Special Weapons Dalek

I have a friend who dabbles in fibreglass and resin and he sent me parts to a SWD (Special weapons Dalek)

it was OK typical what you expect from resin really bit dodgy lots of sanding until elbows ache and filling in, but what fun found a Classic Dalek got my Hack saw and removed the skirt and then onto prime and layer and sand and prime ad infinitum etc

the Dalek i have to confess is one of the "oddball" Daleks as there known and i like it, i grew up watching the 7th doctor and this is one of my favorite story's of his from the 25th anniversary year

it has lots of continuity references from the shows history but its just a really good story by Ben Aronovitch who also wrote some of my favorite new adventures books it has the theme threads picked up from previous story and here once again we have 2 rival Dalek factions the imperial white gold livery Daleks and the standard or renegade Daleks in grey and black with black silver supreme (Personally hate that title makes me think of a Dalek cake or something )

The imperials also posses the special weapons Dalek ,if a Dalek is a Tank this is the heavy artillery able to vaporise 2 Daleks with one shot the Dalek survival guide book and Target book adds many colourful layers to this creature and also a name "The abomination"

This Dalek was a heavily-armoured purpose built Dalek a kind of prototype with enhanced defensive capacities and even greater offensive capacities. and in the Dr Who comic "Nemesis of the Daleks" (Brilliant story featuring Dr 7 and Absalom Daak if you can get to read it do its worth it ) it is also seen in the renegade Dalek ranks

It has been stated that the enormous power source required for its weapon resulted in high levels of radiation being released and altering the structure of the Dalek's brain, resulting in insanity.

It was only used in extreme situations and was unofficially known among the Daleks as the Abomination,the Special Weapons Daleks has fire-power fifty times more powerful than the output of the standard Dalek gun stick,so very handy in a fire fight, if it doesn't blow its fellow Daleks up as well as the enemy and the surrounding area and itself it is also leaking a smelly ooze due to this radiation i suppose its frothing more than usual

I really like its character and the fact its a homicidal maniac even by Dalek standards insane self aware and most likely to blow everything up including the friendly Daleks it is with so it is hated and feared by other Daleks this is food for the imagination and something i really like something makes you think putting ideas into practical reality already thinking of scorch marks radiation burns internal fluid leaks ,

i do intend to make best of this as i can and consider it a ongoing project more i learn and if i think something would look good being added it will

So got lot more detailing and weathering & have noticed virtue of the fact a classic "shawcraft" style skirt which is wrong as these were more vertical and the actual top is tall and thin making this tad inaccurate but intimidating and does look good for me I'm happy and that's all that matters to me and just found out these Daleks were some 6 inches taller than standard Daleks any way

alone

positives this was place for me i loved it i want to live in America maybe Portland i don't know but definitely want to live there i loved the city the beach the people the food it was great well USA over with a sumerily dumped in the airport complete no show BUT i managed to have a nice vacation and came away with a lot of positive thought

negative my would be friend left me and didnt turn up

arrive or show so i was left in LAX but booked into a motel and i enjoyed my self none the less

how cold

Its freezing, well 16 below, it actually is apparently in Antarctica warmer ,i can believe it the snow is about a foot deep (i have seen and been in deeper but this cold is something new)

the snow lays on the trees and the churned muddy walked in snow looks plain ugly now but it ain't shifting

the local brook has frozen and that's running water, which i didn't think could freeze as its moving

the canal is a ice rink and the town centre has huge sections cordoned off with a snow Dalek to boot

I think its affecting my PC as well

amazing how this country grinds to a halt how do they go on in Russian or Canada Switzerland or Germany ?

Finally getting streets gritted nightmare getting about leaves you with aching limbs walking about like a modern day Cyberman.

Ive built the snowman and had the snowball fights :) But its wearing bit thin and apparently going to be more and stay cold satellite images of the UK its all white are amazing,

just i don't know if the snow was 4 foot deep id be impressed at the moment it is not that impressive

so i console myself with a catch up on a good book fire on and ill catch up with this new years day nonsense of Doctor Who,

It had some stunning parts to it, Dalton certainly was the main star and centre piece (he was, is one of the better Bonds) but wow what a Timelord President (I will be purchasing this one ) now that was a tasty costume to and i liked some robes but I'm sorry how wrong was the wardrobe lady ?,the skull caps and collars were boring pale shadows of themselves (Done, realised better in 1983 on a third of the budget ) robes nice enough but to samey, there's many different chapters and colours, variety is the spice of life you know and she is right and i hope she does get the complaints she talks about if she new it was wrong why did she do it ?

it looked so dull in the Sennett chamber and stood together group shot , typical so close yet so far away and what's with the evil Timelords ? i thought not one or the other yeah theres corruption and and not nicest of people but still bit much i thought and why didn't they return what's with pop gone left a bit flat i felt

The emo Master was different to be interesting the TARDIS was brilliant that's what i call a explosion (id prefer a model to CGI box) , i was very impressed with the regeneration i liked it was touching and heartfelt akin to the 5Th Dr's in some way,

the whole trip through companions i new was going to happen and more Star Wars themes from the Senate chamber of Timelords now the Catina,

he had to get a last gay reference in and did well done RTD, it is after all a camp romp of a program when you write for it

I loved the table of Rassilon wow i want one i really really really do.

Matt Smith looks promising going off the trailer very interesting indeed, i liked the world war 2 episode last time and this one looks better that's a great companion very impressed :) otherwise that was it

Not that impressive or memorable,and disappointing in the end, so good bye RTD thanks for bringing back my Fave show but i wont miss your interpretation, direction look and style of the show and defiantly not your writing , here's to the new