misterharry
Dominus Tempus
Dalek Caan's Lovechild
Posts: 3,288
Favourite Doctors: Second, Third, Fourth, Eleventh, Thirteenth
Traits: Empathic, Face in the Crowd, Insatiable Curiosity, Stubborn, Phobia (Heights), Unadventurous
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Post by misterharry on Aug 15, 2013 14:08:58 GMT
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misterharry
Dominus Tempus
Dalek Caan's Lovechild
Posts: 3,288
Favourite Doctors: Second, Third, Fourth, Eleventh, Thirteenth
Traits: Empathic, Face in the Crowd, Insatiable Curiosity, Stubborn, Phobia (Heights), Unadventurous
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Post by misterharry on Nov 3, 2013 12:32:29 GMT
Heresy have a lovely looking figure of the John Hurt Doctor ("Dr Payne") up for pre-order: Heresy Miniatures Dr PayneSo. Very. Upset.
He fights the Eternal War against the fighting mechs of the Peppermen, he is a saboteur, a guerrila, a dangerous man. Once, he was a good one. What he does, he does in the name of something he will never again know for himself: Peace.
Note: this picture is of the main figure, by the time it is ready for production there will be an extra hand (possibly two) with optional accessories for you to replace the one on the figure with if desired.
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Post by Curufea on Nov 19, 2013 2:24:54 GMT
Very cute
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Post by Craig Oxbrow on Jan 7, 2014 16:00:35 GMT
Doctor Who Adventures is giving away a pack of four snap-together figurines. Vastra, Strax, a 2013 Cyberman and a Weeping Angel. They're not really miniatures scale though. (Or in scale with each other - Strax is nearly big enough for the new action figures. Micro Universe Dalek for comparison.)
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misterharry
Dominus Tempus
Dalek Caan's Lovechild
Posts: 3,288
Favourite Doctors: Second, Third, Fourth, Eleventh, Thirteenth
Traits: Empathic, Face in the Crowd, Insatiable Curiosity, Stubborn, Phobia (Heights), Unadventurous
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Post by misterharry on Jan 29, 2014 10:10:15 GMT
With Peter Capaldi's costume now revealed, Crooked Dice have hinted at a 12th Doctor mini being available for release in May!
Who's going to guess what pseudonym they give him? Dr Tucker, the foul-mouthed time traveller? Or just the Spin Doctor?
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Post by Curufea on Jan 29, 2014 23:09:09 GMT
Something about a magician
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misterharry
Dominus Tempus
Dalek Caan's Lovechild
Posts: 3,288
Favourite Doctors: Second, Third, Fourth, Eleventh, Thirteenth
Traits: Empathic, Face in the Crowd, Insatiable Curiosity, Stubborn, Phobia (Heights), Unadventurous
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Post by misterharry on Feb 17, 2014 9:01:59 GMT
Crooked Dice have released preview pics of their March releases, including this gorgeous looking Auton, er Mannequin mini: Crooked Dice: The Mannequin
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jay042
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Working on some art.
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Post by jay042 on Mar 2, 2014 22:33:35 GMT
Huh, if they expand the 3.75" action figure line, I might end up using them for minis in the game.
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misterharry
Dominus Tempus
Dalek Caan's Lovechild
Posts: 3,288
Favourite Doctors: Second, Third, Fourth, Eleventh, Thirteenth
Traits: Empathic, Face in the Crowd, Insatiable Curiosity, Stubborn, Phobia (Heights), Unadventurous
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Post by misterharry on Mar 13, 2014 17:37:07 GMT
Crooked Dice have released preview pics of their March releases, including this gorgeous looking Auton, er Mannequin mini: Crooked Dice: The MannequinThe Mannequin is now available: Dr Mao & The MannequinAlso, Crooked Dice have announced that their April releases will be three Vortex Adventurers and a new Temporal Traveller: Season 5, Release 4: Vortex AdventurersBasically, the War Doctor, 8th Doctor (from Night of the Doctor), the new 12th Doctor and Martha Jones!
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misterharry
Dominus Tempus
Dalek Caan's Lovechild
Posts: 3,288
Favourite Doctors: Second, Third, Fourth, Eleventh, Thirteenth
Traits: Empathic, Face in the Crowd, Insatiable Curiosity, Stubborn, Phobia (Heights), Unadventurous
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Post by misterharry on Apr 9, 2014 7:59:21 GMT
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Post by Curufea on Apr 28, 2014 1:18:13 GMT
Heh - Tucker Newman. Although not an option to buy yet (not that I've been buying any minis lately anyway, but still)
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misterharry
Dominus Tempus
Dalek Caan's Lovechild
Posts: 3,288
Favourite Doctors: Second, Third, Fourth, Eleventh, Thirteenth
Traits: Empathic, Face in the Crowd, Insatiable Curiosity, Stubborn, Phobia (Heights), Unadventurous
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Post by misterharry on Jun 2, 2014 8:23:01 GMT
Crooked Dice's May releases are now on sale and include Eric Köhner, remarkably similar to a certain eye-patch sporting alt-Brigadier: Bolo and Eric KöhnerAlso, coming in June is a superb 3rd Doctor lookee-likee plus a number of not-UNIT troops: Department X Minions
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Post by Craig Oxbrow on Jun 2, 2014 17:33:29 GMT
Oh, that just-happens-to-be-Jon-Pertwee is just beautiful.
