List of Scale Model FX TARDISes used in the classic series

[warmcanofcoke]

Tony's excellent work doesn't say much for The Five Doctors.
http://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?topic=6965.1

The Five Doctors (Production Code 6K):
http://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?action=dlattach;k=885;topic=6965.0;attach=133905;image
http://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?action=dlattach;k=885;topic=6965.0;attach=133907;image
http://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?action=dlattach;k=885;topic=6965.0;attach=133909;image

[warmcanofcoke]

According to Anthony Sibley's TARDIS history at Glen's TARDIS Library, the TYJ bevels have a 21° angle.

Crispin

Well, I guess these are broken links..... I can't check this to see what it says about The Five Doctors.

[tony farrell]

Tony's excellent work doesn't say much for The Five Doctors.
http://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?topic=6965.1

The Five Doctors (Production Code 6K):
http://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?action=dlattach;k=885;topic=6965.0;attach=133905;image
http://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?action=dlattach;k=885;topic=6965.0;attach=133907;image
http://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?action=dlattach;k=885;topic=6965.0;attach=133909;image

The reason I don't say much is that the box in use was the TY-J Mark 1a and it was pretty much unchanged from it's previous appearances in Season Twenty.

According to Anthony Sibley's TARDIS history at Glen's TARDIS Library, the TYJ bevels have a 21° angle.

Crispin

Well, I guess these are broken links..... I can't check this to see what it says about The Five Doctors.

It's a shame that Purpleblancmange has taken down his Tardis history - even though I disagreed with some of his conclusions, it was still a good read.

Honestly, I think that's the full sized prop in a long shot, rather than a model...

It wouldn't be the first time the paperwork is wrong.

Completely agree with Steve - this is a long-distance shot of the full sized Tardis (TY-J Mark 1a). I don't see why exploding several charges would in any way damage the full-sized prop whether stationary or dematerialising - you simply film a shot with the box present, then remove it and shoot the explosion(s); the two shots can then be blended or edited together in post-production.

T

[classic who]

I must admit it does look like the full size one, so perhaps it was a mistake.

Although some of the VFX explosions can be very big, see the damage to the Daleks in Remembrance of the Daleks, when they blew Radcliffe's yard doors.

Also nothing in the DWAS Making of Five Doctors magazine about it, other than saying a small explosion was triggered to create a lot of smoke and the picture cut to a second explosion with The TARDIS gone.

Also checked the DWM special on VFX, nothing there, but there is an interview with VFX assistant George Reed, who says he made the TARDIS miniature and sliding doors model in Pyramids of Mars, and there is a photo of him with a model TARDIS on page 60.

There is also a great picture of Ian Scoones in a newspaper cutting, standing on a model TARDIS, in the same issue.

By the way, that Timelash model, looks like the one in the Planet of Fire publicity pictures.

[warmcanofcoke]

Tony's excellent work doesn't say much for The Five Doctors.
http://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?topic=6965.1

The Five Doctors (Production Code 6K):
...

The reason I don't say much is that the box in use was the TY-J Mark 1a and it was pretty much unchanged from it's previous appearances in Season Twenty.

T

It wasn't intended to be a criticism. I just reviewed the all the works of the great Masters and provided a reference.

[Rassilons Rod]

Just thought I'd update the table (split it, make it easier to read) so it's easy to find at the end if the thread.

1960's

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?

1970's

Year	First Seen	Box	Scale
1972	Curse of Peladon (Claws of Axos?)	Ian Scoones Box	scale?
1975	Planet of Evil	Mat Irvine Box	scale?

1980's

Year	First Seen	Box	Scale
1981	Logopolis	Malcolm Thornton Box	1:3
1985	Mark of the Rani	Paul Tresise 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")

1990's and beyond

Year	First Seen	Box	Scale
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

[lespaceplie]

Isn't Shawcraft Box 1 used by the pit in Planet of Evil? On one hand, it's amazing if it survived. On the other, I can't see spending the money on a new 1:3 (?) just for one shot at the time.

[markofrani]

Yes, this is the same 1:3 scale model built for 'The Romans'....

[fivefingeredstyre]

Wasn't there a new model TYJ made for the Terror if the Vervoids compilation last year?

[Rassilons Rod]

What compilation?

[fivefingeredstyre]

Poor choice of word, it wasn't a compilation at all!

but I meant the Blu-ray"Trialess" version late last year...

[Rassilons Rod]

I'll have to check that out...

[Rassilons Rod]

Isn't Shawcraft Box 1 used by the pit in Planet of Evil? On one hand, it's amazing if it survived. On the other, I can't see spending the money on a new 1:3 (?) just for one shot at the time.

It may well be, but this is just a list of boxes. I'm only showing first appearances in this list, otherwise it's going to get out of hand.

I'm not against a full list for each box, on their own boards.

[the_doctor]

So someone asked me in a different thread about this so apologies as I can't find it, but here are some model shots
from a certain movie workprint. My other pics from that old eBay listing are better, but this is interesting (well at least to me) all the same!

[KIT-KAT]

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!