Here we go again....

Posted by Dan 'Anakin Starkiller' Stokes: 

(My responses in RED):

The Following is in response to CT's recent blog about me.Erroneous information on CT’s blog that needs to be corrected.

The Season 3-4 Sonic. 

To start off with. CT has and currently does sell two models of sonic screwdrivers. In the past he had what he called an Eccleston season 1-2 sonic and a Tennant season 3-4 sonic. Now he has his Aztec sonic, which has replaced his Eccleston sonic and his updated Tennant season 3-4 sonic. 

As such, he perpetuated the misinformation that David Tennant used the same sonic prop in seasons 3 and 4. This is information is wrong. The siding prop that DT used in season 3 was built by Mark Cordory out of the remains of the Eccleston season 1 prop and Tennant season 2 prop (which was the wide slider fx sonic). The body on this prop featured a square slider that was held in place by two slotted screws and used a third slotted screw to actuate the light. Nick Robatto has shared pictures of the remains of this sonic and the body can be seen here. http://www.therpf.com/f9/9-10-sonic-...e-info-137253/ Correct, it is the 'intermediate' sonic last used in Runaway Bride however I did not once state Tennant used the same prop in season 3 and 4. In my blog post here: http://celestialtoystore.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/color-of-sonics.html  I clearly state: 

"These props were refurbed continually until Season 3 when a new slider control was designed beginning the evolution of the Season 1 props into the Tennant prop we are familiar with. Basically, they retained the Eccleston body and grey color scheme but implemented changes to the slider assembly, where the trapezoidal button was removed and replaced with a curved plate, the microswitch was changed into a long button version and sunk into the battery tube with the top of the button column poking out through a hole in the centre of the slider plate. The wires inside the acrylic rod were changed to yellow. I call this sonic the 'Intermediate' sonic...Further along into Season 3 the Intermediate sonic changes and the hitherto clear central channel begins to mist up and give the illusion that it is in fact, a solid central rod or sleeve....This is an optical illusion caused by the oil used within the channel to fill in the tiny scratches and cracks to aid transparency flowing out leaving the misted up channel.

...In Season 4, things get even more interesting still as there is a whole new hero prop added to the mix with the distinctive new ridges and the tactile switch was replaced with a leaf spring contact assembly with self coloured button . Accounts vary as to when this was built but most accounts have it built during the prop refurb between series 3 and 4 and there is uncertainty about whether there were one or two built. This retains all the characteristics of the Intermediate 1 prop including the color. You can see this prop and the distinctive new ridges in the following shot from Partners In Crime, the Season 4 opener:"

Epic fail number 1 Mr Stokes.

This sliding prop, made by Mark Corday, and the Aztec props (which did not have a slider, but a tac switch embedded to the side of the prop) were the props used for season 3. The season 4 sonics were different builds. If you read Nick Robatto’s web page you will see this stated clearly.

For season 4, Nick Robatto took the season 3 slider prop, and an Aztec prop and cannibalized the heads to make two new props for the remainder of Tennant’s tenure as the Doctor and for Matt Smith’s first episode. 

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I am aware that there were two new sonics made but I do not believe for one minute that the Aztec heads were salvaged for both of them. Why? Because I possess the Aztec head CAD files and what you see in my Mk1 S3-4 sonic IS the Aztec head. There are distinct differences between the Aztec heads and the subsequent heads, namely the bevel just above the teeth and the thickness of the struts and the window bisection on the struts. I grant that it may entirely be possible from the pic below that on the S4a prop this is the case as I have not handled it, so even if the head may have been remachined due to damage but the fundamental geometry does not change, The b prop cannot possibly be an Aztec head as even though it has been heavily remachined, the proportions are all wrong.

The prop that was made out of Mark Cordory’s season 3 emitter head became the prop used in the 11th Hour by Matt Smith. I can go with that.

The prop that was made out of the Aztec emitter head became the prop that was referenced by MFX in building their replica and can be seen here. Again, that makes sense.

It is currently owned by David Tennant.

The two props differ subtly from each other. Because the emitter heads came from different sources, the DT sonic (and I use this abbreviation to signify the prop now owned by David Tennant, but of course both props were used by Tennant as the Doctor) features an emitter head with slightly larger and squarer windows. Correct and well spotted. Hence why the windows on my Mk1 sonics are larger and squarer. The grip ridges are a bit rounder and more bulbous, and the bottom aluminum cylinder is a bit thicker. So why did MFX fuck up the head? It should be near identical to my S3-4 head in size and proportions. Answer me that, dickhead.

I have attempted to illustrate some of the body details here http://www.therpf.com/f9/millennium-...ml#post2387777

The 11th hour sonic can additionaly be distinguished in its later appearances by the addition of a cross head screw that was added at the base of the sliding channel. 

The “teeth” on the bodies and emitters of the two sonics are also aligned differently. Actually, the teeth and head alignment can and has changed. By default, both sonics were aligned identically. The b sonic is aligned exactly the same as the a sonic above. 

So, when CT talks about a season 3-4 sonic. He is really confusing everyone who listens to him since the sliding sonic used in season 3 and the sliding sonics used in season 4 were totally different builds. Refer above, I never said that. The Season 3-4 sales tag was only used to differentiate it broad from the season 1-2 sonic. It was never supposed to be definitive of one model used in one season. Nice try wanker, but surely you must have something better than that???

