Seventh Doctor Umbrella - Pre-Order

The BBC shop now have the Seventh Doctor's umbrella up for pre-order! Due at the start of December, this is a must have for any cosplayers out there!

You can pre-order from the BBC shop

BBC VIP Offer on DVDs and Blu-Ray

If you fancy grabbing some bargains on Doctor Who DVDs, now is the time! The BBC Shop has an offer on for the next five days which includes The Time of the Doctor, Terror of the Zygons, the Series 7 Boxset and more!

You can get yours by clicking here! 

Doctor Who - 8th Doctor Season 3 Behind the Scenes: War comes to Gallifrey

Masters of all they survey

I apologise for the somewhat spoilery title, but it's the Time War, it's not like there wasn't going to be a load of fighting at home on Gallifrey.

The Daleks ravage the streets of Gallifrey

If you had watched my previous update video, you will already know that the first three episodes are complete. At the time of typing this (in fact, the reason I'm typing this) I have just finished the rough assembly on episode eleven, Rise of the Time Lords. The following images I am sharing with you are not final. Many of them are a work in progress as they require heavy special effects work, from the addition of smoke to laser blasts to extermination negative filters. On top of that there's a ton of sound work to do, including the arduous task of adding footstep sounds, so it's not over yet!

That's a lot of Daleks...

Emily, Romana and K-9 Mk II go searching under the Panopticon

I wonder what this could be? Hmm...

So here is an example of some greenscreen work that I shot on the 11th October. Yes, I know I finished filming months ago, but sometimes reshoots are required and in this case I fancied using a new toy on the market: The Dalek Patrol Ship and Pilot.

What you can see here is the 'almost' final image of the Dalek and ship being composited on to an animated sky background. Below this is the original image before the chroma key effect was applied. As you can see, there was only one toy to film with and as such the green screen enabled some duplication.

As ever, we have sterling work from Chris Clark in the CGI department. He has provided some fantastic aerial battle sequences between the Time Lord fleet and the Dalek saucers, as well as increasing the size of the limited physical Dalek figures.

From episode 10 (with the unrevealed title), we have some finished shots. Alas, I cannot share too much as it will spoil the episode. Practically every part of that story has something in it that is best kept as a surprise, so you'll just have to wait until the air date!

He's blowing stuff up again

The Doctor contemplates recent events

The Castellan looks over his handy work

That's it for now, folks! I shall return with more images and info as production continues. At the moment all I can say is that I am thrilled with how this series is shaping up. I wholeheartedly believe that it is the best set of episodes I have produced  with some of the best scripts I have written. I cannot wait to get them to you and hear your thoughts on them too. That's always my favourite part of the process.

Until next time!

Doctor Who Action Figure Review: K-9 Light and Sound Figurine

A new K-9 figure for the 5" range? It certainly looks that way! Check out the video to find out just how close a match this is to the classic K-9 of old!

You can order yours today from Amazon by following the adlink on the right!

New Doctor Who action figure reviews to come!

In my last review of the Doctor Who 5" range (Ace from Silver Nemesis) I ended by saying that my next review would be the upcoming 'Time of the Doctor Set'. However, previously unplanned and unscheduled reviews will begin as of Monday, starting with the K-9 Light and Sound Figurine from Running Press.

After that I will be reviewing figures and sets from... the 3.75" range. Yes, I did it, I caved. All will be explained in my reviews, but for now expect reviews of the following:

• Wave Three - Twelfth Doctor
• Dalek Patrol Ship and Pilot
• Hide Time Zone Playset

Of course, once 'The Time of the Doctor Set' arrives I shall be reviewing that. 

So there's a lot more reviews coming than I originally anticipated, but that's not bad for you lot waiting for the next set of 8th Doctor animations! So there'll be plenty of new content on the channel over the next few months, especially as I start collecting some of the other figures in the 3.75" line. I've resided myself to cherry picking, none of this chasing variants crap. I had enough of that with the 5" line!

The question I must pose to you, faithful viewer, is would you like me to review the first wave of the 3.75" line? 

New 7th Doctor Umbrella Replica from AbbyShot

7th Doctor cosplayers are in for a treat as AbbyShot have announced a new replica of the Doctor's famous question mark umbrella.

The description on the site reads:

The Seventh Doctor's Umbrella can save your life!

Most people think umbrellas are for shielding them from the elements, such as rain or sun or snow. Yet an umbrella can just as easily save you from a fate such as slipping off a sheer ice cliff. A more mundane, yet handy tool is the umbrella when used to measure objects.

You can do both of these tasks (although I wouldn’t suggest you try the former) with your new Seventh Doctor’s Umbrella, AbbyShot’s latest addition to their officially licensed Doctor Who Collection.

Precise measurements were taken and various elements were put together to get the most representative version of this umbrella. It’s made of metal, with solid fiber glass ribs, customized iconic handle with matching tip and black polyester fabric, all of which give it strength while still keeping one dry and passersby safe.

More than just a hat stand decoration, the Seventh Doctor’s Umbrella will be a great addition to any household!

The umbrella is $34.99 pre-order and is available here.

Asylum of the Daleks Set - Toys R Us

The new Dalek three pack from Asylum of the Daleks has started to arrive in Toys R Us stores. Interestingly, the set states that the bronze Dalek features sounds, so most likely it is a repaint of the SFX Dalek. The SFX also accounts for the £29.99 price point.

There was talk earlier in the year that a classic variation was also planned, but no news on this yet. Could this also feature an SFX Dalek?