June 28th, 2019
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Figurine Collection Magazine Issue 157 Reconnaissance Scout Dalek
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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The ergon
August 22nd, 2019 - 10:38amJust been delivered. The recon dalek in all its rusted glory is a lovely addition. Bad News, the price is to be increased, but I don,t mind as long as they keep the quality up. I just wish we as loyal subscribers could get these earlier.
booboo
August 22nd, 2019 - 10:45amI’m astonished they have been able to keep at the same price for over 5 years, this could also mean they are looking at an (affordable and viable for them) extension if the majority stay on board.
The ergon
August 22nd, 2019 - 11:39amI hope theres an announcement anytime soon. If not maybe trial 2 or 3 figurine pack exclusives.
KORSAIR
August 23rd, 2019 - 8:09pmThe general price has gone up or the subscriber price?
booboo
August 23rd, 2019 - 8:26pmsubscriber price
The ergon
August 20th, 2019 - 11:09amLooks like Late deliveries again. Reconnaisance is in the shops Thursday as well.
Neil Corry
August 20th, 2019 - 11:27amMorning! I don’t deal with the logistics side of things, so you might have to forgive my ignorance about deliveries, but how is it late if it’s not due till Thursday?
Also, I have seen the Reconnaissance Scout Dalek in the flesh and it’s rather nice. But I would say that, wouldn’t I?
The ergon
August 20th, 2019 - 11:52amI mean from a subscribers point of view, it would be great if we could get these a lot earlier than the shops, theres only usually a day or so in it. Nobody appears to have got theirs yet as there aren,t any images up on this site and the Likes of WHSmith will have this in stock Thursday.
Looks great from what little i have seen of it up close on your twitterpage recently.
booboo
August 20th, 2019 - 12:02pmthey have gone out of sequence i think, i seem to remember it used to be one was about at same time as the shops but the other 2 weeks ahead of the shops, now its the other way round so shops have already had the Cyber Shade 2 weeks ago and then the Dalek before subscribers get either.
Neil Corry
August 20th, 2019 - 12:09pmI can understand subscribers being a little unhappy about seeing the issues in shops before they receive them. I’m sorry that I don’t know why this happens. I’ll try to find out what’s going on but I’m not sure that this will change back. You’ll have to bear with me for any further info because I’m snowed with work right now (which means lots of good stuff coming up…) and I work from home.
booboo
August 20th, 2019 - 12:17pmlots of good stuff coming sound good.
Anonymous
August 20th, 2019 - 1:07pmI didn’t get my Cybershade from my newsagent until last week. About a week later than I thought it was due.
I don’t know what’s happening with deliveries but there’s been a couple of blips over the last few months which have then been sorted out, mostly. It did upset a few people though. Personally I’m not too bothered when they arrive, as long as it’s only a few days or a week or two rather than months. They’re always worth waiting for.
The ergon
August 20th, 2019 - 2:23pmWhen is the next subscriber special dalek due?
booboo
August 20th, 2019 - 2:44pmnext month i think, there was talk of another stand
Andrew Townsend
August 14th, 2019 - 9:22amConsidering the next Eaglemoss doctor who fig payments are due has anyone actually seen a reconnaissance dalek Inthe flesh as so to speak and not just in a generic picture?
Andrew Townsend
August 10th, 2019 - 10:55amHas anyone got this figurine yet?
Crosby
July 27th, 2019 - 9:53pmJust a thought considering that Disney have bought fox does that mean they co own the 8th Doctor TV movie so if they wanted too they could start their own Doctor who series starting with the 8th doctor regenerating into an entire different cast of new Doctor s
Anonymous
August 20th, 2019 - 1:31pmMaybe a shared copyright like the Daleks are with Terry Nation’s estate and the BBC?
Missed opportunity of having Paul McGann’s brothers in on the act. Some kind of accident involving the 8th Doctor causes him to be split. Fractured in time. Each Fragment played by one of McGann’s brothers. Each one a valid and legitimate aspect of the Doctor. Then they get killed and regenerate into…?
Someone else want to finish the story?
Jakw
July 5th, 2019 - 4:15pmHey are there any plans to make a werewolf figurine from tooth and claw?
Neil Corry
July 8th, 2019 - 8:57amCould be.
Anonymous
July 8th, 2019 - 12:20pmCool!!! Any plans for foamasi or krillitane specials?