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misterharry
Dominus Tempus
Dalek Caan's Lovechild
Posts: 3,288
Favourite Doctors: Second, Third, Fourth, Eleventh, Thirteenth
Traits: Empathic, Face in the Crowd, Insatiable Curiosity, Stubborn, Phobia (Heights), Unadventurous
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Post by misterharry on Jun 3, 2014 11:57:41 GMT
It's also been pointed out to me that the middle and right-hand figures in this bunch of villains bear an uncanny resemblance to Harrison Chase and Scorby from The Seeds of Doom: United Radionics
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misterharry
Dominus Tempus
Dalek Caan's Lovechild
Posts: 3,288
Favourite Doctors: Second, Third, Fourth, Eleventh, Thirteenth
Traits: Empathic, Face in the Crowd, Insatiable Curiosity, Stubborn, Phobia (Heights), Unadventurous
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Post by misterharry on Jun 18, 2014 12:22:32 GMT
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misterharry
Dominus Tempus
Dalek Caan's Lovechild
Posts: 3,288
Favourite Doctors: Second, Third, Fourth, Eleventh, Thirteenth
Traits: Empathic, Face in the Crowd, Insatiable Curiosity, Stubborn, Phobia (Heights), Unadventurous
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Post by misterharry on Jul 17, 2014 8:30:37 GMT
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Post by Escher on Jul 17, 2014 21:03:21 GMT
Recently saw the 7TV Core rulebook. Really slick production. I wish it were an RPG...
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Post by Stormcrow on Jul 17, 2014 22:25:44 GMT
How do they get away with it!?
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misterharry
Dominus Tempus
Dalek Caan's Lovechild
Posts: 3,288
Favourite Doctors: Second, Third, Fourth, Eleventh, Thirteenth
Traits: Empathic, Face in the Crowd, Insatiable Curiosity, Stubborn, Phobia (Heights), Unadventurous
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Post by misterharry on Jul 18, 2014 7:25:01 GMT
How do they get away with it!? An interesting question. I think there are a number of factors involved. Firstly, they're not selling "Doctor Who" miniatures; they're selling miniatures for their own 7TV tabletop skirmish game, which is based on 1960s/70s spy-fy television. The rulebook and supplements contain detailed info on loads of (fictional) TV programmes. So, that's not a figure of the 3rd Doctor; it's Hugo Solomon from "Department X", who in the early series was played by Jason Wyngard and in the later series by Jon Pertwee. A bit of a dodgy argument, but the BBC would need to prove "passing off" was in effect if they wanted to take Crooked Dice to court and win. Secondly, the volumes being sold are small, and the revenue is below what the BBC would be interested in. Based on various comments on Crooked Dice's forum over the past few years, I suspect they initially mould around 100 units of each new figure. At the current price of £4.50 each, they'd make £450 if all of them sold. Of that, a fraction would be profit - certainly not a three figure sum, and most likely less than £50 (I'd guess around £20), which is used to part-fund work on the next set of figures. That's if all 100 sell. Many of the figures stay in stock for months, even years before they disappear. A handful do sell out quickly (Tucker Newman is the most recent example I can think of) and a new batch is moulded. But they're the exceptions. So nobody is funding an extravagant lifestyle from this. It's beneath the BBC's notice or concern - they have far bigger fish to fry. Thirdly, they're not competing with an official product, and there's little likelihood of an official product coming on the market anytime in the foreseeable future. One of the miniatures companies - and I can't remember whether it was Crooked Dice or one of the others - approached the BBC about a licence a few years ago, but the cost was prohibitive. Given the volumes that they would expect the sell, nobody could make it work. When Harlequin had the licence back in the 1990s, it was a fraction of the cost of one today. (And incidentally, Harlequin haven't had a licence for years, maybe a decade or more, so they're not selling an official product either. They were supposed to just sell off what stock they had left - all I can say is, they must have had a huge warehouse full!) Would any of these factors be enough in isolation? Probably not. Are Crooked Dice doing anything illegal? That would be for a court to decide on whether they're selling Doctor Who merchandise or not. To my mind though, they're not harming anyone, they're plugging a hole in the market that would otherwise remain empty, nobody's getting rich on the proceeds and they're bringing a fair amount of enjoyment to a small number of people.
