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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   (98,223 visits to this link)

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

    2. Dalek Builder's Workshop Manual   (84,653 visits to this link)

    3. Downloads: Dalek Plans And Other Essential Reading   (108,292 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   (27,458 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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      • aiden schooling
      • By aiden schooling,

    2. Frequently Asked Questions

      New members start here.

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    3. Newsflash

      Essential information, forum business etc.

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  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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      • Raven
      • By Raven,

  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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      • Rana
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    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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    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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      • Mike Aubert
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    2. 2: The Neck

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

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      • aiden schooling
      • By aiden schooling,

    3. 3: The Shoulders

      Gun box positions, collar/slat placement etc

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    4. 4: The Skirt

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

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      • By moviedalek,

    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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    7. 7: Finishing Off

      Colour schemes, detailing, finishing touches.

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  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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      • General Zod
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    3. Working with Metals

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

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      • AeroSpaceNSD
      • By AeroSpaceNSD,

    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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      • John
      • By John,

    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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      • hallam
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    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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  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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      • Ekij
      • By Ekij,

    3. Motorisation

      Adding motors, batteries, control units, PIR etc.

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      • Dalek Norvic
      • By Dalek Norvic,

  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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    2. Virtual Daleks

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

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    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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      • MondoJon
      • By MondoJon,

  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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    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
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    3. The Oddballs

      Exhibition Daleks, stage Daleks, Edwin Hall Dalek ride etc.

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      • Alan Campbell
      • By Alan Campbell,

  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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  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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      • Mike Aubert
      • By Mike Aubert,

    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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    • Rana
      New Series - Special Weapons Dalek

      By Rana · Posted

      Hello all!   I am currently embarking on making a 3D Printed Special Weapons Dalek in the style of the New Series. But before we get to the fun things, there a few Disclaimers I need to get out of the way first.   First of all, this is an adopted build. I wandered into the workshop of my workplace and found this 3D Printed Special Weapons Dalek unfinished.  The guy who owned it, a former member of Project Dalek, said I could have it if I finished it. From what I gathered, it has been sitting there untouched for about 4 to 5 years. So all credit for the progress in the photo below goes to him.   In terms of what I will actually make The entire Fender Half of the skirt that is not done All the hemispheres and attachments The entire base plate, motorisation, circuitry etc Anthing else that I have not thought of yet   Secondly, as this design is based of ThePrydonian fanart of the New Series SWD - Go check out their page - I would link but Forum Rules on links! The files were taken from ThePrydonian's blender model and reworked by the technician however before anyone blows a gasket about copyright. These files were not shared to me. The only Dalek files I have is the 3D Printed NSD by Duma which is being used for this build and an entirely custom part that had to made.    Anyway in terms of what this build diagram will contain;  I am working out of a garage with only a few power tools and I'm using the vast resource of knowledge from all the good people on this forum.  However I will be quite specific in terms of progress, cost breakdowns and so on to provide as much help to others as possible, feel free to ask any questions as I go along! Expect a lot of sanding, jokes and some overly complicated circuity as I try and minimise the risk of anything exploding.    In terms of current equipment:   Tools: Ender 3 Base with a few upgrades - metal extruder - upgrade springs - magnetic bed - custom cooling system I nabbed off thingiverse - upgraded capricorn bowden tube Bosch Sander - pretty decent but is starting to annoy the neighbours due to it being loud Dewalt Power Drill - cordless and battery powered is so helpful A jigsaw that looks like it's from the 90s but still works well Cheap Soldering Iron - Bane of my existence Heat gun - Absolutely love this guy   Chemicals: XTC3D - Smoothing the Prints - this stuff, when mixed correctly saves so much sanding time Modelling Paste - fills in the bigger gaps Halfords Filler Primer - love this stuff, works really well but the colour is rather terrible Various contact cements - gorrila glue and superglue   Safety Equipment - (DO NOT SKIP OR CHEAP OUT ON THIS!) 3M Safety Goggles Drager Respirator with proper filters (A2P3)   Now, with this all out the way, we can get to making the Fender in the next post! Cheerio!    
    • RepeatedMeme
      Internal Gun / Arm Barrel Length

      By RepeatedMeme · Posted

      You need enough tube inside to get hold of. There's no real right/wrong length.   Have a look inside this Dalek  - the inside section of the arm that you hold could be the outer (thickest) tube, but I have seen examples where that's short, and the slimmer inner tube is what you get hold of (the widest tube doesn't need to slide in or out). In this Dalek, the gun looks like it's made of old handlebars (and isn't typical - this is the Dalek that Shawcraft kept). But again.. enough tube inside the gun to get hold of. If a gun has an inner petal rod, that could be used to angle and manipulate the gun.   Look through build diaries to see what other members have done, particularly some of the pinned diaries.     There's a few other images in the Gallery that are worth checking out, such as:    
    • EK01
      Farnborough Megacon 3-4 Oct

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      I will definitely attend with Eko. Don't know about a spotter yet.
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      James's Dalek Creations

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      Great work by the way

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