Doctor Who and the Replacement Miniatures

Here are the rest of the current crop of Doctor Who characters I’ve managed to find. These are all newer models from Crooked Dice — The Brigadier and Sarah Jane are replacements for the Harlequin versions, but the other three are all new. So far, the only “lost” models I haven’t been able to replace are the UNIT trooper (more on that below), and the Yeti, which I don’t seem to be able to find for love or money.

I already had a Fourth Doctor and Romana, but I really like these two sculpts. Tom Baker wore a few different variations on his “overcoat and scarf” outfit during his run, and Romana wore a different costume in every episode she was in, so I don’t think it’s a problem to have multiples.

With the Brigadier and Jo Grant here, I’ve got all of Jon Pertwee’s supporting characters and a fair number of his villains. The Third Doctor’s era is most suited to traditional skirmish gaming, as he was frequently backed up by UNIT troops and they did a lot of big action set pieces. There are plenty of options for ’70s army guys, and I’ve even got a line on a set of the actual Harlequin UNIT troops.

(Always nice to find a reference photo that shows what color the shoes are…)

And finally, Sarah Jane Smith, arguably the greatest of all the Doctor Who companions. While I love the show in all its forms (and I have a particular affection for the 1980s era), I don’t think the show was ever better than in Tom Baker’s first three seasons.

While I may still do a more skirmishy game using 7TV if I can find some suitable UNIT soldiers, I’ve done some work re-skinning Mike Hutchinson’s Perilous Tales for use as what will hopefully be a fun little cooperative game using some of these models. Hopefully I’ll get that to the table soon…