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.
Please leave only sensible and constructive comments on this article
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Anthony
October 18th, 2012 - 7:13pmWHAT THE HELL ? whast this about is ? what for im thinking of stopping loved all series 5 matt smiths figures so 🙂
dra
October 18th, 2012 - 5:35pmi think i might buy only the small caracters so then i will be able to get more small figures.
please leave a comment if you will do the same
Trevor Sproston
October 18th, 2012 - 5:51pmLikewise. I really only collect dalek toys, and they’ve been all sizes over the years. I wouldn’t want to duplicate my collection though, as I’ve got nearly all of the CO versions.
dra
October 23rd, 2012 - 6:15pmwhat i mean is small characters like ameilia,space pig other characters
CultOfSkaro
December 5th, 2012 - 7:06pmBut they’d be out of scale, so their smallness wouldn’t make any difference…
the astronaut of death
October 18th, 2012 - 3:47pmi just relised
they better not change the hight of the daleks if they that will not look right with my pandarium dalek figure collection
The Flying Shark
October 18th, 2012 - 4:10pmI’m afraid not even the Daleks have been spared the scale change.
McGann is the Doctor
October 18th, 2012 - 1:58pmSeries 6 has got to be the BEST SERIES for making action figures.
And it was like they couldn’t have picked worse choices for them. The only good Series 6 figures were the Silence, the Doctor with his new hair sculpt Ganger Doctor Doctor in straightjacket !
And Idris ofcourse, not to mention the Cybermen variants and Cybermatts.
But seriously, a bearded Doctor who was onscreen for afew seconds (in his bowtie) Uncle (just another shelf warmer) an innaccurate Nephew ood and Doctor in a hat that looks rubbish. ❗ What a waste !
McGann is the Doctor
October 18th, 2012 - 2:00pmP.S: The pegdoll was good but they only made one, quite pointless !
That’s why I didn’t get it, no point in having just one.
How awesome would the Headless monks have been as figures ? And a Doctor with removable hood like Hawthorne would have been lovely, not to mention the Minotaur the Handbots a new Amy River in her dress and the Doctor in his Longcoat and Dorium !
I seriously recommend them making 5″ Series 6 figures, GOOD ones that is. ❗
Dalek Strategist
October 18th, 2012 - 5:51pmIf I’d been in charge, the figures would’ve been
*the Astronaut
*the Minotaur
*11th Doctor in green coat w/swappable Steteson head
*Handbots with swappable heads
*a corroded Cyberman and a normal Cyberman w/gun, each would come with 5 Cybermats,
*Amy from Impossible Astronaut
*Rory the Roman
*Silents with open and closed mouths, grey
*River Song in prison dress
*Headless monk w/removable hood and sword
*Dorium w/openable box with his head inside
Dalek Strategist
October 18th, 2012 - 5:55pmOh, and
*Peg Doll
*Peg Soldier
*Idris w/cubes
*accurate Nephew Ood
*Madame Kovarian
*Ganger Doctor
*Jenny Ganger
Anonymous
October 18th, 2012 - 9:08pmUncle was one of the main antagonists in The Doctors Wife and is also a very good figure.The only thing that annoys me is that we didn’t get an auntie figure to go with him.
Trenzalore 64
October 19th, 2012 - 3:05pmThey should put people like (dalek strategist) and (mcgann is the doctor) behind the wheel. you two have fantastic ideas.
Dalek Strategist
October 20th, 2012 - 5:19amThanks!
Dalek Strategist
October 22nd, 2012 - 4:32amActually, I have an idea for a wave 1 of these new-scale figures:
*11th Doctor(white shirt, blue bowtie)
*Clara Oswin
*Dalek Drone in new color
*damaged Asylum Dalek
*Raptor
*the Gunslinger
*damaged Weeping Angel w/chains
Deluxe figures:
*TARDIS w/River Song
*T-Rex w/Amy
*SoL Angel w/damaged Weeping Angel
Playsets:
TARDIS console room w/11th Doctor(blue shirt, red bowtie)
Parliament of the Daleks w/Dalek Supreme
And wave 2 would have figures from the second part of s7
Trenzalore 64
October 22nd, 2012 - 2:22pmYou are welcome.
Trenzalore 64
October 18th, 2012 - 9:41amSomething tells me that a child could choke on this.
booboo
October 18th, 2012 - 9:45amsame size as star wars which is a far far bigger franchise and safety issues will have been well addresses.
Trenzalore 64
October 18th, 2012 - 10:13amIt is way too small.
