Dalek invasion for Wood Lane?

And he hasn’t ruled out an invasion of Daleks in the near future.

The special effects expert, who recently moved to Lurgan, is a skilled craftsman of sci-fi props.

The self-employed 35-year-old is currently working on a fundraising event which will see his collection of life-size sci-fi models under the one roof.

He raised a few eyebrows when his current project arrived in the Wood Lane area at the weekend.

“When I drove the trailer in with a giant block of polystyrene people were going, ‘What the hell is that?’”, said Denis.

“I’ll be bringing a TARDIS here soon. I wonder what they’ll think then.”

He continued: “I had to split the block into three to fit in into the garage. If you think that’s big I’ve seen blocks of polystyrene 50 foot high.”

Denis, who has worked on special effects for Stargate, begins his prop-making by carving the general shape of the prop, then he sands it smooth. Smaller tools are used to sculpt the detail then the model is given a plaster coated and paint finish.He’s also highly skilled in working with fibreglass resin to create masks of some to the Doctor’s foes.

“For charity shows like the one coming up all the materials are donated,” he explained.

“It only took three days to build the TARDIS. It should take a week to build the Weeping Angel.”

The angel he’s working on will form part of the display for a charity event for the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice in May in the Europa Hotel.

She’ll be joined by clockwork droids, weevels and stars from Doctor Who and Torchwood including Kai Owen who plays Rhys Williams.

Also in the Glengormley man’s collection of Doctor Who props are Daleks, K9, Cybermen, and of course the TARDIS (as any Dr Who fan will tell you that stands for Time And Relative Dimensions In Space).

A similar event last year was a huge success with Denis building a 100 foot high Dalek on the side of Black Mountain to promote the charity fundraiser.

Denis runs UT Events, who organise sci-fi and fantasy conventions. He has been involved in special effects for five years.

He commented: “It’s mostly making prosthetics, props and doing make up. I loved to build things. I’ve always done since I was a kid. I’m very happy with what I do.”

For more information on the upcoming charity event visit www.utevents.co.uk