I've become a BIG fan of the new Doctor Who TV series. I was never into the original Doctor Who growing up. So I never really gave this new one much thought. But last year my buddy Spy Magician brought over the 1st few episodes of the 1st season and I was hooked. I was surprised how much I liked it. Now 3 seasons later I'm a HUGE fan. So much so, I of course invested in the toy line by a UK company named Character Options. They are a tad more expensive than I like to pay for a 5 inch scale figure line, as these need to be imported from the UK, but as a big fan of the show I couldn't resist. Up until now I've had very little complaints thus far with the line, but I just got the Flight Control Tardis today and I was not impressed.
I was a tad hesitant to buy this thing cause it was $40.00 with shipping. But, I was like the original Tardis playset was so great, that this one I'm sure would be just as good. Well, I was wrong and now I'm $40.00 in the hole. It also doesn't help that Character Options released a Tardis Bank not too long ago for $15.00 that looks exactly like the Flight Control Tardis. Sure the Tardis Bank doesn't make all the same noises and when you open the doors there is not a picture of the insides of the tardis, but it's essentially the same toy. I mean look at these pictures.
Flight Control Tardis
Tardis Bank See much of a difference? Me neither. And because these are imports, I can't return it. It's not like I walked into Target and pulled this off the shelf, trust me if I could return it I would. I mean I didn't expect this thing to bend time and space, but I expected more than the bank with some new noises and a spinning feature. Yes I said spinning feature, you can hold the top of the tardis in one hand a the bottom with the other and it has a dial on the bottom that lets it "spin" as it flies thought the air. I'd like to tell Character Options where they can spin this stupid thing. GRRRrrrrrrr.
Needless to say I'm going to be a little more hesitant with my Doctor Who toys from now on, especially the playsets. I'm so sad about this thing I give it...
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1 comment:
Is this a joke? I got one of these last week and it's the favorite toy I've bought in the past few years. IT'S AWESOME!!!!! Lights and sounds from the show, AND in scale to my 5" figures? Well worth every penny, I'm thinking of buying another.
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