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Lost,Stollen,MIA Control Consol Set

posted 14 years ago by ink2053
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The Control Room set for the TARDIS, that lovely steam-punk goodness, was it ever found? reports that I've been able to dig up state that it went missing from the fold and hold storage rooms of the studio.

it was a wonderful set and can't see who it simply up and vanished from a prop masters' warehouse.

wouldn't the BBC of been pissed about this. has it ever been recovered or is it simply being written off as lost for good.

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[–] terrasolo 13 years ago

I don't know about those reports of it going missing, but I know that it is currently in the hands of a private collector. minus the central column.

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[–] ink2053 13 years ago

Thank you for your reply, I've been looking for any information on this.

the reports I recall said that it vanished from the fold and hold storage with allegations that a security guard being the lead suspect , So if it's in a Private Collection, then that makes me feel better that this bit of Doctor Who History is not lost is joyful news. as for the Center Column, are we talking about the control unit it self or the time rotter, or the whole unit ( control unit, Time rotter and the arches )

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I am all men as I am no man and therefore I am a God.

[–] Doris_Wildthyme 13 years ago

It's actually only the central console that exists. I don't know about the rest of the set, but the central console is currently in the posession of someone who worked on the movie (I think), only without the time rotor.

[–] Doris_Wildthyme 13 years ago

And here's a link to the relevant post on the Livejournal DW Cosplay community.

http://dw-cosplay.livejournal.com/394440.html

Oh, and it turns out that it currently belongs to someone who got it off of someone who worked on the movie.

[–] ant-mac 12 years ago

"I don't know about those reports of it going missing, but I know that it is currently in the hands of a private collector. minus the central column."

Lucky bugger.

I was not overly keen on it when I first saw the story, but since the new series began, I have gradually began to like it more and more. Particularly in comparison to the Matt Smith… "control console".

And I use that phrase loosely and with some reservation.

ant-mac

[–] JKolman 10 years ago

The central console was actually the subject of a recent episode of "Shipping Wars". It was shipped alongside a replica of the bridge for the TNG Enterprise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMWyUvLZ22o&feature=g-upl <--How Bane Eats