Toy Fair 2018: Big Chief Studios 12" Figures - James Bond, Doctor Who & More

12 inch action figures have been around for longer than I've been alive. It's the one format all collectors can appreciate, if not buy into, for at least 3 or 4 figures. In recent years, Hot Toys have brought this scale back into the spotlight, showing the world toys can knock the breath right out of your chest with amazing likenesses, superior sculpting and cloth outfits that don't make the figure look like he/she's wearing their parent's best Sunday clothes. Big Chief can be counted among these companies striving for a higher level of production quality, and their 2018 lineup reflects that. Let's jump back into Spring Fair 2018 and take a look at what's coming in the next few months...

Toy Fair 2017: Big Chief on Doctor Who

We've seen a lot of new licenses from Big Chief Studios in this year's Toy Fair 2017 coverage, and now we jump back into a property that is, not only well known to Big Chief 6th Scale collectors, but amazingly, profoundly British. DOCTOR WHO!! The future of the Doctor on his BBC TV show seems uncertain, but his toy counterparts will never stop replicating and marching on. Let's catch up with Matt Booker of JediNews at UK Spring Fair 2017 and see how many Doctors you can fit in a camera phone...

Toy Fair 2017: Big Chief Studios on James Bond

In a very short span of time, the 1:6th scale action figure market has gone from a seldom explored art form with 1-2 stand out companies making big noise with their releases, to a fairly massive industry with companies small and large one-upping each other daily, all vying for your action figure loving dollars. UK based Big Chief Studios is one company making such a loud noise, collectors in the states are sitting up and making a note in their bank book with every release. Today, Matt Booker of JediNews gives us a look at Big Chief's new James Bond 12 inch action figure line from their recent appearance at Spring Fair! Get ready to drool...

Big Chief Studios kick off their 1:6th scale James Bond universe with Goldfinger. Initial releases include Sean Connery's James Bond, Oddjob and Auric Goldfinger. All come with a plethora of extra bits; accessories straight from the film and hands... so..many..hands...

Toy Fair 2016: Big Chief Studios on Penny Dreadful, Sherlock, Doctor Who, Danger Mouse & More

2015 was a hell of a year for cloth action figures! In a category where Hot Toys pretty much dominated for many years with smaller scaled figures being MEGO reproductions or new items in the same style, we've now got a whole new ballgame with NECA and Mezco hitting mass retail with amazing, quality product. Across the pond, our friends at Big Chief Studios prefer to stick to the traditional 12 inch format and wows with every release, making many a Doctor Who fan's dreams come true while also filling the wish lists of Sherlock fans. This year, we also get a look at Penny Dreadful 12 inch action figures as well as some Danger Mouse merchandise, on display at Spring Fair in the UK. Let's get into it...

Big Chief On Harry Potter 12 Inch Action Figures

After having recently re-watched the ridiculously fun and insanely morbid Harry Potter movie series, I developed a new found fondness for my NECA action figure collection. From here, my thoughts jumped to those UK releases I had missed and I went hunting online for all they'd released...and there was a ton...and it's long gone...and so, so, so pricey. As if reading my mind, in jumps Big Chief Studios, champions of BBC based 12 inch action figures that rival Hot Toys in quality, announcing their incoming Harry Potter 12 inch collectibles! Prepare your drool glands. They are about to work over time.

BIG Chief Studios are pleased to announce a new partnership with Star Ace, to bring their range of 1:6 Scale Collectible Action Figures to Muggles everywhere.

Big Chief Studios: The Latest on Doctor Who & Sherlock 12 inch Action Figures

While Hot Toys continue their domination of Asia and, closer to home, nearly every damn collector's heart here in the states via Sideshow Collectibles, a little company called Big Chief Studios has been making a big noise across the pond with a range of BBC TV based 12 inch action figures with likenesses that take down all comers. Our buddies at Big Chief set up camp at MCM Birmingham Comic Con nearly two weeks back and displayed their latest and greatest from both Doctor Who and Sherlock lines. Prepare to throw your money at the screen...

