Tonner Character Figures: Difference between revisions

'''{{PAGENAME}}™''' were a series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[Torchwood]]'' 16" - 17" tall dolls firmly aimed at the collectible market, with an average price of close to USD 200. A part of the reason for the expense was not only their dimensions, but also the unusual degree of attention taken on each doll's clothing — a particular forté of the prestigious [[wikipedia:Tonner Doll Company, Inc.|Tonner Doll Company]]

Along with each figure came an equally-collectible box.  In the case of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' figures, the box was in the [[regeneration]] colours of orange and gold, and featured [[Gallifrey]]an script and the [[RTD]]-era [[Doctor Who logo|logo]].

 

The ''Doctor Who'' figures were released roughly around the broadcast of ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''.<ref>[http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/02/tonner-figure-collection.html Doctor Who News Page announcement of release]indicates a release date in 1Q 2010]</ref> This was somewhat odd timing for a [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|series 3]]-era [[Martha Jones]] figure to make her debut.  However, prototype dolls were seen as early as [[January]] [[2009]] at the International Dolls Expo.<ref>[http://collectdolls.about.com/b/2009/01/31/tonner-dolls-unveils-new-doctor-who-line.htm Report from the 2009 IDEX]</ref> This means that the dolls were under development no later than [[2008]] — when Jones was still very much an active character.     

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