Lym's TARDIS (and Met Box) Renders

[galacticprobe]

Wow! With the exception of the white bits (and St. John logo) on the Brachacki, this is sort of what things should have looked like in "Logopolis" when the TARDIS landed beside a "real" Police Box! (Too bad they had to "remove" that Barnet Bypass Box before the filming of those scenes.)

This is beautiful, Lym! Well done!

Dino.

[lym]

Right then: plans going forward! Here's what I have in mind to work on in the future. These won't be a case of doing them at once: they'll evolve through the process as the plans and designs become more accurate.

Main boxes:

• Mark 1 - work on getting accurate, solid measurements from pictures of this type and use them to fine-tune the model (as well as make plans). Once these are near-perfect, make variants for subsequent design changes through the years


• Mark 2 - As above.


• Mark 3 - As above.


• Mark 4 - As above.


• Mark 5 - work on getting accurate, solid measurements from pictures of this type and make plans. Completely redo the model from scratch, then make all known main design variants (Heathrow, Hendon)

Other models/plans:

• Earl's Court Box


• Cross Ness Box


• Blackwall Tunnel Box


• Mark 0 "Fixed Point" Box


• Prototype Chequer's Corner Box


• Prototype Coulsdon Box


• Glasgow Box


• Edinburgh Box


• Police Post (main variations)

[lym]

Just made this little thing, inspired by the end of The Day of the Doctor. No details or anything, but it's nice to see them lined up like this and it's something I wish we could see in real life.



(Again, sorry for the roughness of the Mark 5, I'm working on a new version of it soon)

[lym]

So here it is: the new, improved Mark 5 model! Still got a couple of things to do (namely modelling the hinges/handles and some fine-tuning of the textures), but I couldn't resist showing it off now.


So many thanks to Dalekoracle for the new pictures of the Hendon box, I couldn't have done it without them!

[lym]

Now this new model has been made, I can go ahead and do the elusive Heathrow version of it:


And a bonus "what if?" scenario. I don't think the show would've had quite as much of an impact this way.

[Dalekoracle]

Loving the Mk5 renders.
Just a couple of comments... On the Heathrow model, the door should have less texture as it was a wooden (teak) door and not made of concrete. And the base needs to have a texture applied to it as its smooth in the render.
Glad that my photos of the refurbished Hendon box has helped 
Mark

[lym]

So I think everyone can agree that the Mark 5's design was definitely a step down from its predecessors (although I do personally love it). To remedy this, I've created my own design that merges the simplicity and basic outline of the Mark 5 with the elegance of the Marks before it. Presenting the Mark 6:

[lym]

Tried my hand once again at another Glasgow box.

[TheWitch]

What do you use for the texturing?

[lym]

In Cycles, I just use a noise texture plugged into a bump map to get the surface effect, and mix a diffuse shader and a glossy shader to get it shiny. I also make sure to use fresnel where possible.

[lym]

Aaaaand here's a lineup of the first four Marks! Not too confident on the shapes/sizes of the roof stacks and door panels/windows, but I'll just keep working on improving them every day.

[lym]

A new photo of the Becontree prototype has appeared! I'd been waiting excitedly for a close-up photo to turn up somewhere, so I used this opportunity to work on a model of it:

[Angelus Lupus]

I wondered if you'd be updating your model when I saw the new photo! Nice 

[ironageman]

It's good to see it so vividly brought into existence so quickly.

[edit:]
I've just put a sketch of the top lamp under 'roundhead' - the foot of the lamp housing appears to have been wilfully elaborate and had a number of rectangular ventilation holes... perhaps someone with an interest in virtual/3D graphics could puzzle out whether there were six or eight of these...

Also, what do you make of the small lock-sized circle on the front where a first aid or telephone cabinet should have been? Of course, this could be a flaw in the photograph (which has clearly been retouched a little) or an identification number perhaps?

[lym]

Apologies for not updating much lately - there really hasn't been much for me to show, having modelled most versions of the Met box.