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Post by Craig Oxbrow on Jul 18, 2014 22:42:18 GMT
Totally-Not-X miniatures have been part of the market for as long as I remember. If a licence holder actually went "stop that!" it might be an issue, and I imagine they could for created designs like monsters more readily than for miniatures representing people, but I haven't heard of that happening.
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misterharry
Dominus Tempus
Dalek Caan's Lovechild
Posts: 3,288
Favourite Doctors: Second, Third, Fourth, Eleventh, Thirteenth
Traits: Empathic, Face in the Crowd, Insatiable Curiosity, Stubborn, Phobia (Heights), Unadventurous
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Post by misterharry on Jul 19, 2014 15:07:42 GMT
Totally-Not-X miniatures have been part of the market for as long as I remember. Indeed. I think I've still got a set of not-Hitchhikers (based on the TV versions) somewhere that I bought back in the '80s(!). It's still possible to buy them today, but they're the old 25mm scale so a bit small by modern standards.
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Post by Curufea on Jul 31, 2014 9:56:28 GMT
I'm very happy with my not-MST3K 15mm figures
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misterharry
Dominus Tempus
Dalek Caan's Lovechild
Posts: 3,288
Favourite Doctors: Second, Third, Fourth, Eleventh, Thirteenth
Traits: Empathic, Face in the Crowd, Insatiable Curiosity, Stubborn, Phobia (Heights), Unadventurous
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Post by misterharry on Aug 16, 2014 13:56:27 GMT
The free gift with the current issue of Doctor Who Adventures is a pack of 10 plastic figures. Many of them we've seen before, such as the Weeping Angels (both poses), Ood and Cyberman. But there are a couple of new ones: Ice Warrior and Zygon!
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sirkalon
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Post by sirkalon on Oct 22, 2014 19:44:30 GMT
There's a construct your own Tardis complete with stickers that's 28mm size, my only critique with it is that the handle is set a bit high but other than that is pretty decent I buy the DWA for my # year old daughter, and double up on the figs for me lol
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Post by sirkalon on Nov 7, 2014 18:07:08 GMT
out in dr who adventures magazine advent calendar with minis inside!!!
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sirkalon
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Post by sirkalon on Nov 25, 2014 15:43:47 GMT
did I kill this thread?
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misterharry
Dominus Tempus
Dalek Caan's Lovechild
Posts: 3,288
Favourite Doctors: Second, Third, Fourth, Eleventh, Thirteenth
Traits: Empathic, Face in the Crowd, Insatiable Curiosity, Stubborn, Phobia (Heights), Unadventurous
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Post by misterharry on Nov 25, 2014 17:13:19 GMT
Not at all - it's just that it tends to go dormant for long periods when there's no news on minis to report. Incidentally, I assume the figures in the advent calendar are the same ones that DWA have released for free previously? Actually, there is one piece of news to report. Crooked Dice have announced they are releasing a set of "Chronal Commandos" (Time War Gallifreyan soldiers, including a shaven-headed commander). They should have been out this month, but delays with casting means that they are now scheduled for a 1st December release. There are some lovely pictures of the painted figures on the CD forum, but you need to be a member to see them - scroll down towards the bottom of this thread: S5R11 - Chronal Commandos
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misterharry
Dominus Tempus
Dalek Caan's Lovechild
Posts: 3,288
Favourite Doctors: Second, Third, Fourth, Eleventh, Thirteenth
Traits: Empathic, Face in the Crowd, Insatiable Curiosity, Stubborn, Phobia (Heights), Unadventurous
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Post by misterharry on Dec 1, 2014 10:47:42 GMT
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misterharry
Dominus Tempus
Dalek Caan's Lovechild
Posts: 3,288
Favourite Doctors: Second, Third, Fourth, Eleventh, Thirteenth
Traits: Empathic, Face in the Crowd, Insatiable Curiosity, Stubborn, Phobia (Heights), Unadventurous
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Post by misterharry on Dec 1, 2014 20:04:47 GMT
Also, announced for release in January are four more Temporal Travellers - a set of superb sculpts which bear more than a passing resemblance to the older Amy (from The Girl Who Waited), Rose with her anti-Dalek gun (from The Stolen Earth), Sarah Jane and Jo. Picture at the bottom of page 1: Crooked Dice December 2014 Newsletter(Also have a look at the bottom of page 3 if you fancy Captain Jack, Martha and Donna for £5.50 for the set of three - half price during December only.)
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sirkalon
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Post by sirkalon on Dec 7, 2014 15:54:16 GMT
yer they are the same so far
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