Exterior Builds

When you decide to actually start building your TARDIS, create yourself a thread here and show us what you're doing! Pictures are welcome. When you finish, go over to the Exterior Gallery, and make a thread over there with some nice photos of your work.

TARDIS Builders :: TARDIS Exterior :: TARDIS Builds :: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Page 2 of 5 » Jump to page   Go     Author Topic: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE (Read 4,149 times) atomicgraph Chancellor TR2 Logo Designer 2008 member is offline my other ride is a police box Joined: May 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 542 Location: a few days from now Karma: 6,158 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #30 on Sept 28, 2008, 1:20pm » done and done. great progress and your moving very quickly with it. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged DOCTOR IZ Chancellor Senior Member member is offline Getting into the TARDIS - next stop England... Joined: Apr 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 764 Location: Near a large body of water Karma: 1,914 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #31 on Sept 28, 2008, 2:59pm » Apprentice - looks like you're a pro-wood worker mate... You are building at lightening speed and getting fantastic results. I am eager to see this all assembled Cheers, Jon~ Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Sorvan Castellan Senior Member member is offline "STOP SAWING THE TABLE" Joined: Oct 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 428 Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Karma: 150,159 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #32 on Sept 28, 2008, 3:56pm » I really like how you've done your roof - light, sturdy and looks good on the inside. Impressive. Colin Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so. apprentice Time Lord member is offline Joined: May 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 111 Location: the workshop Karma: 19 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #33 on Sept 28, 2008, 8:25pm » Thank you all for your kind comments,& Dr Iz I`m no pro but an enthusiastic amateur.In past lives I have usually been cutting trees down not putting them back up again Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged apprentice Time Lord member is offline Joined: May 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 111 Location: the workshop Karma: 19 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #34 on Sept 28, 2008, 8:34pm » Thanks scarfwearer hadn`t thought of it that way but now you come to mention it . Check out some internal shots « Last Edit: Sept 29, 2008, 5:08pm by apprentice » Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged apprentice Time Lord member is offline Joined: May 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 111 Location: the workshop Karma: 19 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #35 on Sept 28, 2008, 8:40pm » Greetings, this is the sole reason for the build & the driving force behind the rate of progress.......... The Young Apprentice Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged apprentice Time Lord member is offline Joined: May 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 111 Location: the workshop Karma: 19 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #36 on Sept 28, 2008, 9:10pm » Forgot to mention that I bonded the tops of the corner posts to the roof steps seemed to make sense to me ! I know some guys have experienced some problems in their builds at this stage judging from some of the post on different threads. I will try to get some close up pics to post later Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Dematerialiser Chancellor member is offline TO DO: Final weathering paint job, fit lights and sounds. Joined: May 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 628 Location: UK Karma: 1,160 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #37 on Sept 28, 2008, 9:17pm » Very nice work, apprentice! The young apprentice seems hard at work - have you used Jelly Babies as an incentive by any chance? Anyway, great looking build - you can't be far off now. Keep the pics coming. cheers Chris Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged "Gosh, that takes me back. Or forward. That's the trouble with time travel; you can never remember." apprentice Time Lord member is offline Joined: May 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 111 Location: the workshop Karma: 19 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #38 on Sept 28, 2008, 10:00pm » No Chris it is I that is being bribed with hugs & kisses NOTHING more powerful in any galaxy than the love of a daughter for her Daddy.This build is really a labour of love Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged apprentice Time Lord member is offline Joined: May 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 111 Location: the workshop Karma: 19 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #39 on Sept 29, 2008, 8:33pm » Greetings, todays update containing the windows & sign boxes.Original I had hoped to have the windows able to open ala old style crital windows but this was proving to tricky for my friend who's arm I was twisting to manufacture these so they will stay fixed on this model (yet another reason to build the Mark II ) My friend is a MIG welder who works at a fabrication firm so it was just a case of drawing up the program & punching the shape out of a sheet of coated steel & then folding to the finished shape.I have only fitted them temporary to get some pics of how its going to look,can`t make my mind up whether I prefer the frames to be blue or white ! Maybe I`ll ask my mate to run off a spare set & have 1 of each « Last Edit: Sept 30, 2008, 11:30am by apprentice » Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged avadh Castellan Senior Member member is offline Joined: May 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 370 Karma: 157 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #40 on Sept 30, 2008, 12:28am » Apprentice your tardis looks excellent. The attention to detail is amazing. