List of Scale Model FX TARDISes used in the classic series

[Rassilons Rod]

1996 box now added Jonathan Sellers name corrected    apologies!

Year	First Seen	Box	Scale
1963	Keys of Marinus	Marinus Box	ultra tiny scale
1964	Rescue/ Romans	Shawcraft Box 1	1:3
1965	Master plan (Volcano)?	Shawcraft Box 2	1:5
1969	Mind Robber	Mind Robber Box	1:5?
1972	Curse of Peladon (Claws of Axos?)	Ian Scoones Box	scale?
1975	Planet of Evil	Mat Irvine Box	scale?
1981	Logopolis	Logopolis Box	1:3?
1985	Timelash	Mike Tucker Box	scale?
1986	Mysterious Planet	Mike Tucker Box	scale?
1996	TV Movie	Richard Hudolin	Scale?
2017	Shada	Jonathan Sellers Box	1:6

[tony farrell]

Hi Marc,

Great work on the table from you guys......

A couple of comments if I may:

1. I'm with Nate, the Timelash and Mysterious Planet models are completely separate boxes with entirely separate geometries.

2a. The large model used in Logopolis is as near as dammit 1:3 in scale (compare it to photos of the original 1:3 Shawcraft Model Box seen with people sat on it to screen-grabs of the Logopolis Box with various people kneeling/crouching by it - the model boxes are almost the same size.)
2b. The model used in the publicity shots from The Planet of Fire is the same 1:3 model as used in Logopolis. (The 1:3 model does not appear in the transmitted episodes of Planet of Fire at all.)

And, as an aside, I agree with Jonathan/Markofrani: The 1964 Shawcraft (Model 2) - what is currently being referred to as scale 1:5 - is clearly not 1:5 at all; it is half the size of the 1:3 Shawcraft Model which equates to it being 1:6.  

T

(Edited to use the "Shawcraft" designation as specified in Marc's table for this topic.)

[Rassilons Rod]

1992 box added

Year	First Seen	Box	Scale
1963	Keys of Marinus	Marinus Box	ultra tiny scale
1964	Rescue/ Romans	Shawcraft Box 1	1:3
1965	Master plan (Volcano)?	Shawcraft Box 2	1:6
1969	Mind Robber	Mind Robber Box	1:5?
1972	Curse of Peladon (Claws of Axos?)	Ian Scoones Box	scale?
1975	Planet of Evil	Mat Irvine Box	scale?
1981	Logopolis	Logopolis Box	1:3
1985	Timelash	Mike Tucker Box 1	scale?
1986	Mysterious Planet	Mike Tucker Box 2	scale?
1992	Shada, VHS	Mike Tucker Box 3	scale?
1996	TV Movie	Richard Hudolin	scale?
2017	Shada	Jonathan Sellers Box	1:6

[Rassilons Rod]

New info from Mike Tucker!

I'll update the lists in a bit.

[Rassilons Rod]

Mike Tucker info added.

Year	First Seen	Box	Scale
1963	Keys of Marinus	Marinus Box	ultra tiny scale
1964	Rescue/ Romans	Shawcraft Box 1	1:3
1965	Master Plan - Golden Death	Golden Death Box	ultra small scale
1965	Master Plan -Volcano	Shawcraft Box 2	1:6
1969	Mind Robber	Mind Robber Box	1:5?
1972	Curse of Peladon (Claws of Axos?)	Ian Scoones Box	scale?
1975	Planet of Evil	Mat Irvine Box	scale?
1981	Logopolis	Logopolis Box	1:3
1985	Timelash	New Build or Mat Irvine Box?	scale?
1986	Mysterious Planet	Mike Tucker Box 1	1:6 (15")
1986	Mysterious Planet	Mike Tucker Box 2	1:16 (6")
1992	Shada, VHS	Dave Havard Box	scale?
1993	Dimensions in Time	Mike Tucker Box 2 (Fibreglass cast)	1:16 (6")
1996	TV Movie	Richard Hudolin	scale?
2017	Shada	Jonathan Sellers Box	1:6

[warmcanofcoke]

**edit

We know the size of the Timelash box.

