May 4th, 2021
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Robert Harrop Yeti – From The Abominable Snowman 1967
Available to order while stocks last from www.robertharrop.com
A Limited Edition of only 225 figurines it will also come with a ‘Control Sphere’ which can be presented either on or off the piece.
“This thing that’s here, this evil, it will spread. It has to be stopped and I think I can do it.”
The TARDIS arrives in Tibet in 1935 and the Doctor visits the remote Detsen Monastery in order to return a sacred bell, the Ghanta, given to him for safe keeping on a previous visit. There he meets an Englishman, Travers, on an expedition to track down the legendary Abominable Snowmen or Yeti.
It transpires that the Yeti roaming the area are actually disguised robots, which scare away or kill anyone who approaches. The High Lama Padmasambhava, whom the Doctor met hundreds of years earlier on his previous visit, has been taken over by a nebulous alien being, the Great Intelligence, which has artificially prolonged his life and is now using him to control the Yeti by way of models on a chessboard-like map. The Intelligence’s aim is to create a material form for itself and take over the Earth.
- A Limited Edition Hand painted figurine / statue from the Doctor Who Collection.
- Designed, Sculpted and Made in Shropshire, England by Robert Harrop Designs.
- Traditionally Hand Sculpted by Mike Rodgers.
- Official BBC License. The figurine has been approved by the Doctor Who television production team at the BBC.
- A Limited Edition of Only 225 Figurines Worldwide.
- Individually hand numbered with a unique number on the base.
- Comes complete in a presentation box with information card and a Certificate of Authenticity!
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Zygon_invader
June 12th, 2021 - 12:44amHartnell up next and then 3 figures from the same episode I wonder what thay could be anyone got any ideas
Zygon_invader
June 12th, 2021 - 12:47amHartnell up next after the ancient one
The ergon
June 12th, 2021 - 12:57amColemans been asking me the same. I,m going with trial, warriors with myrka if they scale down, greatest show or a complete pyramids. I think colin might get something to cover his era but the visitation has also had a mention and is a favourite.
Zygon_invader
June 14th, 2021 - 12:30amIt would be nice to get some 6th dr figures but I would love a complete pyramids
Sean
June 14th, 2021 - 12:42amA cryon a cyber controller and a cyber leader from attack of the cybermen would make a nice set
Anonymous
June 14th, 2021 - 9:04amWith Hartnell being next my idea would be a Web Planet trio – Zarbi (any fragile areas could be done in pewter), Menoptera (not sure how they could do the wings tho’) and Venom Grub/Gun
Monochrome variants could also be done later by Harrops like other black and white era figures in the past.
Zygon_invader
May 20th, 2021 - 12:31pmArrived today they’ve changed the packaging no tardis box I hope it’s just a one off
Got number 210 thats the highest I’ve ever received
Anonymous
May 20th, 2021 - 12:54pmIt’s a one off zygon_invader. Was going to be too expensive for a run of larger TARDIS style boxs. The Ancient One should be in the Blue box again.
Coleman
May 20th, 2021 - 12:29pmJust received number 214 this morning. My fault I received an high number this time, I ordered late. (I hold my hands up).
Have to be up at Midnight in future to make sure I snag none!
Zygon_invader
May 20th, 2021 - 12:33pmI ordered about midnight and got number 210
Coleman
May 20th, 2021 - 12:56pmMust be totally random which number you get then zygon_invader. I know ergon mentioned it was before!
the ergon
May 20th, 2021 - 1:25pmThe numbers apart from Number 1, which is kept for shop, are random coleman. I,ve ordered late in the past and got under 100. Just luck of the draw. The fact you have one of the numbers is great.
Coleman
May 20th, 2021 - 4:44pmYes it’s a beast ergon. Saw some early arrival photos on Facebook and it looked big in Comparrison to the Web Yeti. But it’s even bigger than I expected.
Bicky
May 19th, 2021 - 9:31amDoes anyone know what the next Harrop figurine is going to be? I think there was talk of the first doctor?
Bicky
May 19th, 2021 - 9:34amAfter the Ancient one.
booboo
May 19th, 2021 - 9:36amDon’t think Harrops have specifically mentioned it themselves.
Anonymous
May 14th, 2021 - 11:31amMine has just been delivered by DPD. (No text or email to advise it was on it’s way).
Unfortunately I have to say I’m a little disappointed with the figurine – legs and lower body just don’t seem right and top of it’s head seems too flat.
Really no need for the ball bearing “control sphere” far better display without this addition. Hope everyone else isn’t disappointed with it like I am.
Coleman
May 14th, 2021 - 1:53pmI’m looking forward to the ball bearing addition. Was going to use abit of bluetac or something similar to hold the sphere in his hand to display.