Now onto CT’s posts concerning the MFX replica.

When CT reviewed the MFX replica. He compared the emitter head on his Eccleston sonic to that on the MFX. Here is what he wrote. 

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" Let's take a close-up comparison of the head:

The finish is completely wrong on the MFX and the proportions and dimensions are all over the place. The head should look elegant and slender yet on the MFX there is a squatness and cylindrical look. Compare with my head which looks more balanced, more slender due to the correct window placement and thicker struts. Overall detail in the MFX is incredibly low with dull edges and lack of definition especially in the struts which need to stand proud of the main body in order to avoid the flat cylindrical shape the MFX exhibits.

The lens cap is also the wrong shape and colour. The prop possessed a shiny gloss cap of dark blue yet the MFX has a dull matt finish and the incorrect colour. The shape is also wrong in that it is a partial hemisphere. The prop possessed a straight cylindrical side topped with a hemisphere as does mine. It also varied in height depending on who assembled the prop so therefore the lens cap sometimes sits quite high up in the emitter head showing more of the straight sides and sometimes low. I have adopted a mid position often seen during Season 2 as seen here:

"

Now there are a couple things wrong with this comparison. First off, in comparing as a tool by which to assess the accuracy of the MFX. He’s using his own replica as the standard of accuracy against which another replica is to be measured, a comparison which as Shawn McBeen (Jedibugs) might argue is flawed “Yeah, I love how he's using his own models as proof of something. Talk about an inflated ego.”. No I'm not. I'm making a comparison of my replica against the MFX and then making a comparison with the actual prop. I'm not holding mine up as the benchmark. I am holding the prop as the benchmark to which both mine and MFX should be compared. What fucking planet do you live on? You compared your model to the MFX and stated that your model was akin to the original. It isn't. Proof does not work that way or are you some fucking tool?

Then, instead of comparing the MFX to a photo of the prop which it was modeled after—the season 4 prop made from the emitter head taken from an Aztec prop—CT compared the MFX prop to a blurry photo of the season 3 slider prop that was made by Mark Cordory. So, many of the differences he’s highlighting as deficiencies in the MFX prop are due to the fact that he was comparing two different props and two different emitter heads. 2 things here: At the time I did those comparisons, I was unaware of the Intermediate sonic and so was everyone else. I used that particular pic above to highlight one point and one point only: the lens cap. All other comparisons were done with either screenshots of the 'a' prop or comparisons to the Aztec head used on my Mk1 sonics. According to you, the 'a' prop used an Aztec head, it means my comparisons were inadvertently correct which does not render them invalid but actually lends weight to them. Nice one dickhead, thanks for that.

Now, the emitter on the MFX does look a little dull. But that is not, as CT has claimed because it was cast. But because in the finishing process, the MFX emitter heads were run through a de-burring process to remove the machine marks left by milling, which gave them a sort of satin texture. I believe it was cast. Still do. Why? Because the metal is softer and corrodes easier than the rest of the sonic and appears to rust in places, which suggests a casting alloy. Machine marks can come from the die it was cast from, it is not perfect circular and why was the rest not subjected to rumbling? Questions to this day that remain unanswered. 

Now I would never contend that the MFX replica was in any way a perfect replica. But I recognize that in the manufacturing process they had two options. They could put their emitter heads through a finishing treatment that removed the tool marks, but also consequently decreased the luster and sharpness of the machining. Or they could keep the part in its raw state and leave it as is (like CT has done with his replicas and like I have done with mine) and hope not to be flooded with complaints that the sonics are covered with tool marks. I think it was done to hide the fact it was cast and remove casting flashing. It's what I would have done if I had die cast it. 

As to CT’s critique of the lens cap “The lens cap is also the wrong shape and colour. The prop possessed a shiny gloss cap of dark blue yet the MFX has a dull matt finish and the incorrect colour. The shape is also wrong in that it is a partial hemisphere. The prop possessed a straight cylindrical side topped with a hemisphere as does mine”. He provides no evidence of the season 4 sonic to support this claim. The lens was too wide for a start. The straight sidedness is evident is several screen shots from both S3 and S4. Subsequent examination of the S4 b prop have proven this to be 100% correct. 

He then goes on to critique the MFX end cap.

"The MFX endcap is substantially incorrect. It looks too boxy and squat. The original props had some degree of variance in their dimensions but the overall shape still fell within certain parameters of a millimeter or so. All exhibited a noticeable and distinctive taper. The MFX endcap is just plain wrong bears little to no resemblance to any filming prop.

Compare to the original filming prop MFX claimed to have copied:

And the 2005 Season 1 prop:

Here's what the MFX endcap should remind you of:

Yes, your eyes deceive you not, it does look very similar to a CO toy endcap!

So there you have it. Knockout I think".

However in the years since he wrote this critique. CT has admitted that the end cap on his own sonic was wrong. “I deliberately altered the design of the black bulb to change it from the original prop including the dimensions of the black bulb which were a little smaller than the prop and had a distinctive tip end. This alteration is NOTICEABLY different and distinctive from the prop”. Correct. I have admitted this error on mine. I've not tried to hide it. I've been honest about it and  corrected it by casting directly from the b prop for my UE's. So I'm human. Big deal. 

