Post by David J Howe on Apr 7, 2007 10:05:14 GMT 1
Back in the dim and distant past, when Slitheens were not even heard of and long scarves and floppy hats were the order of the day, K9 was bumping into scenery on television, and two small toys were released to much excitement. A small friction action one and a slightly larger talking variant (with elastic-band driven plastic record inside). These pale into insignificance beside the masterpiece which is the new remote control K9 from Character Options.
Measuring a massive 14 inches from tail to nose, or a quarter scale, this toy is a fan’s dream – a K9 of your very own. As with all the Character Options toys, the attention to detail is impressive. He has all the buttons which light up (and some of which, when pressed in certain sequences, reveal ‘secret’ movement and sound), collar and tag, his ears move, his ‘eye’ light works … even his blaster moves in and out. Wow.
The only problem is getting him out of the box! Boy do they pack these things well. K9 has a plethora of ties and even a chunky screw holding him in place. This is one dog which will never get back in his kennel.
Once released though, household pets won’t know what hit them. After last year’s awesome remote control Dalek, this creation will send them screeching from the room. But there’s more. This K9 moves well, manoeuvring around chairs and parents with ease (unfortunately the curse of the carpet will cause him to stall, so he’s probably ideally placed on a smooth surface). He also talks! Buttons on the hand-held control make him say one of seven of pre-set phrases, all of which come loud and clear from the unit in John Leeson’s very familiar and satisfying tones.
If he happens to need some servicing, then there’s a panel which comes off his side revealing all the (fake) internal gubbins – shame this is just in a plain gold finish though, it would have been nice to have had some colour in there. K9 also comes in one of two frequencies so as long as you get a different one to your Dalek, then K9 versus Dalek battles can commence.
Shooty dogs have never been so fun! And he’s fully house trained so there’s no piles of ball bearings to clear up afterwards.
Measuring a massive 14 inches from tail to nose, or a quarter scale, this toy is a fan’s dream – a K9 of your very own. As with all the Character Options toys, the attention to detail is impressive. He has all the buttons which light up (and some of which, when pressed in certain sequences, reveal ‘secret’ movement and sound), collar and tag, his ears move, his ‘eye’ light works … even his blaster moves in and out. Wow.
The only problem is getting him out of the box! Boy do they pack these things well. K9 has a plethora of ties and even a chunky screw holding him in place. This is one dog which will never get back in his kennel.
Once released though, household pets won’t know what hit them. After last year’s awesome remote control Dalek, this creation will send them screeching from the room. But there’s more. This K9 moves well, manoeuvring around chairs and parents with ease (unfortunately the curse of the carpet will cause him to stall, so he’s probably ideally placed on a smooth surface). He also talks! Buttons on the hand-held control make him say one of seven of pre-set phrases, all of which come loud and clear from the unit in John Leeson’s very familiar and satisfying tones.
If he happens to need some servicing, then there’s a panel which comes off his side revealing all the (fake) internal gubbins – shame this is just in a plain gold finish though, it would have been nice to have had some colour in there. K9 also comes in one of two frequencies so as long as you get a different one to your Dalek, then K9 versus Dalek battles can commence.
Shooty dogs have never been so fun! And he’s fully house trained so there’s no piles of ball bearings to clear up afterwards.