Big Chief Studios - 1/6 Doctor Who Figures

GodParticle said:

Forgot to ask...is the coat still that same stiff material that flares out? Also, I'd for sure contact them and at least get some kind of compensation. That is not acceptable at all

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Not as bad, but yes.

I just paid for 9th and 4th. I dont have the chance to have the original 4th so i'll just have to be please with this one but seeing the two side by side its night and day.. You get a head with no 5 oclock shadow but you also get an even brighter coat and waistcoat that is much darker for whatever reason. I've order all the paints that Darren Carnall used for these so i'll repaint the head but there is nothing to do for the waistcoat and i always had bad experiences with dying 1/6 clothes so i wont do it.
Those could have been an improvement but at best we got a 100% exact rerelease and at worst an inferior product. But since its was the only way to get 4th at a normal price i wont complain that much.

Raven said:

Between the five doctors being reissued, which of the original issues are best? Worst? Ranking? Any with just too many problems and should hold for (hopefully and hopefully still coming) the much improved definitive issues? Also I noticed demand seems to have just about evened out on the secondary market. Tom's still going to be the winner in longterm collectability though right? If you could only choose one, he'd be the pick? How did the regular Capaldi turn out? I've seen the red coat limited version and he looks positively anemic.

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Its hard to say which one is better out of the 5. I only ever owned 10th and 9th.

4th seems to be good overall. A lot of people seems to dislike the head. I dont mind it and with a repaint looks good. And the scarf which just looks bad. Too bright and not looking like a real scarf. If you repaint the head or had a smiling head + a Yulia scarf you get the ultimate Tom Baker figure.

I was alway please with 9th. Personally i find the head amazing. Depending on how you orient it he looks menacing or like he's smiling.

10th was my first 1/6 figure (aswell as my first doctor) and i was very please with it at the time. But now i much prefer the Brown suit version. The head doesnt look 100% like Tennant, is devoid of any paintjob. And dont get me started on that awful coat. But everything else look good, but without a good head it doesnt matter.

11th seems nice enought. Not my favorite doctor and i got the second version wich is just better.

I never found 12th to be bad. I dont like this outfit for him and yes the regeneration head is a lot better.

As for the definitive edition, 12th stand out the more for me. Its a real improvement. He's the one to get.

If you got zavvi 11th there is no need to upgrade since it comes with the superior 7b sculpt. Unless you are an absolute 11th fan.

For 10th i dislike the new sculpt and the only thing they can improve is the coat. Personally i would just buy the first Brown suit version.

And finaly the sculpt of 9th seems quite good in the recent picture i saw on the facebook group but same thing as the other its not worth to upgrade.

Keep in mind thats just my opinion so all that may not matter depending on how much you like one or the other doctor. And is also biased on the simple fact that i cant get the definitive edition. Those being available only at bcs they would cost me almost 400€ whith shipping and custom fees. Otherwise i would have jumpe on 12th.

ciaccia_rafael said:

Its hard to say which one is better out of the 5. I only ever owned 10th and 9th.

4th seems to be good overall. A lot of people seems to dislike the head. I dont mind it and with a repaint looks good. And the scarf which just looks bad. Too bright and not looking like a real scarf. If you repaint the head or had a smiling head + a Yulia scarf you get the ultimate Tom Baker figure.

I was alway please with 9th. Personally i find the head amazing. Depending on how you orient it he looks menacing or like he's smiling.

10th was my first 1/6 figure (aswell as my first doctor) and i was very please with it at the time. But now i much prefer the Brown suit version. The head doesnt look 100% like Tennant, is devoid of any paintjob. And dont get me started on that awful coat. But everything else look good, but without a good head it doesnt matter.

11th seems nice enought. Not my favorite doctor and i got the second version wich is just better.

I never found 12th to be bad. I dont like this outfit for him and yes the regeneration head is a lot better.

As for the definitive edition, 12th stand out the more for me. Its a real improvement. He's the one to get.

If you got zavvi 11th there is no need to upgrade since it comes with the superior 7b sculpt. Unless you are an absolute 11th fan.

For 10th i dislike the new sculpt and the only thing they can improve is the coat. Personally i would just buy the first Brown suit version.

And finaly the sculpt of 9th seems quite good in the recent picture i saw on the facebook group but same thing as the other its not worth to upgrade.

