Sunday 28 August 2016

SEVANS DALEKS ON BLUE PETER...



I've got a SEVANS DALEK - I've shown it on the blog before, though I don't think I identified it as such.  Anyway, here's an old clip from kids TV show BLUE PETER, wherein STUART EVANS explains just how his superior vac-form model kits came about.  His prototype is a bit rough, but the finished product is a nice little item.

And here's my Sevans Dalek

6 comments:

Philip Crawley said...

Great to see that clip, quite a bit longer than I thought it would be but that's fine - can't have too much Dalek action I reckon. Just bought another 5inch Dalek last week but I wouldn't mind one of those larger ones. I imagine that these days they are rare and or super expensive! Daleks seem to be like Pringles to a lot of collectors - you can't stop at just one.

Kid said...

You're right, PC - Daleks are addictive. What's the new one like?

Philip Crawley said...

I found another 60s model with a black top, which you seem to be able to pick up for much less than the same thing with a silver top. Quick coat of silver paint, as I did, and you have another one in silver and blue for less than buying one that way. Hadn't plan to add another one but it was at a good price, so with a bit of DIY...

Kid said...

You might be interested to know, PC, that there are some Marx bump'n'go Daleks (& some Dapol reissues) on eBay at the moment. Some are ridiculously expensive, some more reasonable. Some look as if they have repro appendages, 'though it's not mentioned in the descriptions.

B Smith said...

Were these the vacuum-formed ones, as opposed to snap-together?

Kid said...

Yup, they were, BS. The bits had to be cut out, shaped (in some instances), sanded and glued together. I'll add a picture of mine in a few minutes.



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