The Finished Skirt Section!

I, Davros.

Skirt Panels Attached!

Got all the skirt panels attached with lots of nails and glue. They all lined up pretty close to how I expected them to. I had to do some minor trims with an exacto knife and spackle
a few spots to smooth things out.

I glued and spackled the seams on the panels the strengthen everything. Then I painted over them with primer and sanded it.

 An inside view...

And here is the pretty much finished Skirt...

Day of the Dalek Skirt Panels

The skirt panels are all painted now, and here they are leaning in place on the frame one more time before I attached the hemispheres.

Once I glue those hemi's into the holes, I can attach the panels to the frame, spackle in any gaps, and touch up the paint.

I still need make the bumper at the bottom a bit thicker, but I'll do that later.

Holes!

Just finished drilling the 56 4" holes in the skirt panels for the hemispheres.
I cheated a little bit and only measured the locations for each hole on one side of the skirt and the clamped the corresponding panel from the opposite side to each and drilled straight through - so I did 2 panels at a time. Except for the back panel obviously...

And here they are leaning in position against the skirt frame again.

Now on to those hemispheres!!

More Skirt Panels

Spent the evening cutting out the rest of the skirt panels and then trimming the edges and sanding them to fit. It looks like they'll line up right once they're nailed and glued into place. They're just sort of leaning in place in these photos.

I still have to cut out the holes in each panel for the hemispheres first though. I'm also trying to decide if I should paint the panels before or after attaching them.

Dalek Skirt, part 5

Wheels...

...and the mostly complete skirt frame (still need to put the seat panel in. and some sort of latch to keep the parts together)



Dalek Skirt, part 4

I got quite a bit done today!

Here's the lower layer of the base with the trim attached with nails and wood glue (and lots of spackle to fill in cracks and gaps and make things look smoother.

Got some work done on the upper part of the skirt as well.

Just wanted to make sure the supports for the seat were sturdy...

and here it is with the front half.

Still need to cut the front strut and stick it in there. Also need to put a sheet of plywood in for the seat.

I think this might actually work out!









Brendan vs. The Feet-hole

Finally finished cutting out the hole in the lower part of the base. It was extra tricky because there's no easy way in with a hand saw. So I drilled holes around the edges and then hacked away at the smaller bits that were left until i could basically punch out the middle (and then sanded the edges).

Did I mention I'm making the bottom part of the base in 2 parts? I need the base to split for transportation reasons (and I suspect this will make it easier to get in and out of). But rather than use one REALLY thick piece of plywood or MDF for the bottom, I'm using 2 pieces  of 1/2" (well, a little over 1/2" - it's in millimeters, but i forget how many exactly... anyway) to make the bottom about 1" thick with the wheels and trim attached to the bottom layer, and the top layer split for attaching the rest of the skirt.

My big reasons for this:

 1. thinner pieces of wood to cut - remember, no power saw (I really should have just saved up for one of those)

 2. just seems like it would be more stable with the split

 3. if at some point I want to make the bigger MK2 base with larger wheels for outdoor use/invasion, I can just make that separately and pop the existing skirt on it.

Dalek Skirt, part 3

I had a little bit of energy left today after all that sawing yesterday, so I got this done.

Next step - split the skirt pieces so it will be easier to transport later. And get out the front door. because I don't think it will fit otherwise. Also have to figure out how the cut that big hole in the middle.

Dalek Skirt, part 2

Finally got these cut out.

Using this.

My arms are going to hurt tomorrow.

Dalek Skirt, part 1

Measured out the shape of the base and top of the skirt.

Did I mention I wish I had an electric saw?

Dalek Depot

Went shopping at Home Depot today for what I need to get started. Going to start with the base and "skirt" (or is it a kilt?) so I got most of what I need for the structure of that - plywood, screws, nails, glue, casters. Got some basic tools too. I wish I had (or could afford) an electric saw.... but I can't, so hand saw it is.

I think I'll make the skirt panels out of hardboard. Lighter than plywood. Easier to cut by hand too.
Will have to figure something out for the 4" hemispheres* on the skirt too. I'll worry about that after I get the frame put together.

*Do you know how many hemispheres a Dalek has on its skirt section? I do now. 56.