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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   (97,568 visits to this link)

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

    2. Dalek Builder's Workshop Manual   (84,070 visits to this link)

    3. Downloads: Dalek Plans And Other Essential Reading   (107,574 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   (26,809 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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      • Dalek Two Zero
      • By Dalek Two Zero,

    2. Frequently Asked Questions

      New members start here.

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      • RepeatedMeme
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    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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      • Torchwood 4
      • By Torchwood 4,

  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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      • dalekray
      • By dalekray,

    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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      • JonnyAlpha
      • By JonnyAlpha,

    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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      • Aussie Kev
      • By Aussie Kev,

    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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      • Mike Aubert
      • By Mike Aubert,

  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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      • Dalek Ren
      • By Dalek Ren,

    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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      • Dalekgentleman
      • By Dalekgentleman,

    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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      • 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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    • dalekray
      Rays Red Movie Dalek

      By dalekray · Posted

      right so I've been looking through the project dalek forms to help find some new paints and I've decided to go with Plastikote metallic gold and RAL 3020 for the red and gold shall need to get some Halfords primer as well  another thing is i need to work out the  best way on how to attach the collars to the chest section as well as attaching the hemis to the skirt i have seen people just use small planks of wood to friction hold them in so i might do that but im open to suggestions 
    • Skin-Job
      Karl's NSD

      By Skin-Job · Posted

      Did a bit of grime on the canteens. Also, aged and weathered the leather for the canteen pouches, and punched the stitch holes ready. You can see that when you surface dye leather, rather than dipping and saturating it with dye, there's little dye penetration... so you can weather through the dye easily with abrasives and the lighter leather underneath shows through. It's a good trick. I dyed these by wiping the dye on with a sponge so it sat up high in the leather, just microns deep. That's the same piece of leather that's in the post above... the orangey coloured piece.   More later.      
    • Skin-Job
      Karl's NSD

      By Skin-Job · Posted

      Cut the patterns out, then scribed and cut the leather pieces. I dyed them brown, so they're a little different from the slat pouches. I drilled the canteens for the Riv-nuts. If you haven't used these, they can be handy. It's a way of fixing a threaded insert in a piece of sheet metal or other thin material, to which you only have access from one side. In this case the outside of the canteen. Drill an appropriate sized hole, put a Riv-nut on the setting tool, put it in the hole, squeeze handles together, done. It pulls the body of the insert tight against the inside of the sheet, then deforms the stem to mushroom out. Permanent and immovable. Very strong fixing.   I marked and punched the back section of the canteen pouch to allow clearance for the M6 Riv-nuts to pass through. I'll bolt them to the fibreglass shell.   More later.    
    • Skin-Job
      Karl's NSD

      By Skin-Job · Posted

      I machined a piece of aluminium tube to the right diameter to friction fit inside the plastic stopper caps, and chucked that in the lathe. I spun the caps up, faced off the ends, chamfered the top corner to take the sharpness off and make it more 'cap-like'. Sanded, painted, lacquered. I'll do some art finish on them over the black once they're mounted on the canteens. Make them look like steel. Next is the pattern work for the canteens' leather pouches. I marked the centre line and centres of the sides, and made the pattern for the back half. It has two straps which go over the shoulders and snap down on the front, and a gusset strap which comes underneath and snaps on the front at the bottom. I plan to glue it down all over and stitch the joins at the sides, making a feature of it. Rather than mount the two canteen pouches to the shoulder shell and put the canteens in them, I plan to drill the canteens on the back, and mount them to the shell with two Riv-nuts. This is because they're going to be out there on the corners and very exposed to knocks and bumps. I want them solidly mounted. With the canteens literally bolted on, there's no load on the pouches and they are simply dressing.   More later.      

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