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Admin account Administrator member is offline Joined: Apr 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 1,188 Karma: 0 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #41 on Sept 30, 2008, 1:03am » Agreed, it's looking wonderful. If I threaten to hug you will you make me one, too? *grin* Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged DOCTOR IZ Chancellor Senior Member member is offline Getting into the TARDIS - next stop England... Joined: Apr 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 764 Location: Near a large body of water Karma: 1,914 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #42 on Sept 30, 2008, 3:34am » Incredible workmanship! Your window frames make total sense and is practical to say the least... I wonder if I could find anyone state side that could do something like this. Any pointers? I am eager to see her wear the blue paint... Ahhhh.. Thanks for the input on my build too. Jon~ P.S. - I see you have a little helper too! They make the project more worth while! « Last Edit: Sept 30, 2008, 4:20am by DOCTOR IZ » Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged apprentice Time Lord member is offline Joined: May 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 111 Location: the workshop Karma: 19 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #43 on Sept 30, 2008, 5:55pm » Aagh shucks Avadh you`ve made me come over all unnecessary ! Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged apprentice Time Lord member is offline Joined: May 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 111 Location: the workshop Karma: 19 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #44 on Sept 30, 2008, 5:58pm » Dale I take your comments as a seriously BIG compliment « Last Edit: Sept 30, 2008, 8:17pm by apprentice » Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged apprentice Time Lord member is offline Joined: May 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 111 Location: the workshop Karma: 19 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #45 on Sept 30, 2008, 8:15pm » Hi Jon,thanks for your kind words.I follow your build with great interest,as for tips regarding the window frames I would surgest looking to see if you have any local firms that do metal fabrication & ask if they have metal punching & folding capability or if they know of any firms that do.I would offer the details of my contact but I guess the post & packaging would make it prohibitive As to the Young Apprentice every workshop should have 1 « Last Edit: Sept 30, 2008, 8:16pm by apprentice » Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged apprentice Time Lord member is offline Joined: May 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 111 Location: the workshop Karma: 19 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #46 on Sept 30, 2008, 8:31pm » O great & purple 1 yes as ever you are spot on.I asked another mate of mine who just so happens to have brother with a sign making firm if he would make some signs on opaque perspex & reverse print the police lettering on to that as I hope to have the sign boxes illuminated internally.I gave him a print out from the manual (thanks Glen ) & this what came back ! But the more I look at them & compare them to other builds the more I`m drifting to the dark side,choices choices.Blue,black,white or maybe even PURPLE ! Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged apprentice Time Lord member is offline Joined: May 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 111 Location: the workshop Karma: 19 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #47 on Sept 30, 2008, 8:52pm » Stand by for todays gripping installment of the Apprentice build.... Did some mock ups today of what the windows are going to look like.I managed to source a supply of various types of peppled & hammed glass which I could get cut to size to make up a 6 pane checkered board effect but it was going to cost about £200 for the 8 windows ! Tried a local signage firm as to what they could offer & they could do a similar effect in perspex for a similar price ! only advantage they should be cyberboy proof.But when he contacted his supplier they no longer did the peppled sheet in small quantities but only full sheets @ £600 So my by now friendly sign guy offered a different solution in shape of a single piece of frosted perspex to which he added an etching effect in the form of a 6 pane checkered board.It`s not EXACTLY the effect I was hoping for but was considerably cheaper.I`ll add some pics & maybe some of you guys may like to give some feed back « Last Edit: Sept 30, 2008, 8:55pm by apprentice » Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged chriskingbees Chancellor Senior Member TR Aug 06 member is offline Owner of an old Blue Box... Joined: Mar 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 601 Location: west kent Karma: 1,728 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #48 on Sept 30, 2008, 9:17pm » Hi Apprentice I may be a little biased here, but I really like your windows. Yeah, of course they are the same as mine Only better! This is a lovely build, very Hartnellesque. The magical "Blue paint moment" approaches, methinks KB Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged apprentice Time Lord member is offline Joined: May 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 111 Location: the workshop Karma: 19 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #49 on Sept 30, 2008, 9:48pm » Hi Chris, I will have to fess up here & now that I haven`t had the time to read all of your build thread.Wish I had because I may have done things a bit different Do love your box with the white windows Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Rassilons Rod Administrator member is offline I'm now half way to 70 :D Joined: Sept 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 1,366 Location: Endor :) Finland Karma: 171 