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Doctor Who 3.75″ Emperors Guard Dalek

New 3.75″ Dalek Variant Emperors Guard Hits The Shops

With thanks to The Living Shadow

We were told it was coming – Two were found in Smyths Toys, a new (and supposedly non rare) variant – no more information available at present.

You can Search Ebay for “Rare” figures or Search Ebay for “Chase” figures.

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261 comments

  • DroneDalek

    November 24th, 2013 - 9:31am

    I found one in my local Toys R Us!

    Reply
  • Mickeysmith07

    November 18th, 2013 - 5:16pm

    Found one in argos today and reserved it so i can buy it after collage tomorrow 🙂

    Reply
  • The Living Shadow

    November 17th, 2013 - 11:45am

    Hmm, most of these have been found in 2’s. I’ve got 4 now, I got the first 2 both from smyths (the 2 on the photos) and the next 2 I got were both from an independant store in bicester. Still not sure how rare they are though, they’re clearly not as rare as the ‘chase’ figures, but not as common as the normal figures. Also if they were making a new figure, why wouldn’t they make a new box for it? The box says “6 to collect” and if this isn’t rare than obviously there are 7

    Reply
    • Dalek Mika

      November 17th, 2013 - 4:59pm

      Its Still a Dalek plus its only a small change

    • Dalek Mika

      November 17th, 2013 - 5:00pm

      Hopefully soon they will change it to ‘guard dalek’

    • The Living Shadow

      November 17th, 2013 - 5:42pm

      But they could at least have it on their website!

    • The Living Shadow

      November 17th, 2013 - 5:42pm

      Oh, and I emailed CO and they said that they’d never heard of this figure

    • Dalek Mika

      November 17th, 2013 - 6:32pm

      Yeah then we could order it! its quite weird maybe the workers did it as a little nod to whovians and painted them black and the customer services dept never heard

    • Gargan7

      November 18th, 2013 - 4:18pm

      Two turned up in TRU Peterborough this week…

  • The Living Shadow

    November 17th, 2013 - 11:39am

    It would be nice if character options would actually announce when they bring out new figures!

    Reply
  • Dalek Mika

    November 16th, 2013 - 10:24am

    Theres more on ebay and other sites e.g. who blackpool which may mean this is replacing normal daleks in shipments now

    Reply
  • Dalek Mika

    November 9th, 2013 - 1:27pm

    Got this from Smyth’s Today!

    Reply
    • hayden7257

      November 10th, 2013 - 10:47am

      got mine yesterday from argos!!!!

    • Dalek Mika

      November 10th, 2013 - 12:58pm

      they must be in newer shipments

    • Nathan

      November 16th, 2013 - 10:38am

      Must be I got it in toys r us

  • Nathan

    November 7th, 2013 - 3:34pm

    Got mine today in toys r us. I was just hanging on the front of a shelf so I grabbed it 🙂

    Reply
  • Exterminator

    November 5th, 2013 - 10:56am

    Ok so we’ve got this imperial guard dalek and in wave 2 it looks like we’re getting another with a different gun, all we need now is the emperor dalek himself.

    Reply
  • Cybermen

    November 3rd, 2013 - 6:54pm

    BooBoo if its ok ill send you a E-Mail with the picture of mine 😉

    Reply
    • booboo

      November 3rd, 2013 - 6:59pm

      ok [email protected]

    • Cybermen

      November 3rd, 2013 - 7:11pm

      Already sent to you ;)!

    • Cybermen

      November 3rd, 2013 - 7:36pm

      Did you get it booboo?

    • Cybermen

      November 4th, 2013 - 5:42pm

      Did you get the email booboo

    • booboo

      November 4th, 2013 - 6:57pm

      yes i have lots to do

    • Cybermen

      November 4th, 2013 - 10:48pm

      Ok booboo 😉 anyways I could be sending in my collection when I have moved house 😉

  • ALBERT GALEA

    November 3rd, 2013 - 6:44pm

    not so rare if I found two of them…

    Reply
    • Dalek Mika

      November 3rd, 2013 - 7:02pm

      where? I’ve been to TRU and Sainsbury’s today as well as a dozen other shops

    • Dalek Mika

      November 3rd, 2013 - 7:02pm

      a few days ago

  • Booboo Jr

    November 2nd, 2013 - 9:37pm

    Quite pleased with myself. I managed to find two of these today in Who One on the Isle of Wight!

