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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   (88,566 visits to this link)

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

    2. Dalek Builder's Workshop Manual   (79,051 visits to this link)

    3. Downloads: Dalek Plans And Other Essential Reading   (102,064 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   (21,755 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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      • ChristmasDalek
      • By ChristmasDalek,

    2. Frequently Asked Questions

      New members start here.

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      • RepeatedMeme
      • By RepeatedMeme,

    3. Newsflash

      Essential information, forum business etc.

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      • Splat
      • By Splat,

  4. Project Dalek Technical

    1. Technical Questions

      General Forum (software) technical questions. Problems searching, posting, downloading or opening files? Ask here.

      574
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      • Justin Time
      • By Justin Time,

    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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      • Galifreyscall
      • By Galifreyscall,

  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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      • Mark Casto
      • By Mark Casto,

    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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      • Some Boi Online
      • By Some Boi Online,

    3. Davros

      An area for all things related to building (full size) Davros.

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      • jaguwa68
      • By jaguwa68,

    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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      • MondoJon
      • By MondoJon,

    2. 2: The Neck

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

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      • RepeatedMeme
      • By RepeatedMeme,

    3. 3: The Shoulders

      Gun box positions, collar/slat placement etc

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      • M.Sharif_3D
      • By M.Sharif_3D,

    4. 4: The Skirt

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

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      • Themomentiscool
      • By Themomentiscool,

    5. 5: The Base

      Movie and new series fenders. Classic bases and DIOE doubles.

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      • Sorkyah
      • By Sorkyah,

    6. 6: The Appendages

      The dome lights, eye-stalk, gun and arm. Making & modifying. Irises, water guns and CO2.

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      • First Neil
      • By First Neil,

    7. 7: Finishing Off

      Colour schemes, detailing, finishing touches.

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      • John
      • By John,

  7. Build Techniques

    1. Working with GRP

      Problems with fibreglassing or moulds? Ask here.

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      • Nimitz
      • By Nimitz,

    2. Working with Wood & MDF

      Working with wood. Making wooden sections. Problems and solutions.

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      • RepeatedMeme
      • By RepeatedMeme,

    3. Working with Metals

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

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      • dalekfromskaro
      • By dalekfromskaro,

    4. Plastics

      What type and when to use it. PETG, acrylic, polystyrene. Vac forming and pressure forming etc.

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      • Rhydian Evans
      • By Rhydian Evans,

    5. Paint

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

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      • anthony lathrop
      • By anthony lathrop,

    6. Other Materials

      Post here for help with materials not covered above!

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      • anthony lathrop
      • By anthony lathrop,

  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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      • Dalek Krypto
      • By Dalek Krypto,

    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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      • kokoroko
      • By kokoroko,

    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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      • jaguwa68
      • By jaguwa68,

  9. Electronics & Electrical

    1. Voice Modulators

      All voice-mod related questions, reviews, research and development in here, please.

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      • Dave Jeffrey
      • By Dave Jeffrey,

    2. General Electronics & Electrical

      Non voice-mod electrical topics such as wiring, lighting etc.

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      • Tim Miller
      • By Tim Miller,

    3. Motorisation

      Adding motors, batteries, control units, PIR etc.

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      • John
      • By John,

  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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      • ChristmasDalek
      • By ChristmasDalek,

    2. Virtual Daleks

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

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      • TheArchitect
      • By TheArchitect,

    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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      • DaveL
      • By DaveL,

  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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      • John
      • By John,

    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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      • RepeatedMeme
      • By RepeatedMeme,

    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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      • Dalek Two Zero
      • By Dalek Two Zero,

  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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      • Ivory
      • By Ivory,

    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

  • Recent Status Updates

    • John Kelly

      John Kelly

      Had to cast up a dome today. After the gelcoat had cured, I set about laying up. Got the first layer of 600gsm in with about .4L of resin, all looking good, layered in a second layer of matting, poured out another .4L of resin into my mixing jug, pigment in, went to give the catalyst dispenser a squeeze and realised that the tube was already full of MEK! Whoops, I forgot to catalyse the first batch! What a wally!
       
