asalaw
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More like a certain je ne sais merde.Oh I don't know, the poorly misunderstood chap has a certain, je ne sais quoi about him.
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More like a certain je ne sais merde.Oh I don't know, the poorly misunderstood chap has a certain, je ne sais quoi about him.
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Yet another reason that, barring action by the mods, everyone should just hit the ignore button on the troll. Trust me, it's like that freshly cean feeling you get when stepping out of a hot shower.I just want to make sure you've all noted Perry Mason here threatening legal action against the entire RPF community (buried in a monotonous turd of a post of course).
you people actually are exposing all involved to a possible action.
This stuff writes itself.
The vintage plugs were made by Arrow-Hart, the current ones are Hubbell. I don't know if they are the same companies but they fit each other. The vintage Bakelite plugs can be found on Ebay. Just make sure to get the 2 prong midget plugs.This may seem a pedestrian question for many of you but humor me, the twist lock for the handle, was there only ever the one manufacturer or style/size? I ask because it has come up here but also because I found a kit of unknown origins and I want to finish it. It was not made to support this twist lock mechanism so I'll have to add it.
FWI the phaser was part of a display in conjunction with Western’s one hundredth anniversary, as they made the costumes for TOS as well as TMP and TWOK. It is no longer on display there.This hero phaser build was commissioned by The Western Costume Company, and is on display there. The goal with this build was not to copy every tiny detail warts and all, but to incorporate all of the prop's working features in an idealized build that would look good on display.
I recognize one of the voices, and his now grown son in the background. That was like a secondary coolness to the video.For those that are newer to the subject of the Greg Jein Hero Phaser, which has been fairly heavily documented over the years, the following is one of the many resources available on the internet for reference and captures a lot of the features discussed in this thread.
This video would have been shot around 1990 / 1991 (based upon hearing President George HW Bush’s press conference in the background, at one point).
…so the prop is fake, right? Right. Thanks.
…or is it?
I dunno...i would almost think it is the opposite. Given the lifespan of the show, I would imagine that similarities between the props diverged over time as they were repaired, repainted, etc.Assuming that the props were touched up or repainted throughout the show’s run, you’d think they would have used off-the-shelf paints to make it easy, rather than custom mixes. Which would mean that the colors should be consistent from prop to prop…but you never do know.
Based on Gregatron's statement, this would be my conclusion as well. Then again, I base it on an entirely different set of experiences with Duplicolor paint spanning the late 1980's through present day. If in the 1960's there was less regulation allowing for more product consistency, it is probable that Gregatron's assertion would be correct, assuming the same brand and color was purchased each time.I dunno...i would almost think it is the opposite. Given the lifespan of the show, I would imagine that similarities between the props diverged over time as they were repaired, repainted, etc.
Based on Gregatron's statement, this would be my conclusion as well. Then again, I base it on an entirely different set of experiences with Duplicolor paint spanning the late 1980's through present day. If in the 1960's there was less regulation allowing for more product consistency, it is probable that Gregatron's assertion would be correct, assuming the same brand and color was purchased each time.