Tardis Dematerialization Circuit
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Here's mine...
It was mostly 3D printed from my own models. I worked with a couple guys to refine the design, but there was a lot of confusion on the actual size of the prop. This is made in the size I liked best.
I bought the Mooncrest and built it. It is way too big. It's got some inaccuracies as well. That's why I worked on my own.
Greetings from Canada
Looking to purchase an authentic looking classic Who demat circuit. Ideas?
Metaluna mutant
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I made mine some years ago. The parts to make it (in true Doctor who prop fashion) are just odds and ends. I made mine with (literally) scraps and leftovers from my spares box -- clear tube, wide disks painted black, paper clips twisted into a curly-Q, clear beads painted green, yellow and blue and some copper wire and some brass screws.
The only part I had to make was the tetrahedral center joint. That was hard to make by hand since all 3 sections need to be symmetrical. If it's off, it shows.
The only part I had to make was the tetrahedral center joint. That was hard to make by hand since all 3 sections need to be symmetrical. If it's off, it shows.
Metaluna mutant
Sr Member
If I had 3d-printed center joints, collecting and selling the other parts as a kit would be simple. I had thought of making a kit, but that center joint is essential. The rest is literally wires, tubes, plastic disks, a few screws and some paint.
Metaluna mutant
Sr Member
Rubbertoe Replicas (mentioned upthread) had a (quite pricey) one. IIRC it was also quite oversized and had a few other problems.
I've never seen proper, non-screencap pics of the actual Pertwee prop, so its details (wires, those beads etc) are still a bit fuzzy.
I've never seen proper, non-screencap pics of the actual Pertwee prop, so its details (wires, those beads etc) are still a bit fuzzy.
drsyn71
Sr Member
What DID you use to make that center joint? PVC plumbing tubing/pipe pieces? And how did you do it? I'm blowing the dust off this thread and am probably just going to try and make one myself. My recent cabin fever has been reduced greatly by watching some old Pertwee episodes. Any specific materials list and measurements of the tubing and the 4 black discs would be greatly appreciated. As would any tutorials, pictures or videos of what you all have made.
Metaluna mutant
Sr Member
The center joint is the bear. I cut 4 tubes & had to constantly adjust & cut & shave the center cuts for all 4 parts so they fitted together into a symmetrical pattern. If I did 3D printing & could mass produce that joint, I’d actually consider making a bunch of these as kits. Once you have that joint, the rest is just parts. That tetrahedral joint has to be perfect or it won’t be symmetrical. Once it was done I puttied & filled & sanded the seams & painted silver.
The rest of the parts are just collected junk, spare parts & scraps. I had several plastruct tubes, some smaller clear beads & a piece of clear tube. The outside discs are wooden, painted black. The wires are paper clips i wrapped around a a pencil to get the curly-q shape. The copper wire is taken from inside of a piece of scrap wire. I drilled holes in the clear beads, painted them with translucent Tamiya paint - blue & orange & green. The outer joint part is clear, also painted translucent green. The only thing I bought specifically were the 4 tiny brass screws which I had to buy at a hardware store.
As for size: There are no clear pics of the original prop, only screen caps. so scale is approximate. There‘s no hard blueprint for the thing, as the original prop AFAIK has not survived, It’s hand sized, & can’t really be more specific than that. The whole thing should fit in your palm, but your hand cannot close around it. Pertwees hands are pretty big tho, so it’s all a mater of interpretation.
There are 2 purchasable versions. Rubbertoe Replica prop is based on the Nuwho version seen in the Capaldi episode so it’s not the same as the one Pertwee holds, they’re some visual differences. The Mooncrest models (long oop) version is more accurate, but visibly larger than the original one so that scale is off.
The genius of this — like almost all classic who props — it that it’s just scraps —spare parts, odds & ends, clear tubes, wires, cardboard & paint, mixed with a few found items & a LOT of 70s industrial plastic buttons glued on. Fun stuff! Watch the recent Blu-ray Terror of the Austin’s, that‘s going to be the best views you have of the thing.
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