Big Chief Studios Doctor Who Dynamix Art Print Collection

Big Chief Studios are proud to announce all new art that will be debuting at the upcoming Doctor Who Official 50th Celebration Event, which takes place at London ExCel on 22nd-24th November. The art prints will initially be available at the event and will be made available for general sale after the show. Renowned artist Alice X. Zhang further extends the popular series that began with “The Roar of Our Stars”. Featuring breathtaking portraits of the 9th Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) entitled “The Parting of the Ways”, the 10th Doctor (David Tennant) entitled “The Turn of the Universe” and the mysterious Doctor character as portrayed by the esteemed actor John Hurt entitled “The Lonely God”.

Big Chief's Sherlock Heads

When making the ultimate collectible for a much beloved series of any sort, you can start 1 of 2 ways. One would be to begin with the basics like accessories essential to the character...get all that minutia filled in to get the fans salivating and then wow them with the full reveal proclaiming YOUR toy is the BEST toy in the verse and no other toy is worthy to stand next to it. Another road would be to show off the hardest bit of a 12 inch action figure first, for the approval and comments of those die hard fans, so you are assured they are in love by the time you show off a perfectly fitting outfit and all the little bits packed along with it. In the case of a 12 inch action figure, the hardest bit is always the head, as nailing the likeness of a human being is more an art than anything else. Big Chief always seems to go the second route and today, continue that fine tradition with the reveal of the heads for their Sherlock 12 inch action figures at the Birmingham Memorabilia show this weekend.

Toy Fair 2013 : Sherlock is Coming

Big Chief Studios are getting in on the Toy Fair teaser business you love so much...and by love I mean hate with the passion of 1,00000 burning suns. NO TEASING!!! Anyways, our favorite 12 inch action figure making Brits dropped a teaser today that looks an awful lot like Benedict Cumberbatch sporting his "Sherlock" TV show look. What does that tell us?

THERE'S A 12 INCH SHERLOCK FIGURE ON THE WAY!!!

Not much more news to it as this is, after all, a teaser. We will note that Big Chief only sells their products online, so if you like what you see, today is a good day to dive into their website HERE and scoop up their amazing 11th Doctor and Amy Pond 12 inch figures, or that 10th Doctor figure we showed HERE that had one female friend of ours clutching her ovaries. I admittedly don't know exactly what that means, but I assume it is a sort of happy feeling. We'll assume this mini Cumberbatch will trigger a similar clutching of womanly parts. A little birdie told us Sherlock will definitely have a friend to solve mysteries with, so keep watching for that reveal!

We've still got a small mountain of UK Toy Fair goodness to sort through as the companies begin to send us all their teasers and pre-show reveals, so keep checking back often and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/idlehandsblog or https://twitter.com/nomadixxx (if you want your news faster and don't mind mildly psycho chatter.)

You can also dive into our picture galleries as they go live RIGHT HERE!

Big Chief Studios Doctor Who Limited Edition 10th Doctor

The Tenth Doctor is ready to embark on his next time-travelling adventure, in his brown pinstriped suit and trademark trench coat, his ever-present Sonic Screwdriver by his side. The Doctor comes complete with numerous accessories including his spectacles, 3D glasses, fob watch, psychic paper wallet and water pistol. With eight interchangeable hands to adopt various poses and an illuminating display base featuring the Gallifreyan symbol for the number 10, this is the ultimate collectable for fans of the Tenth Doctor.

To develop the most accurately scaled collector’s figure, our artists studied countless reference photographs, to create a realistic and authentic character portrait of the Tenth Doctor so memorabily portrayed by actor David Tennant.  The Time Lord’s trademark costume was hand-tailored in exacting detail, together with his signature accessories.

