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Hachette Partworks Build The Dalek to Launch 8th January

This product had previously been on a 4 issue Test

The wait is almost over, are you ready to build The Dalek?

Hachette Partworks are thrilled to confirm that The Dalek will be launching on Wednesday 8th January!

About The Dalek collection

  • Each issue in the collection contains detailed instructions for assembling your Dalek, plus absorbing articles on all things Doctor Who.

Discover the anatomy of a Dalek

  • Learn all there is to know about these ultimate killing machines, from their advanced mechanical shells to the evil that lurks within.

Explore the Time Vortex

  • Take a trip through the Time Vortex and discover the long and brutal history of the Dalek race.

Learn about the adventures in time and space

  • Relive the Doctor’s most iconic moments with in-depth episode summaries and fascinating insights from behind the scenes.

Read through the step-by-step instructions

  • Follow detailed step-by-step instructions, with expert tips, tricks and techniques to bring your fearsome Dalek to life.

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40 comments

  • Robert Barker

    December 13th, 2024 - 8:24pm

    have they announced prices yet?

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  • Cully’s Pal

    December 6th, 2024 - 12:50pm

    Had an email this morning with a link to a video – its gots some very nice , very tempting features. A working claw and a very interesting effect in the eyepiece. If I was younger and wealthier and had a little less wariness induced by the collapse of other companies I’d go for it !

    Reply
  • GuyTheZygon

    November 20th, 2024 - 9:04am

    Unlikely I know, but they could pick up The Complete History from where it left off, do Jodie’s era plus 14th/early 15th, there would be a readY market, all those who purchased the previous run; 10 volumes easily possible; means they would make it to 100 books plus breathe life back into the old stock or offer them digitallY, if they don’t do it, Terraqueous or others certainlY will!

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    • TheMaster

      November 21st, 2024 - 10:03am

      Unlikely as it was produced by PANINI ‍♀️

      As it was extended dwm articles additional to others. The still use the content in the DWM specials.

  • time lord

    November 18th, 2024 - 12:53pm

    it doesn’t appeal to me (to many parts and to much money ) but i got an idea for a partwork and not that many parts to it either how about all the doctor who and daleks annuals reprinted with a magazine i would get it and it would be over in about 40 issues

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    • MJS

      November 18th, 2024 - 4:09pm

      One of the Hachette partwork suggestions following the Complete History was a full set of Target novels in hardback. I voted for it. But it clearly never happened….they should though.

    • time lord

      November 18th, 2024 - 4:59pm

      MJS they should

    • Rory

      November 18th, 2024 - 5:04pm

      @MJS, my wallet is glad they never started on that one.

    • Nick D

      November 29th, 2024 - 8:15am

      It is a lovely model but for me it’s far too big, 18-inches would be better and it needs a lot of modification, for example the spokes on the gun stick are too thin, there are other numerous issues. Not only is the base colour off there is no weathering. For this price these things should have been picked up on.

      It is lovely just not for me.

  • Steven

    November 18th, 2024 - 4:54am

    Can anyone confirm that it is only available in the UK?

    Reply
  • MJS

    November 16th, 2024 - 3:24pm

    It’s a nice build, looks great, good size, but unlike the Complete History books, I’m not prepared to spend in excess of 2 years to build a “thing”. On that basis, I’m out.

    Reply
  • beef

    November 16th, 2024 - 9:02am

    was gonna subscribe but it’s not gonna make it all the way to the end so no point. who wants to spend £500 on half a dalek

    Reply
    • JM

      November 18th, 2024 - 1:41am

      Depending on which half, Davros might

  • WhoWhatWhere?

    November 16th, 2024 - 4:45am

    All the people, so many people, and they all go hand in hand, hand in hand through their… Part-works!

    Know wot I mean?

    Reply
    • Jason Z

      November 16th, 2024 - 5:41pm

      Were you rudely awakened by the bin men?

  • Cully’s Pal

    November 15th, 2024 - 6:22pm

    Can anyone find it on the Hachette site. Doesn’t seem to be a search option. Click on the email link and something else comes up – for me anyway.

