Out Of Time (Drive)

Another great addition to the Prop Store.

18 March, 2011

Only days after dropping some of the coolest hand-held Red Dwarf gadgets into their listings - as reported here - the Prop Store have uncovered another show-used original: the Time Drive.

This Series VII prop was used to huge, chaotic effect in the series opener, Tikka to Ride and resurfaced two episodes later as Lister left his infant self under a pool table in Ouroboros.

Here's the blurb:

The chunky device is made from resin and shaped similar to a gun with a white handle and black tubular body that ends in a giant plasma ball to make it that little bit more sci-fi. The shell has raised lines running along the body and several circular 'vents' bolted on and another at the top labelled "Plasvent, Do Not Cover". As well as the plasma ball operated by a switch underneath, the drive also has a row of red lights above the handle activated by a small push button below, and a set of white static 'buttons' that also light up in the same fashion as the plasma ball. It has suffered some minor scuffs through storage and use throughout the episode, but is still a great piece from the episode that has had a lot of time and effort put into its design and construction. Measures approximately 34cm x 21cm (13.5" x 8.25").

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You can't actually use it to travel in time, though. Red Dwarf is a work of fiction. You get that, right?

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