October 15th, 2012
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New 3.75″ Figures and playsets in 2013 – Poll
New 3.75″ Scale Action Figures and playsets in 2013
In a recent interview for www.toysnplaythings.co.uk, Character along with several other companies have talked about their future plans for Doctor Who Products.
You can read all the interviews and stories via www.toysnplaythings.co.uk magazine or click on the image below.
One quote however appears to give us some major news on new figures and sets…
What exciting new products will you have coming out in future?
“Our product range will be diverse and innovative, in addition to the figures and playsets that have been released, Autumn 2012 will see the first Doctor Who App-related toy in which you connect your smartphone to a physical device enabling kids to digitally battle Daleks, Cybermen and Angels as they appear in their actual location on screen via augmented reality. We have huge expectations from an exciting new toy range for 2013 with new scale action figures, playsets and role play toys. Construction will continue to grow with the introduction of Series three micro-figures and all new playsets based on the upcoming episodes.”
The current 5 inch figure range
- The Classic series figure range will stay the same scale, 5 inches.
- No more new series figures will be made in the 5 inch range.
- Rory was the final new series figure to be made for the 5 inch scale range, although there may be re-releases (Like the B&M Dalek and Cybermen sets).
The new 3.75 inch figure range
- The new scale range will be 3.75 inches which is industry standard. This means the toys will be more compatible with other ranges.
- There are no plans to release already existing figures in the new scale range. (Excluding Daleks and Weeping angels seen in series 7)
- Photos of the range will not be released until next year.
- There is a possibility stands if costs allow but priority will be given to the figures.
- There will be a range of four playsets.
Above is what we know so far thanks to Alasdair Dewar.
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DALEKDRONE
October 15th, 2012 - 5:23pmWell atleast classics are still 5’inch and this new line sounds quite good we could get a tardis playset with sounds lights and opening doors and maybe a classic console aswell
Boodleoo
October 15th, 2012 - 5:21pmI think they will have trouble with paint jobs and joints like most figures in this scale.
the doctor
October 15th, 2012 - 5:18pmbooboo is this true and will the classics be 3.75
booboo
October 15th, 2012 - 5:19pmno they are staying 5″
The Silent Silent
October 15th, 2012 - 5:14pmThe price must go down
The Silent Silent
October 15th, 2012 - 5:16pmIt should be 5.99. Im going on to all the websites that sell classic figures and buy x-mas presents early
The TARDIS
October 15th, 2012 - 4:48pmWhy have they cancelled the 5″ new series figures line? Don’t quite understand.
booboo
October 15th, 2012 - 4:50pmprobably because they were no longer viable – there not going to stop a profitable line
Peter
October 15th, 2012 - 4:45pmThe 5″ new series line was dead, retailers had lost interest, this way or nothing at all, cant see why people cant see that
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
October 15th, 2012 - 4:41pmHold up, hold up hold up! they are stopping the 5 inch figure range? Definitely? i need a straight answer!! I will not be happy if they do that.
booboo
October 15th, 2012 - 4:42pmfor Matt Smith era figures yes, the classics are staying 5″
Anonymous
October 15th, 2012 - 4:44pmbut still 5 to 3’75 no character no
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
October 15th, 2012 - 4:44pmGreat. we could have had so many great figures, and they end it when they’re sales would have gone up with the new series.
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
October 15th, 2012 - 4:47pmsomeone needs to tell them what we want
dr who 1999
October 15th, 2012 - 5:21pmi have already complained to them over a week ago when that awful Matt smith 10″ figure came out, and i still haven’t got a response. I said to them about the series 7 figures and how they should make more so hopefully they should respond.
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
October 15th, 2012 - 5:46pmWell done you.
The Driver
October 15th, 2012 - 5:50pmComplain? Theyll just say dont bother buying it and remember, some other people may want it. I dont know if theyll say that, but you know these shops!
ozzysupreme
October 15th, 2012 - 4:40pmhow many inches is that?
Anonymous
October 15th, 2012 - 4:41pmabout twice a character building
The TARDIS
October 15th, 2012 - 4:33pmSomething tells me Character are losing some of their fans… Don’t really understand the point in restarting the range – it’s hardly a huge change from 5″. Just a big enough change to infuriate anyone who collects all figures and wants them to be to scale WITH EACH OTHER!