The completionist
July 4th, 2019 - 9:10pmBit off subject here but I haven’t got my kerblam man issue yet? Can’t find it available on the usual websites either. Is there a problem with it?
booboo
July 4th, 2019 - 9:44pmyou can still per-order from FP but EM have yet to add it to their site
Anonymous
July 5th, 2019 - 7:41amYeah, me as well.
I rang EM and they said there had been delays but should receive 152 and 153 in seven days at the latest.
Anonymous
July 5th, 2019 - 9:23amI get mine from a local newsagent. He says there’s a bit of a delay with this and some Star Trek partworks he gets for a couple of other subscribers. He seems to think shipments come via Spain for some reason?
It will probably arrive like buses, three at once. Two regular issues and another special edition all at the same time.
If you look at the FP site there’s also more of a gap between the expected dates for Kerblam Man and the earlier issues.
Anonymous
July 5th, 2019 - 9:39amDates are different on FP. The usual two week gap between issues up to 153 but three weeks before issue 154. Delivery timetables being reset due to stock delays probably?
152 14 Jul.
153 28 Jul.
154 18 Aug.
155 01 Sep.
156 15 Sep.
157 29 Sep.
Neil Corry
July 8th, 2019 - 8:59amI wish I had an explanation! Apologies for the delay.
Anonymous
July 10th, 2019 - 9:23amCrisis over, my withdrawal symptoms are subsiding. It’s been more than 3 weeks since I bought the Paradigm Dalek. Seems I may be addicted to the collection.
Got my Kerblam Man issue from my newsagent yesterday. And the Broton Zygon figure is also in the shop as of this morning. It also has a cover sticker advertising the next Special Edition.
hope everyone else’s figures also turn up. Worth waiting on definitely.
The completionist
July 10th, 2019 - 6:22pmYay!! Got mine today too. Loving this collection. Old doctors or new, all the figures are great. Long may it continue.
Prydonian
June 30th, 2019 - 3:12pmIf they do consider ever doing a one-off Expanded Universe figure I’d really hope for it to be the Dalek Time Controller.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D8-vMbmXoAAvWyL.jpg
booboo
June 30th, 2019 - 3:35pmI have noticed they have included that in their weekly Dalek feature along with the Time Strategist Dalek https://www.herocollector.com/en-us/Article/the-weekly-dalek-139
Dav McKenzie
July 2nd, 2019 - 11:45amNever mind merch, I hope this makes it into the tv series.
sauvix
June 28th, 2019 - 6:06pmSeing as we are getting Big Finish figures, does anyone eles want to see Big Finish characters / enemies in the collection? Here is just a few that could be done:
Stained Glass Dalek from Order of the Daleks
Mondasian on the Cyberhorse from Spare Parts (although the horse is unlikely)?
Temporal Weapons Dalek from Engines of War
Dalek Time Controller or Dalek Time Strategist from various stories
War Master from Only the Good . . .
Or even characters from spin offs
Neil Corry
June 28th, 2019 - 8:28pmI’ve been asked a fair bit about doing a stained glass Dalek. We could never do it justice at just 70mm tall.
Engines of War is a novel, but I haven’t a clue what the Temporal Weapons Dalek is 🙂
And we’ve done Derek Jacobi as the Master 🙂
booboo
June 28th, 2019 - 8:39pmStained glass Dalek would be something else but can see the difficulties with that one.
sauvix
June 28th, 2019 - 9:26pmI understand. Just wishful thinking
Anonymous
June 28th, 2019 - 10:16pmTemporal Weapons Dalek is featured on the Engine of War Cover. Looks similar to the Special Weapons Dalek apart from it’s Bronze.
Neil Corry
June 29th, 2019 - 10:52amI remember what a Temporal Weapons Dalek is! I think it’s a nice idea, but I’m not sure whether we’d be able to do it (licence problems) and whether enough of our readers would want something that hadn’t been seen on screen.
Anonymous
June 29th, 2019 - 2:54pmOh. I think I misunderstood your previous comment. Apologies 🙂
war doctor
June 29th, 2019 - 6:04pmare we getting big finish on the figurine collection??? where’s this confirmed
booboo
June 29th, 2019 - 6:31pmwires crossed somewhere nothing confirmed anywhere
Eight-Ball
July 1st, 2019 - 12:59pmWith all due respect, i think you underestimate how good you guys are at these figures. I can definitely see how hard it would be to make a stained glass dalek but i still sit back in amazement when i see davros from issue 2 on my shelf. Even back then when you were just finding your feet you were still making amazing figures. The amount of detail you manage to put into these small figures is nothing short of phenomenal. It may be a difficult one to do, absolutely, but it is certainly possible and judging from the rest of the collection i have no doubts at all that you would be able to do it justice. Whether we see more big finish figures in future or not, i hope this collection keeps growing. I admire the craftsmanship of these figures and they’ve inspired me since i started collecting them. I’ve gone back and watched old episodes purely because these figures just brought all of the memories back. You’re doing an excellent job and can’t thank you enough for this collection.
