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[[ | {{video|Interview With Mike Tucker - Doctor Who The Fan Show|thumb|[[Mike Tucker]] talks about some of the work he and the Model Unit have done on ''[[Doctor Who]]''.}} | ||
'''The Model Unit''', credited | {{video|Restoring Classic Monsters - Doctor Who The Fan Show|thumb|Mike Tucker talks about restoring [[Morbius]], and the restoration process in general.}} | ||
'''The Model Unit''', sometimes credited as '''The Modelo Unit''', provided [[miniature effects]] on ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Supervisor [[Mike Tucker]] won a [[BAFTA]] for his work on the ''Doctor Who'' television story ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]''.<ref name="tucker" /> The Model Unit was nominated for a Craft & Design Award for their special effects in ''The Day of the Doctor''. | |||
Beginning in December 2015, the Model Unit | Beginning in December 2015, the Model Unit was engaged in refurbished props from classic ''Doctor Who'' for the [[Doctor Who Experience (London/Cardiff)|Doctor Who Experience]] in [[Cardiff]] prior to its 2017 closure. Their first project was the restoration of the original [[Davros]] costume and chair.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themodelunit.wordpress.com/2015/12/14/the-model-unit-at-the-doctor-who-experience/|title=The Model Unit at the Doctor Who Experience|author=toomanysusans|date of source=14 December 2015|website name=The Model Unit|access date=12 October 2016}}</ref> In July 2016, they ran a contest on [[Doctor Who website|doctorwho.tv]] to decide which classic monsters to restore next. 8,000 voted; the winners were the [[Mandrel]]s and [[Morbius]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/doctor-who-experience-monster-competition-winners-announced|title=Doctor Who Experience Monster Competition Winners Announced|author=Cameron K McEwan|date of source=25 July 2016|website name=Doctor Who|access date=12 October 2016}}</ref> They were unveiled in August.<ref name="tucker">{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/doctor-who-experience-unveils-classic-fan-favourite-monsters|title=Doctor Who Experience Unveils Classic Fan-Favourite Monsters|author=Cameron K McEwan|date of source=6 September 2016|website name=Doctor Who|access date=12 October 2016}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:02, 19 February 2024
The Model Unit, sometimes credited as The Modelo Unit, provided miniature effects on Doctor Who. Supervisor Mike Tucker won a BAFTA for his work on the Doctor Who television story The Day of the Doctor.[1] The Model Unit was nominated for a Craft & Design Award for their special effects in The Day of the Doctor.
Beginning in December 2015, the Model Unit was engaged in refurbished props from classic Doctor Who for the Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff prior to its 2017 closure. Their first project was the restoration of the original Davros costume and chair.[2] In July 2016, they ran a contest on doctorwho.tv to decide which classic monsters to restore next. 8,000 voted; the winners were the Mandrels and Morbius.[3] They were unveiled in August.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cameron K McEwan (6 September 2016). Doctor Who Experience Unveils Classic Fan-Favourite Monsters. Doctor Who.
- ↑ toomanysusans (14 December 2015). The Model Unit at the Doctor Who Experience. The Model Unit.
- ↑ Cameron K McEwan (25 July 2016). Doctor Who Experience Monster Competition Winners Announced. Doctor Who.