In the following months CT posted a number of other things that were not true, such as, “Neill's apparent prototypes were the same as the prop. No question. That's because MFX didn't make them. Nick Robatto, the original propmaker, did”.

CT really should go back and correct his blog, since it persists in dissemination bad information. In fact, Nick did not make the MFX prototypes, Chris Martin did. As CT himself has stated in his twitter feed form July 29, 2012.

He tussled with Neil Gordon on this point,

"So CT’s – FACT – is shown to be a complete – LIE – and fabrication and includes accusations of passing off of others work as his own against rpf. member Chris Martin. 

Nowhere above have you proven anything of the sort. Are you saying 'Chris Martin' made the slider sonic prototype or not? Because all you have shown is a couple of pics of a person with a blurred face and a psuedonym apparently measuring a few props. I still contend that the slider 'prototype' was made by and obtained from Nick Robatto. Nice try, but you are going to have to do a lot better than that". 

And he tried to use this point of contention to call Neil Gordon a liar. But now it looks like he has silently conceded this issue without an apology or emendation. Actually, I haven't silently conceded this point. I haven't bothered to amend the blog as I haven't got around to it. Now you have alerted me to this I will make it a priority. I wholeheartedly apologise for this point and shall attribute publically, the honour of having made those beautiful prototypes to Chris Martin

CT also tore apart the MFX sonic for not having “a join on the upper part of the inner recess too. This is where the ball join screws into the emitter head cage”. He claimed that this picture of the season 4 prop

Showed that the MFX emitter was inaccurate, and that it should have had a “large upper aperture where an LED holder, such as on mine will fit into. This aperture is clearly larger than the diameter of the central pipe” 

The images he posted to convince everyone were these two 

And consequently, he concluded “Look and all shall be revealed. I think this what you call, getting 'pwned', lolololol”

However, in his 2012 redesign of his Tennant season 4 prop replica, CT appears to have removed this detail from his replica—silently admitting that he was incorrect—but never apologizing to Neil for calling him a liar or amending his blog so as to reflect the truth.

If you look at CT’s new replica 

you will see that this detail—the join in the upper part--

which was so essentially missing on the MFX replica and consequently made the MFX replica a “nowhere near 'screen accurate'”.

Seems to be unimportant on CT’s new sonic.

Actually, this feature was present on the wide slider version of the prop and I incorporated it into my S1-2 Aztec models along with the 0.25mm step as I was creating an idealised version of the S1-2. It made it's way onto the S3-4 as I was extrapolating at the time for that model. Subsequent examination of the b S4 model has shown this to be erroneous. So big deal, it was corrected on the UE. What you are missing here is that despite the lack of upper led holder, the MFX lacked the lower circular coupler. So my assertion of inaccuracy is still valid. 

In this blog, The Celestial Toystore: Analysis of the MFX Sonic Screwdriver and Inaccuracies to the Prop

CT compares the emitter head of a MFX to pictures of an original sonic. But in each case, he is comparing a replica of one prop to pictures of another.

In this picture, 

CT is comparing the MFX season 4 sonic to pictures of the Mark Cordory season 3 sonic.

In this picture, CT is comparing the MFX sonic (which was modeled on the DT sonic—the one Tennant has in his collection) to the prop which would go on to be the 11th Hour sonic, which was a different prop. At the time, the DK sonic was still a mystery, even to me. It was known it was a highly photoshopped image but it was only recently revealed to be the Cordory Intermediate sonic. Again, this should be amended but I haven't got round to it. So shoot me.

I’m not saying that the MFX is 100% accurate, but I think it’s important to understand the problems with CT’s evidence. The fundamentals of my evidence are sound. They are supported by evidence. If subsequently, the evidence is shown to be erroneous, no problem, that's how we learn. I'm not too arrogant to admit I have been wrong in the past and I am willing to change my opinions if better evidence emerges. If I am so fucking up myself, do you honestly think I would release the UE? It is the MOST accurate 10th sonic ever. It also highlights things that were wrong with my previous model as well as the MFX and some of my original findings. Do I give a flying fuck? Not really. I just care about making the best replica going. That is the difference between you and I. My mind is open. You are so blinkered, you only believe what you want to believe.

In these pictures, CT is comparing the MFX, not to an original prop, but to his own replica—which even he admits was based off of the season 1 prop, not the season 4 prop--to attempt to argue for the inaccuracy of the MFX replica. Yes, but you yourself have said that the S4 'a' head was a recycled Aztec head therefore it inadvertently is a perfect comparison to my sonic head which was based on the Aztec files.

In order to elucidate his argument, CT uses his own cad models as the standard by which the MFX is to be measured “To give you a better view of what is going on, here is a pic of my CAD model of my Season 1-2 emitter:” Let me try and get this through your thick skull. I am making a comparison of MY replica to the MFX on ONE point. What you also failed to show is that I also tried to illustrate this point using other pics of the prop in question and the 3d cad model was an adjunct or supplementary to that. I never once claimed it was the prop but "MY CAD model of MY Season 1-2 emitter."  There is huge difference between that and claiming that your cad model is the same as the original prop. It isn't. It's how YOU see it, you arrogant fuck.

