TARDIS Console Room Diorama - CNC Cut, 3D Printed & Scratch Built.

This is a full walk through of a TARDIS Console Room diorama that was built with the use of CNC routing, 3D printing and an amount of scratch building.
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This is the first time that I've combined all three of these disciplines, but I do wonder if using this kind of technology is "cheating" the art. Is it? Watch and find out my thoughts on this.
I'll also be using my new Iwata Eclipse airbrush and what a huge difference it is to those cheap eBay knock offs that I've bought in the past! You just can't compare them.
🕘Timestamps:
00:00 - Teaser
00:48 - Set Up
02:56 - The CNC Work
07:36 - 3D Printing
10:05 - Dry Assembly
11:31 - Prepping the Parts
18:08 - Main Assembly
27:04 - The Light Box
32:54 - Painting It Up
40:55 - The Reveal
41:40 - Final Thoughts
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[@thefakemaker]

Well done to you both. Lovely video (and build). Again with the great storytelling and technical know how being combined. Something that’s often missing (no ‘all the technical bits done in a montage’ here).

[@PBProps]

I'm really happy that you like the way the story is told. I try to get the point across as clearly as I can so that anyone watching can both understand the process and potentially copy it for their own work. It was a real joy, as it always is, working with my mate Jarrod on this one.

[@toypolloi]

Great video. Lovely to see all the stages and the mishaps along the way. Sometimes these things can be a tad frustrating. Hope the client was pleased with the final set.

[@PBProps]

I always try to include any mishaps along the way (if they happen) as it proves that this kind of thing can happen to anyone. Usually people edit this out, but to me, this is part and parcel of the project as things don't always go the way that you want it to. It just shows a bit of humanity. Anyway, glad that you enjoyed the video - cheers!

[@nicholasdickens2801]

This is my favourite of your builds. I’m a huge fan of roundels and those 80s TARDIS interiors.

[@PBProps]

Thanks - glad that you like it that much!

[@markbarrett8180]

Another super little ‘maker’ film. Very interesting and also exploring the integrity issues surrounding the use of computer aided tools. Very entertaining - as I have come to expect

[@PBProps]

I'm so glad that people are enjoying this discussion on the technology as it's been on my mind for years. Once you accept it as just a tool, it becomes even more attractive. So pleased that you like the video too, cheers!

[@jasonotoole1822]

Wow! If that could be produced in a kit form I would definitely buy it! Love the work and seriously impressed as always with the way you have put this video together to help spark those creative thoughts in all of us who watch it. Loved your use of the term "stickivisity" too...that's now forever added to my vocabulary...lol Great video!

[@PBProps]

You know, the kit form had crossed my might - actually years ago, but this little build was done mainly for the client, but also for us to see how this may work in practise for a tooling master. I'm so happy that you've enjoyed the video and you're more than welcome to have "stickivisity" added to your vocabulary. I have plenty more where that came from...

[@SkageXL5]

I love watching people that know what they're doing making things. I've been trying to build a *good* looking 1/12 (6 inch scale) Tardis for a year, and I've made many rubbish ones, the good one may be a long time coming, so these videos give me hope!

[@PBProps]

Thanks. To make something good just takes a bit of preparation. Make sure that your drawings and designs are sound before you cut any card, plastic or wood - that is the foundation to everything. Everything else after that should just fall in to place. Best of luck to you for your projects!

[@SkageXL5]

@@PBProps the earlier versions were too complex, well planned chaos was, sadly, still chaos. The final version is at the planning stage, I think it'll work well this time!

[@jaziferret1138]

Yo this actually so sick. Would like to see more tardis console room related stuff.

[@PBProps]

You never know, more stuff could be on the cards in the future. Thanks for watching.

[@jaziferret1138]

@@PBProps Fantastic

[@zaclamitraille2]

finaly an AMAZING video about making a tardis consol room diorama! amazing work!!

[@PBProps]

Thanks, I'm genuinely happy that you like the video - cheers!

[@Problembeing]

I was not expecting that ending! 🤣

[@PBProps]

Yeah, a bit of a visual gag...

[@Problembeing]

@@PBProps I'm hoping it was!

[@3dprintingteen164]

For the roundles you can leave the clear resin in a Uv box for a while and they will yellow on there own

[@PBProps]

Too impatient for that, but thanks for the tip!

[@Terry.W]

Wow bonus length episode..and looks impressive..

[@PBProps]

Well, I do like to "treat" you all when I can... :)

[@brianartillery]

Great video. My favourite console room set, is the short-lived 'Secondary Control Room'. A bit Steampunk before such a thing existed. I was also intrigued by the vague description of the control room of the Jade Pagoda. Stone columns - Ionic, Doric, or Corinthian, it's not mentioned, but the idea is cool to me. I have always been disappointed with just how little (other than the abandoned hospital look of 'The Invasion Of Time'), that creators have had fun with the TARDIS interiors. Years ago, I created some doggerel that featured the interior of a heavily customised Jade Pagoda, belonging to the Timelord engineer, Drax. Going through the interior door, took you out into a beautiful bit of countryside. A 'desire path' led about a hundred yards through long grass to a shed. Enter that shed, and you were back in the corridors of the Jade Pagoda. A simple idea, and pleasing to my mind. Sorry, I seem to have wandered a bit there. Oh, what are those perforated metal blocks you use, to true joints, etc.,? And are they available anywhere, please? They look damned useful. Thanks.

