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A nice shot of the TARDIS control room. I'm quite proud of this set. After I had it all set up, I got chills... it was like I was really there, only as a giant! The disks are often seen in Doctor Who, and they are often backlit with yellow light.The disks are often seen in Doctor Who, and they are often backlit with yellow light.The disks are often seen in Doctor Who, and they are often backlit with yellow light. The disks are often seen in Doctor Who, and they are often backlit with yellow light. The disks are often seen in Doctor Who, and they are often backlit with yellow light. The disks are often seen in Doctor Who, and they are often backlit with yellow light. The disks are often seen in Doctor Who, and they are often backlit with yellow light. The disks are often seen in Doctor Who, and they are often backlit with yellow light. The disks are often seen in Doctor Who, and they are often backlit with yellow light. The disks are often seen in Doctor Who, and they are often backlit with yellow light. The disks are often seen in Doctor Who, and they are often backlit with yellow light. This piece of wall is reversed from the previous shot. I never show the door open, as it's not necessary. This is the TARDIS view screen. Sadly, I don't get to use it in this story... perhaps in another? This shroud, intended as a dust cover for the console, disused for centuries, is actually my table cloth, and is MUCH larger than needed. The rest is bundled up below the bottom of the shot.. The TARDIS floor is a large sheet of whiteboard that was lying around TURBINE's office. The stuff was perfect! Note its reflective quality! Again, just like the original set. The TARDIS floor is a large sheet of whiteboard that was lying around TURBINE's office. The stuff was perfect! Note its reflective quality! Again, just like the original set. This coat rack was hand-made by me using dowel, bent copper wire, a bead, and paint. The disks are often seen in Doctor Who, and they are often backlit with yellow light.

Hmmm, could it be cold in the control room? I had originally intended him to pick up his coat in the hallway, but that would be wrong. So I shot it this way. The main reason was I wanted him to be in his familiar long coat before he actually did anything. He should look like the Doctor before uncloaking the TARDIS console. This scarf is cut from a very ugly jersey I found at Good Will. It is meant as an homage, not a copy, of one of the three scarves Tom Baker wore as the Doctor. This coat is made of a very supple vinyl. It came with the GI Joe WWI Aviator figure, which I bought for $10.00, down from its origianl $60. The coat alone was worth that to me. This is a Michael's Craft Store cowboy hat, with the brim cut down, and red ribbon glued to the band area. Though it's very hard to see here, this is a fairly close copy of the umbrella Sylvester McCoy carried as the Doctor. The shroud was meant to indicate that the console hadn't been used in quite some time. It's all a part of the Doctor's retreat from his old lifestyle, his withdrawal from the universe.

Often, the Doctor refers to the TARDIS as a female, much in the same way a ship's captain refers to his ship. This aviators' long-coat is similar to the many coats worn by the Doctor in previous stories, and I thought it fitting. I have several others that will probably be seen as I do more stories of the Doctor, in various regenerations before this one. Here, the Doctor's umbrella can be seen more clearly. It is made from bent copper wire, one bead, and some black cloth wrapped with elastic at the bottom and top. It does not open. This hat is not actually used. During this shoot, I couldn't find the wide-brimmed hat I wanted to use, so I used this one here instead. It doesn't matter, as I'm sure the Doctor has MANY hats.

He's not kidding. If you believe his story, he may have been floating in space for centuries. This TARDIS console was constructed from foam-core, matte board, and lots of random parts.

It's not unusual for the Doctor to talk to the TARDIS as an old friend. The Time Rotor was made from a number of parts, placed in a plastic straw dispensor. I used screenshots and books to make the controls of the console look reasonably similar to the real thing. It's more of an impressionistic work, than realistic. I learned a new word in creating this story - Plinth. Look it up.

I printed out a bright color burst for this screen. This is a part from a Batman toy. It's a red light decoder. These orange strips are translucent orange picnic knife handles. These orange strips are translucent orange picnic knife handles. This is a black plastic film canister, cut on a bias to indicate a light-block. This is a row of small craft beads. The buttons on the console are mostly craft beads. This is a Star Trek action figure accessory. I believe it is meant to be a a high-intensity flashlight. These slider controls are sections of a plastic model kit's runners, panted black and glued in place. This is a base piece from some Star Wars candy heads. This is a large red bead. I printed out a bright color burst for this screen. This barrel for slider controls is a section of toilet-paper roll painted silver with the slots drawn on with marker. This is a row of carcboard with stripes colored in in pen.

This is a part from a Batman toy. It's a red light decoder. These orange strips are translucent orange picnic knife handles. These slider controls are sections of a plastic model kit's runners, panted black and glued in place. I printed out a bright color burst for this screen. I printed out a bright color burst for this screen. This is a black plastic film canister, cut on a bias to indicate a light-block. This is a Star Trek action figure accessory. I believe it is meant to be a a high-intensity flashlight. This is a base piece from some Star Wars candy heads. This is a large red bead. The handle of this joystick is a wooden skewer. The ball is a craft bead. These are two glue-bottle caps. Just clear plastic. This joystick ball is a candy I painted black. The base comes from Star Wars helmet candy containers. This hooded monitor is made from matte board. I painted it black and bent it. The graph was printed on my printer, drawn by me in Corel Draw. This is a piece of foam-core, colored black with Sharpy marker. This barrel for slider controls is a section of toilet-paper roll painted silver with the slots drawn on with marker. This hat is from Michael's Craft Store. It was a Cowboy hat. I cut the brim down to Fedora size, and added red ribbon for a hat-band. This hat is seen in this story only on the coat rack. Matte board is used for the white panels. Beads and other stuff adorn them as controls. I cut a recess for the TARDIS video screen, but sadly, had no use for it in this story.

The handle of this joystick is a wooden skewer. The ball is a craft bead. McCoy's umbrella is unopenable. It's just cloth wrapped around copper wire, painted red. This panel is fairly accurate. I had an image of it, and copied it somewhat. This is a black plastic film canister, cut on a bias to indicate a light-block. This is a triangular array of craft beads of various color.

I used Photoshop to light up the Time Rotor. I had originally intended to use an actual light, to get a deeper effect, but I gave up on the idea. Too hard. PAC MAN! Star Trek Search light

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