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'''Gunmetal''' was a dark shade of [[grey]].{{Fact}}
'''Gunmetal''' (or '''gun-metal''') was a [[grey]] colour. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Alien Bodies (novel)}}, {{cs|Father Time (novel)}}) It could be a dark grey colour. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Walking to Babylon (novel)}}) It was a dowdy colour. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Parallel 59 (novel)}}) Gunmetal was also a [[blue]] colour. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Genius Loci (novel)}}, {{cs|Transit (novel)}}, {{cs|Meglos (novelisation)}})


Many [[Grey Dalek|Daleks]] were identified by their gunmetal grey [[casing]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'', ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Poison of the Daleks (audio story)|Poison of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Energy of the Daleks (audio story)|Energy of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Dalek Defence (audio story)|The Dalek Defence]], [[The Triumph of Davros (audio story)|The Triumph of Davros]], [[Blood of the Daleks (audio story)|Blood of the Daleks]])'' The [[Renegade Dalek]]s had gunmetal and black casings. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''; [[AUDIO]]'': [[The Juggernauts (audio story)|The Juggernauts]]''; [[COMIC]]'': [[Emperor of the Daleks! (comic story)|Emperor of the Daleks]]'') [[Dalek Executioner|Dalek Executioners]] had gunmetal grey casings with black domes, panels, and globes ''([[PROSE]]: [[The Restoration Empire (short story)|The Restoration Empire]]'') including the [[Dalek Executioner (The Guide to the Dark Times)|one]] assigned to the [[Dalek Time Squad]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Guide to the Dark Times (short story)|The Guide to the Dark Times]]'')
Gunmetal grey was associated with [[military]] colours in the [[2500s]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Beige Planet Mars (novel)}})


{{Simm|c}} wore gunmetal grey cargo trousers while in hiding. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
==Architecture==
Gunmetal was the choice of colour for some prisons on Earth in the [[1970s]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Last of the Gaderene (novel)}})


The [[Ninth Doctor]] wore a gunmetal grey [[jumper]] with a v-neck collar. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Official Secrets (comic story)|Official Secrets]]'')  
On [[Proxima 2]] in [[2132]] they had desks that were gunmetal grey. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Face-Eater novel)}})


The [[Twelfth Doctor]] wore gunmetal plaid [[trousers]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Meditation (TV story)|The Doctor's Meditation]]'')  
Corridors on [[Telos]] in the [[26th century]] were gunmetal grey. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Last of the Cybermen (audio story)}})


[[Donna Noble]] wore a gunmetal grey [[dress]] when she and the [[Tenth Doctor]] met [[River Song]] and some [[Vashta Nerada]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]''/''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]'')  
Storm shutters on [[Coralee]] were gunmetal. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Storm Harvest (novel)}})


[[Shockeye]] and the [[Second Doctor]], partially converted to an [[Androgum]], wear gunmetal grey [[Top hat|top hats]] when going out for a meal on [[Spain]] during the year [[1985]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'')   
==Atmosphere==
On [[Planet 81]] in the [[27th century]] a storm front on the planet rendered the sky a wall of gunmetal clouds. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Big Hunt (novel)}})
 
On [[Skale]] the sky was gunmetal grey. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Parallel 59 (novel)}}
 
[[India]] in the [[20th century]] sometime had a gunmetal sky. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Eye of the Tyger (novel)}})
 
The night skies around [[Crook Marsham]] in [[1968]] were gun-metal. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Nightshade (novel)}})
 
When it rained in [[Gorkiy]] in [[1970]] it made the sky gunmetal grey. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Devil Goblins from Neptune (novel)}})
 
==Geography==
The surface of [[the Thames]] appeared gunmetal-grey in [[1924]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Clockwise Man (novel)}})
 
==Individuals==
Commander [[Skutloid]] had gunmetal grey armour. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Medusa Effect (novel)}})
 
==Materials==
[[Dark Alloy]] was a blueish dark gunmetal colour. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Blood Furnace (audio story)}}
 
==Species==
The [[Onihr]] were gunmetal grey. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Trading Futures (novel)}}
 
[[Sontaran]]s in [[2371]] wore gunmetal armour. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Lords of the Storm (novel)}})
 
[[Neo-Aretians]] had gunmetal armour in [[2595]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Tears of the Oracle (novel)}}
 
[[Dalek]]s that were on [[Kembel]] in 4000 were gun-metal blue and silver. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mission to the Unknown (novelisation)}}) Some other Daleks were gunmetal grey and black. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Verdigris (novel)}})
 
[[Cybermen]] were glinting gunmetal. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Illegal Alien (novel)}})
[[File:Trionbeacon.jpg|thumb|Gun metal grey Trion beacon. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Planet of Fire (TV story}})]]
==Technology==
The [[Screens of Zolfa-Thura]] were gun-metal blue. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Meglos (novelisation)}})
 
[[Trion]] beacons were gun-metal grey. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Planet of Fire (novelisation)}})
 
==Vehicles==
In the [[23rd century]] some intersystem spacecraft around [[Ha'olam]] were a gunmetal grey. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Seeing I (novel)}})
 
