Show your Dr. Who props!

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Another book for my collection of impossible things...

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Time for a Sonic Family Photo!!!!

There are a few new additions, but one that is a bit special to me now, is the little blue one in the front row. Thanks, Straker

I am coming for yours next Wazoo!!!

Your collection is so awesome! I am hoping to get the 11th Doctor's screwdriver soon.
 
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His and Hers sonics!

On the left is a fabulous interpretation of Romana II's sonic made by none other than Rassilon! It isn't 100% finished yet... I still need to add the coloured stripes to it, but Rassilon was clever enough to make this one retract just like the 4th Doctor's does.

Speaking of... on the right is an unparalleled version of the 4th Doctor's sonic made by RussRep. I'm still working out how to put the guts from my CO toy into it so that it'll make sounds, but otherwise I couldn't be more pleased with these two sonics.

Thank you SO much to these two veteran RPFers...!

K.
 
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I didn't realize Rassilon ever went to production on his Romanas. I'll have to see if he has any left. Looks fantastic. That and Russ's work is always top notch.
 
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I purchased the Romana II from Rassilon recently. it was his prototype. He ultimately decided not to produce them, as it was far too labour intensive (or "fiddely" I believe is how he worded it) and he felt that it didn't compare to RussRep's version.

I personally love it for a few reasons. 1) It retracts... which, although not SA, is VERY cool, and makes total sense given that she engineered it from The Doctor's own and 2) it's a one-of-a-kind! It's far too small I think to even consider trying to make it make sounds. But I am about 80% done retrofitting my CO Tom Baker sound module into the Baker sonic from Russ.

BTW greatwazoo42, you have one of the most impressive sonic collections I've ever seen!:)
 
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Thank you very much, not only for the compliment but giving that one of a kind Romana a good home. :)
 
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kristenhenry70 I'd love to see how you do with the CO electronics in your RusRep Baker. I have a spare I've been thinking about doing the same to.
 
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kristenhenry70 I'd love to see how you do with the CO electronics in your RusRep Baker. I have a spare I've been thinking about doing the same to.

I'll keep you posted! I have so far had to completely destroy the toy. It's too bad, as I was hoping to make it into a static War Doctor Sonic... but Oh well.

I had to use a dremel to cut the battery case/PCM board down as small as it could physically go in order to fit, and as is it fits with only 1/6" to spare. But that happens to put the speaker right at the level of the open cut in the handle so volume should be good.

I have two things still to sort out:

1) When I cannibalised the toy I inadvertently cut one of the speaker wires. i'll need to find a way to resolder that to the PCM boad. I'm not so good with that, so it might take a tic to figure out. I did test the system by touching the wire back and everything still works.

2) I need to lengthen the yellow wires that connect the momentary switch. It should sit neatly in the top of the RussRep sonic (above the internal base that the central shaft threads into) and the legs on it should let it press into the grooves that are machined there. But I need the wires to be long enough so that I can remove the bottom endcap and let the batterybox/PCM/speaker assembly drop out to replace batteries. I also need to pass the wires through the holes in the internal base and work out a way to either quick disconnect them or solder them once the switch is installed.

I'll take some pics of what i have so far and post them in a tic...!

K.
 
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Thank you very much, not only for the compliment but giving that one of a kind Romana a good home. :)

Amen to that, greatwazoo42! I love it VERY much, and it is right at home next to my RussRep Baker (which I also DEARLY love).

If I'm not careful, I may end up with a collection approaching yours one day :p I have one of the TWC 10th sonics as well, so a triad is a good start, yes?

K.
 
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Here you go, Terrasolo... I started a build thread:

http://www.therpf.com/f9/russrep-baker-sonic-sound-conversion-build-thread-201350/#post3130826

Anybody else who has done this or will do it PLEASE chime in and help:)

Some of the CO toys, including the 4th Dr Sonic Screwdriver, were designed by UK prop builder, Purple Blancmange. He may be able to offer tips. Although I am not sure how great his involvement was in the electronics.

