The first proper image of the first Dalek strip is brought to life in Truespace. This CGI image was produced as a test render before I even began work on bringing the whole strip to life.

Another image taken directly from the strip - this is the Dalek war chamber. The man in the floating chair is Yarvelling, creator of the Dalek war machines, and the bloke with his arms out is War Minister Zolfian. Nice pair.

Pitted against Zolfian, Yarvelling and their insane scheme to wipe out the Thals once and for all, is Ruler Drenz, a Dalek who wants peace to finally come to Skaro. This is not going to be his lucky day, really.

A portrait of Zolfian and Yarvelling. The figures were created in Poser, then exported to Truespace where they were placed in the appropriate scene, adjusted to get the shape  right, adorned with hats, breast plates etc., and finally textured. These days it’d all be done with a plug-in in seconds.

I wanted the first reveal of a Dalek war machine to be an impressive moment, and the screen helped me to achieve this.

Of course, the transparent material took an absolute age to render, but I was determined to make it memorable.

Another shot of Drenz. In the adaptation, his part was substantially expanded to make him and his quest for peace with the Thals more sympathetic. In the original strip he lasts about two frames.

Zolfian aims his weapon at Drenz. I did tell you it wasn't going to be his lucky day...

A sequence additional to the original story showing Zolfian and Yarvelling crossing the wasteland after the blast intent on reaching the Dalek city. This sequence adds atmosphere and builds a little sympathy for the two villains.

Finally, some Daleks! This is adapted from the final shot of the original strip. Note the Dalek production line in the background and the two stretchers carrying the bodies of Zolfian and Yarvelling.

These Daleks were adapted from those I built for the Loose Cannon reconstruction of The Daleks' Master Plan, losing the slats and gaining some colour, including the golden bands around their mid-section.

Zolfian isn't looking too well, here. Mind you, he looks even worse in the one above! Here he is just realising the full extent of what he has done. Nasty...

The original design for Yarvelling's laboratory. This proved impractical for the cameras as I could never get an angle that showed the set and the characters off to their best advantage and so was ultimately never used.

Not looking so tough now, are we, Zolfian? I wonder what's on the other end of that plunger... Barbara, probably.

The hovel that Yarvelling and Zolfian construct in the ruins of the Dalek city.

As the meteorites start to fall, so does Yarvelling's life expectancy. We're moments away from a very big bang.