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    Now for the Plinth.

    The TARDIS is turned over and the two pieces that make up the plinth are fitted.








    Back to right way up.




    Close up of how the outer frame clips at the bottom are concealed in the plinth.




    If I was planning on painting this model with the later series white window framing, then at this point I'd paint this assembled section ... being especially careful not to get too much paint on the inside as the tight tolerances will make fitting of the next section with the window frames and inner door panels quite difficult. I use an airbrush to apply a thinned down custom mixed colour, satin finish interior latex paint.
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    OK, time to fit the inner section of the sides (including the window framing).

    The Inner Sides section consists of 4 side pieces and a spreader. The four side pieces are identical in shape, however on later versions, one has a bit of extra engraved detailing (text for the phone door and the St John's badge).




    The spreader is fitted into the slot in one of the sides.




    And the other 3 side pieces are added one by one until all 4 are fitted and you have a loosely held together box that's open at both ends.




    The whole assembly is slid into the opening at the top of the model. It needs a bit of wiggling to get all the pieces to line up ...




    But once it's started, it just slides in.

    James

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    Time for the simulated frosted window glass.

    There's 4 pieces of LASER cut drafting film and 4 Masonite pieces that hold the drafting film in position and provide mounting pegs for the roof sections.




    Looking into the cavity at the top of the TARDIS, you'll see that the spreader piece that holds the "Inner Sides" in position has 8 small holes in it that correspond to the pairs of locating pegs on the masonite pieces. The two small spring clamps are there purely to support the model on an angle for photography.




    The pegs on the bottom of the first masonite piece are located in the holes. These pieces are 3mm narrower than the cavity width, so when all 4 are in they are basically self supporting.




    The first piece of simulated frosted glass goes in between the support piece and the previously fitted inner side piece.




    The support piece is pushed towards the Inner Side, and you repeat the process with the next support piece.




    The last one is a bit tricky, but it will go in.




    All 4 pieces usually end up at odd heights, but so they'll need to be pushed down to seat properly. As a point of interest the pieces for the "Flat Roof Puzzle" model and the "Peaked Roof" model are different. The "Peaked Roof versions having support pins that are 3mm shorter than the "Flat Roof" models.




    And the "Frosted Glass" is in.

    James

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    The penultimate step ... the Police Box signage above the door.

    Parts consist of an overall cap for the sections already assembled and 4 LASER engraved "Police Box" signs.




    The 4 Police Box signs have posts that fit into matching slots in the body cap piece. In the "Peaked Roof" model, the Police Box signs are designed to be glued in, so the body cap piece does not have the slots to hold the "Police Box" signage in place.




    Once the 4 signs are fitted, the entire top cap slips over the 4 long posts (that will serve to locate the roof pieces).




    And is pushed down so that it the 4 short posts at the top of each "Inner Side" piece, fit into the matching hole in the top cap and securely locks the top cap in place.




    All that's left to do is fit the roof sections and the roof light.

    James

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    The final stage is fitting the roof sections

    The roof and roof light consists of 4 LASER cut pieces of Masonite, and a section of the barrel of a Bic Ultra Round Stic Grip ballpoint pen.




    The end of the ball point pen barrel is cut off so that you get a section of barrel with the end cap that measures at least 25mm/1 inch.




    The roof sections are fitted one by one over the section of the pen barrel.







    And the whole assembly is fitted over the 4 pins.




    And the TARDIS is complete.

    James

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