January 9th, 2021
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Figurine Collection Magazine Issue 193 The Chameleons
Available to order from www.forbiddenplanet.com
The Doctor Who Figurine Collection part 193 features a Chameleon from the 1967 Second Doctor adventure ‘The Faceless Ones’.
When the TARDIS lands at Gatwick Airport in 1960s Earth, Polly witnesses a murder, then both she and Ben vanish. When Polly reappears she claims not to recognise her friends. Looking for clues, the Doctor and Jamie investigate Chameleon Tours, whose package holidays seems to be one-way trips.
Who are the faceless ones, and what hideously deformed creatures are involved in the operations being conducted at the airport medical centre?
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Anonymous
February 9th, 2021 - 1:43pmNow Eaglemoss have produced an animated character in the collection can we now have a “Shalka” Doctor please.
Neil Corry
February 9th, 2021 - 5:49pmSadly not. We checked.
Anonymous
February 9th, 2021 - 1:13pmIt looks fantastic but I would have much preferred a figurine based on the original design rather than the animation.
Wilf
February 9th, 2021 - 12:50pmQuite happy to have an animated figure represented within the collection
Doug Who
February 9th, 2021 - 12:42pmA nice figure for what it is but like others, I would have much preferred the tv version even if the colours would have to have been Imagined. The originals were much more disturbing than these ‘lizard-like’ versions in my opinion.
Besides which, I just can’t see the logic in giving a race literally known as ‘The Faceless Ones’ faces!
the ergon
February 9th, 2021 - 1:14pmhear! hear!
Hi
February 9th, 2021 - 12:21pmMy ideas
194-salamander
195-The seventh doctor (curse of Fenric)
196-The first doctor (the reign of terror)
197-Primord
198-skovox blitzer
199-roboman
200-The watcher
Special editions
Macra (1967)
IMC
Companion set
First doctor Steven Vicki (the time meddler)
First doctor and Sara kingdom
Second doctor Ben and Polly (power of the daleks)
Second doctor and Victoria (fury from the deep)
Second doctor and Zoe (the wheel in space)
Third doctor Sarah Jane and captain mike Yates (invasion of the dinosaurs)
Fourth doctor and Leela (horror of fang rock)
Fifth doctor and Turlough and kamelion
Sixth doctor and peri (the two doctors)
Sixth doctor and glitz (trial of a timelord)
Seventh doctor and Mel (time and the rani)
JL
February 9th, 2021 - 2:09pmMy wishlist:
194 – skovox blitzer
195 – borad
196 – peg doll
197 – hieronymous
198 – headless monk
199 – mr sin
200 – cybermaster
201 – series 7b 11th doctor
202 – tractator
203 – foamasi
204 – clockwork soldier from mind robber
205 – solonian mutt
206 – kraal
207 – krarg
208 – movellan
209 – siren
210 – axon monster
211 – hoix
212 – Leandro
213 – wingless menoptera
214 – terilpetil android
215 – ergon
216 – bok
217 – Bonnie
218 – potential series 13 monster
219 – potential series 13 monster
220 – the watcher
Special editions of drashig, fendahl, macra, cleaner, myrka or mara, saturnyne, god of ragnarok etc.
Coleman
February 9th, 2021 - 3:06pmHi, dont you know the collections been extended to atleast 220 already?
I noticed your list only went to 200, with the Watcher at 200, which is supposedly there last figure.
Nyder@newcastle
February 11th, 2021 - 7:42pmMy wishlist-
Kronos
Auton policeman
Keller machine
Dominator
Krynoid
Vogan
Mavic chen
Bok
The war lord/ war chief.
Anonymous
February 26th, 2021 - 4:14pm194 is cyber master and 195 is bok
the ergon
February 9th, 2021 - 12:17pmI,ll buy this just to have a chameleon in the collection but i am less than enthralled we couldn,t have had the TV version. I know there are limited shots but the decision was taken a bit lightly in this case.
Neil Corry
February 9th, 2021 - 5:54pmHeh. “Lightly”.
the ergon
February 9th, 2021 - 7:22pmYes ‘Which do we run with in terms of popularity’? ‘What do you think animated or Original?’ The animated version on the cover seemed to suggest this was going to be first choice. Classic core fans were destined for disappointment. The popularity of the DVD/Blu-Ray wins.
