New Doctor Who 1:6 from Big Chief Studios!

[DGTWoodward]

Re: New Doctor Who 1:6 and 1:4 from Big Chief Studios!

Amy gets here when it gets here. 10 and 4 get announced for pre-order when it's time to do so. I ain't losing sleep over it.

Some of you need to settle down, acting like you own stock in the company or something.

They've got some amazing Doctor Who and Sherlock prints for sale. I ordered a couple, you should too. It'd do a lot more good than all the impatient negativity they have to read after they've spent day after day busting their humps to get their figures out.

This is what happens when an interloper comes into a thread and clearly has not bothered to read it all. The point I make...which you'd 'get' if you had actually read through it...was that by their own announcement things would happen this month in the form of a Pre-Order going up. As there are just a handful of days left until the end of the month and assuming that BCS do not work weekends or Christmas and Boxing Days, that leaves just 5 working days for such a Pre-Order to go live.

Furthermore, there are actually a total of three clocks counting down, one in December and two January....

We can now confirm that the Tenth Doctor is scheduled to be made available for pre-order in December. Shipping date will be confirmed in further updates. The Fourth Doctor pre-order is scheduled to follow in January, together with the costume and accessory packs pre-orders.

Additionally, if I did own stocks and shares in the company I can guarantee you that I would be pulling my hair out right about now...but I can assure you that if that were the case...I would not be discussing it here, and I would not be discussing it with you.

If you are happy with the prints then that's brilliant for you. They do look very good indeed. Sadly for me, I don't want prints, I don't collect prints, and I have too little room for my figures without throwing prints into the mix as well. No, I would just like BCS to do what they were going to do from the start...and that is to produce 1:6 and 1:4 (only, lord knows if these will ever appear) scale Dr. Who figures. I expect them to do no more or less than that.

And in the future, before you pontificate from upon high with ridiculous hyperbole upon us mere underlings, firstly read the thread you are contributing to before-hand so you don't come off sounding like an arse. Then, when you have some actually context on which to base your comments and are ready to post, even then...don't come here to tell me how I should spend my own money. I don't tell you how to spend yours and I only expect the same courtesy in return.

 

[axecutioner18]

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Im afraid the sculpts of Sherlock and Watson will never see the light of day now... damn shame.

 

[Calcifer]

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Im afraid the sculpts of Sherlock and Watson will never see the light of day now... damn shame.

Well considering who's sculpts those are maybe we could get them via a collaboration with Iminime sometime in the future.

 

[thamesvalidude]

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and dude in the caribbean, get off your ipad and into the ocean, my friend! XOXO

Aimee, trust me, I did. Back on now 'cos it's raining lol.

 

[Captain Britain]

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Im afraid the sculpts of Sherlock and Watson will never see the light of day now... damn shame.

Why do you say that? Was there an announcement somewhere cancelling them?

 

[Darklord Dave]

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rush out a 1/6 Genesis Dalek. If they need revenue in the meantime, they should sell some of the 11 bodies, they are great.
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The sacrilegious part about canceling Amy deleted from the quote because, duh...

...but they need to pull a sideshow and cash in on the clones, or in this case - Daleks. they could put out dayglo Daleks in 1/6 until the cows come home and we'll all buy them just like we have the clones. And there are a few different versions, they could do one that opens up and lights up. Ones that have sound - it could be a good influx of funds to make what we really want - all NuWho characters except maybe for 4.

 

[Underworld54]

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The sacrilegious part about canceling Amy deleted from the quote because, duh...

...but they need to pull a sideshow and cash in on the clones, or in this case - Daleks. they could put out dayglo Daleks in 1/6 until the cows come home and we'll all buy them just like we have the clones. And there are a few different versions, they could do one that opens up and lights up. Ones that have sound - it could be a good influx of funds to make what we really want - all NuWho characters except maybe for 4.

But doesn't someone else own the rights to the Dalek property? Securing that might be difficult.

 

[DGTWoodward]

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But doesn't someone else own the rights to the Dalek property? Securing that might be difficult.

