Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Skaro

In the heart of the Time War... Battered by flame... The Daleks return to their ancestral seat...
SKARO!
- A little video I made to celebrate the Daleks. It features some spaceships, a few set-recreations and two or three hundred Daleks. Took a while to render...
Made in Blender. Hope you enjoy it.
Andrew

[@Viper-CT]

That music used for when the dalek sees the original daleks battered and broken, it is so erie and creepy!! for a sound/music track used in the 1960s that is pretty good and an immediately recognisable piece! Thank You Terry Nation!!

[@Warriorx269]

This video is so good for something that came out on KZbin in 2009.

[@harryjohnson9215]

Argee

[@solidbronze]

A lifetime ago. Back then, we all wore short trousers and ate bully beef, and the internet was in black and white.

[@thetiredscot7821]

A decade on and this is still a brilliant watch.

[@kiran1863]

I love how the old Daleks are still on skaro

[@ProfStuartHalliday]

Shame Skaro got blown up a long time before those models of bronze Daleks came on the scene?

[@diamondaxe4133]

@@ProfStuartHalliday daleks do have time travel.

[@dukes0916]

Dude... Mr. Nation would be proud! I can only Imagine the time & effort taken to create someting this well put together! To create a storyline this rivoting with virtually NO dialog is next to impossible! And you managed so in such a manner that the viewer almost does not even notice!

[@UKRaver1956]

The Daleks of 2005 return to Skaro and meet the dormant Daleks of 1963, just after they were defeated by the first Doctor Who (William Hartnell), his companions and the Thals. Excellent stuff, it even has the incidental musice from 1963. Many thanks for posting.

[@deletedacoount4171]

Also a key to seeing if a dalek is dead is that their eyestalks are up or down means their dead. In the end he sees a dalek casing factory not an army of deactivated daleks.

[@dylangill2140]

Well actually, the Daleks from the 60 run on static electricity. without that power, they would appear to be dead. that's how they were like in power of the Daleks when they first found, they appeared dead due to having no power, once gaining that power they could reactivate all their systems and being their plan.

[@IllusivePrime]

So if it's just Dalek casing's why did one just activate/wake up after the Future Dalek just scanned it's life-signs?

[@naipigidi]

@@IllusivePrimei think a mutant was already placed inside

[@naipigidi]

@@IllusivePrimewhich explains the heartbeat soubds

[@sidneywoolf-hoyle3733]

Somewhere on this planet there are ten thousand Daleks!

[@MrJo1340]

God bless Terry Nation. Loved the Daleks since 1980 when i was hard core into Dr who. DALEKS ROCK!!

[@izaakroy280890]

ooh big chill at the end with the dalek eyestalk and all... but nice animation, the dalek voices weren't perfect, but were still quite good

[@takeshihiraoka5310]

Very, VERY cool video. I enjoyed it immensely. Excellent work on the animation. And the overall mood of this is creepy. Well done. Thanks for sharing.

[@paulJkiely]

I'd love to see a total 'Dalek' makeover... and a movie featuring Daleks that takes us to the very beginning of their story, seen from their point f view perhaps or perhaps not... whatever.... make it epic, a mega production with a strong cast...

[@MaskedMan66]

+Paul Kiely They already did that in 1975. It was called, as CupidStunt says, "Genesis of the Daleks," and as for a strong cast, how about Tom Baker as the Doctor and Michael Wisher as Davros? :-)

[@millionseller001]

Michael Wisher died in 1995 so it might be a bit awkward...

[@millionseller001]

Can't understand why no ones ever done it.Probably the BBC and the Terry Nation estate won't give copyright...

[@ogpandamonium]

There is already an origin story if that was what you wanted

[@PaulRoneClarke]

The design choice where they have to turn their heads when going through the door ways so they don't catch their ear-lights. Recognising that modern Daleks (bronze) are quite a bit bigger than the early ones.

[@TheTaquitomaster]

God, this is creepy. Imagine if "Asylum" was like this!

