Its Started

I intend to keep this as up to date as i can with this project

the Mk2 Console 1970 -1975

facts of this beast first ,i have researched this till i could see it in my sleep ,(scary) it has a vast array and to some degree layout of the 60s MK1 console and has a few extras thrown on now there's talk of a hammer put through one panel for Mr Pertwee to have something to tinker with and that a lot was laid out story specific and stayed there like the hole for the Tardis scanner /sniffer from the time monster the controls replaced by lights but a lot is perfect for the Doctor looks like he has been tinkering with the old girl and indeed the 3 rd Dr did strip the TARDIS right back

The Dimensions for this great undertaking come from various sources the web Dr Who Magazine and Photos and is as accurate as i could make it from materials available ( wish i had access to a 3D printer)

I have my plans and sketches made screen grabs printed, amazed me how one episode a control or layout appears one way to change the next time or for sertain controls to disappear, changed position to another pannel , or been replaced by a completely different thing it is hard to keep up

The result is as near as I can get to being a replica of the console which appeared in Doctor Who between The Claws of Axos andDeath to the Daleks

why pick the Pertwee version of the console? in my opinion, it is the most visually interesting of the designs, the layout of the controls being surprisingly faithful to the Hartnell/Troughton version.and unique at the same time with the new additions and alien graphics i feel further enhanced it, and the Mk 3/4 T Baker / Davidson i would like to do but isnt interesting enough for me to do strait off tho i am sure would be simpler and as the console room was not seen in T Bakers first season (Why they felt the need to change it for the Planet of evil i don't know) i like to think this is the one he used with Sarah and Harry

The base is made out of Card plastic and GRP thats come up well now i shall start on the top i have collected a few controls mostly form model railway shops and with help from a good friend without whom this wouldn't be possible who helped nurtured raw talent into something more professional

so Artistic license in hand away i go .....................

how to Make a American TARDIS

i have been asked a lot now on how i did this so here is as much as i can remember

ok buy a CO Tardis money box

literely take it apart unscrew everything the lot

this leaves you three walls a base 2 dors and the front with posts and picture

dremmel anything like stanly knife model saw or such like will do to remove this front sand the edges lightly

then you get to screw it all together again repaint (if you want to) new graphics printed off one workable Tardis you have the hole for money and the box for batteries inside to dodge around sadly as part of the floor

OR you can re base it as i did as this box after tedious amounts of research was apparent it had a huge base so i got some MDF cut up and bevelled edged and voilà one base this was drilled screwed into holes in four posts and glued so is very secure strip of plastic so bottom pegs of the doors could fit

into it and be useable i added a strip of plastic to the top of the door under the POLICE BOX sign so the doors can not open outwards to far

I then re made the lintels(POLICE BOX signs) to thickness of the original prop i then noticed the signs were pushed forward so made them flush and the outside cladding going round the sign flush on top of them

i removed the lamp with a model saw made a new one from a pen, the housing now this box not only had a housing for the lamp but the Fresnel kept the original brass housing as well so i made this from grey stuff modelling putty and wire painted brass and then made housing from plastic and matchsticks

Then i clad inside of the box with black sugar paper and a print off of the Console room from TVM

Now the elctrics all worked as normal but i had to saw off the battery compartment and reattach wires and the 2 way switch so there is still the dematerilisation noise and lamp flash effect this switch is hidden behind the door so when you open the door you get noise and lamp effect, there's other little details like reclad the phone panel as this is proud on the prop and change the handle to the other side add the lock which has to be moved up i used grey stuff for this and reposition the handle paint the alternating frosted window panels which are very random on this prop (Research can never do enough even if you can see the box pics even when you close your eyes) , wash and weather the box as this was a light shade of blue on the prop despite lighting and filters in the TVM to your own taste of what you want i went for a Big Finish Zagreus / Neverland finish and how i saw it and you have one American TARDIS

long over due merchandise

At last finaly my eagerly awaited set of Death to the daleks figures arrived at the princely sum of £25 i was not over enthused but it arrived after some wait i was like a kid at xmas from watching this as a boy to having read the book i even own the poster ,this was a set i have waited for a long time much like the rapidly growing Pyramids of Mars set im developing but more on that one later

Here it is the set of Doctor three played by the late great Jon Pertwee and the Dalek from this story

First the Dalek great even has the Machine (Tommy) gun and the fins at the end (on the prop a WW1 mortar) very accurately done brilliant im sure this will turn up in another Dalek set soon I would love some more but this is nice orange lights for leader from this story (This prop was actually Gold Dalek from Day of the Daleks) it has right colour all nicely done slight blemish on a neck ring and even has sagging mesh and slats at rear (Though this is unintentional im sure) like the actual prop just needs the movie skirt with misaligned hemis nice bit of kit

Now for the Doctor now as i am sure you have gathered i know this story very well and well lets start with the sculpt its OK its a resemblance of the later Jon but not great it seems to be lacking the detail of the lines and creases the eyes are wrong shape and the hair is defiantly wrong for this era but its ok complete with only one ring missing the other, the riding boots are nicely detailed and by far best detailing and accuracy goes to the sonic screwdriver, well his the shirt could do with being more frilly bow tie is nicely represented

The painting is a lttle off the trousers are grey not black the hair is white and not enough grey looks more like his later hair in the five doctors as at this time he retained a lot of grey and some blonde his face is plain again i think this only needs some sort of wash like the hair to bring it out otherwise the rest inclueing the jacket is nicely done the eyes are to light giving him a zombie blank expression, i wont be modding this, at this price it stays as it is i am hesitant to even pose the nice stiff new joints

for this price i do expect more, more aimed to the collector and less generic action figure

so all in all great set only for true collectors though generally i don't think this everyone's taste though another Dalek might make this sell well out of ten ill be generous and nostalgic and say 7

and i new i built that TARDIS for a reason .................

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