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[[Character Options]] manufactured '''''Doctor Who'' action figures in the 5" scale''' which tied into the [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|2008 series]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The series began with | [[Character Options]] manufactured '''''Doctor Who'' action figures in the 5" scale''' which tied into the [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|2008 series]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The series began with figures from ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'' that had not been included in [[Character Options series 3 action figures|the series 3 releases]]. Though the line did not include representations of every character in the series, it incorporated many of them, as detailed below. | ||
As was customary for Character Options, the figures were not actually 5" tall. Instead the [[Dalek]] figure was 5" tall, and all others were scaled to match. All other figures are scaled to match it.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://doctorwhotoys.net/designworks3.htm |title=Behind the Scenes at Design Works: Part 3 A little history |date of source= |website name=doctorwhotoys.net |accessdate=22nd October 2011}}</ref> | As was customary for Character Options, the figures were not actually 5" tall. Instead the [[Dalek]] figure was 5" tall, and all others were scaled to match. All other figures are scaled to match it.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://doctorwhotoys.net/designworks3.htm |title=Behind the Scenes at Design Works: Part 3 A little history |date of source= |website name=doctorwhotoys.net |accessdate=22nd October 2011}}</ref> | ||
Figures were often released in batches, referred to as "Waves". | Figures were often released in batches, referred to as "Waves". Thus, a figure might be said to be in "Wave 1", "Wave 2", or the like. | ||
Peculiar to this series, eleven figures were released separately as part of a branded "collect-and-build line". | Peculiar to this series, eleven figures were released separately as part of a branded "collect-and-build line". Each individual figure in this "line" contained component parts for ''another'' figure. When assembled, the parts created an 8" mounted [[Vespiform]]. A number of the figures in this "line" were also made available as a boxed character set — without the [[Vespiform]] parts. | ||
== [[Astrid Peth]] == | == [[Astrid Peth]] == | ||
