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Post by The Doctor on Dec 30, 2020 18:04:26 GMT
Got the 5th Doc with TARDIS and UNIT 1975 sets for Christmas. Opened the latter so far. Scottish Tom is quite nice. He can't move his head much but the deco is very nice. Benton is fine and 'UNIT Soldier' is so obviously the Dirty Stinking Traitor with an added moustache it's hilarious.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 30, 2020 18:18:54 GMT
The UNIT soldier is funny. It must have been cheaper just to keep the same head on the production line than change it for something like a random old Primeval head repainted. But the idea of Mike Yates international espionage agent in disguise is most amusing.
I'm not sure about that Tom head. I saw the renders, I know it's super accurate, but the paint job seems very heavy. Like he's wearing overdone theatrical makeup.
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 30, 2020 18:22:39 GMT
Love the line though. I think a new year project will have to be to properly categorise the figures to show which stories have accurate figures. Also to get them all out to properly compare them to note exactly which parts the figures are made from, particularly the Daleks.
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 30, 2020 18:31:31 GMT
The Tom head looks fine in-hand.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 30, 2020 18:35:32 GMT
I've got the figure, I mean the renders for the sculpt show it's very accurate but I think the paint application on the final figure is a bit heavy because it loses a lot of the detail underneath.
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Post by Llama God on Jan 16, 2021 17:51:20 GMT
Happenings at the Castlemilk B&M of Wonders! Having gone there for essentials (of course) I went and looked to see if they had any Who stuff in, and was quite surprised to find a whole load of things reduced. Of probable interest (from what I recalled from previous discussions) was:
- Coal Hill School Ace and Dalek 2-Pack - £12.99 - 2nd Doctor and TARDIS - £12.99 - History of the Daleks #1 (Dalek 2-Pack) - £12.99 - The Witch's Familiar (12th Doctor and Davros) - £12.99
If anyone's after any of that then let me know - I am sure to be headed back that way for essentials in the near future.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 16, 2021 19:28:31 GMT
Annoyingly, I got a B&M gift card for Chrimbo but my local has hee haw in it!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 19, 2021 12:03:32 GMT
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Post by Llama God on Feb 20, 2021 9:28:59 GMT
But no sound chip? Outrageous!
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Post by Nigel on Feb 20, 2021 17:17:50 GMT
It's not as good as the Dalek plushes (with sound chips) that Underground Toys did a while back, but I don't think they did gold.
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Post by Llama God on Feb 21, 2021 9:42:40 GMT
Definitely looks Scraplet-friendly though, so I'll most likely be getting one for him.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 25, 2021 17:07:05 GMT
B&M Hyde had the 2nd version of the Sarah and Romanas 3-pack and The Witch's Familar set so the Chrimbo gift card was finally deployed for them. Ashton B&M remains a DW-free zone so I have missed the Coal Hill Ace/Dalek and History of Daleks #3 and #4. Never saw them! Och well.
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Feb 26, 2021 8:20:43 GMT
The Magical Castlemilk B&M still had the Ace/Dalek set in a couple of weeks ago, and I'll be going back this weekend if you want it...
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 26, 2021 11:10:27 GMT
OooooOOOOOoooo.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 18, 2021 20:46:45 GMT
Apparently leaked list of upcoming B&M sets being discussed on GB:
July 2021; 370537 The Keys Of Marinus 370538 The Sensorites. 370539 3 Pack Power/Day Of The Daleks.
October 2021; 374864 Earthshock. 374867 The Five Doctors. 374868 Evil/Planet Of The Daleks. 374869 TARDIS & 1st Doctor.
December 2021 374862 Doctor Who & Giant Robot
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Post by blueshift on Mar 18, 2021 21:03:41 GMT
If there is a voord I will explode
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 18, 2021 21:42:44 GMT
It's a barmy looking list, but this time last year the prospect of Sarah, Romana I & II, Benton and Yates would have seemed a pipedream. The Dalek set looks odd because of the history sets; doesn't fit. And if they're following last year's pattern your have thought the Hartnell sets would follow each other with a minor change and repaints, not be in the same wave. Some first Doctor companions would be amazing though. As would Tegan if she links Earthshock and the Five Doctors with that set having a first doc with Hurndall head.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 18, 2021 22:26:46 GMT
If there is a voord I will explode As will I. AND THE SENSORITES!!!! -Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Mar 19, 2021 8:58:08 GMT
I stand ready to brave the Castlemilk B&M of WONDERS.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 22, 2021 16:02:36 GMT
Thanks to Llama of this parish, the Coal Hill set has arrived. Very nice paint jobs.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 23, 2021 17:03:21 GMT
Spence of this parish reports DW sets in his B&M down to a fiver! If anyone sees History of the Daleks #3 or #4, let me know.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 23, 2021 22:17:53 GMT
The B&Ms near me haven't had any who figures at all for months. Most disappointing.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 24, 2021 13:28:29 GMT
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Post by Llama God on Mar 24, 2021 23:29:39 GMT
Spence of this parish reports DW sets in his B&M down to a fiver! If anyone sees History of the Daleks #3 or #4, let me know. I don't think that Castlemagic has any of those left, but I'll have a look next time I'm in anyway.
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Post by Jim on Mar 25, 2021 8:33:43 GMT
oh, that's actually cheap enough to account for the CUTA I'd almost certainly get importing from the UK nowadays! On the off-chance the Ace set is still around anywhere after all this time...
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Post by Llama God on Mar 27, 2021 9:12:20 GMT
Not in Castlemilk, I'm afraid - The Doctor was the recipient of their last set. But I'll keep an eye open.
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Post by The Doctor on May 11, 2021 15:27:55 GMT
Argh! The base of my old Rolykins Special Weapons Dalek has GPS!!! I touched it and a bit just flaked off in my hand. -Ralph
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Post by Llama God on May 12, 2021 7:07:57 GMT
Oh no. :-(
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Post by Pinwig on May 15, 2021 21:01:09 GMT
Apparently leaked list of upcoming B&M sets being discussed on GB: July 2021; 370537 The Keys Of Marinus 370538 The Sensorites. 370539 3 Pack Power/Day Of The Daleks. October 2021; 374864 Earthshock. 374867 The Five Doctors. 374868 Evil/Planet Of The Daleks. 374869 TARDIS & 1st Doctor. December 2021 374862 Doctor Who & Giant Robot Rumours continue apace on GB that these are real and that the first wave is due August 6th. The Earthshock set is a CO online exclusive like the Mechanus one last year. No news yet what the figures in the sets are, bearing in mind that B&M sets are a new head on existing parts or a new soft plastic wrap for the torso like Romana I and the UNIT soldiers had in their second issues last year to alter a costume. No completely new figures. Looking at it, that new wrap they did for Romana I in the second set last year is a close match for Susan's top in the Keys of Marinus. There could be an outside chance one of the sixties Cybermen moulds with a new head would do a Voord. Then an easy first Doctor reissue for cheapness? Then you'd hope the Sensorites set had Ian and Barbara in it.
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Post by Pinwig on May 15, 2021 21:19:27 GMT
It's a shame the Dalek history sets now seem to be three packs instead of keeping to a pair of Daleks per story. So we can probably guess the first one will be a Power drone, probably with a scoop, a grey Day drone and gold. Then the other one will be an Evil black dome Dalek with the Planet drone and Supreme. All of those have been out before, multiple times, so will probably have a very slight tone difference in the colour like the first four history sets.
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