Doctor Who – The Jungles of Mechanus
Character Options’ Doctor Who action figure range, depending on who you ask, now numbers second only to the Star Wars toy line in terms of the sheer size of it, and let’s face it, a lot of that is different flavors of Daleks. For the most part, the figures are now sold solely through ubiquitous-in-the-U.K. retailer B&M, and almost always in box sets of either two or three figures; individual figures in the Jodie Whittaker era have been a rarity, with only Whittaker’s Doctor, Graham, and a reissue of the Judoon hitting stores in single packs. An interesting exception to this trend has been a handful of box set releases exclusively through Character’s web site, of which the “Jungles of Mechanus” box set is one. And yes, despite the title, it’s yet another Dalek set, though a very sneaky one. … Read more
Funko had already made my action-figure-collecting year by finally putting Adam West-era Batman in the 3 3/4″ “Star Wars scale”, and they gave me a good chuckle by putting, of all things, Twin Peaks in the same format. Even though I knew they’d already snagged the license for Netflix’s ’80s-themed sci-fi-horror series Stranger Things, months of nothing but Funko’s Vinyl Pops had lulled me into thinking that action figures were highly unlikely.
That’s not The Three Doctors, but rather the third Doctors. After displaying prototypes at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con, Character Options followed up that year’s Comic Con exclusive first and second Doctors with the Doctor’s third incarnation, as played by Jon Pertwee from 1970 through 1974. Setting a pattern that continues through the most recent limited-edition classic Doctor Who figures, U.K. distribution was exclusively handled by Forbidden Planet, with FP’s U.S. arm, Underground Toys, taking care of North American distribution. … 
Another one of 2011’s surprise classic Doctor Who figure sets, this set hails from the early ’80s era of the fifth Doctor, and brings the classic version of a seemingly un-killable foe into plastic form. From Peter Davison’s only run-in with the Daleks, Resurrection Of The Daleks also reunited the Doctor with Davros – a reunion that both probably would’ve been happy to pass on. … 
The latest in a series of two-figure sets from classic Doctor Who episodes, the Vengeance On Varos set really kicks the door open for future additions to the classic Doctor Who action figure range.
Character Options supplemented its selection of new series Cybermen in early 2009 with a wave of Cybermen spanning the history of their appearances in Doctor Who, from The Tenth Planet through their then-recent return in The Next Doctor, the 2009 Christmas episode. But there were two distinct Cyberman designs missing. …