Doctor Who Actors Meet Their Minis

As they draw closer to a release date, Big Chief Studios met with Matt Smith and Karen Gillan (the Doctor and Amy Pond, natch') to snap some shots of the duo with their 12 inch action figure counterparts.

For those new to the line, here's the skinny from Big Chief from their initial product announcement...

BIG Chief Studios Ltd. is proud to announce a licensing deal with BBC Worldwide to produce a range of high-end collector 1:6 scale figures and 1:4 scale mixed media statues, based on the flagship TV series Doctor Who. The agreement includes rights for both the current series starring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and the classic series’, from the very first Doctor William Hartnell, through to David Tennant.

Initial product offerings will include highly detailed 1:6 scale versions of the Doctor (Matt Smith) and his companion Amy Pond (Karen Gillan). Both figures will be fully articulated for maximum poseability and will feature authentic hand-painted character portraits, finely tailored costuming, signature accessories and themed display bases. To complete the first wave, other popular characters including Rory Williams and River Song will be released.

Key monsters and aliens from the hit TV series will also be released. Additionally themed 1:6 scale dioramas depicting the sets from the show will be introduced for collectors to create displays for their figures.

The Definitive Edition 1:4 scale mixed media statues utilize a blend of non-articulated, pre-posed figurines with authentic character portraits, fabric costuming and themed display bases. Select statues will also include light-up display features. These museum grade pieces will be the ultimate collectible for fans of the Time Lord.












Mark Andrews at Big Chief Studios commented on the meeting and photo shoot...

"Both Matt and Karen were amazing, we have had the pleasure of meeting them both separately before, but together their chemistry is electric. Matt is a whirlwind of enthusiasm and he positively gushed about the figure. Karen too was really complimentary and so happy to see her figure, as she had only previously seen the final head sculpt. They were blown away by the detail in the costumes and of course their portraits. Matt kept saying "I pull that face don't I, that's me isn't it." the crew members with them were equally complimentary. In fact they even asked whether the shot on the back of the pack was of Matt and could not believe it when I informed them it was of the figure. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Matt and Karen and the crew on set for their valuable time. Also huge thanks to Sarah and Edward for organizing the meeting. "

BIG Chief will begin offering the first two character releases in Q2 2012, both direct to consumer via their dedicated website and through select hobby and specialist retailers.

CLICK HERE for our super packed article on the line with interviews, images and expansion pack info!

Toy Fair 2012 : Big Chief's Doctor Who

In a land with magnificent 12 inch action figures by Hot Toys, it's hard to get a fan's attention if you're a young company trying to make a name for yourselves. You'd have to come out of the gate with a license already worshiped by a legion of fans AND kick out a product far superior than those of your average toy slingers just looking to make an acceptable product for the kiddies. You'd need a phenomenon like...

DOCTOR WHO ...and you'd need to be like Big Chief Studios, who are just kicking all sorts of ass with their upcoming Who-swag. We've got an update, picture wise, courtesy of our new best friend Halestorm, so we'll just roll those out along with some previously revealed info for those new to the topic. I may make the wrong assumption in saying these are the same figures the previous text is based on, but we'll run with it anyway. Annnnd go.

Big Chief Studios 12 inch Collector Figures

Doctor Who 1:6 Scale Limited Edition Collector Figure : featuring the authentic likeness of Matt Smith, a jacket, shirt, cool bow tie, pair of bracers, pair of trousers, pair of boots, pair of socks, 6 interchangeable hands, TARDIS floor base with stand, Sonic Screwdriver (closed), Sonic Screwdriver (open), wallet with psychic paper, nano recorder gun, lash-up device, time lord consciousness cube, the Doctor's invitation with envelope, TARDIS door sign fragment, the Doctor's handkerchief & wristwatch.
Shipping 1st quarter of 2012 - MSRP (UK) 149.99 (around $200 US)









































Amy Pond 1:6 Scale Limited Edition Collector Figure : featuring the authentic likeness of Karen Gillan, a jacket, shirt, skirt, pair of tights, pair of boots, 6 interchangeable hands, TARDIS Floor Base with stand, mobile phone, apple with smiley face, marker pen with lanyard, picture frame with photo, Raggedy Doctor & Amy dolls, pendant necklace, wrist watch and Amy's invitation with envelope!
Shipping the 2nd quarter of 2012 - MSRP (UK) 149.99





































(NOTE: Figures and packaging are prototypes, not final product. The Doctor's jacket will be a different color on final product.)

