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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   (97,404 visits to this link)

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

    2. Dalek Builder's Workshop Manual   (83,923 visits to this link)

    3. Downloads: Dalek Plans And Other Essential Reading   (107,384 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   (26,640 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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      • Nigel H
      • By Nigel H,

    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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      • 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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      • Gynahk
      • By Gynahk,

    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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      • 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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      • 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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      • 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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      • 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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      • 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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      • ekul1978
      • By ekul1978,

  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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  • Featured Topics

  • New Posts

    • Skin-Job
      Karl's NSD

      By Skin-Job · Posted

      Working on the finish of the skirt section today. This is the same technique and materials as before. I tend to work on one panel at a time so as the keep focus on what I'm doing. I chose to go with brushes and sponges rather than airbrush for the weathering. I cannot politely express how much I dislike the 'ageing and weathering' finish on the NSDs on the the show. The builders' quick and easy route seems to be to draw a line around any feature of the Dalek with an airbrush. Black directly onto the base colour, no midtone, full contrast. Hate it. It looks exactly like what it is.   Here is some in-progress stuff.   I know the weathering looks mad. It'll be fine.   More later.              
    • TheHeadHunter
      Hunter And The Tale Of Losing One's Mind With A 3D Printer

      By TheHeadHunter · Posted

      RIGHT, so! I've made quite a sizable amount of progress on this Dalek, who I'm choosing to henceforth name Dak for the sake of convenience and my sanity. I've made a few minor changes to the 3d models themselves that I'll likely release as a zip file pack once I've got everything the way I want it. Right now, I've got a fairly simple setup for Dak's neck section that works, but that I might improve upon. The four pieces that made up the original neck mesh have been combined into a single, cylindrical piece with a plate ontop where the dome pivot rests. There's no ball bearings or anything required, and the dome spins decently freely. As for progress on the rest of Dak, I've managed to print up and do some gap-filling on the skirt. I've printed pretty much everything besides the Hemispheres and their fittings, mostly because I'm fiddling with them as well. I did slap a coat of primer onto everything so I could get a jist of how much sanding needed done, but overall the resin's pretty smooth. For anyone who's seen my first post, I'm happy to report that the ABS-Like 2.0 and Tough Resins from Elegoo certainly hold up well, and my improved printing process has yielded extremely good results. The neck mesh and dome came out extraordinarily clear and clean, and the parts made of Tough Resin are surprisingly durable. I did have to reprint the dome after a slight dropping incident, but I honestly am glad I did. I've now separated the eye pivot mechanism from the dome, both so I can paint everything more cleanly and so I don't have to try cramming the eye pivot into place again. After one more round of sanding and priming tomorrow, I plan to slap at least the base bronze color onto the skirt, shoulder, neck-ring and dome sections while I cut the tubing for the eye stalk and arms. I don't know if it's something about my printer or what though, but the models seem to be ever so slightly out of 1/5 scale. Still don't know how or why, but I discovered this while trying to print the hemispheres and realizing that their scaled measurements didn't seem to be proportional. Could be faulty math (because I'm not very good at math), but either way I'll work round it. Some things I've learned printing Dak in particular is tolerances with resin can be abit tricky. I tend to leave a rather generous 0.3-0.5mm tolerance for moving parts like the dome pivot to account for paint, but also because resin does contract and expand a little depending on print times. Something I've also learned is that even with how massive some of these parts are compared to my printer's build plate, namely the skirt, you can still get away with light supports that barely leave marks so long as you angle your prints. 45 degrees X and Y give the best results.
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      Dalek 486 - TV Invasion Earth Drone

      By Dalek Two Zero · Posted

      More work rejigging the cockpit, drilling holes for the screen handles - added a rubber strap to hold the fully extended plunger level.  I can see why Dalek operators crossed their arms to use opposite manipulators  
    • Damian Trasler
      The Trasler Co-Op NSD

      By Damian Trasler · Posted

      I tried trimming the edge of the dome. Went about as well as I expected. Using power tools to cut or sand PLA is a fun experience, but not very rewarding. Once I had made the cuts with my jigsaw, the pieces were still stuck to the original spot, because more material melted than was cut.

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