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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   (98,437 visits to this link)

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

    2. Dalek Builder's Workshop Manual   (84,875 visits to this link)

    3. Downloads: Dalek Plans And Other Essential Reading   (108,456 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   (27,642 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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      • pg8789
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    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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      • Psi-Chi
      • By Psi-Chi,

    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
      • By Mike Aubert,

    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 iansrobinson,

    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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      • 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
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    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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      • Dalek_Wick
      • By Dalek_Wick,

    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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      • Aussie Kev
      • By Aussie Kev,

  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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      • 13doctorwho
      • By 13doctorwho,

    2. Virtual Daleks

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

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      • Just Ren
      • By Just 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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      • 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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      • Drew Wolford
      • By Drew Wolford,

    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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      • 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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      • Andrew Wilkinson
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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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  • Featured Topics

  • New Posts

    • 13doctorwho
      60% Scale Imperial (For My Daughter)

      By 13doctorwho · Posted

      That looks so good! It's going to be a headache to paint all those hemispheres though...
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      60% Scale Imperial (For My Daughter)

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      Arms fitted (also 3D printed 
    • Psi-Chi
      Dalek Oswald - Golden And Glittery Goon (X)

      By Psi-Chi · Posted

      I'm making progress on the Neckbin! I found it to be really fun to assemble, with all the legs fitting in slots. Despite that I still managed to make it lopsided but thankfully its hard to notice now! I actually spent an extra day just to fill the gaps since I wanted it to all be very sturdy, because this is the first thing in the entire build to be painted. Then one of our cats occupied it, so there was a delay in progress that day.   And there it was!! I used a rust-oleum paint+primer sort of paint because it just has to be black. Nothing special. But so fun to see! Stapling on the fabric was my favorite thing though.  The fabric is some sort of bamboo all-stretch thing, I thought it was cotton though. I actually had no idea how the neck mesh would work out after all. People share pictures of their Daleks and I always wonder how their necks are so opaque, and how they are managing to see without us seeing their heads, and I was even looking into the science of car window tints! But it's really just the power of illumination! When Oswald is all done and the inside is fully shaded, I'll be able to see everything lit outside perfectly fine, but I'll be blocked out, with the distraction of the mesh and fabric catching light before it reaches my head. I just can't believe how good the vision is!  A fun photo to show it, though its pretty light inside, when it's all dark, the vision will be even better. It's not much different in the flesh either!     Currently I'm stapling on the mesh on top of the fabric. It looks much better than I'd think I'm just delighted!  The other picture is of the mesh and a sheet I bought. The mesh was just a cheap roll of black aluminum, for car grills, 6x3 mm. And that sheet is golden rhinestones! Scattered for random sparkles, just like all my artworks for him. Regular glitter, my naive original assumption, is only for Smallswald! My little muse, a repainted Dalek action figure. Rhinestones is the most perfect option.
    • Rana
      New Series - Special Weapons Dalek

      By Rana · Posted

      Sorry for the delay everyone! Life got a tad in the way of things.    ANYWAY!   So the motor controllers and the arduino mostly work however because of the motor torque and my lackluster skills with a soldering iron, I accidentally fried the Arduino and damaged the controllers so I've given them to a friend who is an electrical engineer to see if he can work some magic otherwise, its new Arduino and motor controllers but I'll let him do all the soldering in exchange for some good wine.    In terms of the rest of the base, my work and its connected cafe was having a clearout and because I managed to become besties with the cafe staff, they kindly let me have the office chair they were throwing out. The sentiment was more like "Take it off our hands please!" Anyway, after a bit of WD-40 and a sledge hammer, I got the office chair free of the base and now I have a 40mm cyclinder which I need to mount to the base.   I did find a carburettor part which looked suitable but it was £40 and I was like...there should be a cheaper way to do this. So I called up another friend who messes with Motorbikes and he seemed confident he could make a mount for it than can be made be detachable with an exhaust clamp. I'm having to buy more wine!   I then came to another problem. The motor wheels do not touch the ground if I am on a slightl slope which is a slight issue if I go over ground which is not completely flat. Classic 3 legs V 4 legs problem.   So there are three options:   - mount the wheels further back which will require a base redo - Absolutely not! - put the motorised wheels on suspension - Interesting... - raise the swivels higher - difficult but not impossible?   I eventually went with the suspension option but I had a small issue which is that the best springs I could find were RC car springs which would not be suitable for the weight of the dalek. So I decided to get creative. I got some 2mm EVA foam and I plan to mount it under the motorised wheels so it puts the wheels lower to the ground and also adds a bit of suspension. (I have been informed by my motorsport friends that shims/shimming is the correct term for this). My motorbike friend also gave me a section of aluminium to help with support and strength as well. In the meantime I have been a busy bee painting and the head should hopefully be done within the next few days so I have acquired Ford Tiebtan Gold paint for this as it seems close enough and easy to get. I'll add an update on painting and the skirt when I am further along.   Cost Breakdown: - EVA foam roll - £11 - 2 x Cans of Ford Tiebtan Gold - £22 - Assorted nuts and bolts - £8 - Large washers - £4 - Exhaust clamp - £6   

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