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Some of the CO toys, including the 4th Dr Sonic Screwdriver, were designed by UK prop builder, Purple Blancmange. He may be able to offer tips. Although I am not sure how great his involvement was in the electronics.

PurpleBlancmange

My Other Doctor Sonic Screwdrivers arrived yesterday...

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...In addition to the red LED, the sound chip plays three sound effects.
 
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Thanks to some helpful advice from Straker I was able to upgrade two of my RB Replica sonics.

Here is my completed Fifth Doctor sonic screwdriver. Basically I started with an RB Replicas Fourth Doctor sound version and upgraded it to a Fifth Doctor version with the following changes:

1) Painted the activation band on the center of the collar white.
2) Painted the emitter ring red
3) Added a screen accurate button magnet to the back of the emitter bullet in place of the replica "magnet" which entailed
--a) Stripping a button magnet of it's original paint.
--b) Glueing a 5mm high 1/2 inch diameter aluminum rod extender with a hole drilled in the center to the button magnet.
--c) Painting the button magnet and extender the same red as the emitter ring
--d) Cutting down a 3mm flathead screw to attach the new button magnet assembly.
4) Adding a small 2mm washer between the emitter ring and the neck bullet

All those changes also made the hole at the top of the collar and the slot and notched end of the handle align up right where I wanted them to as well. Added bonus.

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And here is the Completed Fourth Doctor sonic. Not much changed on this one aside from adding the screen accurate button magnet - using the same methods that I used on the Davison version only with black paint - and the burgundy painted screw. Very happy about this upgrade.

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Thanks! Been wanting to do this for a while now but my skill level at the time didn't make me feel confident. After my work on my Troughton recorder and the advice from Straker I felt it was time.
 
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Thanks wazoo! I've really enjoyed doing the upgrades and now find I keep looking for more things to try.
 
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A collection of impossible things:
- My Doctor Who pocket props


"It's a mistake to clutter one's pockets, Harry..."

Way back yonder in September 2003, when a televisual revival of Doctor Who was akin to a written recollection of a dream in a gentleman's journal of impossible things (but in reality was only days away from being announced by Lorraine Heggessey), I began collecting Doctor Who inspired pocket props. My first two were a non-working metal Sonic Screwdriver and a pewter TARDIS key from The Who Shop in London.

Ten years on, and my collection has grown since those humble beginnings; helped considerably by that sixth dimension more commonly known as eBay.

"...Never throw anything away, Harry!"

The Doctor’s affects – replicas and likenesses:

