Apprentice TARDIS Build

[apprentice]

& just for you "ladder guys" a couple of sexy shots from yesterdy when the sun was still shinning

[apprentice]

Raining really hard here today haven`t even left the house yet,was going have a BBQ today as well  > hope the TARDIS is weather tight should be a good test.Have added some more pics of the various stages of the door build.The telephone panel is not completed,rained  stopped play yesterday but  hopefully it keep the rain out  :-/

[apprentice]

Hi guys,cold front went through early this morning with associated heavy rain but the TARDIS appears to be water tight no leaks  have attached photos of a detail I added to the step of a 10mm oak strip wit
h a 45% chamfer to keep the water out

[atomicgraph]

thats great news a police box has a ton of areas that would allow water to get in or make it puddle up. putting a slight angle on things is certianly a good idea... one question is that where your tardis is gonna live? great build and back drop.

[apprentice]

Yes,that is going to be it`s permanent home.The way I have designed & built it won`t be moved unless there is a gravitational shift in the galaxy 

[apprentice]

Quick update the TARDIS does appear to have a leak,the source of which is as of yet undiscovered  > but considering the amount of rain at the weekend I`m not surprised.Big day tomorrow it`s the young Apprentices birthday & she is unaware of the surprise waiting for her when she gets home from school  painted the phone panel today hope to have the handles & lock fitted tomorrow

[avadh]

Absolutely beautiful and the perfect birthday present.

[apprentice]

Hi guys just managed to get the TARDIS to a finished state before the young apprentice got home from school,when she was then blind folded & taken on a magical mystery tour before arriving at the site of the TARDIS   have attached a few pics of her 1st setting eyes on it & taking possession of it.Still quite a bit to do but I guess you never really finish a TARDIS

[Scarfwearer]

Fabulous! What a gift! She looks very happy.

Crispin

[Rassilons Rod]

What a lucky girl she is

[karsthotep]

I was reading all of this thread this morning and your build is extremely inspiring.   I love watching how its coming/come together its well..brilliant is all I can say.  Your Junior Apprentice Is thrilled I'm sure.  How come you chose the Brachaki?  I personally love that one,  but curious as to why you picked it.

[apprentice]

Thank you for your kind words Karsthotep & mucho karma for struggling through my build thread  I know at times it has been a struggle for me but the sole reason for the build in the 1st place was as a surprise birthday present 2 years ago  When I 1st started to research the build on the net I came across a picture of the original Brachaki box with some dimensions & THIS was the TARDIS that I remembered from my youth & the 1 I wanted to build for my daughter & so after a quick read of Glens manual,combining the 2,with a few mods of my own along the way the build commenced.Unfortunately I realized pretty soon that if I was going to any kind of justice the TARDIS name I wasn`t going to have ready in time for her birthday but it was at a stage that it looked like
1.For the next 18 months the build staggered a long until earlier this year I decided that I must get this re-assembled & finished or there was the danger it would become yet another unfinished project AND that my friend is how I ended up with a blue box & VERY happy daughter

[apprentice]

I`m so pleased with my self I`m forgetting my manners I would like to add a massive THANK YOU  to Glen for the time & effort you must of put into producing the manual  To KB,Dr Iz,Rod Scarfwearer & every one who has followed this built & offered words of encouragement my heart felt thanks & THAT comes from The Young Apprentice too 

[throgmorton]

Isnt it funny that after browsing this here web site one looks at things, different builds, etc and somehow I seem to have 'missed' this lovely beauty.

Its one eck of nice build I think the Apprentice and young Apprentice have truly 'served their time' with this.

Now do either of you Sub Contract? LOL!

Chris E.

[apprentice]

Having talked it over with the young apprentice we agree our terms are all the hot chocolate & hobnobs we can eat/drink also we would need to know if you are within cycling distance as we haven`t got our "box" working yet