Subsequently, he and his supporters have argued, however, that this is not a reasonable mode of analysis and comparison. “You cannot start off with a belief then build a data set to support it” (CT). “Yeah, I love how he's using his own models as proof of something. Talk about an inflated ego”(Shawn McBee ‏@jedibugs). “You're not comparing the MFX to the original though, are you? You are comparing the MFX to a 3d model of what you think the original looks like” (LeAngeSolitaire). These guys are bang on correct. And you cannot build a data set to support a belief. You have no interest in finding out what is correct, you're just hell bent on making it look like I'm wrong. I don't give a fuck as I've seen the prop, you haven't, so fuck off you loser and go CAD up some more proof to support your dogma.

The Color and the Crackle

As to the color of the sonic, one of CT’s big gripes with the prop community at the RPF has been that he’s not given enough credit. He argues that it’s , “amazing that I still do not get any credit for a) questioning the colour b) proving the correct colour c) the crackle”.

Now in June of 2010. He made a very big deal about the color of the MFX sonic. He convinced a number of people that they had been taken by Neil Gordon because the MFX replica had been painted in Plasticote Heritage Gold. There was a big debate on the RPF where people argued over what shade of Plasticote crackle the season 4 sonic should be painted in.

CT argued

"Here's my theory over the 'Heritage Gold' color:

It is a combination of thin paint application of Plastikote Colony Cream OVER a yellow brass body PLUS natural grubbiness and accumulation of grease and dirt from prolonged handling.

I think MFX/RussRep, in the absence of a definitive color reference knew that it was PlastiKote crackle touch but didn't know the exact colour. On the shelf, the Heritage Gold was closest to the grubby sonic but in reality this was just illusory. Hence they picked the wrong colour!!!!!"

Now in the years that have past since writing this, CT has proved to be right in certain aspects and wrong in others. He was correct that the season 4 sonics were not painted in Plasticoat Heritage Gold. But he is wrong that they were painted in Plasticoat Colony Cream OVER a yellow brass body. 

In fact the bodies on the season 4 sonic were not brass, they were aluminum and Plasticoat was not used on any of the season 4 sonics. So, CT waged a Flame war against Neil Gordon and attempted to get people to take legal action against Neil Gordon for making false claims and selling an inaccurate replica. The Celestial Toystore: How to get a screen accurate Sonic Screwdriver from MFX

But he was just as mistaken as MFX was in claiming that the season 4 sonic was painted in a different shade of Plasticoat crackle.

Here is a picture of the original sonic paint job

Here is a picture of the MFX paint job that attempted to replicate this prop 

Here is a picture of one of CT’s sonics from when I released his replica of the season 4 sonic.

As you can see. Neither paint job was accurate.

It should also be noted that although CT now becomes quite upset that people do not recognize that he was the one who resolved the debate about the season 4 sonic “amazing that I still do not get any credit for a) questioning the colour b) proving the correct colour”, yet in June of 2010 he has written “It appears that the mystery of Tennant's sonic color has finally been resolved courtesy of The Card over on the Gallifrey Base forum. Because I don't want to take credit for this…”. So, apparently in June of 2010 he did not feel comfortable taking credit for another’s work but in July of 2012 he is ok with doing so.

An accurate paint job did not come until QMX released pictures of their first prototype, which looked like this. 

It was QMX’s prototype that changed people’s opinion about the crackle paint used on the original season 4 prop. And subsequently, Nick Robatto himself told the RPF that the crackle paint he used on the season 4 sonics was made by Aleene’s, not Plasticoat or Perfetto—which was the paint that CT began using on his sonics when he began attempting to replicate that achieved by QMX.

CT consistently argues that he should be given credit for “proving the correct colour c) the crackle,” but if you look at the sequence of events in detail. That credit really belongs to QMX and Nick Robatto himself.

Bullshit dickhead. QMX released pics of their prototype in late July 2010, 27th or 28th. I first posted on the ceramic crackle effect beginning of June 2010. I also promised a tutorial on how to achieve this sort of effect on 24th July. I hinted at the crackle in this post on 7th July: http://celestialtoystore.blogspot.co.uk/2010/07/extreme-quality-control.html and on the 28th June I had said: http://celestialtoystore.blogspot.co.uk/2010_06_01_archive.html "That is a very good question. I know the secret to this paint and I even alluded to it about two years ago when I announced my sonics and so do several other people, even Mr Robatto himself but that is another story for another time. Whether it will be told is something that you will all have to wonder what this secret is. One hint though. Look at the crackle patterns, therein lies all manner of secrets to be unlocked."  I'm therefore going to make this easy for you to understand, you simpleton. I've known about the paint for a while, and I hinted, put clues in my posts and even told a few people privately. The fact is, QMx knew fuck all about this paint in 2010. How can they be credited with it???? It was after it became public I released the tutorial, a tutorial you read and used yourself.  Btw, I used the Perfetto brand because it was easily available. It is IDENTICAL to Aleenes. It is the exact same stuff, molecule for molecule you retarded fuck. Do I use it? Maybe I do, maybe I don't.  But I will say something, those of you out there who know the truth are secretly pissing themselves over how big a fool you have made yourself look with this last bit. I'll save that for another day. ;-)

Addendum: Whilst I was replying to this, Stokes has edited and added more. I can't really be arsed to go through his drivel as I really have better things to do but I did notice this:

"It should also be noted that although CT now becomes quite upset that people do not recognize that he was the one who resolved the debate about the season 4 sonic “amazing that I still do not get any credit for a) questioning the colour b) proving the correct colour”, yet in June of 2010 he has written “It appears that the mystery of Tennant's sonic color has finally been resolved courtesy of The Card over on the Gallifrey Base forum. Because I don't want to take credit for this…”. So, apparently in June of 2010 he did not feel comfortable taking credit for another’s work but in July of 2012 he is ok with doing so."