Bicky
May 18th, 2021 - 1:45pmReceived mine today- i compared it with pictures and I personally think it IS in proportion. It’s another excellent well crafted and painted figurine.
the ergon
May 18th, 2021 - 3:02pmI think its a lovely figurine. looking at the detail and contouring, it looks very much like they use potters clay which is then lightly sprayed, occasionally glazed. I have to say i didn,t even notice the eyes on it at first. Next up that excellent ‘Ancient one’ figurine which i,ve been told is on sale the 25th June. Good luck with that.
Coleman
May 18th, 2021 - 8:32pmHello Ergon, about a month ago on Facebook I asked Dan how they made their figurines.
He replied that the original sculpt is made of Monster Clay. ( A mix of potter’s clay but with a high content of wax for detailed sculpting). Then moulds are made from this original sculpt and a polystone powder mixed with resin is poured in them to make the figures we receive.
Coleman
May 18th, 2021 - 8:45pmCorrection, a Marble stone powder mixed with polyester resin as a binding agent.
The resins purely to hold the marble powder together.
So infact the figurines we receive are Marble.
The ergon
May 18th, 2021 - 10:09pmThats very informative, thanks coleman. A far cry from the polymer we use. It explains a lot why their castings are quite as unique as they are.
Coleman
May 6th, 2021 - 12:46pmThe only Dr Who items that havnt sold out on Harrops yet are the Voc Robot and the Cyberman Door. Just checked stock, theirs only ONE Voc and 13 Doors left, so it’s just a matter of time before they’ve no stock left at all.
Coleman
May 6th, 2021 - 3:48pmThat’s a coincidence, since I mentioned their was only one Voc Robot left a few hours ago, it’s now showing as sold out. So just the door to go now.
The Loiterer
May 5th, 2021 - 1:13amAm I right in thinking that the Harrops pieces nearly always hold their value? Because I always think that if you can get most of your money back then it’s perfectly fine to buy something that’s purely decorative and just looks nice on the shelf. Yup, I’m trying to justify some future purchases to myself. And anyone else who might suggest I’m wasting money. (I want that Haemovore!)
TimelordTim
May 5th, 2021 - 8:36amI don’t buy the Robert Harrop models myself, but from everything I’ve seen and read, on this site, eBay etc, the models more than hold their value. In fact, they go up in value significantly.
It’s certainly not a waste of money if it’s something you want and brings you enjoyment. The models look great so I hope you are able to get your Ancient One.
Anonymous
May 5th, 2021 - 11:53amThey keep going up and up in value The Loiterer, so you won’t lose out. Buy them , and get enjoyment out of them Then if you ever decide to sell you’ll always get your money back and more besides.
Iain55
May 5th, 2021 - 12:20pmI’d be interested to know if there’s a particular figure/s still genuinely regarded as the most prized or valued amongst collectors as I’m finding it increasingly hard to make sense of some of the prices being asked for on third party re-sale sites recently.
booboo
May 5th, 2021 - 1:11pmDavros probably
Anonymous
May 5th, 2021 - 1:06pmIt’s just about rarity Iain55. Not so much how nice a figure is or how popular the Character was.
For example the Alpha centuri, 1975 Cyberleader, monochrome Varga, Snowman and Cybershade were all made in very low numbers from edition sizes of just 100 to 150. Worldwide.
Therefore these are hard to come by on the secondary market and when they do they command the highest prices. Hope this helps?
Iain55
May 5th, 2021 - 2:52pmYes a Davros recently went for the highest price that I’ve personally seen a Harrop go for Booboo.
I thought there was a 750 run on him but I see that it was 250.
Anon, thanks for the info re. the figures you mention.
Alpha’s mentioned a few times on the thread on the thread. It’s prob my fav so far too.
I’m appreciating my collection a little bit more now.
The ergon
May 5th, 2021 - 4:37pmDavros and the genesis dalek ive seen occasioally but the cyberleader and alpha hardly ever now. I think those who own them appreciate their value as well.
76TOTTERSLANE
May 5th, 2021 - 8:15pmI’m still after Davros and the Genesis Dalek. Can’t quite stomach the eBay prices at the moment though. Wish I’d got them at the time from Harrop. Luckily I bought Alpha Centauri, the Cybershade and the Snowman when they came out though. Phew!
Anonymously
May 5th, 2021 - 9:39pmI really want Harrop’s to issue a pewter Genesis Dalek. Would be so fantastic. Probably be expensive but less than the price of a painted one on eBay.
The ergon
May 5th, 2021 - 10:22pmI know what you mean, apart from figurines that had 300+ pieces( and they want£90+ for those), you would be paying £120 upwards. If the genesis dalek or davros have come up, its been £150-£200+.. if they were less i,d be scrutinising for damage. Prices for these i fear will just keep rising as newer pieces come out and they are getting more and more poular and not just collectors
Mr Fish
May 4th, 2021 - 6:33pmOrdered mine at lunchtime!
