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Figurine Collection MagazineIssue 153 Kerblam Man

Celebrate over half a century of the BBC’s hit series Doctor Who with a brand new magazine and figurine series that covers every year of Doctor Who history, including all the Doctors and all the greatest monsters from Daleks to Weeping Angels.


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98 comments

  • The ergon

    May 7th, 2019 - 3:38pm

    I certainly don,t want this collecton to end anytime soon. There are 4 davros incarnations that need releasing and too many classics and variations IE: Axon Woman/child and creature, pegdolls (at least 2 there), you get my drift. Why would something so successful end at just 180. I think we need special packs to get most of the ones we want out.

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  • Ade

    May 7th, 2019 - 1:51pm

    I do hope the collection goes way past 180 so many brilliant monsters still to create , I’m really enjoying the collection .

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    • booboo

      May 7th, 2019 - 1:54pm

      same, the longer it goes on the more likely it is people will get all their boxes ticked, and there will never be another chance i’m sure.

    • Zygon_invader

      May 7th, 2019 - 2:44pm

      Totally agree I will be kind of disappointed if it ends at 180 their are so many more that I’m hoping for so fingers crossed it gets extended again

  • Daddio

    May 6th, 2019 - 9:31pm

    I really hope The Borad will be coming up before 180! He’d make a terrific figurine

    Agree would like to see some more obscure ones, Mire Beast, A Fungoid, Dracula, Frankenstein, Drahvin, Chumblie, Rill, Master Plan delegates, Bret Vyon, Abbot of Amboise, Captain Pike, Fish Person, Prof Zaroff, Toberman (part converted), Salamander, The Dominators, Servo Robot, The War Chief, The War Lord, Dragon (Mind of Evil), Uxariean Primitive, Uxariean Priest, Uxariean Guardian, IMC Robot, The Controller (Day of the Daleks), Arcturus, Mutt, Kronos, Spiridon, Bellal, T-Rex, Vega Nexos, Giant Clam, Anti-Man, Kraal, Hieronymous, Nucleus of the Swarm, Seer (Underworld), The Seeker, Ogri, Taran Wood Beast, Kroll, Drax, Movellan, Erato, Krarg, Chronotis, Skagra, Meglos, Biroc, Geoffrey Beevers Master, Harlequin, Kalid, Plasmaton, Xeraphin, The Ergon, The Garm, Kamelion, Malus, The Gravis, Lytton (REALLY want him), Mestor, Azmael, Griffiths, Cryon, Glitz, King Yrcanos, Posicarian, Chief Caretaker/Kroagnon, Nemesis statue, Light, Eric Roberts

    And of course the obvious “why haven’t they done” The Monk, The Rani, Celestial Toymaker, Black Guardian, The Kandyman, Morton Dill etc

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    • Badwolf359

      May 7th, 2019 - 6:03pm

      Morton Dill obvious? He was in one scene! Sooner have a John Cleese on that logic.

    • Daddio

      May 7th, 2019 - 6:26pm

      I wasn’t being entirely serious BadWolf 😉 Wouldn’t say no to a John Cleese though!

    • The Flying Shark

      May 7th, 2019 - 8:48pm

      A more obvious choice would be the soldier who killed the pig in Aliens of London.

    • Anonymous

      May 13th, 2019 - 5:55pm

      License reasons

  • Chris a

    May 6th, 2019 - 7:41am

    Love see a sea devil from warriors of the deep

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  • John

    May 5th, 2019 - 12:32pm

    Hello, if the range continues beyond 180, I hope that Eaglemoss does a few obscure or unpopular monsters from the classic series, that would make good figures. I’d like Exxilons, Kraals, Taran Woodbeast,, Movellons,Nimon, Meglos, Kraargs from Shada, Foamasi, Droid from The Visitation, The Mara etc.

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    • Anonymous

      May 5th, 2019 - 2:07pm

      From the new series it would be cool to see an anne droid, a werewolf, a krillitane, an abzorbaloff,a hoix, a racnoss or lazarus creature(but the legs may be weak), an adult pyrovile, Donna with time beetle, a vinvocci, a saturnyne creature from vampires in Venice or krafayis, headless monk, a peg doll, a corroded cyberman, a shakri, a weeping angel statue of liberty, a snowman, a spoonhead, grandfather, a hide creature, a creature from journey to the centre of the tardis, a skovox blitzer, a flatline creature, missy, person with dream crab, a ghost, leandro, dust creature, Heather creature, eater of light creature and glass woman

    • Anonymous

      May 5th, 2019 - 2:07pm

      I’d love a macra

    • Anonymous

      May 5th, 2019 - 7:38pm

      There are so many from all eras

    • Neil Corry

      May 5th, 2019 - 9:52pm

      To John: one of those before 180.