Trenzalore 64
October 18th, 2012 - 10:14amI understand, thank you booboo
awesome dude
October 18th, 2012 - 7:43amOMG I really hope these dont fail
I would really like to get these but they might
be really bad but I will hope for best:???:
John
October 18th, 2012 - 6:31amI’d be interested if they re-released older figures. What is the point to have a majority in the 5 inch and the news in 3.75″? This is dumb. If i new i was able to get a full collection and if the paint applications and quality control were awesome i would be in. Price point also has to be good.
doctorwhocollector41
October 17th, 2012 - 9:28pmit’s an awful idea they will look weird with all weird being displayed with the 5″ figures
DarkKnightDalek
October 17th, 2012 - 6:56pmMaybe they have done this becuase it is so much money to make 5 inch figures and if they went for a smaller size then it would be saving them money and it will be cheeper to make.
i hope this does not happen but it will save me some money becuase everytime i see a 5 inch figure i just buy it straight away.
Anonymous
October 17th, 2012 - 9:29pmIt is happening (and three figures have already been finished).
Anonymous
October 17th, 2012 - 6:43pmI’m exited for these 3.75” figures I might be able to afford these with my pocket money. 😀 and they are a good size for me to because I don’t have much places to put things. 🙂 I will either start collecting this or Doctor Who Character building.
ComeAlongPond
October 17th, 2012 - 6:45pmI forgot to put my user in. 😛
Come Along Pond
October 17th, 2012 - 7:04pmI don’t want the 5” gone though because I do have a couple and I really like them so it would be a shame for them to stop making 5”.
McGann is the Doctor
October 18th, 2012 - 1:51pmI know…
Good for you still getting them, it may bury your grief over the 5″ line.
But it will not bury mine.
DALEKDRONE
October 17th, 2012 - 6:41pmI have checked out some videos of the Star Wars figures and from what user there are an ok size and there detail is ok so I’m not that worried because ill buy the new range but I will look at the pictures before my final decision
Anonymous
October 17th, 2012 - 6:33pmim not having this,i film dr who figure adventures all must be 5 inch,character online will be facing justice
Doctor 909
October 17th, 2012 - 5:41pmGuys I have emailed CO and they said there is still no word on the 5″. But I know someone will post below that actually it is the end. Still though the no word!!
Joe OHalloran
October 18th, 2012 - 10:14pmHi, what is there email because i want to send them a message about this sad news too! Thanks 🙂
Justjeulin
October 17th, 2012 - 2:34pmWel, I slept on it. And I decided on a final opinion: The Clone Wars figures (which I used to collect) are actually good for their size. If CO manage to make some figures the same quality, I’ll buy enough for a figure adventure, as I still have some space in my room. But if I find those figures to hard to film with or find that they have rubbish quality, I’ll stop getting them and maybe I’ll buy the occasional classic set.
Dalek Strategist
October 17th, 2012 - 1:20pmI had an idea for a wave 1 of these figures: 11th Doctor(white shirt/blue bowtie)
Amy Pond(Dinosaurs On a Spaceship)
Rory(The Power of Three)
Dalek Drone in new color
damaged “Asylum” Dalek
the Gunlinger
damaged Weeping Angel
And for playsets:
Parliament of the Daleks w/Supreme Dalek
11th Doctor Tardis console room w/River Song
And for deluxe figures:
Robot
T-Rex
Tardis exterior
Whatcha think?
Anonymous
October 17th, 2012 - 2:24pmThey won’t do Amy and Rory again. I think it seems a bit unlikely we would see anything from this year, although there may be a couple of things.
Anonymous
October 17th, 2012 - 4:31pmI very much doubt we will see anything from this year because the Rory figure was the last 5 inch figure outer the new series figures.
mr
October 17th, 2012 - 5:44pmI bet they only do Series 5 and 6.
Dalek Strategist
October 18th, 2012 - 1:37pmWell, I wouldn’t mind seeing the Doctor in his new outfit or Clara, if they decided not to make Amy or Rory. They said they’d be making them from Series 7 onwards, so I’m sure they’d release some of these figures, at least.
Anonymous
October 18th, 2012 - 4:01pmThey’ve mentioned the Eleventh Doctor, the Daleks and the Angels but nothing else.
Dalek Strategist
October 18th, 2012 - 5:57pmYes!! Daleks in the new color! 🙂 …I hope…
Dalek Prime Minister
October 20th, 2012 - 10:17amHow do you know they are making the doctor, angels and Dalek?
booboo
October 20th, 2012 - 10:19amSome from Character has said so
bring back 5 inch
October 17th, 2012 - 1:01pmbooboo do you know/think the new figures will be cheaper? that’s the only way i’ll buy them…
booboo
October 17th, 2012 - 1:16pmdont know yet
Nicholas
October 17th, 2012 - 10:17pmThe 3.75″ Hobbit action figures are £10 in Waterstones hopefully these will be cheaper
Hellbelly
October 17th, 2012 - 10:30pmRRP on the 3.75″ Hobbit figures is £7.99 for the single figures and £12.99 for the dwarf 2 packs.