3-D movie glasses (3-D movie glasses, as worn in a cinema whilst watching a 3-D film. The Doctor uses these to observe alternate-dimension residue as well as other time-space phenomena that are not usually visible to the naked eye. Several pairs).
Banana (Bananas are a good source of potassium. This one is from the groves of Villengard. Bananas are good!)
Books; several different types:
"Juggling for the Complete Klutz" by John Cassidy and B C Rimbeaux (1984 edition of the book, as used by the 7th Dr in "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy").
"The Time Machine" by H G Wells (1931 limited edition by Random House, the same hardback edition as read by the 7th Dr in the 1996 TV movie series pilot),
"The Doctor's Dilemma" by George Bernard Shaw (the same paperback edition as read by the 7th Dr in "Delta and the Bannermen"),
"Melody Malone" (a replica of the novel that the 11th Dr reads whilst in New York with Amy and Rory).
Calling card (a homemade replica of the 7th Doctor’s calling card; not entirely screen-accurate, but suitable until I get around to making my own one).
Catapult (useful for lobbing gold coins at Cybermen).
Cricket ball (high quality, red English cricket ball).
Diary, The Doctor's (replica of The Doctor's diary, as used by the 11th Dr; as new with crisp white pages).
Diary, The Doctor's (replica of The Doctor's diary, as used by the 11th Dr; blank artificially aged pages inside to allow me to add what I want inside).
Etheric Beam Locator (also useful for detecting ion-charged emissions. But in reality, a Varian Klystron VA220 valve used in microwave transmission equipment; one of these was used as the 4th Dr's Etheric Beam Locator in Genesis of the Daleks).
Everlasting matches (waterproof/windproof matches and strikers, being used to mimic the everlasting matches used by the Doctor in some of the novels).
Folding camera - Zeiss Ikon Nettar 515/2 (a German-made photographic camera, circa 1938. It looks cosmetically similar to the camera used by the 7th Dr in "Remembrance of the Daleks". It may not be the same model, but there are plenty of similarities, which makes me assume that the camera used in the story was a Zeiss Ikon Nettar. I have two of these; one is seemingly in a full working order and comes with original instructions, original paperwork circa 1938/1939, and a carry case. The other one is in a good cosmetic condition, but the timer does not work).
Handkerchief (fancy-looking, cotton handkerchief, in a Paisley style that is remarkably similar to the one carried by the 7th Dr).
Jammie Dodgers (2 replica Jammie Dodgers).
Jelly babies (several bags of the confectionary that is much favoured by The Doctor, as well as a pack of small paper bags).
"Journal of Impossible Things" by John Smith (fan-made full size, leatherbound replica of John Smith's journal of dreams, as seen in Human Nature).
"Journal of Impossible Things" by Verity Newman (a replica of the fictional book, as seen in The End of Time).
Juggling balls (multi-coloured juggling balls).
Library card (screen-accurate replica of the 1st Dr's Shoreditch Library card).
Loupes (jewellers loupes of varying magnifications, such as 2.5x, 5x, 10x and 12x).
Magnifying glasses (replicas of 1941 Hughes and Son magnifying glasses; two large and two small. They come in their own leather pouches. I also have a couple of more modern style magnifying glasses).
Marbles (a bag of glass marbles, various colours).
Money in drawstring bags and/or wallets (various methods of making payment including coins of varying currencies and eras, inter-planetary credit chips, gold coins, silver coins, gold dust, uncut diamonds, cut diamonds, gold rings, gold rings encrusted with gemstones, gold pendants, gold pendants encrusted with gemstones, precious cut gemstones, astral diamonds, and Alliance credits; inside various drawstring bags).
Nano Recorder (toy replica of the gun-type Nano Recorder, as used by the 11th Dr).
Opera glasses, three types:
9th Doctor style Opera Glasses (three pairs; 1800s Fords Theater replica pair, 1941 W Ottway and Sons pair, and another pair of an unknown European origin),
11th Doctor style Opera Glasses (one pair; late 1800s / early 1900s French pair by La Mignonne),
Paint palette brooch (a replica of the 4th Dr's paint palette brooch).
Pen torches (a couple of pen torches that share a striking resemblance to the pen torch carried by the 4th Dr and seen amongst his affects in the story "Genesis of the Daleks". I also have four more pen torches that slightly resemble the 2nd Dr's Sonic Screwdriver).
Playing cards (playing cards).
Pocket watch on a chain (several pocket watches; three plain gold-coloured pocket watches with gold chains, one patterned gold-coloured pocket watch with chain, three “Victoria Penny” silver and copper coloured pocket watches, and several other silver-coloured pocket watches of differing styles).
Psychic paper inside a black passport wallet (a leather replica of the Doctor’s black passport wallet, containing a piece of psychic paper).
Recorder (a recorder styled and painted to look similar to the 2nd Dr's recorder).
Scarfs (two replica 4th Dr season 12 scarfs; one unofficial and purchased from Galaxy Four, the other is the official replica by Lovarzi).
Stethoscope (medical instrument, commonly used to listen to heart and lungs, but equally useful for listening to other sounds such as fury from the deep).
Sonic Screwdrivers, several types:
2nd Doctor Sonic Screwdriver (i.e., pen torches).
4th Doctor Sonic Screwdriver (metal replica with working spring mechanism, but no sound),
4th Doctor Sonic Screwdriver (metal replica with working spring mechanism and sound chip inside),
4th Doctor Sonic Screwdriver (several toy replicas, with working spring mechanism and sound chip),
8th Doctor Sonic Screwdriver (metal replica with working spring mechanism, but no sound),
9th Doctor Sonic Screwdriver (professionally produced replica, with working light and sound chip),
9th Doctor Sonic Screwdriver (several toy replicas, extendable, light and sound effects, etc),
11th Doctor Sonic Screwdriver (several toy replicas, extendable, light and sound effects, etc),
The other Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver (several toy replicas, light and sound effects, etc),
Several of the build your own Sonic Screwdriver sets,
Several of the Trans-Temporal Sonic Screwdriver.
TARDIS De-Materialisation circuit (a professionally made replica of the TADIS De-Mat circuit, as seen in Day of the Daleks).
TARDIS Food Machine 24 hour food ration - flavoured food bars (I obtained several of these from old Royal Air Force and Royal Navy survival packs. They are packets of 8 qty cubes of flavoured carbohydrate food, such as chocolate and fruit flavours. Vacuum sealed in laminate foil packets, they closely resemble the TARDIS Food Machine food blocks).
TARDIS key on a chain, three types:
3rd / 4th and 8th Dr types,
7th Dr type,
Yale-style type, as used by the 9th, 10th and 11th Drs.
Telescope (extendable, brass telescope, bound in leather).
Torch (vintage Ever-Ready torch, as used by the 4th Doctor in The Robots of Death).
Yo-Yo (a Yo-Yo is a toy that was used by the 4th Doctor to take “…a simple gravity reading”).

