Using 328 hours and 157,460 separate Character Building Bricks, four people built a 2-meter-tall Dalek which will be unveiled at this year’s Toy Fair. Hit the jump to check out a time-lapse of the creative process.
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The Addis family of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire has a Christmas tradition that involves using thousands of LEGO bricks to create festive masterpieces. Over the past 18 Christmases, the family has built a snowman, a giant angel and a snow-covered church. However, this year they decided to create a 7-foot Dalek wearing a Santa hat.
Each creation requires nearly 200 hours of build time, and when completed, adorns the family’s Christmas card.
(via Daily Mail)
The BBC Shop is now selling these exclusive Doctor Who TARDIS and Dalek Christmas ornaments made out of hand-painted glass. The TARDIS and Dalek are 4.5 and 5-inches tall respectively, so these are definitely going to be attention-grabbers.
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ThinkGeek has released new Doctor Who posters based on events from series 5 (the first series featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor). If you’re not caught up, I bet you’re inspired to do so now. Go ahead and order the posters; you’ll know exactly what they’re about by the time they arrive. I mean, Daleks and the TARDIS – what more could you want?
See the posters separately after the break.
If you’re looking for a way to time travel to the end of your shift, consider staging Doctor Who desk battles with these wind-up Dalek and TARDIS toys. The Dalek features a wind up mechanism on the side and will propel forward with its head and eyestalk turning as if searching for humans to exterminate. The TARDIS has a pull back mechanism, which will cause the TARDIS to zip forward while spinning. However, you’ll want to be careful that your boss doesn’t catch you playing with these – otherwise the end of your shift (and job) may come earlier than you think.
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Rob Hull started collecting Daleks about twenty years ago. He has limited editions, rare pieces, and every size from miniature to life-size. He owns 571 unique Dalek models – more than anyone else in the world.
The Guinness Book of World Records verified his claim, and him and his collection are now listed in the pages. He’s excited about the inclustion, however, his wife isn’t a fan of the robot army. How many times do you think she’s walked in and said “Exterminate” just to freak him out?
(via Metro)
Burning Man is a parade of art installations and wackiness. Picture a comic convention in the desert with less comics, clothing, and inhibitions. It’s not so surprising that a Dalek car would show up or that someone would don Stormtrooper armor and guard it. I’m guessing it would be easier to exterminate this Dalek rather than cleaning out all the sound.
See the Dalek car in action in the video after the break.
These 4-inch mini plush clip-ons are soft and feature sounds! Choose from Red Dalek, Blue Dalek, TARDIS (with light up lamp!) and Cyberman.
Phrases include but are not limited to : TARDIS Materialisation Sound, Cyberman “You will become like us or you will be deleted”, Cyberman “Upgrading is compulsory.”, Daleks “Exterminate, exterminate!”, Daleks “You would make a good Dalek.”
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I’d trust anything that hands me a drink with five varieties of rum and an umbrella. Even a Dalek wearing a grass skirt. This Tiki Dalek is haunting the dealer room at WorldCon in Reno, but it gets around. A different version of the tropical alien was seen at Gallifrey One. It appears that it’s been through upgrades; the better to destroy us—with Mai Tais.
(via io9)