Considering the 5″ Who figures usually are around the 9-10 quid mark hopefully the 3.75″ range will be £6-7 (can’t see them being any cheaper if they want to maintain quality).
dalek eternal
October 17th, 2012 - 7:41amquote from sarah jane ” everything has its time and everything must end”
McGann is the Doctor
October 17th, 2012 - 12:36pmQuote from the Matrix Revolutions:
“Everything that has a begining has an end.”
Quote from the internet:
“All the kingdoms of man, no matter how great, do fall and crumble with time.”
TheJaffaDodger
October 17th, 2012 - 4:25pmQuote from me:
“God dammit”
mr
October 17th, 2012 - 5:45pmyeah but not until i end!
Anonymous
October 17th, 2012 - 6:35pmanother quote”rule one character lie”rule one
Justjeulin
October 17th, 2012 - 7:57pmQuote from The Doctor: It’s time, but the moment has been prepared for.
McGann is the Doctor
October 18th, 2012 - 1:54pmI think Carrot Juice ? Carrot Juice !!! More or less sums it up.
If you replaced Carrot Juice with back stabbing exploitment.
Mr Evil Fez
October 18th, 2012 - 5:46pmQuote I hope 5 inch new series figures will say:
“I’ll be back.”
Dalek Strategist
October 19th, 2012 - 2:59amQuote, the Daleks: BE-HOLD, THE RES-TOR-A-TION OF THE DA-LEKS, THE RES-UR-REC-TION OF THE MAS-TER RACE!
Just replace “Daleks” and “master race” with “Doctor Who figure line”
Dr who who
October 16th, 2012 - 9:43pmBooboo is it still possible we could get 5″ figures as exclusives like comicon, forbiden planet, underground toys, the experience e.c.t
Anonymous
October 16th, 2012 - 10:02pmYes, the exclusives will continue in the 5” range. Anything related to the new series will need to be provided by CO though so the 5” figures will become few and far between (if any) and will only be from between 2005 and 2011.
booboo
October 16th, 2012 - 10:02pmyes up to series 6 i think.
Dr who who
October 16th, 2012 - 10:33pmOk thankyou glad to here there could still some made 🙂
Dalek Prime Minister
October 17th, 2012 - 5:34pmso we could still get a exclusive 5″ farewell pond set for something like comic con or FP for christmas!?!?! as technically the smaller figures dont start till next year so we still have a few months?????????
Dalek Prime Minister
October 17th, 2012 - 7:10pmSo any series 6 and 7 they may make will be 5″ and they could so some series 7 figures?
booboo
October 17th, 2012 - 7:12pmseries 7 all 3.75 inch, they could make series 6 figures but i some how doubt there will be any new ones, possibly re-issues or variants
Dalek Prime Minister
October 20th, 2012 - 10:19amWhat do you mean by rerelease and variants? Like the same figures in different colours? And do you ever think we will see a new Amy???
booboo
October 20th, 2012 - 10:21amyes, although without new mouldings to alter the figure which would cost a lot, i dont think you will see a new Amy now
Dalek Prime Minister
October 16th, 2012 - 8:51pmI don’t know what to think about these, but as character have made all the figures so far to such a high quality and standard, then I think that if these new ones weren’t as good or weren’t as detailed they wouldn’t make them, as they can do better, they wouldn’t purposely do worse!
I don’t know if anyone gets me, but it made sense in my head!
KORSAIR
October 17th, 2012 - 8:48amI know what you mean and in my opinion Character will have to produce figures to the same standard as the 5″ ones or they simply won’t sell.
KORSAIR
October 17th, 2012 - 8:50amPS. I just hope they do new figures not just smaller remakes of figures we’ve already got.
booboo
October 17th, 2012 - 8:52ameverything in 3.75″ will be from series 7 onwards
Anonymous
October 17th, 2012 - 6:36pmhow big is 3.75
Anonymous
October 16th, 2012 - 8:12pmThey sound a bit silly but if they are the same size as star trek and star wars then that would be awesome!
Dalek Prime Minister
October 16th, 2012 - 8:53pmThey are the same, this is what they mean by more compatible with other figures! So we can have the doctor vs darth vader!
