NEW - 11th Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver by Surreal Entertainment - Review
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- It is time for a Doctor Who review! This time looking at Matt Smith's iconic 11th Doctor Sonic Screwdriver (also used in season 8 by Peter's Capaldi's 12th doctor).
We'll be unboxing and reviewing this brand new version of the 11th Doctor's second sonic screwdriver by Surreal Entertainment.
Character Options produced the original version of this sonic screwdriver over 10 years ago and for many fans it has been a hard item to add to their Sonic Screwdriver collection.
Enter Surreal Entertainment and this brand new version.
Join me as we do a full unboxing and review to check out the quality of the sonic, the electronics and lastly we'll do a full comparison against the original Character options toy.
If you want to pick one of these up before they all disappear I've put a link to the product on amazon below:
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Here’s the US Amazon.com link
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I believe the sound chip in this is the CO 10th Doctor sound chip, where it just cycles those two sounds. I thought it was odd the instructions are clearly for the 2010 iteration.
It’s weird right? When I bought it I expected to need to do a comparison between the original 2010 and this but then when it arrived and it was single button I figured the 12th doctor v1 sonic would be appropriate - clearly I needed both!
It's weird, cause it doesn't do the multi touch hidden sounds, but the sounds themselves are the 11th sounds. So an original 2 sound 10th sound chip with the 11th sounds? Weird one. Or maybe the way surreal wired up the 11th chip it doesn't have the minor delay required to allow for the hidden sounds to activate. I believe the insanely quick responsiveness is stopping the extra sounds from activating cause it doesn't allow it to recognise the second/third tap before it starts lighting up
@@Limes_not_Lemons yeah I think you’re right - they’ve improved the response to touch so much that it makes more than 2 sounds impossible
@@Limes_not_Lemons
I don’t think it’s necessarily related to the 10th chip in this case, beyond the fact it’s two alternating sounds.
That just happens to be similar I feel.
I can’t say I’ve ever seen this before, having owned the 11th toys since they originally came out.
So this is pretty interesting to see.
Thank you for reviewing this one! I had been on the fence about it, and you've just confirmed that I made the right call going for a Character Options single button one on eBay.
Glad it was helpful 😊 the single button character options one lacks some of the sensitivity on the touch controls but for my money it’s the better of the two 👍
Ooo, that’s something you should be careful. Lotta bootlegs out there.
@swapzilla1012 I certainly learned that the hard way... still watching for a real one.
@@TheatreJosh24601so did I bud, so did I.
Nothing has given me more joy in the last 48 hours than the way you delivered, "instructions are nonsense!"
That's made my day - glad you enjoyed it :)
It’s crazy that the Surreal Entertainment reissue of The Eleventh Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver combines features of both Eleven and the V1 version of Twelve’s, and you don’t get two bonus “secret sounds” like both CO versions have. I seriously thought that SE was just going to straight up reissue the CO version.
Great job on the video. Looking forward to your review of the Surreal Entertainment reissue of The Tenth Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver (take your time on that one), and thanks for reviewing The Eleventh Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver reissue!
The online images matched the instructions which show the older two-button design so I couldn't believe it when it incorporated the v1 12th touch controls....even more so when the red button did absolutely nothing!
Thanks so much, so glad you enjoyed it. The review of 10s should be ready for next weekend, I filmed the review yesterday so just need to get the editing done this week :)
I bought this as a replacement for myself for christmas and was wondering about the instructions as well so i'm glad you ended up going back to them
This is why my starting position is always that instructions are nonsense 😂
Good thing then that literally the day after my Surreal 12th Doctor Screwdriver arrived at my door (thanks again for the recommendation on that) I chanced into a secondhand Character Options 11th Screwdriver for a really good price, otherwise I might have tried to get Surreal's version.
If you got a character options one for a decent price then you can’t go wrong. I think I’d only recommend this to someone who couldn’t find a character option for cheaper
I got this one and I love it. I don't like the button on the bottom and was quite pleased it did nothing because it meant I could superglue it shut. Drove me nuts when it wouldn't stay closed 😂
😂 I’m gonna do that with mine - it’s like the detachable pommel on the 10th doctor sonics - super glued those down good 😂
The sound it makes when you plonk it down on the table is amazing ✨
😂 yeah sorry about that - got a new mic at Christmas but really I need to have it on an arm rather than on the table 🤦♂️
@@order66collectibles At least it made a nice sound :}
I also noticed that the ring on the core hasn’t been painted on the new one.