The [[Terileptil]]'s pod that crashed in [[1666]] was a shade of gun-metal blue. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Visitation (novel)}})
 
Hover cars in [[2595]] could have gunmetal reflective windows. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Another Girl, Another Planet (novel)}})
 
[[The Machine]], a prototype [[TARDIS]] was an oily gunmetal grey. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Cold Fusion (novel)}})
   
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Latest revision as of 06:40, 21 November 2024

Gunmetal (or gun-metal) was a grey colour. (PROSE: Alien Bodies [+]Loading...["Alien Bodies (novel)"], Father Time [+]Loading...["Father Time (novel)"]) It could be a dark grey colour. (PROSE: Walking to Babylon [+]Loading...["Walking to Babylon (novel)"]) It was a dowdy colour. (PROSE: Parallel 59 [+]Loading...["Parallel 59 (novel)"]) Gunmetal was also a blue colour. (PROSE: Genius Loci [+]Loading...["Genius Loci (novel)"], Transit [+]Loading...["Transit (novel)"], Meglos [+]Loading...["Meglos (novelisation)"])

Gunmetal grey was associated with military colours in the 2500s. (PROSE: Beige Planet Mars [+]Loading...["Beige Planet Mars (novel)"])

Architecture[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gunmetal was the choice of colour for some prisons on Earth in the 1970s. (PROSE: Last of the Gaderene [+]Loading...["Last of the Gaderene (novel)"])

On Proxima 2 in 2132 they had desks that were gunmetal grey. (PROSE: The Face-Eater novel) [+]Loading...["The Face-Eater novel)"])

Corridors on Telos in the 26th century were gunmetal grey. (AUDIO: Last of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Last of the Cybermen (audio story)"])

Storm shutters on Coralee were gunmetal. (PROSE: Storm Harvest [+]Loading...["Storm Harvest (novel)"])

Atmosphere[[edit] | [edit source]]

On Planet 81 in the 27th century a storm front on the planet rendered the sky a wall of gunmetal clouds. (PROSE: The Big Hunt [+]Loading...["The Big Hunt (novel)"])

On Skale the sky was gunmetal grey. (PROSE: Parallel 59 [+]Loading...["Parallel 59 (novel)"]

India in the 20th century sometime had a gunmetal sky. (PROSE: The Eye of the Tyger [+]Loading...["The Eye of the Tyger (novel)"])

The night skies around Crook Marsham in 1968 were gun-metal. (PROSE: Nightshade [+]Loading...["Nightshade (novel)"])

When it rained in Gorkiy in 1970 it made the sky gunmetal grey. (PROSE: The Devil Goblins from Neptune [+]Loading...["The Devil Goblins from Neptune (novel)"])

Geography[[edit] | [edit source]]

The surface of the Thames appeared gunmetal-grey in 1924. (PROSE: The Clockwise Man [+]Loading...["The Clockwise Man (novel)"])

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Commander Skutloid had gunmetal grey armour. (PROSE: The Medusa Effect [+]Loading...["The Medusa Effect (novel)"])

Materials[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dark Alloy was a blueish dark gunmetal colour. (AUDIO: The Blood Furnace [+]Loading...["The Blood Furnace (audio story)"]

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Onihr were gunmetal grey. (PROSE: Trading Futures [+]Loading...["Trading Futures (novel)"]

Sontarans in 2371 wore gunmetal armour. (PROSE: Lords of the Storm [+]Loading...["Lords of the Storm (novel)"])

Neo-Aretians had gunmetal armour in 2595. (PROSE: Tears of the Oracle [+]Loading...["Tears of the Oracle (novel)"]

Daleks that were on Kembel in 4000 were gun-metal blue and silver. (PROSE: Mission to the Unknown [+]Loading...["Mission to the Unknown (novelisation)"]) Some other Daleks were gunmetal grey and black. (PROSE: Verdigris [+]Loading...["Verdigris (novel)"])

Cybermen were glinting gunmetal. (PROSE: Illegal Alien [+]Loading...["Illegal Alien (novel)"])

Gun metal grey Trion beacon. (TV: Planet of Fire (TV story [+]Loading...["Planet of Fire (TV story"])

Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Screens of Zolfa-Thura were gun-metal blue. (PROSE: Meglos [+]Loading...["Meglos (novelisation)"])

Trion beacons were gun-metal grey. (PROSE: Planet of Fire [+]Loading...["Planet of Fire (novelisation)"])

Vehicles[[edit] | [edit source]]

In the 23rd century some intersystem spacecraft around Ha'olam were a gunmetal grey. (PROSE: Seeing I [+]Loading...["Seeing I (novel)"])

The Terileptil's pod that crashed in 1666 was a shade of gun-metal blue. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Visitation [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Visitation (novel)"])

Hover cars in 2595 could have gunmetal reflective windows. (PROSE: Another Girl, Another Planet [+]Loading...["Another Girl, Another Planet (novel)"])

The Machine, a prototype TARDIS was an oily gunmetal grey. (PROSE: Cold Fusion [+]Loading...["Cold Fusion (novel)"])

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