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Started by cobalt, Feb 11, 2013, 10:06 pm

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cobalt

Feb 11, 2013, 10:06 pm Last Edit: Feb 11, 2013, 11:29 pm by deck5
Doing some research on the metal clock, last seen with it's face melted off in Edge Of Destruction / Brink Of Dsaster...

It's a metal "skeleton" clock, manufactured by WF Evans, in the shape of Westminster Abbey.

I also found some photos of a similar clock, including a very nice closeup of the clock face fitted to this particular model (unmelted).

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timewomble

Absolutely beautiful! Thanks for that.

kert gantry

Feb 11, 2013, 11:44 pm #2 Last Edit: Feb 11, 2013, 11:45 pm by kert gantry
Wow! Been looking for decent pics of a clock like this for ages - thanks.

Look at The Chase ep.4 and you'll see the clock just plonked on the control room floor -no pedestal or anything!

Rassilons Rod

One small difference is that 'our' one only has one bell, it hangs vertically from a bar rather than being horizontally mounted like these. Everything else is spot on though :)
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tony farrell

Stunning pictures Cobalt - though at £15,000 for an original W F Evans clock, I doubt I shall be buying one. The catalogue indicates the originals were 24" high so, apart from the bell, as Marc says, this looks highly accurate.
I wonder if modern (cheaper) reproductions are available.
Tony

warmcanofcoke

if we had a clear illustration of each layer of the clock we might be able to build one inexpensively.  ;)
why doesn't the Guide mention them? - Oh, it's not very accurate.
Oh? - I'm researching the new edition.

Rassilons Rod

Feb 12, 2013, 04:14 pm #6 Last Edit: Feb 12, 2013, 04:16 pm by rassilonsrod
Quote from: warmcanofcoke on Feb 12, 2013, 03:40 pm
if we had a clear illustration of each layer of the clock we might be able to build one inexpensively.  ;)


But we do ;)
The templates are my work (and may require some tidying up) But a reasonable start, no? :)


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In the cities in the streets there's a tension you can feel,
The breaking strain is fast approaching, guns and riots.
Politicians gamble and lie to save their skins,
And the press get fed the scapegoats,
Public Enema Number One.

cobalt

Quote from: rassilonsrod on Feb 12, 2013, 04:14 pm

The templates are my work (and may require some tidying up) But a reasonable start, no? :)


Awesome work. Are you going to diagram the tower pieces too?

I wonder how expensive laser-cutting would be. Didn't someone on here have some bits for a console laser-cut?

Rassilons Rod

Feb 12, 2013, 04:38 pm #8 Last Edit: Feb 12, 2013, 04:39 pm by rassilonsrod
Oh the last two... Yes I have a diagram for that, it apparently failed to upload.

As you can see, some of the curved bits are a bit rough. I would have liked to do it at a higher res too.

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In the cities in the streets there's a tension you can feel,
The breaking strain is fast approaching, guns and riots.
Politicians gamble and lie to save their skins,
And the press get fed the scapegoats,
Public Enema Number One.

tony farrell

Hi Marc, are these plans to scale?
Tony

Rassilons Rod

Feb 12, 2013, 08:16 pm #10 Last Edit: Feb 12, 2013, 08:17 pm by rassilonsrod
Overdrawn over the photos.
In the cities in the streets there's a tension you can feel,
The breaking strain is fast approaching, guns and riots.
Politicians gamble and lie to save their skins,
And the press get fed the scapegoats,
Public Enema Number One.

tony farrell

Cool - do you mind if I "borrow" them?  ;D

Rassilons Rod

Of course, and feel free to improve them if you have a mind to :)
In the cities in the streets there's a tension you can feel,
The breaking strain is fast approaching, guns and riots.
Politicians gamble and lie to save their skins,
And the press get fed the scapegoats,
Public Enema Number One.