      To Anonymous (and I’m not keen on replying to anons on here because I don’t quite understand why you’re anon, but hey ): that’s a list and a half, but I think definitely four of those.

      Remember, there will always be disappointment because we likely won’t be able to do everything. We hope you’re enjoying the collection as much as we are in making it

    • TORCHWOODFAN1

      May 5th, 2019 - 10:46pm

      The first 2 anons were me, sorry, I just couldn’t be bothered to put my name in at the time… Don’t worry I’m not going to destroy the world with anonymity

    • Christina

      May 6th, 2019 - 12:03am

      Hieronymous original zygon Magnus greel Mr sin please neil

    • Badwolf359

      May 6th, 2019 - 7:27am

      I’d give a salami sandwich for a Hieronymous.

    • The ergon

      May 8th, 2019 - 8:21am

      I,d give a sausage sandwich for an Ogri.

    • Badwolf359

      May 8th, 2019 - 2:48pm

      I’d give a vegeburger for a Krynoid.

    • Moodbeam

      May 11th, 2019 - 8:34pm

      To be honest I think it’s criminal that we’ve not had the Snowman, Werewolf, Pegdoll and Headless Monk already. I’d love the Skovox Blitzer too as I feel that Capadli is still underrepresented in the series particularly versus the other modern eras.

    • TORCHWOODFAN1

      May 11th, 2019 - 9:50pm

      Peter is only just behind mart Smith if you include companion sets, but yes as he’s my favourite, I’d have preferred a face the raven set with red coat capaldi and blue jumper Clara. Purple coat 11 with river song name of the doctor set, grey coat capaldi with nardole and green coat 11 with Rory too!

    • TORCHWOODFAN1

      May 11th, 2019 - 9:50pm

      *Matt

    • TORCHWOODFAN1

      May 11th, 2019 - 10:03pm

      I believe missy is also in the pipelines for the 12th doctor era. A snowman, headless monk, peg doll, dream lord and possibly a shakri seem most feasible. Leandro could be done for 12 and possibly Heather. Or a cybus design mondasian cyberman with circular chest plate, possibly with the production error blue chest plate.

  • Steven

    May 4th, 2019 - 6:33am

    Is someone able to tell me where the chronology is up to is this issue? (ie from the Six Decades of Doctor Who section)

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    • The Flying Shark

      May 4th, 2019 - 7:29am

      It finished in Issue 133, since then it’s been replaced with features on the monsters of Doctor Who.

    • Steven

      May 4th, 2019 - 11:15am

      Thanks. I’m only up to issue 118 in Australia. Is there any way to catch up to issue 153 without paying much more per issue?

    • Badwolf359

      May 6th, 2019 - 7:28am

      Move to Britain.

  • Anonymous

    May 3rd, 2019 - 12:13pm

    Any idea on the next classic figure, hoping for a Bok or Melkur figure

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    • Neil Corry

      May 3rd, 2019 - 2:32pm

      We’ve scheduled up to issue 167, and planned up to issue 180 (including special editions, the rare Dalek series for premium subscribers, the companion sets and… something else).

      Unfortunately, neither Bok (which would be a regular issue) or Melkur (which would likely be a special edition) have made the list. If we go past 180 they may well do, however.

      There has been no confirmation that the collection will go past issue 180. Lots of things have to be worked out before any decision is made.

      I can confirm that we have some really nice classic series figurines coming up though as well as mix of 21st-century Who.

    • Badwolf359

      May 3rd, 2019 - 4:15pm

      The Melkur costume is about 7 foot tall which is about the same size as the Fisher King (or less) and not much different than an Ice Warrior. Unless he’s “Krotonized” I think you could get away with him in the main collection.

    • Anonymous

      May 3rd, 2019 - 4:26pm

      (and… something else) wonder what that will be, what a tease you are. Looking forward to whatever may come. Thanks to Mr Corry and the team for such a great collection. Hope it carries on well last 180.

    • Anonymous

      May 3rd, 2019 - 4:55pm

      Meant to say ” hope it carries on well past 180″ sorry.

    • Dav McKenzie

      May 3rd, 2019 - 5:43pm

      I’d love a Melkur!

