DAPOL Doctor Who

ReturnoftheJedi · Oct 22, 2015

Who in the UK remembers DAPOL? A model railway company that makes bits and bobs for your electric train set? Well, they also made 3.75" action figures (the same scale as Star Wars and G.I. Joe or Action Force as we call it in the UK) of characters from Doctor Who. I own one of the variants of the 7th Doctor and I have thought about getting another which is a monster from the classic series. Who here owns some original DAPOL Doctor Who figures?

crayfish · Oct 22, 2015

I actually have a 7th Doctor on a beat up card and really messed up bubble that I got at a toy show a few years ago for $3. Wish I could find more of these here in the states.

ReturnoftheJedi · Oct 22, 2015

Maybe you can with the power of E-Bay.

Which version of the 7th Docotr do you own?

Darth_Scourge · Oct 29, 2015

I had a few Daleks, a Cyberman, an Ice Warrior, Davros and K-9 from the Dapol line.

Koth · Oct 29, 2015

I got all the unique individual figures. They were going a bit mad with the millennium Daleks, glittery multicoloured Daleks, which weren't canon. I think I missed 1st, 2nd Doctors and Yeti figurines. I prolly wouldn't have got these if they had no articulation anyway.

ReturnoftheJedi · Nov 1, 2015

Koth said:
I got all the unique individual figures. They were going a bit mad with the millennium Daleks, glittery multicoloured Daleks, which weren't canon. I think I missed 1st, 2nd Doctors and Yeti figurines. I prolly wouldn't have got these if they had no articulation anyway.

I happen to know where some prototypes of the 1st Doctor exist.

Koth · Nov 1, 2015

I'd be glad of a photograph. I've never seen one

E_CHU_TA · Nov 1, 2015

I have maybe 10 figures, not certain right now everything is packed from a recent move. I actually had a pretty hard time getting them once upon a time in the U.S.

ReturnoftheJedi · Nov 2, 2015

Koth said:
I'd be glad of a photograph. I've never seen one

Dapol William Hartnell Figure
Surprise, surprise, buuuuuh-deeee! And here's something else...
Dapol Yeti Figure
Dapol Patrick Troughton Figure

Koth · Nov 2, 2015

Thanks for that. I saw the yeti on that site before but never the Doctors.

ReturnoftheJedi · Nov 2, 2015

Koth said:
Thanks for that. I saw the yeti on that site before but never the Doctors.

No problem, my good man.

Also, did you know that the Cyberman figure has no guns? Maybe you could try and make them in this scale for them, I know I would. Those figures that have no accessories, we could make them from scratch.

And why not make the 5th Doctor and 6th Doctor (two of my fave Doctors) in 3.75" scale figure form? It's a shame no such figues exist, so why not make them ourselves? I would try that, one day.

Koth · Nov 2, 2015

I did make lego guns for the Cybermen in the day, but they've been reclaimed now.

I think I'll wait till Character get around to making 5 and 6.

ReturnoftheJedi · Nov 2, 2015

Koth said:
I did make lego guns for the Cybermen in the day, but they've been reclaimed now.

I think I'll wait till Character get around to making 5 and 6.

Yes, I'm sure they will. Maybe if you use the arms and legs from the 4th Doctor figure, the body of the 7th Doctor and a custom-made head of Peter Davison's likeness - what do you think?

And yes, good thinking about those guns. What I did was make some guns of my own for figures - would you like me to explain how?

Koth · Nov 2, 2015

Why not?

You could use an original Luke Skywalker head for 5. Not sure about 6.

ReturnoftheJedi · Nov 2, 2015

Koth said:
Why not?

You could use an original Luke Skywalker head for 5. Not sure about 6.

That maybe worth a try, but would it have to be one from the 1990s POTF2 Kenner/Hasbro line?

DarkArtist · Nov 17, 2015

just came across a large lot of these figures the other day in a box in my attic. almost the entire run of the figures with a few extras.

E_CHU_TA · Nov 17, 2015

sounds like the start to an awesome day Dark.

DarkArtist · Nov 17, 2015

E_CHU_TA said:
sounds like the start to an awesome day Dark.

yes indeed. I think I may be missing a few of the variant colors of Mel and some of the Daleks but the rest seem to be all accounted for. also missing the playsets and a Tardis but I have the current Tardis that's out now so that will work.

I also came across in the same box the original Ertl 3.75" Star Trek III The Search for Spock action figures and the metal USS Excelsior, plus some rare Mego 3.75" Dukes of Hazzard toys (Daisy's Jeep and Boss Hogg Caddy). I'll try to get pictures of on Twitter as soon as possible of the Dukes stuff. I have some of the Dapol Doc Who and the Ertl ST stuff already posted. @SWCHAMP

ReturnoftheJedi · Nov 17, 2015

DarkArtist said:
just came across a large lot of these figures the other day in a box in my attic. almost the entire run of the figures with a few extras.

Did you know I've completed a 5th Doctor figure?

DarkArtist · Nov 18, 2015

ReturnoftheJedi said:
Did you know I've completed a 5th Doctor figure?

Cool. Any pics to post?

ReturnoftheJedi · Nov 18, 2015

Ah, well...it's a surprise.

DarkArtist · Feb 16, 2016

Here's a couple of shots of my Vintage DAPOL Doctor Who figures:

Dalek Invasion