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| [[File:Dapol_famous.jpg|thumb|A well known production image of multiple Dapol figures. From left to right; [[Tetrap]], [[Mel]], [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Seventh Doctor]], [[K9]], [[Ace]], Silver [[Dalek]], and [[Imperial Dalek]]; all in the [[TARDIS]].]]
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| '''Dapol''' is a company that, having established itself as a manufacturer of model railway products in [[1984]], secured the licence from the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] to produce and market a range of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' toys. The licence ran from [[1988]] until [[2002]]. | | '''Dapol''' are a [[model railway]] manufacturer that secured the licence from the [[BBC]] to produce and market [[Dapol action figures|a range of ''Doctor Who'' toys]]. The licence ran from 1988 until 2001, with the BBC declining to renew it in 2002. |
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| Best known for its range of action figures of the Doctor, companions and enemies, as well as various TARDIS (interior and exterior) models, the company is infamously remembered for its less-than-perfect releases that include a five sided TARDIS console instead of six, a green [[K9]], a Fourth Doctor with no hat or scarf, and an undersized Second Doctor with no articulation.
| | Its range included action figures of [[the Doctor]], [[companion]]s and enemies, as well as various [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] models. The company often released obviously flawed figures, such as a [[TARDIS console]] with five sides instead of the normal six, a green [[K9]], a [[Fourth Doctor]] with no [[hat]] or [[the Doctor's scarf|scarf]], and an undersized [[Second Doctor]] with no articulation. |
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| Under the terms of its licence Dapol also released special edition glassware products and adhesive transfers.
| | Dapol's action figures were the subject of the parodic comic story ''[[Doctor Who? (DWM 153 comic story)|Doctor Who? 153]]''. In it, the [[Seventh Doctor]] commends how lifelike the Dapol [[Dalek]] and [[Cyberman]] figures are, telling [[Ace]] that he hears they are to be used in future episodes of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Ace then shocks him by presenting the Doctor with figures of them both, substantiating the [[rumour]] that they too, are going to be replaced. |
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| In [[1995]] Dapol obtained a further licence to house and operate [[Doctor Who exhibition]]s. | | Dapol also held other licences; one allowed them to release special edition glassware products, while another gave them permission to sell branded adhesive transfers. In 1995, Dapol obtained a further licence to operate the [[Doctor Who Experience (Llangollen)|Llangollen ''Doctor Who Experience'']], a long-standing ''Doctor Who'' exhibition in Wales, next to its factory. |
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| == Merchandise == | | == Merchandise == |
| === Action Figures ===
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| !'''Figure''' || '''Dapol number'''|| '''Notes'''
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| ||[[Seventh Doctor]]||W001|| Beige and brown coat variants, with umbrella. Ten or more variants known for umbrella colour.
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| ||[[Melanie Bush|Mel]]||W002|| Pink and blue blouse variants
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| ||[[Tetrap]]||W003|| Variants include leather or vinyl wings, and attached or dettached wings.
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| ||[[K9]]||W004-1|| Green and grey variants, and wagging tail or no wagging tail.
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| ||K9||W004-2|| "20th Anniversary" stencilled on side.
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| ||K9||W004-3|| "21st Anniversary" stencilled on side.
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| ||[[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]||W005||
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| ||TARDIS||W005-35th|| 35th Anniversary editon, limited to 350. Gold windows and lettering. Included 5 figures.
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| ||TARDIS||W005-DW1|| Limited to 10 pieces. Signed by [[Anneke Wills]] and [[Frazer Hines]]. ''A Day With Anneke Wills and Frazer Hines June 10, 2000'' exclusive.
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| ||TARDIS||W005-JB|| All clear plastic. Originally sold with [[Jelly baby| jelly babies]].
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| ||TARDIS||W005-SFX|| Improved LED bulb. Sound effects for later releases.
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| ||TARDIS||W005-TB|| Signed by [[Tom Baker]]. Limited to 20 pieces. ''A Day with Tom Baker October 20, 2000'' exclusive.
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| ||[[The Master]]||W006|| [[Roger Delgado]] version
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| ||[[Sea Devil]]||W007||
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| ||[[Dalek]]||W008-1|| [[Imperial Dalek]]-style Dalek. White, gold detailing.
