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Markofrani's Giant Workshop
markofrani posted a post in a topic,
Markofrani built a giant workshop to show off his fullsize Dalek... or did he?
MCM Comicon Birmingham
Simons Daleks posted an event in Events Calendar,
Project Dalek will be at the NEC Birmingham on a massive stand. We have all sorts of Daleks attending and a Dr who zone. Come along and say hello, help out or why not get in touch if you want to attend officially?
We’ll see you there.
simon
We’ll see you there.
simon
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Vacforming by Dalek 21
Rustymetaldog posted a post in a topic,
Vacforming by Dalek21
After much over-thinking and "planning" the time came to try it out, and incredibly, IT WORKS!
The vertical bit behind it males sure that the metal tray holding the plastic comes down in the same place each time, so you don;t need to worry about missing the metal "former" hemisphere. Not shown, is a small sandwich toaster oven that heats up the plastic, and my shop vacuum cleaner which provides the suction.
My favourite thing about this method is that the hemis are gloss black form the shiny gloss side of the styrene so they don't need painting, and that the spare material around the edge makes a great lip to glue the hemis onto the skirt, and stop them falling through.
I have literally wanted to do this part of as long as I can remember, I can't quite believe I got it to work so simply, but with 30+ years of making things! But I'd reccommend this to anyone to try - if you can build a whole Dalek, building this shoe box sized vac former is a piece of cake. Now off to buy more Styrene :)
After much over-thinking and "planning" the time came to try it out, and incredibly, IT WORKS!
The vertical bit behind it males sure that the metal tray holding the plastic comes down in the same place each time, so you don;t need to worry about missing the metal "former" hemisphere. Not shown, is a small sandwich toaster oven that heats up the plastic, and my shop vacuum cleaner which provides the suction.
My favourite thing about this method is that the hemis are gloss black form the shiny gloss side of the styrene so they don't need painting, and that the spare material around the edge makes a great lip to glue the hemis onto the skirt, and stop them falling through.
I have literally wanted to do this part of as long as I can remember, I can't quite believe I got it to work so simply, but with 30+ years of making things! But I'd reccommend this to anyone to try - if you can build a whole Dalek, building this shoe box sized vac former is a piece of cake. Now off to buy more Styrene :)
Edwin Hall Dalek - Coin-op Dalek Ride - SOLD
RepeatedMeme posted a topic in Items For Sale, For Swap, Wanted,
I've decided to sell my Edwin Hall Dalek. As you can see from the photo, it's mid-restoration (which has stalled for an embarrassing amount of time), and it's not exactly being displayed as it should be.
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Next Generation Voice Mods Now Here
John posted a topic in Newsflash,
I'm pleased to announce that the next generation of Project Dalek voice modulators will be coming very soon. There will be two new designs, replacing the PDFMod Mk5e self assembly unit and the Mk6, pre-built option.
They are the Project Dalek DVM7 (self assembly) and DVM8 (pre-built), both designed by @elembivos who has also written a new Assembly Manual to accompany the DVM7 design.
They are the Project Dalek DVM7 (self assembly) and DVM8 (pre-built), both designed by @elembivos who has also written a new Assembly Manual to accompany the DVM7 design.
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London Comicon (MCM)
Simons Daleks posted a topic in Dalek Events in the UK and Europe,
Project Dalek will be at London MCM Comicon this weekend.
https://www.mcmcomiccon.com/london/en-us/home.html
https://www.projectdalek.com/index.php?/topic/15471-london-comicon-mcm/
#ProjectDalek #Dalekbuilders #Dalek
https://www.mcmcomiccon.com/london/en-us/home.html
https://www.projectdalek.com/index.php?/topic/15471-london-comicon-mcm/
#ProjectDalek #Dalekbuilders #Dalek
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Project Dalek And The Jubilee Pageant
John posted a topic in Dalek Events in the UK and Europe,
This has been under wraps for some time, but I'm told that it is now OK to let everyone know...
Back in February I was contacted by a team working with Hemingway Design to help recruit authentic enthusiasts of various decades and also owners of period vehicles for the Platinum Jubilee Pageant on Sunday 5th June 2022 in central London. They were asking if it was possible for Project Dalek to help source some Daleks to join in with the parade.
Given that the parade is over some distance, I knew it was going to require motorised Daleks. Following some discussion with the Events Crew's @Simons Dalek we managed to hunt down three victims volunteers with motorised daleks who are willing to take them along.
