The “New Paradigm” Daleks are color coded according to their function, and the red Dalek included in this set is apparently your standard soldier or drone. I’m kind of surprised that CO didn’t decide to include the white Dalek in this set, since that’s the one that speaks. Anywho… whatever you think about the new design, I think you have to agree that Character Options did a wonderful job reproducing it for their action figure line. It’s much bigger than the previous modern series Daleks, mostly because of the thicker bumper on the skirt. The other distinctive part of the design is the hunchback and the indented black strip on the back. I’ve been told that this is a hatch designed to allow the Dalek to swap out and store spare weapons or appendages, but we haven’t seen this feature in action yet. The new Daleks also apparently have an organic eye in the stalk, which wasn’t quite so apparent in the series, but it is pretty obvious on the figure. I think this is really the only aspect of this figure that I don’t like.  

The paint job on the Dalek Drone is excellent, which is quite a relief since CO has had a lot of quality control issues on Dalek paint in the past. The red is high gloss and the blacks are matte. There’s very little slop or bleeding in the paint to speak of. I have to say, having this figure in hand has really improved my feelings toward the new Dalek design. It’s undoubtedly a great looking figure.

The petrified Dalek is identical in sculpt to the Drone. The stone finish is just like the one used on the petrified Roman. The surface is peppered with a realistic gritty texture that makes the faux stone appearance very convincing. Unlike the petrified Roman, this figure actually makes sense as it was featured pursuing The Doctor through most of the episode Big Bang.

The articulation on both figures is identical, and very similar to past Dalek figures. The Dalek still rolls around on three wheels. The energy gun and sucker arm are both positioned on ball joints, and both can be removed. The eye stalk is no longer just on an up and down hinge, but now it situated on a ball joint just like the Dalek’s arms.

And that wraps up my look at the Underhenge set. Most e-tailers have been selling it for around $60, which isn’t too bad at about ten bucks a figure. On the other hand, chances are you’re getting some figures in this box that you wouldn’t have bought on their own, so only you can decide whether it’s worth it in the end. I would certainly not hesitate to say that there isn’t a bad figure in the box, but then I still question CO’s logic of giving us Romans when we still haven’t gotten figures like Rory, Liz Ten or any of the Silurians.