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MeridaNinian β€” How to make a TARDIS (that holds truffles) by-nc-sa

Published: 2013-01-05 23:31:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 16666; Favourites: 675; Downloads: 218
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Description Over the course of a month I slowly pieced this together. I made a few mistakes and redid a few things, but overall, it came out looking really nice and the person I made it for was in love with it. This is for personal use only. Enjoy!

I used: Cardboard, White Posterboard (or cardstock), Hot Glue Gun, Blue/Silver/Black Acrylic Paint, Glue Stick, Thin Wire, Cereal Box, Semi-clear Plastic Sheeting, Varnish, Straight Edge Blade, Ruler, My Printer, Scissors, and lots of sweat and tears

I was inspired by "TARDIS Chocolate/Trinket Box"
by ~aria-arissa aria-arissa.deviantart.com/art...

Images of Doctor Who characters were created by ~Hawkstone hawkstone.deviantart.com/art/D... and are available for sale as magnets on Hawkstone's site.

Doctor Who shapes were created by *Girl-on-the-Moon girl-on-the-moon.deviantart.co...


EDIT: I have been pointed out an error made in my haste (so embarrassing):
"~Mordrogyn: Cool but you realize you have too many panels on the sides right?"
-When making yours, you might want to take Mordrogyn's advice.

EDIT: It has come to my attention that the measurements in step one are no longer able to be seen. They are 3Β½ inches by 6 9/16 inches. Keep in mind, you should double check everything comes together at every step. Mine ended up being slightly rectangular rather than a perfect square.
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Comments: 92

LimeGreenNails [2013-10-20 18:45:05 +0000 UTC]

haha this is really great <3 i think i will work on this periodikly over the next few months, so i can make this for my dad he loves doctor who. plus it'd be a nice little decoration for his desk! <3

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MeridaNinian In reply to LimeGreenNails [2014-10-04 05:17:21 +0000 UTC]

Have fun!

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YammiYammi [2013-09-28 17:33:30 +0000 UTC]

Hi! Can I translate your tutorial in Russian so that people from Russian-speaking countries can make this beautiful thing????

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Miha3lla [2013-07-16 19:05:53 +0000 UTC]

Β OMG OMG OMG i just love this!!! It s really really cool!!!!

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MeridaNinian In reply to Miha3lla [2013-07-18 02:20:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Β I keep meaning to make another one, with less mistakes this time. LOL Β You learn by doing, right?

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Miha3lla In reply to MeridaNinian [2013-07-18 11:31:33 +0000 UTC]

yap, that s the best way to learn!

Good luck!

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TheShortHetaliaFan [2013-07-09 22:06:51 +0000 UTC]

what were your measurements for the first step? I know they're in the picture, but I can't read them...

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MeridaNinian In reply to TheShortHetaliaFan [2013-07-18 02:14:08 +0000 UTC]

Sorry, it was able to be seen before, something must've changed. Β It is 3Β½ inches by 6 9/16 inches. Β Keep in mind, you should double check everything comes together at every step. Β Mine ended up being slightly rectangular rather than a perfect square.


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TheShortHetaliaFan In reply to MeridaNinian [2013-07-18 04:15:00 +0000 UTC]

ok, thank you

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Magical525 [2013-03-30 17:13:04 +0000 UTC]

Hiya,

I featured your lovely deviation in my Extra feature journal: Doctor Who

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CatLuigi [2013-02-22 17:51:47 +0000 UTC]

Great tutorial! I'll try it ASAP!

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MeridaNinian In reply to CatLuigi [2013-02-26 07:48:55 +0000 UTC]

I love it! Have fun.

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lilianadc [2013-01-26 12:19:22 +0000 UTC]

THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS TUTORIAL!!!
I'm doing it now, actually, almost finished - the only thing left is the insides
Look awesome!

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MeridaNinian In reply to lilianadc [2013-02-26 07:48:09 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! I'm sure yours will look even better than mine.

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lilianadc In reply to MeridaNinian [2013-03-02 06:54:46 +0000 UTC]

Just check it out here: [link]

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MeridaNinian In reply to lilianadc [2013-03-07 21:01:58 +0000 UTC]

awesome! It looks great.

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lilianadc [2013-01-26 09:31:53 +0000 UTC]

Awesome tutorial, thank you! Already doing it, I think tonight I'll finish it!

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mahotsukai-kawaii [2013-01-11 18:10:39 +0000 UTC]

This looks amazing!!! Totally going to try this! XDDDD

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MeridaNinian In reply to mahotsukai-kawaii [2013-01-11 19:36:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Let me know how it turns out. (and by the way, someone pointed out that in my haste I put in 5 box frames instead of 4)

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Vlad-IV-Calugarul [2013-01-08 06:43:22 +0000 UTC]

That is Brilliant!

