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Character Options is a popular toy company, notable for having both the Disney and Doctor Who toy licenses. It hit the headlines during 2007 as the UK distributor for the Bindeez range of products was recalled due to a dangerous chemical
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[edit] Doctor Who
In 2005 Character Options was granted the master toy licence to produce merchandise related to the revived series, Doctor Who. After the success of the Dalek Battle Packs (two remote controlled Daleks with either a Ninth Doctor or Rose Tyler action figure) at the end of 2005, increasingly larger waves of action figures were released in two scales - 5" and 12" - during 2006 and 2007. Representing the first three televised seasons of the revived series, the line has included variants of the Tenth Doctor and Rose, and an extensive representation of the alien enemies encountered since 2005. Retailers and fans were united in praise for the productions and the action figure range won the Toy Retailers Association's Boys Toy of the Year Award in 2006. Other merchandise released consists of an electronic UV Sonic Screwdriver, electronic TARDIS money box and various electronic masks in the forms of Daleks, Cybermen, Judoon helmets and the Dalek Sec Hybrid.
[edit] List of figures
The Doctor Who five inch action figure range originally began with the Dalek Battle Packs in which you would receive either a Ninth Doctor or Rose Tyler, the wave increased the following year by adding monsters from both series one and two.
[edit] Classic Series Action Figures
In July 2007, Character Options announced the range would be expanded from August 2008 with a line of Classic Series action figures. These are:
- Fourth Doctor in red velvet coat and with interchangeable heads, one with and one without hat and a Sonic Screwdriver circa: 1974 Revenge of the Cybermen.
- Fifth Doctor without celery and with a Sonic Screwdriver from Castrovalva.
- Sixth Doctor with patchwork frock coat, shorter hair circa and Sonic Lance: 1985 Attack of the Cybermen.
- Broton the Zygon with Skarassen control device from Terror of the Zygons.
- Sea Devil with string vest and Heat Ray from The Sea Devils.
- SV-7 (Super Voc) with Corpse Marked Hand from Robots of Death.
- D-84 (Dum Class) with Anti Robot Transmiter from Robots of Death.
- Magnus Greel and Mr Sin twin pack from The Talons of Weng Chiang.
According to a character options release to a fan forum [1], each figure pack will include an exclusive piece which when assembed makes a K1 Robot. A set of three classic Daleks from The Daleks, Planet of the Daleks and Genesis of the Daleks is also being released.
It has also been revealed that Wave 2 will consist of the following:
- Seventh Doctor from Ghost Light without his hat.
- Eighth Doctor
- Ice Warrior
- Cyberman based on the first appearance from the The Tenth Planet
- A Mummy (Osiran Service Robot) with Canopic Jar from Pyramids of Mars
- Morbius Monster from The Brain of Morbius
- Voc Robot with replacable decals in order to allow you which numbered Voc you want from the Robots of Death
As of yet it is unknown what the Build-a-Figure will be, but it has been revealed that a Third Doctor sculpt has been made for Wave 3 but has not been approved as of yet.
There were also plans to release a Season 12 Boxset which would have consisted of a Tom Baker figure, Electronic TARDIS and Bessie. However, although sculpts for both the TARDIS and Bessie have been approved they are no longer scheduled for release as of yet.
Character Options will also be releasing The Sarah Jane Adventures merchandise. Torchwood figures were announced in an advertisement in the June 2008 issue of Doctor Who Magazine, although it is unknown if they will be released by Character Options.
[edit] Primeval
In 2007 Character Options announced they would also be creating Primeval action figures, including a flying 'Rex' (developed by WowWee) and also include all main characters (Nick Cutter, Helen Cutter, Connor Temple and Abby Maitland to name a few) in addition some of the creatures (including future predators, Hesperornis and Dodos) and even plastic versions of anomalies. Character also released a large plush toy version of the team's "mascot", Rex.
[edit] The Sarah-Jane Adventures
In 2007, Character Options will be releasing The Sarah Jane Adventures merchandise. The range started with Sarah-Jane & Star Poet set, Sonic Lipstick & Wrist Scanner and Alien Communicator with Reporters Pen & Notepad. They will be releasing other figures and playsets over 2008.
[edit] Bindeez
The Bindeez toy range was subject to a multi-national product recall after it was found that the Wangqi Product Factory in Shenzhen, China had substituted a cheap toxic chemical for the specified one in some shipped toys, resulting in the illness and hospitalisation of some children who ingested the beads. Argos and Amazon.co.uk both withdrew products for sale. See the voluntary recall from Character Options.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Dr Who Figures Online - www.drwhofigures.co.uk, the best site for information on the Character Options Doctor Who Action figures - including comics, pictures, checklists, new figure information, forum, podcast, and more!
- Character Options official website
- DoctorWhoToys.net
- Doctor Who Action Figures Online
- Doctor Who Toys Online
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