1:13 Season 2 Brachacki

[ted h]

Hey everyone, this is my first post on this forum, so apologies for any formatting issues.

A few weeks ago I decided to start a scratch-built model TARDIS from styrene, based mostly on its appearance in "The Chase", and I thought I'd post my progress so far. Everything's been cut and assembled entirely by hand.

I'm trying to capture as much detail as I can in this build and I'm really pleased with the results so far. For the sign boxes, I tried to mimic the original construction and left the seams visible like on the original prop, and I'm hoping to recreate as much of the wear and tear present in season 2 as possible.

My next stage is to build the lamp once the materials arrive. I'm leaving the roof detachable so I can add an LED at some point in the future if I decide to. Once that's done, I just have the base and the phone panel to make before I can add the texturing. I'm currently not sure what I'm going to use for that, but I was thinking some sort of filler for the general shape of the texturing with a paint stipple over the top to get a rougher look similar to the original prop. I'll do some tests to figure out a finish I'm happy with.

 

[AKF1961]

I'm impressed at the level of detail you're creating in such a small scale model!

 

[Volpone]

This is one of the things I love about this place: You look at a build like this and your first impulse is to go "that one corner is kind of screwed up," but then you remember that's because that one corner is kind of screwed up on the actual prop and the model is replicating it.

 

[ted h]

Thanks guys! I'm pleased it's gone as well as it has so far. Really hoping I don't botch something up later down the line.

Anyway, got the lamp and the phone panel done today, I'm pretty happy with the results. The lamp was pretty simple. I used steel rods for the supports, and for the dome on top I stacked some scrap styrene together and shaped it using my dremel as a makeshift lathe.

So the box is pretty much complete. Once the base is finished, I can get started with the texturing. I also need to figure out how to get the pebbled glass effect in the corner panes

 

[Volpone]

I wonder if 1:13 is small enough scale that you can just spray them with something. I had to apply some spray adhesive to something this week so I put it in my kitchen sink to avoid having to clean up overspray. Now the bottom of my kitchen sink has a stippled effect that, on something 10' tall, would probably look like frosted glass, but on something 10" tall could very well look like pebbled glass.

 

[ted h]

I wonder if 1:13 is small enough scale that you can just spray them with something. I had to apply some spray adhesive to something this week so I put it in my kitchen sink to avoid having to clean up overspray. Now the bottom of my kitchen sink has a stippled effect that, on something 10' tall, would probably look like frosted glass, but on something 10" tall could very well look like pebbled glass.

That's not a bad shout actually. I might have some spray adhesive knocking around somewhere I could test with. Thanks for the suggestion

 

[AKF1961]

That's not a bad shout actually. I might have some spray adhesive knocking around somewhere I could test with. Thanks for the suggestion

Alternatively, have you thought about using a frosted plastic document wallet (the type that have a press stud closing) or - if you're in the UK - even a square plastic milk bottle? Bear in mind too, the Brachacki Box only had hammered 'glass' in the front doors - the sides and rear were all made from clear Perspex which was simply sanded and then heavily dirtied down.

 

[ted h]

Alternatively, have you thought about using a frosted plastic document wallet (the type that have a press stud closing) or - if you're in the UK - even a square plastic milk bottle? Bear in mind too, the Brachacki Box only had hammered 'glass' in the front doors - the sides and rear were all made from clear Perspex which was simply sanded and then heavily dirtied down.

I hadn't actually realised that about the sides and rear, thanks for pointing that out. So were just the corner panes sanded then?

I may also try the plastic wallet idea too. I did consider milk bottles too, but I thought the plastic on them would look too opaque, especially after painting the backs of the windows

 

[AKF1961]

I hadn't actually realised that about the sides and rear, thanks for pointing that out. So were just the corner panes sanded then?

I may also try the plastic wallet idea too. I did consider milk bottles too, but I thought the plastic on them would look too opaque, especially after painting the backs of the windows

Any sanding was really done just to provide a key for the paint/dirtying-down. If you send me a direct message, I can arrange to send you some big, good quality, photos of the Tardis/Police Box.

 

[ted h]

Any sanding was really done just to provide a key for the paint/dirtying-down. If you send me a direct message, I can arrange to send you some big, good quality, photos of the Tardis/Police Box.

I have sent you a message, thanks

 

[Volpone]

I'd forgotten milk bottles. Someone here did use one of those to good effect, IIRC.

 

[ted h]

Small update here. The texturing is more or less finished, and I'm really pleased with how it's turned out. I used some cheap plastic putty filler and stippled it with a stiff paint brush as it was drying which gave this really nice and fairly accurate artexing. I tried to follow the original prop as closely as possible (cheers for the high quality pics, Tony. They were a great help). Once the primer is dry, I may go back over it with some artist acrylic just to touch it up here and there, but for the most part I think it's fine as is.

As for the windows, I'm going to test everything that's been suggested so far and see what effect I like the best. I'll post the results when that's done.

 

[ted h]

While I'm waiting for the paint to arrive, I made the lock. Took a brass head picture hanging nail and turned it on my dremel to resemble the lock on the prop at the time. It's 3mm wide.

 

[ted h]

The paint finally arrived, so I've been spending the last couple days experimenting with different mixes to get a decent match for the darker blue base tone. I think what I've got here is pretty good. I used Vallejo prussian blue which I'd seen someone else on this forum use quite successfully, and mixed some black and white into it until I was happy with the tone. I'm planning to dry brush some lighter shades over it to get that patchy look the original prop had, then recreate as much of the weathering as I can.

As for the windows, the frames are just spray painted. For the hammered glass, I hunted round shops for ages looking at pretty much anything I could use. Frosted document wallets, milk bottles, spray glue, all sorts of stuff. In the end I found that the textured part of a Volvic flavoured water bottle looked pretty good, so I went with that.

This is easily the most detailed thing I've ever made, and I'm really happy with how it's going so far. I've never worked with these materials before so I'm more or less learning everything as I go.