Return of the Sea Devils – Doctor Who

I really enjoyed the first episode of the new season of Doctor Who.

An enjoyable romp with time travel, aliens, a threat to the Earth and regeneration issues.

I had my reservations about Matt Smith and Steven Moffat taking over the lead role and executive productor respectively. However I think my reservations were unwarranted. An excellent first episode, though a couple of things caught my eye.

Firstly in the scene where the Doctor asks is the planet Earth protected we see a (classic) Sea Devil.

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This to me is a bit of a clue that we may see them in a future episode.

So I ask are these the new Sea Devils?

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The screen capture is from the bit at the end of the episode where we see what is coming up in the new season.

The (heat) weapons and the mesh on the arms is very similar to the classic Sea Devils.

Steven Moffat did say back in July 2008  that we shouldn’t expect to see old monsters.

Steven Moffat has told Doctor Who fans to expect “new monsters” when he becomes the show’s executive producer and lead writer.

He told fans not to expect too many appearances from old characters.

“We’re not in the business of being nostalgic, we’re making nostalgia for the future, new monsters, new friends.”

Well it looks like we will be seeing a few, the Weeping Angels (created by Moffat) are in the new series, we have seen the Daleks and now Sea Devils.

Should be a good series.

Squiggoth

A Squiggoth that was entered into the GamesDay 2006 Golden Demon awards.

This is an Ork Squiggoth which was entered into the UK 2006 Golden Demon awards.

It is a nice concept, and the painting looks quite good.

For me the overall composition and basing of the model does let it down in my opinion. I am not sure if this is a Warhammer 40000 model or a Warhammer Fantasy Battle model, it’s not a clear concept. I like it, but I would like it even more if the overall concept had worked.

Having said all that it did get Gold!

More photographs of Squiggoths.

Egyptian’esque Scenery

From one of the many demonstration games at GamesDay 2007.

I do like this Egyptian’esque scenery that was used for the game. This is the sort of scenery that I would like to use for a 1930s pulp set of rules I have been working on (for years) called Tally Ho! Tally Ho! is a set of planned rules to represent games in the era of the golden 1930s, in many ways similar yet different to the Indiana Jones films.

More photographs from GameDay 2007.

Ork Big Trakk with Supa Kannon

One of the highlights of GamesDay 2009 for me was the fantastic Ork Shanty Town display that Forge World did. There were many of the new Forge World models including the excellent Ork Big Trakk. A turbine powered Ork tracked vehicle with twin Big Shootas. This model though has been given the Supa Kannon.

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I really like this model, which combined with Trukks and Halftrakks gives the Orks a variety of vehicles that you would expect to find in their forces. Another view of the model.

The weapon choices also add variety, not just for Forge World vehicles, but also for the plastic Trukk and Battlewagons.

Current rumours abound that in 2010 we will see new plastic  Wartrakks and Buggies. We have already seen nice new plastic Killa Kans and Dreads.

Check out my Games Day 2009 Gallery.

Inside the new TARDIS

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Yes we now have pictures of the new redesigned TARDIS. Lots of different levels and stairways.

It’s not how I imagined the new TARDIS interior, however it does reflect the new style TARDIS as seen in the David Tennant era and the style of the new show over the old show.

I still think a re-boot Doctor Who would have been fun (as they did with Star Trek) and created lots of new and exciting possibilities. Maybe one day…

An interesting commentary here.

Grot Tank

This very neat little Grot Tank won the Silver at the Golden Demon awards at GamesDay 2006.

From the Golden Demon Display Cabinets and Forge World, photographed at GamesDay.

Very nice model.

At the recent Forge World Open Day, there were previews of some new Forge World Grot Tanks which were really nice. I am certainly thinking that having a few Grot Tanks on the battlefield would go nicely alongside my Grot Bomb Launcha and be somewhat fun.