March 20th, 2013
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Pyramids of Mars Priory Set
In this Fourth Doctor adventure, the TARDIS materialises on Earth in the year 1911 inside an old priory owned by Egyptologist Marcus Scarman. Scarman has been possessed by Sutekh, last survivor of the god-like Osirans, who is being held prisoner inside a pyramid in Egypt by a signal transmitted from a pyramid on Mars.
Sutekh wants to be free and instructs Scarman to use robots, which look like Egyptian mummies, to build a pyramid-shaped rocket with which to destroy the Martian pyramid. The Doctor blows up the missile but falls under Sutekh’s control and is made to transport Scarman to Mars to cut off the signal controlling the prison. The Doctor, freed of Sutekh’s influence, rushes back to Earth and uses the time control from the TARDIS to move the end of the space-time tunnel that Sutekh is travelling down into the far future where, unable to reach the end, Sutekh ages to death.
Exclusive to Forbidden Planet!
This collector’s set includes
- Sutekh (in Helmet with light-up eyes)
- Marcus Scarman (interchangeable head with Jackal from 1st Pyramids of Mars set)
- Two Canopic Jars
- Sarcophagus with lenticular insert
- Coordinate selector
- Osirian War Rocket cardboard scenic display.
Several figures and accessories are already available from this story…
From the left the single Mummy for classic wave 2 (also supplied in the 4th Doctor Adventure set), Mummy with gold banding and Sutekh with Jackal head (both from The Pyramids of Mars set 1) and the 4th Doctor with control panel which was available as a sinle release from Forbidden Planet.
The Masked Sutekh with light up eyes (from the Aztecs special edition DVD)…
This set also includes a Cardboard Osirian Rocket…
Categorised under: Doctor Who 5" scale figures, Toys
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Sonic screwdriver
May 4th, 2013 - 9:36amThis set just look amazing and the boxes done this way makes them nice to display as well
TheLostDalek29
May 3rd, 2013 - 10:18pmDoes that buffy library set come with it? If not where can i get it?
booboo
May 3rd, 2013 - 10:19pmhardly, discontinued ages ago, they turn up on ebay every now and then
pug in a kilt
May 4th, 2013 - 9:38amoh i thought it was a custom set
Steampunk Doctor
May 3rd, 2013 - 7:19pmHow much will this be ?
Mumble5557 Productions
May 3rd, 2013 - 6:33amI need this set, when I have it my Pyrimids of Mars set will be complete!!!!!
McGann is the Doctor
May 2nd, 2013 - 3:57pmLooks great and I will buy it but what is the point in a scarman figure, if they’re going to make obscure henchmen, make Lytton ! The KING of obscure henchmen.
Also, why would you get two of them ? And army of Sutehks ? ❓
booboo
May 2nd, 2013 - 4:44pmI would image a lot of people buy 2 sets so they can have every combination on display
I bought 2 three Doctor sets so i could have both versions of Jo, same for Victory of the Daleks set and city of death
McGann is the Doctor
May 2nd, 2013 - 6:40pmOh right, yeah that makesense.
I was going to add “Surely this cardboard picture box is just a mock-up, the real product will allow you to see what’s inside.”
The Saracen
May 3rd, 2013 - 10:18amOr the other possibility is some are misreading the picture and it’s an illustration that is portrayed on a closed pack and not a window box.
It would make a lot of sense. Otherwise how come you don;t see any of the pyramid or the Sutekh in the supposed window.
There are precedents, the 3 3/4″ diorama playsets are also not in a window boxes, also the Eleventh Doctor console room is not in a window box either.
booboo
May 3rd, 2013 - 10:22amyou have seen the 3 3/4″ diorama playsets packaging?
The Saracen
May 3rd, 2013 - 10:32amWasn’t it shown at TF?
booboo
May 3rd, 2013 - 10:42amdont remember seeing the packaging must admit
time and relotive dimens
May 2nd, 2013 - 3:22pmOMG these are fantastic. i am buying two 🙂
DOCTOR WHO ONE
May 2nd, 2013 - 3:17pmOh fantastic, I had hoped they’d do Sutekh again someday with his iconic mask, but having his eyes light up is a bonus !! 😀
Dalek the Supreme
May 2nd, 2013 - 2:17pmI have to get this one! Sutekh looks great, and Scarman will probably look great! I ought to get a mummy ahead of time!
The Greater Intelligence
May 2nd, 2013 - 2:00pmIs it weird that I don’t like the human action figures (that includes all the Doctors)? I just think they always get the likenesses wrong and they just look off. ‘The monsters are always more believable and realistic and (in my opinion)the only ones worth buying outside a full set. What does anyone else think?