Coleman
May 4th, 2021 - 11:32amThanks, Booboo, managed to snag one this time.
Hope everyone else is as lucky that couldn’t get one before.
Anonymous
May 4th, 2021 - 2:19pmApparently, as of writing theirs only 4 left!
The ergon
May 4th, 2021 - 8:21pmGlad you got your yeti coleman.dont leave as long in future. Someone mentioned another doctor, hartnell i think. That gives me time off from harrop if its true.
Doctor Mysterio
May 5th, 2021 - 12:37amI’d love a Hartnell, hope that’s true!
the ergon
May 5th, 2021 - 9:46amI only collect the Harrop monsters.
Coleman
May 5th, 2021 - 11:09amYes DM apparently theirs alot of rumours going around at the moment which seem to have stemd from Harrops that their next Dr is going to be Hartnell. Thanks ergon, wont leave it as late next time. I’m going to be up like you at Midnight with my hand hovering over the keypad. Haha.
Anonymous
May 5th, 2021 - 11:20amSOLD OUT AGAIN. I remember the Tractator did something similar, it sold out for about a week then came back in to pre order. Only lasted a day then sold out again.
Dalek1
May 4th, 2021 - 11:00amSome of these available back on the Harrop website this morning!
Get in quick
Doctor Mysterio
May 1st, 2021 - 11:22amI hope they increase the numbers a bit for the next figure. These are great and it is a shame that these may have been snapped up for ebay.
Simon Smalley
May 2nd, 2021 - 8:04pmIt’s a collector’s market if everyone got one wouldn’t be well Limited edition.
Anonymous
May 2nd, 2021 - 8:44pmYes, but Harrops were quite content to make the edition size 750 when they 1st started.
It’s only because demand wasn’t their originally that they started making smaller editions.
I’m sure if demand was their from the begining that they’d have been content knocking out 750 each time.
Doctor Mysterio
May 3rd, 2021 - 12:11amIt still can be limited edition, Simon… Elevated prices later makes no more money for Harrop, why not issue 300 if they can sell them. Early releases were set at 750 I seem to recall. I was just making the point that some people only buy to sell later for profit.
booboo
May 3rd, 2021 - 9:14amThe problem for Harrops is they are treading a very fine line between over and under producing.
The 750 editions were also sold to 3rd parties are there are probably many still of those out in the wild, Harrops had to reduce theirs over several sales before the eventually sold out.
Now the don’t have the Aardman licence they are quite a small set up and understandably now keep everything “in house” so even having 20-30 slow moving figures could tie up revenues.
They could probably go back to 250 now but a couple of figures with the number still haven’t sold out from some time ago showing they dont have 250 “completest” within their customer base.
Gord13
May 3rd, 2021 - 1:27pmYes it is a real shame DM.
Having only been collecting for 18 months myself a lot of the prices on Ebay have increased dramatically recently.
I dread to think what sort of prices the hard to find figures like 1975 cyber leader, monochrome varga or Alpha would go for now, should any of them ever appear again!
People who have these are very lucky.
The ergon
May 3rd, 2021 - 3:22pmDidnt buy alpha originally but bought for just over £100 on ebay. If one were to sell i,d imagine 3 times that amount now. I was lucky but i would be very reluctant to sell. There were only 100 cyberleaders. I bidded for one over a year or so but lost out to someone who paid around £250 at the last bid.
Coleman
May 3rd, 2021 - 5:30pmSimilar to you ergon, mine was around £100 on Ebay. (Quite awhile ago though)
Didn’t start collecting Harrops before the SWD.
Managed to get most of the rest either from Robert Harrops themslves or Ebay without them being too expensive.
I feel sorry for the new collectors though, some of the after market prices now are horrendous.
Anonymous
May 3rd, 2021 - 5:37pmAm I correct in saying the only difference with Harrops Cyberleader and the normal Cyberman is they’ve painted the handlebars black?
If so it’s an easy custom for someone with the normal Cyberman.
The ergon
May 3rd, 2021 - 8:16pmThe cyberleader has the weapon holes integrated into the helmet.
Anonymous
May 16th, 2021 - 5:43pmFollowing on from the mentions here of Alpha, just noticed that one has sold for £353 on ebay.
the ergon
May 16th, 2021 - 7:12pmThats why figurines that rare go to auction and not buy it now. You,d be very lucky to pay under the £300 mark for that or the cyberleader.
Ryan
April 30th, 2021 - 7:23pmuhhh…its sold out already??
Bicky
April 30th, 2021 - 3:52pmWhen I ordered my yeti this morning, there was a picture of a fully painted Ancient One on the Harrop website- it’s gone now! Was I imagining this?!
Anonymous
April 30th, 2021 - 4:23pmMight have been a dream Bicky?
Looked all over web can’t see anything about it.
