Character Options has announced it’ll release a range of Doctor Who Collect & Build action figures, where fans can buy the whole range in order to make a larger figre.

This is the first range of Doctor Who Collect & Build releases since 2009, and will be comprised of five “Vortex Edition” sets, spanning numerous eras of the show, and anyone who collects all the sets will be able to complete a scaled replica of the Great Intelligence’s Yeti from 1967’s Second Doctor classic, The Abominable Snowmen.

This large figure stands at nearly 16-and-a-half centimetres tall, with multiple articulation points.

The five sets will launch monthly from July 2026, available exclusively from the Character Options website. The separate releases are:

• 1. Cybermen Set from Nightmare in Silver (with Yeti Head)
• 2. Fifteenth Doctor Set, also including Mr Ring-a-Ding from Lux and Dugadoo from The Interstellar Song Contest (with Yeti Upper Torso)
• 3. Fourth Doctor Set, with a changeable head (with Yeti Legs and Feet)
• 4. Season Seven Set, comprised of Liz Shaw, Dr Stahlman from Inferno, a Nestene Consciousness orb, and a blue crystal (with Yeti Right Arm)
• 5. Wirrn Set, based on The Ark in Space, featuring a fully-grown Wirrn and its larvae state (with Yeti Left Arm)

The complete Yeti buildable figure can be completed only by collecting the individual body sections spread across the five “Vortex” releases for this year. The figure has a lot of moulded in details, not least the fur effect, achieved using a base mould colour plus multiple sprays and washes. The head features the eyes and prominent fangs of the original Yeti that were near impossible to see on-screen, but which you could see in behind-the-scenes documentaries.

Al Dewar, Creative Director, Character Options, said:

“This is a very interesting year for the Character Options Doctor Who range. It’s the first time we’ve introduced a Collect & Build figure for over a decade and a half. Plus, for the very first time we are showcasing the sets that we will be releasing up front!

“The Collect & Build Yeti figure should be a great surprise to most folk. Yes… It’s been well known for years that we created a Yeti sculpt for the 1968 Web of Fear version but when we examined that sculpt, we realised the scale was wrong and some minor damage had occurred. So, it seemed sensible to go back further to where it all started, up in Tibet, near the ‘Det Sen’ Monastery in 1967, with the original Abominable Snowmen. The Yetis are ‘big ole beasts!’ and I think we’ve brought something bigger and better with a modern take that lends itself well to articulation and play.

“Of course, the Collect & Build figure is just one of many things to look forward to, with five stunning new figure sets coming through – all upgraded to Vortex levels. Even the pre-existing Liz Shaw figure has been refined to be as good as it can be! The team has put their all into getting everything ready in time, and we can’t wait to bring the collectors something that’s so completely different.”

While these sets look very cool (Liz Shaw! Wirrn!), a lot depends on their RRPs. These sets are similar in price to previous “Vortex Editions”, £44.99, meaning the full Yeti and the complete range will cost around £225.

It’s a lot of cash… but also very tempting, especially when that cost is spread across the rest of 2026.