Let me come clean with this. The Card is actually a friend of mine in the UK called Anca. It was her who called DK at my behest. So Dan, shall we chalk that up to you being well and truly had?

As for me making up shit about him as he accused me of here:

"The other point in question that has come up is whether or not I was correct in saying that CT's blog is full of lies.

On this point I am 100% sure that I am right since he lied about me.
The Celestial Toystore: CT Aztec Universal TV remote - opinions needed
In October 2010, CT wrote
" Dan Stokes who goes by the rather bellicose moniker 'Anakin Starkiller'. This deluded carpetbagger somehow thinks he can produce an accurate machined metal sonic for $100-$200 and has been actively courting business on the RPF. It seems that this tool has harvested the wisdom and observations from this blog yet has missed out some of the more pertinent gems that I have let slip. That is, it is simply not possible to create a CNC'ed machined, accurate sonic with custom sound chip for less than what I charge and I'm in China where prices are less (but going up rapidly). Any less and I'll be doing it for charity. Dan will learn this the hard way and his little sycophants will have their hopes for a £60 sonic sadly and hilariously dashed.

Anyway, this ****stick has now roped in Russ Brown to help him machine this and we already know that Russ and his old man were responsible for the infamous MFX. Indeed, Russ has been selling unofficial MFX's for quite a while now, both above and below the counter, so maybe he will shift a few more of his 'overrun' MFX's via Dan Stokes? Who knows...maybe even QMx might use Russ too. It's very chummy little world we live in, eh?"

I cannot stress this enough,
AT NO TIME WAS I EVER WORKING WITH RUSSEL BROWN, MFX, OR QMX.

CT just made this up so as to discredit my project before it even began, to bring me onto the license holder's radar as someone to pursue with a C&D, and to try to get Russel Brown in trouble with the people he had worked for."

This project was something you had discussed and had talked to Russ about. I know this for a fact. That it never got off the ground is neither here nor there, but the fact is, you had a project and the intent to do so and you had made arrangements to make it happen. Look at what you are saying. How can I discredit a non-existent project? It either had to exist or it didn't. If it didn't why accuse me of discrediting it? Surely I would be discrediting you as a person? It was common knowledge for fuck's safe, you even talked about it. You just happened to say the wrong thing to someone and it got back to me. I think you're a wanker, so I used it to piss you off. So fucking what? As for Russ selling under the counter MFX overruns. That is true. Anyone who attended London Comic Con or something similar would have seen them on sale on his stall. I have a taped telephone conversation where Russ agrees to sell an MFX overrun for "£140 (or summink like that)". Like I said previously, you want to jump into the pool with me, come on in, the water is lovely.

Dunces on deployment

To say this week has been monotonous has been an understatement. Painting, stripping of said paint, repeat until perfection has been achieved, the kind of monotony that numbs minds and causes mass gun massacres in those with a proclivity for such behaviour. However, this tedium has been alleviated somewhat by the necroposting that has revived the old MFX sonic thread on the RPF: http://www.therpf.com/f9/millennium-fx-dr-who-sonic-screwdriver-84607/index18.html

I'll spare the details but the latest revival centres around the shape of the Tennant sonic ridges. I thought this had been resolved with the release of my Ultimate Edition sonics which reproduce the ridges on the prop PERFECTLY.  The shape has been shadow imaged and the data analysed using precision equipment to be as spot on as you can get. But this is not good enough for two fucksticks, namely Mike 'Phez' Petter and Dan 'Anakin Starkiller' Stokes who have continued to argue that the ridges were in fact, symmetrical, when common sense and visual inspection says otherwise. The argument is academic anyway as I'm right, I've proven I'm right and I've reproduced it for the world to purchase. So fuck off, yada yada yada, you pair of complete strokes. What does concern me is the douchebag you see in the top left, Dan 'Anakin Starkiller' Stokes has besmirched my name, my reputation and my findings because he has been shown publically to be a dumb fucking moron. Let me show you what I mean. Here's what Stokes has written: http://www.therpf.com/f9/millennium-fx-dr-who-sonic-screwdriver-84607/index18.html#post2388589

"CTs blog has as much bull and half truths in it as it does factual information. It's all geared to sell his products and discredit everyone else's work that he sees as his competition or who he arbitrarily decides to pick on. If you critically read his blog, and don't take it all at face value, you'll see that half of his critiques about the mfx prop no longer hold up since new information has come to light. And even his big claim to fame in the heritage gold/colony cream debate is now a moot point since both sides were shown to be wrong. Mfx said that the season 4 sonic used Heritage Gold paint. Ct argued that the season 4 sonic used Colony cream. It took theQmx prototype and Nick Robotto'spost about Aleenes crackle to show that they were both wrong. 

