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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.

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

Just a quick update about Space Station Pudsey 4. We will do a few of these before 13th/14th November. Background  – the original Space Station Pudsey The original SSP took place on 22 November 1996 at BT North Star House, Swindon. The large square glass Atrium which included a raised gantry or walkway was converted into a space themed fundraising area with a TV wall, a time tunnel presentation on the first floor, a space funfair in the car park and two menacing Daleks patrolling the raised gantry above. BT had been working together with BBC CiN producers John Getgood and Maggie Greenhalgh (Wogan's production team) who had arranged the strong presence of BBC regional news at the event. BT sorted celebrities such as Tom Baker, Gordon Kaye, John Nathan Turner, Kim Hartman, Norris MacWhirter, Jimmy White, Bill Giles and Lord Bath who visited with exhibits from the Who attraction at Longleat. The Daleks were specially made by BT engineer John Chapman with permission from Terry Nation and supported by BT. The regional pledge lines were held at the event. Hundreds of volunteers from BT and other local employers took part. A number of reports were broadcast 'live' during SSP including one of Tom Baker holding a new born baby Zoe Chapman, one of Dalek maker John Chapman's young family. A Tardis cake was cut by Tom and other guests at the end of the day. SSP1 was generally viewed as a great night out for the family thanks to a large committed team. Space Station Pudsey 2 Dave Latham had worked as Community Relations Manager at BT and freelance broadcaster for the BBC in Wiltshire and was responsible for the original event. He moved to BBC Wiltshire (CiN producer) and planned SSP2 at the Designer Outlet Swindon in November 2003 with his enthusiastic helper Anita Jaynes. They put together (with a very limited budget) a Friday and Saturday event allowing local radio to broadcast programmes throughout. This event featured a variety of cosplayers with Cybermen, Klingons and the Predator to a clutch of Daleks and Stormtroopers. John Chapman's two Daleks from 1996 came out of mothballs. Celebrities including Michael Sheard (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Doctor Who, Grange Hill), Trekkie fan John Garrigan of the Brittas Empire and classic Dalek operator Cy Town. At the end of Saturday, a Tardis cake was cut to celebrate 40 years of Doctor Who. The Lost Daleks ! After SSP2, the two Chapman Daleks were put into storage. Several months later they reported stolen. John and the team assumed they would never be seen again...they would probably end up in a skip, they thought. John had contacted Project Dalek and asked them to keep an eye out for them. In 2021 everything changed....and the rest is history. John Darley of Project Dalek made contact with John Chapman after the PD team had spotted a Dalek for sale online. The Wiltshire Police were made aware and eventually both Daleks were retrieved! A fascinating story...please read it online. Dave and John decided it was time to put the team back together again. Return to Space Station Pudsey (SSP3) Dave Latham approached the Outlet to ask if another event could be organised to celebrate the return of the Lost Daleks and twenty years since the last event at the Outlet. They jumped at the chance ! And in November 2023 Return to Space Station Pudsey was staged, with fantastic help from Robert Cowley and the Project Dalek team. Both BBC regional news and local radio heavily featured it with 'live' broadcasts. The team used The Heart at the Outlet for the first time which resembles the inside of a spaceship. A documentary called Daleks in Need was produced and made available on BBC Sounds. Tom Baker and Zoe The new born baby Tom Baker showed to a national TV audience back in 1996 is now 30 year old Zoe Rule (formerly Chapman). Zoe married her long term sweetheart and sci-fi fan Kirby in the Woods at Oakley near Salisbury this year on Star Wars Day (May 4th) in a fantasy wedding. Guests and the happy couple wore favourite costumes, many made by Zoe's father John Chapman. BBC TV and radio loved the story and the national press picked up on it ! They told the media this was a very special day but they would love another Space Station Pudsey to also celebrate 30 years since the first event and baby Zoe meeting her favourite Dr Who, Tom Baker. The team made approaches and pinged emails to try to make this happen.... there was some doubt... but in June 2026 they got the answer that they were hoping for. Space Station Pudsey 4 The newly named Frasers Plus Designer Outlet Swindon came back with a resounding   YES ! So the team got their skates on and went into organising mode. To the delight of the volunteers, The Heart was offered again, and a perfect backdrop to another intergalactic fundraiser came together. Robert Cowley's Tardis will be at the centre of the action along with Daleks from PD. Star Wars cosplayers from MK Garrison will be out in force this year and John Chapman's costumes and displays from the wedding will make a prominent contribution. The team voted for a 2 day event allowing school kids the chance to visit SSP4 and for more donations from shoppers for BBC Children in Need. The event slowly gets into gear from 10am on Friday 13th November and depending on the public interest may go on into the early evening. Everything starts again Saturday morning around 10.00am onwards. Coming up : some of the interesting characters joining us for SSP4     Photos: Tom and baby Zoe 1996.  Adult Zoe meets Tom again. Zoe marries Kirby on Star Wars Day 2026 at the Woods at Oakley, Salisbury.

It's been a while since I last posted, following the completion of Dalek Clem...But I have been busy! I can now offer dimensionally and visually correct black flexible plungers for the NSD. These come bonded to a 3D printed shaft, but if you require one without the shaft (maybe as an upgrade to your existing plunger) just let me know. Drop me a PM with your requirements. Thank You.   Price is £18 inc P&P. Paypal or Bank Transfer