Anonymous
October 15th, 2012 - 4:34pmoh yeah beard 10 doctor
booboo
October 15th, 2012 - 4:35pmthey will loose some fans, but gain a whole load of new ones, i know it frustrating for those who have collected the range but i have feeling it was this or nothing
the silent
October 15th, 2012 - 4:29pmhave they spoped makeing 5 inch seris 6 to 7 figures
booboo
October 15th, 2012 - 4:30pmnew ones yes
Anonymous
October 15th, 2012 - 4:33pmand now i’m guessing 5
mr
October 15th, 2012 - 4:26pmI really hope they don’t but if they do, the other 5″ action figures should go down in price.
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Anonymous
October 15th, 2012 - 4:26pmyour reaction is my reaction to
UDWF1
October 15th, 2012 - 4:16pmThey’ve made a lot of people really upset now. Long-time collectors have to start all over again now!
booboo
October 15th, 2012 - 4:24pmno going back, clean break and it all starts again with series 7.
People will just need to decide if they are going to collect the 3.75 range, i suspect some 5″ collectors might not but there will be new buyers for the smaller scale range
BOOBOO JR
October 15th, 2012 - 4:10pmSo disappointed at this news. There’s so may figures from Series 6 and 7 that we still want in the 5″ range. Is it too late for Character to cancel this, as not to many people seem impressed about it? At least we’ll still get 5″ Classics though.
Mr Evil Fez
October 15th, 2012 - 4:09pmNo more 5 inch figures?! Noooooo!
(But I’m actually quite excited about 10th Doctor figures, because there’s alot we wanted and didn’t get)
whodaadaamanwhat
October 15th, 2012 - 4:04pmdoes this mean that there is no more figures of 5 inch because if thats the case that will make me and properly all the other whovarions (sorry cant spell this wright) we will be upset
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booboo
October 15th, 2012 - 4:05pmyou will get 5″ 1st-8th Doctor figures, everything from series 7 onwards will be 3.75″
Anonymous
October 15th, 2012 - 3:55pmare character options on youtube because i’m going to complain . And don’t you think the star wars figures are bad these are probably going to be worse than that.
booboo
October 15th, 2012 - 3:57pmI want the 5″ to continue as well, there are so many figures we didn’t get but i have a feeling at was to go this way of nothing new series 7 figure wise at all.
Nicholas
October 15th, 2012 - 3:53pmDoesn’t affect me, I stopped ages ago, but I understand why everyone isn’t happy.
Anonymous
October 15th, 2012 - 3:52pmI am not buying these cos they have to start new nobody except kids are goinna buy the products!
booboo
October 15th, 2012 - 3:54pmexactly, means we might see Doctor Who products back on the shelves again
Anonymous
October 15th, 2012 - 4:00pmfair enough but classics are involved to. Eventually this company is called character building
KORSAIR
October 15th, 2012 - 4:01pmOh b****r!!!!!!!
booboo
October 15th, 2012 - 4:02pmyour getting a brand new range of figures and sets which will keep the brand moving forward. You may not like it but its going to happen
KORSAIR
October 15th, 2012 - 4:08pmWell if underground continue the classics it won’t be too bad.
booboo
October 15th, 2012 - 4:11pmI look forward to those, the endless variants last year of the new series figures and nothing new made me think something had to give
Anonymous
October 15th, 2012 - 4:09pmBut still it’s bad
KORSAIR
October 16th, 2012 - 9:14amI wonder when/if they are going to release CB series 3.
the astronaut of death
October 15th, 2012 - 3:51pmi think character have made a big mistake changing the scale now they wont fit in with my other figures
Cyberdevil
October 15th, 2012 - 3:49pmHas anyone got an email address I can use to contact CO? If they get enough complaints, they may change their plans.
booboo
October 15th, 2012 - 3:50pmthis will have been decided months ago and far to advanced i would think for a change of plan
Cyberdevil
October 15th, 2012 - 4:10pmI think it would have been a lot better if they just started producing figures of decent choice, rather than change the size. I don’t want to start all over again after 7 years of collecting. Kids are not going to buy a bearded doctor or an uncle figure or endless Silent or Cybermen variations.
That’s where the problem is, not the size.
They should have asked fans their opinion before making such as big decision. I don’t know why they didn’t.
Doctorb23
October 15th, 2012 - 3:40pmSuch a shame. I am actually considering stopping collecting the figures now. I think character will lose lots of interest because we have loads of 5″ figujres already so 3.75″ won’t fit in….AAAAAARRRRGGHHHH! WHHYY CHARACTER, WHHHYYYY?
timelord327
October 15th, 2012 - 3:35pmI hope they just give half of these away! I really wanted some series 7 5″ figure! I (and many others) have collected mass amounts of 5″ figures, so why stop noW!?!?