There’s no ring at all in the core - I originally pointed that out but it got cut in the edit because it was already a long video. There’s actually no ring at all on the core - there’s space for it, they just didn’t put one in
The instructions look like they show you to twist the bottom and pull down to get at the batteries even though it is a screw of cap.... almost like they took the instructions from the character options instructions....
Yep, it's so weird - only reinforces my life view that instructions are nonsense lol
Love the video!! 🙂
Really detailed comparison between one of the CO versions and the newer companies.
Very interesting to watch, many thanks!
James
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it! I've got the review of the 10th one for next weekend
I still prefer the underground toys version I like having the two buttons, love the video btw
Thank you so much :) yeah I liked the double button design - would work well for more sound fonts too
The bloody things sentient, it's purring to the touch😂
😂 😂
Love these reviews (Please don't kill anyone, can't lose another one).
WHAT
lol! Thank you so much - don't worry I've got no plans to :)
A youtuber who used to specialise in Doctor Who reviews was convicted for murder - either last year or the year before I think
@@order66collectibles Yeah, sorry if this was a bad joke. Truly devastated when I found out, his videos were always something I looked forward to.
But, your content is very approachable and enjoyable so, great job :D
@@AmicitianKing not a bad joke at all - wish I wasn’t having a drink when I saw it though because I laughed and coffee came out of my nose.
Yeah he developed a really great style to his videos. What goes through people’s heads sometimes is a mystery!
Thank you so much, that really means a lot. It’s been a learning curve over the last year and just trying to improve with every video and make something people will enjoy
the CO 12th doctor single button one is the best toy for this sonic
YES!!! absolutely agree, I love that version of the toy. The single button version by character options seems to get a lot of love over this one but i'm with you
This is lazy rlly, is cool that these screwdriver are back out here, but they should try and design them more faithfully to the show, like fixing the emitter shape, and having it flick. Even their 12th doctor one had a drawback with the slow pacing of the circle light effect, this kinda stuff annoys me, I wish they reproduced all the past character sonics and made them more faithful recreations.
100% agree. Especially because these aren’t exactly priced cheap. At $35 state-side I think they’re the same as the original sale price for character options. It feels like a bit of a missed opportunity for some improved or expanded electronics at least even if they didn’t update the physical design. I actually like their 12th sonic but the speed of the circle / chasing light effect is a weird thing to get wrong when they went to the effort of resetting them so they go the show accurate direction 🤦♂️
The immature cracking up killed me. Great review 😂😂😂
Thanks so much 😊 yeah the review got away from me a bit there 😂 🤦♂️
@@order66collectibles dont ever change
I was excited when i heard this was coming, since the electronics on my own broke and the spring loaded mechanism has broke. But the lack of four sounds is disappointing
Yeah I was gutted by the limited electronics 😞still a decent screwdriver though I’d you’re missing the 11th’s
The red button on the original CO version operated the sonic when the claws were open. I think this reflects the original intention of the prop but Mat Smith instinctively held it in such a way that it made the red button redundant.
I love some of the stories about Matt using this sonic - like the fact it was never supposed to flick open and he ruined the first version by flinging it apart instead of gently pushing the emitter out like 10s.
On this toy it just feels like a really weird design choice to maintain if it’s going to have no actual functions!
@@order66collectibles have you tried pushing the red button with the claws open. Maybe it only works in that position like the original CO sonic.
@@Concreteowl Yeah at first I thought it might be exactly that and it would only work when it was extended but no joy. It seems like the button is there just for aesthetics
I never thought they did the 11th
They did the 10th as well - review on that landing next week 😊
they could sell the same series
Those instructions look like the ones from CO's 11th Doctors Sonic Release where it had the physical A button for when the Unit is closed and the Red B button which worked when the unit was closed or open. Defo not the right instructions for this sonic.
Even shows the wrong battery compartment for the screwdriver too.
Yeah that’s what I thought when I went back to it. Before I bought this though; the promo images I’d seen also had the physical A button so clearly they changed their minds mid-way 😂
I hope there's a 9th/10th Doctor sonic screwdriver
There certainly is and I've got the review underway. Hopefully I'll have the edit finished by tomorrow :)
Great Review! I also really like that display mat it is resting on during the video. Where did you get it???
