Cidermans Hell Bent (ish) Console

[ciderman]

Hello all. I've been away a little while but finally made a start on a console and possibly (hopefully) a console room too. I'm a little obsessed with the Hell Bent console so I'm going for a white console in that style. I will have to scale it down a bit but it should still be sizeable. I recently demolished a sizeable wardrobe and will use the wood from that for the panels. The spare wood/leftovers from my never built police box will hopefully make the base. Picture to follow.

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Here is the frame for the console base.

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So the width of the console will be 7 feet across as opposed to the 8ft standard as that is a little too big for my garage. The internal hexagon is 22 inches across. Its mostly scraps of wood so far and will be a true budget build as the panels will be salvaged from my sons old wardrobes. A little more sanding and I will be able to paint it a pristine white like the Hellbent console. I feel like a real Tardis builder now its taking shape!

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Here are some pics.

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Lots of filler included...

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The hexagonal interior is 22 inches across.The thick beam across the middle stops the panels from bowing in.

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Side on...

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And again with extra filler. A Lytton says in Attack of the Cybermen, 'It simply isnt pinpoint accurate'...

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And one more for good measure. Sanding on the hottest day of the year is not recommended.

[Volpone]

Everything in Dr. Who is bigger than you'd expect.  First house with a basement so I have hopes of finally doing a console room too but yeah, looking at the size of a screen accurate console, that's a non-starter.  I might even go down to 6' diameter (if I ever get around to doing it).  On a related note, other day I looked down the steps to the basement and was like "I SHOULD PUT A TARDIS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEPS!  HOW DID I NEVER THINK OF THIS?!"  Answer:  I did.  It looks like there's plenty of space from above, but when you actually get out a tape measure and realize just how big a TARDIS--even just the facade--is, you realize the only way you can make it work indoors is to scale it down. 

[russellsuthern]

That looks awesome.
Looks like you have got off to a really good start. 

Regards,

Russell

[ciderman]

Thanks Russell. It really is a 1 hour here, 1 hour there project at the moment when time is available. The garage needs to be emptied as I'm tripping over stuff at the moment. Then when I've got a space I can see what I can work with.

Volpone you are correct. The original props/console is huge at 8ft across and a Police box is even bigger. Worse is that the ceiling height is restricted to 8t approx but thats workable at least.
You really get a sense of respect for the original builders who made a prop that was wheeled out week after week and still looked decent over the years.

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First undercoat on. Probably needs at least 3.

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While snooping around a poundstore (nothing is just a pound in there anymore!!) I found these stick-on led vanity lights that should make some pretty good ping-pong ball lights that dot around the console. I will get some more after I open up the case and have a look to see if they will still light up or be dummy lights. £3 each I think they dont look too bad.

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3rd layer of undercoat is on and it looks very even. I also saw in Wilkinsons for 35p each these 3 metal fileholders which I will cut up and use for the speakergrills on each panel.