Author Topic: I Am Dalek! The (re)Birth Of An Empire... (Read 18365 times)

betterZthenDeaD · « **on:** July 22, 2009, 12:41:39 AM »

So, I've ordered a few Daleks from Black Tree Design and I found myself wondering which 'era' to choose for my fledgling empire. Should I go for the grey of the 'Genesis...' Daleks or maybe the white and gold Imperials from 'Rememberance...' (though I should point out I'm NOT a fan of Davros!)? Or maybe even go totally retro and scratchbuild some little satillite dishes ala '... Invasion of Earth'?

Whilst browsing the interweb for porn... er, sorry, inspiration I stumbled across this...

... a collection of one page comics from the sixties solely featuring the Daleks! What could be better? And not a hint of the screaming, hysterical Davros anywhere! My mind was made up... I would have an army of colourful Daleks whizzing about through time and space in fantastically retro flying saucers. Perfect! That was until I stumbled across this guys work...

http://www.mechmaster.co.uk/cg-lair/index.html

My mind was blown! This guys artwork is amazing! And the story arc is enjoyable too (once you get used to the Daleks talking in a more 'human' manner). He manages to cram in a huge variety of Dalek types and colour schemes.

So now I am just waiting for my Black Tree Daleks to arrive and to hopefully pick up some Micro Universe ones too and I can start work on my new Dalek empire! To tide me over until they arrive I'm going to attempt to scratchbuild this fella...

... one of the original production sketches for the Daleks first appearance, and one that appears a couple of times in Mechmasters work. I am also currently trawling ebay for a suitable base for at least one Dalek Saucer (so far with no luck). I hope to have some pictures to post soon!

Sterling Moose · « **Reply #1 on:** July 22, 2009, 01:19:50 AM »

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a collection of one page comics from the sixties

Are you sure they're from the sixties? 3.99 an issue seems mighty expensive for the sixties when wages were around a tenner a week.

betterZthenDeaD · « **Reply #2 on:** July 22, 2009, 03:08:35 AM »

The original comic strips appeared in the sixties as part of a magazine in the UK called TV-21 I believe. Marvel comics re-issued them in one volume fairly recently.

Renfield286 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 22, 2009, 08:07:08 AM »

have you come across the sketches for the transforming dalek?
http://dailypop.wordpress.com/2007/08/17/doctor-who-the-missing-scripts/ (towards the bottom)

Plynkes · « **Reply #4 on:** July 22, 2009, 08:36:19 AM »

They're definitely old, Sterling. I remember reading them in the 80s when they re-ran them as a one-page strip in Doctor Who Monthly. As already mentioned they were originally in a magazine called TV21, at the height of the original Dalekmania in the mid-Sixties.

Gluteus Maximus · « **Reply #5 on:** July 22, 2009, 09:19:54 AM »

Ah yes, I used to love reading that. Mind you, I was in the army at the time but you could get away with eccentricities in those days

As for the Dalek colour, I love the "Genesis" gunmetal and black scheme. Sinister, austere and efficient!

shadowking1957 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 22, 2009, 10:47:00 AM »

that collection is worth getting along with the the TV21 compalations i have all 3 the compalations are stunning..

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Century-21-Classic-Strips-Anderson/dp/1905287933/ref=pd_ys_ir_all_14

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Century-21-Classic-Strips-Anderson/dp/1905287941/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b

Im considering sculpting FBX5 crew and the Stingray crew also..

Tony

fastolfrus · « **Reply #7 on:** July 22, 2009, 06:33:44 PM »

There was also a Dalek annual printed in the mid 1960s, that's a really useful one (if you can find a copy) as it has designs for special Dalek variants (for use on different terrain etc) plus some quite good scenario ideas.

anevilgiraffe · « **Reply #8 on:** July 22, 2009, 08:13:14 PM »

Quote from: fastolfrus on July 22, 2009, 06:33:44 PM

There was also a Dalek annual printed in the mid 1960s, that's a really useful one (if you can find a copy) as it has designs for special Dalek variants (for use on different terrain etc) plus some quite good scenario ideas.

the marsh dalek!

http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Marsh_Dalek

fastolfrus · « **Reply #9 on:** July 22, 2009, 08:37:39 PM »

That's the one : the marsh Dalek was one of the variants.

Gluteus Maximus · « **Reply #10 on:** July 22, 2009, 09:10:28 PM »

I assume that it would suddenly pop up and the enemy would fall then about laughing, thus making it easier for the more conventional Daleks to exterminate them

forrester · « **Reply #11 on:** July 22, 2009, 10:55:02 PM »

TV 21! I read that comic from issue 1 and can still remember the joy on reaching the back page and finding the Dalek strip.As to colour schemes,my over-large collection of Black Tree Daleks is split between the classic silver and blue of the first two Doctors and the gunmetal and black of the Pertwee era onwards--this latter is quite versatile and certainly not limited to "Genesis".

betterZthenDeaD · « **Reply #12 on:** July 23, 2009, 05:41:20 AM »

Yeah the gunmetal black is certainly a definate on my list as it also appears in the online comic I'm using as an influence. In it the rebelling Black Dalek paints his troops this colour in order to launch a night time raid on Skaro!

On a slightly different note, does anyone know where I can get a load of (cheap) robotic claws and arms from? I'm looking for the sort of thing the new Micro Universe Assault Daleks have. I'm having trouble sourcing the Micro Universe Daleks, the Assualt type are particulary 'over-priced' on flEaBay it would seem!

anevilgiraffe · « **Reply #13 on:** July 23, 2009, 12:33:39 PM »

I can't decide about that online comic, there are a lot of liberties with the designs (anal I know) and the characterisations are so unDalek like... but the guy has produced some nice stuff...

I went with the Genesis and Imperial colour schemes... although I prefer to call mine Panzer Grey

betterZthenDeaD · « **Reply #14 on:** July 23, 2009, 07:41:30 PM »

As I'm typing this I'm watching a re-run of the 'Dalek' episode from the Ecclestone series and I see alot of simliararities between that Dalek and the ones in the online comic. I suppose its a question of taste (I WONT be using any pink and purple Daleks!), I think that giving the Daleks a little 'humanity' makes them more monsterous!

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