Keep in mind thats just my opinion so all that may not matter depending on how much you like one or the other doctor. And is also biased on the simple fact that i cant get the definitive edition. Those being available only at bcs they would cost me almost 400€ whith shipping and custom fees. Otherwise i would have jumpe on 12th.

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BigBadToyStore and Sideshow have the definitive figures up too.

I'm in Europe so they would cost even more ^^ Unfortunatly no European retailler is offering these for whatever reasons

My 4th is out for delivery . Based on the Facebook photos and now dark knights copy I wouldn’t be surprised if the quality of these is all over the place. We might all have slightly different looking figures with varying degrees of floppy body syndrome and costume defects

thedarkknight said:

It arrived today.

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With the exception of the 5 O'clock shadow being gone, it's a far inferior figure. The eyes are looking in different directions and his vest is missing a button. Oh yeah, and there are no buttons on the back of his coat.

The body has better ankles, but the knees suck.

If you have the original, it's an easy pass.

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The button might have fallen off inside the box?

BCS/ZAVVI must have really cheaped-out when making these. I was wary when we didn't see any production pics before release, but damn these appear to be a right "hit and miss" mess.

thedarkknight said:

Big Chief is sold out so I can't get a replacement. I'll probably customize it.

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I'd still contact BCS, as they might get in some more left over stock from Zavvi.

GodParticle said:

I think it was pixeltwin who did that to theirs a long time ago. I wrote down the directions:

1 packet of Dylon dark brown mixed with 1/2 packet of Dylon tulip red. Simmer for around half an hour. Buttons may come off, but they can be glued back on

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That was me

Was charged for mine last night so I'm guessing they are shipping soon. Hoping that they aren't too bad because we've been waiting for them for a while now.

matrix69 said:

The button might have fallen off inside the box?

BCS/ZAVVI must have really cheaped-out when making these. I was wary when we didn't see any production pics before release, but damn these appear to be a right "hit and miss" mess.

I'd still contact BCS, as they might get in some more left over stock from Zavvi.

That was me

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Oops...my bad haha. I remember it turned out great

Got mine in. I think dark knight got a dud . Mine looks good . I’ll try to post some pics after I get off work . I’m playing with my baker when I’m supposed to be listening to a business call

Pipik said:

Got mine in. I think dark knight got a dud . Mine looks good . I’ll try to post some pics after I get off work . I’m playing with my baker when I’m supposed to be listening to a business call

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As long as you don't play with your baker in public

GodParticle said:

As long as you don't play with your baker in public

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I made sure my lap top camera was off

Some quick pics of him posed up out of the box. The joints on mine are stiff and I’m not missing a button. I apologize for how shoddy these pics are I was born in the wrong century

GodParticle said:

As long as you don't play with your baker in public

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Isn't it awfully nice to have a Baker
Isn't it frightfully good to have a McCoy
It's swell to have a Pertwee
It's divine to own a Davison
From the tiniest little Troughton
To the world's biggest Eccleston
So, three cheers for your Hartnell or David Tennant
Hooray for your one-episode Paul McGann
Your piece of War, your wife's best friend
Your Jodie, or your Capaldi
You can wrap it up in ribbons
You can slip it in your sock
But don't take it out in public
Or they will stick you in the dock
and you won't a-come a-back.
Ahh, thank you very much.

If only they had given that scarf some better coloring...and the jacket

Pipik said:

Some quick pics of him posed up out of the box. The joints on mine are stiff and I’m not missing a button. I apologize for how shoddy these pics are I was born in the wrong century

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This looks pretty great to me, or as great as I could have reasonably expected from a cut-price re-release. Definitely prefer this version to the original. Face looks much better, coat saturation looks better, scarf hangs better. Hope I get a good one.

I checked the box and the area the figure was in before I noticed there was no top button on the waistcoat. Nothing there. This is disappointing because it took about six months to get a replacement on my original 4th Doctor figure because on the of buttons on the back of his long coast was missing.

Jeez...it's like the universe was really trying to deny you a good copy

I sent an email to BCS about the waistcoat button and we shall see what they say. Hopefully, it won't be like last time.

Holliday said:

This looks pretty great to me, or as great as I could have reasonably expected from a cut-price re-release. Definitely prefer this version to the original. Face looks much better, coat saturation looks better, scarf hangs better. Hope I get a good one.

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In the cold light of morning my original impression of the figure still stands. I’m happy and surprised it came out as well as it did considering this whole zavvi reissue angle that we will never truly understand