He put up his own Tennant sonic (what he now calls his mk1) over the mfx and claimed total accuracy. But if you look at his revised design now, it looks more like a MFX than it does his mk1.

He does have some useful information in his blog. But he's not above lying--flat out--and he has done so on a number of occasions to discredit other prop makers. And so you need to do your own research and evaluate what he says with a critical eye. If you consider this trolling, than you have no place in this community."

I'm going to reply to each of his points in RED 

"CTs blog has as much bull and half truths in it as it does factual information. It's all geared to sell his products and discredit everyone else's work that he sees as his competition or who he arbitrarily decides to pick on." Wrong! Provide one piece of bull or half truth from my blog to support your ridiculous and utterly untrue statement. I fucking dare you. My blog is an information resource, it is a piece of fun, it is a place for me to air my thoughts and share my discoveries. If I wanted to use it as a sales tool, I wouldn't be half as scathing or as candid as I am and I certainly wouldn't call you a cocksucking little ass monkey as I find that sort of language generally offends prospective customers. Luckily I am not using the blog for sales so I am going to call you a cocksucking little ass monkey and I DO mean it. Seriously Dan, you are a cunt. I only pick on idiots who make themselves a target because of some major retardation that causes them to disseminate bullshit and ignorance. Sound familiar? Go look in a mirror, wanker. And you wonder why I pick on you all the time...

"If you critically read his blog, and don't take it all at face value, you'll see that half of his critiques about the mfx prop no longer hold up since new information has come to light." Actually, they do...the head is still the wrong size, the windows are wrong and are in the wrong position, the head construction is still wrong, the lens is still wrong size and colour, the colour is still not Heritage fucking Gold, the ridges are still wrong, the black bulb is still wrong, the slider plate is still wrong, the struts are still too low profile. If you want to get into this game, let's count the number of things I pointed out as inaccurate and we shall see if half of them have been proven wrong. You willing to put money on it? Well, I am. So unless you really want to be made to look an even bigger loser, I suggest you fuck off, you cretin.

"And even his big claim to fame in the heritage gold/colony cream debate is now a moot point since both sides were shown to be wrong. Mfx said that the season 4 sonic used Heritage Gold paint. Ct argued that the season 4 sonic used Colony cream. It took theQmx prototype and Nick Robotto'spost about Aleenes crackle to show that they were both wrong."  Ok, let's be clear about this. It was me who made the discovery about the crackle on the Tennant sonic. It was me who first challenged the assumption it was Heritage Gold, it was me who painstakingly proved it wasn't, it was me who discovered the crackle used was not the Plastickopte variety which I first revealed in June 2010 on my blog post detailing the colour of the sonics:  http://celestialtoystore.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/color-of-sonics.html before the 'QMx' Prototype was unveiled ;-) I even ended up posting a detailed tutorial on how to achieve the crackle at home including a link to the Perfetto paint: http://celestialtoystore.blogspot.co.uk/2010/08/having-painters-in.html. For you to dismiss this fact when I know damn well you used my tutorial for your own build is just downright scumbag behaviour. You just cannot bring yourself to acknowledge anything I fucking do can you? You total cunt. 1st up, I NEVER once suggested they used colony cream for the Season 4 sonic, you fucktard. I'm not as fucking blind as you are. Only for the S1 Aztec, which was correct.  As for the QMx prototype, you really have no clue, that is something for another day, and as for Robatto, he never showed up on the RPF until July last year. Here's some news for you. Aleenes and Perfetto is the same stuff. Same wholesale factory, different packaging. They behave the same, they have the same consistency, the same ammonia odour and the same glossy finish. Trust me, I checked. In fact, it is resold under many different names but it is EXACTLY THE SAME STUFF, you dumb fucking prick. The blog posts and chronology are there for all to see so get over yourself and once you've achieved that, go fuck yourself.

"He put up his own Tennant sonic (what he now calls his mk1) over the mfx and claimed total accuracy. But if you look at his revised design now, it looks more like a MFX than it does his mk1." Yawn, this old chestnut. I never once claimed my Mk1 S3-4 sonic was 100% accurate nor did I ever have the prop to reference at that time. It was extrapolated from the idealised S1-2. Once I managed to get my hands on the 11th Hour sonic, I made damned sure I would produce the best fucking sonic I could. I succeeded and NO, it still does not look like an MFX. I admitted I made mistakes on the Mk1 S3-4, so what? I had my reasons, I have been honest about it and I even stated that the MFX was probably more accurate than mine in some ways once certain mods were made. So what's your point?

"He does have some useful information in his blog. But he's not above lying--flat out--and he has done so on a number of occasions to discredit other prop makers. And so you need to do your own research and evaluate what he says with a critical eye. If you consider this trolling, than you have no place in this community." Ok, asswipe, highlight one lie, flat out or otherwise, I have told. I only discredit other makers if they make stupid inaccurate claims or if they attack me first. I also cannot abide by shady little pricks like you who take my discoveries, use them, benefit from them then try and redact history with easily disproved and baseless lies to avoid crediting me for them. You want to have a go, feel free you lowlife little maggot, but make sure you research your arguments better than you have as I will dismantle you. 