Dalek the Supreme
May 2nd, 2013 - 2:15pmI think the likenesses are great, my Eleventh Doctor figure looks like he Geronimoed right out of the screen.
McGann is the Doctor
May 2nd, 2013 - 3:52pmI love the human figures but don’t see the point in making scarman.
The Greater Intelligence
May 2nd, 2013 - 4:10pmI think they could’ve made Sutekh’s servant from Part 1, but I think they were trying to round the set out with a figure that not many people knew of or wanted.
Earth Bound
May 2nd, 2013 - 1:51pmwe just need Sarah Jane now but what a brilliant set this is, much more to it than first appears
Gary
May 2nd, 2013 - 1:50pmBuffy library would be great for this set and luckily i have one!
Mr
May 2nd, 2013 - 7:09amI like the idea of being able to build a huge episode set. There is the Tom Baker figure, the first set, the mummy and now this one!
If only there was a Satah Jane to go with it.
Dalek the Supreme
May 2nd, 2013 - 2:16pmJust like with Remembrance of the Daleks, great story, great characters, great figures, but no figure for the companion.
booboo
May 2nd, 2013 - 2:18pmThey may not be able to do Sarah Jane now, we just dont know
Johnny
May 3rd, 2013 - 9:57amWhy wouldn’t they be able to do a Sarah Jane?
Presumably Liz Sladen signed away her likeness for Character to be able to do the SJA figures, so it seems likely that this also included a Doctor Who branded figure, therefore removing any legal difficulties of releasing a figure.
booboo
May 3rd, 2013 - 10:26amshe was very particular about how the figures looked i understand and would probably have only approved the figures as she was in The Sarah Jane Adventures, They may not have made a figure of how she looked in the 70,s for her to approve. It would be down to her family now most likely
Andrew
May 2nd, 2013 - 12:47amCan someone put up the text there, or is it babbble that hasnt been confirmed yet?
Andrew
May 2nd, 2013 - 12:43amIm so glad i skipped the first set, this looks like the beginning playsets, and you know what that means, classic console! Is the Sarcophagus a rotocast plastic, damn this looks great. This brings a lot of possibilities, such as genesis set, movie set. etc
mrewanwatson
May 2nd, 2013 - 7:42amI hope so!
Dalek the Supreme
May 1st, 2013 - 10:52pmI was kinda hoping for the Fourth Doctor, but Tom or no Tom, this looks to be a great set, definately one I want to get!
Mr
May 2nd, 2013 - 7:10amThere is a singular version of him from this episode.
Dalek the Supreme
May 2nd, 2013 - 2:19pmYes, but it’s really expensive wherever I find it. The only Tom Baker figures I can find for under $40 are the Destiny of the Daleks and City of Death sets (The latter of which I hope to get for my birthday this month).
McGann is the Doctor
May 2nd, 2013 - 3:53pmYou should get both and throw out the body of the City Doctor and put the scarf on the Destiny one like I did.
Anonymous
May 4th, 2013 - 10:15amThe Pyramids of Mars Fourth Doctor is on Forbidden Planet for £6.99! Plus £2 postage.
Dalek the Supreme
May 7th, 2013 - 3:50pmMcGann is the Doctor, yes, but I don’t have the kind of money to get both, however, my brother does want to get the Destiny set for his birthday, so I might be able to swap the ‘City’ body for the ‘Destiny’ one, assuming we get those. Anonymous, I live in America, so I would need to know the price in dollars, not pounds, but thanks anyway 😉
Calum Gillan
May 1st, 2013 - 10:51pmI love Pyramids of Mars b I won’t be getting this set. I was hoping for Sarah Jane!!!! 🙁
josh smith
May 2nd, 2013 - 5:19amthey cant relese Sarah jane that would be too expensve
itdalek
May 2nd, 2013 - 3:53pmDon’t think so they CO did the new series version (from season 2) so I would imagine they could just slightly retool it for the classics
thehostproductions
May 1st, 2013 - 10:43pmdefenetly getting this! my guess is £30 to £35
The Monitor
May 1st, 2013 - 10:14pmSuperb news; has made my day. Any Pyramids of Mars merchandise is always welcome. There are so many iconic elements to the story.
I just think that Sutekh is the most awesome villain to have appeared in the programme. I mean awesome in every sense. Had Sutekh not been stopped the havoc wreaked on the universe would have been so great. No one other individual could possibly have done so much damage and been so unstoppable. The story is suitable serious throughout.
