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manual 

Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 10:33 GMT

Will it be a Haynes manual?

I, for one, 

Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 10:36 GMT

Happy

...welcome our new tech-geek-basement-dwelling-dalek-building-anti-human overlords.

(I suppose they will be built in basements given the bloody things can now fly).

Chris

'hardcore' 

Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 10:45 GMT

for sure that is some serious geek/nerd pr0n. ;)

Daleks have always been able to fly... 

Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 11:10 GMT

Alien

...it's just that they've chosen not to for rather a long time. They were first seen flying in "Rememberance of the the Daleks", a Sylvester McCoy story, and notably in all their appearances in the new series.

yep, true hardcore 

Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 11:10 GMT

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I've just been reading the site. These people are very serious and it's a well constructed site with lots of well organised information.

How about a 'Reg Challenge' for autonomous Daleks making their way around a shopping centre having to buy a list of items from the shops?

You forgot 

Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 11:43 GMT

When it comes to daleks it's never just a plan - it's always a masterplan.

P.S. still waiting for a Tardis icon for anything who related - though I might just settle for a sonic screwdriver!

Hardcore dalek photos? 

Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 12:28 GMT

Alien

You mean as opposed to the softcore dalek photos that made Katy Manning notorious?

No Dalek fiction? 

Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 13:28 GMT

Alien

"we don't 'do' Dalek fiction"

Erm, unless I've missed something major isn't everything to do with Daleks fictional?

@Hardcore dalek photos? 

Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 13:37 GMT

Notorious? Nah -it made her ever more the delectable and eye-pleasing 70's treat; especially for the growing kid that I happened to be in the Troughton/Pertwee (pun maybe intended there) era.

Will I be able to register one as a mini-cab and avoid the congestion charge? 

Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 14:09 GMT

Paris Hilton

PH angle: trying saying "Paris Hilton" in a Dalek voice. :-)

dalek photos 

Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 14:14 GMT

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Better not show the Dalek guys this photo of a Dalek made by a museum recently.

http://picasaweb.google.com/stuarthalliday/DoctorWho/photo#5105889703246845346

True Dalek builders have a code of honour only to make accurate looking Daleks.

Curse of Gnome 

Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 14:19 GMT

Black Helicopters

So, are we running a sweepstake on how long this survives until the BBC send in the lawyers?

Meanwhile on the planet Maskaro 

Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 17:12 GMT

Coat

The Gay Daleks are planning gaylactic hardcore sadism & domination with their nine inch refractors.

What? Right, yes, it's the one with the half empty bottle of cheap sherry in the outer pocket. Ta.

Lady Daleks ?? 

Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 19:20 GMT

Joke

Would they screech "Ex-foliate!!" ??

Actually... 

Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 21:08 GMT

they were first known to fly in Revelation of the Daleks with Colin Baker

Title 

Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 21:20 GMT

@Stuart Halliday - Thank you for your post - I grinned out loud...

I remember the BBC selling a book about how to make your own Dalek - with all the diagrams - in about 1975. I even asked my woodwork teacher (yes, yes, this was long before it got its present poncy name of "Design/Technology")

It would have been bloody expensive to make, even then!

Daleks would shop 

Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 21:31 GMT

for jelly babies. You would really see some mayhem then.

Okay, quibbling time now 

Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 22:13 GMT

Alien

Daleks were referred to as using anti-gravity units in the Tom Baker story Destiny of the Daleks.

These were, admittedly, not built-in to their shells but the utility was there from early on. I think they were actually called anti-gravity discs.

Not to mention that saying when the daleks started to fly implies linear time upon a time-travelling race.

Daleks 

Posted Wednesday 7th November 2007 03:18 GMT

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The first published plans for a Dalek were in the 10th anniversary special issue of Radio Times in 1973, which contained an episode guide, Dalek story and interviews as well as aforementioned plans.

Plus, the BBC don't own the rights to Daleks: Terry Nation their creator (or rather his estate now) owns the copyright on Daleks.

Its a rather cool site :D

@ANDY 

Posted Wednesday 7th November 2007 08:59 GMT

IT Angle

WE WILL CON-QUER THE U-NI-VERSE. AND THEN GO SHOP-PING! PA-RIS HIL-TON WILL SHOW US THE WAY!

Dalek Building Isn't new 

Posted Wednesday 7th November 2007 17:14 GMT

Go

The original bunch of Dalek building Geeks have been going over 10 years and can be found here:

www.dalekcity.co.uk

Absolom Daak

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