Reference Pictures: The Brachacki TARDIS (Original) (1963)

[galacticprobe]

They do look pretty shallow in many of the photos above, especially in the clear ones like from Deck5 ("The Chase") and markofrani ("The Rescue" and "The Keys of Marinus") just to name a few.

Dino.

[mechanoid]

Interesting, were the top signs just really shallow or are we looking at a box with bits missing here?

The Chase:

Although they do look shallow on other pics, isn't this a very poorly cropped photo-inlay or whatever the proper term is? I'm sure I have seen other poor examples of this? What does appear to be missing, to me, is the inside bevel to the sign boxes, side and the front shot that shows damage to the frame from the story.

[kert gantry]

Interesting, were the top signs just really shallow or are we looking at a box with bits missing here?

The Chase:

Although they do look shallow on other pics, isn't this a very poorly cropped photo-inlay or whatever the proper term is?

Yup, that's exactly what this is. 

[Rassilons Rod]

You mean the box wasn't there in the actual scenes when they filmed them?

[mechanoid]

"You mean the box wasn't there in the actual scenes when they filmed them?"

I would imagine that this is true. As I said I have seen some other poor cropped examples in other stories too, but cannot for the life of me remember..possibly Web Planet?

[tony farrell]

I think this what Mechanoid is referring to - from "The Web Planet"
Tony

[mechanoid]

This is the one I mean! If anything, rather worse!

{edit} I must have posted this at the same time Tony!{edit}

[tony farrell]

Great minds, eh Mechanoid? 

[mechanoid]

[Rassilons Rod]

Ew.... Jesus.... :/ Never noticed THAT before!!!

Well spotted

[markofrani]

Looks like they photographed the prop and badly cut a print out to use for the dematerialisation effect. Probably saved them the bother of moving the full size prop. Interesting that this shows the temporary roof lamp prior to the one used later on in the story. The original fresnel lamp must have been lost or damaged at this point...

[Volpone]

Huh. I must be getting my props confused. I was sure the original prop didn't have the molding under the lintel signs. But it is clearly there.  Great. Now I've got something else to do on mine. 

[galacticprobe]

I came across another color publicity photo of the Hartnell (Brachacki-Original) TARDIS prop, so I thought I'd add it here for color reference:


Dino.

[ironwolf]

Judging by the earlier photos, though it is hard to tell, but it seems the Yale lock was added after it came back from Ealing Film Studios when they repainted the phone box frame. Would I be remiss in assuming this?

[galacticprobe]

Well, going back to a post from peted (on the first page of this thread)...

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...we have this image of the Pilot version (white Phone Panel frame) and it clearly shows a "lock" on the door. Whether or not it was an actual Yale lock at the time is uncertain as we never got a clear look at it before the Doctor covers it with his hand, but there was definitely some sort of lock already there.

I think the only thing in the lock that changed over Hartnell's tenure was the "sleeve" it was mounted in - at least in its style - but it was always somewhat extended from the door stile.

Dino.