Dalek OOB - Help Needed

[Hat Guy]

Hey guys, a friend and I are working on getting his old Dalek Necron proxy army redone for Firefight. Both of us are big Classic Who fans, but are just getting started with the novels, audios and comics. Ideally, the army would have enough variation to be interesting on the table-top, rather than just being a mob of Daleks. To that end, I'm looking to the LAF brains trust to dredge up enough expanded canon to fill out the army nicely.

Just to be clear, Classic Who and expanded universe only! None of that "New Who" crap. 

So far, the obvious ones are:

Dalek

The classic killing machine, these form the bulk of the army, each one basically a miniature tank.

Dalek Mutants

Not built for combat, but these horrible blobs have been known to cause trouble for unsuspecting enemies.

Special Weapons Dalek

Who doesn't love these? Made insane by radiation, these Daleks are wheeled into battle by their comrades to bring their devastating weapons to bear.

Flying Platforms

Used for scouting and negotiating difficult terrain, these platforms make any Dalek highly mobile.

Ogrons

Hired muscle for the Daleks, Ogrons are tough warriors with a penchant for sadism and violence.

Spaceships

Daleks have used a variety of spaceships over the years, both for transport and direct warfare.

Emperor Dalek

Rarely mobile, the Emperor Dalek leads one of the Dalek factions and likes shouting at subordinates.

Dalek Commanders

Sometimes black, sometimes red, Dalek commanders can often be identified by different colouring. These Daleks tend to have small leadership roles on the battlefield.

Davros

Creator of the Daleks and leader of the renegade faction, Davros is a mastermind of genetic engineering and a madman.

Will post pictures as the project progresses, thanks in advance for the help. 

[Onebigriver]

None of that "New Who" crap. 

Deary me. Nose, spite & face springs to mind.

[westwaller]

Wasn't Davros the leader of the Imperial faction in Remembrance Of The Daleks? IIRC, didn't they fight the Renegade faction of Grey Daleks?

Have you considered having Engineer Daleks? Citadel had them as the ones with pincers rather than plungers, in their Daleks v Cyberman plastics in the late 80s. What about the Supreme Dalek? Which I think was black and gold?

Oh yeah and don't forget the 'Robomen' dalek soldiers as seen in the Dalek movie from the 60s...

[Wachaza]

Always loved the Ogrons. Hope Warlord do a load in plastic soon.

What have you got so far? Any current pics?

[joe5mc]

Don't forget the Dalek troopers - either branwashed/essentially robomen, or as possibly as mercenary allies (the guys pictured here was a merc). They come from one of the Peter Davidson ones:

[dadlamassu]

And the Slyther

[fastolfrus]

There was a Dalek Annual back in (1965 or 1966?) had all sorts of other designs in it.
Including one on stilts? for mangrove swamps.

The lead Dalek in that was more like a normal base with a "ball" top half, and gold coloured.

They featured in a comic called TV21. You might find some illustrations on google if you look for Dalek TV21

There's a modernised version here: http://alteredvistas.co.uk/html/dalek_chronicles.html

[Hat Guy]

How could I forget the Robomen? I love those cheesy movies! 

Thanks for the TV21 heads-up fastolfrus, plenty of inspiration there!

[Hat Guy]

Sorry for double-post, but found the mangrove Dalek:


Love it!

[forrester]

If you google "Dalek colour schemes" you will get plenty of guides both as to basic Daleks and special leaders, by way of variety.

Daleks like to use auxiliaries/slaves as cannon fodder or for heavy lifting.  The obvious ones are Robomen in "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" [1st Doctor] Ogrons [3rd Doctor] and Dalek Troopers[ mercenaries/clones, 5th Doctor]. 
As Daleks can be encountered throughout space and time, the possibilities for similar auxiliaries are endless.
Daleks do not acknowledge "equals" but that hasn't stopped not a few individuals deluding themselves that they are valuable allies. That usually ends in tears.

[fastolfrus]

Sorry for double-post, but found the mangrove Dalek:


Love it!

That was the one.
I think it was in the "Dalek World" (1966).

I found an Amazon page that has a couple of illustrations that you might find useful:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/DALEK-world-annual-1966/dp/B003WQVGMA

The two twin-page spreads are handy, the "Dalek task force" has a variety of specialist vehicles/machines, and the "inside a Skaro saucer" has the gold coloured leader illustrated at number 18.

[Hobby Services]

Go look at Second Empire for all the inspiration you'll ever need.

http://www.mechmaster.co.uk/cg-lair/daleks/secemp-index.htm

[Hat Guy]

Thanks for the help, LAF provides, as always. 

As the army comes back together, I'll make sure to get some pictures. The last time it saw daylight, digital cameras were still pretty new-fangled, so I'm not finding any existing pictures.

[Doomsdave]

Go look at Second Empire for all the inspiration you'll ever need.

http://www.mechmaster.co.uk/cg-lair/daleks/secemp-index.htm

I borrowed from 2nd empire a lot to spice up my dalek army.

[anevilgiraffe]

now, I would in no way recommend the novel War of the Daleks as it rewrites loads of Who lore with a very clumsy plot, but does include Strider Daleks - essentially the bastard love child of a Spider Dalek and an AT-AT. And the novel also introduced the fan based Spider Dalek into 'canon'



Destiny of the Daleks introduced Suicide Daleks, Daleks Masterplan had flamethrower units, and although strictly not canon, you don't want to forget the Engineer Dalek.





The Doctor was also able to identify Scout Daleks from normal Daleks in Remembrance of the Daleks, based on the skirt if memory serves, but a basic Dalek prop was used. Remembrance also had the Imperial Shuttle. Can't lay my hands on pics of the one I made. I did do a saucer though.



The Chase gave the Daleks DARDIS's if you want a smaller ship on the tabletop for them.