Doctor Who and the Replacement Miniatures

The Silurians and the Sea Devils originally appeared separately during Jon Pertwee’s run in the early ’70s, but they teamed up for a comeback during Peter Davison’s final season in 1984. Apparently I wanted these to look like aquarium decorations, so I did the bases a little differently. I think the bright pink tufts are authentic to the period, anyway.

And here’s an original Silurian from the 1970s. This is another one that I never got around to getting before now.

And finally here’s the Fifth Doctor, as played by Peter Davison. This is another Crooked Dice model — actual Doctors from the Harlequin range are very hard to find. I thought all that beige and red would look better against a green background so I used static grass instead of my classic brown dirt — since he wore a 1920s cricketer’s outfit, a lot of his publicity photos were taken out on well-trimmed lawns. Davison’s episodes were new when I was first getting into the show back in the early 1980s, so I have a special affection for his era.

That’s nine down, and all of the original Harelquin models I was able to find. I’ve got five more Who models in progress, all from Crooked Dice, and I still need to find a game to play with them. 7TV is the obvious choice, but I’ve also got my eye on Mike Hutchinson’s Perilous Tales — it’s a coop game that appears to focus on achieving objectives rather than just fighting off the bad guys, which seems a bit more on-theme to me.