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MeridaNinian In reply to Vlad-IV-Calugarul [2013-01-08 08:10:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Mordrogyn [2013-01-08 01:00:27 +0000 UTC]

Cool but you realize you have too many panels on the sides right?

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MeridaNinian In reply to Mordrogyn [2013-01-08 08:09:37 +0000 UTC]

wow, yes, yes, I do now... can't believe I did that... Like I said, so many things I'd fix in the next version. Good catch!

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TheDigitalGeisha [2013-01-08 00:22:18 +0000 UTC]

Aw how did I miss this?! i wish I had seen it before Christmas but I am saving and going to give it a shot! It looks like FUN!

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MeridaNinian In reply to TheDigitalGeisha [2013-01-08 08:11:18 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah, definitely a lot of fun.

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Tamaraniac [2013-01-07 15:51:10 +0000 UTC]

That's really cool!

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MeridaNinian In reply to Tamaraniac [2013-01-07 17:15:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Draconaa [2013-01-07 06:44:15 +0000 UTC]

Have shared this with my fb page think it's brilliant! [link]

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MeridaNinian In reply to Draconaa [2013-01-07 17:17:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I liked it with my fb page www.facebook.com/Musings.of.clsyvezx and with my personal account.

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verachime [2013-01-07 01:40:59 +0000 UTC]

It's bigger in the inside!
This looks like fun ^-^

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MeridaNinian In reply to verachime [2013-01-07 17:19:40 +0000 UTC]

LOL yes it is! I am so tempted to do a jewelry box version (and correct some of the flaws), but that'll have to wait. Thanks for the comment! :*

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Samhain-Voodoo [2013-01-06 22:45:17 +0000 UTC]

Need to make this for a friend's birthday....

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MeridaNinian In reply to Samhain-Voodoo [2013-01-07 17:20:35 +0000 UTC]

Give yourself more time than you think it will take, that is the only advice I can give you. Otherwise, have fun! (and don't forget to come back and show it off)

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Samhain-Voodoo In reply to MeridaNinian [2013-01-07 20:23:38 +0000 UTC]

Any advice on storing homemade truffles?

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MeridaNinian In reply to Samhain-Voodoo [2013-01-08 08:13:52 +0000 UTC]

That, I cannot help you with at all. My truffles came from Lindors. Although I'd recommend a wrapping of some sort and no hot car rides.

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Samhain-Voodoo In reply to MeridaNinian [2013-01-08 19:29:23 +0000 UTC]

Hmm will take some doing. Florida hates me.

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Watoons [2013-01-06 18:05:25 +0000 UTC]

I'm not much of a craft person myself, but this one I'll have to sometime give a go.

Very nice.

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MeridaNinian In reply to Watoons [2013-01-06 19:37:23 +0000 UTC]

(pssst I'm not much of a craft person either) But once you have the blueprints, it's fairly easy.

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Thyme-Sprite [2013-01-06 17:58:54 +0000 UTC]

This is a wonderful tutorial. And I know what I'm gonna do on my next vacation!

Thanks for sharing!

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MeridaNinian In reply to Thyme-Sprite [2013-01-06 19:36:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the compliment. Let me know how yours turns out. I'll be interested to see all the different versions.

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sweetsugariness [2013-01-06 15:24:23 +0000 UTC]

this is awesome β™‘ thanks for the tutorial, I need to make one of these one day

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MeridaNinian In reply to sweetsugariness [2013-01-06 19:35:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Let me know how yours turns out when you do!

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Shinidsyu [2013-01-06 15:00:19 +0000 UTC]

whoaaaaaaaaaaaw I am going to make one!

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MeridaNinian In reply to Shinidsyu [2013-01-06 19:35:17 +0000 UTC]

LOL It is a lot of fun, and I'm not normally a crafty person.

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darquewanderer [2013-01-06 08:16:42 +0000 UTC]

I'm going to have to give this one a try.

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MeridaNinian In reply to darquewanderer [2013-01-06 19:34:35 +0000 UTC]

It was hard getting going, but now that I have the blue prints, it's much easier. Let me know how yours turns out if you do it.

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darquewanderer In reply to MeridaNinian [2013-01-07 05:00:41 +0000 UTC]

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CrazyHatsRule [2013-01-06 07:45:06 +0000 UTC]

Oods aren't bad guys!!!
Just misunderstood.
LIKE SNAPE FROM HARRY POTTER, YOU ARE FRAMING THE OOD INTO BEING A BAD GUY.
But this is awesome, so I also favorite it.

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MeridaNinian In reply to CrazyHatsRule [2013-01-06 19:33:20 +0000 UTC]

This is true, they aren't bad guys, but they were killing people in 2 episodes, so they were more fitted to the drawer than the wall. Plus I ran out of room.

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SyoshoHiataki [2013-01-06 07:28:27 +0000 UTC]

X3333 I showed my best friend your Truffle TARDIS box and she loved it. Knowing how to make it now....XDDD Her bday is soon :3 Thank you!!!

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