 - 11:34ammight just be the images at this stage
Coleman
August 4th, 2021 - 11:46amYes, give them a chance, both sets might be totally different in hand Booboo.
Unfortunately with Big Chief though, it could be up to two years before their in hand.
Fin
August 3rd, 2021 - 11:20amThe paint apps on that drone especially are phenomenal. Will have to pick this set up if none of the others at least.
Anonymous
August 3rd, 2021 - 9:37amDo we have product codes yet for the new sets?
booboo
August 3rd, 2021 - 10:16amUnless they have changed
Keys of Marinus 370537
Sensorites 370538
Dalek Packs (as before both same code) 370539
Anonymous
August 3rd, 2021 - 12:58amBrilliant set, can’t wait to get it. Very striking. Anyone know what the background is yet?
Philip Shaw
August 3rd, 2021 - 7:36amIt looks like the under the bridge time tunnel
Hi
August 2nd, 2021 - 8:37pmWill these sets be available in the US again
Connor
August 3rd, 2021 - 10:11pmI think not, well I haven’t seen anything about an Amazon release.
Dalekz
August 2nd, 2021 - 7:13pmThe drone is fine the Gold one is cool, I had him and sadly sold him so it would be nice to get him back again…only thing is where do I get a Jo Grant in knee boots to go with him?
Anonymous
August 3rd, 2021 - 12:59amI really want them to release a Jo figure again. They released a Peri but variant so let’s hope with 70s Dalek sets, they are next.
Gazza
August 2nd, 2021 - 7:05pmAbsolutely brilliant sets which will make great collector’s items for years to come . I love the fact that they are bringing out more of the 60s , 70s and 80s figures . K
Long may it continue !
George
August 2nd, 2021 - 8:28pmTHEY ARE STUNNING 🙂
Gazza
August 2nd, 2021 - 6:40pmIs anybody else having issues with accessing the video ?
booboo
August 2nd, 2021 - 6:42pmOK this end
Anonymous
August 2nd, 2021 - 6:46pmOk thanks it must be my WiFi …
Steve
August 2nd, 2021 - 6:16pmMost excited about this set from the new wave. The long awaited grey Dalek looks gorgeous! I have the three grey Daleks from the 2013 Toys R Us Doctor & Dalek packs but I don’t think any of them has as dark a grey as this one. I must check.
And a set with as contrasting Daleks as these is very refreshing, particularly when one is such an ultra gold one.
Anonymous
August 2nd, 2021 - 6:36pmHave they never released the Day Of The Daleks grey dalek before?
John
August 3rd, 2021 - 9:01amNo, there was a talking one from planet and the Gold one was wrong.
Doctor What
August 2nd, 2021 - 4:42pmJust in case he reads the comments as this one seems to be the one he’s most likely going to read, many thanks Al for doing the video looking at the sets and thank you for answering the questions that we were all wondering like why Ian was in his suit rather than his Marinus komono and why the black and gold Daleks have silver sucker arms glad he’s added the bits like the First Doctor’ trousers being redder than they were as it makes for a nice variant, plus gives us a bit of insight on just how hard they work and how privileged we are getting these lovely figures from Character Options
Fledershrew
August 2nd, 2021 - 4:05pmThis set is really cool and I think the detail on the box insert is so superb! Regarding the Grey Dalek (my favourite of the two in this set), just wondering if this is the same shade of grey that they used for the Daleks in The Planet of the Daleks? I’ve always really liked the Daleks in this dark metallic grey.
Judooning
August 2nd, 2021 - 4:01pmThe contrast between the two is so nice
Day Dalek Gold
August 2nd, 2021 - 3:53pmIf I may be a Cyberman for a moment: Exellent.
Button
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Tom
August 2nd, 2021 - 3:05pmDaleks Daleks Daleks!!!