How to make a TARDIS model

Here is a ~20cm model of the TARDIS (or a police call box) made of the cardboard from cereal (and other food) boxes and plastic packaging*. It also has LED lights and sound effects.

Sorry this won't allow you to travel through space and time, yet.....

*Rather then going out and buying material to build this model, I realized I have a great source of cardboard sitting in my kitchen cupboards. Plus I could also use that annoying PVC packaging that almost any thing you buy these days is sealed in.

Step 1 Materials:

• cardboard -I used cereal/granola bar box cardboard -bonus if it's made from recycled material.
• templates -you can find this in the pdf file in step 2.
• clear plastic (for the widows) -I used the clear plastic (?PVC) that is used as packaging material

.

• blue paint, pen and tape.
• silver paint and paint brushes.
• glue and masking tape.
• ruler and X-acto knife or scissors.
• sandpaper
• small plastic tube or a drinking straw - I used a plastic tube that held erasers for mechanical pencils.
• 2-3 white LEDs, button battery, on/off switch, wire and soldering iron.
• Digital sound recorder.

Comments

[Osquar]

Is it ok if I use this as a base for a USB hub that I'm planning to make during the summer?
It's perfect!!!

[ChrysN]

Sure, that would look really cool as a USB hub.

[CoolCarKnee]

I am a REALLY big Dr. Who Fan. This really helped.thnx a lot

[Dusk Shadows]

amazing how did you become so talented

[Atraxi]

What brand/color of paint did you use? Your color choice is really spot on!

[ChrysN]

It's DecoArt Truly Blue.

[Atraxi]

Thanks!

[cekpi7]

nice :D but its better with plastic

[blasdetejas]

Awesome! I'll be starting on this tomorrow!!! Thanks for the instructions!

[blackrider23]

I plan on building this for a tree topper this year :)
Wish me luck! :D

[ChrysN]

Cool idea to use it for a tree topper!

[action pig]

Love this! Much cooler than the paper cut out I was thinking of making. Nice build!

[ChrysN]

Thanks!

[jperkes]

would u sell it

[ChrysN]

Sorry, I am quite attached to it and not looking to sell.

[jperkes]

very complicated but very rewarding

[peepee4]

we have every season of doctor who!
and i made a lego tardis

[sueman2]

can you tell me where i can find an intractable. if you did not use one, can you give me pointers?

[peepee4]

now i have a card board tardis!

[ChrysN]

Cool!

[lockpick]

This is amazing! Seeing as to me being American and a Dr. Who fan I will say that to a lot of Dr. Who memorabilia but this is amazing!

[ChrysN]

Thanks, have you seen caitlinsdad's TARDIS bookcase.

[Grey_valentine]

I had a total geeked out moment when I saw this. Great job. I love it.

[ChrysN]

Thanks!

[jessyratfink]

I somehow missed this version of the TARDIS! I love it! Very detailed, and the color is spot on! :D I'm going to be making a large one out of fabric soon. I'm so excited.

[ChrysN]

Using fabric, that sounds really cool.

[Gothic_Blueberry]

Absolutely Positively Fantastic!!! I have a group of cousins flying down from Scotland today, and I think they will love it!

[neverdrinkoliveoil]

This is an absolutely amazing project!

[ChrysN]

Thanks!

[Loosewire; SOE Operative]

Very well done. I find that the frosted milk jug plastic (HDPE) works quite well for a bubbled/frosted type of glass windows (like the type all of the police Captains have on their office windows in 70's and 80's cop shows).

[ChrysN]

Great idea, thanks for the advice.

[Kiteman]

Excellent - well-deserved "feature".

_{Quietly discards own papercraft Tardis project}

[Bongmaster]

dont give up on it kite :)

[duck-lemon]

That's exactly what i thought when i saw this, but alas papercraft is not as almighty or ever present as man once thought. **sigh

[sir-zeke]

this is most impressive! i'm a big doctor who (hence the name) but this is truly worthy of recognition

[ChrysN]

Thanks!

[Flash Gordon]

OMG Awesome

[ChrysN]

Thanks!

[Flash Gordon]

I wish I had time to make this...

[ChrysN]

Yah, there is a lot of cutting and gluing involved