Five-year-old gets a Tardis for his birthday...

Are you old enough to be a Doctor? Five-year-old gets his very own full-size Tardis

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Last updated at 6:47 PM on 25th May 2011

A starstuck little boy was stunned after waking up on his birthday to find his very own full sized Tardis in his back garden in Somerset.

Zachary Smith, 5, has become the envy of all his friends after becoming the proud owner of his own type 40 time machine.

And the big fan of Doctor Who even has his own authentic Doctor costume just like his hero Matt Smith's.

Birthday boy: Zachary Smith, dressed as the Doctor, woke up on his fifth birthday to find his very own full-sized Tardis in his back garden

Zachary's Tardis is the work of his father Lee, 41,from Chard, Somerset, who took two weeks to make it working with the help of Zachary's grandfather.

Mr Smith, who works for Air Control Industries in Axminster, made the full scale Tardis from readily available materials as a fifth birthday present for Zachary.  Zachary is a massive fan of Doctor Who, as is his brother, Ethan, 12.

 

His other brother, Oscar, nine prefers football.  The Tardis has been parked on the patio in the back garden but is the subject of much talk among Zachary's friends.

His mother, Anna, 32, said: ‘It's amazing - really authentic. Lee is a perfectionist so it had to look just right.

‘Zachary was absolutely gobsmacked when he saw it. He's been thrilled ever since.

Lucky youngster: Zachary even has his own authentic Doctor costume just like his hero Matt Smith's

‘He's a huge Doctor Who fan and loves Matt Smith. We managed to get together an authentic costume for him too.

‘All his friends compete to see who is going to be the Doctor when they visit now.’
Lee said: ‘I have had the idea to do this for a long time as Zachary's such a big fan.  

‘But there's not many people who can say they have a Tardis in their back garden so I quite like the kudos.’  

Unfortunately, Lee didn't have access to Time Lord technology to make the Tardis bigger on the inside.  

Lee added: ‘I was considering connecting it to the basement but thought better of it.’

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