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  1. Welcome to the Project Dalek Forum

    1. Information for Guests

      What you need to do to join

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  2. Project Dalek Essentials

    1. Project Dalek Main Website   (84,467 visits to this link)

      Click there to access the front page of the Project Dalek website.

    2. Dalek Builder's Workshop Manual   (77,447 visits to this link)

    3. Downloads: Dalek Plans And Other Essential Reading   (100,119 visits to this link)

      All plans and other downloads are supplied in Adobe PDF format. To access them, validated members can follow the links from here.

    4. Members' Build Diaries   (20,080 visits to this link)

      Quick link to the heart of the Forum.  This is where all our Daleks are created. Start a Build Diary here to document your progress and get help and support.

  3. The Latest

    1. Hello & Welcome

      Members can use this section to introduce themselves and find out who's building Daleks near them. Please post in the sub-forum that relates to your location and also supply a town or regional location.

      When introducing yourself, you might also want to add your location to the Member Map. This will greatly increase your likelihood of finding friends and help, locally.

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      • RepeatedMeme
      • By RepeatedMeme,

    2. Frequently Asked Questions

      New members start here.

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      • Alanll
      • By Alanll,

    3. Newsflash

      Essential information, forum business etc.

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      • John
      • By John,

  4. Project Dalek Technical

    1. Technical Questions

      General Forum (software) technical questions. Problems searching, posting, downloading or opening files? Ask here.

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      • John
      • By John,

    2. Downloads Talk

      Download discussions and download news. Note: the downloads themselves are accessible by clicking on the links in "Project Dalek Essentials", at the top of the page.

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    3. Plans Discussion

      Problems with plans? Disagree with dims?
      Frank open discussion welcome here.

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      • John
      • By John,

  5. Member's Daleks

    1. Builders Progress Diaries

      Superb 'hands-on' reference material for new builders. When you start to build your (full size) Dalek, please join in by contributing your build diaries and photos here.

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      • Mark Smith
      • By Mark Smith,

    2. Dalek Showcase

      A place to show off your finished Daleks. Please share your photos with us here, even if you've already completed a build diary.

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    3. Davros

      An area for all things related to building (full size) Davros.

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      • marcopoly
      • By marcopoly,

    4. Active Members Area

      Information, plans, downloads etc for active Project Dalek members

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  6. The Workshop: Dalek Construction & Design Discussions

    1. 1: The Dome

      Making a dome from scratch? Need help? Ask here.

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      • dalek rulo
      • By dalek rulo,

    2. 2: The Neck

      Cutting the rings and making the struts. Assembling the neck cage and neck bin.

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      • Nickm
      • By Nickm,

    3. 3: The Shoulders

      Gun box positions, collar/slat placement etc

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      • RattyVulcan
      • By RattyVulcan,

    4. 4: The Skirt

      To split or not to split? Hemis, panels, disasters.

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      • MBH Dalek
      • By MBH Dalek,

    5. 5: The Base

      Movie and new series fenders. Classic bases and DIOE doubles.

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      • John
      • By John,

    6. 6: The Appendages

      The dome lights, eye-stalk, gun and arm. Making & modifying. Irises, water guns and CO2.

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      • John
      • By John,

    7. 7: Finishing Off

      Colour schemes, detailing, finishing touches.

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      • helikessunsets
      • By helikessunsets,

  7. Build Techniques

    1. Working with GRP

      Problems with fibreglassing or moulds? Ask here.

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      • Nimitz
      • By Nimitz,

    2. Working with Wood & MDF

      Working with wood. Making wooden sections. Problems and solutions.

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      posts
      • John Kelly
      • By John Kelly,

    3. Working with Metals

      Collars, slats and mesh. Best materials, cutting and shaping.

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      • dalekfromskaro
      • By dalekfromskaro,

    4. Plastics

      What type and when to use it. PETG, acrylic, polystyrene. Vac forming and pressure forming etc.

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      • Rhydian Evans
      • By Rhydian Evans,

    5. Paint

      Paint types, compatibility, priming, spraying techniques, finishing and polishing.

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      • marcopoly
      • By marcopoly,

    6. Other Materials

      Post here for help with materials not covered above!

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      • John
      • By John,

  8. 3D Printing, Scanning, Laser Cutting & CNC

    1. 3D Design, Development & Finishing

      General discussions about models and files for 3D printing, CNC and laser cutting. Topics related to parts development and post-print finishing techniques etc.

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      • ekul1978
      • By ekul1978,

    2. 3D Printer Discussions

      Discussions related to 3D printer hardware and software. 3D scanners and scanning. Printers rated and reviewed. Troubleshooting, upgrades, tips and tricks.

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      • EK01
      • By EK01,

    3. Printed Part Showcase

      Upload photos of your work to showcase your creations. Don't forget to share your files by submitting them to the Downloads section. 

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      • jaguwa68
      • By jaguwa68,

  9. Electronics & Electrical

    1. Voice Modulators

      All voice-mod related questions, reviews, research and development in here, please.