Yes, they are part of Terry Nation's Estate. Terry Nation also created Blake'e 7. The reason I mention this is because, when I met the BCS guys in the summer, I suggested B7 figures as an additional line...they smiled cryptically at each other and said "Keep watching" So perhaps there are already negotiations with the TN estate in the pipe.

 

[axecutioner18]

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Maybe they should do what Enterbay do these days after suffering the same issues about final stuff being waay too late and not even seeing the light of day...
Once production is done, show the official pics and put it on sale a couple of hours later. While production is on tease the figure if there has to be teasers... The Sherlock property was what I was waiting for, now the wait seems indefinite.

 

[Ex-Parrot]

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Yeah, as I've said before, I really do think that 1:6 scale daleks are a license to print money. One sculpt with very minor, if any, revisions can be used to release a whole host of colour variants. And unlike most collecting variants, just so long as they were priced within reason, each proper variant colour scheme dalek would be both legitimate and fan pleasing.

Plus, even though they are far less popular amongst fandom, you could later do exactly the same thing with Moffat's i-daleks. One common sculpt released in all five (?) Colour schemes.

Dalek variants ago-go. And that doesn't even take into account the fans/collectors who like to army build...

Hopefully it's something that will happen sooner rather than later, as I really do think that they would be a good revenue raiser. And given that they can be done in just a few molded pieces and only require limited articulation there is no reason that they would need to be anywhere near humanoid 1:6 prices. I mean daleks don't need intricate sculpts or scaled fabric or complex articulated body forms, after all.

 

[Captain Britain]

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The sacrilegious part about canceling Amy deleted from the quote because, duh...

...but they need to pull a sideshow and cash in on the clones, or in this case - Daleks. they could put out dayglo Daleks in 1/6 until the cows come home and we'll all buy them just like we have the clones. And there are a few different versions, they could do one that opens up and lights up. Ones that have sound - it could be a good influx of funds to make what we really want - all NuWho characters except maybe for 4.

Agreed, but who do you mean by 'all NuWho characters'? Basically anyone other then Doctor's and Daleks risks killing the company. I could see a complete line of Doctors working because there are people who want all 11 Doctors. Anything else, even Rose and Sarah-Jane, just won't sell in quantities.

I'm sure the licence would have included daleks.

 

[DGTWoodward]

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Agreed, but who do you mean by 'all NuWho characters'? Basically anyone other then Doctor's and Daleks risks killing the company. I could see a complete line of Doctors working because there are people who want all 11 Doctors. Anything else, even Rose and Sarah-Jane, just won't sell in quantities.

I'm sure the licence would have included daleks.

Not so sure Cappy. I recall, though now cannot find the link, an article which said that the Daleks nearly never made it back into the re-launched WHO in the first place, due to tricky negotiations with the Nation Estate.

 

[Darklord Dave]

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Hopefully it's something that will happen sooner rather than later, as I really do think that they would be a good revenue raiser. And given that they can be done in just a few molded pieces and only require limited articulation there is no reason that they would need to be anywhere near humanoid 1:6 prices. I mean daleks don't need intricate sculpts or scaled fabric or complex articulated body forms, after all.

yes, but Daleks do require metal tooled dies which are more expensive. And if there are electronics that could raise the price. I wouldn't get up expectations for them to be half the price of a human figure.

Agreed, but who do you mean by 'all NuWho characters'? Basically anyone other then Doctor's and Daleks risks killing the company. I could see a complete line of Doctors working because there are people who want all 11 Doctors. Anything else, even Rose and Sarah-Jane, just won't sell in quantities.

I was just trying to tweak the NuWho haters - I'd buy a River, Rose, Martha, Rory. But also the aliens are just so much cooler in NuWho.

 

[Underworld54]

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So guys, Amy's design is obviously from The Doctors Wife...is 11's from the same episode? I'm trying to nail down which episodes inspired the Big Chief figures.

 

[drbrad1975]

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I really do hope things really work out for this company. Big Chief has already mailed me a replacement head for one of my Doctors which suffered the red mark under the chin. Now back on to the subject matter at hand.

