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Doctor Who Jungles of Mechanus 5.5″ Dalek Set
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This unique set includes 2 x highly detailed 5.5 inch scale Daleks with points of articulation, and comes beautifully presented in Heritage style Doctor Who branded packaging with specially created insert. A must have for all Doctor Who fans and collectors.
Way back in 1965, a six-part First Doctor story entitled ‘The Chase’ became famous in the eyes of Doctor Who fans for being special in many ways. It featured some unique ‘guest’ Daleks seen in Episode Three and Five. The exclusive Jungles of Mechanus Dalek Figure Set, has been created to offer something unique to delight fans and collectors and to pay homage to the unique Daleks seen onscreen. ‘The Chase’ storyline follows The First Doctor and his companions Ian, Barbara and Vicky who are forced to flee through time in the TARDIS after they learn that a group of Daleks, with their own Time Ship are following them with orders to exterminate!
An epic chase through space and time ensues, starting on the Planet Aridius and then continuing through locations including the Empire State Building, the ‘Marie Celeste’ ship, and even an old haunted house populated by classic horror characters. Heading to a final confrontation, the TARDIS lands on the Planet Mechanus, where the Daleks arrive shortly afterwards. Pursued by multiple Dalek patrols through the dense and aggressive Mechanus jungle, the travellers eventually come upon a strange metallic city suspended high in the sky which belongs to an equally evil robot species known as the Mechanoids.
Al Dewar, Character Options’ Head of Product Development, went on to explain why for him it holds a special place in his heart.
“Firstly it’s the final adventure for the last of the original TARDIS companions, Ian and Barbara but it also features the first and last appearance of a race of robotic creatures the Mechanoids”
“Dalek aficionados will also know that it marks the appearance of some rather special ‘guest’ Dalek props that were seen in Episodes 3 and 5. At the time of filming the BBC were short of Dalek props having only three left. New Daleks were commissioned, but to fill the gap, they hired three Dalek props from the ‘Doctor Who and The Daleks’ movie.
“These ‘guest’ Daleks were chosen because they had sucker arms which matched the Daleks from the BBC series and two are seen in altered form, with their deep skirt bases and light covers removed. The second and more exciting appearances however, are two unaltered props glimpsed several times as part of the Dalek patrols pursuing the TARDIS crew through the Jungle.
“As fans will know, we’ve introduced the Dalek Twin pack sets starting with ‘The Daleks’ and ‘The Dalek Invasion of Earth’ this year which begin to chart the chronological TV appearances of the Doctors greatest and oldest enemies. So, it was a fitting next step therefore to announce a new and unique Dalek Two figure Set which neatly dovetails into that series.
“It is these special ‘guest’ Daleks that we present here in our new Online Exclusive. With their distinctively different light covers and skirt bases along with unique metallic colours, this set brings the fans and collectors a one-off unique TV Dalek Action Figure never produced before.”
Philip Shaw
August 26th, 2020 - 5:12pmI only hope these are not repeated in the regular ‘Dalek History set 3’ featuring ‘The Chase’!
Danny
August 26th, 2020 - 5:50pmI would pressume they would release 2x standard drone Daleks that previously came with the Mechanoid in the FP set. Although they could release the Dalek Guard without SFX…
prototype dalek
August 26th, 2020 - 5:51pmI assume it being called The Jungles of Mechanus Dalek Set instead of #3, it’ll be a separate set from the B&M range.
Bobby Davros
August 26th, 2020 - 6:08pmBound to be one included with the lower base.
booboo
August 26th, 2020 - 6:14pmif so dont think people will worry as that’s still a huge difference
Vortexsurfer
August 26th, 2020 - 5:10pmOnly if she believes you’ll ever sell them! That excuse stopped working for me a long time ago!
booboo
August 26th, 2020 - 5:02pmTell Her they are an “Investment”. that usually works
Exterminator
August 26th, 2020 - 4:22pmWow, what an unexpected surprise. Fantastic set.
CG
August 26th, 2020 - 3:32pmFor anyone in Australia, this seems to work out at 12 pounds (UK) postage when ordered two sets – reasonable for sets like these!