    • Anonymous

      May 5th, 2019 - 10:08am

      Any news on Troughton companion set

    • Chris .a

      May 6th, 2019 - 2:59pm

      Are we likely to get a black guardian

  • Arthur

    May 1st, 2019 - 5:15pm

    Off topic a bit but the companion sets 4 and 5 are out for pre order on forbidden planet!

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    • booboo

      May 1st, 2019 - 5:22pm

      yes was hoping EM would have them on by now, also we had to wait for a price correction as they were listed at £37.99! (corrected now)

    • Arthur

      May 1st, 2019 - 5:41pm

      Finally another 12 variant haha

    • The ergon

      May 1st, 2019 - 7:41pm

      Got mine in early. You never know if and when your going to get them especially after that 10th and Rose debacle. If eaglemoss open them on their site i shall order there as well just to be sure and first come first served.

    • Anonymous

      May 1st, 2019 - 8:10pm

      Unfortunately it was those of us who tried to get in early that lost out with 10/Rose, it was the pre-orders that they “forgot” after all.

    • The Werewolf

      May 1st, 2019 - 8:33pm

      Yeah, pre-ordering is no guarantee on eaglemoss site, I’d wait till they’re in stock. On FP a pre-order is probably okay though, just no free postage.

    • Anonymous

      May 1st, 2019 - 8:36pm

      I’ll do my usual routine: Which is Order from FP, then Eaglemoss don’t send them any stock. I then cancel the Order & have to try & find them elsewhere? I’m very surprised that Eaglemoss Products are still available from FP; but I can only suppose that there is a bottom line there, that bring’s them in some ££££££?

    • The ergon

      May 1st, 2019 - 9:43pm

      Well i got mine in early and it turned out alright, i got both the 4th doc/ sarah just a day or so before 10th and Rose came, that was around Sept/oct. Its understandable why some people might be miffed and can,t understand why Eaglemoss didn,t wait till all the orders were in (at least in the first few weeks, to establish how many first orders were required). I,ve just preordered with FP as a backup but will order from Eaglemoss when they put up also. Whoever despatches first gets my money.

    • Sidney

      May 2nd, 2019 - 2:20pm

      Who are the companions sets 4 and 5 I’m a bit out of touch

    • Anonymous

      May 2nd, 2019 - 3:21pm

      # 4 12th. Doctor & Bill Potts ‘Smile’
      # 5 9th. Doctor & Captain Jack ‘The Empty Child’

    • philip shaw

      May 2nd, 2019 - 4:18pm

      Eaglemoss can’t be faulted for delivery. Ordered yesterday afternoon, delivered this morning just after 9.00am. Unfortunately the companion figurines of Tom and Liz, Matt & Karen were dreadfully painted. The TARDIS console was very nice though.

    • The ergon

      May 2nd, 2019 - 5:19pm

      send em back if your not satisfied.

    • The Werewolf

      May 3rd, 2019 - 11:30pm

      philip shaw, are you in the US?

  • Just me

    May 1st, 2019 - 3:37pm

    Remind me of the conductor from The greatest show in the galaxy!

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    • Anonymous

      May 1st, 2019 - 6:17pm

      I thought the same lol

  • Arthur

    May 1st, 2019 - 3:01pm

    Even tho it was very brief I would love a 13 in scarf from resolution!

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    • The Flying Shark

      May 1st, 2019 - 3:21pm

      They’re bound to do multiple variants with each companion for those sets, so it could be scarf with Graham, Rosa purple top with Yaz and bumbag with Ryan.

  • philip shaw

    May 1st, 2019 - 2:01pm

    Sorry a bit off Kerblam topic, but does anyone know what happened to the Tennant/Piper companion set? I’m a bit behind ordering the new companion figurines and refuse to start if there is going to always be a missing set…

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    • booboo

      May 1st, 2019 - 2:09pm

      the initial batch sold much quicker than expected, FP had stock until yesterday, EM site are expecting more

    • philip shaw

      May 1st, 2019 - 2:16pm

      Cheers BooBoo….I sound like Yogi Bear !

  • Badwolf359

    May 1st, 2019 - 12:37pm

    Reminds me of the cab driver from Total Recall

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    • philip shaw

      May 1st, 2019 - 2:02pm

      Yes, Johnny Cab, I thought that as well Badwolf…

    • Anonymous

      May 1st, 2019 - 6:18pm

      Lol

  • Stephen

    May 1st, 2019 - 11:42am

    It’s frustrating when I want to give Eaglemoss my money but they insist on realeasing months worth of rubbish! By the time the good stuff comes out again I’ll have forgotten about the range. I’ll forgive them if the next classic is a Morphoton Brain!

