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in this instructable I'll show you how to build a life size cardboard dalek from the show doctor who. this was a bit experimental so feel free to impr...
to build the dalek you will need -a lott of cardboard -duct tape in multiple colors. -painters tape, optional -velcro, optional -36 styrofome spheres ...
first cut out the panels, i have a picture of what most of them should resemble but i also included a papercraft template by gfoyle that i found onlin...
now, put the main skirt down on two sheets of cardboard and trace the skirt leaving about an inch between the skirt and the edge, then cut out the two...
due to the daleks inability to fit through my door i employed an optional step to allow it to be partially disassemblable. simply put velcro on the ba...
finally, trace the top of the skirt and cut out a flat piece of cardboard to that shape cut out the inside and attach it to the top and for now, you a...
take a long piece of string and wrap it around the top of the skirt, this is how long your midsection should be. now use that to roughly copy the shap...
to make these make 2 rectangles about 7 inches long and just big enough to hold an empty tape roll. then tape the tape role inside. measure an equal d...
now remove the black base and paint the dalek your desired color.
to make the spheres just find a ball that fits nicely into the empty tape roll, then cover half of it in painters and then duct tape. do this four tim...
normal toilet plungers are to heavy so this is how i improvised. make the stick the same way as the exterminator barrel but make it 18 inches long. th...
now we will make this silver belt like part. just cut a piece of cardboard about 6 inches tall and long enough to to wrap all the way around the dalek...
to finish it up cut a piece of mesh that wraps around the dalek from just above the belt to the top, making sure to hike it up around the arms. now ma...
first prop up the circle you made on the top of the daleks midsection and then make the outside of it silver. then measure it and make 4 more copies p...
you could attach the mesh to the midsection of the dalek or you could let it hang free so that it can be raised they both have pro's and con's but its...
to make the head take the last ring and attach a piece of cardboard to the inside so it can sit on the top of the neck and swivel. now stretch cardboa...
for the eyestalk, make another tube and mount three rings in the middle, two small one larger and attach it to another empty tape roll (this is why i ...
now coat the hemi-spheres in tinfoil and nail them to the dalek from the inside and you are done, nice job!
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