Plans: Colin Richmond / Edward Thomas Mark I

[vtalanov98]

EXTERIOR TARDIS: Colin Richmond / Edward Thomas Mark I - link to a printable PDF (A2, scale 1:10)

Based on official sources and photogrammetric re-creations, these plans represent two identical police box props constructed in summer 2004, which appeared in the following episodes of Doctor Who:
Season 1 (2005)
- Rose
- The End of the World
- The Unquiet Dead
- Aliens of London / World War Three
- Dalek
- The Long Game
- Father's Day
- The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances
- Boom Town
- Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways
Season 2 (2006)
- The Christmas Invasion
- New Earth
- Tooth and Claw
- School Reunion
- The Girl in the Fireplace
- Rise of the Cybermen / The Age of Steel
- The Idiot's Lantern
- The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit
- Love and Monsters
- Fear Her
- Army of Ghosts / Doomsday
Season 3 (2007)
- The Runaway Bride
- Smith and Jones
- The Shakespeare Code
- Gridlock
- Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks
- The Lazarus Experiment
- 42
- Human Nature / The Family of Blood
- Blink
- Utopia / The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords
Season 4 (2008)
- Voyage of the Damned
- The Fires of Pompeii
- Planet of the Ood
- The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
- The Doctor’s Daughter
- The Unicorn and the Wasp
Season 7 (2012)
- The Day of the Doctor

 

[MSharif3d]

These look great and will be helpful for many people so, thank you for making these.

Have you considered making the lantern elevations/plans as well? The lantern is what I find modelling these TARDIS exteriors the hardest even when modelling alongside reference images...

 

[vtalanov98]

These look great and will be helpful for many people so, thank you for making these.

Have you considered making the lantern elevations/plans as well? The lantern is what I find modelling these TARDIS exteriors the hardest even when modelling alongside reference images...

Thank you.

My original intention was to deliver police box plans only, as it's something you have to actually build yourself. Handles, locks, lamps and other furniture, however, can be purchased elsewhere, that's why I did not include any of those. But I'll think about it.

I always model all the furniture purely from multiple reference pictures - it's the best source of information. I never rely on drawings unless they were made with a real prototype in hand. Unfortunately, I don't have any of those pieces in my hands to measure them, so I use pictures of those props straight on, it gives much more accurate results than line drawings. Here are some examples:

 

[Aidan_Wilk!non]

EXTERIOR TARDIS - Richmond / Thomas Mark I PDF

Based on official sources and photogrammetric re-creations, these plans represent two identical police box props constructed in summer 2004, which appeared in the following episodes of Doctor Who:
Season 1 (2005)
- Rose
- The End of the World
- The Unquiet Dead
- Aliens of London / World War Three
- Dalek
- The Long Game
- Father's Day
- The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances
- Boom Town
- Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways
Season 2 (2006)
- The Christmas Invasion
- New Earth
- Tooth and Claw
- School Reunion
- The Girl in the Fireplace
- Rise of the Cybermen / The Age of Steel
- The Idiot's Lantern
- The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit
- Love and Monsters
- Fear Her
- Army of Ghosts / Doomsday
Season 3 (2007)
- The Runaway Bride
- Smith and Jones
- The Shakespeare Code
- Gridlock
- Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks
- The Lazarus Experiment
- 42
- Human Nature / The Family of Blood
- Blink
- Utopia / The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords
Season 4 (2008)
- Voyage of the Damned
- The Fires of Pompeii
- Planet of the Ood
- The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
- The Doctor’s Daughter
- The Unicorn and the Wasp
Season 7 (2013)
- The Day of the Doctor

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These look Fab !

assuming you went about making these the same way you made TARDIS D?

Photogammtary with a model

 

[vtalanov98]

These look Fab !

assuming you went about making these the same way you made TARDIS D?

Photogammtary with a model

Well, quite. Well, not quite. Most measurements were already known from the official BBC plans:



But, of course, they were not 100% accurate to the actual props. I made a few corrections by just observing and studying pictures of the props (this method was inspired by Tony Farrell's studies of the classic series props). There were a few inconsistencies, such as extra height above the top signs, wide base and walls being set too deep, but overall the dimensions were correct (not including the obvious difference between the front and side panels). Then I made a 3D model with all my corrections taken into account, put a wireframe overlay of it on top of multple pictures of the props with matching focal length, and made a few more corrections, completing the study.