It's approx. 9 inches high, very light in weight and has no opening parts or lighting etc. Not sure what it is made of. Could be wood (balsa), plastic or fibreglass.

[Rassilons Rod]

Thanks for pointing out the Tinelash info, Nate

Year	First Seen	Box	Scale
1963	Keys of Marinus	Marinus Box	ultra tiny scale
1964	Rescue/ Romans	Shawcraft Box 1	1:3
1965	Master Plan - Golden Death	Golden Death Box	ultra small scale
1965	Master Plan -Volcano	Shawcraft Box 2	1:6
1969	Mind Robber	Mind Robber Box	1:5?
1972	Curse of Peladon (Claws of Axos?)	Ian Scoones Box	scale?
1975	Planet of Evil	Mat Irvine Box	scale?
1981	Logopolis	Logopolis Box	1:3
1985	Timelash	Timelash Box	1:11 (9")
1986	Mysterious Planet	Mike Tucker Box 1	1:6 (15")
1986	Mysterious Planet	Mike Tucker Box 2	1:16 (6")
1992	Shada, VHS	Dave Havard Box	scale?
1993	Dimensions in Time	Mike Tucker Box 2 (Fibreglass cast)	1:16 (6")
1996	TV Movie	Richard Hudolin	scale?
2017	Shada	Jonathan Sellers Box	1:6

[warmcanofcoke]

Here's the one from 'Carnival Of Monsters'...

Golden Death

One model TARDIS which is less well-known is the teeny-tiny version used on the large Pyramid model set for The Daleks' Master Plan (note the hand, for scale). This is the original landing point, as would have been seen to match the studio in Golden Death:

Yet another Tardis.

Are these two the same TARDIS ?

[Rassilons Rod]

Good question!

[ciderman]

Just a quick thought, what about the box that was dropped down the mineshaft in Mark of the Rani? I can't imagine they dropped the real prop down there!

[Rassilons Rod]

I'm going to hazard a guess that it's either the Mat Irvine or the Timelash box.

Just a quick thought, what about the box that was dropped down the mineshaft in Mark of the Rani? I can't imagine they dropped the real prop down there!

[warmcanofcoke]

After reviewing http://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?topic=9560 I don't think it is either of those boxes .... I'm willing to be proved wrong.

[warmcanofcoke]

**edit

We know the size of the Timelash box.

It's approx. 9 inches high, very light in weight and has no opening parts or lighting etc. Not sure what it is made of. Could be wood (balsa), plastic or fibreglass.

Oh, well.... live and learn. Not the Timelash box after all.

[Rassilons Rod]

Not the timelash box afterall....

Year	First Seen	Box	Scale
1963	Keys of Marinus	Marinus Box	ultra tiny scale
1964	Rescue/ Romans	Shawcraft Box 1	1:3
1965	Master Plan - Golden Death	Golden Death Box	ultra small scale
1965	Master Plan -Volcano	Shawcraft Box 2	1:6
1969	Mind Robber	Mind Robber Box	1:5?
1972	Curse of Peladon (Claws of Axos?)	Ian Scoones Box	scale?
1975	Planet of Evil	Mat Irvine Box	scale?
1981	Logopolis	Logopolis Box	1:3
1985	Mark of the Rani	Mark of the Rani Box	??
1985	Timelash	Timelash Box	1:11 (9")
1986	Mysterious Planet	Mike Tucker Box 1	1:6 (15")
1986	Mysterious Planet	Mike Tucker Box 2	1:16 (6")
1992	Shada, VHS	Dave Havard Box	scale?
1993	Dimensions in Time	Mike Tucker Box 2 (Fibreglass cast)	1:16 (6")
1996	TV Movie	Richard Hudolin	scale?
2017	Shada	Jonathan Sellers Box	1:6

[kert gantry]

There's a model TARDIS take-off at the end of The Ice Warriors.

Don't have the DVD to hand but think it might be the smaller Shawcraft one...?