They are @Simons Dalek, @Dalek Decimus and @Dalek Two Zero
As you can see and quite by fluke, they are all movie daleks and as such, they should look pretty amazing parading together. One red, one black and one silver.
I'd like the thank Simon for doing the bulk of the organising for this. He's done an excellent job liaising with the events team, along with having a breakneck deadline for his own red movie dalek. I suspect that deadline also put @John Kelly under a certain amount of pressure too.
Good luck on the day, guys. I hope the British weather is kind to you.
Back in February I was contacted by a team working with Hemingway Design to help recruit authentic enthusiasts of various decades and also owners of period vehicles for the Platinum Jubilee Pageant on Sunday 5th June 2022 in central London. They were asking if it was possible for Project Dalek to help source some Daleks to join in with the parade.
Given that the parade is over some distance, I knew it was going to require motorised Daleks. Following some discussion with the Events Crew's @Simons Dalek we managed to hunt down three victims volunteers with motorised daleks who are willing to take them along.
They are @Simons Dalek, @Dalek Decimus and @Dalek Two Zero
As you can see and quite by fluke, they are all movie daleks and as such, they should look pretty amazing parading together. One red, one black and one silver.
I'd like the thank Simon for doing the bulk of the organising for this. He's done an excellent job liaising with the events team, along with having a breakneck deadline for his own red movie dalek. I suspect that deadline also put @John Kelly under a certain amount of pressure too.
Good luck on the day, guys. I hope the British weather is kind to you.
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John,Goon X Collar Template
John posted a file in Handy Templates,
Printable templates for the upper and lower collars for the Project Dalek 'Goon X' Dalek.
Note that the collars are designed to be compatible with both versions of the shoulders illustrated in the plans. The templates are available in PDF format for printing and also in DXF format for CNC purposes.
Note that the collars are designed to be compatible with both versions of the shoulders illustrated in the plans. The templates are available in PDF format for printing and also in DXF format for CNC purposes.
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Goon X Dalek Shoulder Base Template
John posted a file in Handy Templates,
A printable template for the shape of the shoulder base, compatible with the Project Dalek 'Goon X' Plans.
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Post in TobySkyward's 2nd Davros
Tobyskyward posted a post in a topic,
Well it's been a long hard road but I've nearly finished. Electrical work is really hard for my tiny brain but after lots of trial and error I've got everything working.
I thought I'd let you know some of the statistics of this ridiculous idea I had.
Over 3000 led lights.
Flashing hemispheres when I speak.
81 individually created stained glass effect panels.
600 metres of lead
50 metres of wiring
3 x 55Ah batteries
Bespoke chassis to carry the frame
A steel welded frame to hold the panels
A 12inch frame lifter that bolts to the chassis.
2 gun mounts (still to finish but working)
A tilt system so I can bow
A 12v electrical system for all the lighting
A 24v system to power the actuators on the lift, tilt and weapons
Weighing and almighty 350kg when I'm sat in him
A console full of switches and buttons so I can turn everything on and off
The only thing I haven't made was the voice mod because I was lucky enough to get one of the new ones available here.
It's been about 10 months from start to finish on days off and some evenings in a tiny room about 6ft square. I'm totally exhausted but elated at the same time.
I've got the weapons to finish and some lead work to do around the outside of all the panels and then he's done.
The pictures show my awful wiring and hopefully you'll get the general effect from others.
Thanks for reading and I'll do some final shots when he's finished.
20210704_140813.mp4
I thought I'd let you know some of the statistics of this ridiculous idea I had.
Over 3000 led lights.
Flashing hemispheres when I speak.
81 individually created stained glass effect panels.
600 metres of lead
50 metres of wiring
3 x 55Ah batteries
Bespoke chassis to carry the frame
A steel welded frame to hold the panels
A 12inch frame lifter that bolts to the chassis.
2 gun mounts (still to finish but working)
A tilt system so I can bow
A 12v electrical system for all the lighting
A 24v system to power the actuators on the lift, tilt and weapons
Weighing and almighty 350kg when I'm sat in him
A console full of switches and buttons so I can turn everything on and off
The only thing I haven't made was the voice mod because I was lucky enough to get one of the new ones available here.
It's been about 10 months from start to finish on days off and some evenings in a tiny room about 6ft square. I'm totally exhausted but elated at the same time.
I've got the weapons to finish and some lead work to do around the outside of all the panels and then he's done.
The pictures show my awful wiring and hopefully you'll get the general effect from others.
Thanks for reading and I'll do some final shots when he's finished.