Thanks so much 😊 the display mat is actually a Star Wars thing - it’s a Jedi workbench mat from Jedi fallen order. They sell them on Ali express, Etsy and some custom lightsaber companies sell them. I’m in the UK and got mine from a company call Howes Kybers 👍
@@order66collectibles Oh! I've orderd from Howes Kybers before! I'll check them out, thanks!!
I should totally find one of those….
You can find them on eBay and Amazon pretty easily these days 👍
@@order66collectibles yeah ok!
I always wondered how to fix the claws because they were to far from the emitter
I know people have been able to by taking the silver bits off completely but I’m not clever enough to work it out 😂
@@order66collectibles do you know what kind of screwdriver I need
It looks like a pretty good re-release(?) of the original touch control sonic screwdriver.
Regarding the sounds, I have mixed feelings. On one hand, you have instant sounds and lights. However, this comes at the loss of the secret sounds (which the original delay allowed for).
It’s an on re-release - if they’d tightened up the bottom button so it didn’t flap around it would be better.
The sounds are decent and it’s very responsive…but it’s a shame that it can’t handle other options. One of my favourite things about 11th’s sonic was the broken sonic and additional scan sound you got at 3 and 4 taps
@order66collectibles I think the broken sound was used in Closing Time against the cybermat.
I see what they were trying to do with the button, but yeah it looks like it didn't really work.
But for what it's worth, before this release the touch control version was pretty difficult to find. It looks a good alternative.
The ebay listings that sell multiples tend to be knockoffs tho I believe you can tell by the darker plastic the official ones were never released with that dark of a plastic
I had wondered that - especially the ones that seem to have original 9th and 10th Doctor packaging!
is the red button not just to unlock the red colour option when u click the two together? Like other screwdrivers? Did you just not know this?
The red button doesn’t seem to do anything unfortunately. I’ve tried various different options but it’s having nothing. It seems to just a bit of the physical hangover from the character options mold they were given
Ohhh allright allright also sorry if I came off a bit rude!@@order66collectibles
I think the red button supposedly only works when the sonic is extended.
This looks quite cheap and yet is more expensive than the character options 12th Doctor version right now, which doesn't have the second button but has more sound effects and looks better. I bought one recently but it had 2 separate buttons on the leather section and had different sounds to the one you demo'd.
I’ve been told the fairly cheap 12th Doctor version available on eBay is often a knock-off that uses the classic sonic screwdriver sound chip (which cycles through 4 different sounds) instead of the authentic Character Options sound chip. I’ve tried to order one from eBay and I returned it because it was clearly not authentic
So character options made 2 versions that were strictly billed as the 11th doctor’s sonic - the one with the red button on the bottom and then the one you’ve picked up which has two buttons in the leather section, one to extend and one to make the sounds etc. they then released a new touch sensitive version as the 12th doctor’s first sonic. Weirdly that one, even though it is fantastic, goes for filthy cheap compared to the others - I think it’s because it is billed as the 12th one
That sounds like it could be the surreal entertainment one - I’ve done a review of that one too. It’s authentic and fully licensed but uses different materials / different plastic and a slightly different sound and lights board to the character options one
Gosh why won't they ever fix the claws?
Right? Would be amazing to have one that was completely snug to the bulb
@@order66collectibles they're fake Doctor Who fans and don't care about references -_-and probs afraid of budget wise
You know your product is bad when the Wish knock-off is better. This is just an outstandingly bad sonic toy. From missing the copper ring on the lower green core (thus the bare indent), to the instructions depicting an entirely different version of this sonic makes me wonder who the hell is running Surreal Entertainment (or Se7en20 as they use the same packaging). Granted the lights and sounds are okay, but the overall exterior product is just plain bad.
Yeah I was disappointed. It’s a shame because I was genuinely impressed with their version of the 12th doctor’s sonic.
Does it have the same issue of the chip shorting out? This would be a great replacement as mine from character options stopped having sound.
Mine hasn't had any issues with the chip shorting out at all - the electronics work great and the spring loaded extender feels very sturdy - the only downside is that you only get two sound effects but if you're fine with that then this is a good model to pick up
I was so excited to finally see a new toy sonic release, until i saw the price tag. Why are all sonics so expensive now??
Right?! They’ve had a mark up for some reason
Toynk is just dominating!
Wait no whhhhy did they include the red button???? For what reason??
RIGHT?!?! I couldn't believe it when it did absolutely nothing!!
Very sensitive 😂 im dead
will you be reviewing the 10th doctor sonic toynk exclusive?