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    • Joe 90

      November 15th, 2024 - 9:23pm

      https://dalek.hachettepartworks.com/

      It’s just an express interest link

    • Cully’s Pal

      November 16th, 2024 - 2:11pm

      Thanks Joe – blimey ! Its quite a whopper nearly three feet high if I converted my centimetres correctly.
      It should certainly be an impressive sight if it is completed.

  • Joe 90

    November 15th, 2024 - 6:06pm

    These part-works are normally between £9.99 to £11.99 per issue with the first issue for £1.99.

    They are usually between 100-120 issues which takes around 2.5 years for the final issue.

    I subscribed to their T800 Terminator endoskeleton and it took 2.5 years and eventually cost over £1200 ( and that was pre-Covid)

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    • F D R

      November 17th, 2024 - 7:59pm

      this is about £1700

    • Cully’s Pal

      November 21st, 2024 - 5:02pm

      Might be worth getting the first issue as a collectors piece.

  • Cully’s Pal

    November 15th, 2024 - 4:36pm

    Luckily I have the Weta ‘open’ Dalek which has always been my favourite piece of nu-Who merchandise. I think it negates the need for this one.

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    • KNs47

      November 19th, 2024 - 2:23pm

      Yeah, I’ve got that. Wonderful collector piece.

  • Moodbeam

    November 15th, 2024 - 4:21pm

    I want it but I’m not willing to commit to something that will cost hundreds of pounds and may possibly not be completed at the end.

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  • Jordan Bellamy

    November 15th, 2024 - 4:08pm

    these kinda magazines, never reach completion, i’m amazed they still bother producing these kinds of things..

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    • Neil

      November 15th, 2024 - 4:20pm

      They managed to do the full run of ‘The a Complete History’ books, in fact o think it went beyond what was originally planned?

    • Cully’s Pal

      November 15th, 2024 - 4:38pm

      I will admit I got all the boxes of the De’Agostini TB2. It’s still waiting for me to build it a few years after I got all the parts. Works out I could have got a very siliar Thunderbird 2 already built for somewhat cheaper on ebay. The parts are bound to cost a lot of money.

    • NickD

      November 15th, 2024 - 8:41pm

      A lot are successful this company have put out lads. Just check out World of Wayne on YouTube he builds loads of these. I rather like the RoboCop one he’s building.

    • Excello

      November 16th, 2024 - 12:43pm

      Everyone always says this and it’s just not true? Part works have been a successful business model for decades, very few don’t make it to the end

    • The DR.

      November 17th, 2024 - 11:03am

      I think it’s the “Very Few” that everyone’s worried about Excello?

  • Pertwee’s Pyjamas

    November 15th, 2024 - 3:59pm

    How many parts/issues in the partwork? If it’s hundreds that amounts to a LOT of money, commitment, and hope that it makes to the end…

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  • Cully’s Pal

    November 15th, 2024 - 3:29pm

    The big worry is making it to the end. I’d love it but just dont want to risk it. The bother with Big Chief has just destroyed any long term commitment to a project like this.

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    • Snowman

      November 15th, 2024 - 4:19pm

      What about Eaglemoss Cully’s Pal. Besides Dr Who they did alot of other Franchises and they did a few of these “PartWorks”. I heard some were only half way through?

    • Cully’s Pal

      November 15th, 2024 - 4:33pm

      Yes there’ve been a few gone under…. I wish Id been owed stuff by eaglemoss rather than Big Chief though it wouldnt have been as much money simply flushed down the toilet…..

    • Radburn

      November 16th, 2024 - 7:53am

      Just imagine you get to 423 Issues & they then cancel it….

    • Snowman

      November 16th, 2024 - 12:40pm

      I think as Joe 90 above Mentioned they’ll probably be around 100-120 issues of this Magazine. There’s usually around that Number in these Magazine Builds and that will still take 3 Years to Complete.

    • Paul

      December 1st, 2024 - 7:53pm

      Still works out cheaper than a round at the pub

  • Matt

    November 15th, 2024 - 2:59pm

    Does anyone know when it’ll be available to pre-subscribe again? Received the email today explaining this but it doesn’t say anything about subscribing?

    Reply
    • booboo

      November 15th, 2024 - 3:01pm

      I think it will all go live on the 8th

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