News Blast: Merchandise Edition (Get Those Wallets Ready!)

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Here in the states, when I first became aware of Doctor Who in the late nineties, the idea of finding Doctor Who merchandise anywhere was inconceivable. Most people had never heard of the show, let alone bothered to sell anything related to it. If you were lucky, you’d find some old Doctor Who Magazines at the local comic book shop and a smattering of imported Eighth Doctor books at Borders (sidenote: RIP Borders, I knew thee well). Now days, Doctor Who is everywhere. Even people who don’t know watch the show know what it is. And that’s not a bad thing — it’s just weird when I look back less than 20 years ago.

Anyway, that’s enough of my trip down memory lane. Today we bring you a plethora of new and upcoming Doctor Who merchandise ready to help you part ways with your hard-earned money. The News Blast is locked and loaded, and ready to fire; now, as the man once said, “Five Rounds Rapid!”

TARDIS vs. Dalek Cream & Sugar Set

It may not travel through time and space, but this TARDIS does, well…it does hold four ounces of sugar! And who among us has’t dreamed of pouring cream from a Dalek? No? Well, at any rate this rather charming ceramic set is available at the BBC Doctor Who Shop to help with your next cuppa.

Doctor Who TARDIS Bling Ring

This beautiful diamond and sapphire ring from Etsy seller Dtekdesigns has been making the rounds online this past week. Originally available in silver (£715/$1,100), gold (£1,235/$1,900), or platinum (£1,950/$3,000), the TARDIS-inspired ring is sadly unavailable at this time (most likely all the press attention caused it sell out). Dtekdesigns does have lots of other fine jewelry available, though, including some cool pieces inspired by Star Wars and Firefly. And keep your eyes peeled, as I’m sure they’ll re-list those TARDIS rings at some point.

Doctor Who Ingot Collection

Available now from Danbury Mint is this collection of Doctor Who ingots, featuring all twelve Doctors (what, no War Doctor?), and a specially-designed wooden display frame. I’m not gonna lie — I had to Google “ingot” because I had no idea what it meant. Apparently an ingot is “a block of steel, gold, silver, or other metal, typically oblong in shape.” So that’s what these are: each measuring five centimetres tall, with portraits of the Doctors on one side and the Doctor Who logo on the reverse, against a mirrored finish. The display case is a whopping 95 centimetres across, so it’s quite a show piece.

Snap-Fit Custom Dalek

If you prefer your merchandise to be more of the “do-it-yourself” variety, then this Dalek model is sure to be to your liking. You’ll need access to a 3D printer in order to get started, but once you overcome that hurdle, you can download the 3D model files from Makerbots’ Thingiverse site for free! It’s printed in separate pieces, hence the “snap-fit” name. It’s a nice looking model, but I’d have to slap a coat of paint on it.; can’t have a naked Dalek running around, can we?

Tenth Doctor One-Piece Pajamas

How creepy does that mannequin look in those pajamas, with the hood over his head like that? Maybe he’s an Auton, maybe he’s not, but either way –he’s creepy. Anyway, I’m sure these David Tennant-inspired pajamas look a lot better on an actual human being (or maybe not, does anyone really look good in one-piece jim-jams?)  If you fancy bringing a little timey-wimey action to your bedroom, you can pick these up on Amazon.

Ice Warrior Varga Figurine

From Robert Harrop Designs comes this 1:12 scale statue of Varga, the Ice Warrior leader from the classic Second Doctor serial, The Ice Warriors. These are hand-painted and limited to a run of only 500 figures; a certificate of authenticity is included along with the edition number. They’re available for pre-order now, so get after it before they’re all gone!

Doctor Who Pop! Vinyls

As mentioned in our last merchandise News Blast, toymaker Funko revealed at the 2015 New York Toy Fair that they would FINALLY be adding Doctor Who to their popular Pop! Vinyls line. We now have closer looks at all eight figures, including the Fourth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Doctors (as seen at the top of this article), as well as an Adipose, a Weeping Angel, a Cyberman, a Dalek, and a six-inch TARDIS. Pre-orders were available this week for a short time on both Entertainment Earth and Forbidden Planet, but it appears they’ve sold out, as all of the listings have been removed. If you’re desperate to be among the first to own them, my advice would be to keep checking both sites on a daily basis for additional pre-orders.

What’s the verdict, Kasterborites? Will you have a Dalek join you for your morning coffee while you snuggle up in your Tenth Doctor jammies?

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