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Post by The Doctor on Jul 18, 2015 15:53:01 GMT
I could be tempted by a The Curator.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 18, 2015 22:21:20 GMT
Could?
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 18, 2015 22:28:05 GMT
Who knows?
WHO NOSE!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 18, 2015 22:54:11 GMT
It's an action figure of an 80 year old man, which is an oxymoron if ever there was one and therefore an essential purchase. Besides, it's Lord Baker.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 19, 2015 21:10:20 GMT
Indeed.
It's just so utterly bonkers a selection.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 20, 2015 7:14:45 GMT
Doesn't top the Destroyed Cassandra figure though!
-Ralph
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Post by kayevcee on Jul 20, 2015 16:37:52 GMT
They've been very generous in their depiction of Lord Tom's waistline.
-Nick
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 20, 2015 17:37:24 GMT
Doesn't top the Destroyed Cassandra figure though! -Ralph No, those Woolworth's exclusives really were scraping the bottom of the barrel. But at least now Grandma Connolly will have a friend. |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 20, 2015 18:57:03 GMT
I recall piles of them at 97p littering the shelves of Woolworths in its dying days. Folk were buying everything (even the fixtures and fittings) but not them!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 20, 2015 19:56:13 GMT
I've got one somewhere. I didn't get all of that Woolworths wave but that one was worth it for the pure novelty. That range was an interesting one to watch collapse as the austerity measures bit. We went from armloads of completely bizarre figures appearing very quickly, overloading shelves with total rubbish like the millions of Lazlos that clogged TRU forever, through the pocket money scale change to where we are now with so few releases that it's barely a range.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 28, 2015 16:08:42 GMT
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Post by legios on Jul 28, 2015 16:40:55 GMT
"Please do not throw hands at me". Would you like a watching brief kept for on my local B&M for it?
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 28, 2015 16:43:03 GMT
And still no Valeyard figure???!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 28, 2015 17:42:14 GMT
The third set is out here, it's been seen and bought in B&M stores. B&M have done this before, they do cheap three packs of old figures but I think this is the first time they've done a set that isn't from the new series. Which might mean they have access now to the moulds that were Forbidden Planet exclusives in this country. The Voc was a mainstream release in the original series of classic figures, and the Master is the original Deadly Assassin one (mainstream release, there was a second version with a Traken head). He's missing his Sash of Rassilon though. The Tom though is the variant from the FP exclusive City of Death set, complete with the same wrongly coloured scarf that upset collectors big time when it first came out. That was funny.
I guess BBTS can up the price on these possibly because the sets have figures in that didn't get US releases first time round. They've done a bit of that in recent years.
Err, so in short - if you want the Tom set Phil, keep looking! it's out there!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 1, 2015 16:18:15 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 12, 2015 20:21:36 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 12, 2015 20:33:50 GMT
Oh nice! I thought that one was going to be 3.75 inch. Seems there is life in the old scale yet.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 12, 2015 20:39:40 GMT
Ralph may need this.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 12, 2015 21:15:20 GMT
I should say so. £15 on Forbidden Planet. Also out for Christmas: The Curator set (£30) 12th in White shirt 12th in Polka Dot Shirt 12th in Black Shirt 12th in Purple Shirt (FP International Exclusive) Clara in purple dress (repaint of last year's figure) Missy in Purple (Character Options ltd ed) £20 Missy in Black (Character Options ltd ed) £20 Quite a lot actually, although no classic series. |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 12, 2015 22:13:54 GMT
WOOOO!!!!
Andy
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 21, 2015 20:53:21 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 21, 2015 21:54:38 GMT
The odds of it turning up at the feeble Burger TRU are between slim and none!
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Oct 21, 2015 22:14:22 GMT
Happy to keep an eye out for it on the West Coast though, if you want.
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 31, 2015 13:09:16 GMT
McGann 5" is now appearing in TRU. Time to keep 'em peeled, but I'd imagine the scalpers will ensure there are none to be had for a while. He will probably come up for order from their site eventually too. The link in my last post above shows the current availability status.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 3, 2015 14:56:48 GMT
Need to wait till next Payday but he will be mine!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 4, 2015 22:25:18 GMT
Looks like the exclusive has been ganked from Forbidden Planet and is TRU only.
Balls.
Andy
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 4, 2015 22:40:34 GMT
There are emails from FPI in the toys thread on GB saying that they've sold out of their preorder allocation so they're not taking any more orders 'currently'. I wouldn't worry yet, the figure isn't due until the end of the month and I would be surprised if they aren't available at some point from the TRU website. It's not like it's a chase figure, for TRU this is a retail release like the anniversary two packs. There will be enough around. If I come across any I'll let you know and send one up if needs be.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 4, 2015 23:21:02 GMT
I hope so, but you never know and with the dire state of TRU these days, especially north of the border I wouldn't be confident of it hitting bricks and mortar. Smyths have pretty much crippled them.
Andy
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 22, 2015 8:37:01 GMT
email received saying the McGann fig is back in stock at TRU.
Secured my figure and one for Burns.
Andy
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 22, 2015 9:27:40 GMT
Superb spot! got mine ordered too. Thanks!
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