There’s that Series 5 & 6 figure packaging. I’m still pretty fond of it. It’s simple, much easier to get into than those annoying clamshells used on older figures and it looks nice. The only change worth noting is that there’s a baggie of “Flesh” stuck on the card behind each figure in this wave, which the card proudly announces along with the inclusion of a “Flesh Mask.” Ok, we’ll get to that stuff in a bit. The back panel of the card shows other figures in this assortment. It’s a little better than the last assortment.

As mentioned, Uncle is a patchwork guy in a patchwork uniform. We don’t know a lot about who he was, but he was lured to the asteroid-entity called House and kept alive by replacing his organs and parts with stuff scavenged from less fortunate beings. His uniform looks like it’s a hodge-podge from armies from different time periods, which is what I think is the coolest thing about his whole appearance. His outfit basically looks like something out of Time Bandits, which certainly fits a character from Doctor Who very well. The sculpting of the uniform is quite good and faithful to his on screen appearance. In fact, CO actually remembered to sculpt him with two left feet. Cool! The head sculpt, on the other hand is really just passable. Not bad, not great, but passable. Uncle does come with a second head that has the hat removed to reveal the stitches in his skin as well as his alien ear.

Uncle’s articulation takes a slight step back from the last batch of Who figures we looked at. If you were expecting ball jointed shoulders like we got with Leela, River Song, and even The Silents, you’ll be disappointed. Uncle has the same old rotating shoulder joints and all the other articulation seen in the Series 5 figures and before. His head rotates side to side; His arms have swivels in the biceps and wrists as well as hinged elbows; His legs have universal joints in the hips, hinged knees, and swivels above each boot. It’s not bad as far as articulation goes, but it’s frustrating to go back to the shoulders sans any lateral movement.

In addition to the extra head, Uncle comes with… eh… Ok, I have no idea what the hell it is. I vaguely remember him holding it in the episode. It might just be a walking stick he cobbled together from trash, but it really does look like it might be some kind of device. Either way, it’s pretty big and he looks cool holding it. As for the rest of Uncle’s accessories… I’m not usually one to bitch about extra accessories. If you don’t like them, just toss them, right? But for some reason CO’s decision to include a baggie of “Goo” and a “Flesh Mask” with each figure in this wave is just stupid, especially since almost none of these characters have anything to do with that story. The “Flesh Mask” is particularly stupid as it doesn’t even fit on the figures, and even if it did, what’s the point? Or is the final episode of Series 6 going to reveal that everyone is a Ganger? Bah!

Uncle set me back about $15 plus shipping. Yeah, the Who figures have been creeping up there a bit lately, although I’ve certainly paid more for some in the past. Taking into account that these are imports, I’m not going to complain too much, but the prices are making me more selective about the ones I buy these days and I suppose I could understand Uncle not being high on some collectors’ lists. Nonetheless, I liked him and the episode a lot and he makes for a very distinctive figure to stand on my ever increasing Doctor Who display shelves.