Just a quick note for anyone buying more than one of the large remote-control Daleks for Christmas. For the kids, obviously.

You can't set them up (on the kitchen floor, for example) to have a Dalek battle because they all work on the same signal. So if you set your Dalek off across the kitchen floor screaming 'exterminate', all the others follow.

Which is a shame. For the kids, of course.

You can, however, put them all in a line and play a song like (I don't know . . ) Cotton Eye Joe, and then get them to move around in unison using just one remote control.

It looks like they are line dancing, which is really really funny if you've had too much to drink. The kids might find it funny too.

Line dancing daleks? You`ve just given RTD an idea for a Dr. Who finale!
Last edited by geraniums : 20-12-2006 at 10:23

If non line dancing daleks are wanted, there are two versions of the same model with different frequencies, one at 27mhz and the other at 40mhz. The frequency which your dalek will run on is marked on the box.

The daleks will then work independently of each other. Though you will be stuffed if you have more than two daleks.

Though I am sure it is more fun if they are on the same frequency.
Last edited by johnrtaylor : 20-12-2006 at 10:23

Is the frequency changable (i.e. open up the case(s) and change a set of switches / jumpers)?

Then again - "Strictly Line Dancing" could be a new saturday night hit...

Unfortunatley the frequency isn't changeable, you either buy a 27mhz or a 40 mhz dalek. The boxes are marked.

Actually the BBC did a line dancing Daleks (or at least waltzing) sequence when they were being re-introduced for the first time in the Jon Pertwee era a few weeks before 'Day of the Daleks' was aired. I think you can watch it on one of the 'Genesis of the Daleks' special features.

I will now have this vision of line-dancing daleks (to the tune of 'cotton eye joe) in my head all afternoon!!

And I shan't be able to watch the SCD final on Saturday without wondering about 'Strictly line dancing'.

Thanks for that, guys!