A Tale Of Two...make that Three...Midgrade Phaser IIs

[Captain Dunsel]

Moving along...

A bit behind schedule on this one but I should have it wrapped up this weekend.

Amazingly, I have a case of—at least 10 to 15 year-old—Krylon “Shadow Gray”, that I use for the bodies of the Phaser II, that STILL has very strong propellant.

I have a case of Krylon “Dove Gray” (for TNG props), that is around the same age, and all of the cans are total duds and unusable. Go figure...

 

[Apollo]

Beautiful as usual with your work!!

 

[jake88]

So cool. Best looking phasers I've seen in a long while.

 

[Captain Dunsel]

For those that may be interested, one of these Midgrade Phaser II builds is now up for grabs in the junkyard.

Fiberglass Season 3 Star Trek Midgrade Phaser II

I’ve decided to let one of my “Star Trek” Midgrade Phaser II builds go. Constructed of fiberglas, aluminum, acrylic, and brass (like the originals). This particular build is based in the Season 3 versions with an accurate pain scheme that includes a semi-gloss finish. The price includes...

www.therpf.com

 

[AJK001]

That looks great. I know a lot of people prefer the distressed look but I like the just out of the prop shop finish.

Too bad I missed out on your sales thread. Maybe next time.

 

[Captain Dunsel]

I finally wrapped this one up, but haven’t found the time to snap some quick pics, until today:

 

[AJK001]

That looks awesome. As I've said before I prefer the just built look as compared to the distressed or set used look.

 

[Captain Dunsel]

That looks awesome. As I've said before I prefer the just built look as compared to the distressed or set used look.

Thanks for the compliment.

Yeah, I tend to lean that way as well; though I love the weathering process of giving these things some “history”.

HUGE shout-out to Robn1 on this build—a build is only as good as the base materials being supplied and his phaser shells are AMAZING—like I said before, they are the absolute best I have ever seen. Thanks Rob!!

 

[tye williams]

Is it wrong that I find phasers sexy?

 

[Captain Dunsel]

Is it wrong that I find phasers sexy?

Not at all. The classic Phaser II is a timeless design that’s easily among the top 5 in all of science fiction. It’s not like they took an off the shelf Remco Rocket pistol, added some doodads and greeblies, and called it a Phaser

 

[Lost in Trek]

Very nice!

Where did you get the phaser stand?

I finally wrapped this one up, but haven’t found the time to snap some quick pics, until today:

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[Captain Dunsel]

Very nice!

Where did you get the phaser stand?

I actually use the Star Trek III phaser stands from Display Stands Direct for my classic phasers since the design holds them very snugly—I do not recommend picking up the stands that are supposed to be specifically designed for your Classic Phasers or the TMP/WOK Phaser....they both have a similar design and will drop the phaser if you bump the shelf or table it’s resting on....as my WOK phaser—that has had to be repaired twice as a result of such incidents—has experienced, before I replaced the stand. The Trek III version of the stand is also compatible with WOK/TMP Phasers as well.

Star Trek III Phaser stand

display stand for Diamond Select Star Trek Phaser

displaystandsdirect.com