Hatchette Partworks Ltd have begun rolling out the first issue of their remote control Dalek partworks.
The first issue is a tantalising £1.99 for a magazine with some Dalek articles, unsurprisingly including one about the 2005 Nu-Who episode, Dalek, which introduced fans to the updated bronze version.
The second issue, which is scheduled to appear in 2 weeks time will be priced at £7.99, and from issue 3 thereafter each issue will be £11.99. I believe there's 140 issues in total, with additional extras along the way.
So not a cheap investment, costing round £1665, and unless you get every issue you'll be stuck with a pile of superfluous bits!
The finished product, made from approximately 700 - 800 parts, is 1:2 scale, sized at 820 cm tall, with a base size of 60 cm x 11cm. So, at least it is easier to store than a full size version, and presumably half the cost!
In the past I have signed up to several partworks in the past, I recently passed on the Batmobile, haunted by memories of the last one I subscribed to, the large1:144 scale Thunderbird 2, which I did complete, but getting the electronics to work was a nightmare, and the aftersales build advisors were less than useless!
I confess, I haven't quite made my mind up about subscribing to the Dalek build yet. To be honest I was never fond of the story in sprang from. Far too much emotional baggage, and the idea of feeling sympathy for what in the past I had come to know as an unrelenting cold mutinous killer was a bit for much of a U-turn to me to accept!
While I still enjoy rewatching classic Doctor Who, and I will occasionally watch the odd Eccleston, Tennent or Capaldi episode, I feel the last two incarnations are now firmly aimed at a different audience in spite of the currently falling viewing figures.
However, I still wish Hatchette Partworks Ltd success with their Dalek venture, but I should add, I hope that the electronics are up to Skaro standards!
For that price you could probably buy a full size replica, but as you say, they're hard to find space for. Agree about the modern era.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it's quite dear, but I suppose there's a lot to it, what with all the electronics etc, so it might well be justified.
DeleteProbably like you, I don't watch Doctor Who anymore simply because it doesn't appeal to me anymore. One of the big problems with it now is, it seems it can't really be discussed in a civilised manner anymore, not without attracting the highly vocal minority of toxic keyboard commentators who disregard anyone else's point of view!
Yep, a different show for different fans now I guess. Still, I quite like being stuck in the 70's!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely, Kev, you couldn't go too far wrong with Jon and Tom at the helm!
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ReplyDeleteLooks amazing Scoop and I saw it advertised on telly. So its half the size of a real one? That's still big. Yes, these part-works prove to be expensive in the end. I regret not getting the Batman vehicles like you did [ thanks for blogging them!] and I still see them around at car boots for a fiver each now. I once started collecting superhero statuettes from Eaglemoss about 25 years ago for my toy stall - got quite a way into the series - but realised there was several hundred pounds to go before completing it! I gave up. They're still in the attic, unboxed and still sealed!
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