      I did consider whipping everything out and starting afresh, but I thought I'd try my luck with an alternative method, and not waste all that material. I catalysed the second batch at 4%, very high, worked generous amounts of resin it through the matting, then spent a lot of time consolidating with rollers and brushes. Hoping that all this will work the first and second batches of resin together enough to get it all to cure... will find out in the morning!
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    • Ryan Wade

      Ryan Wade

      Looking for other Dalek owners in Northern Ireland 🙂 
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    • Iain Brownlie

      Iain Brownlie  »  Sparhawk1962

      Hi sparhawk1962,
       
      I'm Iain Brownlie, Dalek Desmond's owner. I was the guy who contacted you on eBay, ref ordering an electronic Necros Dalek gun stick. Apologies trying to contact you on eBay, I wasn't aware that eBay didn't allow people to talk business.  Would it be possible to get hold or custom make an electronic Necros Dalek gun stick with blue 'laser' effect. As you can see Desmond if fully operational with wires, power and Martmod5. Any assistance would be gratefully received. Kind Regards Iain....and Desmond 
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    • Dalek Two Zero

      Dalek Two Zero

      I want to make a prototype of this to test if the principle works
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      Dalek Two Zero

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  • New Posts

    • ChristmasDalek
      Hello From Nelson

      By ChristmasDalek · Posted

      Welcome to Project Dalek!   The best advice I can give you is read, read, read. Read builds about your favorite Dalek, read the answers to frequently asked questions, and buy and read the Dalek Builders' Workshop Manual - it gives the answers to the how questions, while the plans give you the "what size?" answers. This site is an amazing resource, but it is HUGE. Thankfully, you have time look around and to see how a few other builders went about creating their Daleks before you are ready to start yours.
    • ChristmasDalek
      60% 60s Dalek

      By ChristmasDalek · Posted

      Wow! Thank you for the great explanations. It is looking really good.
    • Mark Casto
      Dalek Oracle

      By Mark Casto · Posted

      This will be my fourth Dalek build since I started making my first one last year and more than likely the last one, as I am running out of space to store them all. But I have decided to make a blue one based on the blue Daleks. Here is a Photoshop line-up to show you what I am aiming for.   I have already started having got the dome skirt and shoulders ready and the collar has been made using foamx board which is brilliant for this task and easy to cut with a Stanley knife and very bendy. I've also made the claw and the gun ready to put on the gazing balls. Having already made three Daleks it's getting a lot easier to make them plus the fact that my friend has all the moulds for the other parts so that saves a lot of work. Ok here are some pictures to show you where we are at... The claw has a metal tube running through the first section with a perspex circle screwed into a fitting that holds it in place you simply pull it from the back end of the tube and it shuts down the spring-loaded claws. I printed out a holder for the claws and the claws as well after knocking it up in blender. More progress as I get to work on Dalek Oracle my fourth Dalek thanks to Project Daleks wonderful site.  
    • gazzer23
      Daniel's NSD

      By gazzer23 · Posted

      The frosted acrylic tube and the 5mm LED strips arrived. Decided to change the internal tube that holds the LED's so it has rings around it cut out where the LEDS are so now looks like.     The 5mm LED strips use the same LED's as the narrow 2.7mm ones and with the same spacing. I managed to remove the steel tube and replace it with the frosted acrylic tube. So below is a taster for what it looks like when together but it stops as can't draw enough current, so i need to provide the power to it separately which is what I had to do before anyway. I just lost my cable to do it somewhere in this mess in my room.     We need more power Scotty 🙂   I also wrote the code to drive the eye shaft up and down from the linear potentiometer on my voice modulator. Had a few issues with dead zones on the potentiometer and also in the ESP32 ADC as well 😞 But I will get around it by getting a slightly long linear potentiometer so can avoid the dead zones.     I also fixed the bug in my voice modulator configuration screen, it now saves the changed value correctly and if you go back in later  on you will see the updated values. it was a silly little bug, I was calling the wrong display method 🙂  

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