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Character Building Doctor Who Microfigures Series 3: Handibot, Ood and Vashta Nerada

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We're back with more entries into series 3 of Character Building's Doctor Who microfigures, this time with a  look at a common figure, an uncommon figure and a rare one! From the common side of things we have the Handibot, which appeared in the episode The Girl Who Waited  from season six. Its probably the blandest and least interesting figure in the wave, being almost entirely white and featureless. The stretched out palm is a nice touch, but its the only plus on what's otherwise a pretty boring figure. Secondly there's the Ood, an uncommon figure which has appeared numerous times since the show's relaunch, but most notably  The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit  from season two and  Planet of the Ood from season four. The Ood face tentacles are moulded onto the face as a solid piece, and the figure comes with a translator device accessory. As for the rare figure, its none other than a Vashta Nerada from the season four 2-part...

Character Building Doctor Who Microfigures Series 3: River Song, Dalek & Cybercontroller

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After a wait that feels like forever (in reality its been about 6 months, maybe a bit longer), series 3 of Character Building's awesome Doctor Who micro-figures is finally hitting shelves. This series boasts perhaps the biggest and best line up yet, consisting of; Rare Madam Kovarian Vashta Nerada Rory Williams Judoon Trooper River Song Uncommon Ood Sontaran Trooper Amy Pond Common The Eleventh Doctor Cyber Controller Dalek Handbot At the time of writing, I'm not sure what this series' "super rare" limited edition figures are (or even if there are any). So without further ado, let's take a look at the first batch of these figures I've managed to get my hands on! First up is a new version of River Song, sporting her attire from Day of the Moon . Like the River Song from series 2, its a pretty good likeness of the character despite being small and cartoony (complete with noodle hair!). Best of all, she now comes with a we...