[@AssassinIsAfk]

That was 10 years ago? WTFFF

[@analothor]

its kinda funny, the daleks are at their most creepy when they don't say anything

[@RGWProductions]

What if now, this is how the Daleks got onto Skaro in The Magicians Apprentice.

[@RonanCormack]

that coud be true but probibly not

[@RonanCormack]

***** no it was skaro the doctor said that in the ep and the city looked the same with some mods to it

[@RGWProductions]

Quote from Magicians Apprentice Missy: We’re on a planet. And that is not a space station, that is a building. And the rest of the planet-the whole thing-is invisible. Clara: That’s ridiculous. Missy: Well yes, of course it is. I mean how would you ever find your glasses, or the little girls’ room and… what if you kissed an ugly? Unless when you’re part of the atmosphere… you start syncing with the spectrum. Clara: Why would anybody hide a whole planet? Missy: That would rather depend on the planet, dear. {the planet starts to unmask} No! They’ve built it again, they’ve brought it back. No no no. Clara: What? What is it, where are we? The Doctor: Skaro! You brought me to Skaro! Davros: Where does an old man go to die, but with his children.

[@RonanCormack]

LegoDWFanInc yeah skaro

[@RGWProductions]

I know that Skaro was destroyed in Remembrance of the Daleks part 4. But you know the daleks. They brought it back for the Time War. Plus, it is actually Skaro. Not a different planet. The same one. Moffat said that he wanted to do a proper Skaro story.

[@MrCrassuswild]

totally brilliant!

[@farshnuke]

It is interesting to see what two very different sorts of dalek would make of each other. In a way this is like the 9th doctor meeting the second, the war scarred later incarnation meeting a long past self. Keep it up

[@AssassinIsAfk]

This is animation 14 years ago, holy shit it looks so good

[@timblewee]

Well I have to say that this is the first fan made video I have ever seen on youtube that didn't suck. Not only does it not suck it is brilliant to the point that I was engrossed and was very disappointed when it finished. This is excellent. You must do a sequel!

[@theknightswhosayfrak]

It can do all kinds of things. Extract information, access computers, scan for intelligence. It's like a tricorder.

[@billfox4660]

Excellent piece of work, thanks for sharing it. I have been a fan of Dr. Who since 1963, and, more importantly, a Dalek fan since their first story was broadcast. I believe that without the Daleks the whole series would have barely made it into 1964, and certainly would not still be around now.

[@8158bolga]

It actually felt really creepy. Especially at the end, with the army of Daleks in that room. Spooky. But i have to ask. Why were they there? Were they the Kaled Mutants that had been placed in suspended animation? Or were they simply asleep while the team upstairs monitored the slowly dropping radiation levels?

[@IllusivePrime]

My guess is it's probably like Planet of the Daleks story, preserving them for war. Likely against the Thals.

[@V1nce_man]

My guess is they are there because what if something happened to the daleks above? Then they’d be the back up!

[@8158bolga]

@@V1nce_man True. They might’ve been the Dalek armies, while the Daleks in the city were just a skeleton crew operating the city.

[@solidbronze]

Buggered if I know... :)

[@willgillies5670]

@@solidbronze Id love to see more of this.

[@themindrobber]

Outstanding. I adore the idea of the NDSs on the 'Hartnell' version of Skaro. There are some talented 3D artists on KZbin, but to have a really strong idea for a video and execute it so thoughtfully is what sets this apart.

[@TheBlokeFromUNCLE]

Can't remember if I've posted this before, but this video is truly amazing!

[@yfrontsguy]

Superb work! That music by Tristram Cary is still the best music ever made for the whole series, beautiful and unique, a work of art in it's own right!

