Re: New Doctor Who 1:6 and 1:4 announcement!
Yeah it is tough on the budget, no doubt.
And for that reason I hope that Big Chief don't try to release too much too quickly, but space their pieces out a bit, or at least stagger the releases, so we see, say, a Doctor, then a companion or supporting character (The Brig, The Master, etc), then another Doctor for example, then maybe a villain or monster if they are going to be doing those as well. Then another Doctor, etc. Because, let's face it, for the most part secondary characters will sell less than the Doctor pieces will, particularly at this price point, and particularly at the start of the line, before the line has (hopefully) hooked a strong and dedicated audience of customers. Personally, I think making a companion as the second piece is a bit of a risk as it is...
Hell, I've been a Who fan all my life, I grew up on Pertwee on Tom Baker, and watched all those who followed, through all the ups and downs, I've never lost my love for the show. I own every Who dvd release that has come out so far, and have a couple of the better Who statues (and one quite poor one...
), and I'm no stranger to high end collectibles. And yet even for me, a lot of the companions are going to be a tougher sell at this kind of price point, outside of a few key personal favourites. Especially if they start coming thick and fast. So they really are going to have to be pretty amazing looking to hook me into a completionist mindset at this price point. And that test starts with a certain Miss Pond. Because while I like Amy Pond, right now I don't particularly feel like I need an Amy Pond, so to change my mind it had best be a pretty darn impressive companion piece really.
Anyway, point is, hopefully they plan accordingly in that regard, and don't expect every piece to sell the same amount, but do smaller runs on characters that probably won't sell quite as well as most of the Doctor figures would. Again, at least initially. In fact, if they let fans know that less pieces will be made for the companions than for the Doctors, it might help create and drive demand in a lot of fans to pick up the companions as well, and sooner rather than later, just so they don't miss out.
I really want to see this line succeed, but high end Who has always been a tough sell, and hard to get a lot of exposure on. That's one of the reasons I'd personally like to see them distribute in the US through someone like Sideshow, just because of the amount of worldwide exposure that it'd bring amongst collectors of high end collectibles, just by being on their website and in the newsletter.
Interesting days ahead methinks...
but I don't see how they can do the hat. His large sculpted hair pretty much means there is no way a hat will sit there, right?
, that's really my favorite.