Moviedalek 76
August 26th, 2020 - 5:07pmDid not know about these until a few hours ago they look awesome i already ordered a set .
Jamie
August 26th, 2020 - 3:25pmVery nice! I was hoping they would cover this variant at some point. And this is the best way to do it, they look beautiful! Just ordered a set.
Luck4UNow
August 26th, 2020 - 3:05pmEasiest and quickest purchase I ever made.
I didn’t even read the news item; I went straight to the link and preordered.
Thank you Uncle Al!!!!
Anonymous
August 26th, 2020 - 3:16pmSaw this on Facebook and immediately bought it
First set I’ve got since I was 14, the movie daleks are my faves
Harry George Andrew Mills
August 26th, 2020 - 3:04pmOh my! Can’t wait to get them! But I might ask a question? You don’t think it’ll be on B&M or anything but on character option is absolutely amazing!
booboo
August 26th, 2020 - 3:07pmNo def Character online exclusive (for now) that isn’t to say they might sell them on in some montsh time but that’s a risk if they sell out first.
Anonymous
August 26th, 2020 - 2:52pmHow do you cancel an order
Anonymous
August 26th, 2020 - 3:10pmBooboo?
booboo
August 26th, 2020 - 3:12pmi have answered you already. Just ring CS with your order number bear in mid they will have already taken the money.
booboo
August 26th, 2020 - 3:10pmEmail or ring them.
Martino
August 26th, 2020 - 2:11pmI’ve ordered mine (one set), but there doesn’t seem to be a limit as to how many you can order. Suspect these are going to be hoovered up by scalpers fairly quickly (yep, someone on eBay already offering 12 sets at twice the price)
booboo
August 26th, 2020 - 2:19pmthere are plenty (5000) people can order as many as they want there is no need for anyone to loose out.
prototype dalek
August 26th, 2020 - 2:41pmThere online, I doubt a scalper will be able to make anything of these when they are accessible to anyone with Wi-Fi.
CG
August 26th, 2020 - 3:30pmI even managed to get two of these sets to Australia (including postage) for only $20 AUD more than what I paid for the new B&M dalek sets here. This works out really well for everyone I would say!
Myles Mckenzie
August 26th, 2020 - 2:04pmIf this does well do we think there will be more online exclusives? Happy to see it being picked up again after Missy in 2015!
Romana 3
August 26th, 2020 - 3:36pmYeah, although Missy was handled pretty badly, charging full price for 2 variants of the same character… never surprised me that they didn’t do well… these on the otherhand, less than £30 for effectively an army builder pack of a style of Dalek that collectors have wanted for years… I’m sure these will do just fine!!!
Darkshadow
August 26th, 2020 - 1:55pmDamn it! I’ve just ran out of money paying for the last sets. Hope I can get some more money in on time to get this one. Really don’t want to miss out.
Darkshadow
August 27th, 2020 - 1:36amI think I might be able to get some money in for Sunday. Considering nearly half the stock is already gone, I dread to think how many there will be by then, if any. Fingers crossed I don’t miss out.
Don’t want to give into the scalpers. But if they’ve cleared them out then I’ll just have to.
Anonymous
August 26th, 2020 - 1:45pmJust ordered two!
1
August 26th, 2020 - 1:43pmJust wow.
TheOtherDoc
August 26th, 2020 - 1:42pmA very nice addition to the range from Character! Purchased one of the sets, may be the only set I’ll keep in its original packaging.
Martino
August 26th, 2020 - 1:34pmVery excited by this, but also a tad worried for CO – hope they were VERY careful sorting out licences and copyright, as these are very clearly movie Daleks
booboo
August 26th, 2020 - 1:37pmthey will have been very careful as were EM, its the claw arm that would have been the real problem.
Pat
August 26th, 2020 - 1:29pmhaving to pay 4.99 postage because the product is 1p under the free postage threshold. Dammnit
Romana 3
August 26th, 2020 - 1:17pmIgnore my last comment, just refreshed the page and seen september 7th… can’t wait!!! This is such good news! Thankyou very much to Al and everyone at Character working to make these possible!!!