20210704_140813.mp4
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John,
Full Size 3D Printable NSD-like Dalek
elembivos posted a file in Files For 3D Printing,
Hello all, I hope some of you find this useful, and no one finds it frustrating...
These are the STL files I designed and used to print Duma. You can read all the details here:
I used this project to gain experience both with CAD and 3D printing. Both of which I had no experience with before starting. I started at the top and worked my way down, and you can see how my skills developed a bit as progress was made. There are places where things don't quite match the plans, most notably the NSD dome grooves are missing. I didn't have the skills at the time I did the dome to make that happen. One other thing to note, that you might not notice is the eye stalk is slightly shorter than the plans. This was done intentionally to fit a lamp rod down the center to reinforce it. Straight up 3D printed stalk was not strong enough by itself. Likewise the gun and plunger have lamp rods through them too, but I used long enough rods that they could be trimmed to fit. I took artistic license here and there, for the most part it follows the plans...
These are the STL files I designed and used to print Duma. You can read all the details here:
I used this project to gain experience both with CAD and 3D printing. Both of which I had no experience with before starting. I started at the top and worked my way down, and you can see how my skills developed a bit as progress was made. There are places where things don't quite match the plans, most notably the NSD dome grooves are missing. I didn't have the skills at the time I did the dome to make that happen. One other thing to note, that you might not notice is the eye stalk is slightly shorter than the plans. This was done intentionally to fit a lamp rod down the center to reinforce it. Straight up 3D printed stalk was not strong enough by itself. Likewise the gun and plunger have lamp rods through them too, but I used long enough rods that they could be trimmed to fit. I took artistic license here and there, for the most part it follows the plans...
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Post in Elembivos' NSD - Duma - 3D Printed
elembivos posted a post in a topic,
Full-size 3D printed New Series Dalek, almost complete.
Post in John K's Necros Dalek
John Kelly posted a post in a topic,
At last, he's done. I picked up the metalwork yesterday, cut to final length, drilled the holes then painted it all matt black.
All fitted this morning. Here are the innards of the dome.
This is what the top half looks like from inside.
And here's the finished article.
All fitted this morning. Here are the innards of the dome.
This is what the top half looks like from inside.
And here's the finished article.
Post in Anthony's Daleks
AntLamb posted a post in a topic,
Made a few shots with a stock model to try and give otherwise static scenes a little life. Quite pleased with the results, so I might try and do more like this, introducing cameras / operators etc...
Large versions - https://imgur.com/a/ixWwpfV
Large versions - https://imgur.com/a/ixWwpfV
Post in Anthony's Daleks
AntLamb posted a post in a topic,
A render of my still-WIP Mechanus set. Aside from a couple of tweaks it's just the background decoration to go now. Might yet tweak the lighting to get it to more closely resemble the real thing.
Large versions... https://imgur.com/a/pgbgF3J
Large versions... https://imgur.com/a/pgbgF3J
Jonathan's Planet Supreme
moviedalek posted a topic in 70s Dalek Showcase,
These two Dalek still impress us. Amazing attention to detail. Jonathan's Planet Supreme https://www.projectdalek.com/index.php?/topic/12115-jonathans-planet-supreme/ #ProjectDalek #Dalekbuilders #Dalek
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Post in Bec Weir's SWD
bec weir posted a post in a topic,
Bringing out the big guns!
See the whole build diary... Bec Weir's SWD https://www.projectdalek.com/index.php?/topic/14738-bec-weirs-swd #ProjectDalek #Dalekbuilders #Dalek
See the whole build diary... Bec Weir's SWD https://www.projectdalek.com/index.php?/topic/14738-bec-weirs-swd #ProjectDalek #Dalekbuilders #Dalek
Dalekalendar 2021
John posted a file in The Dalekalendars,
Presenting the Project Dalek 'Dalekalendar' 2021.
The Daleks are having a tough time on Skaro with a viral outbreak that mirrors our own problems, here on Earth.
With CG images created by Forum members, @WhosWho, @Grythandril and @AntLamb the calendar charts the progress of the Daleks as their High Council deal with an emerging pandemic.
Naturally, a selection of Forum built Daleks join-in with the emergency Zoom meetings throughout the year, along with one or two unusual interlopers.
The Daleks are having a tough time on Skaro with a viral outbreak that mirrors our own problems, here on Earth.
With CG images created by Forum members, @WhosWho, @Grythandril and @AntLamb the calendar charts the progress of the Daleks as their High Council deal with an emerging pandemic.
Naturally, a selection of Forum built Daleks join-in with the emergency Zoom meetings throughout the year, along with one or two unusual interlopers.