[@PBProps]

Ha, I cut an entire sequence out where I talk about those blocks and how I was introduced to the a couple of decades by an engineering firm. They are VERY handy. This type is known as a "1-2-3" block, as in they are 1" by 2" by 3". You can easily pick up a set for about £30 on Amazon. Glad that you liked the video and thanks for watching!

[@richdownes9438]

Absolutely stunning 🤩

[@PBProps]

Thank you!

[@DAVID197300]

Absolutely fantastic work, you’ve altered my view of 3D printing too as so far I’ve been hand building everything, I may take up your airbrush recommendation too as so far like you I’ve been using relatively cheap ones from Amazon. Can’t wait to see your next project

[@PBProps]

Thanks. As I said in the video, and I've been saying it for years, is that this technology is a tool like any other. For me, it's the time saving that is a key attraction. The Iwata is brilliant, totally changed my resistance to airbrushing. It's so easy with that thing, with the others I was constantly having to dismantle and clean it mid work - which was awful. The Iwata could last for about 30 minutes before a quick flush through was needed, that was it! You'll not regret buying one.

[@nicholasdickens2801]

Badger airbrushes are good ☺︎

[@cyrusdeacon625]

Great video loved it,and superb work as always Anthony

[@PBProps]

Thanks as always for watching, I'm thrilled that you enjoyed this one!

[@michaelbrind9222]

Respect to you, your skills and attitude.

[@PBProps]

Oh - thank you very much. That's very kind of you to say!

[@sprueVerse]

Great fun! Bravo!

[@PBProps]

Thanks!

[@joshisbored7285]

Brilliant work as always, even showing all the behind the scenes of planning the actual CNC bits and bobs, amazing. the joke at the end was quite funny too, which I appreciate about your videos, as they show the craft side of things, but you actually have an input and show your sense of humour. Keep up the brilliant work mate!

[@PBProps]

Thank you very much! I'm glad that you liked it. Very kind words there, I appreciate it.

[@ptolemyclarke]

Brilliant work mate

[@PBProps]

Thanks very much, I appreciate your comment!

[@benflay6038]

I really want one of these kits i would love to make one .one day ....that is gorgeous nice work clever and bonus accurate! That zip kicker spray make superglue go off ? To right you pay for the profesional dont expect a plumber to work for free We have the technology we can build it Logopolis there was a lot of shape size changing lol

[@PBProps]

Zip Kicker cures the CA in an instant, yes.

[@benflay6038]

@@PBProps great build as always those blocks look useful the doors do they open ? And how did you get the angles so precise ?

[@ListerDavid]

This is a work of art you both should be proud of.. …even if the figures don’t fit. 🤣. Out of interest what would the measurements of one roundel be in scale with the 5.5 line. 😉

[@PBProps]

I think we both are very happy with the result - cheers! Ah ha, so you were one of the few who actually watched to the end! I like to muck about in the videos, most of the time it gets missed, but this time - well, it was less than subtle. And as for the roundel size that you asked for - 38.5mm

[@markbarrett8180]

Great diorama too

[@PBProps]

Thanks.

[@3dprintingteen164]

Very nice mate I’ve been working on building a 5.5 CO scale secondary console room and I’ve found that I underestimated the size of it but luckily in have a few printers so I can get through it a bit quicker that if I had to do it l by hand. And luckily there’s been a few secondary console models already made by great modellers but I’ve found that the version on 3d printing doctor who is the most accurate and closest to CO scale. Building it will be fairly easy cause it literally just 3 walls and a base with the roundles stuck on with a scanner wall and a door on either side.

[@PBProps]

Well, I'm just starting to go through about 35 plus years worth of research and note taking for these builds, so it's been great to tackle them - even nicer to place them into a digital form. It's been a goal for years, but now it's actually starting to happen. A console room is very easy, so it was the ideal first candidate. It sounds like you've been going great guns with your builds too.

[@JamesPropmaker]

Amazing work there. I totally agree with CNC, 3D Printer... But I'm no good with design work on PC... Hence why I hand make everything. Just like you do. (Old school way) 👍😉

[@PBProps]

Thanks. I think that these technologies have a place in our kit - yeah, it's all very well having these things make parts for you, but it's what you do with them afterwards that counts. The main thing for me is the time saving - that bit is an absolute must.

[@rhyanbennett2629]

Stunning work as ever. I assume that this build was to fit a 3 3/4” scale console like the eaglemoss models rather than the 5.5” character options models?