Speaking of lowlife little maggots, on the same thread, some spineless turd called Ian Frost aka 'Frosty' made the following comment:

"I also dared to question him on one of the other threads, and was contacted by one of his minions via pm, i replied stupidly, should have realised one of his cronies would copy and paste what was said privately, i said i hoped the emails i had gotten from him would stop as they were filled with hatefull remarks and swearing and my kids sometimes opened emails, next thing i get disney emails filled with porn pics, never have i ever had an email like that in all the years i've been online, thats the kind of person he is, scumbag,"

Let's get one thing straight. I don't have 'minions'. I tell a lie. I did. He was called Henry and he fucked up a bunch of sonics so I fired him and decided that this big boss/minion shit wasn't really my bag. I have never, at any time, had a minion contact Frost. I certainly have not been privy to any reply this imaginary 'minion' received from him. Secondly, I do not have Frost's email and have never once contacted him via email. If this barefaced lying piece of shit can produce a single verifiable email from me I'll happily post a picture of my bare buttocks being horsewhipped by my wife. The only interaction I've had with this oxygen thief, this pathetic excuse of a human being, this cocksucking little toerag, has been on Twitter. I certainly would not waste my time spamming you with porn. I'd save it all for myself, goddammit. His allegation is baseless, vindictive and is the cheap and nasty attack of an unimaginative cock knocker. Many moons ago, Mr Primrodo accused me of something similar. I have denied it and my subsequent actions I hope have shown that this is not my style. If I did do this, I have no problems in holding my hands up and saying so. I am honest enough to admit it and be proud of it. In this instance I have done nothing except called Frost a few choice names, names that by the sounds of it, he thoroughly deserves. He knows damn well I haven't done what he's accused me of. I also doubt this attack happened anywhere except in his own diseased and fervent imagination.   Nice try fuckface, maybe next time...?

Welcome to the Ministry of Truth

As some of you will already know, I am currently a very busy man. In between painting sonics, putting my 11th sonic into production and other shenanigans, it doesn't leave much time for anything else hence the lack of bloggage in recent times. 

Last night, a customer of mine, Asp9mm, put up a rather splendid review of my Ultimate Edition David Tennant Sonic Screwdriver on The RPF. It was a rather glowing and totally impartial review from a demanding customer who has previously been a harsh critic of my work. I admit, I got a bit choked up by it as for the first time, a customer has truly 'got' the feeling of familiarity I want my replicas to convey.

Anyway, after less than 12 hours the review got pulled without warning. The review was perfectly innocuous in that it discussed the product and the product ONLY. I was never mentioned, my site was never mentioned and the thread did not stray from the product in any way. It was factual, informative and totally non promotional. I don't want promotion. I don't give a flying fuck about promoting myself. What I do care about is my products represented honestly and with integrity. This review did. You can read it HERE.

Whilst an explanation for the current censorship is not forthcoming, several RPF members got this PM from that donkey cock sucker Art Andrews last year which set out The RPF's official stance towards me:

"Guys,

I am writing to make sure that there is no lack of clarity regarding my recent post which can be read here:

http://www.thereplicapropforum.com/f...ml#post2104793

For some of you, this "bash anyone who isn't CT and doesn't worship at the CT altar" campaign has been going on for at least two years and we have had enough.

We are 100% for discussing props and getting to the bottom of things. We also believe respectful debate is a healthy thing. If you think Nick or QMx is wrong, we have no issue with you respectfully debating it, but that is NOT what some of you are doing.

Given CT's extreme Anti-RPF sentiments and attacks, we are ABSOLUTELY UNWILLING to allow him or his products to be promoted here and anyone doing so will be considered to be shilling for him. We banned CT for a reason and having some of you here, essentially acting as a proxy for him, negates the point of banning him and gives him a "voice" through you.

To be clear:

• DO NOT post CT's comments here.
• DO NOT promote CT's products here.
• DO NOT promote CT here.
• DO NOT link to CT's site, social media pages, etc.

Does this mean CT can't be mentioned at all? No, but just know that if the staff feels your mentioning of CT or his products is in any way doing one of the four above or shilling for CT in any way, you will be giving up your membership here.

On a final note, do not be disrespectful to members with a POV that differs from yours. Some of the posts and comments made in the latest thread are absolutely unacceptable and any additional activity of that type will result in you losing your membership.

Art"

Sooooo....let's see, were my comments posted? Er, no.

Were my products promoted? From what I can see, no. The review was factual, had no sales slant at all. Maybe if the review was negative, it would have been allowed to remain? 

Was I being promoted? No, here was absolutely no mention of me.

Was I being linked to? Nope, not at all.

BIG FAT ZERO to all of the above. So why was the review removed? Maybe because Art is a cocksucking little prick who has to compensate for his lack of grey matter and his own inadequacies as a human being by stifling the very tenets of free speech that western democracy is based upon whilst flagrantly ignoring his OWN rules that he so thoughtfully and comprehensively laid out HIMSELF! Well Art, if you are reading this, you 24 carat CUNT, I hope you are proud of yourself. Because you thoroughly deserve a good ass reaming from the dildo of karma. How does it feel being publicly exposed as a dishonourable, two faced, hypocritical douchebag? Because what you did is utterly reprehensible and that sort of act never goes unpunished. Believe it.