    Reply
    • Dalek Mika

      November 2nd, 2013 - 9:39pm

      Do they have any left?

    • Dalek Mika

      November 2nd, 2013 - 9:40pm

      i was about to phone them on Wednesday too 🙁

    • Booboo Jr

      November 2nd, 2013 - 9:42pm

      There wasn’t anymore I’m afraid, sorry!

    • Dalek Mika

      November 2nd, 2013 - 9:46pm

      No worries, ill just have to keep looking I need them for my throne room display!

    • Exterminator

      November 3rd, 2013 - 4:47pm

      Well done on finding 2!!!

  • Cybermen

    November 1st, 2013 - 4:48pm

    are they still worth the same money even though u have open it?

    Reply
    • Dalek Mika

      November 1st, 2013 - 5:05pm

      No People like them boxed but it aint a problem for me I open them!

    • Cybermen

      November 1st, 2013 - 6:03pm

      And how much do they sell for when u unbox it?

    • Dalek Mika

      November 1st, 2013 - 6:16pm

      I have No idea as a guess £10-£15

    • drjakeyoung

      November 1st, 2013 - 9:47pm

      Well boxed would go for between £30 – £60 But unboxed would go for £5 – £20

  • Cpl Hicks

    November 1st, 2013 - 10:26am

    I had an email from Character today who said they are expecting the next wave of 3.75″ figures mid-November!!!!!!

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    • Dalek Mika

      November 1st, 2013 - 10:27am

      That’s Good news! but im only interested in daleks

    • The Big Freindly Button

      November 1st, 2013 - 11:51pm

      That good news, I hope we get a new dalek drone.

    • Dalek Mika

      November 2nd, 2013 - 9:42am

      I hope We get an ‘assault’ daleks before Mr Dewar deletes his tweets I saw him say to someone he had already made one which may mean they will be a chase variant or just a standard daleks instead of the current one but I wouldn’t want a teletubby but after the imperial guard and sec its most certain I will be a ‘2005’

    • booboo

      November 2nd, 2013 - 10:27am

      there were 3 Daleks with different arms

    • Dalek Mika

      November 2nd, 2013 - 10:31am

      I mean in 3.75 which he said ‘yes’ to

    • Anonymous

      November 2nd, 2013 - 6:56pm

      Mid November ……? Hmmm sounds like a plan maybe the wave will have somthing to do with the 50th look at it this way the 50th DVD comes out 10 days after the 50th that’s on the 2 of December so retailers are using this as an advantage before charistmas day so they get more money retailers have probably been waiting for this they just love it when a plan comes to gether”…!

  • Dalek 105

    October 31st, 2013 - 1:00pm

    i like this is it in the shops yet booboo?

    Reply
    • Dalek 105

      October 31st, 2013 - 1:02pm

      i mean how many are there?

    • booboo

      October 31st, 2013 - 1:03pm

      some smyths, 2 independents, that’s all i have heard, all my usual contact have not had any

      any retailers out there have them?

    • Dalek 105

      October 31st, 2013 - 1:05pm

      ok, thanks booboo

    • Big Doc

      October 31st, 2013 - 3:12pm

      Been to another 4 retailers in the Harrogate area, plenty of series 7 figures but sadly no variants- 13 shops in two days, cheaper to buy one off ebay !!!!

    • Cybermen

      October 31st, 2013 - 3:40pm

      Found one today in Toymaster Burnham On sea. Im in love with it lol 🙂 (how much are they worth?)

    • Exterminator

      October 31st, 2013 - 4:18pm

      On eBay the most I’ve seen them go for is £69.99. But there’s quite a few of them on there now which brings the price down.

    • Cybermen

      October 31st, 2013 - 4:21pm

      Ok thanks Exterminator!! 🙂 I also saw the Projected weeping angel in boots Weston Super Mare! I couldn’t get it though ;(

    • Big Doc

      October 31st, 2013 - 4:34pm

      Are you going to sell or keep your variant dalek?

    • Cybermen

      October 31st, 2013 - 4:57pm

      gonna keep it in its box 🙂 and im gonna keep not sell

    • Dalek Mika

      October 31st, 2013 - 5:51pm

      Wow toymaster! were there any more?

