Doctor Who: The Figure Thread - Page 15

Chris3123 · July 20 2011, 07:36 PM

Underground Toys tweeted that the Classic Who SDCC exclusive will be a Leela figure with "a bunch of accessories", including a crossbow.

I'd be interested in that if the likeness is good, but given their recent efforts I'm not too optimistic.

ClayinCA · July 20 2011, 09:39 PM

How the hell is there still not a Rory figure?!?

Demonland · July 21 2011, 02:06 AM

Yes finally another classic companion. Bring on more classic companions I say.

Chris3123 · July 21 2011, 09:53 PM

Image of the packaged figure from doctorwhotoys.net:

Finally, some Classic themed packaging!

Josan · July 22 2011, 08:55 AM

Looks pretty decent, from what you can tell in a pic like that. Miles better than the River Song figure.

Interesting about the packaging. I doubt they'd redesign the packaging for just one figure so it's probably a safe bet that more classics are on the way.

Chris3123 · July 23 2011, 12:41 AM

A close-up of the unpackaged figure:

More images here.

Worf2DS9 · July 23 2011, 01:18 AM

It doesn't look much like the actress, does it? Clever how her necklace hides the seam though.

Josan · July 23 2011, 06:14 AM

Hmm. Looked better in the package. Between this, and the River figure... these promo pics are really not selling the figures for me. Which means I'm reluctant to buy. I don't have the option of walking into a store to look at one in person, I just order blindly online and with all the shoddy QC issues of late, plus questionable likenesses...

Worf2DS9 · July 24 2011, 03:59 PM

^ Frankly, I think I'm pretty much done with DW figures, at least until Eight is released in someway other than the big box set. The excitement just isn't there with the recent batches of figures as there used to be with the earlier ones. Oh well.

Josan · July 25 2011, 10:49 PM

Very much agreed. We got about a year of re-releases and variants with those four Davros sets. The Revenge of the Cybermen and Remembrance of the Daleks sets were never released on this side of the pond and then there were those two classic Sontaran sets which were a re-released Doctor, a Sontaran and a big silver gold ball as a ship that, when the door was opened, didn't even have enough room for the Sontaran to even fit inside.

The River figure and now the Leela figure have various likeness issues, and River has that awful fit with the hair...

I heard today that DWW still do the sculpts for the classic figures (good) but they've lost the contract for the new series figures.

All is not well in DW toyland. The excitement is gone for me too. There are more classics coming but... it'll take a lot, including bloody good likenesses, for me to get that enthusiasm back.

Worf2DS9 · July 27 2011, 02:01 AM

I'd love Sideshow Collectibles to grab a DW licence. They make fantastic 12" poseable figures with excellent screen-accurate likenesses and detailing.

Samurai8472 · August 20 2011, 03:34 AM

Looks like I have to get another 11th doctor figure. Looks more like Matt Smith.

This should teach me to hold off on first releases and wait till future figures come out that looks more like the actor

Classic Fan · August 21 2011, 02:01 PM

Samurai8472 wrote:

Looks like I have to get another 11th doctor figure. Looks more like Matt Smith.

This should teach me to hold off on first releases and wait till future figures come out that looks more like the actor

I dunno. In some ways it does and some ways it doesnt look like Smith. The crash set that most of us have look like Smith in 3d with our own eyes. The 2d image never gives figures justice. However that theory is sometimes reversed (Serenity, 8th Doc, NuTrek etc)

The new Smith figure is for Season 6 as we all know, so has different hair and skinnier face sculpt. The crash set has Smiths old fuzzy messy hair and looks ok.

I saw the Doctor with fez and mop in a shop and the sculpt i saw wasnt that great. However the mop/fez one i own is a much better sculpt, so eiher a crappy batch or i was having an off day.

Classic Fan · August 21 2011, 02:26 PM

Damn phone wont let me edit properly.

Speaking of The Flesh, id love a Flesh Doctor with new boots. As long as it looks as creepy as Smith did in the Ep.

Josan · August 21 2011, 03:42 PM

After the Leela figure, I was expecting more classic companions. Nothing announced yet but there is a City of Death twin-pack just announced with the Fourth Doctor and the baddie. I have enough Fourth Doctors and don't care about Count Whats-his-name but it does look good.

July 20 2011, 07:36 PM	#211
Chris3123 Vice Admiral Location: Pensacola, Florida	Re: Doctor Who: The Figure Thread Underground Toys tweeted that the Classic Who SDCC exclusive will be a Leela figure with "a bunch of accessories", including a crossbow. I'd be interested in that if the likeness is good, but given their recent efforts I'm not too optimistic. __________________ "I can't tell the future, I just work there."

July 20 2011, 09:39 PM	#212
ClayinCA Commodore Location: New New Jersey	Re: Doctor Who: The Figure Thread How the hell is there still not a Rory figure?!?

July 21 2011, 02:06 AM	#213
Demonland Commodore Location: Dalek Occupied-Melbourne, Australia	Re: Doctor Who: The Figure Thread Yes finally another classic companion. Bring on more classic companions I say. __________________ Daleks do not accept apologies - Dalek Handbook Rule #31

July 21 2011, 09:53 PM	#214
Chris3123 Vice Admiral Location: Pensacola, Florida	Re: Doctor Who: The Figure Thread Image of the packaged figure from doctorwhotoys.net: Finally, some Classic themed packaging! __________________ "I can't tell the future, I just work there."