[@PlanetZoidstar]

Whoa, dude (or dudette)..I got chills when the Time War era Dalek encountered the deactivated remnants of the Classic Daleks...The mood, the music...So chilling it gave me goosebumps..I waited to the very end..Hoping they would reactivate them..I was a bit disappointed that they didn't talk face to face..But the ending did not disappoint. =D I take it the time radiation from the TWE Dalek reactivated the Classic Dalek, as they survived on radiation, as the one from 'Dalek' was healed by Rose's.

[@MrTrevcarter]

Absolutely spellbinding! The atmosphere was riveting. I can't wait to see the sequel? Great work 10 outa 10 👍

[@richardbradley2641]

FAN-TAS-TIC My hat goes off to you sir, this is brilliant, the mood, the animation, the lighting all done wonderfully.

[@shellroom]

Not just technically good, but there's a solid artistry here too. Very impressive indeed.

[@richardsinclair9449]

Great realistic scenery to fit the first Dalek episode which I watch and have just watched again.... Great indeed... Well done...

[@patrix4th]

Whoa. I was watching this for about 4 1/2 minutes before I realized you made it. I was like "Wait, is this an episode?" Very well done.

[@TsoLan1]

solidbronze. This is an absolute masterpiece. There's no way you can let this go unnoticed by the BBC. Contact them, send it to them and if they like it (Which they will) offer to animate a few of the missing episodes if they pay you a reasonable amount. You my friend have the potential to become a Doctor Who legend. Don't stop here. I've honestly never seen such a good animation.

[@ZoidiusPlasmaReaper]

this is the most amazing animation i have EVER seen!

[@Squicx]

This video was ahead of its time

[@MaxFPSGamer]

I think the 60s dalek actually look more scary then the modern ones

[@MarloesvandenBosch]

When I first saw the daleks I thought they were cute haha

[@Planet360YT]

Josh Eastham yeah me too when you first ever saw them they just had that eerie look that stared into your soul. They made you want to run and hide just the simple design of them.

[@charliebrown3307]

Marloes van den Bosch cute, cute, you ignoramus they planned to rule the universe, .

[@thatonetommyinnitface8571]

Marloes van den Bosch until you look inside them and find a squid like mutant inside controlling it.

[@dragonzilla6482]

I agree.

[@syweb2]

The tension in this video is palpable. Very well made!

[@eveningtsar]

Nice one! Almost brought me back to those early days. . .

[@thefartydoctor]

The silence makes this so brilliant. If it didn't have those slow pauses in sound when they're zooming about... wow... just wow... I have to keep watching this every now and again!

[@unifiedfield]

Fantastic Andrew - give yourself a pat on the back fella - it held my attention all the way through. I can see the HOURS you've put into this. Well done!

[@WorldsOfWalsh]

That was brilliant. First was the obvious daleks, familiar to the new series and then, cinematic quality builds, eerie music begins to play giving me an inkling of the early series, and then, omg, there it is, the final resting place of the fight that took place all the way back to the first doctor's place. You even got all the dalek death spots right! The control room everything. Then there is that remarkable contrast to the first dalek and the nearmost recent. Great suspense, 5/5

[@aufifob]

Faultless! I could watch hours of this! Hats off to you! Brilliant stuff!!!!

[@Josh2219]

Good doctor who animation! :D Really enjoyed it :) The best part is when that dalek goes into the room, and all those daleks are there, the ones the the first doctor thrashed!

[@60sDalekAnimations]

Just want to say again how much I love this video. Little touchs like using the TV movie font for 'Skaro' are what make my inner geek smile! :-)

[@millionseller001]

This is really good.The black and white sequences took me back to the 60s when Doctor Who was actually watchable.Very creepy.Just seeing what the Daleks get up to when there's no Doctor around. Pity it wasn't a bit longer.

[@bi-product]

ONE OF THE BEST DALEK ANIMATIONS EVER!

[@BoyTrain872]

A prequel to the 12th doctor's story the magicians apprentice.

[@davidpigott9958]

oh man that was so good! really really well done! now please please please please please make more!

[@THENEWS01010101]

That's awesome, especially the part at the end!

