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The Prime Mechanoid regarded the image projected in front of it. Ever since the attack by the aggressor aliens designated 'Daleks', the Mechanoids had realised that the standard Servitor units defensive capabilities were insufficient to protect the colony they had held in waiting for the Human colonists for three hundred and seventy-five years. The Humans were behind schedule but would no doubt turn up soon. New defensive and offensive units were required, so the Science Mechanoid had researched Earths most effective defenders, a contingent of women warriors on Earths first Moonbase, to use as a base paradigm. The first two prototype units, designated 'Movellans' were now ready for testing and deployment.

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This is my take on the genesis of the Movellans. I never really liked the idea in the novel 'War of the Daleks' that the Daleks had invented the Movellans to trick Davros. I wondered who else might need to invent warrior robots to attack the Daleks and thought 'What about other robots?' The Mechanoids were meant to be servitors and construction machines to build and maintain a colony for eventual human habitation, but they are not exactly versatile war machines. If the ones attacked by the Daleks in the Doctor Who story 'The Chase' survived, then they might think they needed to build something to search and destroy the Dalek threat. I then wondered wether the Movellans started as RoboRastas, or if the design evolved, eventually working up to the dreadlocks, and so what would the Mechanoids use for the design of their new units.
Of course when you consider all the fighting forces of Earth one stands out head and shoulders ( and purple wigs! ) above the rest: the SHADO Moonbase Women.
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Mechanoids by Rob Semenoff
T2 uniform by Royloo
Blasters by Lygher-Xero
UFO Moonbase uniform by Epithumia

Description
The Prime Mechanoid regarded the image projected in front of it. Ever since the attack by the aggressor aliens designated 'Daleks', the Mechanoids had realised that the standard Servitor units defensive capabilities were insufficient to protect the colony they had held in waiting for the Human colonists for three hundred and seventy-five years. The Humans were behind schedule but would no doubt turn up soon. New defensive and offensive units were required, so the Science Mechanoid had researched Earths most effective defenders, a contingent of women warriors on Earths first Moonbase, to use as a base paradigm. The first two prototype units, designated 'Movellans' were now ready for testing and deployment.

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This is my take on the genesis of the Movellans. I never really liked the idea in the novel 'War of the Daleks' that the Daleks had invented the Movellans to trick Davros. I wondered who else might need to invent warrior robots to attack the Daleks and thought 'What about other robots?' The Mechanoids were meant to be servitors and construction machines to build and maintain a colony for eventual human habitation, but they are not exactly versatile war machines. If the ones attacked by the Daleks in the Doctor Who story 'The Chase' survived, then they might think they needed to build something to search and destroy the Dalek threat. I then wondered wether the Movellans started as RoboRastas, or if the design evolved, eventually working up to the dreadlocks, and so what would the Mechanoids use for the design of their new units.
Of course when you consider all the fighting forces of Earth one stands out head and shoulders ( and purple wigs! ) above the rest: the SHADO Moonbase Women.
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Download for full size image

Mechanoids by Rob Semenoff
T2 uniform by Royloo
Blasters by Lygher-Xero
UFO Moonbase uniform by Epithumia