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| ||Dalek||W008-2|| Black with gold detailing. Black or gold skirt.
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| ||Dalek||W008-3|| Gray with blue detailing
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| ||Dalek||W008-4|| Gray with blue detailing. Gunstick, eyestalk, and plunger arm are black.
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| ||Dalek||W008-5|| Red with black detailing. Black or red skirt.
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| ||Dalek||W008-6|| Red with silver detailing. Gunstick, eyestalk, and plunger arm are either silver or grey.
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| ||Dalek||W008-7|| Red with gold detailing. Gunstick, eyestalk, and plunger arm are either unpainted bronze plastic or painted gold.
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| ||Dalek||W008-8|| [[Renegade Dalek]]-style Dalek. Gray with black detailing.
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| ||Dalek||W008-9|| [[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]-style Dalek. Red with silver detailing and black base. Claw arm instead of plunger arm, and different mould of gunstick.
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| ||Dalek||W008-10|| All gold. Made from W008 mould or W008-10 mould.
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| ||Dalek||W008-10|| [[Glass Dalek]]-style "Transmat" Dalek. Clear with coloured mutant inside. Mutant came in either brown, light green, or yellow. Brown version was a Ministry of Sound Vision (MOSV) website exclusive, U.S. market only, and limited to 50 pieces.
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| ||Dalek||W008-11|| Light grey with gold detailing.
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| ||Dalek||W008-TB|| ''A Day with Tom Baker October 20, 2000'' exclusive. Signed by Tom Baker. Colors include blue, green, and brown, all with gold detailing. Limited to 60 of each color.
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| ||Dalek||W008-CR|| Only available at the factory. Black with purple detailing. Dome, eyestalk, plunger, and gunstick are pink. All profits from this figure went to cancer research.
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| ||[[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cyberman]]||W009|| ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]''-style Cyberman
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| ||Black Cyberman||W009-DW1|| All-black ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]''-style Cyberman. Cardback designed by Anneke Wills and Frazer Hines. ''A Day With Anneke Wills and Frazer Hines June 10, 2000'' exclusive.
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| ||[[Fourth Doctor]]||W010|| No scarf or hat
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| ||[[Silurian]]||W011|| ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)| Doctor Who and the Silurians]]-style Silurian
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| ||Armoured Silurian||W012|| ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)| Warriors of the Deep]]-style Silurian
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| ||[[Ice Warrior]]||W013|| Weapon accessory originally made by Hasbro for ''G.I. Joe'''s [http://www.yojoe.com/action/85/ladyjaye.shtml Lady Jaye] figure.
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| ||Ice Warrior||W013|| All gold. Christmas exclusive, U.S. market only. Otherwise as above.
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| ||[[Gallifrey]] [[High Council| High Councillor]]||W014-1|| Brown or green robes.
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| ||Gallifrey High Councillor||W014-2|| Cream robes
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| ||Gallifrey High Councillor||W014-3|| Burgundy robes
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| ||Gallifrey High Councillor||W014-4|| Gray robes
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| ||Gallifrey High Councillor||W014-5|| All gold. Supposedly only ten made.
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| ||[[Ace]]||W015||With or without backpack and Dalek bat
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| ||[[Davros]]||W016||Variants include One-handed version, two-handed version, and gold-trimmed 35th Anniversary version (one hand).
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| ||[[Marx Toys| Marx]] Dalek||W018-1|| Scaled-down [[Marx Toys]]-style Dalek. Gray with gold detailing
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| ||Marx Dalek||W018-2|| Scaled-down Marx Toys-style Dalek. All red.
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| ||Marx Dalek||W018-3|| Scaled-down Marx Toys-style Dalek. All black.
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| ||Marx Dalek||W018-4|| Scaled-down Marx Toys-style Dalek. All silver
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| ||Marx Dalek||W018-5|| Scaled-down Marx Toys-style Dalek. White with red base, gunbox, and head or glass. Attachment variants.
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| ||Marx Dalek||W018-7|| Scaled-down Marx Toys-style Dalek. Black with gold detailing.
