Yeah right! Why make it about the guy questioning the professed skills of the few on here to correctly give an opinion about something about to sell at auction for possibly 7 figures and where we can seriously impact and curb it's sale's potential? " Yeah! Let's all just gang up on him"... or are you all that much in denial abnout what you are doing?
Your first post in this discussion from page one, post #7.
"I am not out to deliberately embarrass anyone on here but I find some of these comments patently absurd."
This is your first entry into this discussion and you come out attacking. Your post is rife with condescension, sarcasm and opinion, not fact.
"Have any of you ever worked on so much as one actual "Hollywood" production?"
You italicized the word [one] to denote what exactly?
"by your own comments, it appears you are all experts"
Please re-read this and tell me that it isn't sarcasm. Defensive sarcasm at that.
"I do "wonder" about that! (Not!)"
More defensive sarcasm.
"you are all going on and on about insignificant external minutiae"
Here you are setting up for your control of the narrative.
"not one of you commented on how the internal operating mechanisms are virtually identical"
There we have it, your attempt to control the narrative. To guide the discussion to the center of your belief it is an original, because you believe the forum conclusion will match that of your own.
"Are you absolutely certain you know what you are saying here Robn1?"
More blatant sarcasm with a tinge of condescension.
"and you know this Robn1 from personally handling these things?"
You ask this with a level in incredulity worthy of a Romulan.
"Again with the "cripsy", it's probably time to lay off all the fries and potato chips guys."
This was meant as sarcasm but only revealed just how little you know of the prop, the vernacular used in describing the various components and the collective community that holds this prop in high regard.
"But this comment is simply too much for me to bear Alley"
Here you have completely dismissed another forum member as not being entitled to an observation or opinion, yet for your first post into this thread, you are okay with this.
"I get a distinct feeling that you guys have some deep seated fear, that according multiple known and true expert opinion(s) of those retained by the (not in-expert) people themselves at Heritage Auctions, and after lengthy physical examination that this actually is a genuine, filmed Star Trek Phaser prop. "
Why? because the forum opinion doesn't align with yours? It seems as though you are taking the opinions of the first 6 posts very personal and that is in and of itself, worth closer scrutiny.