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      • RepeatedMeme
      • By RepeatedMeme,

    2. General Electronics & Electrical

      Non voice-mod electrical topics such as wiring, lighting etc.

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      • John
      • By John,

    3. Motorisation

      Adding motors, batteries, control units, PIR etc.

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      • robin.wakefield
      • By robin.wakefield,

  10. Alternative Dalek Building

    1. Scale Daleks

      Just getting into dalek building? Decided to build a scale model before you attempt a full size version? Talk about it here.

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      • Ekij
      • By Ekij,

    2. Virtual Daleks

      A place for the discussion, development and display of CGI Daleks and CG Dalek related items.

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      • M.Sharif_3D
      • By M.Sharif_3D,

    3. Speculative Dalek Projects

      Are you considering building Dalek that's a little different? Plans still on the drawing board? Post here for discussions, advice and help.

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      • Dalek Two Zero
      • By Dalek Two Zero,

  11. The History Channel

    1. A History Of The Dalek Props

      A detailed, in-depth look at the History of the Dalek props.

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      • Mark Smith
      • By Mark Smith,

    2. The Family Album

      Did you or someone you know meet/photograph a Dalek in the 60's, 70's or 80's? Did you take photographs of Daleks at a fete or at the Blackpool Doctor Who exhibition etc? PLEASE email or share your pics here.

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      • Jon Green
      • By Jon Green,

    3. The Oddballs

      Exhibition Daleks, stage Daleks, Edwin Hall Dalek ride etc.

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      • markofrani
      • By markofrani,

  12. Project Dalek Community

    1. Events, Conventions and Meet-ups

      Now you've built your Dalek, why not get involved?
      Create events or let others know about events you're planning to attend. Sign up for and chat about existing events. It doesn't matter if you're not the organiser... if you're attending you can tell everyone here.

      Events will be publicised and shared across our pages on social media.

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      • Dalek Two Zero
      • By Dalek Two Zero,

  13. The Dalek Basement

    1. Talking Daleks

      Dalek-related exhibitions, news, websites, suppliers and other items of interest to Dalek builders. See the sub forum (inside) for Dalek toys, models & DVDs.

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      • John
      • By John,

    2. Downtime

      Dalek related but not build related, (no fiction). Post it here and we might let it stay, if it's interesting!

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      John K's First Movie Dalek Restoration

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      Only reservation I have JK is with the light fittings. I think they would have been something like 3mm clear acrylic for the first film with the lenses friction fitted onto them. But absolutely amazing work, still!
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      John K's First Movie Dalek Restoration

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      December...   I'm sticking with what I know, so although we don't know exactly how the dummy domes were mounted originally, we do know how Shawcraft generally did things - so I put a dome ring into the dome. I also recut the eye slot, drilled the dome light holes, and preppared the pivot supports. Also, I fit the dome light electrics, pretty much exactly the same fixtures as I'd done for my movie Dalek builds.   I got wooden dowels and reconstructed the missing sections of the neck rods. Interestingly, while the rear two rods were around 8mm, the front rod of the 'trefoil' was narrower, around 6mm. I wonder if these were thinned down to aid mould release? Anyway, I put the dowel onto the belt sander and thinned it down before glueing in position. These would subsequently have filler put all over them, to match the structural features of the original parts.   For the shoulders, Milliput was again my preferred choice of filler, easily shaped and scupted with water, this no remedial sanding required. Several tricky sections had to be rebuilt, like the faux-collar-bands, which had been quite badly chipped or fractured.   The neck rings were in such a terrible state, that I elected to go with P38 there as the best filler option. I realised that, as long as it hadn't set too hard, I could actually use acetone to smooth down the P38 in much the same was as I used water with Milliput. Again, this kept post-cure sanding down to a minimum. It took several passes to get the most badly damaged sections built back up. Like the top of the skirt, there were several sections where there was simply no reinforcement behind the gelcoat, leaving the surface easily damaged - huge chunks were missing that had to be re-instated.   The lower edge of the shoulders had been badly chipped away at points, and I wanted to get it into a better state. I affixed plasticard around the lower edge of the shoulders, then used Fibral paste to fill the gaps - quite roughly, as I'd trim the excess off later on. Once the Fibral had set, I reinforice with a layer of fibreglass.   As we approached Christmas, and a time where I'd need to down-tools for a week, I did manage to get a first few coats of high build primer onto the dome and neck sections!    
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      John K's First Day/Planet Dalek

      By John Kelly · Posted

      Over the past couple of days, I have given all the hemis a second coat of gloss black, and also masked off and painted the shoulders (not removing the masking paper between slats and collar yet as the lacquer is still too soft...).   Brush painted the eyeball too.... the lovely warm weather firms up the paint nice and quickly!   So close... putting it all together over the weekend!   Between @iansrobinson, @Nickm, myself (and others!), I'd say that 2024 has been a pretty good year for Pertwee-era Daleks!

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