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Check out the INCREDIBLE 3D version of this drawing, from ~RisiaVyle!! --> [link]

Okay, in a nutshell, the idea behind this is: In this "Steampunk" universe, The Doctor went back to 1891 London instead of 1963 London, where his TARDIS's Chameleon Circuit formed itself into a police box, and then promptly broke.

Also, this is not my design. This picture is based on a real 1891 police call box: [link] Obviously, it's rather fuzzy, and I had to make up a lot of the detail on the box, but it's still not my design...I can't take credit for that. :P

Now for the description!!

A while ago someone mentioned drawing a Steampunk TARDIS, since I also drew the Steampunk Cyberman and Dalek. I thought this was a good idea, only if we were going with the whole steampunk idea, I couldn't use the 1960's design of the police box. If the TARDIS had been in the 1890's (instead of the 1960's) when it's chameleon circuit malfunctioned, it would not be the 60's design we're so familiar with. BUT...to be a TARDIS and a proper Victorian mirror of the normal TARDIS, it would still have to be a police box (or something similar).

THANKFULLY, police boxes did exist in the late Victorian era, but just barely; the very first British police boxes were made in 1891 and developed to help the fact that the Glasgow Police Force spread out over a wider area, and therefore needed a way to communicate with each other. Police boxes were being used in America (as they are actually an American invention), and a certain member of the Glasgow police force invented his own version. 14 were made in total, painted red and made from cast-iron. It serves the same function as the later police boxes (for police men to communicate before radios or cell phones), with a light on top that would turn on to let nearby police men know to answer the phone (a red filter would also cover the light for emergencies). The public could use them too, of course.

An interesting little detail is that the box itself is actually hexagonal. And for all the Doctor Who fans out there, I'm sure you know the signifigance that hexagons play in the design of the TARDIS. ;)

Anyway...enjoy!! :D

MUCH THANKS goes to :icongeneralvyse: for the awesome backrounds!!

TARDIS is copyright of the BBC. Well, actually only the shape of the 60's version of the police box is copyright of the BBC...so I guess this 1890's version is ALL MINE!!!! mwhahaha!!!
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~ImTheTARDIS Apr 2, 2012  New member
I might would like that look...
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~kat13bar Mar 19, 2012  New member Professional Artist
would like to see if you would let us do a short production line of leather goods with your steampunk tardis. angelsandgriffins@hotmail.com.
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~TsukiyoSophie Mar 5, 2012
really cool~
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~Promus-Kaa Mar 26, 2012
Thanks! :)

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“Without God, there is no virtue, for there is no question of the conscience. Without God, we’re mired in the material, only what our senses can perceive. Without God, there is a coarsening of society. And w/o God, democracy cannot endure." -Ronald Reagan
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~TsukiyoSophie Mar 26, 2012
welcome~
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Mood: Love ~Aofapl Feb 5, 2012  Student General Artist
I TOTALLY LOVE THIS.

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~Promus-Kaa Mar 29, 2012
Glad to hear it! :D

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“Without God, there is no virtue, for there is no question of the conscience. Without God, we’re mired in the material, only what our senses can perceive. Without God, there is a coarsening of society. And w/o God, democracy cannot endure." -Ronald Reagan
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~qtlove53 Dec 24, 2011
wow brilliant love the concept.
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~KnabbsKrow Nov 14, 2011
Can anyone else see the Doctor in goggles, a long trenchcoat, suspenders, bow tie, waistcoat, all that? Speampunk sonic screwdriver in hand? I can so see that. I mean, look at him tinker madly with the TARDIS!
Speaking of the TARDIS, this is amazing!
That is all.
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~Promus-Kaa Nov 15, 2011
I'm not sure he'd need goggles or a trenchcoat - the 8th Doctor didn't have those, and he was the Steampunk Doctor! (Even had a steampunk interior for his TARDIS). ;)

I'm glad you like this! :D

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“Without God, there is no virtue, for there is no question of the conscience. Without God, we’re mired in the material, only what our senses can perceive. Without God, there is a coarsening of society. And w/o God, democracy cannot endure." -Ronald Reagan
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