Matt from Automattic Comics interviews Mark Andrews, Director of Big Chief Studios exclusively for doctorwhotoys.net

Next in line for production..THE WEEPING ANGELS!!

With countless monsters and aliens populating the universe, we wanted to choose a worthy adversary for our Eleventh Doctor figure. A Dalek perhaps? Maybe a Cyberman? After numerous discussions and brainstorming sessions, we kept coming back to arguably one of the show’s most scary creations – the Weeping Angels. The figure is currently at the earliest stage of development, but we have exciting plans for these terrifying characters.

We'll soon be getting the 10th Doctor as well, so start saving your cash! But there's bigger news..

EXPANSION PACKS!

Available exclusively at www.bigchiefstudios.co.uk, both Accessory and Costume Expansion Packs will be sold separately. In addition we will also release our articulated bodies for collectors to purchase, so that they may create an entirely new version of a character.

Starting with Expansion Packs for the Eleventh Doctor we have exciting plans for the range. The first Expansion Packs due for release later this year include:

“The Almost People” Costume Expansion Pack
1 x Tweed Jacket
1 x Blue Shirt
1 x Blue Bow Tie
1 x Pair of Boots (St. John’s Mining Facility)

“The Almost People” Accessory Expansion Pack
1 x Eleventh Doctor “Ganger” Portrait Head
1 x Sonic Screwdriver (Open)
1 x Torch
1 x Flesh Puddle with Face

“Closing Time” Costume Expansion Pack
1 x Green Three Quarter Length Overcoat
1 x Pair of Trousers with Blue Braces
1 x Pair of Boots

“Closing Time” Accessory Expansion Pack
1 x Eleventh Doctor Portrait with Stetson Hat
2 x Cybermats: 1 x Search Mode & 1 x Attack Mode
1 x Sonic Screwdriver (Closed)
1 x Toy Store Name Badge

Stay tuned for more details to follow soon. Oh and before you ask, the fez will make it into the range too. Fezes are cool!

We'll also take a look at Big Chief's Tenth Doctor 9" Dynamix Ultra-Stylized Vinyl Figurine, taking inspiration from the Doctor Who IDW comic series and made in a limited edition of 3 thousand.












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Toy Fair 2012 : The Doctor is IN

Doctor Who, you ask? EXACTLY!! (500 dork points to me) UK Toy Fair is done and gone and US Toy Fair looms before us like a great, leaning tower of LEGO, but we've still got a giant stack of coverage to unload so check in daily. Today, we begin with the TV series that owns the hearts and minds of the Brits and ain't doing too shabby in the states, either. The UK toy show had Who merch hidden on the show floor like buried treasure, so lets take a look at the cream of the crop.

Big Chief Studios 12 inch Collector Figures

Doctor Who 1:6 Scale Limited Edition Collector Figure : featuring the authentic likeness of Matt Smith, a jacket, shirt, cool bow tie, pair of bracers, pair of trousers, pair of boots, pair of socks, 6 interchangeable hands, TARDIS floor base with stand, Sonic Screwdriver (closed), Sonic Screwdriver (open), wallet with psychic paper, nano recorder gun, lash-up device, time lord consciousness cube, the Doctor's invitation with envelope, TARDIS door sign fragment, the Doctor's handkerchief and wristwatch.
Shipping 1st quarter of 2012 - MSRP (UK) 149.99 (around $200 US)