There was also a Second Doctor figure, though that was after Dapol had transitioned the line to mini-statues with limited or no articulation. It was a line with problems. The Fourth Doctor came with no scarf, the Third Doctor was about 8 feet tall, Davros had two arms, the TARDIS console had five sides instead of six, the initial release of K-9 was green. The attention to detail was dreadful and the engineering was weak, as you'd expect from a company who made model trains and had no real experience of making action figures. At the time all these problems were really frustrating for fans but now we are 18 years deep into the Character line and have great, well articulated figures of hundreds of characters it's easier to look back at Dapol's time with the licence and see its issues as fun quirks that make it unique. I keep a Dapol Seventh Doctor around the place, just because I think it's a really fun figure. Sadly I believe a lot of the moulds were destroyed during a factory fire in the 90s, but presumably some survived since when I visited the Who Shop in London about ten years ago they had a ton of Seventh Doctor and Master figures being sold as new-old stock.
Its undeniably a very flawed line. The scale and tooling issues really make you wonder what it would be like if Palitoy/Kenner had the license back in the day instead of Dapol or Denys Fisher. I actually have the two handed Davros lol i have a few Character options Figures like 4, Omega and Sutek and theyre leaps and bounds better, but theres something charming about the Dapol line that keeps me coming back. I think the figures that are good are shockingly really good, like grey 7, the cybermen and the many many many daleks. I only have 4 daleks and i know theres way more out there lol. The duds are really duds though. Who knows maybe with this new boost of popularity from the 60th there'll be new 3.75" figures
The tank used in Robot isn't G.I Joe, it's Action Man. And Time and the Rani is four episodes, not one. An episode is not the same thing as a serial. Also, I loved the Dapol Ace figure. Still got most of the Dapol figures.
The Scorpion Tank was released as part of Palitoy's Action Man toyline first, and is another great design by Bob Brechin, it did see further release as part of GI Joe's interational distribution after 1972. And yes the proper term is serial. Ace has her problems, but shes still a part of my collection, shes 7's best traveling companion after all!
A set of episodes is a serial, and a number of serials is a season of a series. If I remember correctly, there's two versions of the Dapol Tardis (and in the video, it looks like the roof is facing the opposite direction indicated by a arrow near the battery box, but I haven't seen my own one for a while, so I could let this slide. Can't say I enjoyed the video (yet), but will promise to watch the whole thing and decide later. I personally never had the Tetrap model, so nice to see one other than just a picture on the packaging. Nice to see the subject addressed, nice upload. Look forward to seeing some more.
There was also a Second Doctor figure, though that was after Dapol had transitioned the line to mini-statues with limited or no articulation.
It was a line with problems. The Fourth Doctor came with no scarf, the Third Doctor was about 8 feet tall, Davros had two arms, the TARDIS console had five sides instead of six, the initial release of K-9 was green. The attention to detail was dreadful and the engineering was weak, as you'd expect from a company who made model trains and had no real experience of making action figures.
At the time all these problems were really frustrating for fans but now we are 18 years deep into the Character line and have great, well articulated figures of hundreds of characters it's easier to look back at Dapol's time with the licence and see its issues as fun quirks that make it unique. I keep a Dapol Seventh Doctor around the place, just because I think it's a really fun figure.
Sadly I believe a lot of the moulds were destroyed during a factory fire in the 90s, but presumably some survived since when I visited the Who Shop in London about ten years ago they had a ton of Seventh Doctor and Master figures being sold as new-old stock.
Its undeniably a very flawed line. The scale and tooling issues really make you wonder what it would be like if Palitoy/Kenner had the license back in the day instead of Dapol or Denys Fisher. I actually have the two handed Davros lol i have a few Character options Figures like 4, Omega and Sutek and theyre leaps and bounds better, but theres something charming about the Dapol line that keeps me coming back. I think the figures that are good are shockingly really good, like grey 7, the cybermen and the many many many daleks. I only have 4 daleks and i know theres way more out there lol. The duds are really duds though. Who knows maybe with this new boost of popularity from the 60th there'll be new 3.75" figures
Great vid mate
Much appreciated 🍻
Have we ever discovered what his PHD is in?
Its a mystery, but much like any one with a doctorate he likes flaunting it!
The tank used in Robot isn't G.I Joe, it's Action Man. And Time and the Rani is four episodes, not one. An episode is not the same thing as a serial. Also, I loved the Dapol Ace figure. Still got most of the Dapol figures.
The Scorpion Tank was released as part of Palitoy's Action Man toyline first, and is another great design by Bob Brechin, it did see further release as part of GI Joe's interational distribution after 1972. And yes the proper term is serial. Ace has her problems, but shes still a part of my collection, shes 7's best traveling companion after all!
Ace is actually my favourite Dapol figure. Closely followed by the Melkur and the eighties Cyberman.
@@tonyingram1337 The Melkur is a solid figure, and definetly an underated design! I think the Cyberman is one of Dapols best sculpts!
A set of episodes is a serial, and a number of serials is a season of a series. If I remember correctly, there's two versions of the Dapol Tardis (and in the video, it looks like the roof is facing the opposite direction indicated by a arrow near the battery box, but I haven't seen my own one for a while, so I could let this slide. Can't say I enjoyed the video (yet), but will promise to watch the whole thing and decide later. I personally never had the Tetrap model, so nice to see one other than just a picture on the packaging. Nice to see the subject addressed, nice upload. Look forward to seeing some more.
These figures are absolutely terrible
These figures are just as terrible as the 6th Doctor, and just like 6 I cant help but like 'em!
The sixth Doctor is one of the best.