You could say that our family are into Doctor Who. When it restarted with Christopher Eccleston we got our kids into it. Since then we have been to exhibitions and some shows, but not to a convention yet. We have quite a lot of merchandise. There were comics that have mostly been thrown away that came with all sorts of plastic junk. There are lots of books and we have a big set of figurines that I have posted about a while back. Today I am covering some buildable items.
This box is from a company called Character Building.
Inside we find 'mini-figs' of eleven Doctors. Most come with a sonic screwdriver. We have not opened it and so all the parts are still there. They would be easily lost. It does not include the latest two Doctors, but was up to date at the time.
Here is another box from the dominant building block company, Lego. My other half actually won this in an online contest.
We have built this one and it sits amongst various other items we have accumulated. It has both Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi plus Clara, Daleks and weeping angels. It seems appropriate to have it next to a clock.
The Tardis doors convert into a mini Tardis that is being watched over by Death and a dragon.
I expect there have been lots more sets on the same theme, but we are not obsessive collectors. Now the kids are grown up we do not buy as much of this stuff. I did think of this item that someone bought us. It is signed by Doctor number four, Tom Baker. We went to see that special episode at the local cinema when it was first broadcast.
We grew up watching Tom Baker travel the universe, so it has special meaning to us.
It occurs to me that Doctor Who does not have a catchphrase like Star Wars or Star Trek for me to end with. Fancy a jellybaby?
