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'''Wax''' was a malleable substance.
'''Wax''' was a malleable substance.


[[Madame Tussauds]], known for its wax figures, commissioned [[Auto Plastics|Auto Plastics Ltd.]] to produce new figures for the museum's tableau of senior [[British government]] {{w|Her Majesty's Civil Service|civil servants}} and [[Ministry of Defence|military officers]] made out of [[plastic]] instead. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'')
[[Madame Tussauds]], known for its wax figures, commissioned [[Auto Plastics|Auto Plastics Ltd.]] to produce new figures for the museum's tableau of senior [[British government]] {{w|Her Majesty's Civil Service|civil servants}} and [[Ministry of Defence|military officers]] made out of [[plastic]] instead. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Spearhead from Space (TV story)}})


[[Linkton]]s were a species mostly composed of wax. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Living Wax]]'')
[[Linkton]]s were a species mostly composed of wax. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Living Wax (short story)}})


The [[Eleventh Doctor]] told [[Merry Gejelh]] how the elements that she was made of "came together and burst apart [[shoe]]s and [[ship]]s and sealing wax and [[cabbage]]s and [[king]]s." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'')
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] told [[Merry Gejelh]] how the elements that she was made of "came together and burst apart [[shoe]]s and [[ship]]s and sealing wax and [[cabbage]]s and [[king]]s." ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)}})


When [[Charlie Sato]] first became a warrant officer for [[the Vault (UNIT)|the Vault]] in [[2011]], he was given a tour by Captain [[Ruth Matheson]]. He saw four objects connected to [[the Doctor]]: An [[army]] [[jacket]], a [[painting]], [[crystal]] and a wax cylinder, which bore a significance. Each was used in one of [[the Doctor]]'s many adventures. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Tales from the Vault]]'')
When [[Charlie Sato]] first became a warrant officer for [[the Vault (The Scales of Injustice)|the Vault]] in [[2011]], he was given a tour by Captain [[Ruth Matheson]]. He saw four objects connected to [[the Doctor]]: An [[army]] [[jacket]], a [[painting]], [[crystal]] and a wax cylinder, which bore a significance. Each was used in one of [[the Doctor]]'s many adventures. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Tales from the Vault (audio story)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
[[File:Doctor_Who_experience_open.jpg|thumb|The scultures made by Madame Tussauds. The real [[Tom Baker]] is centre... I think... ([[DWM 48]])]]
[[File:Doctor Who experience open.jpg|thumb|The sculptures made by Madame Tussauds. The real [[Tom Baker]] is centre... I think... ([[DWM 48]])]]
Due to [[Tom Baker]]'s non-participation in [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]'', a wax figure of him from Madame Tussauds was used for publicity shots.''
Due to [[Tom Baker]]'s non-participation in ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', a wax figure of him from Madame Tussauds was used for publicity shots.


Multiple Doctor Who related wax figures were constructed by [[Madame Tussauds]] for the original [[Doctor Who Experience (Llangollen)|Doctor Who Experience]]. One of these was infamously used in promotional images for ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''. ([[DWM 48]])
Multiple Doctor Who related wax figures were constructed by [[Madame Tussauds]] for the original [[Doctor Who Experience (Llangollen)|Doctor Who Experience]]. One of these was infamously used in promotional images for ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''. ([[DWM 48]])
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Wax

Wax was a malleable substance.

Madame Tussauds, known for its wax figures, commissioned Auto Plastics Ltd. to produce new figures for the museum's tableau of senior British government civil servants and military officers made out of plastic instead. (TV: Spearhead from Space [+]Loading...["Spearhead from Space (TV story)"])

Linktons were a species mostly composed of wax. (PROSE: The Living Wax [+]Loading...["The Living Wax (short story)"])

The Eleventh Doctor told Merry Gejelh how the elements that she was made of "came together and burst apart shoes and ships and sealing wax and cabbages and kings." (TV: The Rings of Akhaten [+]Loading...["The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)"])

When Charlie Sato first became a warrant officer for the Vault in 2011, he was given a tour by Captain Ruth Matheson. He saw four objects connected to the Doctor: An army jacket, a painting, crystal and a wax cylinder, which bore a significance. Each was used in one of the Doctor's many adventures. (AUDIO: Tales from the Vault [+]Loading...["Tales from the Vault (audio story)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

The sculptures made by Madame Tussauds. The real Tom Baker is centre... I think... (DWM 48)

Due to Tom Baker's non-participation in The Five Doctors, a wax figure of him from Madame Tussauds was used for publicity shots.

Multiple Doctor Who related wax figures were constructed by Madame Tussauds for the original Doctor Who Experience. One of these was infamously used in promotional images for The Five Doctors. (DWM 48)