This beautiful crystal TARDIS is a fine send-off for Peter Capaldi's Doctor
Peter Capaldi's run on Doctor Who may soon be coming to an end, but the eccentric 12th Doctor has definitely left his mark on the TARDIS. And you can see that mark -- literally -- in this limited-edition crystal TARDIS from the BBC.
Dropped just before the show's season 10 premiere, the 12th Doctor Crystal TARDIS is a clear, laser-engraved version of the TARDIS about the size of square pencil holder (5 inches tall). It looks very cool on its own, but the collectible really comes to life when you bathe it in light from blue LEDs in the stand that comes with.
The TARDIS detail is pretty striking, but it's the ghostly image of Peter Capaldi inside that really catches your eye. The pose and costume come from Capaldi's first press photo in the role, but that's somehow OK... he looks appropriately frozen in time, possibly trapped by some monstrous villain like the Master, the Silence, or Nigel Farage.
At, $99.98, it's a little on the pricey side as Doctor Who trinkets go, but you get what you pay for (the nearly 3-pound weight really conveys its quality). And if you're not a fan of Capaldi, or just like your time machines to be Doctor-free, the BBC also sells a "clear" version of the crystal TARDIS, with no Doctor inside.
I'm sure it's just parked.
Topics Doctor Who
Pete Pachal was Mashable’s Tech Editor and had been at the company from 2011 to 2019. He covered the technology industry, from self-driving cars to self-destructing smartphones.Pete has covered consumer technology in print and online for more than a decade. Originally from Edmonton, Canada, Pete first uploaded himself into technology journalism at Sound & Vision magazine in 1999. Pete also served as Technology Editor at Syfy, creating the channel's technology site, DVICE (now Blastr), out of some rusty HTML code and a decompiled coat hanger. He then moved on to PCMag, where he served as the site's News Director.Pete has been featured on Fox News, the Today Show, Bloomberg, CNN, CNBC and CBC.Pete holds degrees in journalism from the University of King's College in Halifax and engineering from the University of Alberta in Edmonton. His favorite Doctor Who monsters are the Cybermen.
