My Shiny Toy Robots

I'm into the TV-21 Dalek comics in a big way. So much that getting a nice little collection of comic-deco Daleks is one of my biggest priorities when it comes to customs. I've already got a Zeg , and another project in the works (which you'll see in the pictures further down) thanks to a garage kit I managed to find online. The only problem is that these require 1964 Daleks as the base, and these aren't particularly cheap to procure anymore. While a talking version is out in the near future to make life a little easier, I managed to pick an original one up from a convention and started work on my next project - the Black Dalek! Notice how I said "Black Dalek" rather than "Dalek Supreme"? This is how the Dalek is referred to by the Emperor in the comic and to me the name connotates a little more than simply leadership. When Zeg challenges for leadership of the Daleks and proclaims his invincibility, he is demanded to test his worth against the...

This is a custom I've wanted to do for god knows how long, but the fact classic 1964 Daleks don't come cheap on eBay hasn't sped the process along. Anyway I finally managed to get one for a reasonable price and have created what was not only one of (if not the) first red Daleks in Dalek history, but also the first Dalek ever to have a given name. I present to you...Zeg the invincible! In the TV21 comic strip he originated from, Zeg was a Dalek inventor who conducted experiments to strengthen the Daleks' Dalekanium casing. After a lab accident he went through a transformation that made him almost invincible. He named his new red casing 'Metalert'. Believing he should rule the Daleks, Zeg challenged the Emperor for supremacy. Untouched by even the black Dalek (the emperor's second in command) it was decided that both the emperor and Zeg should duel to the death. In an intense battle through the landscapes of Skaro, Zeg withstood attacks from bo...