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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   (97,461 visits to this link)

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

    2. Dalek Builder's Workshop Manual   (83,981 visits to this link)

    3. Downloads: Dalek Plans And Other Essential Reading   (107,442 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   (26,702 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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      • John
      • By John,

    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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      • Mike D
      • By Mike D,

  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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      • 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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      • Rees
      • By Rees,

    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.

      216
      posts
      • 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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      posts
      • Pascal
      • By Pascal,

    5. Paint

      Paint types, compatibility, priming, spraying techniques, finishing and polishing.

      544
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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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      • Trackhappy
      • By Trackhappy,

    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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      • Grythandril
      • By Grythandril,

    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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      • Mike Aubert
      • By Mike Aubert,

  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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    • Rees
      Rees's Dalek 8 (Thin 'Evil' Dalek)

      By Rees · Posted

      Well thank you @FriendlyDalek11 but it would be remiss of me not to point out that @theburgessdalek did a fantastic Wilkie build a few year back, and that honour goes to him. Mine however is slightly different as it isn't the wilkie Dalek (which has Dalek 2s shoulders on Dalek 8s narrowed skirt) but the complete Dalek 8. Narrow shoulders and all. 
    • Skin-Job
      Karl's NSD

      By Skin-Job · Posted

      So, with Dave's paint and weathering sorted, I focused my attention on his pouch/webbing system. I sourced the right leather, a lovely Oak tanned hide, knobby and interesting. I use this particular leather a lot for work, it has a lot of character and is very soft, and very strong, around 3mm to 3.5mm thick. I'll make the base 'waistcoat' from this, in quadrant sections, with a slimmer band across the front above the gun boxes. The pouches, made from the same leather, will (apparently) attach to this base layer. I made the patterns using foam vinyl flooring. I use this a lot when making leather patterns as it's also about 3mm thick and bends a bit like leather, so you get a good idea of the item you're making in leather. You can write on it, cut it with a Stanley knife, join it with magic tape, great stuff.  I made three patterns, as two of the quadrants are mirrors of the other two, so the pattern parts can be flipped over. The third patterns is the slim front band The leather is beautiful, but I wanted a deeper, richer colour, bit more chestnutty. So, I dyed the hide to the right colour with alcohol based stain. I'll cut the leather pieces tomorrow, after it's thoroughly dried. Below you can see the hide in its original tan colour, the patterns in the foam flooring material, the leather being dyed, then after dyeing (it will get a bit lighter still), and the dyed hide draped across Dave's shoulder section so I could see how it looked against the green.  Looks very nice.   More later.    
    • FriendlyDalek11
      Rees's Dalek 8 (Thin 'Evil' Dalek)

      By FriendlyDalek11 · Posted

      I've not come across someone doing a Wilkie Dalek yet! So that honour now goes to you! I aswell also find this Dalek do unique in it's quirkyness, and the dedication the BBC did to make a dalek, only to fit a small gap, I hope you have alot of fun with this build and i can't wait to see the progress!
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      Birmingham Nec MCM 7th-9th August (Pd Event)

      By Mike Aubert · Posted

      We will be there 

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