July 7th, 2011
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The inspiration behind the Junk TARDIS
The inspiration behind the Junk TARDIS
On sale now, to the delight of Doctor Who fans, is a unique new playset with an equally unique beginning. The Junk TARDIS Console Playset, is not only the inspiration of a young fan and was featured in a recent Doctor Who episode but it’s now a playset in available to buy and for all to enjoy!
After a Blue Peter competition in 2010 in which viewers were challenged to design a TARDIS Console, Susannah Leah from Todmorden in Yorkshire, then aged 13, came up with the plan for a Junk TARDIS.
To set the scene, after deleting part of his TARDIS to traverse a rift that leads outside of the universe, the Doctor lands in a TARDIS Scrapyard. Here he takes pieces from scrapped time machines and adding other bits of “junk” he creates a Junk Console to enable his TARDIS to travel through time again. So great was her design that Susannah went on to win the competition and had the incredible treat of seeing it put into practice and form part of a televised episode. “It was amazing,” said Susannah; “I went to Cardiff and saw a life-size version of my design.
I witnessed some of the filming and I met Matt Smith … Incredible!”
The Junk TARDIS was so impressive that Character Options, the makers of the Doctor Who toy range, decided to take it as part of their new collection and now on sale in all major toy outlets!
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jason
December 23rd, 2012 - 2:11pmdoes the time rotor on the junk tardis move up and down like on the 10th doctors interior tardis playset
drwhofan209753
December 28th, 2013 - 12:32pmNo
IronsideDalek
April 2nd, 2012 - 5:22amThis should become a new TARDIS interior.
doctor who rules 364
January 1st, 2012 - 6:17pmThis my favourite tardis and I only got it yesterday 😆
Dalek Sec
September 1st, 2011 - 10:30amThis is actully one of my favourite TARDIS consoles, it looks like the retro classic Who TARDIS! Just one thing, the Doctor Who Production Team forgot to give the time rotor wires, like in her picture.
BOOBOO JR
July 8th, 2011 - 6:41amI’m still not sure whether to get the Junk Tardis set or not? It looks good, but I don’t know whether to get this or start saving up for the figures first!!!
harold saxon
July 7th, 2011 - 11:38pmyou made a lovely console ,well done.
anthony
July 7th, 2011 - 8:49pmshe should be in the shops showingh off and finaly idris but im thinking of gettin a xmas adventure set doc figure red bowtie new jacket good or bad booboo how would u display it
McGann is the Doctor.
July 7th, 2011 - 2:42pmVery imaginative kid, waht a splendid job they’ve done putting her design into a real Tardis control-room. 😀
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
July 7th, 2011 - 4:01pmi agree.
Liason Ice
July 7th, 2011 - 1:18pmThat is one lucky girl, jealous (ALOT!)