Bicky
April 30th, 2021 - 4:37pmI’m pretty sure it was real!
Sam
April 30th, 2021 - 5:02pmYou weren’t imagining it Bicky.
It’s still there.
Hover your cursor over the “SHOP” tab at the top of the page and the image of the painted Ancient One appears.
Roger
April 30th, 2021 - 5:17pmUse the SHOP tab at top of the page and you’ll see the picture there.
Anonymous
April 30th, 2021 - 5:22pmHello, Is that Robert Harrop site or Robert Harrop Facebook page?
Anonymous
April 30th, 2021 - 5:37pmRobert Harrop site.
booboo
April 30th, 2021 - 5:48pmAnonymous
April 30th, 2021 - 5:48pmCan’t see it Sam, my laptop’s out of action so always used an I- pad now.
Don’t have a cursor, just touch screen. (Nothings happening).
Anonymous
April 30th, 2021 - 6:18pmThanks Booboo, much appreciated.
I mentioned awhile back on their Facebook page that it was an excellent sculpt, but once painted would be stunning.
Anonymous
April 30th, 2021 - 1:30pmAlways ordered these on day of release, usually sometime through the day or occasionally the next day.
Looks like I’m going to have to start staying up night before and order at midnight (something I’ve never done before) or risk losing out again!
the ergon
April 30th, 2021 - 4:45pmI,m sure there will be a few on Ebay a week or so after delivery. Depends how much you,d be willing to pay up to. There will be some that will try it on with the Price.
Anonymous
April 30th, 2021 - 5:15pmHello Ergon, you’ve just replied to me, (Coleman). Bit gutted about missing this one. wasnt going to buy it originally, but it’s grown on me since I first saw the original Monster wax prototype.
You wouldn’t believe it was in stock when I went on their site this morning to buy it and noticed I wasn’t getting the usual price reduction. Checked Friends Of Harrop (It had run out this February and I hadn’t realised)
So went through the rigmarole to rejoin for the discount. Then finally went to purchase the Yeti and up came the dreaded SOLD OUT sign.
Hows that for luck?
I suppose you managed to snag one, you usually order around midnight?
Anonymous
April 30th, 2021 - 7:04pmNormally with the 60’s figures Harrop also do a monochrome variant later, bit more expensive and smaller issue number but they are nice.
I’m guessing but I suspect they’ll be doing a monochrome variant for this Yeti as it sold out so quickly and also they did one for the Web of Fear Yeti variant.
the ergon
April 30th, 2021 - 7:06pmI got it in early coleman, you have to when you,ve seen how the last half dozen or so have sold out more or less next day (Why didn,t you use your alias? Its been quiet on the coleman front and you are usually replying to comments left, right and centre but your back and thats the main thing). Sorry you missed out. i,m sure you will beable to pick one up if rather belated on Ebay. I know when The Axon creature went on i thought the site had crashed with people trying to bag one as my order struggled to get through and my broadband was down that week. So rang Harrops Direct a day or so before as a precaution and he put one to one side. Luckily my payment went through for. i wasnt prepared to chance it with The Yeti having already bought the web version. the interest in these are growing better to get in quick in future. The Ancient one won,t be around for long either.
I thought you were busy with one thing or another
so didn,t call you out.
Incidentally, i hope we get the video soon (after this years B and M selection leaked again). There are some right corkers in thereif it turns out to be true.
Coleman
April 30th, 2021 - 8:45pmI’m still confused by Booboo JR who regularly commented on here a few years ago.
I used to think he was one of the moderators who helped Booboo out.
booboo
May 1st, 2021 - 9:26amno, there has only ever been me
Anonymous
April 30th, 2021 - 9:13pmGood idea with the Monochrome version. If I could snag one of those (if they make one). I could always repaint it to make it look like the colour version. Could save alot of money over secondary prices.
Anonymous
April 30th, 2021 - 12:44pmDecided I won’t be displaying the control sphere.
With it’s arms raised and control sphere on the base I’m afraid I can’t take this figure seriously.
Looks as if it is exclaiming “oh *expletive* I’ve dropped my ball”!
Anonymous
April 30th, 2021 - 1:22pmOr he’s playing football and just scored.(doing the goal celebration).
the ergon
April 30th, 2021 - 5:22pm‘So what? I caught one this big’.
Anonymous
April 30th, 2021 - 10:31amCurrently showing as sold out!!
Anonymous
April 30th, 2021 - 11:12amJust gone on now to purchase it and as sold out!
the ergon
April 30th, 2021 - 11:48amI knew it wouldn,t take long. The demand seems to have grown for these figurines. I expect The Ancient one will go the same way.
Roger
April 30th, 2021 - 12:01pmIncredible! Is this the quickest sell out so far ?
booboo
April 30th, 2021 - 12:05pmnot far off
Anonymous
April 29th, 2021 - 11:49pmOrdered.