Doctor Who thing: TARDIS Transformer toy (you can make yourself)

Tue, Jul 02, 2013

Inspired by this T-shirt design, by Jason Casteel:

Ellindsey designed a TARDIS Transformer toy that goes from this:

to this:

But wait. It gets better. Go to MakerBot Thingiverse, and you can download the instructions for 3D-printing out the pieces and making one for yourself.

Truly, we live in wondrous times. If you have access to a 3D printer, anyway.

Via Topless Robot.

Thanks to Sean and Patrick for the heads-up.

(If you stumble across a cool Doctor Who thing, feel free to email me with a link.)

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Patrick

Tue, Jul 02, 2013 3:06pm

And Optimus has a BOW TIE!

MaryAnn Johanson

reply to Patrick

Tue, Jul 02, 2013 4:31pm

Bowties are cool.

Paul Wartenberg

reply to MaryAnn Johanson

Tue, Jul 02, 2013 11:29pm

alas, no fez.

MarkyD

Tue, Jul 02, 2013 4:16pm

AAAH! Optimus and the Doctor together in one awesomely geeky shirt/toy? I SO want both.

Alas, I have yet to even see a 3D printer anywhere. The t-shirt, though, I may have to buy if it’s still available.

MaryAnn Johanson

reply to MarkyD

Tue, Jul 02, 2013 4:32pm

I haven’t seen a 3D printer either. I’m starting to doubt whether they really exist, or if someone is pranking us nerds.

Paul Wartenberg

reply to MaryAnn Johanson

Tue, Jul 02, 2013 11:29pm

libraries are getting into the 3D printing as part of community creative projects. I know Orlando’s Orange County Libraries got one.

Paul Wartenberg

Tue, Jul 02, 2013 11:28pm

(died of geekgasm)

Paul Wartenberg

Tue, Jul 02, 2013 11:35pm

Crossovers make me think of this:

http://dryponder.deviantart.com/art/You-ll-Be-Safe-Here-368578482

There’s an artist name of Dean Trippe who drew the end-all-be-all crossover fanart of the Eleventh Doctor inviting a scared child into his sanctuary… surrounded by every conceivable hero in geek history from Batman to Speed Racer to Veronica Mars to the Iron Giant to Sherlock Holmes to, yes, Jed Bartlet (he’s on the tv screen).

And of course Trippe got nitpicked by people wondering where the Babylon 5 and StarBlazers crew are.