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New Series Special Weapons Dalek
Prydonian posted a post in a topic,
Latest project.
Now, instead of doing the rational thing and making a new Imperial Special Weapons Dalek I took those brand new shiny plans and butchered them into this! 😅
As usual, larger versions over on twitter.
Now, instead of doing the rational thing and making a new Imperial Special Weapons Dalek I took those brand new shiny plans and butchered them into this! 😅
As usual, larger versions over on twitter.
Edwin Hall Dalek - Portland, Oregon
Brogan posted a topic in Items For Sale, For Swap, Wanted,
Hello,
I have had this Dalek for years. I would like to sell but have no idea of value. Unfortunately due to Covid we are selling everything. Any help would be appreciated.
I have had this Dalek for years. I would like to sell but have no idea of value. Unfortunately due to Covid we are selling everything. Any help would be appreciated.
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Special Weapons Dalek Plans (Active Member Preview)
John posted a file in Active Member Booklets,
Plans for the Special Weapons Dalek (also known by the acronym SWD or as the Gunner Dalek) as first featured in the story Remembrance of the Daleks in October 1988.
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Jaguwa68's Amazing Davros Chair Build
jaguwa68 posted a post in a topic,
Project Dalek Forum member 'jaguwa68' has produced an amazing New Series Davros Chair using a composite mix of 3D printed parts and conventional materials. It's all very innovative and definitely worth a look
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John,Doctor Who Fan Film - Birmingham 08/08/2020
Peekaymac posted a topic in Pinboard,
Hi all. I know this is very short notice but is there a Dalek (ideally an NSD) available for a fan film this coming Saturday? I'm going but a planned second Dalek has pulled out. Very much a fan thing and filming will be in Halesowen beginning at 11:00 am
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About To Scrap Dalek - Free To Good Home
andybenw posted a topic in Items For Sale, For Swap, Wanted,
Hi,
My Dalek was partially built and has remained so for the last four years. As everyone must know, they take up a fair bit of space, so before I dismantle it and take it to the tip I wonder if anyone would like to take it, or take parts off it. Certainly the rings would save purchase of a router and expensive 45 degree bit for someone. So you can see what it's made of my build diary is:
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The smaller pic is as far as the Dalek build went for those that don't want to bother opening the build diary....
My Dalek was partially built and has remained so for the last four years. As everyone must know, they take up a fair bit of space, so before I dismantle it and take it to the tip I wonder if anyone would like to take it, or take parts off it. Certainly the rings would save purchase of a router and expensive 45 degree bit for someone. So you can see what it's made of my build diary is:
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The smaller pic is as far as the Dalek build went for those that don't want to bother opening the build diary....
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Post in Simon James' Dalek
Simons Daleks posted a post in a topic,
I think I’ve spent around 530 hours on him altogether, but this does not include the hours of research and time spent sourcing parts, and chatting on this site. Also it’s been 3 years and 11 months from the start of the build.
So now to my thank you bit. Firstly I need to say this would not have been possible without my amazing partner Mindy. She has always been there for me throughout this build and has pretty much done all the painting and really fiddly bits. She is a true star.
I must also thank all of the members on this website who have given me encouragement, advice and help throughout the entire build. Without your dedication, I would not have been able to achieve this project let alone get the result that I wanted.
I’ve been on many websites in the past and without doubt this is the best one I’ve ever been on for the support and help that it offers. You guys are amazing. I can’t name everyone, so please don’t get offended, but I would particularly like to thank the following members: John, John P Kelly, Ianrobinson, Vince Martyn, RepeatedMem, Kathy and Gharman to name but a few.
So what next? Maybe a Genesis? I don’t know, but for now I’m going to just enjoy and hopefully use Mork as much as I can.
So now to my thank you bit. Firstly I need to say this would not have been possible without my amazing partner Mindy. She has always been there for me throughout this build and has pretty much done all the painting and really fiddly bits. She is a true star.
I must also thank all of the members on this website who have given me encouragement, advice and help throughout the entire build. Without your dedication, I would not have been able to achieve this project let alone get the result that I wanted.
I’ve been on many websites in the past and without doubt this is the best one I’ve ever been on for the support and help that it offers. You guys are amazing. I can’t name everyone, so please don’t get offended, but I would particularly like to thank the following members: John, John P Kelly, Ianrobinson, Vince Martyn, RepeatedMem, Kathy and Gharman to name but a few.
So what next? Maybe a Genesis? I don’t know, but for now I’m going to just enjoy and hopefully use Mork as much as I can.
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