Doctor Who: Figurine Collection

Doctor Who: Figurine Collection is a fortnightly figurine and magazine collection published by Eaglemoss Publications Ltd. Supported by television advertising, it was launched on 28 August 2013 to celebrate 50 years of the world's longest-running Sci-Fi TV series.

Overview

 * Every issue came with a richly illustrated collector's guide that provided all the essential information about the accompanying figure and using official photography from the BBC archives recounts the history of Doctor Who.
 * The figurine collection consisted of hand painted 1:21 scale models with an average height of 85mm and included every Doctor and all the greatest monsters, from Daleks to Weeping Angels.
 * The figurines were cast from 3D digital sculpts refined and approved by the BBC, before being cast in a special metallic resin. These are hand painted using original production colour references before being given final approval by the BBC.
 * The series was fully approved by the BBC and the magazine packed with rare photography.
 * As of July 2015 the series was expected to reach 100 issues, as confirmed on Twitter by Ben Robinson (Eaglemoss Publications Ltd's chief editor). It has since surpassed this projection.

Magazine content
Each 20 page issue included the following sections;


 * Your Figurine (5 pages)
 * A close up examination of the figurine and the character featured.


 * Moment in Time (4 pages)
 * A selected episode guide relating to the featured character.


 * 50 years of Doctor Who (2 pages)
 * A year by year history of Doctor Who and the world as it was.


 * The Truth About... (2 pages)
 * Facts about certain elements and monsters


 * Doctor Who universe (4 pages)
 * An aspect of the series examined.


 * The Big Ask (1 page)
 * Fans' questions about the story featured in the Moment in Time section.


 * The People Who... (1 page)
 * Profiles of the unseen stars from the last 50 years.

Subscription offer
Subscribers to this title received four bonus free gifts worth over £60 (UK) that included; These limited edition Daleks (which were in addition to Dalek figurines released as part of the main collection, included;
 * Binder (worth £6.99 UK)
 * Display Stand (worth £14.99 UK) and holds 10 figures
 * Dalek Emperor figurine. Because of its size this oversized figurine has a reduced scale of 1:42 but still stands 22cm tall.
 * Online subscription to a digital edition that can be read on computer, laptop, tablet or smart phone.
 * There was no subscriber saving on the issue price of £6.99 (UK) but subscribers could upgrade if they chose for £7.99 (UK) per issue. For the extra £1.00 an issue subscribers would receive throughout the life of the collection, a further set of seven limited edition Daleks and a specially designed display stand (worth £14.99 UK).
 * Dalek Sec from Daleks in Manhattan.
 * Mad Throne Room Dalek from Asylum of the Daleks
 * Black Dalek from The Daleks' Masterplan (sic)
 * Imperial Guard Dalek from The Parting of the Ways
 * Dalek from The Chase
 * "Oswin" Dalek in Chains from Asylum of the Daleks
 * Saucer Commander Dalek from The Dalek Invasion of Earth

Rare Dalek Collection issues
A series of rare Dalek figures (available to those paying a premium rate throughout the collection) were periodically dispatched to subscribers along with an eight-page mini mag.

Subscribers were made aware that there was a delay in dispatching Emperor Dalek due to "manufacturing delays".

Bonus Issues
This range started out to release figures which shared the same mold as previously released figures, as opposed to Eaglemoss's usual practise of making at least some alteration to the sculpt. This was later expanded to include figures which were smaller than usual for the collection.