Doctor Who: The TV Movie Console
Alas, poor Eaglemoss. At the time of this writing, the company is essentially no more, and this was among my very last “new product” purchases from Eaglemoss before it folded. And it’s a welcome one at that – for one night only, this is what the heart of the Doctor’s TARDIS looked like, but for many of us, this version left an indelible impression, with its steampunk vibe. But it could be argued that, with its overarching, spider-leg-like girders (not represented in this otherwise neat little model), Richard Hudolin’s take on the TARDIS for the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie had a seismic effect on future iterations of the Doctor’s time machine. From Christopher Eccleston’s TARDIS onward, the notion of the console’s transparent center column reaching to the ceiling of a vast space, now held up by a number of spider-leg-like flying buttresses of one design or another, now seemed to be a fixed part of the design. Now that’s what you call an influencer. … Read more
Space may be the final frontier, but it’s also just about the last subject on which you can expect any toy manufacturer to base new products – especially the early era of space exploration. But some toy companies have done just that. Here’s a look at some of the better space toys and collectibles. …