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    • Anonymous

      May 1st, 2019 - 1:58pm

      And the same conversation begins again…

    • The Flying Shark

      May 1st, 2019 - 3:23pm

      Lots of people want a Kerblam man. Classics will get released eventually, but it’s no good complaining about new series figurines because you’d be outnumbered-they are more popular and keep sales going-without the new series, there’d be no classics. There aren’t even that many-maybe at the start of the collection when it needed to get off the ground, but they’re more evenly spaced now.

    • NEIL CORRY

      May 1st, 2019 - 3:37pm

      The Morphoton Brain is unlikely to happen because of the transparent casing they came in.

    • Anonymous

      May 1st, 2019 - 3:40pm

      That’s the other thing people have to take into consideration – the practicality of actually making a character.

    • The ergon

      May 1st, 2019 - 5:01pm

      Unless you do a deflated brain minus casing that Barbara goes all mental on. Its still something.

    • Stephen

      May 6th, 2019 - 8:06pm

      Thanks for replying Neil, that’s a shame 🙁 the TARDIS console came with a similar plastic casing for the central column, something like that could not be done here I take it? Maybe an Ice Soldier instead

  • John Sissons

    May 1st, 2019 - 10:37am

    Personally I dread anything being released from series 11 but that is the price of having a subscription. Plus there are a few out there who enjoyed the new Chibnall era so cannot deny them the figures. I just sell them off everytime the inevitable series 11 issue arrives.

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    • Daz

      May 2nd, 2019 - 11:24am

      Much much more than a few enjoyed series 11 and I’m one of them, I Can’t wait for my (hope they are modeling one now) Pting figure!…as well as this cool Kerblam chap!

    • Anonymous

      May 3rd, 2019 - 9:33am

      Nope… not much more than a few!!! It’s the most divisive series of Doctor Who! Any series that pulls apart the fandom that much means there’s something drastically wrong. It just wasn’t a good series in comparison to the whole lot of Doctor Who Series!

    • Anonymous

      May 27th, 2019 - 7:47pm

      And yet it gained the highest ratings in years. Trouble is the whingers shout louder than those of us who liked it

    • The Werewolf

      May 27th, 2019 - 7:53pm

      It’s the same as with Star Wars, the vocal minority shouts the loudest, and because of this thinks that there are more than there are.

  • Fred

    April 30th, 2019 - 11:42pm

    I enjoyed this episode and I don’t remember why, because these guys were nowhere near as creepy as they looked in the trailer.

    What else is there from Series 11 though? SniperBot perhaps, Pting inevitably (…), Krasko surely not, Thijurian (is that it?) probably. Not a lot monster-wise, though I did very much enjoy some of the episodes.

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    • Anonymous

      May 1st, 2019 - 1:32am

      maybe the recon dalek and a morax at a push, I want a donna with time beetle on her back though!!

    • The Flying Shark

      May 1st, 2019 - 7:23am

      Sarah Jane with the spider on her back too!

    • Anonymous

      May 1st, 2019 - 1:50pm

      And an adult pyrovile as a special

    • philip shaw

      May 2nd, 2019 - 10:30am

      I think they said they are doing an adult Pyrovile Anonymous, and perhaps a special ‘infested’ companion set with Sarah and Donna with creatures attached!

  • Darren

    April 30th, 2019 - 11:07pm

    It’s the Kerblam Man!, Love the Karblam Man!
    If I end up ordering this online and it ships in plenty of bubble wrap, I will be soooo happy!

    Junkyard Dalek would be awesome! That’s a pretty cool Dalek.

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    • Daz

      May 2nd, 2019 - 11:26am

      I want the frog, It’s one of those weird only in Doctor who moments!

  • philip shaw

    April 30th, 2019 - 11:05pm

    Please don’t do the frog on the chair at the expense of losing a classic figure in it’s place…and do we need another Tim Shaw (no relation!)

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    • Who rules

      April 30th, 2019 - 11:47pm

      Yes to both. My daughter wants the frog desperately and tzim sha with open helmet

    • The Flying Shark

      May 1st, 2019 - 7:25am

      I don’t understand why people are so worked up whenever we get a new series figure. To me, it’s much more exciting than a classic as it’s brand new and isn’t something we’ve had before in another range. I’m sure the collection will go on beyond 180 as it’s so popular, not to mention all the specials and bonus editions, so I’m sure there’ll be space for everybody’s favourites. Personally, I won’t be happy until we get the Abzorbaloff.