Auton
February 11th, 2021 - 9:23amThe animation wouldn’t exist without the original so I think the original should of been chosen. I hope they don’t make this same mistake in the future but I will say that I am happy to finally have a chameleon in the collection and the figure does look great but the original should be so much better. Perhaps a original chameleon could be release in the future hopefully
Jordan9364
February 9th, 2021 - 12:12pmThis is like saying “The Power of the Daleks” is missing so let’s completely redesign the Daleks. There’s still reference material there so you clearly just wouldn’t, shame.
Jamie D
February 9th, 2021 - 11:47amIt looks great!
The Flying Shark
February 9th, 2021 - 11:27amI don’t like being negative but…nope
John Sissons
February 9th, 2021 - 11:20amI am sorry but that is rubbish. There are photos of the Chemeleons so why do the animated ones that look nothing like the original ? This one is a miss for me. Such a shame we have to go down this route.
Mrs Croot
February 9th, 2021 - 11:26amI’m subscribed so I won’t miss out on it, and to be fair wouldn’t want one gap in the collection, but agree they should have done an original one.
Anonymous
February 9th, 2021 - 11:07amI know there’ll be loads of complaints but that is a gorgeous figurine!
JL
February 9th, 2021 - 10:53amActually really love that!!
Anonymous
January 22nd, 2021 - 1:45pmWhen can we see the figure
booboo
January 22nd, 2021 - 1:48pmdont know at the moment its under wraps still
Anonymous
February 6th, 2021 - 11:02amStill no news on the picture of the figure ?
booboo
February 6th, 2021 - 11:04amnot yet, will provably pop up on the Hero collector site first
Anonymous
February 6th, 2021 - 12:43pmOk
the ergon
February 6th, 2021 - 3:20pmAlong with images of 194 and 195 i,m hoping, in the next week or so.
Anonymous
February 7th, 2021 - 8:36pmI hat do you hope the issues are
Mrs Croot
January 7th, 2021 - 7:08pmLet’s look at this with hope:
Dr Stu has said there was an image in the monster vault book, and as I don’t own it I don’t know if it is black and white or colour (probably b&w). We know Eaglemoss does b&w monster as colour on the front of the mag, so maybe this is a placeholder while they colourise the photo and work it into a better background?
Mrs Croot
January 7th, 2021 - 7:09pmThen again, why do it’s reflection in the background then?
Anonymous
January 7th, 2021 - 7:47pmThe decent photos are also on the DVD in the photo gallery
Coleman
January 7th, 2021 - 7:54pmI’ve a feeling it’s the actual cover and the figurines going to be the animated version.
I’m fine with it, an animated version is much better than no version at all.
Doctor Stu
January 7th, 2021 - 11:42pmThe pics in colour and quite HD, I think it was done by the same artist who does the high quality images for the Doctor Who TV website character and monster guides. The book is definitely worth getting, really well made, high quality and there’s lots of extra information and facts in there that aren’t told to you on screen. It’s like the sort of world building the Star Wars information guides give you where the random pink Alien has a whole backstory and a bunch of cool information about themselves
Brodie
January 7th, 2021 - 3:38pmStill no Styggron or Bellal figures….
Brodie
January 7th, 2021 - 5:38pmOr how about the Peter Davidson Chameleon?
Chris a
January 22nd, 2021 - 5:10amOr how about a black guardian
bob hellier
January 7th, 2021 - 1:16pmlooking forward to seeing the chameleons figurine magazine on the eaglemoss website
Fledershrew
January 7th, 2021 - 11:57amGlad to see the collection including the Chameleon. I don’t really mind what version they use televised or animated as a basis.
Anonymous
January 7th, 2021 - 11:28amI think it must be the animation version. Why else use the animation cover? There are enough photos (telesnaps admittedly) to be able to do an original and there are good quality images for a cover so I do think this will be the animated version. Which is fine.