[@PBProps]

It's even smaller than that - 1/21 scale, but yes, I do believe the figures may be from Eaglemoss. To be honest though, I'm not that familiar with the company and I had to get the client to measure her console for me to run the numbers on. Thanks for the compliments... and for watching!

[@elijahthekid_]

Every time I see the weight I think it's part of the build

[@PBProps]

Yeah, with the screw threads, it does sort of look a bit like it could be part of the console room, doesn't it?

[@G.reviewz]

Id love to just sit watch you work without edits well..maybe not id things are being posted from abroad like but ya get the gist of it i guess XD

[@PBProps]

Well, the nature of making a video is that I obviously have to cut it down to show what's being done. If I didn't, the video would be weeks long... no-one has time for that. Hopefully what I've shown gets the main point across. Thanks for watching though, I always appreciate it.

[@PaulBeard1990]

When I had my idea of making more of the k9 models like the one I made for myself but to sell, the one thing I just can't figure out is what would I charge for it. Considering its not huge and will happily sit on your desk, The time it took me to make was July up to September of 2019 so it's not a one week build job.

[@PBProps]

It's an ongoing problem for the maker. The time it takes to build versus the money for it. Most of the time, it's just not worth doing.

[@MartinFutter70]

I take it from the placement of Tom and swearing, we get the impression you have made it the wrong scale? So was this for 3.75" figures? A really nice collaboration and you just get to see how much work goes into something which on the whole looks a very simple set. Nice job overall

[@PBProps]

It was a silly joke at the end - it was built for some static figurines of a much smaller scale that you get with some kind of magazine. As I don't have certain bits of equipment, I send over my drawings and measurements to my mate in Australia, he converts it digitally and prints or CNCs some of the parts for me. It's quite the help and a joy to work like that!

[@ecc84]

Just out of interest do you know if any plans exist to make a Peter Cushing Tardis. I've always fancied building a small scale model of one.

[@PBProps]

I know that the concept art for it still exists, so it's possible that the set plans do as well.

[@fletcherhamilton3177]

I saw some render made in DAZ3D fifteen years ago on a forum where someone had redesigned this console room, but the ‘studio’ side was a little living room / relaxation alcove. It actually looked really good. Which I’d saved that JPEG . . . P.S. - is Jared a fellow Kiwi?

[@PBProps]

Technically he is, yes - but he's lived on the big island for most of his life.

[@fletcherhamilton3177]

@@PBProps - ‘big island’? Forgive me; I’m not familiar? At any rate, say ‘Hi’ to him, from one Kiwi to another! Incidentally, was Jared ever in Paul Scoones’ NZ _Doctor Who_ fan club (‘NZDWFC’)? I used to get the _Time Space Visualizer_ (‘TSV’), every month, ‘94 ~ ‘98! (might be showing my age a bit there, though!)

[@jarrodlungley]

Hi Fletcher! Yes, I’m a Kiwi but have lived in Australia since 1987. Still very much a kiwi at heart! 😍

[@jarrodlungley]

Sadly, no. I was a member of the DWCA for a short period of time in early 2000s.

[@MrJimiJam]

Out of curiosity, does Jared accept commissions? I have wanted a full size replica of the 5 Doctors console for a while.

[@PBProps]

I can't speak for him, so I'll ask him to pop by the comments section.

[@jarrodlungley]

Hi there! Thanks for your comment and question about commissions. Unfortunately due to a very busy career and family commitments, I don’t do commissions. My console took me the better part of 15 years to complete off and on. If I was working on it non stop, it’d probably take about 12-18 months. I can’t even begin to calculate the cost!!! 😱

[@MrJimiJam]

@@jarrodlungley Thanks anyway, Jarrod. You really did spectacular work. Cheers!

[@jp-pb4bu]

is that ending genuin?

[@PBProps]

No. I knew what I was building was far too small for the CO range.

[@jp-pb4bu]

@@PBProps oh good XD

[@Problembeing]

Stop making me want things, you!

[@PBProps]

It's my devilish plan!

[@Problembeing]

@@PBProps I don't need Mystic Meg to tell me my future is poor.

[@PBProps]

Unless you have a direct line to the spirit realm, then I don't think she'd be much help to you anyway - given that she's been dead for the last five months. But I see what you mean.

[@Problembeing]

@@PBProps Well, little did you know, when she was struck down, she became more powerful than you could possibly imagine.

[@owenrichards1418]

Cheating???? Dude... The job is to get stuff out of your head and into your hand or onto a screen. The faster and better you can do this, the more time you have to get more and better stuff out of your head. Do TV effects artists build the entire sets at full size all the time? No, they cut as many corners as they can so they can spend more money and time to pull more and better things out of their heads.

[@PBProps]

Oh yeah, I've been fully aware of this for years, but it was personally interesting to me to speak (out aloud) about the little demons that sit in the back of my head whenever I've had to use this technology. As I mentioned, it's a tool to be used like any other.