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Zbigniev's Model TARDIS (finished!)

Started by zbigniev hamson, Jun 13, 2008, 12:50 am

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zbigniev hamson

Jun 20, 2008, 05:54 pm #15 Last Edit: May 04, 2011, 03:33 pm by scarfwearer
I've made a start on cutting out the wall panels today. It's fiddly and the cuts aren't perfect, some filing down will be required. I'm not sure if cutting panels out of a solid piece was the way to go with the walls, maybe I should have built them up from smaller pieces as I originally planned.

Anyway, still 28 more panels to go, but it's JUST beginning to look a bit less like a pile of wood and a bit more like a TARDIS.

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willytron

Jun 20, 2008, 06:22 pm #16 Last Edit: May 04, 2011, 03:33 pm by scarfwearer
I'm building a full sized box and I cut the wall panels out of a solid sheet of ply that way.  In retrospect it seems like a big mistake, but the wood is purchased and cut, so no looking back...

chriskingbees

Jun 20, 2008, 08:38 pm #17 Last Edit: May 04, 2011, 03:33 pm by scarfwearer
Hi Z
Good work so far ol' son 8-)
There's a lot to be said for both methods of creating the panel inserts. I think your way is probably neater in the long run, but, on a full size build, there is much less wastage in stiles and uprights. Looking forward to your completed model and btw, what's the beautiful cat's name?
Cheers
KB

lorisarvendu

Jun 20, 2008, 09:21 pm #18 Last Edit: May 04, 2011, 03:34 pm by scarfwearer
Cat for scale, eh?  Ah but how big's the cat?  ;)

I don't think you can go wrong with a couple of rough bits on a model.  It sort of adds to the battered charm.  Plenty of wobbly sections on my two models.  Just shows they were hand-made with love and dedication.  If I'd wanted something with perfect straight edges, I'd have just bought a Flight-Control TARDIS.

Well, I bought one anyway, but that's beside the point!

zbigniev hamson

Jun 21, 2008, 07:09 pm #19 Last Edit: May 04, 2011, 03:34 pm by scarfwearer
The cat is called Frankenstein, or Franky for short :)


Anyway, I finished cutting the panels out of one of the walls today. I didn't quite get round to filing it all down though so it's still a bit messy. Hopefully it will look more even after I file it tomorrow (hopefully).

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zbigniev hamson

Jun 23, 2008, 11:44 am #20 Last Edit: May 04, 2011, 03:34 pm by scarfwearer
It's filed down and has the backing piece glued on now. Not perfect, but looks pretty good (there's one place where the drill went over the line which I will fill with something before I paint it). Only another 3 sides to do now :)

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zbigniev hamson

Jun 23, 2008, 02:41 pm #21 Last Edit: May 04, 2011, 03:34 pm by scarfwearer
I might as well ask now if anyone here might know where to get door handles (and possibly even a Yale-like lock) that would look about right for a 1:6 scale model?

lorisarvendu

Jun 23, 2008, 03:13 pm #22 Last Edit: May 04, 2011, 03:35 pm by scarfwearer
Quote from: zbignievhamson board=build thread=779 post=14522 time=1214232111I might as well ask now if anyone here might know where to get door handles (and possibly even a Yale-like lock) that would look about right for a 1:6 scale model?


I used copper wire from a piece of aerial coaxial wire, bent into shape.  For the yale lock I used a small piece of plastic tubing with "bronze" silver foil over the end.  My model is 1/12th scale, but you might be able to do something similar (maybe with some 15Amp ring main cable).

zbigniev hamson

Jul 01, 2008, 03:19 pm #23 Last Edit: May 04, 2011, 03:35 pm by scarfwearer
Nothing excitingly new, but I now have three wall sections done (without detailing) and the doors halfway there. If I prop them up and squint I can ALMOST believe it's a TARDIS standing there :)

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purpleblancmange

Jul 01, 2008, 05:01 pm #24 Last Edit: May 04, 2011, 03:35 pm by scarfwearer
A good start, at least you've past the tedious stage of cutting the panels out - I loathe that part, which is why I tend not to make so many models these days.

zbigniev hamson

Jul 04, 2008, 05:33 pm #25 Last Edit: May 04, 2011, 03:35 pm by scarfwearer
I hadn't quite finished that part then, but I have now. The final door is glueing as I type this. Yes it IS tedious and I'm very glad that part is over and I can get on with something else now.

Here's a few more "mock up" pics, this time with the corner posts. It's all held together just with blutack for the purpose of the pictures, and it doesn't really represent the final idea because I don't even have all the corner post pieces yet, but it's as close as I can get for now and I couldn't resist :)

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zbigniev hamson

Jul 12, 2008, 03:36 pm #26 Last Edit: May 04, 2011, 03:36 pm by scarfwearer
Well progress is quite slow at the moment, mainly because I am glueing the corner posts together and each bit I glue has to be left in clamps overnight to set, so I am doing about 5 minutes of actual work each day. So below you can see a post in clamps, a finished corner posts, and some protoype step details...

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Doctor Iz

Jul 12, 2008, 04:53 pm #27 Last Edit: May 04, 2011, 03:36 pm by scarfwearer
zbignievhamson,

Looking good mate!  I love the attention to detail on the 3 tiered headers...
Keep up the great work!

Cheers,
Jon~
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h310/jonizdo/Logos/DRIZ_rev20080226copy-2.jpg)

zbigniev hamson

Jul 19, 2008, 03:11 pm #28 Last Edit: May 04, 2011, 03:36 pm by scarfwearer
Progress is still slow, but I think I'm getting towards the stage where I can actually put the walls and corner posts all together onto a base and have something resembling a TARDIS, rather than just the myriad bits of wood I have at the moment.

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geminitimelord

Jul 19, 2008, 07:39 pm #29 Last Edit: May 04, 2011, 03:36 pm by scarfwearer
i agree, very nice detail!