alextheyellowthing said:
Thanks for the clarification, I had assumed that if "laisser tomber" meant fall that tomber must be to drop.
But I haven't studied any french for about 32 years
2008 series 4 foldable tardis
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Thanks for the clarification, I had assumed that if "laisser tomber" meant fall that tomber must be to drop.
But I haven't studied any french for about 32 years
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Rassilons Rod said:alextheyellowthing said:
Thanks for the clarification, I had assumed that if "laisser tomber" meant fall that tomber must be to drop.
But I haven't studied any french for about 32 years
My apologie, i didn't meant to school you or anything. You were pretty close actualy !
alextheyellowthing said:
Not at all mate! I'm more than happy when I am shown my mistakes. That's how we learn
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OK, so take 2 on the C prop again going from this:
To this
So far i've advance thé base quite far until i noticed it was badly warped. I suspect the wood got wet at some point, but i wonder if i can make anything about it. I've tried to put some renforcement inside bit so far, no luck. It's not as bad but noot good either. So for now, i'm moving forward and if licking thé panel pièces in place doesn't fix it. I'll remake one.
If you have any idéas on how to fix that up i'm all for it.
To this
So far i've advance thé base quite far until i noticed it was badly warped. I suspect the wood got wet at some point, but i wonder if i can make anything about it. I've tried to put some renforcement inside bit so far, no luck. It's not as bad but noot good either. So for now, i'm moving forward and if licking thé panel pièces in place doesn't fix it. I'll remake one.
If you have any idéas on how to fix that up i'm all for it.
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alextheyellowthing
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oh no! i messed up! i need more pictures of the sides. i don't have much angles where you can see this detail much. And with compression paterns, it made it look like the center piece was like the doorsThe_TARD1Sman said:
thx for pointing it out, i'll try and fix it
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it can also be seen on the bottom to , its easier to see here due to the wood grain pattern
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The_TARD1Sman said:
Ama take this, thx^^
alextheyellowthing
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Update on the 2nd Cprop.
I've remade the base, it's now sitting flat as it should. I've started working on the side panels,taking care in making them thz right way this time.
I've remade the base, it's now sitting flat as it should. I've started working on the side panels,taking care in making them thz right way this time.
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Little update again.
First of, i've finished the base mostly. I'll have a bit of tiding up to do with sanding and filling holes and stuff but most of the work is done including the bevel.
I moved on to making the roof, i've made it slightly diffrently then my first atrempt. It snaps in place and fits à bit better.
Right now i'm doing sign boxes. Then i'll finish the pannel, put the pyramide shaped tiles on the roof etc until they are both at the same level of compilation.
Spécial thanks to [member=7965]The_TARD1Sman[/member] for helping me with ref pictures and more.
Here is my sigh to night before falling asleep. it very satisfying
First of, i've finished the base mostly. I'll have a bit of tiding up to do with sanding and filling holes and stuff but most of the work is done including the bevel.
I moved on to making the roof, i've made it slightly diffrently then my first atrempt. It snaps in place and fits à bit better.
Right now i'm doing sign boxes. Then i'll finish the pannel, put the pyramide shaped tiles on the roof etc until they are both at the same level of compilation.
Spécial thanks to [member=7965]The_TARD1Sman[/member] for helping me with ref pictures and more.
Here is my sigh to night before falling asleep. it very satisfying
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Update, both tardis are on the same levels of compilation more or less. I've chose wich will be wich. The first one i've made (C1) will be the original tardis C and the 2nd one i'm currently making (C2) will be the war doctor.
I've worked on a new système for getting thé lamp off and servicing it or to help flatt packing the tardis, it's working well so far.
I've also started grinding away thé wood to make the nervings more screen acurate
And yeah, outside of a stuff i need to take care of, like the mounting of the C2's doors and a few other stuff, next step is paint ! And windows. It might take a while tho, i'm la king free time.
C1. C2
I've worked on a new système for getting thé lamp off and servicing it or to help flatt packing the tardis, it's working well so far.
I've also started grinding away thé wood to make the nervings more screen acurate
And yeah, outside of a stuff i need to take care of, like the mounting of the C2's doors and a few other stuff, next step is paint ! And windows. It might take a while tho, i'm la king free time.
C1. C2
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Paint update.
I've carved the wood grain and bumps. I'm beyond happy with those. Also the doors were à bit of a challenges. those tiny apparent hinges(4x0.8mm) being hand made, as usual, and fonctionnal. I've tried har to be screen acurate. Again a big thanks to [member=7965]The_TARD1Sman[/member] for giving me refrence and confirming my knowlege. Your help is precious !
(yes thé doors opens like this. Yes this is cursed and also to my knowlege thé only tardis on the show with outwards opening doors)
you can look it up, this notch and the other you can see on my model exist on the original) 
It's not fully finalistes yet, but it's close.
Here is a bit of making of
I've carved the wood grain and bumps. I'm beyond happy with those. Also the doors were à bit of a challenges. those tiny apparent hinges(4x0.8mm) being hand made, as usual, and fonctionnal. I've tried har to be screen acurate. Again a big thanks to [member=7965]The_TARD1Sman[/member] for giving me refrence and confirming my knowlege. Your help is precious !
(yes thé doors opens like this. Yes this is cursed and also to my knowlege thé only tardis on the show with outwards opening doors) you can look it up, this notch and the other you can see on my model exist on the original) It's not fully finalistes yet, but it's close.
Here is a bit of making of
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Update. Nothing much to say, i'm painting still. Paint job is finished on the war doctor and i'm following thé refrence pictures i've found or have been given.
I've also machined a fresnel. I'll have to pour an other batch of résine for the other lamp.
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I've also machined a fresnel. I'll have to pour an other batch of résine for the other lamp.
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They are looking great! That Fresnel is superb! Will you install an LED to light it up?
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I'm loving those! The colours are spot on.
Well done
Well done
alextheyellowthing
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Yop, i've just laid hands on some warm white LED, i'll tackle that soon.Andrew Harvey said:
I'll also had a interior back drop
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Oh that's excellent, I cannot wait to see the finished boxes. I really like the weathering you have done on the War Doctors one. I always did prefer a weathered and beaten up looking Police Box!
I'm just tickled that you actually carved the grain. Because if someone asked me I'd say "you can't carve realistic looking wood grain." Just skimming the photos I thought "oh, he did the blowtorch thing on a model and it turned out really well." But the reality is you probably can't do the blowtorch thing to bring out grain on a model. So I'm reading and going "did he really say he *carved* the grain?" And then I see the sketching with the ballpoint pen and go "yep. He carved it." Turned out amazing.
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Thanks à lot, i'm glade you like it^^Volpone said:
Blow torching sadly wouldn't work with such à small scale.
I've been (and kinda still) tinkering with technics to pull this of. Mostly what helps in how it look, is that i've been following refrence photos of the box. The second one is trying to anticipate thé paint absorbtion by the wood and choose the grain well. I'll try in the future to try to remake à D box but with the wood grain apearant. I cant use the same technic, or at least i have to make more than that, but i have ideas of using some filers ore résines to simulat grain density. I guess we'll see
In the mean time, i have an update comming out soon.
