This Dalek model was produced by Comet Miniatures many years ago, and I built this particular example
myself. Sadly I don't have it anymore; I took it apart so I could measure the pieces
as source material for my CGI model. It was a pity it had to go, but ultimately it was worth it.
Anyone familiar with the kit will notice that I made a few modifications to it:
- I painted the model up as a seventies-style grey and black Dalek instead of the
sixties-style silver and blue variant it was supposed to be. I didn't get the shade
of grey quite right though.
- I lowered the dome so that it had that slightly ‘bashed-in’ look characteristic
of seventies Daleks.
- I shortened the shoulder section by several millimetres, as I found that the gap between
the solar slats and the waist band was too great otherwise.
- I made the dome lights smaller.
- I had to replace the rods that line the gun barrel as I slightly over-shortened the
original ones. (Well I never was very good at making plastic models; I'm much better
doing it with a computer.)
