Taken (more or less) directly from a frame of the comic strip, this image shows the Emperor surveying his city at the start of the story.

A test shot showing the Dalek Viewing Chamber. I wanted this set dark and moody, although in the strip there is very little consistency from frame to frame.

The Krattorian slave ship - the means to the Daleks discovering the secrets of space flight. Here, photographic backdrops and foreground model are merged in realtime without any need for post-render work to improve the image. This makes the model much more versatile.

I decided quite early on that I wanted a stark, primary colour look for this instalment with lots of striking images, bold geometric shapes and strong coloured lighting. I think this shot captures the look pretty well.

A second image from the Emperor's "throne room" where Sala meets him for the first and only time. I have tried to enhance the drama of this sequence in the finished film with lighting effects.

The underground tunnels. Another shot that illustrates the colour range, starkness of lighting and geometry that I wanted to characterise this adventure. Of course, such things evolve as the animations are completed, but it's good to have a vision of some kind or other!

The Dalek Tracking Room. I'm very fond of this shot, mainly because the lighting looks just about right.

At last it's some humans! Sala and Astolith are on the run as the Daleks make a deal with Kest, the evil slave trader!

Daleks emerge from the sand. Ooh, that's such a good idea they could have used it in the 'Doctor Who' series!

Oh. I remember. They did.

This is a shot of the entrance to the Dalek city. It is pictured in the comic strip more or less as shown here. Seems odd that the Daleks would choose an entrance that they would plunge down rather than emerge from with graceful menace, but there you go...

Evil, slimy and thoroughly despicable Uncle Andor. Boo hiss! He's the prize dumbo who gives the Daleks the secret of space flight. What a prize bozo...

Sala gazes down at the slavers' spaceship. There's something surprising waiting for her under the sand. Well, perhaps not that surprising if you've followed these images in the order that they’re set out here...

Don’t they look mean en masse?

Sala and Astolith watch on as Kest makes a deadly deal with the Daleks. Deadly for Sala and Astolith, that is. They may be about to run away...

This shot was actually created in 2D using Flash.

Kest gets mad. Actually, Kest gets mad quite a lot. His blood pressure must be through the roof. Then again, I don't suppose it's easy being an evil slave trader...

Evil Uncle Andor and Kest in the Daleks' lair. Behind them is the ship and ahead of them is an uncertain future.

Astolith working the "I'm a hot and sweaty hero" look, once so favoured by American rock bands.

But seriously though, isn’t it awful when you go visiting someone and they have the central heating on full...

Andor tries to make a deal with the Emperor. That's the flight manual to the ship in his sweaty hands.

Everybody say “Boo you!”