Their small size makes it fairly easy to create a quick diorama.
Each has a pull back and go motion, and uses actual dialogue from the film, although it does sound a little distorted in a couple of mine.
The silver Dalek, or drone.
The black Dalek who is in charge of the mining operation in Bedfordshire.
The red Dalek who is in charge of the spaceship, capturing slaves and wiping out the resistance.
The gold Dalek is the overall leader and differs from the other three models in that it has a sucker arm rather than a claw.
The colourful box with some splendid retro artwork.
"Intercept escaping humans in river area!"
Hey they're neat those Scoop! Great colours and the box art is brill. Good old Peter Cushing! I wonder how he's viewed by Who fans as one of the Doctors?
ReplyDeleteThey are nicely detailed, Woodsy.
ReplyDeleteAs to Peter Cushing, I can only give a personal view in that I enjoyed the two films and his interpretation of Dr Who as a human, which I think would have suited the intended audience of 1965 and 1966. who I suspect would have been less aware of the alien aspects of the Doctor .
Its a pity the films weren't that successful at the time as I would have liked to have seen the proposed third one based on 'The Chase' TV story.
exterminate !!... =) ew
ReplyDeleteAs a youngster I enjoyed the second film much more than the first- Appallng piece of script in the first film, with Roy Castle saying "Hello, Dr Who"! The second film also had that excellent flying saucer.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you there, Andy. I liked the 'London' settings, even though it was just filmed on the backlot of Shepperton Studios. The Flying Saucer was definitely a high spot for me too.
DeleteI don't remember Roy Castle in this film but as a complete aside, he stars in one of my all time fave Horror anthology stories in Dr Terrors House of Horrors, with Peter Cushing as Dr Terror. The short film is the one about Roy nicking a voodoo beat for his latest hit back home. It features some great Jazz, fab Roy solos and the great Kenny Lynch. I dunno, I just like Roy Castle and his infectious smile.
ReplyDeleteRoy Castle was in the first film, Dr Who and the Daleks, Woodsy. Bernard Cribbing was in the this second film.
ReplyDeleteThere is of course another connection between the Dr Who films and Dr Terror in that they are both made by Amicus films, even though the Who films are credited to Aaru.
Aaru? Sound like Who when you're drunk! Well, not you specifically Scoop, I mean anyone! Damn, when in a hole....
ReplyDeleteI love Amicus!