Certainly will - filmed the review yesterday so just need to get the editing finished. it will be out by next Saturday :)
@@order66collectibles I look forward to it
I just got mine today, but it won't extend when I press the button. Is there a fix? Or maybe I'm doing it wrong?
Edit: Nevermind, I slamed it against my kitchen table enough that it extended... but not in the intended way
😂 that sounds like a very doctor-y way of fixing that problem. Is it working properly now?
@order66collectibles "but not in the intended way" Nah, I broke it😭
I got all three Toynk exclusive Sonics and I was waiting for your video to see if you can work around the hidden sounds 😅 haha (still loved the video)
I guess it only has two though! I did try to mess around with the button and pressing the very sensitive touch control and it think it made a different sound! Not really sure what happened honestly but I wasnt able to do it again :(
I played around with the buttons and tapping for an hour and got nowhere lol! When I had to go back and check the instructions I felt defeated - do your instructions also show a completely different button setup or is that just mine?
I got excited when i thought I'd set it off with the button but it turned out I was just touching the black bit and hadn't realised
This was so funny 😂😂😂 thanks for explaining everything
Glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful 😊
Mind you touch the Sonic too much! It might extend...
Also I'm VERY sure the instructions are for the original release back in 2010, so that's bizarre. Wtf?
I do love an extender 😂
Right?! I make a rule not to check instructions but I had to go back to them here and for them to turn out to be completely wrong anyway was just too funny
@@order66collectibles 😂😂😂 Never in my life have I seen someone getting the wrong instructions lol. Well, least it likes your touch😂
Already sold out. Amazing.
Do you want me to see if I can find you one? Just need to know where about in the world you are and I can do some hunting for you 👍
“Surreal entertainment” you mean that RUclipsr that makes some very creepy but funny animations?
I'd never heard of them but you're right they are very creepy animations!
Loved this!
Why don't they make these from metal? I mean, material-wise that shouldn't cost more than 15£ more.
The wand company versions are probably the closest we’ve had and that retailed for about £70 (so roughly twice the cost of a usual toy version) so it’s definitely doable
There's almost no excuse to have the battery flap and legal nonsense exposed on a toy sonic nowadays. Esepcially for that absurd price point as a toy sonic should cost no more than 20 pounds, and that's being generous.
Yep I agree - the way they hide the legal stuff with both the 10th and 12th Doctor sonics would work here if they made the cream handle section just unscrew from the main body. They’d have to re-do the product design but it would have been worth it for collectors I think and would justify the price
@@order66collectibles By lookng at their inaccurate instructions, it's clear to see they were basing it off the original 2010 version (that had all that stuff on the inside like the others). The single button version that released the same time as the original nobutton one this is based off didn't either. Those new listings on ebay are all knockoffs as well, by the way.
Video muito bom,mas acho que a BBC e a empresa que faz os brinquedos de doctor who tao perdendo tempo por que aqui no brasil tem milhares de fãs de doctor who que sonham em comprar uma dessa e original, mas nos temos que comprar os em sites, com chances de sermos enganados ou tapiados, porque muitos delesnos enganam nos entregando uma peça de plástico pintado, mas eu si que um dia a BBC vai enviar caixas de brinquedos de doctor who pras lojas aqui do brasil, um dia, um dia.
Thanks so much! Well I hope you can find somewhere that will deliver genuine items to you! Have you looked at Toynk’s website? They are US-based and stock loads of genuine Doctor Who things - they might be a bit less expensive to ship maybe?
@@order66collectiblesverdade tinha literalmente me esquecido do site vou dar uma olhada
Have you checked AliExpress to see how much their shipping would be? I know you won’t get an original from there but some of the bootlegs are pretty decent
@@order66collectibles eu decidi que vou comprar no alixpress por que depois do que você falou e disse no vídeo da sonic screwdriver fake eu vou comprar por que aquela bootleg é muito bem feita, mas que dia você vai enviar os vídeos das fakes do 11th 10th estou ansioso para ver essas bootlegs
your the BEST!!!
pls reply
Thank you so much :) hope you enjoyed this review!
thanks I did :)@@order66collectibles
Quite a silly video I've stumbled upon haha
😂 yeah sorry, it got a bit away from me
This is embarrassingly cheap. Is this really officially licenced?
It sure is officially licensed - just the US release. Much better than the bootlegs for the 11th Doctor if that helps
Mine was 40bucks
@@diosatapatia that sounds about right - these are £35 in the UK if you can find them from a UK reseller