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  1. Welcome to the Project Dalek Forum

    1. Information for Guests

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  2. Project Dalek Essentials

    1. Project Dalek Main Website   (99,171 visits to this link)

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

    2. Dalek Builder's Workshop Manual   (85,500 visits to this link)

    3. Downloads: Dalek Plans And Other Essential Reading   (109,032 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   (28,148 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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      • Ben Neeson
      • By Ben Neeson,

    2. Frequently Asked Questions

      New members start here.

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      • gazzer23
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    3. Newsflash

      Essential information, forum business etc.

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  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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      • rptaylor
      • By rptaylor,

  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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      • simon83079
      • By simon83079,

    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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      • 666Nemesis
      • By 666Nemesis,

    3. Davros

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

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      • ChristmasDalek
      • By ChristmasDalek,

    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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      • 10uptobase
      • By 10uptobase,

    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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      • Mike Aubert
      • By Mike Aubert,

    4. 4: The Skirt

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

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      • RattyVulcan
      • By RattyVulcan,

    5. 5: The Base

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

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      • Dave Jeffrey
      • By Dave Jeffrey,

    6. 6: The Appendages

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

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      • Chris Moliere
      • By Chris Moliere,

    7. 7: Finishing Off

      Colour schemes, detailing, finishing touches.

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      • John Kelly
      • By John Kelly,

  7. Build Techniques

    1. Working with GRP

      Problems with fibreglassing or moulds? Ask here.

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      • John Kelly
      • By John Kelly,

    2. Working with Wood & MDF

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

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      • General Zod
      • By General Zod,

    3. Working with Metals

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

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      • AeroSpaceNSD
      • By AeroSpaceNSD,

    4. Plastics

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

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      • Pascal
      • By Pascal,

    5. Paint

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

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      • Dominic Goodall
      • By Dominic Goodall,

    6. Other Materials

      Post here for help with materials not covered above!

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      • Dalek Norvic
      • By Dalek Norvic,

  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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      • John
      • By John,

    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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      • hallam
      • By hallam,

    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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      • TheHeadHunter
      • By TheHeadHunter,

  9. Electronics & Electrical

    1. Voice Modulators

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

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      • elembivos
      • By elembivos,

    2. General Electronics & Electrical

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

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      • Drew
      • By Drew,

    3. Motorisation

      Adding motors, batteries, control units, PIR etc.

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      • Pascal
      • By Pascal,

  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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      • Janjy Giggins
      • By Janjy Giggins,

    2. Virtual Daleks

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

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      • George C Music
      • By George C Music,

    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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      • MondoJon
      • By MondoJon,

  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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      • Drew Wolford
      • By Drew Wolford,

    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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      • Mark Smith
      • By Mark Smith,

    3. The Oddballs

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

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      • Stuart C
      • By Stuart C,

  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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      • Skelton
      • By Skelton,

  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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      • Mike Aubert
      • By Mike Aubert,

    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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    • simon83079
      Simons 1st-Movie Blow-torch Dalek

      By simon83079 · Posted

      Ok yep I defo think ive found the colour to use for the Fender!  To me eyes it matches really well. Not too blue not too dark. The picture doesnt quite do it justice but comparing with my own eyes. It matches probs as close as I will get it to.  For anyone wanting to know, This be Blue Gloss S3-430 from Halfords
    • talisman
      Talisman's NSD - !scot

      By talisman · Posted

      Okay, let's finish up this years updates and build information.     So that night I started by putting on the gun and plunger covers, then putting up the 3d printed slats.  Once again doing things over I would be a bit more careful in how I constructed the shoulders.  In essence I have a lot of small wood with gaps filled by foam.  So when drilling, if you are going directly into the wood, it's fine, but if you are close to the side, the drill get's pushed off into the foam making things a little difficult to keep upright.  And the wood bits are small so it's mostly being pushed a bit to the side, luckily not too much as again the wood is small uprights.  Also, I did not print any bolt covers, so instead of the round tops I have hex head tops.  I also found that I had to move two of the small slates as where I placed them the first time was not spaced properly once I started putting on the long slats.  The good thing is that minor movement covered the old holes.   Since I did not add in the proper sides for the wood I was using a two drill bit set, a 1/4" that went through the slat and the body, then I used a 5/8" spade bit to create the indent. I don't recommend doing it this way, as depending on how fast the bit bites you can get a hole deeper than you thought, or in plywood at least the hole changes depth at different speeds as you hit the layers.  But the results were not too bad.  Just place some washers and nuts on the inside to hold everything in place. The final day of work this year starts with painting the wood slats and trying to brush up the plunger as it has lost a lot of the old paint over the years.  Then it's time to put the slats on once dry enough. And after getting some batteries I was able to get the ears, eye-stalk, and under skirt light sets working, but the gun lights are gone at this point. Most of these are battery powered wire lights, so they are going to be replaced at some point as we work on the electronics, especially the ears as I want to have them hooked up to the ring modulator circuit so they work in concert with voice. After Halloween, I put !Scot into the back of our truck and took him into my office at work.  And found he does not fit through my office door.   No worries I was able to put him together inside. He's been a hit so far, and I will move him out of the door into a corner for a while as he is going to stay there at least short term.   So over the next year I need to get the dome rotation back, make the ring modulator, and see about wiring up the power to run motors and a speaker.  Here's hoping it's not another ten years in the making.  
    • Harry Johns
      Dalek Restoration

      By Harry Johns · Posted

      so my dad bought this full size Dalek about 25 years ago from eBay and over the years he’s been beaten up a bit so I’m working with my local college to restore him to make him look like the Daleks seen in the 1960s. And I’m in the media course department so when he is all done we will make a fan film with him as the main antagonist! 
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