Okay, I’m finally all caught up with posting about my already completed Daleks. That took way longer than expected (I’ve once again discovered I am not a photographer).
In the upcoming weeks, I’d like to give these guys their own project page, which will include a tutorial on how they’re made…
A family portrait:
After I’d finishing the first two Daleks, I thought it only right that they have their own Kaled-mutant friends…
Like any 1.0, this first guy’s got some lovable flaws. This was my first attempt at kinda trying to felt… It didn’t work so well (now I know felt first, stuff later!). He’s still soft and cuddly though!
Mini Dalek Sec Mutant (version 1.0)
This guy goes with the Mini Dalek Sec (I’d finished him before the “Daleks in Manhattan” episode catastrophe, and I still think Sec’s mutant should have been black).
After Doomsday my fiance requested his own Dalek Sec so it could sit on his desk.
After years of being a crocheter, I had recently learned how to knit (unrelated hand injuries had made crocheting painful, so I was forced to seek out alternative methods). I didn’t think knitted fabric would be as suited for my purposes, but I gave it a shot:
I tried to make this guy more cartoon-like features: overly large eye stalk, and appendages. Other than that, he’s very close to scale (1:10), largely due to my discovery of Project Dalek. They have these fantastic pdf guides that really helped me to solidify many of the more intricate aspects.
After watching “The Lone Dalek”, I so very much wanted a plush version of a Dalek. I was really surprised to find out that no one was making them… Like a craftier version of Davros, I realized I’d have to create my own…
Allow me to introduce you to “Bling”, the very first member of my Dalek Empire:
I remember my initial thoughts were “he shouldn’t be that hard to make”… hehe… Between the 11 panels, 56 balls, and all the other little intricacies that make Daleks unique, this guy took a month to finish. Considering I was working soley off of production photos, he came out pretty good (though a bit anerexic looking, and his plunger droops a bit)…
Some of the details: he was mostly constructed made with Glitterspun, a disproportionately small hook (I actually broke one in half), and polyfil. The panels were crocheted seperately and then stitched together. Also, each of the 56 balls were individually crocheted and attached after the skirt was assembled.
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