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| ||Marx Dalek||W018-8|| Scaled-down Marx Toys-style Dalek. Silver with gold detailing.
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| ||Marx Dalek||W018-10|| Scaled-down Marx Toys-style Dalek. All gold.
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| ||[[Third Doctor]]||W019||
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| ||[[Marx Toys| Bump n Go]] Dalek||W020-1|| Full-scale Marx Toys Dalek reissue. Silver with gold bands. Bump n go Daleks limited to 2500.
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| ||Bump n Go Dalek||W020-2|| Full-scale Marx Toys Dalek reissue. Red with gold bands.
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| ||Bump n Go Dalek||W020-3|| Full-scale Marx Toys Dalek reissue. Black with gold bands.
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| ||Bump n Go Dalek||W020-4|| Full-scale Marx Toys Dalek reissue. All gold.
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| |Third Doctor giftset||W021|| Included the Third Doctor, the Master, Sea Devil, Armored Silurian, Tardis, gold Dalek with black detailing, and plastic transfer. Limited to 1000.
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| |Davros and Dalek army Playset||W021-1|| Included Davros and seven Daleks. Possible Daleks included all grey or brown with gold detailing, all gold, black with gold detailing, black with silver detailing, red with gold detailing, red with silver detailing, white with gold detailing. Daleks were of either "show" or "movie" sculpt.
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| |Fourth Doctor Playset||W021-2|| Included the Fourth Doctor, Tardis, K9, Mel, Cyberman, and blue Dalek with black detailing.
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| |Seventh Doctor Playset||W021-3|| Included the Seventh Doctor, Tardis, Cyberman or Ice Warrior, Mel or Ace, and Dalek. Dalek was grey with gold detailing, gold with grey detailing, or green with silver detailing.
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| |35th Anniversary Playset||W022|| Included the Third Doctor, 35th Anniversary Tardis, 35th Anniversary K9, the Master, Gallifrey High Councillor, 35th Anniversary Davros, and sticker. Limited to 350.
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| ||Winged [[Yoyo]]||W023|| Seventh or Fourth Doctor -era ''Doctor Who'' logo.
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| ||[[Sontaran]]||W024||Grey/black with helmet
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| ||Sontaran Captain||W024-1||Silver with helmet
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| ||[[Melkur|The Melkur]]||W025||
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| ||Early Cyberman||W026|| ''[[Moonbase]]''/''[[Tomb of the Cybermen]]''-style Cyberman. No articulation. [[Cybermat]] accessory prototyped but abandonned.
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| ||[[Second Doctor]]||W027|| No articulation. Undersized compared to the rest of the line.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery widths="150" captionalign="left" hideaddbutton=true position=center captionalign=center>
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| 7th Doctor Dapol.jpg|Seventh Doctor
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| Mel.jpg|Mel (Pink)
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| Dapolmelblue.jpg|Mel (Blue)
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| File:Dapol_Ace.jpg|Ace
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| File:Dapol_3rd.jpg|Third Doctor
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| File:Dapol_4th.jpg|Fourth Doctor
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| TetrapDapol.jpg|Tetrap
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| K9Green.png|Green K9
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| K9Dapol.jpg|Grey K9
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| K920th.jpg|K9 (20th Anniversary)
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| K921st.jpg|K9 (21st Anniversary)
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| Dapol-tardis.jpg|TARDIS
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| DapolMasterDelgado.jpg|The Master
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| File:Dapol Silurians.jpg|Silurians
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| seadevilDapol.jpg|Sea Devil
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| File:Dapol_Davros.jpg|Davros
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| ImperialDalekDapol.png|Imperial Dalek
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| BlackandGoldDalekDapol.png|Black/Gold Dalek
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| BlueSilverDapolDalek.jpg|Grey/Silver Dalek
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| File:Cybermen Dapol.jpg|Assorted Cybermen
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| File:Cyberman Dapol.jpg|Cyberman
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| File:Old Cyberman Dapol.jpg|Older Cyberman
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| File:Dapol_25th_ann.jpg|25th anniversary box
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| 35TH-ANNIVERSARY-BOX580.jpg|35th anniversary box
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| File:Dapol_Yo-yo.jpg|Yo-yo
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| </gallery>
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