• 10th March 2010 • Blog Post by Seb Patrick •
… but sod it, there’s lots of toy news going on, and I like talking about it.
So by the time Matt Smith’s first series is over – or probably even partway through – there’ll be three toys of him out. That’s some kind of record, right?
Still not keen on that headsculpt – I suppose it was wishful thinking to assume that the head on the regeneration figure would just be a quick job in order to take advantage of The End of Time, and that we’d get something better when we got the properly-outfitted Doctor. But given that Matt Smith looks so much like an action figure anyway, it’s a shame he’s proven so hard to replicate in five-inch form.
The “post-regeneration” figure is a bit of a surprise, though, especially considering the fact it’s obviously required a new sculpt (either a reworking of the old Tennant figure, or an entirely fresh one). There’s no news on what Character Options’ actual plans for “waves” are at the moment, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we got this one around the time of the first ep’s broadcast – maybe as another Argos or Forbidden Planet exclusive? – and then the actual, “proper” Eleventh Doctor as part of a full, mass-market wave a bit further down the line.
The properly suited and booted one does look great, though, and I’ll be eagerly awaiting that one – although considering I’m likely to wait for the Eleven Doctors boxset in order to get Messrs. Troughton, McGann and Smith, it’ll be annoying if it’s the rippy-shirt version that gets used there.
Oh, and if it’s Classics news you want, how about proper confirmation of that Unearthly Child Hartnell? By my count (by which I mean “checking on doctorwhotoys.net”), that will make it a grand total of seventeen Classic Doctor figures (I’m not even counting the bajillion Tennant variants) before a single McGann. Before, even, an official picture of a McGann toy (some pics did show up briefly on the forums earlier this week, before someone got in trouble and they disappeared. The costume’s great but the face is a bit rubbish). Not that I’m bitter, or anything.
