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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   (90,876 visits to this link)

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

    2. Dalek Builder's Workshop Manual   (80,116 visits to this link)

    3. Downloads: Dalek Plans And Other Essential Reading   (103,420 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   (23,039 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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      • Adam Fraser
      • By Adam Fraser,

    2. Frequently Asked Questions

      New members start here.

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      • Nickm
      • By Nickm,

    3. Newsflash

      Essential information, forum business etc.

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      • psabin8951
      • By psabin8951,

  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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      • Centurion
      • By Centurion,

    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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      • theburgessdalek
      • By theburgessdalek,

    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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      • Nigel H
      • By Nigel H,

    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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      • Dalek Garlic
      • By Dalek Garlic,

    3. 3: The Shoulders

      Gun box positions, collar/slat placement etc

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      • RepeatedMeme
      • By RepeatedMeme,

    4. 4: The Skirt

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

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      • RepeatedMeme
      • By RepeatedMeme,

    5. 5: The Base

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

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      • Butch
      • By Butch,

    6. 6: The Appendages

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

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      • rptaylor
      • By rptaylor,

    7. 7: Finishing Off

      Colour schemes, detailing, finishing touches.

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      • Dalek Jon
      • By Dalek Jon,

  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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      posts
      • DalekDucky
      • By DalekDucky,

    3. Working with Metals

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

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      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
      • Dalek Norvic
      • By Dalek Norvic,

    5. Paint

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

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      posts
      • ChristmasDalek
      • By ChristmasDalek,

    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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      • Wictor
      • By Wictor,

    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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      • brutusb69
      • By brutusb69,

    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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      posts
      • John
      • By John,

  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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      • bertus
      • By bertus,

    3. Motorisation

      Adding motors, batteries, control units, PIR etc.

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      posts
      • bertus
      • By bertus,

  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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      • Ekij
      • By Ekij,

    2. Virtual Daleks

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

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      • NigelPurdyMM
      • By NigelPurdyMM,

    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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      • 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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      • John
      • By John,

    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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      • Samantha Kayes
      • By Samantha Kayes,

  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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      John K's Resurrection Daleks Chronicle

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      Looking very smart John! Love the grey colour
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      Full Size Imperial

      By Imperialbill · Posted

      Very productive today, finished filling and sanding the dome, applied a nice thick coat of high build which I'll flat off tomorrow.  Recut the tube for the eye stalk as my first attempt was wonky! Also gave the discs a second coat of gold as they were a bit milky looking. Also sorted out the eye stalk pivot and mount 😁
    • John Kelly
      John K's Dead Planet Dalek Refurb

      By John Kelly · Posted

      My project for the next couple of months is a commission to refurb a Dead Planet Dalek. It was purchased a few months ago by my client, and he wants it to look more like the Dead Planet Dalek that was used for the Radio Times 60th photoshoot. Limited budget, so looking to get the most authentic external appearance without being overly authentic inside.   I'm not sure of the provenance of the fibreglass parts of this Dalek. The skirt is alright, although the front 3 panels seem to be largely the same widths. I'll be removing all the bolt-on hemis and replacing with push-throughs. The fender is far too wide and has a double step, so that all needs to be sorted out. There is no seat, so I'll fit one.   The shoulders look like a @subcusick set to me, with the integral collar bands. The collars are plastic, and need to be replaced with aluminium. The antennae retainers seem to have been hot glued in, so I think I'll likely rip all that out and fit traditional parts as per the movie Daleks/Dalek 7 (yes, I know it's not authentic to Dead Planet, but I'm on a budget here!). The antennae are all plastic parts with an inauthentic plunger, so I think they'll be entirely replaced.   The neckbin is overly sturdy, and needs to be lightened up, correct mesh fitted. The neck rods are segmented between each neck ring and far too thick, so I'll ditch them, v-slot the neck rings and fit proper rods.   The dome ring is again hot-glued in, so that needs to come out and be replaced by a proper dome ring and rotation mechanism. The eyeball is out of shape, and again is likely to be entirely replaced, as it the eyestalk. Needs all-new electrics and lights etc.
    • John Kelly
      John K's Resurrection Daleks Chronicle

      By John Kelly · Posted

      Two weeks ago, I am pretty sure I said that I thought I'd be done by now except perhaps the eyeballs... well, today I glued in the iris discs to the fibreglass eyeballs, and have been applying high build primer to the wooden eyeball... next step on the latter is to white then stencil on the iris.   Other than those, I put everything together this morning. Very gratifying seeing it come together now. I'll take some better images in due course once the eyeballs are on.

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