Table of Contents
- 1Introduction
- 2Description
- 3Photos of construction part 1
- 4Photos of construction part 2
- 5Explanations
- 6Plans - Front, floor and footprint
- 7Plans - Base, floor, and wall layout
- 8Plans - Top and roof (millimetres)
- 9Plans - Top and roof (inches)
- 10Plans - The sign
- 11Plans - Details
- 12Plans - Fixed walls - metric
- 13Plans - Fixed wall - standard
- 14Plans - Wall/door - metric
- 15Plans - Wall/door - standard
- 16Materials overall
- 17Framing wood by section - metric
- 18Framing wood by section - standard
- 19Cutting list (frame)
- 20Step 1. Cut the frame pieces to length
- 21Step 2. Rip the relevant pieces to the required widths
- 22Step 3. Make the base
- 23Step 4. Make up the pillars
- 24Step 5. Assemble and stand the frames
- 25Step 6. Make the head (top section)
- 26Step 7. Make the walls
- 27Step 8. Install the walls, head, and door
- 28Step 9. Shape and fix the mullions
- 29Step 10. Shape and fix the decorative pillar top pieces
- 30Step 11. Paint time
- 31Step 12. Make the windows
- 32Step 13. Add the 'police call box' sign
- 33Step 14. Final touches (almost)
- 34Roof lamp Introduction
- 35Roof lamp Plans
- 36Sourcing the components
- 37Overview
- 38The lamp container cap
- 39Fibreglassing the cap
- 40The lamp container base
- 41Threaded rod to the cap
- 42Assemble the lamp container
- 43Put in a light or two
- 44The lights go on
Cutting list (frame)
Note: The dimensions are given in both metric and standard. Use one or the other.
For explanations on discrepancies between the two go to the ‘Explanations’ page.
Note: Some of the common stock sizes below will need to be ripped (cut down lengthwise) to obtain the required widths needed for this project (as in step 2.).
Wood – metric
90 mm x 90 mm 4 @ 1430 mm, 4 @ 2175 mm
90 mm x 45 mm 1 @ 1250 mm
140 mm x 45 mm 4 @ 2275 mm
190 mm x 45 mm 4 @ 2275 mm, 4 @ 1030 mm
90 mm x 35 mm 8 @ 2175 mm
140 mm x 35 mm 4 @ 1210 mm, 4 @ 1140 mm
190 mm x 35 mm 4 @ 1230 mm, 4 @ 1280 mm
150 mm x 25 mm 10 @ 1370 mm
Wood – standard
3½” x 3½” 4 @ 57¼”, 4 @ 87″
1½” x 3½” 1 @ 50¼”, 8 @ 87″
1½” x 5½” 4 @ 91″, 4 @ 48¾”, 4 @ 45¾”
1½” x 7½” 4 @ 91″, 4 @ 41¾”, 4 @ 49¼” , 4 @ 51¾”
1″ x 6″ 10 @ 53¾”
Note: The metric (mm) measurements given are not an exact match to their equivalent imperial (inch) counterparts.
Refer to the ‘Explanations’ page for further explanation.
Thank you so much for posting this!! My husband has been promising me for years now that he would build a TARDIS for me as my 50th birthday gift (I’ll be 56 in June), but used the excuse that he wants it to be just perfect and can’t do that without either seeing one in person ( not too easy in Colorado) or having plans//blueprints in hand. You’ve made my year!!! 😍
Thanks so much again! You’re fantastic!
Got tips on obtaining a fresnel globe at the right dimensions? Almost everything I can find is a replacement lens for a Perko lamp which is about half as tall and wide as a typical TARDIS one would be.