    • Cybermen

      October 31st, 2013 - 6:47pm

      No ;(andmy mum knows the owner of the whole shop so I can see if he can grab me one of the cyberman with blue chest and gun :DD

    • Dalek Mika

      October 31st, 2013 - 8:07pm

      Lucky you! I got my ironside dalek from that shop in 2010 loved it there but I really need one of those imperials :L

    • Cybermen

      October 31st, 2013 - 10:24pm

      Sorry Dalek Mika they don’t do the 6inch figures anymore. they only have

      3.75 inch figures
      Flight 3.75 tardis
      4 sonic collection
      Character building tardis
      and more

      🙂

    • Cybermen

      November 1st, 2013 - 1:05pm

      I mean 5inch figures lol 😉

  • Dalek Mika

    October 30th, 2013 - 5:02pm

    If They Want a ‘proper’ rare variant or only a few made then why don’t have an assault dalek or a vault dalek or even a injection dalek from daleks in Manhattan

    Reply
  • Trenzalore

    October 30th, 2013 - 2:40pm

    Just been to my smyths in Leeds and they don’t have it. Just some old series 6 figures…

    Reply
    • The Big Freindly Button

      October 30th, 2013 - 3:02pm

      They would probably not be out completely, it is either that or the scalpers have gotten a hold of them.

    • Big Doc

      October 30th, 2013 - 4:12pm

      I`ve been to nine different stores today in both Leeds and Wakefield and not one Dalek Variant in sight !!!!!

    • Trenzalore

      October 30th, 2013 - 4:23pm

      It is very frustrating, not just with this but with all the other variants 😡 I have looked in MANY places (including the DWE) and haven’t found a single variant 🙁

    • Big Doc

      October 30th, 2013 - 4:40pm

      Good luck in your hunting for them !!

    • Trenzalore

      October 30th, 2013 - 4:42pm

      Thanks! you too!

    • Dalek Mika

      October 30th, 2013 - 4:56pm

      Swansea Smyths-Not even regular Daleks

    • drjakeyoung

      October 30th, 2013 - 10:05pm

      Lol, you have been searching miles for these and it is very frustrating, i never found 1 single variant….. Until I found 2 in the same store at the same time!

    • Dalek Mika

      October 30th, 2013 - 11:11pm

      Nor me jake but like you I want to get lucky I find one

    • Dalek Mika

      October 30th, 2013 - 11:12pm

      Sorry for the typo

  • Anonymous

    October 28th, 2013 - 11:34am

    booboo are these part of the rare set

    Reply
    • booboo

      October 28th, 2013 - 11:36am

      not supposed to be

  • 100000BC

    October 25th, 2013 - 4:47pm

    Smyths website now has 5 inch s6, 3.75 inch figures and a Cold war set, an annual, 11th Doc sonic, jigsaw, board game, 50th sonics and spin and fly TARDIS. Did they have these before because I thought they had NO DW WHATSOEVER.

    Reply
    • 100000BC

      October 25th, 2013 - 4:53pm

      Plus, with all of these [5″ and 3.75″] Emperor’s guard Daleks drifting about, is it possible that they feature in the 50th? I mean, the manufacturers probably didn’t know, but the BBC could easily go, “Hey, Emperor’s Guard Daleks would be a good idea.” The 9th Doctor 5″ one was because it was a new Dalek for no.9 but why the 3.75″, and in such close proximity to the release of the 5″ version?

    • The Living Shadow

      October 25th, 2013 - 7:55pm

      No, I think with the 50th and everthing, they decided to get some things in stock!

  • drjakeyoung

    October 25th, 2013 - 3:02pm

    Just found one of these at my local toy store!!! Would you like me to send in some pictures booboo? I haven’t opened it, as i am going to sell it. How much do you think i would get for it?

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    • Exterminator

      October 25th, 2013 - 3:18pm

      Well done, that’s another one found. Which shop was it in?

    • drjakeyoung

      October 25th, 2013 - 3:21pm

      A place called TRINDERS. It’s not a major brand, just an old toy shop type place.

    • Anonymous

      October 30th, 2013 - 3:14pm

      Gag I was there the other day! I was going to buy it!

  • Exterminator

    October 24th, 2013 - 3:06am

    Another one sold on eBay tonight for £49.99 buy it now.

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    • booboo

      October 24th, 2013 - 8:06am

      with such limited initial distribution its going to happen, same with the toys r us sets fetching £50

      It simply shouldn’t be like this for mainstream items.

    • The Big Friendly Button

      October 24th, 2013 - 8:34am

      I am starting to think that the chase figures have beem one big fail from the start, as most of them have ended up on ebay.But hopefully when the main deliveries are inn this overpricing of the guard will end.