Doctor Stu
January 7th, 2021 - 10:49amThere’s a clear HD image of these in the monster vault book that was released recently, couldn’t they use that as reference for the face instead of animation
Savo79
January 7th, 2021 - 10:27amLooking forward to this one. If the cost is in sculpting maybe a variant in paint finish could allow both animated and real versions. In the Alien/Predator range by Eaglemoss they did a version based on the video games that was a repaint of the standard figures. Could do animated box set with repainted versions, like Colin Baker in blue coat.
Anonymous
January 7th, 2021 - 1:45amI really hope the Chameleon figurine is the televised version and not the animated version.
However one animated figure I would hope to have, although very unlikely to be done, is a Viperox. I think it would make a fantastic special issue. (Could even be a set with an animated version of the 10th Doctor and Cassie).
Jordan9364
January 7th, 2021 - 1:40amThis is really cool, but I hope it’s the on-screen version, as animated opens a whole new can of worms
Prototype dalek
January 6th, 2021 - 10:28pmIt will probably just be the cover like the 6th doctor “real time”, though certainly an interesting choice.
bob hellier
January 6th, 2021 - 8:11pmgood to see the chamelons as a figurine hopefully arcturus from the curse of peladon will be a figurine one day
Doug Who
January 6th, 2021 - 7:51pmGreat they are doing this figurine but I agree with other here and hope they can follow how they originally appeared on screen rather than the animated ‘reimagining’. There is one good photo reference for the hands and face at least.
It’s similar to when they fixed mistakes for the DVD releases, which effectively replace the original versions as first screened. These are old programmes ‘warts and all’ and should I think be kept as such. Fine to have alternative special editions as long as the original is the default version. More problematic when the original has been wiped but I think I’d still prefer to see the TV version if possible.
Same with the Macra if they do one. Again there is only one good photo reference but colour footage exists from Shawcraft.
Agree with JL that I would love to see a Krarg and at least good original footage exists of one rather than the shadowy animated versions.
Jamie
January 6th, 2021 - 6:13pmHaha how fun.
Anonymous
January 6th, 2021 - 4:26pmInteresting
JL
January 6th, 2021 - 4:20pmI wonder, if they got round to doing these particular figurines, if they’d do the original or animated versions of the macra, seaweed creatures and Krarg, I’d definitely like to see the macra and Krarg one day, I hope the collection continues long enough for these to happen! I also wonder what our next special edition will be after melkur, a rill, axon, drashig, krynoid, fendahl, mara, cleaner, saturnyne and weeping angel statue of liberty are top of my list for future releases.
On another note, hope we get some more consoles announced soon, would also love if they one day tackle the exteriors too!
the ergon
January 6th, 2021 - 4:45pmMacras and Mara snakes have been hinted at, hope they are announced soon. If again, they do The Macra. Hope they stick to the screenshots and Telesnaps at hand rather than animated versions.
the ergon
January 6th, 2021 - 4:48pmI would love all those you mentioned especially The Liberty Angel.
daz
January 6th, 2021 - 10:17pmI agree. Statue of liberty would make a great special.
the ergon
January 6th, 2021 - 10:20pmCan we get Chameleon and Kamelion in the same year?
The Evil Dalek
January 6th, 2021 - 3:59pm…I really hope they’re not using the animation as a base. The animation takes an artistic license to The Chameleons with the clothes they where to the the fact they have the Chameleons obvious eyes & mouths (even though the story is LITERALLY CALLED THE FACELESS ONES) and gave them some quite out there campy colours. I prefer the purple skin colour seen on the DVD cover rather then the green skin.
the ergon
January 6th, 2021 - 4:07pmI too hope they choose the shots from the show or the Telesnaps.
the ergon
January 6th, 2021 - 4:15pmI hope they don,t opt for the animated version aboard the chameleon ship but there aren,t many clear telesnaps of this. Might have preferred the huddled version seen at the end of episode one where you see more of the face in those closing seconds but that would prove to be a less dramatic choice i suppose.
the ergon
January 6th, 2021 - 3:53pmIt will be interesting a take on these given the few snaps there are but definitely one i wanted in the collection. great stuff.
the ergon
January 6th, 2021 - 4:04pmWhy do we only get drip fed a couple of Issues at a time, thats my only gripe.?
the ergon
January 6th, 2021 - 4:56pmTo Paraphrase Trau Morgus ‘should have been four Issue reveals at least’.