[@CalebHowlett]

Dalek Sec did I not absorb you in my reality how are you here

[@CalebHowlett]

Why have you not responded

[@magnusb9783]

It’s interesting how canon this can still be considered. Ever since the witch’s familiar…

[@TheMutantRAD]

Really well-excecuted animationa nd deserves a lot of praise. I loved the nostalgic and creepy black and white 2nd half particularly, and the clever way you used the right music and settings to contrast 'new' and 'old' Daleks. As to the Skaro blown up argument, it's a show about time travel. Maybe Doctor 7 blew it up in the future so it's still there at this point in time. Or maybe, as it's a TIME war and happens throughout time, this is just at a point before the Doctor blew it up.

[@rossmunley6489]

So a modern dalek goes back in time and reactivates the Daleks from the end of "The Daleks" presumably upgrading them in the process and allowing them to this spread through the universe. Timey wimey!

[@solidbronze]

Thanks for a brilliant response! :)

[@DeletoRealfasto]

excellent use of electronic tonal music to suggest the alienness of the Dalek culture

[@uh8151]

While the beginning was a bit strange and the audio can be worked on (then again it’s 2009) but this is just… wow… it’s brilliant.

[@BigRedUnderpants1]

Yes, I definitely agree with you. Doctor Who has had a long and glorious history, so it dosen't really matter what's been changed. And yes, this is an extraordinary piece of animation, with some of the best graphics I've seen outside of the BBC.

[@Blendhow]

WOW 5/5 absolutely amazing! I can say no more, except I will try for the rest of my life to make a Dalek as good as that in Blender Thankyou :D

[@leopardgeckocrazy]

this video is truley incredible. Seeing the first tv daleks in their perfect recreated state was stunning! 5 stars!

[@WI11I4MC4RN3Y]

This is BRILLIANT! i love the way you have done everything with grate acuracy, aboveously you have modled the control room on the episode 'the daleks' and you even got the end positions of the daleks right! this is just inspiard!... VERY WELL DONE! :)

[@RHStudiosBuckingham]

I am utterly awestruck. What a BRILLIANT video. The models, production and direction were incredible. I used to render Daleks (had a quite popular website a few years ago) but this is miles better than anything I ever did! Look forward to the sequel

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

Pretty darned good for a decade+ ago! Leaving a like and comment for the Almighty Algorithm. ❤️❤️

[@owntmpsn]

I had to rearrange my living room so I could hide behind the settee

[@angelsone-five7912]

This shows great flair and imagination, very well done.

[@redgoon698]

3:22 POWER OF THE DALEKS CITY

[@chicken653]

i love the way you see the old daleks

[@cyberstar251]

very nice, i like the small touch of them needint to turn their heads to go through the door ways without their speech lights clipping through the walls.

[@dalekpower]

love this, so atmospheric, make more!!!

[@stevepughcom]

that turned proper scarey- brilliantly done!

[@themirrorsofmymind]

HOLY CRAP! The BBC have GOT to get YOU (!) to animate the missing Hartnel/Throughton stuff! This is WAY more faithful to the original series than that Russell T. Davies DRECK!

[@Thearbitrary]

a very very good effort indeed, I liked the way it linked into the 1965 cushing movie immensely

[@bradfordbyron]

very nice! a sequel for this would be outstanding!

[@steverose798]

Absolutely stunning. This is the most amazing who related thing I have seen. Actually made my hair stand on end. You have made an old fan very happy!

[@techmki]

That was seriously brilliant. There is a lot of 3D Dalek animation on KZbin but nothing as clever as this. Post time war Dalek visiting the original Skaro depicted really accurately too just like the original William Hartnell story. Wow I really want to know what's going to happen next. Really excellent.

[@samuel_-5150]

I like how the daleks are still there and have been for years just nothing but quite essay

[@legomailman]

These effects are fantastic. I would never in my life be able to do something like those effects.

