Big Chief Studios - 1/6 Doctor Who - #10 David Tennant

[The Eleventh]

I for one like the idea of getting the First Doctor and the latest incarnation for the fiftieth.

It finally seems like BCS are back on track. I'm very excited about their upcoming releases, even if I won't be buying most of them. I'd love to see them tackle an enemy next year. That reminds me; have plans for the Weeping Angel been scrapped?

 

[JonWes]

Tbh honest, I would rather get a new Doctor before they start dipping into variants.

I'm a bit torn. I feel the same way on one hand, but on the other with it being the 50th, it'd be cool to get the Doctor in the outfit he's wearing for the actual 50th program, too.

 

[Underworld54]

Tbh honest, I would rather get a new Doctor before they start dipping into variants.

I agree. The should bang out all the Doctor and then worry about variants.

 

[drdandalek]

I'll be honest. Though Tom is my favorite Doctor, I am more excited about getting a Hartnell figure on the shelf.

That 1st Doctor will be awesome too.Hmm?

 

[drdandalek]

I agree as I would like to see a different Doctor before a rerelease but I guess they're going to try to strike while the iron is hot. Or at least till Matt leaves a couple months later. Lol. I'd love to see their take on a 3rd or 2nd Doctor.

 

[Niceman]

I agree as I would like to see a different Doctor before a rerelease but I guess they're going to try to strike while the iron is hot. Or at least till Matt leaves a couple months later. Lol. I'd love to see their take on a 3rd or 2nd Doctor.

Matt leaves at Christmas. There is no way the second 11th Doctor will be out before then.

 

[drdandalek]

Matt leaves at Christmas. There is no way the second 11th Doctor will be out before then.

I definitely hope they'll have it out before then. According to the BCS Facebook page, they should be out before the end of the year with August as a target date. That would be awesome! I'll give Big Chief the benefit of the doubt till then. But hey, even if it comes out after that, I'll still be excited and ready to buy.

 

[Niceman]

I definitely hope they'll have it out before then. According to the BCS Facebook page, they should be out before the end of the year with August as a target date. That would be awesome! I'll give Big Chief the benefit of the doubt till then. But hey, even if it comes out after that, I'll still be excited and ready to buy.

Tennent has been pushed out to "end of 3rd quarter." IMO they will be very lucky to get Pond and Tennent out in 2013. On the outside let's hope Baker makes it in December. Anything beyond that would be a miracle!

Anyway, looking forward to the figures, whenever they're released.

 

[SwedishHeat]

There's no way anything is coming out by August. They showed "final" pictures of Amy at the beginning of April, two months later, the figure is just arriving in stock. They're not going to have Tennant done in two months, they said they were in the tooling stages for that figure now, that means they're still making the molds. At the snail's pace this hobby moves at, I think even "End of Q3" is incredibly optimistic.

 

[kl241]

Give us Doctors 1-9 before making variants and companions. I am only interested in having all of the Doctors. At the rate it is taking I won't be able to complete my collection for another decade or two at least.

 

[pixletwin]

That 1st Doctor will be awesome too.Hmm?

*Hartnell chuckle*

 

[momaw]

Give us Doctors 1-9 before making variants and companions. I am only interested in having all of the Doctors. At the rate it is taking I won't be able to complete my collection for another decade or two at least.

And by then there will be another 3-4 doctors to add to the list!!!

 

[drdandalek]

I really think Big Chief is over the hump now. The Amy figure just kind of put them back but I have a feeling the others will roll off much quicker. I'll tell you one thing I really, really respect about Greg, Mark and the crew at BCS, they are making sure all aspects of the figures are right before they put them out. As s collector, I appreciate that a company gives a flip what the customer gets. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Big Chief Studios is fans making figures for fans. You look at other custom people on this board charging $900 for a figure and see what a value these are. I can't wait to get my Amy and will post pics when I get it in the next few weeks. Next on to The Man. Tom Baker preorders.

 

[kl241]

For a startup company like BCS, their survival depends upon giving a flip what the customer gets and quality control. When you get as big as Sideshow and Hot Toys it really doesn't seem to matter too much because your stuff will sell whether the customer is happy with the final product or not.

 

[Niceman]

I really think Big Chief is over the hump now. The Amy figure just kind of put them back but I have a feeling the others will roll off much quicker. I'll tell you one thing I really, really respect about Greg, Mark and the crew at BCS, they are making sure all aspects of the figures are right before they put them out. As s collector, I appreciate that a company gives a flip what the customer gets. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Big Chief Studios is fans making figures for fans. You look at other custom people on this board charging $900 for a figure and see what a value these are. I can't wait to get my Amy and will post pics when I get it in the next few weeks. Next on to The Man. Tom Baker preorders.

$900 for a custom figure? Maybe for a one of a kind. These may be small runs, but it is mass production. I'm in the US. It's really the shipping that gets us.

 

[drdandalek]

$900 for a custom figure? Maybe for a one of a kind. These may be small runs, but it is mass production. I'm in the US. It's really the shipping that gets us.

I got ya bro. Me too. I was referring to like the crazy prices on Rainman figures.

 

[Captain Britain]

Tom by the end of August? Sorry BC, you've got two hopes... no hope and Bob Hope!

Otherwise, all good. I'd be happy if Tennant makes it by the end of the year.

At the current rate of one Doctor every two years it would take another twenty years to get all eleven out... just in time for the 70th anniversary in 2033!

 

[kl241]

We won't see Tom Baker until next year at the earliest.

 

[Ex-Parrot]

I'd be happy just to see the website working properly, and updated pictures of the figure they are currently charging people for. Honestly, they really do need to stop with the unrealistic promises, and put some focus on making sure all the basics are all running smoothly if they want to build a loyal and trusting long term customer base.

Fan goodwill is only going to last so long, and they've been coasting on that for a good long while now. Their hearts are in the right place, and they clearly have talented people working working on the figures, but that alone won't be enough, and I fear that sooner, rather than later, the tide is likely to turn ugly if they keep going down this same path, and I don't want to see that happen. I don't think very many of us do.

I don't say any of this as a slam, I want them to do well, I want to be able to one day look at a full set of Doctors on my shelf, but things like the broken website mess just make them look a bit unprofessional, not to mention unreliable. And these are not traits that you want your business linked to in your potential customers minds.

Slipping release dates I can deal with, that's just part of the game, but not having your website working properly for months on end, going full dark for extended periods of time without so much as a courtesy "no actual news to report, but we just wanted to pop up and let you all know that everything is proceeding along fine" type post, and constantly making promises that are, in many cases, unrealistic and almost pre-destined to not be able to be lived up to, none of this is doing them any favours whatsoever. And the excuse of being a small company, working as hard as they can, will only wash for so long, no matter how much truth there is in it.

I hope everything comes together, they address and sort out all those basic issues, and then truly do manage to find their groove that allows for regular releases of high quality product on a reasonable schedule, without too much difficulty into the future. But until that actually shows some sign of happening, it's hard to out too much faith in anything they say at this point. As much as I may want to.

 

[Niceman]

I really wish they would give us those Amy Pond updated pictures. I'm kind of shocked that they haven't. They're asking for money, but not really showing us what we'd get for it!