The Hedgerow Of Fear

I hang out over on doctorwhoforum.com quite a bit, and a good deal of that time is spent not gleaning spoilers and vague hints about upcoming episodes, but instead in the toy collecting & customizing subforum (aka the Celestial Toyroom). I don’t have nearly the budget that I used to for the ol’ action figure shelf (and yet I realize that I have more of a budget than some folks do), but I love hanging around there and seeing other people’s vast collections, and marveling at the custom jobs that others cook up either from scratch, or by sanding down, resculpting and repainting existing figures (hey, all those action figures from “Primeval” have to be good for something!). The amount of talent and manual dexterity on display by the customizers floors me. I wish I could do that sort of stuff. But by golly, I can at least offer a laugh to the ones who do. Forum member “morethanatimelord” posted some color and B&W photos of his new, made-from-scratch model TARDIS, scaled to match the 12″ figures (think old-school ’70s G.I. Joe sized) – this thing is just beautiful. A few folks joked about it being photographed rather obviously in his yard and suggested a 1960s-style “Next episode” title…which I then obligingly added to one of his photos, along with some effects to suggest the scratchy “taken off the TV screen” photos that were so common back in the day.

Fortunately, “morethanatimelord” has a sense of humor and we’re already plotting future joint ventures to knock the sheen of seriousness off of the forums. Suits me fine – there can never be too many photos of that beautifully-crafted model. Good times!