    • philip shaw

      May 2nd, 2019 - 10:15am

      I’m a subscriber and collect every figurine and specials, Dalek’s, etc, and don’t want to be classed as a new series figure hater. I’d love to see the junk Dalek, a mud witch, kerblam man is coming, I’ don’t even mind a Pting, I just thought a frog on a chair would not only be difficult to do, as the chair has thing legs, but is not good enough to warrant a figure.
      I’m sure if people want a frog on a chair badly enough then can buy a dolls house chair and a small frog from Ebay and make their own.

    • Daz

      May 2nd, 2019 - 11:26am

      I want the frog, It’s one of those weird only in Doctor who moments!

    • Badwolf359

      May 2nd, 2019 - 1:50pm

      At that scale the frog would just look like something you’ve blown into a hankie.

  • Anonymous

    April 30th, 2019 - 10:24pm

    Nice to see more series 11 stuff!

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  • Who rules

    April 30th, 2019 - 8:25pm

    Another one my daughter wants. Along with the paradigm dalek. Damn you Neil, you’re costing me a fortune! She loves them though so I’ll happily be poor!

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    • The ergon

      April 30th, 2019 - 8:54pm

      Don,t mention Robert Harrop figurines to her then. That would dent your wallet a bit over the Year. The kerblam man figurine itself is a rather cool addition to this collection, so you can,t deny her this.

    • Who rules

      April 30th, 2019 - 9:24pm

      Oh I’d never say no, she really wants more Jodie era figures and she’s excited about the troughton/Jamie set. I don’t buy much now for myself, just fiction books and DVDs so I don’t mind buying stuff for her

    • Who rules

      May 1st, 2019 - 12:57pm

      I did pay a lot of money for a big chief Amy pond last year for her birthday, but Amy is her favourite companion and when it originally came out she was too young to really look after it.

    • Anonymous

      May 1st, 2019 - 1:34pm

      Aha! the old “I’m buying things for the family, not really for myself” excuse.

      Been there, done that, and now it’s not ‘my’ collection anymore, it’s ‘the family’ collection of Who items.

      On the plus side, ‘the’ collection’s grown quite big (even if it is split across different households now) . Watch out for ” could I just get such and such a piece from you, ‘cos it will go with my other set of … perfectly”.

      This observation comes to you from someone who
      a. should know better
      b. is considered too old to be interested in a ‘kids tv programme’
      c. doesn’t care what anyone says, Doctor Who is an excellent multi-generational programme that all should enjoy (even if there are some episodes that I’m indifferent about, other family members really like ’em)

    • The ergon

      May 1st, 2019 - 1:49pm

      And how can you not love Amy Pond, right?

    • Who rules

      May 1st, 2019 - 1:59pm

      Oh yes, still one of my own favourite companions.

    • Who rules

      May 1st, 2019 - 2:16pm

      Anonymous, it really is her collection. She pays for some out of her pocket money, I buy her others for her doing extra chores, doing well at school etc, but the collection is hers and if one day she decides to get rid of them I won’t interfere or keep them for myself. My collection is books and DVDs. My book collection is at 3000 at the moment and my DVD at around 1000. The only items I would insist on keeping are her big chief figures, Amy and Clara due to the costs and limited nature. She wants the Jodie figure but that is going to depend on costs and availability at the time it comes out. I personally can look at these figures and say that’s a good one but if it’s one she’s not interested in it doesn’t get bought. I quite liked the sensorite and the terileptil but she didn’t want them so they didn’t get bought.

  • The ergon

    April 30th, 2019 - 8:21pm

    I,m pleased this is next after the paradigm dalek. I hope theres a run of monsters from series 11 as they did when they released those from Capaldis final season. Was sort of hoping for reveals up to at least Issue 155 but i,m sure Neil Corry will announce anytime soon.

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    • The Flying Shark

      April 30th, 2019 - 8:57pm

      Same, hoping the series 11 figures will be spaced out one every two issues like a mini wave. The Junkyard Dalek is a must, and they could also do an unmasked Tim Shaw from Ranskoor Av Kolos, a Sniperbot, a Thijarian, the Morox, Ribbons, maybe a giant Spider special and, of course, the Pting and the Solitract.

    • Dav McKenzie

      April 30th, 2019 - 11:30pm

      I’d love a series 11 mini wave although the less said about the Arachnids in the UK the better

    • Fred

      April 30th, 2019 - 11:40pm

      I thought AITUK was alright!? Doesn’t lend itself to a figurine collection but as an episode it was passable.

    • Anonymous

      April 30th, 2019 - 11:43pm

      No…just no… I prefer ITFOTN, SNM and TTC to AITUK

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