Bellerophon Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 My daughter Sylvia (age 13) is not interested in model building but quite the Whovian, so she and I are building a TARDIS from scratch. This won't be any contest winner, but we're having fun and this sort of project is excellent for modelers with children. It's educational as well, involving measurements, scale drawings, and even mathematics. (Fractions and decimals and percentages--oh my!) Her first Doctor is the tenth (mine's the fourth), so of course she'd like her Tardis to match his. We used this drawing: http://billrudloff.c...TARDISfront.pdf I don't care a bit about differences between Tardises (if the chameleon circuit doesn't work, how can it change? BBC carpenters working on short schedules without proper plans, that's how!), but it seems that the best plans are those that most closely resemble a real Mk.2 police box. We also had a good supply of popsicle sticks, which are fine for building a Tardis five inches high. The above drawing is 1:12 scale, making it ten inches high, so we scaled it to 1:24. We found the sticks hard to cut, however, so much of the build is balsa. Here's a pic showing most of the progress so far: Here are links with more pictures http://bellerophon-m...ratchbuild.html http://bellerophon-m...chbuild_30.html http://bellerophon-m...ratchbuild.html This should be finished up in the next two weeks (school starts again, and my daughter will have homework. A project like this makes for excellent work-avoidance). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttoncup Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Thats a fun project! Are youGoing to put a blue led in for the lamp on top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellerophon Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 I've got LEDs so lighting is an option. We've also left the door a separate piece so it can open inwards, but haven't planned ahead how to do it. It would need somewhat of an interior as well, probably a picture curled up inside. My daughter is doing the bulk of the work, though, so nothing too advanced for her skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMChladek Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 This will be a fun project to watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellerophon Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 Thanks, Jay. Means more coming from you--love your stuff, like your Constellation with the Doomsday Machine base! This project is a real fun way to spend time with your kid(s) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Wonderful project! Looks like you're both enjoying it immensely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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