That is a great idea! that way if anything goes wrong - I'll have a back up. 

Wow Mr. warmcanofcoke- this is great looking stuff.  you have some good ideas here and I really look forward to seeing this come together.  I had one thought for your consideration- from the photo one of your green filters- the seasons greeting one looks pretty close in colour to your chrome-key-  it might be sad if you past in a background that also shows up on what is bound to be an otherwise kick but console...

existing stuff.  thanks for sharing

M.D.

True, that would be an issue If I used the console in that Chromakey -Green studio, but I'm turning my Garage into a Chromakey-Blue Studio, so I can have room for a full console room. (that can be dismantled and packed away when I need a different set .... so, ... it will be Just like Doctor Who in the 1980s.)

Thank you for the kind words. I am also very excited about your console, Ontario Canada is only 3/4 hours away by car / negative -10 minutes by Tardis we should write and film a movie for youtube or something.

Hey that could be Cool!

I seem to be planning to do a film with my kids in the near future, but that would be a first for me...  I kinda figured with the chrome key room you have done some film making.... anything you would like to share?



You have been putting some neat stuff on the board- keep it

Cheers

Dave

sorry... what I meant was ' keep it' ...UP!

oops
M.D.

Not really. I have a youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/RabbitWarrenPro/videos
there is a comedy beer review show there - but it isn't really edited... or directed... its more of a webcam show. (something to produce weekly, to show youtube I can consistently produce material etc. 1 night = 15 episodes or something like that.) My father has me working on a documentary to accompany his last technical book. I help record on my friend Beth's projects. And have assisted the Rochester Movie Makers organisation.

I have produced movies for projects that have been edited and directed for classes but I will post them after I have re-shot and re-edited them to the standards that will produce viewers etc. (Don't want to appear to be a perfectionist, or anything .... )
Most of my assignments have been for classes and such. I record improv comedy shows so people have submissions for festivals. As soon as this semester is finished I do have plans for some movies with friends, mostly non specific video game related projects.  I'd like to do something Doctor Who related, and I want to do something with my Star Wars/Star Trek/Stargate/Legend of Zelda friends. There is talk of a classic Doctor Who review show - but I am mostly interested in the original projects... more on that on another forum.

*I will be using my green screen studio more frequently now that I have a wide angle lens.

some 16mm lights for my console.
four of each colour

Actually, on the door control panel (panel 1 if you like), the thee buttons in the bottom left you've indicated are actually toggle switches, not the light buttons.  See the Earthshock pic you posted above.  I think it's two smaller ones on the left & right and a tall one in the center.
Bill "the Doctor" Rudloff

Thank you Bill. I'll check my screen captures more closely. I guess I'll have a few extra lights left over.

Never hurts to have spares.  I know this version of the console pretty well.  Made one out of cardboard, duct tape & paint.  Studied paused video tapes for a long time.  I did use the DWM layout as a general guide, but it annoyed me with its inaccuracies in my early teens.
Bill "the Doctor" Rudloff

I admire your dedication. I knew it would be very hard, and perhaps expensive, to try to duplicate the controls from any of the consoles. It was part of the reason for designing my own. I am always very impressed with people who focus on a specific console and recreate it. Scarfwearers work almost intimidated me out of building mine. His consoles are so incredible, the level of detail is just unreal. A lot of the parts you're picking look great and I can't wait to see the console.

What are you doing for the "recall indicator" (the clearish pentagon on the console)? I made one out of foam board and then I made a mold. After that I molded it in clear resin. It looks alright, but the lighting circuit I designed isn't bright enough because the resin is kind of cloudy.

Anyway, great work!!!

Thank you for the kind words. I admire that you have started your build already. It looks great by the way. (Also the Fires of Pompeii circuits I keep seeing in your photos. Just fantastic!) I was just at Home Despot looking at some plastic sheets in the lighting department, that have a similar pattern, that might do the job for the Recall Indicator, but the pattern on that particular item had more of a fishnet style than the diamond style on the plastic that makes up the recall device on the console.

I may have to try Lowes to see if they have the sheets I need. I'm sure I've seen that pattern for sale somewhere.

I too, am in awe of the Scarfwearer's achievements - his work inspires me to "give it a try". But you give me far too much credit on focus. I have little shoe boxes with parts for a Five Doctors console, 1996 Movie parts, Pertwee Console parts, and stuff that might look good on .... something. I guess I finally became a pack-rat like my father.

After work I took a trip down to Home Despot and looked around for some Tardisy type objects - here is what I found:


Found this hard plastic ball out in the street in my neighborhood - I think If I can cut the top off I could turn it into part of the power lever (Enlightenment) on the console.

Went to Target and found a better candidate for the pink light on the console.

I got these from Joann Fabrics a while back



and this is an item I didn't get - but saw in my travels - I'm thinking about it- before I buy it. It may be a good lighting option for several panels on the console. I'm going to have a think about it first.

http://www.homedepot.com/buy/feit-electric-6-5-watt-a19-color-changing-led-party-light-bulb-289428.html

found a video of it on youtube here http://youtu.be/VqQAucJV7Wk

*edit - this bulb only produces 350 lumens - it wouldn't shine through the white acrylic I own. If I wanted to have the color to cycle through a bunch of colors - I'd do better with Christmas tree lights.

 Wow, you have a LOT of stuff now! Once you get started on the body of this beast it's going to come together REALLY quickly

that is my plan