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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   (98,713 visits to this link)

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

    2. Dalek Builder's Workshop Manual   (85,066 visits to this link)

    3. Downloads: Dalek Plans And Other Essential Reading   (108,664 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   (27,817 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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    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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      • RepeatedMeme
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    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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      • RattyVulcan
      • By RattyVulcan,

  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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      • Hogans Hiro
      • By Hogans Hiro,

    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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      • By RepeatedMeme,

    4. 4: The Skirt

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

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      • By Timeprowler,

    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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      • By Chris Moliere,

    7. 7: Finishing Off

      Colour schemes, detailing, finishing touches.

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      • By John Kelly,

  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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    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
      • 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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    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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      • 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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      • RattyVulcan
      • By RattyVulcan,

    3. Motorisation

      Adding motors, batteries, control units, PIR etc.

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      • Hogans Hiro
      • By Hogans Hiro,

  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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      • who_collector
      • By who_collector,

    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
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  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
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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
      • By Mark Smith,

    3. The Oddballs

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

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      • Chris Moliere
      • By Chris Moliere,

  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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    • Hogans Hiro
      Themdarndaleks' 3D Printed NSD - Dalek Leche

      By Hogans Hiro · Posted

      You can get 250g roll for transparent instead of buying a bunch.  Its very finicky to print.  Prints best like Pet-G settings but its PLA.  I used over half a 1 KG roll printing the dome lights and the Eye stalk disks.  A lot to failed prints to adjust.  Print it SLOW!    It looks like you're printing the same files I did.  Yeah, trying to hold a tiny nut in a 30 degree angle while turning it a quarter of a time with an allen wrenchg it brutal.  Had to get a some long needle nose pliers to hold them in place.  Chasing flush seems will be mind-numbing as well.    I'm fighting the eye stalk movement now.  I locked mine in place for my first con.  An actuator is actually not bad and that is what the print is set up for.  It nounts to the top of the dome and pushes that pivot in and out about 50 mm which moves the stalk up and down.    Check out Elembivos Duma build ....      
    • Rana
      New Series - Special Weapons Dalek

      By Rana · Posted

      @bec weir Very true! I vary from how strict I am with it but some of its definitely needs some more TLC. I'm getting some more sand paper soon so I can be a little more aggressive with it.  I take your point about the kids but I was staring at other Daleks fenders at Comic Con and was impressed at how smooth they looked.    How good is Spray on truck bed liner as it's the first I've heard of it?    @Hogans Hiro Oh interesting! I have something like this - Modelling paste which I can easily sand - but unfortunately I believe my one has spoiled as a lot of it has hardened. Might be time for me to get a new batch but I'll look into this too!
    • themdarndaleks
      Themdarndaleks' 3D Printed NSD - Dalek Leche

      By themdarndaleks · Posted

      Sorry about the delay, been busy with school work and been having to balance that with Leche here. It's also why I haven't taken any photos lately, just didn't have the time and I wanted to post something with a huge amount of progress.    Aaaaaaaaand I really should have taken more pictures along the way while assembling this. Bought a variety pack of M3 and M5 screws as per the download page for this model, and that's what I've been using to screw this all together. Honestly it's been kinda difficult cuz of the weird angles, and since I'm using an allen key instead of a screwdriver, progress has been really slow.    At least it's starting to look like a Dalek now.   That being said.    I swear when it comes to 3D printing, it's like Khorne from Warhammer. The printer demands blood, and doesn't care from whence it flows. Like, I've already cut myself twice with this project, and I'm predicting at least 3 more times before the end. I'm not a masochist I swear.   And the dome is done! I've still gotta get the lights on, the cowl on, and the eyestalk mounted though. Which is where I'm gonna have problems since I plan on having it be manually operated. I don't know how I'm gonna do that other than just like, tie a string through the hole in the back of the eyestalk mount and pull it up and down to move the eyestalk, since I REALLY don't wanna have to mess around with motors. Like I said, caveman brain. To be honest, I don't know how I'm gonna handle the dome and eyestalk movement. I just want it to be simple, ya know?   Now, before I started on the dome, I actually took a crack at printing the plunger with the remaining gold filament I had lying around. It failed, and the round parts facing the build plate looked awful, so I gotta try again. It might be down to the fact I'm trying to print something off-standard from the original models, but I've got myself a bit of a choice here.   I'm basing Leche off the Anime design from 2011, and since the animation was made by one guy, there's bound to be animation errors more often, one of which being the Daleks' plungers. In some shots it resembles the Imperial Daleks' plungers...   Whereas in others it looks more like the standard plunger design.    So I really don't know which one to go with. I mean yeah I guess I can go with both cuz it's not like it glues on and is permanent. I've also gotta figure out the dome lights and the light cages. I've gotta reprint out the cages since the bottoms do NOT want to be screwed in, and I need to figure out the Moflash cages for the lights, I really don't wanna have to buy a whole roll of transparent filament just for like, 3 things and then never use it again.   I've got a lot of stuff to figure out as the project goes, I'm not gonna lie. Either way, that's all for now
    • Hogans Hiro
      New Series - Special Weapons Dalek

      By Hogans Hiro · Posted

      I've become a huge fan of just putting two layers of fiberglass on my wood work instead of bondo for filling seams.  It saves a ton of time by bridging the gaps and it hides a multitude of sins.  Made my 1/4 inch gaps disappear.

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