Anonymous
October 16th, 2012 - 10:00pmBut only the Eleventh Doctor.
the astronaut of death
October 16th, 2012 - 7:54pmwell i think they will now look better with my flight controll tardis because i think the figures a to big because there quite tall to the tardis so now it will look more realistic
WhoEleven
October 16th, 2012 - 7:53pmI am actually glad that the 5″ range has stopped. I really need to leave Doctor Who toys and move onto Apple Stuff ( iPhones, iPads etc. ) as i cannot keep both of them up
There-fore, this is probably my last post here ever.
This feels like an end of an era
Bye ‘The Merchandise Guide’
Bye Doctor Who
WhoEleven 2010-2012
booboo
October 16th, 2012 - 7:56pmnext year WhoEleven jnr will be posting, if you get what i mean
WhoEleven
October 16th, 2012 - 8:04pmi see what you mean but i doubt i will be returning unless it is a dramatic range. Sorry Boo Boo 🙁
booboo
October 16th, 2012 - 8:43pmwhat i meant was that this range is 7 years old and some people will out grow it but there is a whole new generation coming who will enjoy the 3.75″ line
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
October 16th, 2012 - 9:03pmGoodbye WhoEleven!
Justjeulin
October 16th, 2012 - 10:16pmWill you still do Audio Stories? I sure hope so!
stormaggedon97
October 17th, 2012 - 8:48amGoodbye WhoEleven 🙁
Nicholas
October 17th, 2012 - 4:59pmI myself have moved on from Doctor Who Toys and have gone onto Apple products, but I still come on here to discuss new toys.
Boodleoo
October 16th, 2012 - 7:42pmI have decided that I am ok with the change, because I started collecting just before Matt came I didn’t get every 5 inch while tgis range can give me a chance to get every figure amd set.
THE ERGON
October 16th, 2012 - 7:33pmFirst,the knee jerk reaction and just you watch, there,ll be a massive u-turn when they finally release them. Can i just ask though,if this question has,nt already been answered? will the smaller scale stuff represent the series from series 5+?
booboo
October 16th, 2012 - 7:35pmno just series 7 onwards
THE ERGON
October 16th, 2012 - 7:37pmRight,thanks for that.
Anonymous
October 16th, 2012 - 7:47pmSo we will never got another Amy or farewell set! Three series and only one Amy figure!
booboo
October 16th, 2012 - 7:52pmwhat has been said is that will be no new 5″ new series figures, that does not stop them for releasing figures from moulds that already exist, there is supposed to be some sort of “surprise”
Justjeulin
October 16th, 2012 - 9:39pmActually, we got 2 Amy’s and 2 Rory’s.
Radburn
October 17th, 2012 - 7:38amOr quite the opposite…
ParadigmDalek1325
October 16th, 2012 - 7:17pmBooBoo, whats your thoughts on this?
booboo
October 16th, 2012 - 7:43pmWe are figures collectors the same as many of you so very disappointed the range is ending, especially as there are so many figures we did not get, Handbots, minatour etc
I do however understand the need for change and renewal, retailers loose interest and trends change. The continuous variants last year are as a result of it, not the cause of it.
CO are a mass market toy manufacturer and if the mass market is no longer there then its out with the old and in with the new.
Once the dust has settled i’m quite looking forward to seeing what they come up with to be honest
ParadigmDalek1325
October 16th, 2012 - 8:08pmI would agree, I have started to loosen up on the whole range shrink, it could be worse as they could basically cut down the whole range entirely!
What you say with CO is completely logical.
videogamemad00
October 16th, 2012 - 6:59pmPersonally, I won’t be buying figures anymore if they’re not compatable with the others.
cyber robert
October 16th, 2012 - 6:52pmTHIS IS A &%£!& HORRIBLE
dalek eternal
October 16th, 2012 - 6:40pmwho give co the masters t.c.e lol
Justjeulin
October 17th, 2012 - 2:35pmI was thinking the same thing!
Anonymous
October 16th, 2012 - 6:40pmim happy the classic range is staying the same, i dont collect the new series figures, i dont like them. classics all the way
dalek eternal
October 16th, 2012 - 6:41pmi collect both but ive come t the conclusion classics are best by far the detail and accesorys are way better
Anonymous
October 16th, 2012 - 8:53pmyeah i agree
dalek eternal
October 16th, 2012 - 6:39pmim gonna give these a chance i prefer the bigger scale 5 inch figures but id say we should give them a chance before complaining as they could be brillliant or they could be terrible we dont know so im gonna give them chance and im hoping for electronic playsets and an accurate tardis playset when i start collecting these i think ill move all my 5 inch figures up to display in the attic and where i display my current 5 inch figures ill put these i just hope they dont look plasticy