Anonymous
October 15th, 2012 - 3:34pmHi BooBoo
Have I understood it correctly that CO will now ONLY release 11th Doctor figures in the new 3.75 scale. However, any 1st-10th Doctor related figures will still be release in the 5 inch scale ONLY?
So we probably wont see anymore 5 inch 9th, 10th and 11th Doctor related figures…but will continue to see 1st-8th Doctor related figures via FP exclusives.
I suspect they will start releasing the past Doctors in the new scale at some point.
booboo
October 15th, 2012 - 3:45pmseems they cant do 5″ 9th and 10th Doctor figures under the classic line
Tardis’nt
October 15th, 2012 - 3:25pmNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! What is the point of that? Pathetic. once i get rory and the other stuff i want for christmas i shall probably stop collecting dr who toys. maybe the odd classic set but that will be it. I AM SO DISSAPOINTED CHARACTER, IF ONLY YOU HAD THE COMMITMENT OF UNDERGROUND TOYS 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥
Cyberdevil
October 15th, 2012 - 3:20pmWhy Why Why Why change it now? All our collections are in 5″. I don’t want two diffrent sizes of figures. CO you are making a bad move. It is this years figure choices that have let you down, not the size.
I am considering stopping now.
David
October 15th, 2012 - 3:10pmMaybe I’m wrong but I expect lots of people now will get rid of their 5” spare figures kept in the package. I personally have all new series figures both displayed and kept in the box and I will probably keep the ones for armies(daleks,angels…) and the rarest ones (time crash, purple clockworkman…) but sell all the others (brannigan, laszlo…). I’ll also keep the classic in the box though and depending how are the new figure, eventually buy them.
THE ERGON
October 15th, 2012 - 3:24pmI,m keeping all the companions and all the standout monsters from 2005-2012, but like you say,’laszlo,brannigan and all the incomplete sets,yes,that includes you ‘moxx of Balhoon’,are heading to my nearest charity shop. I,m going to hang on in future and be selective with what i buy. The classics are safe though.
sheepinafez
October 15th, 2012 - 2:50pmi really hope their cheaper were gonna have aload of tiny doctors
booboo
October 15th, 2012 - 2:52pmthey probably will be and the scope for playsets and accessories much wider
Judooning
October 15th, 2012 - 2:46pmRight guys, this is all the information in a Nut shell:
From 2013, Character Options will no longer be producing 5″ scale action figures for the new series of Doctor Who.
They are re-scaleing them down to 3.75″. It has been confiremd that Rory is officially the last 5″ New series figure to be released. The new figures will not include figures we already have. For example, they will not release a 3.75″ Smiler figure as it has already been released in 5″ format. So we can expact brand spanking new figures with the 3.75″ line.
However, the Classic line of action figures will remain at 5″ scale. This has been confirmed to include the 9th and 10th Doctors also.
Also confirmed is that the classics will still be sold via Underground toys (Figures developed by Character). So character still do have a huge contribution to the 5″ classic figures as they develop them.
Justjeulin
October 15th, 2012 - 2:52pmOh thank goodness…..Still mad about no Jenna Louise in 5 inch….Thanks for the info
Justjeulin
October 15th, 2012 - 2:23pmWell, that’s it. Lost the chance for a Jenna Lousie coleman figure of the 5 incg scale.
However, playsets would be cool and I see why there changing the scale, but are UT still going to make classic figures? And what do they mean by re-releases and suprises?
Judooning
October 15th, 2012 - 1:59pmI won’t lie…I am pretty gutted. All the new series figures on my shelf suddenly feel pointless and i don’t really want them there now because i know nothing will be added to them to expand the collection.
And i can’t stand the 3.75″ scale because it just seems so tacky. I hate small figures which is why i gave up the CB collecting.
Ah well. Looks like i’ll be selling off my new series figures or packing them away at least.
stormaggedon97
October 15th, 2012 - 2:04pmNOOOOOO!!!! Please don’t!!!! You should continue your channel at least! Make figure adventures or maybe review all your figures (that should take you a while 😉 ). Just please don’t quit! I’ve made up my mind not to!!! There’s always a silver lining! And as booboo said: there will be re-releases and surprises so please don’t give up!!!
Judooning
October 15th, 2012 - 2:21pmIt depends what the new figures look like. If they are pretty decent and are full of new characters then i probably will get them.
But no matter what, i’m going to keep collecting the classic.