Anonymous
August 26th, 2020 - 1:16pmTip – if any one wants to save a bit money, order a Mashems pack for £2.99 (cheapest thing on the CO site), this will push the order over £25 and you will will get free postage. You only save £1.50 but at least you are getting something for the £2,99. Mashes make a good sticking filler.
booboo
August 26th, 2020 - 1:18pmyes good idea, does any one remember when we ordered the “rabbit poo” from toys r us for the same reason
SamWho
August 26th, 2020 - 1:38pmAlso if you search “spare parts” it comes up with sonic screwdrivers and Dalek guns & plungers for £3 or £4 which is quite funny way of saving money
Paul Banyard
August 26th, 2020 - 1:39pmMashems pack?? Where’s them.
booboo
August 26th, 2020 - 1:46pmOut of stock
Andy
August 26th, 2020 - 1:15pmThey look fantastic, love the positioning in the box as well.
Anonymous
August 26th, 2020 - 1:15pmYooooooooo
prototype dalek
August 26th, 2020 - 1:14pmSlightly surprised they did this set considering there has been uncertainty with the movie dalek design though very happy about it
The Werewolf
August 26th, 2020 - 3:41pmWhat a fantastic surprise. Thanks to having the Chase set with Mechanoid, and the FX Guard I will surprisingly have a bundle form this story. I pre ordered along with Graham for free postage, since I hadn’t bought him before because I don’t like Bradley Walsh, but since I played o getting the other 2 at some point, and I like the idea of ordering someone from the Game Show The Chase with Daleks from the Who Story The Chase together.
Hi
August 26th, 2020 - 1:13pmWould this be able to deliver to the United States
booboo
August 26th, 2020 - 1:15pmyes they do but i will see if i can find out if the USA might be getting it
Ste Carruthers
August 26th, 2020 - 1:11pmGORGEOUS.
Romana 3
August 26th, 2020 - 1:10pmI just ordered this set (not waiting to miss out on anything else, and selected the ‘uk mainland’ shipping, as it was the only option available. I live in Northern Ireland, is that still appropriate, does anyone know?
Mark Belsom
August 26th, 2020 - 1:08pmWell that was unexpected, two on order.
Anonymous
August 26th, 2020 - 1:08pmNow we need Ian and Barbra
Anonymous
August 26th, 2020 - 1:06pmHow accurate are these figures to on-screen? (obvs not black and white)
the ergon
August 26th, 2020 - 1:04pmAre these a one off for this year or are other packs planned? I,m really getting back into Daleks this way, if they keep releasing more from the 60s to present. i can,t wait for The Dalek supreme from ‘day’ to get the re-release.
Romana 3
August 26th, 2020 - 2:20pmHopefully these will continue in some form… the B&M range, the Whittaker-era main range and now a potential for occassional online exclusive sets as well… who’d have thought we’d be this spoilt considering the regrettable state the range was in just a few years back… this… is… A-MAZ-ING!!!
AND LONG MAY IT CONTINUE!
(Al/ CO, keep up the good work!!!)
the ergon
August 26th, 2020 - 4:51pmi,m in full agreement. I,d gone off daleks for a long while as the sets became a bit samey. This has galvanised and piqued my interest into wanting to collect more, especially from the classic range. I think it was all seeing all those bronze variants, which i was never that big a fan of, that made me sell off my original character collection. Its those with varying stand out colours that do it for me. I like something new and these are fab.
Esculation ex machina
August 26th, 2020 - 9:20pmi more than welcome a re release of the gold chief dalek but i’m not that overenthusiastic on the design, its a bit bland to me. The planet supreme had a lot more going on with its design.
CyberDalek
August 26th, 2020 - 12:56pmIs there limited amount of sets or are there loads of these?
booboo
August 26th, 2020 - 1:05pmLimited edition, how many who knows
the ergon
August 26th, 2020 - 1:07pmexclusive but plenty to go around i would say.
prototype dalek
August 26th, 2020 - 1:13pmBeing online, I would say quite a few
Anonymous
August 26th, 2020 - 1:15pmFor pre-order? Do we know when they’ll be released? I’ve ordered one either way, but would just like to know when to expect it?
prototype dalek
August 26th, 2020 - 1:20pmAround the 7th of next month
the ergon
August 26th, 2020 - 1:41pmMy early Birthday present to myself.