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Tin Dog Podcast
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10 JANUARY 2008 | MERCHANDISE | FOB WATCH
Expect eBay to be awash with CHARACTER OPTIONS latest "toy".
The Doctor's Fob Watch is a highly detailed (and fully functional - as a watch, of course) replica of the fob watch used by both the Doctor and the Master. It features speech, lights and sound effects.
RRP: £14.99. Suitable for five year olds plus and adults of-a-certain-age.
sadly it looks plastic...
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Smitty
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| Friday, January 11 2008 @ 08:18 AM EST |
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Seriously?
Looks awesome, well £15 for a detailed toy of a prop the plastic option was probably best.
It might be oversized as well to accommodate the voice/sound effects etc.
No matter what I'm liking it!
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Tardis-Knight
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| Friday, January 11 2008 @ 02:32 PM EST |
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I'd probably rather someone pushed the boat out and did a proper reproduction watch, as opposed to a plastic job.
I'm not a massive fan of the screwdrivers and reproduction style items (Judoon Scanners etc) that Character do, but that's just me. They're clearly very popular with everyone else.
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Smitty
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| Friday, January 11 2008 @ 03:01 PM EST |
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Yes I did!
It looks pretty darn close to what I thought it would be if it was made into a rolepaying toy/accessory. Oh I've seen a few more pics and it is not oversized.
I then recalled that the fob watch from HN/FOB/U was a little big as well.
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Louis
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| Sunday, January 13 2008 @ 12:19 PM EST |
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Is this plastic? If so, that is a shame. Didn't there used to be another Doctor Who FOB watch available some years ago which was pewter or something. I think I have it (though it may have broke on me). Memory is a little hazy on it now, perhaps it had the seal of Rassilon and the DW logo (similar to the 1996 video movie)...
This is nice, but I would prefer a proper watch, not a toy.
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Louis
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| Sunday, January 13 2008 @ 12:23 PM EST |
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This is the actual one from Human Nature:
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Tardis-Knight
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| Monday, January 21 2008 @ 03:07 PM EST |
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| The watches have started turning up in Argos folks (if anyone is planning on getting one). |
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Louis
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| Tuesday, February 19 2008 @ 08:19 PM EST |
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I was told there were a few of these in the dealers room at Gallifrey 2008. They were the first to sell out as well. But unfortunately, I was also told they are made out of plastic.  Oh well... It's just a toy.
Let me know when some company makes a real FOB watch replica.
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tarashnat
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| Monday, February 25 2008 @ 08:50 PM EST |
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I found one at the NYC Forbidden Planet tonight. |
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seanhuxter
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| Monday, February 25 2008 @ 11:09 PM EST |
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I saw this at the Toy Fair last week. I met Robyn and Matt from Underground, and they were great. Robyn's British, which surprised me a bit. Nice lady.
I took this photo of the fob watch toy. It's basically full-sized, and looked good. I didn't ask her to take it out of the case, but I should have. I got this photo, not of the interior, though.
And the better news still is that this:
is a real fob watch! This will also be available. It's somewhat smaller than the real deal. If the original is 8cm across, this must have been about half-scale at 4-5cm across.
Oh... and for those who wish to be envious:
That's a real BBC Dalek that got shipped over for the Toy Fair show, and I was told it would be at Forbidden Planet in New York for a while as well, on display, before it returns to England.
Sean.
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Tin Dog Podcast
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| Tuesday, February 26 2008 @ 04:42 AM EST |
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I found one in Tesco...
its nice but NOT good enough... i want a metal one... 15 quid plastic looking and feeling...
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tarashnat
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| Tuesday, February 26 2008 @ 02:00 PM EST |
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The Dalek has been at the NYC Forbidden Planet for a few weeks now... I have seen it a couple of times. |
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That Neil Guy
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| Tuesday, February 26 2008 @ 04:57 PM EST |
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The real one is sweet. When do we get that?
And way to pose there, Sean! |
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ExtermaKnitter
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| Tuesday, February 26 2008 @ 06:02 PM EST |
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| And how much will that fab real fob watch be?! |
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Louis
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| Wednesday, February 27 2008 @ 12:09 AM EST |
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[Quote by: seanhuxter] ...
And the better news still is that this:
is a real fob watch! This will also be available. It's somewhat smaller than the real deal. If the original is 8cm across, this must have been about half-scale at 4-5cm across.
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Cool. Do you know when this is going to be available? I wish it was full scale and I wish the watch face plate matched the original one better, but if it is real (i.e. not a plastic toy), I will take it (if it is priced reasonably).
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