Re: WGP's CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO THREAD (open interest list!)
Where would I start with classics Doctor Who? I would love to see some heads of Doctors who haven't been done as much. My wish would be to have a different Doctor, companion, and monster every couple of months.
Thank you for the interest list. Ideally, I like to theme things out, so if we got the interest for any Doctor, ideally I'd want to push at the same time to produce a companion and maybe a monster too. Of course right now this interest list is for heads only, so that rules most monsters out.
Balancing these projects are a little tricky because our current Who offerings are sculpted and have been sculpted for awhile, which is why we are planning the next set of things to sculpt. Our problems with the heads come after the sculpting- with printing, casting, etc. Our horrific delays last year in casting all came about because we were trying to REDUCE the length of time between printing and casting and we got destroyed with the people we tried to move to. It rally shouldn't take more than three months from sculpt to finished cast ever.
I don't want to go into it again, but basically just wanted to explain why on the sculpting end we are ready to make the next set of characters, even as we wait for other projects to wrap up.
A few other things I want to throw out-
ROMANA
I have been talking with the seamstress who is nearly done with the Romana "DESTINY OF THE DALEKS" proto costume. The detail, as you have seen, is amazing. It will likely be $350 and be a one time thing, offered only this once so after this run there will be no more runs. Heads can be bought separate from the costumes. Since people have asked, we can work out payment plans so people can afford to get it because it is gorgeous. As we get closer to making an "official" announcement we will show pics and ask for deposits from whomever wants in. I can't give a solid ETA on this but just wanted to give people time to prepare.
SARAH JANE "HAND OF FEAR" COSTUME
I was given an ETA for first pics of the proto by the end of this month. Fingers crossed. There may need to be revisions afterwards.
LEELA 2013
Leela will be sculpted this year. She will be sculpted bald to wear a wig regardless of if we can get a tailor to produce a costume for her or not because she was commissioned by a fan for us to make her. (I recommend this for any character you really want- laugh).
However, I am in talks with someone amazing to make her costume, so if we're lucky this will pull through, though because of how time consuming the costume is I was told if they can they may not be able to make many. More news as this develops. No clue if we will make accessories for her like a Tesh Gun. We already have crossbow arrows made for Daryls Crossbow from Walking Dead for her belt pouch to hold. I also don't know if there is really a need to sculpt her a knife.
There is no real chance of us making her crossbow however. It would be pretty expensive to make and I think cool existing alternatives can still be found online.
CYBERMEN
WGP wants to put out "REVENGE OF THE CYBERMEN" Cybermen this year. Why not the long advertised INVASION versions? Specifically because Big Chief is offering their Tom Baker figure and it would be smarter to release the REVENGE Cybermen to tie-in with that. We would sell more. Any Cybermen kit we do will be very expensive to print so we need to make sure it sells well enough to cover costs and so we can get paid back.
The costumes themselves are simple enough designs to produce. Once we are ready to figure out a complete price and make an announcement we will take deposits which will go towards printing, similar to the model we have used for David the Vampire (Lost Boys) and Daryl's Crossbow from Walking Dead.
Right now there are plans for a regular Revenge Cyberman kit
which will have a removable red SFX head-gun fire-blast, lifter boots to make him taller, a set of reaching hands and maybe a clear blue "electrocuting" hand.
BATTLE-DAMAGED CYBERMAN CONCEPT DESIGN
This early on there are also plans for a separate alternate "battle damaged" deluxe head which will have 2 removable face-plates- damaged (a half face plate) and normal one (undamaged), with an exposed "undead" zombie face beneath which can be revealed. He will also also come with regular and damaged handlebars).
Depending on interest we could do an accessory set with Cyberbombs and Cybermats. This would happen later this year. Taking interest and thoughts on this now.
How could you have this and not want a Harry Sullivan? (laugh)