    • Exterminator

      October 24th, 2013 - 1:27pm

      That’s 3 sold so far on eBay.

      2 at £69.99 and 1 last night for £49.99
      There are another 2 on eBay right now. Both with buy it now prices over £60.

      All chase figures started off being ridiculous prices on eBay, but they soon come down once loads of them start appearing.

      There’s a looped angel at the moment on eBay for a buy it now price of £24.99 with free p&p. I’ve seen them go for much more.

    • Radburn

      October 24th, 2013 - 3:48pm

      Yeah, several Looped Angels going for £24.99 – But I refuse to pander to Character & ebay scalpers, I will wait until the market is saturated then buy. Really not bothered if I get them or not, fed up with these variants months back…

  • Exterminator

    October 23rd, 2013 - 6:38pm

    Has anyone else found these yet?

    I’ve found 1, the living shadow found 2 (all 3 from Smyths)
    There’s been 5 on eBay so far, there must be more surely!

    Reply
    • The Living Shadow

      October 23rd, 2013 - 8:04pm

      I found the first!! Hehehe!!! Anyway, a couple people on the comments said that they found one

    • The Living Shadow

      October 23rd, 2013 - 8:49pm

      I found the first!! Anyway, a couple people on the comments said that they found one

    • Dominic Kane

      October 23rd, 2013 - 10:13pm

      im gonna look in my local toys r us and sainsburys soon but i have a feeling that there wont be any in my town 🙁 i really want the screaming weeping angel still dont understand why they made that a rare version

  • Antonio Zambonini

    October 23rd, 2013 - 12:51am

    Is the 3:75 tardis any good

    Reply
    • the astronaut of death

      October 23rd, 2013 - 7:25am

      yes very good sound and whole thing is in very good condition

    • Antonio Zambonini

      October 23rd, 2013 - 8:03pm

      thanks astronaut

  • Antonio Zambonini

    October 23rd, 2013 - 12:47am

    I know this of topic but I look at someones varient of doctor in packening to normal one noticed that Sonics are placed different ways up is one pointing down and another pointing up

    Reply
    • The Living Shadow

      October 23rd, 2013 - 8:06pm

      Good observation, you must have sharp eyes!

  • Dominic Kane

    October 22nd, 2013 - 8:05pm

    kind of hope they change the packagin to red like the new title sequence

    Reply
    • the astronaut of death

      October 23rd, 2013 - 7:27am

      yes I have always thought each doctor has had there own colour

      9/10- orange

      11-blue

      so they could do red for twelve

    • Dominic Kane

      October 24th, 2013 - 7:46pm

      yeah

    • Dominic Kane

      October 24th, 2013 - 7:46pm

      the blue just reminds me of 5 inch even thoe the 3inch line is good i will really miss 5 inch figures 🙁

  • Anonymous

    October 22nd, 2013 - 4:57pm

    It’s like this they wouldn’t change the packaging because they want to save money and then this type of dalek might be in the 50th and it might not even be a guard dalek every one presumed it was a guard dalek because it was next to the dalek emperor but in actual fact it is a time war dalek…….?

    Reply
    • The Living Shadow

      October 22nd, 2013 - 6:35pm

      Ooh, I like that idea, then they could say that there was only 4 that escaped the time war with the emperor, so they became the emperor’s guards

    • Anonymous

      October 23rd, 2013 - 6:45pm

      Thanks I’m glad you liked it and you’ve just gave me an idea maybe your right maybe we’ve just figured out part of the plot in the 50th

    • The Living Shadow

      October 24th, 2013 - 7:41pm

      Hopefully!!

  • The Big Friendly Button

    October 22nd, 2013 - 11:30am

    Booboo do you think it would be best if someone emailed character and asked them about the imperial guard dalek.

    Reply
    • The Living Shadow

      October 22nd, 2013 - 4:00pm

      I did, they haven’t replied yet

    • The Big Friendly Button

      October 22nd, 2013 - 4:19pm

      Oh that is brill, could you let us know when they email you back. I will massage Al Dewar and see if he knows.

    • booboo

      October 22nd, 2013 - 4:20pm

      did that, he didn’t reply

    • The Big Friendly Button

      October 22nd, 2013 - 4:23pm

      Sent it, I will get back to you if there are any results.

    • The Big Friendly Button

      October 22nd, 2013 - 4:46pm

      Oh right, I will still see what happens.

