The Dalek Partwork Gets Full Launch in January

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

Hachette Partworks have revealed that The Dalek will be launching on Wednesday 8th January! A trial release of the first few issues took place earlier this year to gauge interest, and now it seems a full run of the partwork has been greenlit. This time it won’t be available in shops, however. You’ll need to subscribe directly through the Hachette site. But this just may just be the most ambitious Doctor Who partwork ever. The Dalek partwork enables you to build your own Dalek!

At 1:2 scale the result will be a half sized model of the Doctor’s most iconic enemy. What’s more, it will be completely remote controlled! You’ll be able to send your pint sized pepperpot around the house, while controlling the eyestalk and dome movements too. The model’s iris even opens and closes, just like on the show. Eyestalk and ear-lights light up, and it comes with a library of appropriate sound effects to play on command. Even the business end of the gunstick lights up! Your Dalek can also be opened up to reveal the squid like mutant within at the touch of a button thanks to an automated opening sequence.

Choosing to assemble your own Dalek involves a major commitment, though. You’ll collect the pieces over 140 weekly issues — that’s over two and a half years and well over £1,000. But if you have deep enough pockets, and a deep enough urge to exterminate, Hachette’s Build Your Own Dalek may be your path to conquering the universe.

Subscribers will receive a set of free gifts over the first six issues. These include two free issues, a Dalek blueprint mug, a TARDIS keyring and even a Dalek branded toolkit with everything you need to assemble your project.

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.

You can get full details on the partwork and subscribe through the Hachette website here.