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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   (97,455 visits to this link)

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

    2. Dalek Builder's Workshop Manual   (83,961 visits to this link)

    3. Downloads: Dalek Plans And Other Essential Reading   (107,428 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   (26,698 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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      • John
      • By John,

    2. Frequently Asked Questions

      New members start here.

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      • John
      • By John,

    3. Newsflash

      Essential information, forum business etc.

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      • By Mike D,

  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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      • Skin-Job
      • By Skin-Job,

    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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      • Dalek Two Zero
      • By Dalek Two Zero,

    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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      • PSC911
      • By PSC911,

    2. 2: The Neck

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

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      • John
      • By John,

    3. 3: The Shoulders

      Gun box positions, collar/slat placement etc

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      • FriendlyDalek11
      • By FriendlyDalek11,

    4. 4: The Skirt

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

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      • John
      • By John,

    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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      • Mike Aubert
      • By Mike Aubert,

    7. 7: Finishing Off

      Colour schemes, detailing, finishing touches.

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      • RepeatedMeme
      • By RepeatedMeme,

  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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      • bec weir
      • By bec weir,

    3. Working with Metals

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

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      • Bob69
      • By Bob69,

    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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      • Ken axford
      • By Ken axford,

    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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      • PSC911
      • By PSC911,

    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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      • Trackhappy
      • By Trackhappy,

    2. General Electronics & Electrical

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

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      • ekul1978
      • By ekul1978,

    3. Motorisation

      Adding motors, batteries, control units, PIR etc.

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      • RepeatedMeme
      • By RepeatedMeme,

  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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      • adam2150ad
      • By adam2150ad,

    2. Virtual Daleks

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

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      • DalekEpsilonGama
      • By DalekEpsilonGama,

    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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      • RepeatedMeme
      • By RepeatedMeme,

    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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      • marinedalek
      • By marinedalek,

  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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      • Simons Daleks
      • By Simons Daleks,

  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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      • donlock
      • By donlock,

    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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      Birmingham Nec MCM 7th-9th August (Pd Event)

      By Simons Daleks · Posted

      Okay guys I’m finalising the numbers for this one. Looks like it’s going to be a massive stand 15 m x 14 m.   Because of this, I need to send all the names and details off by the end of May,  so if you would like to attend this event this is your last chance to sign up.   Please PM me as soon as you possibly can to guarantee that you’ll get a place once again. I’ll be closing this one down at the end of May.    Many thanks   Simon
    • Skin-Job
      Karl's NSD

      By Skin-Job · Posted

      So, did the shoulders and now on to the dome. I wanted to do a kind of step by step in case anyone wants to give this a go. I approach these jobs a panel at a time, but stepping back mentally to view the whole thing as well. I tend to start with bits that I don't find very interesting, like the back,  to get my eye in, and to eat my veggies so I can have fun on the front bit. As I may have mentioned, I really don't like the 'black airbrush line around everything' approach.  I think of farm machinery, which tends to rust and leak along panel lines and around the bottom, closest to the ground. This is part one, basic background staining. The first pic shows what I use for this kind of thing. This stage I'm only using the Liquitex raw umber and the tatty half inch disposable brush. I will deliberately rough up a brush for this. Remember I used the Liberon Black Bison Wax to put the black muck on? I was deliberately careless, so as the leave random patterns. Random stuff looks organic. Since the black is in random patterns, I can follow those general shapes and get random looking staining, plus the panel edges and around any features like the dome lights. So, just a basic background stain for the first pass. Good to remember with acrylics, that with a TINY amount of water, you can create a very transparent stain.  You want this, the trick is to build up layers. Also worth remembering, that the acrylic will dry more transparent, and markedly darker than when you put it on, like 3 or 4 shades darker. I'll come back for the 2nd pass when this is dry and I can see what I have. More later.         So, on to part 2. This pass, I'm using just the burnt sienna. This is an orange brown. The idea is to introduce a very small amount at a time, stippled on with a knackered brush then bash it repeatedly with your finger tip, to even and spread it out. I've shown how much I put on, and the effect of the padded-out with a fingertip in two pics below. Less is much, much more. Important that the area you cover with this second pass stays well inside the margin of the previous brown pass, so we're layering more to the middle.    I've taken a few shots with the shop lights on and off, natural daylight, etc.   More later.
    • Burnsy57
      Burnsy57's Dalek

      By Burnsy57 · Posted

      Finished now all I need is a dome 
    • Reese
      Rees's Dalek 8 (Thin 'Evil' Dalek)

      By Reese · Posted

      tried to compare the shape where possible to images of the prop as it is now! couple more coats of primer me thinks.

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