July 22 2011, 08:55 AM	#215
Josan Commodore Location: London, Canada	Re: Doctor Who: The Figure Thread Looks pretty decent, from what you can tell in a pic like that. Miles better than the River Song figure. Interesting about the packaging. I doubt they'd redesign the packaging for just one figure so it's probably a safe bet that more classics are on the way. __________________ Issue 19 of the Winterwind Papers now online http://www.winterwind-productions.com Nationalism, brotherhood, 'pop' culture and puppy love

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July 23 2011, 12:41 AM	#216
Chris3123 Vice Admiral Location: Pensacola, Florida	Re: Doctor Who: The Figure Thread A close-up of the unpackaged figure: More images here. __________________ "I can't tell the future, I just work there."

July 23 2011, 01:18 AM	#217
Worf2DS9 Writer Location: Canada, eh	Re: Doctor Who: The Figure Thread It doesn't look much like the actress, does it? Clever how her necklace hides the seam though. __________________ Shorts in: SNW5 \| SNW7 \| SNW9 + Star Trek: Corps of Engineers - "The Light" + Full Throttle Space Tales #3: Space Grunts - "Rush"

July 23 2011, 06:14 AM	#218
Josan Commodore Location: London, Canada	Re: Doctor Who: The Figure Thread Hmm. Looked better in the package. Between this, and the River figure... these promo pics are really not selling the figures for me. Which means I'm reluctant to buy. I don't have the option of walking into a store to look at one in person, I just order blindly online and with all the shoddy QC issues of late, plus questionable likenesses... __________________ Issue 19 of the Winterwind Papers now online http://www.winterwind-productions.com Nationalism, brotherhood, 'pop' culture and puppy love

July 24 2011, 03:59 PM	#219
Worf2DS9 Writer Location: Canada, eh	Re: Doctor Who: The Figure Thread ^ Frankly, I think I'm pretty much done with DW figures, at least until Eight is released in someway other than the big box set. The excitement just isn't there with the recent batches of figures as there used to be with the earlier ones. Oh well. __________________ Shorts in: SNW5 \| SNW7 \| SNW9 + Star Trek: Corps of Engineers - "The Light" + Full Throttle Space Tales #3: Space Grunts - "Rush"

July 25 2011, 10:49 PM	#220
Josan Commodore Location: London, Canada	Re: Doctor Who: The Figure Thread Very much agreed. We got about a year of re-releases and variants with those four Davros sets. The Revenge of the Cybermen and Remembrance of the Daleks sets were never released on this side of the pond and then there were those two classic Sontaran sets which were a re-released Doctor, a Sontaran and a big silver gold ball as a ship that, when the door was opened, didn't even have enough room for the Sontaran to even fit inside. The River figure and now the Leela figure have various likeness issues, and River has that awful fit with the hair... I heard today that DWW still do the sculpts for the classic figures (good) but they've lost the contract for the new series figures. All is not well in DW toyland. The excitement is gone for me too. There are more classics coming but... it'll take a lot, including bloody good likenesses, for me to get that enthusiasm back. __________________ Issue 19 of the Winterwind Papers now online http://www.winterwind-productions.com Nationalism, brotherhood, 'pop' culture and puppy love

July 27 2011, 02:01 AM	#221
Worf2DS9 Writer Location: Canada, eh	Re: Doctor Who: The Figure Thread I'd love Sideshow Collectibles to grab a DW licence. They make fantastic 12" poseable figures with excellent screen-accurate likenesses and detailing. __________________ Shorts in: SNW5 \| SNW7 \| SNW9 + Star Trek: Corps of Engineers - "The Light" + Full Throttle Space Tales #3: Space Grunts - "Rush"

August 20 2011, 03:34 AM	#222
Samurai8472 Vice Admiral	Re: Doctor Who: The Figure Thread Looks like I have to get another 11th doctor figure. Looks more like Matt Smith. This should teach me to hold off on first releases and wait till future figures come out that looks more like the actor __________________ "Inception" is a layer cake.

August 21 2011, 02:26 PM	#224
Classic Fan Rear Admiral Location: Tardis library	Re: Doctor Who: The Figure Thread Damn phone wont let me edit properly. Speaking of The Flesh, id love a Flesh Doctor with new boots. As long as it looks as creepy as Smith did in the Ep. __________________ "Course your not,your not scared of anything. Box falls out the sky, man falls out of box, man eats fish custard. Look at you, just sittin' there,you know what i think? Must be helluva scary crack in your wall" - The Doctor

August 21 2011, 03:42 PM	#225
Josan Commodore Location: London, Canada	Re: Doctor Who: The Figure Thread After the Leela figure, I was expecting more classic companions. Nothing announced yet but there is a City of Death twin-pack just announced with the Fourth Doctor and the baddie. I have enough Fourth Doctors and don't care about Count Whats-his-name but it does look good. __________________ Issue 19 of the Winterwind Papers now online http://www.winterwind-productions.com Nationalism, brotherhood, 'pop' culture and puppy love