Now, Mark III (Smith's TARDIS from Seasons 5-6) is a heavy modification of Mark I, but their heights are exactly the same as far as I'm aware (from the bottom of the corner posts to the top of the roof, excluding the base). So the way I made Mark III was basically taking Mark I's established measurements, studying pictures again, making corrections, modifying a 3D model of Mark I to make it wider, but keeping the same height, and then again overlaying wireframes of it on top of the pictures, making more corrections and finalizing the result.

 

[Aidan_Wilk!non]

Well, quite. Well, not quite. Most measurements were already known from the official BBC plans:

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But, of course, they were not 100% accurate to the actual props. I made a few corrections by just observing and studying pictures of the props (this method was inspired by Tony Farrell's studies of the classic series props). There were a few inconsistencies, such as extra height above the top signs, wide base and walls being set too deep, but overall the dimensions were correct (not including the obvious difference between the front and side panels). Then I made a 3D model with all my corrections taken into account, put a wireframe overlay of it on top of multple pictures of the props with matching focal length, and made a few more corrections, completing the study.

Now, Mark III (Smith's TARDIS from Seasons 5-6) is a heavy modification of Mark I, but their heights are exactly the same as far as I'm aware (from the bottom of the corner posts to the top of the roof, excluding the base). So the way I made Mark III was basically taking Mark I's established measurements, studying pictures again, making corrections, modifying a 3D model of Mark I to make it wider, but keeping the same height, and then again overlaying wireframes of it on top of the pictures, making more corrections and finalizing the result.

How do the 3D models look? if you have any examples of the wire frame overlay?

 

[vtalanov98]

How do the 3D models look? if you have any examples of the wire frame overlay?

I'll prepare an overview.

 

[Aidan_Wilk!non]

I'll prepare an overview.

sounds good you mentioned the mk 3 thomas Box do you plan to make more?

 

[vtalanov98]

sounds good you mentioned the mk 3 thomas Box do you plan to make more?

Mark II (Season 4) and Mark IV (Seasons 6-7, 10) are coming right up. Not sure about Pickwoad box (Seasons 8-10) - I'll look into it, but I never liked it.

 

[vtalanov98]

EXTERIOR TARDIS: Colin Richmond / Edward Thomas Mark I PDF

Based on official sources and photogrammetric re-creations, these plans represent two identical police box props constructed in summer 2004, which appeared in the following episodes of Doctor Who:
Season 1 (2005)
- Rose
- The End of the World
- The Unquiet Dead
- Aliens of London / World War Three
- Dalek
- The Long Game
- Father's Day
- The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances
- Boom Town
- Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways
Season 2 (2006)
- The Christmas Invasion
- New Earth
- Tooth and Claw
- School Reunion
- The Girl in the Fireplace
- Rise of the Cybermen / The Age of Steel
- The Idiot's Lantern
- The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit
- Love and Monsters
- Fear Her
- Army of Ghosts / Doomsday
Season 3 (2007)
- The Runaway Bride
- Smith and Jones
- The Shakespeare Code
- Gridlock
- Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks
- The Lazarus Experiment
- 42
- Human Nature / The Family of Blood
- Blink
- Utopia / The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords
Season 4 (2008)
- Voyage of the Damned
- The Fires of Pompeii
- Planet of the Ood
- The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
- The Doctor’s Daughter
- The Unicorn and the Wasp
Season 7 (2013)
- The Day of the Doctor

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Plans have been updated with new information and corrections. Base has been reduced in height by 5 mm, now being 100 mm high (overall height of the box is now 2780 mm). Lamp base has been increased in width by 5 mm, now being 165 mm wide. L-shaped corner post details have been measured properly and corrected here. Calculation mistakes have been corrected (thanks to Nicole for pointing them out). JPEGs have been optimized for better web performace, and a printable PDF (A2, scale 1:10) has been attached as well.