I am happy to be able to share with you the details of the eagerly anticipated Twelfth Doctor 3.75″ action figure in his series 8 costume, as well as when and where you can get your hands on it. This information comes direct from a Twitter conversation with Al Dewar, who works on the Doctor Who line at Character Options.
I wrote him the following tweet:
@TheFab14 can we see a picture of the “official” 12th Doctor in costume figure? I have seen 3 different figures, which one is the real one?
— figuresandmore (@figuresandmore1) August 25, 2014
and he replied:
@figuresandmore1 signed it off today … On my desk. We do need to get an official pic out. We will try — Al Dewar (@TheFab14) August 27, 2014
The conversation continued:
@TheFab14 thanks so much for your reply. I know you have been deluged with questions about this. Do you have a release window you can share? — figuresandmore (@figuresandmore1) August 27, 2014
and he replied:
@figuresandmore1 yes .. It ships now. Airfreight to UK so ARGOS and others in two weeks or so? .. Ish — Al Dewar (@TheFab14) August 27, 2014
And then, the burning question:
@figuresandmore1 not in the revised version
— Al Dewar (@TheFab14) August 27, 2014
Now, that’s all well and good for those who live in the UK, but what about those, like me, who live in America? I asked about that too.
@TheFab14 thanks again for your reply. Do you know when we get them in the US?
— figuresandmore (@figuresandmore1) August 27, 2014
and he replied:
@figuresandmore1 @UndergroundToys around the same time as is i believe … Probably in solids initially
— Al Dewar (@TheFab14) August 27, 2014
So, to summarize, the information about the eagerly anticipated 3.75″ Twelfth Doctor in Series 8 outfit has been revealed. It was signed off on by Al Dewar today, the 27th of August and is shipping now Airfreight to UK. It should arrive in ARGOS and the UK in approximately two weeks or so, and Underground Toys in the US should have them at about the same time. Also, the figure does NOT have the red lining of the jacket visible.
I am keeping my eye out for the official image of the final figure, and have asked Al about some other items. If he replies and drops any more news, I will post it here.
So, give what Al has said, it look like this may very well be the new 12th Doctor figure
Is this the new figure? We will all find out ,it seems, sooner rather than later.