Doctor Who action figures - 11 Doctors box, Ironside Dalek etc

I've been going a bit mad with the Doctor Who action figures lately - apart from the 11 Doctors box set, I've had the 1st Doctor with Dalek, 2nd Doctor with Cyberman, 7th Doctor with The Master, Cyberman 2-pack and Remote Control Dalek Ironside. Just have to get the 7th Doctor with Dalek now. And a blue new model Dalek. I sold another custom - a 'pewter' finish classic Dalek - and am still working on a Dalek Space Commander...

Nintendo DS Lite, Korg DS-10 plus, Dubreq Stylophone

Mainly influenced by a number of impressive videos on Matrixsynth, I invested in a Nintendo DS Lite and Korg DS-10 Plus software. It wasn't cheap - the DS cost £50and the Korg software was around £40 - which was much more than it made sense to pay for something which is little more than a toy. And it's not as if I'm going to play games on it. But still, it's good fun - the combination of synthesis, sequencing and real-time control would be difficult to match on any other hand-held device. I suspect though that the novelty will soon wear off. You can't, after all, transpose patterns, export sequences, control external instruments etc - and of course you can do all that on a Yamaha QY instrument. Still, good fun. I also got a new design Stylophone - well, one has to, doesn't one?.

New instrument - Boss DR-220E

I'm very pleased to finally have found on eBay a reasonably-priced Boss DR-220E drum machine. At around £35 it's a bit of an indulgence, but I've always fancied one. The 'E' sounds are nice punchy Simmons-type electro samples, so though the drum machine has no MIDI or sync (though you can clock it via the Trigger In), it might be some use. And anyway, it's fun. I'm not too fussed about getting a 220A, since its acoustic sounds are fairly dull, but I'll pick one up if I see it dirt cheap.

Doctor Who Eleven Doctors action figure set

Ooh, very excited by this. A set of all 11 Doctor Who action figures, in a Tardis presentation case, including the one Doctor who hasn't been released before, number 8. Looking forward to seeing it at a launch in July, and I already have my order in...

Victory of the Daleks poster, new pattern Daleks etc

Pleased to see that the new pattern Dalek collectables are starting to appear on Forbidden Planet's website; presumably the Victory of the Daleks poster will be the last of the old pattern Dalek collectables... and of course a Cyberman is always nice to have...

New synth - Korg Poly 800 reverse keys

Another eBay purchase I'm very pleased with - a reverse-key Korg Poly 800 for a fabulous £57. It needs some work - one key's broken, joystick's flakey, it's lost its patches - but from a quick test it seems to be substantially sound. The good thing (apart from the yummy reverse colour keys) is that it has the Moog Slayer mod fitted, so I don't have to mess around with my existing Poly 800 Mk 2 or EX 800 to get it done. Niiiiiice...!

Victory of the Daleks mods

I've done very well selling modified WW2 Daleks - or 'Bracewell Ironsides' - on eBay. They're relatively easy to paint as they're all one basic colour, and I've done a good job making ammo belts and Union Jack badges, much better than anyone else who has had a go at it. I've done 6-inch and 10-inch models, and I'll try to do some more while there's interest. And I quite like the new coloured Daleks, apart from the over-large chest boxes and the hunchback...