    • The Living Shadow

      October 22nd, 2013 - 6:37pm

      I got a reply!! Here you go:

    • The Living Shadow

      October 22nd, 2013 - 6:38pm

      “I write in response to your recent e mail regarding the Dr Who Series 7 Figures.

      We have no information relating to Dalek figures with black heads if you could send any pictures of these to us for us to investigate further would be much appreciated.”

      We have no information relating to an Emperors Guard Dalek being released in the 3.75” scale.

    • booboo

      October 22nd, 2013 - 6:49pm

      just send them a link to this site

    • The Living Shadow

      October 22nd, 2013 - 7:09pm

      Good idea, I will

    • The Big Friendly Button

      October 22nd, 2013 - 7:40pm

      Intresring very intresting, surely charcater woud have known about this.

    • The Living Shadow

      October 22nd, 2013 - 9:10pm

      That’s what I thought!!

  • The Flying Shark

    October 22nd, 2013 - 8:18am

    I got this yesterday, along with a pack of Alien Attax cards and a bag containing a Doctor Who sticker book, some Lego, sweets and more (Everything in the bag was a random present).

    Reply
    • booboo

      October 22nd, 2013 - 8:45am

      where from?, which store

    • The Flying Shark

      October 22nd, 2013 - 1:48pm

      My Dalek was from Smyths, the cards were from a newsagents and the present bag was from my family (I don’t mean it was from a shop, I mean it was from my family). It’s nice getting random surprise presents, isn’t it?

    • booboo

      October 22nd, 2013 - 1:49pm

      Smyths again, would be nice to see if they have been found elsewhere

    • The Monitor

      October 22nd, 2013 - 5:55pm

      I went especially to the Fareham Smythes yesterday lunchtime. Helpfully they immediately asked what I wanted. “Doctor Who”. I was escorted to section without any Doctor Who. After speaking to other colleagues it transpires that somewhen in the next month they have read that some items are coming in.

      I am again staggered at how an expanding toy chain cannot foresee the marketing potential of Doctor Who. Even Robert Dyas has put out a Christmas range already.

      I am singularly unimpressed with Smythes.

    • The Living Shadow

      October 22nd, 2013 - 6:00pm

      It’s because last time Smyths sold Dr who stuff it sold extremely baldly, I mean, they were so desperate to get rid of it, I got the 11th Doctors TARDIS playset for just £12.99

  • The Big Friendly Button

    October 22nd, 2013 - 7:09am

    I think I may have just pieced together a theorey on what is going on. Al dewar stated on his twitter that these daleks were going to be on general release, so we know that they will be easy to find.But he also stated that they would be in later shipments of the figures which does back up Booboo’s theorey that the bronze daleks are being replaced.

    Reply
  • Exterminator

    October 21st, 2013 - 9:24pm

    If this emperor guard figure is to be a general release figure, why then is it packaged the same way as all the previous 6 chase variant figures?

    It’s packaging just says dalek and not emperors guard dalek (like the toys r us 9th Dr/Dalek set does) and the reverse side is identical to the previous wave and still shows the completely gold dalek in the photograph just like the black dalek sec variant did.

    Reply
    • The Big Friendly Button

      October 22nd, 2013 - 7:05am

      Maybe Booboo is right and these are replacing the bronze daleks.

    • The Silent Silent

      October 22nd, 2013 - 7:50am

      I hope they are slowly replacing the wave 1 figures with new variants… e.g

      Dalek– Emperor Guard
      11th doctor- black waistcoat
      Clara– JTTCOTT
      Weeping angel– smiling
      Ice warrior– with chains?
      cyberman-with arm gun & no blue chest piece

    • The Big Friendly Button

      October 22nd, 2013 - 11:22am

      That would be a grand idea.

    • The Living Shadow

      October 22nd, 2013 - 4:06pm

      They wouldn’t make a Clara from JTTCOTT, because that would require a new sculpt

  • the astronaut of death

    October 21st, 2013 - 8:46pm

    booboo why have they brang this one out randomly should it not have been part of a wave or somthing

    Reply
    • booboo

      October 21st, 2013 - 9:00pm

      no idea, maybe they are changing the gold one for this one in new deliveries but that’s still going to make it rare for a while

    • The Living Shadow

      October 21st, 2013 - 9:29pm

      I hope they’re not swapping it!! I still need to build my army of normal gold ones!!! Ooh, maybe the gold ones will go down in price now…

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