[@thefartydoctor]

You've kept that awful creepy feeling that the Daleks first had in their first story. You've replicated it perfectly. Well done... these are fantastic.

[@LMac1970]

Thoroughly engrossing. Very much enjoyed it!

[@DerektheDalek]

This was incredible, so much I almost want to write a fanfic about this if you'd let me, being such a fan of both eras of Daleks. I do wonder what the Skaro Daleks would think of the Time War Daleks if they were to awaken.

[@cindervee478]

They would probably find them superior in every way, or see them as impure because they have Davros's DNA in em

[@cimplexsounds]

I also have blender. Reconstructing a Dalek in the movie scene is as easy as saving a picture on your computer. Pretty awesome stuff!

[@mackemrob1]

Awsome....i had to watch it to the end....what a fantastic idea for a story...and very well produced. well done!

[@PlanetZoidstar]

@wizardzombie97 They 'died' from a lack of radiation, the original Daleks needed it like we need air. The Time War Dalek likely planned to use its Time Travel Radiation to revive them (like Rose did by accident in 'Dalek')...But this shows it can work.

[@DarkRavenProductions]

Even though it goes against continuity thats already been established its interesting to see both Daleks types together

[@DoctorJ3kyll]

Loved it. I'm looking forward to more from you in the future.

[@tyrmer]

That was awesome! A big nostalgia trip for this Old!Who fan ;_; I don't know anything about the work involved, but its very good.

[@craigcampbell5590]

Really creepy mood! I loved this. Are the dormant daleks the originals that Davros built? If they wake up properly, will there be a purety war between them and the invaders? This is a great work of atmospherics. For a moment, I was a little boy again huddled under the duvet infront of our old camping telly. Thanks for that.

[@peytonmac1131]

I can't see the original Daleks being even a moments match against the Time War Daleks. The technology would be so more advanced the bronze Daleks would wipe out the old ones in minutes.

[@solidbronze]

@HoraceAndTheSpider Yes, very definitely! I rendered the 3D Daleks from the front then used the image on a Dalek-shaped 3D plane to create a flat Dalek which I re-rendered as part of the video.

[@DalekGiratinaUniverse]

Dalek sec finds classic daleks!

[@dalekidea]

its great to see how mor emenacing the gold daleks are to the old 60s ones, also its great to see the dead planet daleks still in there death areas

[@Planet360YT]

This,could potentially be how the Daleks came to be in magicians apprentice

[@solidbronze]

Pretty much - the proper Shawcraft Daleks just look better that way, somehow...

[@TheGreatGoggles]

...a door? Since when do doors need to be exterminated? Sorry, that was itching my brain. Great animation! Love the style. Incredibly well done. I know you must've put in incredible amount of time work and skill into this. :D Animation is an art. It truly is. Keep rocking!! :D

[@Red23791]

That was fantastic! Best animation yet.

[@colt79sigma]

Well done Andrew ! Superb stuff.

[@johnnydiggle]

That literally scared me, the shots, the music and sfx, for the first time since 1999 you've managed to get the daleks to scare me! Well done.

[@MrDavros1234]

Excellent stuff! my only criticisms would be the choral music (which I have never liked in the "new" versions anyway) and nearly three minutes was spent on the landing sequence. Would love to see a sequel to this. Well done!

[@johnhutch]

That is some truly awesome animation!!

[@thedoctorongallifrey]

Also, just because one writer does something to a planet, person, place etc, doesn't mean it can't be undone. That's how the show progresses. If the show stayed the same throughout it's tenure, it would have never survived this long. Moffat IMO is one of the best writers in the history of the show.

[@solidbronze]

Just by sight - it's not difficult though, as they're round. :)

[@tangerinealarm]

That wasn't a little video, that was a massive brilliant video! Amazingly brilliant, fantastic in fact, amazingly brilliant work!

[@redcardinalist]

Very good. I enjoyed the time and effort you've put into this. I'm also not hung up on the title either which is all some people could think to comment about....