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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   (98,986 visits to this link)

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

    2. Dalek Builder's Workshop Manual   (85,303 visits to this link)

    3. Downloads: Dalek Plans And Other Essential Reading   (108,855 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   (28,002 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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      • First Neil
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    2. Frequently Asked Questions

      New members start here.

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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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      • JonnyAlpha
      • By JonnyAlpha,

    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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      • RattyVulcan
      • By RattyVulcan,

  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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      • SoniaEliseo
      • By SoniaEliseo,

    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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      • RepeatedMeme
      • By RepeatedMeme,

    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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    2. 2: The Neck

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

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      • By aiden schooling,

    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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      • By RattyVulcan,

    5. 5: The Base

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

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      • 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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    7. 7: Finishing Off

      Colour schemes, detailing, finishing touches.

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  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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    3. Working with Metals

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

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      • 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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      • 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
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    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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      • 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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  9. Electronics & Electrical

    1. Voice Modulators

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

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      • Dalek Two Zero
      • By Dalek Two Zero,

    2. General Electronics & Electrical

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

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      • RattyVulcan
      • By RattyVulcan,

    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
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    2. Virtual Daleks

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

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    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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    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
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    3. The Oddballs

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

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      • By Chris Moliere,

  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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  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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    • SoniaEliseo
      E's Halloween Dalek

      By SoniaEliseo · Posted

      Coming along.  It might just be done before Halloween…   Printing away the rest of the neck.  And slats.  Getting there…   Using Rustoleum aged copper and antique brass per some other posts.     using foam clay for filling.  
    • themdarndaleks
      Themdarndaleks' 3D Printed NSD - Dalek Leche

      By themdarndaleks · Posted

      Okay, been a few weeks, sorry for not updating sooner! I took a break for a bit, but now I'm back to regularly printing stuff out.    So first off, broke the eye stalk. I accidentally printed out 2 extra segments earlier on, and I remembered something about Elembivos' build having an eye stalk that was 10mm shorter, so I figured that'd offset it a bit. Turns out, it means there isn't a metal core that helps support the weight, and the threaded part just broke off. Eh whatever, printed out another one at 100% infill and fixed it. Thought 100% would help with supporting it.   I had already printed out the dome light cages so I went ahead and attached those. It gave me some trouble, but they eventually came on.   Also started printing out the neck. I got a few things wrong, printed out more of the bottom row than I needed, but eventually got everything printed. Assembling it was both easier and harder than I thought it'd be. It took M3 screws, no washers or nuts. For anyone building this specific model, there are 4 rows: the bottom, middle, top, then the row that the dome sits on and the 400mm lazy susan attaches to. Yeah ya need one of those for how this model is intended to be assembled.   Bit of a plot twist happened. Screwing in the M3 screws into the middle row came with the risk of tearing out the threading that was printed into the middle row pieces. It happened about a third of the time, and in the end I just decided screw it and glued them together.   Ended up looking like this! Glued it up, left it to set for a night, and now it's... relatively sturdy. Once it's glued to the bottom row I think it should be fine.   Sidebar, Hogans Hiro? I did not find that 250g roll of translucent filament, so I just sprang for the full 1 kilo roll. I didn't like it, but it was really my only option. Should've followed your advice on printing speed, the first pic here is my first attempt at regular speed. The next two pics are attempt 2, which went better but getting the support out tore off the top, so on my third attempt I printed it upside down, and that worked,   And here's how the dome looks with them! Looks pretty decent, gonna have to see how it looks when they've got lights in them.   Speaking of translucent filament, I remembered I needed an eye stalk lens. The first attempt was one side on the bottom and the other on the top, and it didn't look super good. The second attempt was instead the front of the lens was pointing up, so it came out looking a lot better. I think I'll try again after some tweaking, see if I can get it to look more clear.   Also began on the shoulders. They're using a LOT of filament, I think in total I've gone through 8 or 9 at this point, and from what I can tell I'll be going through like 40 or 50 rolls by the time this is done.   Here ya see all the shoulders printed and screwed together. I'm gonna unscrew each and glue them, then screw em back together. Here's also the bottom row of the neck on top of the shoulders, just kinda test-fitting it. But uh... running into a bit of a problem.   And that's how they connect. Elembivos didn't seem to include any dowels in the included files, nor did he elaborate how the neck attached to the shoulders. All he mentioned was that he glued them together. Either I'm blind or dumb or somethin cuz the neck can't just sit there on top of the shoulders without being secured by something.    I didn't take a picture of it, but I BARELY fit inside of the shoulders. My arms are pinned to my sides, but I think that's at its narrowest. I can wiggle em up to be able to operate the dome where it's gonna be, but I'm betting it's gonna be hella uncomfortable.   Either way, that's it for now. I'll update y'all once I get done with the lower shoulders, which might be a while since each piece will take almost a day and half a roll of filament.
    • John
      Next Generation Voice Mods Now Here

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      There are no immediate plans to produce any in the UK this year. This is related to health issues which make it very difficult to predict when things might change.
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      Next Generation Voice Mods Now Here

      By aiden schooling · Posted

      i have a question     will the DVM8 be avalible this year or next year?

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