The figures sound great, and the mock-up just wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
trenzalore
May 1st, 2013 - 9:17pmcan’t wait but i would like to get all the toys r us dalek and doctor set’s first
Antonio Zambonini
May 1st, 2013 - 8:23pmgod another classic set to get hardly have any and trying my best to get the older released ones any suggestions on what older released figure from classic i should buy
booboo
May 1st, 2013 - 8:25pmthere are some terrific sets, depend what you are interested in
The 3 Doctors sets is great, there are so many
Antonio Zambonini
May 1st, 2013 - 8:50pmwhat sontran set would you recomend
josh smith
May 1st, 2013 - 8:56pmleela and stor
auton101
May 1st, 2013 - 9:05pmthe best classic set i ever got was the enemies of the third doctor.
Antonio Zambonini
May 1st, 2013 - 9:11pmEven though i aint paying 40 pounds of Amazon for leela and stor plus i think im considering enemies of the 3rd dr
Antonio Zambonini
May 1st, 2013 - 9:12pmbut do u reccomend the the enemies of the 1st dr
Andrew
May 2nd, 2013 - 1:02amIf you like Sontarans, the best set to get is probably the time warrior set, it took me a little while to track it down because it was rarified for a while, but i went to FP Nottingham and they had loads, i suggest that one, because its pertwee, the best Sontaran not to mention the first, and you get his ship.
Twelfth Cyber Legion
May 2nd, 2013 - 7:05amOn forbiddenplanet.com the enemies of the ……. Doctor sets are on sale:
Enemies of the 1st doctor £24.99
Enimes of the 3rd doctor £34.99
I’ve ordered mine!
Dalek the Supreme
May 7th, 2013 - 3:53pmI don’t own many, but I think the best Classic sets are:
Dalek Collector’s set 1
Resurrection of the Daleks
The Time Warrior
Enemies of the 3rd Doctor
Ages of Steel set
5th Doctor and the Master
The Claws of Axos
1st Doctor and TARDIS
and City of Death
Dalek Smith
May 1st, 2013 - 8:16pmso getting this what will the price be
booboo
May 1st, 2013 - 8:18pmwe know nothing about it (well not really true saw images of some of sculpts months and months ago)
DoctorWhoFan101
May 1st, 2013 - 8:12pmQuick question Booboo, nothing related to this topic, but do you have a clue on when the ’50th anniversary special product, secret thing’ going to be announced?
booboo
May 1st, 2013 - 8:13pmi have no idea, i fact i’m having less and less of an idea about anything – which is rather a shame
josh smith
May 1st, 2013 - 8:01pmWOW this is a good set
josh smith
May 1st, 2013 - 7:58pmummmm i cant buy this 🙁
Anonymous
May 1st, 2013 - 8:08pmWhy not?
DavidH
May 1st, 2013 - 7:17pmI wasn’t too interested in these sets at first, but they seem to get better and better with every piece of information that’s revealed
The Greater Intelligence
May 1st, 2013 - 7:22pmI know, I’m not a big fan of ‘Pyramids Of Mars’, but these look amazing and I think I’ll consider buying both this set and the prior one.
drjakeyoung
May 1st, 2013 - 7:15pmbooboo was this the figure from the doctor forever documentary on the Aztecs SE?
booboo
May 1st, 2013 - 7:16pmyes but there no picture of it in the box
drjakeyoung
May 1st, 2013 - 7:16pmalso was there originally going to be a water of mars set with a flood figure as there was a prototype figure in that documentary as well?
booboo
May 1st, 2013 - 7:18pmyes
They probably make lots of sculpts of figures that never get released
drjakeyoung
May 1st, 2013 - 7:25pmthanks for the info booboo also just one more question if you don’t mind. In the new DWM in the competition page, at the bottom in the terms and conditions it says if you are posting the answers then send it to “doctor who magazine 459”. But i thought it was issue 460?
booboo
May 1st, 2013 - 7:27pmi have no idea i dont get the mag
Anthony
May 1st, 2013 - 7:14pmWow, these sets jut get better but why no proper images
Anonymous
May 1st, 2013 - 7:55pmmaybe its still in progress
The Sea Devil
May 1st, 2013 - 7:13pmLooks great but what an odd way to announce something there are no pictures or anything
Mr
May 1st, 2013 - 7:05pmAre there any pictures?
booboo
May 1st, 2013 - 7:07pmin the link above
For some reason the announcement has been give as an exclusive and the image is watermarked so i’m not showing it here
doctorpond393
May 1st, 2013 - 7:47pmCould we have a link to it?
booboo
May 1st, 2013 - 7:56pmthe link is in the post
TheLostDalek29
May 1st, 2013 - 7:04pmOMG AWESOME!!! Looks like a different but interesting good set 🙂