UPDATE: Since I blogged about this the thread was reinstated, then due to some rather pointless shit stirring from 'Frosty', a talentless scouse fucker called Ian Frost, the thread was locked and now appears to have disappeared again. All this indecision and constant u-turning has made a mockery of The RPF's thin veneer of 'free speech' and it's entire raison d'etre. It would appear that far from being a place to discuss replica props, it appears that you can discuss any props except mine. Indeed, it appears you cannot even allude to the existence of my props without some kind of censure. Kind of makes Fight Club look like an open house. Well Art, you prick, you have just made my replicas the most sought after Doctor Who replicas on the planet. Why? Because despite what you think, The RPF is not the centre of the prop world. In fact, many of my customers have found me well before they found the RPF. Stick in the words 'metal sonic screwdriver' into Google and my site comes up 3rd. 1st is a review from one of my customers on another site. What are you going to do about that? You dumb fucker. Just because you refuse to acknowledge my existence doesn't mean I don't exist. The cachet I gain from your actions have given me and my props a certain legendary collectibility. What does annoy me is that my customers are being prevented from using the RPF in the same way as other users. That is petty, it is low and it is fucking cheap. I've always stated, if you have a problem with me, you take it up with me directly. You do NOT involve those that have nothing to do with it. Well, you want to make a war out of this, you got one. And I never lose. I will fuck you up.

The Ultimate Edition 10th Doctor Sonic Screwdriver

I'm a perfectionist. I obsess about details. If I had a pound for every night's sleep I have lost over thousandths of a millimeter, put it this way, I would have a substantial down payment on a very nice red Italian sport car. When I set out to do something, I make sure it is done as best that it can be even if it means immense personal and financial cost. 


Which is why the past couple years my daily regime begins with the propping up of my eyelids with matchsticks when I could have been tooling around in a Jeremy Clarkson wet dream. (And being of the Oriental persuasion, I hasten to add that these aforementioned matchsticks were very short ones).


The underlying cause of this wretched insomnia has been my season 3-4 sonic screwdriver which I released nearly two years ago. As I have stated on record, this was derived from my Season 1-2 sonic from which I had extrapolated from. Given the rushed development schedule of this sonic, mistakes crept in that in retrospect, should have been corrected and resulted in a product that whilst great for that moment in time, could have been more accurate. I always planned to revisit this sonic and when an opportunity came to borrow the prop, I took it and used the data to create a brand new replica that would allow me to do the kind of job I knew I was capable of. 


Some say I should get a life, and under ordinary circumstances I would agree wholeheartedly, but then I would probably end up playing World of Warcraft and masturbating five times a day but there is a more serious reason for this.  When I started this little caper I wanted to produce, come what may, the coolest prop replicas going. They had to be accurate, functional and made with artisanal sensibilities to a ridiculously high standard. In short, I wanted to produce props I wanted to own. I know this sounds trite, but I produce props for me first, and if anyone else wants them, then that is a bonus. It is this innate selfishness that, I believe, makes replicas that change the game.  With the Ultimate Edition of the 10th Doctor sonic screwdriver, I have done just that. Short of going on set and stealing the prop or having Nick Robatto make you one, this sonic is guaranteed to be as close as is humanly possible to come to owning a truly accurate replica of this iconic prop. It's a sea change on the prop buying landscape and I truly believe that this is possibly the definitive replica of this sonic screwdriver.


So without further ado, let's get down to the nitty gritty. I'm releasing two versions of the Ultimate Edition, the first is the standard off-white version as it was during the majority of its life and a smaller limited run in the light blue paint as seen during its final on-screen outing in Matt Smith's debut story 'The Eleventh Hour'.  I want to mention now, in case some smart ass comments on the screw in the front, that this particular variant also features a slot head machine screw under the slider channel that was added no later than the filming of the Christmas special 'The Next Doctor'. This was put in to straighten up the slider action as the head, due to some really shitty internal tolerances, had a habit of dropping below parallel to the body thus causing the slider action to seize. 


Let me talk you through the details.

• CNC milled from high polish aerospace aluminium with brass internals and slider plate.
• Delrin end bulb moulded off original prop
• Custom soundchip and amplification circuit activated by a tactile switch
• fully strippable construction
• Screen accurate hand painted crackle paint, lightly distressed and sealed with automotive lacquer
• Cross head machine screw fixings

Here's the Ultimate Edition (Eleventh Hour Variant):

 And here's the Ultimate Edition:

And did I mention there are new cases? These are much closer to the Maglite cases used by the production team to store the original props:

Here's quick comparison pic with the MFX, my previous Season 3-4 sonic in ceramic paint and the Ultimate Edition. All very different but the Ultimate Edition is the benchmark for comparison:

As you can see, examination of the prop has unearthed some startling discoveries such as the precise profile of the ridges. Until now, everyone, myself included, thought they were symmetrical but examination under a shadow graph reveals that it is in fact an asymmetric teardrop shape and previous observation were affected by lighting and paint application. Other more subtle features have been discovered and implemented which combine to create a replica that looks, feels and is mathematically a perfect external clone of the original.


Price is £250 plus shipping and orders are open now, and delivery will be from the end of march/beginning of April.


The prototype above is not 100% ready yet as there are some small changes to be made before the final pre-production prototype is unveiled but when it is ready, you can be rest assured you will get something 100% accurate.