I have to say that I agree with most of what Captain Britain has said. They really do need to concentrate on the Doctors and the Daleks. Those are the characters that will sell. For the most part, I am not in it for the companions, even though I am considering Amy because I really want the line to thrive. Aliens and Doctors please. Also throw in Sherlock and Watson for good measure.

 

[morbidaj]

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Had you bought the figure directly from them ? Or from another retailer

I really do hope things really work out for this company. Big Chief has already mailed me a replacement head for one of my Doctors which suffered the red mark under the chin. Now back on to the subject matter at hand.

I have to say that I agree with most of what Captain Britain has said. They really do need to concentrate on the Doctors and the Daleks. Those are the characters that will sell. For the most part, I am not in it for the companions, even though I am considering Amy because I really want the line to thrive. Aliens and Doctors please. Also throw in Sherlock and Watson for good measure.

 

[Ex-Parrot]

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yes, but Daleks do require metal tooled dies which are more expensive. And if there are electronics that could raise the price. I wouldn't get up expectations for them to be half the price of a human figure.

Why would they need electronics, for a start? Other than, maybe, LED's for the lights, and even then, if they did go that way, such simple LED technology is very cheap to apply these days.

And even if they did go all out in terms of such functionality, which I doubt, the various 13" remote control Daleks, with sound chips, that have been released over the past few years cost nowhere near that much. I mean, sure, the old, 18" ones were really quite expensive way back in the day, but last few years the various 12"/13" ones have been getting cheaper and cheaper. And remember, that is for fully functioning remote control versions with inbuilt sound we're talking about here, something that Big Chief doesn't need to do with theirs.

Even the old Product Enterprise 12" ones from quite a few years back were somewhere in the 60-70 pound range when they originally hit (and the re-release versions a year or two later were 50 pounds), if I recall correctly, and that was many years ago now. The more recent Character Options 13" ones of the past few years originally had a rrp of 40 pounds, I believe, and can usually be had for somewhere in the 30 pound range, depending on where you shop. Including the latest release Moffat era versions. So I can't see any reason why Big Chief Daleks would be mega-costly. Even more so given the amount of parts re-use they could get from the molds, with all the colour variants.

As a smaller company I fully expect we'd have to pay a small premium, sure, and I'm fine with that. But given the simplicity of the sculpt, the limited amount of paint apps required, the minimal amount of fine detail work, the small amount of articulation needed, and the relative simplicity of the molds required in comparison to most other product, there's no reason that I can see why the Dalek releases should be all that expensive overall, comparatively speaking...

 

[SwedishHeat]

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So I can't see any reason why Big Chief Daleks would be mega-costly.

Go on alibaba.com and start talking to factories, tell them what you want to do. You'll quickly learn why it's so expensive and why Big Chief is having such a difficult time right now.

I'd wager you can actually find the factory that BCS is using and ask them directly, how much it will cost to make 500 Daleks. Shoot, maybe you could even fund the project yourself, start an interest thread in the forum.

 

[Captain Britain]

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But also the aliens are just so much cooler in NuWho.

Do you really think so? I know the old series is notorious for poor production values, including the monsters, but for me monsters like the Zygons or the Robots of Death have a directness and a retro charm that the new series can't match. I guess it's subjective.

No chance of ever getting any monsters other than the already sculpted Weeping Angels, I would have thought, and maybe daleks. I do wonder if the old product Enterprise idea of making the figures as rubber suits over existing bodies - just like the monsters themselves - might work.

 

[bloodgear]

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Do you really think so? I know the old series is notorious for poor production values, including the monsters, but for me monsters like the Zygons or the Robots of Death have a directness and a retro charm that the new series can't match. I guess it's subjective.

No chance of ever getting any monsters other than the already sculpted Weeping Angels, I would have thought, and maybe daleks. I do wonder if the old product Enterprise idea of making the figures as rubber suits over existing bodies - just like the monsters themselves - might work.

I have to agree with you. Even looking at the new series's reinterpretations of old villains. For example, with the Silurians, the original design is still the best.