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #50 on Oct 1, 2008, 4:35am » Hmmm... my blue moment sense is tingling Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Find us here: Facebook - YouTube - Mikseri - [url=http://www.myspace.com/aeonantenna]My apprentice Time Lord member is offline Joined: May 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 111 Location: the workshop Karma: 19 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #51 on Oct 1, 2008, 8:15pm » I fear you may be suffering from pre-mature expectation if you are getting a tingerling « Last Edit: Oct 1, 2008, 8:16pm by apprentice » Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged apprentice Time Lord member is offline Joined: May 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 111 Location: the workshop Karma: 19 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #52 on Oct 1, 2008, 8:25pm » Greetings, a couple of pics looking out from in side through the windows & sign boxes Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged atomicgraph Chancellor TR2 Logo Designer 2008 member is offline my other ride is a police box Joined: May 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 542 Location: a few days from now Karma: 6,158 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #53 on Oct 1, 2008, 9:10pm » i meant to commit on your windows last night... they look great , nice texture too Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged apprentice Time Lord member is offline Joined: May 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 111 Location: the workshop Karma: 19 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #54 on Oct 1, 2008, 9:29pm » glad you like them I had hoped that might be a bit more textured but they actually look better in the flesh stand by for a double ladder shot........................................................ Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged DOCTOR IZ Chancellor Senior Member member is offline Getting into the TARDIS - next stop England... Joined: Apr 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 764 Location: Near a large body of water Karma: 1,914 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #55 on Oct 1, 2008, 10:31pm » nice shot of the ladders and TARDIS.... Oh, I love the Stella Artois sign too... Cheers Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged apprentice Time Lord member is offline Joined: May 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 111 Location: the workshop Karma: 19 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #56 on Oct 2, 2008, 10:02pm » Greetings box kickers ! , todays thrilling installment is of the lamp housing & my fabulous Fresnel lens.The housing is not fixed or finished as yet as I haven`t decided as of yet to go with Glens cast a 1/3 of a sphere dome or KB`s sunny-side up ballcock now that I have managed to find the time to read the whole thread What a MEGA build good job I didn`t read your thread before I started or I would definitely would of had a case of the the colly wobbles !!!! Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged apprentice Time Lord member is offline Joined: May 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 111 Location: the workshop Karma: 19 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #57 on Oct 2, 2008, 10:07pm » Ps Dr Jon the Stella banner is there to spur me on,no alcohol until the box is finished or the moon comes out which ever is sooner Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged pod Castellan member is offline Yes well stand clear because there's no biscuit Joined: Aug 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 228 Location: Frankston, Victoria, Australia Karma: 1,009 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #58 on Oct 3, 2008, 2:46pm » I had similar problems trying to source that elusive pebbled glass ... there is a modern equivalent available I got from my local door store, it's not 100% accurate but looks close enough that nobody who isn't a member of this forum would notice! It comes in yellow, clear, green and red. That aside, as I've said before on this thread, phenomenal build sir!!! There's no impetus in the universe stronger than love, is there? Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged apprentice Time Lord member is offline Joined: May 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 111 Location: the workshop Karma: 19 Re: THE RETURN OF THE APPRENTICE « Reply #59 on Oct 5, 2008, 8:15pm » Thanks Pod but doubt that I could swing it past Mrs A that I just HAVE to go to Aus to get some glass for the TARDIS I can source the glass in this country at a price but I fear the local "little darlings" might have a field day with their catapults Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged « Page 2 of 5 » Jump to page   Go     Forum Jump--------------------» Home--------------------» General--------------------- About the Forum- About the Members- General TARDIS Discussion- General Off Topic Conversation- The Police Public Call Box- Fan Films- Props from the Shops- Links--------------------» Advice and Assistance--------------------- Plans- Tutorials- Lumber/Timber/Wood choices- The Lamp- The Roof- The Top Signs- The Windows- Glass- Panels- Door and Door Sign- The Phone- Handles and Locks- Walls, Posts and Assembly- Base- Paint, Texturing and Dirt Washes- Weatherproofing- TARDIS Sound Effects--------------------» TARDIS Exterior--------------------- TARDIS Reference --- Film and Stage TARDIS Reference- TARDIS Workshop- TARDIS Builds- TARDIS Virtual and Model Builds- TARDIS Gallery--------------------» TARDIS Interior--------------------- Console Reference- Console Workshop- Console Builds- Console Virtual and Model Builds- Console Gallery--------------------» Other Props--------------------- Other Prop Reference- Other Prop Workshop- K9 Builds- Cyberman Builds- Sonic Screwdriver/Toolkit Builds- Dalek Builds- Costume Making- Other Prop Builds- Other Prop Gallery--------------------» The Archives--------------------- The TARDIS Builder's Guild Archive- The TARDIS Rebuilders 1 Archive