Related affects:

Alien translator (a replica of the Alien translator from the Sarah Jane Adventures).
Diary, River Song's (fan-made replica of River Song's diary, as seen in Silence in the Library; it contains replica pages of notes, photos, drawings and inserts; aged to give it the same appearance as the one in the story).
Diary, River Song's (fan-made replica of River Song's diary, as seen in Silence of the Library, but with blank artificially aged pages).
Diary, River Song's (fan-made replica of River Song's diary, as seen in Let's Kill Hitler. As new, complete with red ribbon tied around it).
Golden Shield model 7186 - six transistor radio (a six transistor radio, circa early 1960s; the same radio as listened to by Susan in "An Unearthly Child").
"Sounds from the Inferno" - 7 inch vinyl record (a limited edition vinyl record published in the UK in 2013, featuring Three Giutars Mood 2; the instrumental that doubled as John Smith and the Common Men in "An Unearthly Child").
"The Runaway Bride" banknotes (one David Tennant and one Philip Collinson banknote, as seen in "The Runaway Bride". I've no idea whether they are genuine or replicas, but they are professionally printed on quality paper).
Time Lord psychic message cubes (two replica message cubes; one with the snake design and one with a Time Lord seal on it).
White Pointed Star (replica of the White Pointed Star diamond).

Other relevant collector's items:

Casio AE-21W Twin Graph ii digital watch (this vintage digial watch is the same make and model as used by SFX artist and props maker, Mike Tucker, for the 7th Doctor's digital pocket watch. I currently have two of these in a working order, which I am keeping as collectables).

Pocket watch on a chain, rabbit hunter design (I have two gold tone pocket watchnes of the rabbit hunter design. SFX artist and props maker, Mike Tucker, used one of these pocket watches for the case of the 7th Doctor's pocket watch. I also have the silver tone snake pocket watch chain that Mike also used).

Viners Studio salad serving spoons (two sets of salad serving spoons, including two fork spoons of the same type that were used to make the alien-looking spoons "pilfered" by the 7th Doctor in "Time and the Rani").

"Zoids" toy - Saicurtis (this is the same Zoids toy that was used for the construction of the 7th Doctor's very valuable piece of coin collection in "Battlefield". I have two still in kit form and in their original boxes).

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One of these days, I'll take some photos of them all and upload them!
 
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