'Power of the Daleks' was the first serial for the new Doctor, Patrick Troughton and it was decided that using the Daleks would smooth the change of Doctor.

Three of the props used for this serial were carried over from the previous story, 'The Daleks Masterplan' however, once again, the fog of uncertainty descends on the exact status of the fourth prop. As has been mentioned previously, it has been conjectured a film Dalek was converted for use as a TV prop as  far back as 'The Chase'. However, as discussed in the earlier section, there is strong evidence that a conversion could not have taken place and the Dalek which seemed to have film-type characteristics was more than likely a new build lacking the full features and used mainly as a "stunt-Dalek".

As there are no film-style 'hero' props in 'The Chase', and none at all seen during 'The Daleks Masterplan'. It can therefore be said with relative confidence that if a full film-style prop was ever converted for use on the TV it didn't make an appearance until 'Power of the Daleks'.

When discussing the possibility of a conversion after the first film, the numbers didn't add up, and the same problem occurs after the second film.

After the 'Daleks Invasion Earth' film it is generally believed that very few parts remained in decent condition to assemble more than about three props for promotional purposes. We know of two props which went on to promote the 'Seven Keys to Doomsday' play ten years later, plus a third prop is now owned by Mick Hall. At least one other was given away as part of a Sugar Puffs competition. If, as we might believe, they could barely assemble three good props to advertise the film itself, it seems improbable that there were actually as many as five so that one could be handed over to the BBC.

Add to this the fact that there is no Dalek in 'Power' with film-style solar panels it would have meant if a prop from the second film was used, then it underwent a complete shoulder refurbishment just to make it consistent with the TV appearance! A continuity effort which is beyond probability.

Some theories state instead that this prop is a 'Curse of the Daleks' stageplay conversion but this theory has plenty going against it, such as the build differences for one thing. This is not to say a 'Curse' conversion is impossible, but the creation of five new props for a low-budget stage play is the biggest clue in pointing to the fact that the "film" Dalek in 'Power' is likely to simply made for TV. It is either brand new for this story, or it is a recycled and refurbished version of the light-weight "stunt-Dalek" created for 'The Chase'.

As for the other three props, they consisted of two original 1963 top halves (characterised by one having the thin lower collar and the other with high gunbox screws) plus the shoulders with revamped film-style gunboxes first seen in 'The Chase'. One skirt has survived from 1963 and the other two were the ones provided for 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'. These two 'Invasion' skirts were subject to an internal refurb relating to the handles affixed to the inside and as a result they both gained distinctive extra bolts high up on the sides of the skirts. The skirt which had already got bolts on the front in 'The Daleks Master Plan' has now had a triple-set of bolts added on each side. The other TV skirt now has a double-set in a similar place. Just to make things slightly confusing, this is the same configuration of bolts which is also found on the side of the newly appearing film-style skirt and it is the film skirt, plus the triple-bolt TV skirt which can be seen in the above left image.

Several general changes to the appearance of the Daleks were made, including a darker shade of blue for the hemispheres and a simplified gun. One prop still retained the mechanically operated iris that was originally used in 'The Daleks', although it appears that all the eyestalks were "new" (probably made up from existing parts). It is worthy of note that the simplified gun represents a shift to the type that had been used in the films. For a portion of the story the Daleks were deprived of their weapons and a blanking plate was placed on the inside of the gunbox. For a scene where a Dalek is briefly allowed its weapon back, this was a non-standard fitting into the ball joint of the prop (pictured above right). The props were also given new lights.

One infamous sequence from this classic story featured the self-replicating Daleks creating and operating a production line. It was achieved in part via use of model work (pictured left) and also by use of full-sized props having their component halves brought together. For this scene one prop was fitted with a replacement head with fittings which allowed it to be suspended from above by a crane. The skirts had their insides wrapped in silver foil to conceal the foam padding which was used to protect the operators' knees from the hard interior (pictured above right).

Several full-sized effects Daleks were created to be used in destruction scenes at the climax of the story, accompanied with model shots. These FX props were a mixture of light-weight sections, such as collapsible shoulders and available genuine components, such as the heads and guns. Pictured below left is a prop with a false shoulder section and otherwise proper components. Smoke cans were used in a couple of the hero props which led to a minor accident in the studio.

A large number of photographic Dalek blowups were used to bolster the numbers in several scenes where the Dalek army assembled.

By this stage the props were in a considerably poor state with a variety of bumps, scratches, dents and on each of them. They sported a variety of differences, included irises of different sizes, guns of different styles and sucker attachments of various shapes. The hasty refurbishment of these props is illustrated by the sloppy paint job visible throughout the serial. Black paint is splashed onto the lower part of the skirts, and silver paint covers some of the blue hemispheres (illustrated right).

Still riding high on their popularity, 'The Power of the Daleks' was the highest-rated adventure for five stories, and ratings dropped off again until the return of the Cybermen later that season.