booboo
July 1st, 2019 - 1:08pmmaybe they could do it with transfers, hand painted would be difficulty but i would love one, its so unique
“paint your own” springs to mind
Bobby Davros
July 1st, 2019 - 6:19pmTransfers over a light bulb!
Neil Corry
July 2nd, 2019 - 8:01amMr Eight-Ball! Thanks for your comments about the collection. Much appreciated.
I think as soon as the artwork for Order of the Daleks appeared someone asked if a figurine could be done. I think it’s a great-looking Dalek but experience tells me that while we might be able to do the body of the Dalek justice, we couldn’t do the colouring so well.
Neil Corry
June 28th, 2019 - 5:09pmIt’s not called the Sheffield Steel Dalek. That was just a working title. It’s Reconnaissance Scout Dalek. That’s what it said when I sent it to print on Wednesday anyway. The figurine is absolutely one of my favourites too.
booboo
June 28th, 2019 - 5:20pmchanged that, FP get their stuff from the previews catalogue which are put together a few weeks ahead i think.
Hopefully we will get the cover soon
Anonymous
July 1st, 2019 - 7:18pmI presume the above Cover is just a rough-working copy since it state’s ‘Sheffield Steel Dalek’ and Neal has said that when it was sent to the Printer’s it was the ‘Reconnaissance Scout Dalek’ title?
booboo
July 1st, 2019 - 7:23pmassume so but one wonders why the correct version hasn’t been sent to FP today as they only just added it
booboo
July 2nd, 2019 - 8:37amcorrect cover now added
Anonymous
June 28th, 2019 - 1:02pmJust a really random thought… is something like the saturnyne vampire creature possible to do in a similar way as to how they did the wirrn? I think it’s a really cool design that we don’t see much of in merchandise. I hope they can continue with specials even if the main range does unfortunately end (which I hope it doesn’t). I really like the designs of obscure new who monsters like the skovox Blitzer and eater of light creature too and it would be nice to see these in the collection one day but I know there are more desirable figurines to do that a larger majority of people might appreciate. Any thoughts?
sauvix
June 28th, 2019 - 1:23pmI also think that the Saturnynes and Skovox Blitzer would be a good addition to the collection, though if they did do it, I imagine it would be a special issue. There is still a lot of new and classic who that could be done. I look forward to seeing what we will be getting in future.
Judooning
June 28th, 2019 - 1:50pmWould love a Jagrafess. No merchandise on it at all. It could be done just by having 3 pillars to hold it up on a flat roof to represent walls and the ceiling
John
June 28th, 2019 - 4:26pmIt’s really strange that some figures like Saturnye creature don’t get made, though I read that the legs would be breakable. I wish they would make obscure new series monsters too, but they can’t do everything. One monster I would like is Leandro. I can’t why some new series monsters are forgotten, when they are interesting design wise.
Neil Corry
June 28th, 2019 - 5:46pmWe have some gorgeous reference for the Saturnyne but it’s too delicate for our process. If I could get good pictures of the Eater of Lights monster, then maybe we would. Skovox Blitzer is definitely on the list, but only if the collection goes on after issue 180. A Jagrafess is unlikely precisely because of the pillars. It’s why I can’t do a Prisoner Zero :((((
dazzleshell
June 28th, 2019 - 6:29pmHi Neil.
Do you guys get any information behind the scenes so you can plan a figurine in advance to coincide say with a series launch or do you have to wait til broadcast and see what is new and worthy of a figurine from that point?
Thanks
Neil Corry
June 28th, 2019 - 6:48pmThe closest we’ve ever managed is with our Thirteenth Doctor figurine. The collection has incredibly long lead times.
Daz
June 28th, 2019 - 12:02pmThat’s a better name than “Junk yard Dalek” look forward to seeing this one!
sauvix
June 28th, 2019 - 12:19pmTo be honest, I wanted it to say “Reconnaissance” or “Recon Dalek” but at least we are getting a figurine of it
Dav McKenzie
June 28th, 2019 - 1:11pmI’m with you Sauvix. But yeah, delighted to get this.