Sam Therapy said, "According to what I've read, Ray Cusick - the original Dalek designer - hated the look of the NSDs, saying they looked like "agricultural machinery", rather than futuristic war machines.  I can see his point, but I disagree."

Seriously, Cusick was not pleased with the NSD design?  I'm honestly surprised.  The overall dimensions and proportions (except for the "bumper") are almost identical to the original ShawCraft props.  The differences reside mainly in the aspect of detailing.  True, I can see how the rivets could be intrepreted as primitive technology, but I felt the rivets along with the overall bronze color scheme helped suggest German Panzer tanks, something with which the various nations of Europe could associate and see as something to be feared.  Haven't the Daleks been described as "trundling tanks of terror"?  You can't get more tank-like than plated armor and rivets.

Well, that's a shame.  The NSDs were almost universally praised, so I just assumed Ray Cusick liked them too.

Sincerely,

Bill

Tempt the Hand of Fate and it'll give you the "finger"!