darthgordon
Sr Member
Darn... I already ordered the medical version because I couldn't wait any longer.
What is a "call back" feature?
What is a "call back" feature?
Diamond Select Star Trek Tricorder
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Something that is cool in a Comm, but I can't think of why it would be in a tric.
You push a button and close it. Then it beeps back like someone from the ship is calling you.
Pumpernickel
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Anyone modified theirs with a Jewelarama disc?
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AnubisGuard
Master Member
Where does one get Jewelarama discs these days?
Pumpernickel
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Ebay. Be aware the silver Jewelarama discs (which came in vintage ladies costume jewelry) come in two sizes and you want the 1" version.
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darthgordon
Sr Member
Oh I have the comm. My friend was waiting on me to get ready one day and noticed the comm on a shelf. So he picked it up and just happened to hit that button. When the red light started flashing he was a little nervous because he actually thought it was a higher end prop. So he set it back down and it proceeded to beep incessantly until he picked it up again.
Seems a little pointless on the tricorder though.
Pumpernickel
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Hopefully, phase pistol will chime-in and give the accurate history, but my understanding is that in some early scenes in TOS a Jewelarama disc was used on the tricorder prop in place of the moire. See this screen cap from Charlie X.
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Pumpernickel
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More on the "call-back" feature on the science tricorder. As mentioned, they call it the "tricorder hail function" on the instruction sheet. There's two scenarios, but the coolest one is essentially a re-creation from "Arena" where the Gorn lock onto Spock's tricorder. You push the call-back button, shut the tricorder off, then a few seconds later it starts making a noise like it's short-circuiting. You open it up and Spock shouts, "they've locked onto my tricorder." Then, the tricorder makes an explosion noise and Spock makes a comment about how ingenious the Gorn were.
Pumpernickel
Pumpernickel
I did the what now? :lol
I didn't really "discover" it.. I forget who found the Jewelarama disc. I know it ws evident in shots such as the Charlie X one above, that at least one tricorder prop did not have a moire, instead it had some kind of polished metal disc that gave off a rainbow highlight.
Here's the metal disc tric in "Balance of Terror"
When the Jewelarama tricorder appears in "Galileo Seven", I was of the opinion that we were actually seeing a "motorized moire" working tric, but since then I've come to understand that this is actually not the case.
(enhanced clip from Galileo Seven)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3Ou5RDXKtw
Who knows, since it's implied that the "data discs" are removable, maybe the moire is one kind of data disc, the Jewelarama is a second kind. The concept was never developed beyond that.
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I didn't really "discover" it.. I forget who found the Jewelarama disc. I know it ws evident in shots such as the Charlie X one above, that at least one tricorder prop did not have a moire, instead it had some kind of polished metal disc that gave off a rainbow highlight.
Here's the metal disc tric in "Balance of Terror"
When the Jewelarama tricorder appears in "Galileo Seven", I was of the opinion that we were actually seeing a "motorized moire" working tric, but since then I've come to understand that this is actually not the case.
(enhanced clip from Galileo Seven)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3Ou5RDXKtw
Who knows, since it's implied that the "data discs" are removable, maybe the moire is one kind of data disc, the Jewelarama is a second kind. The concept was never developed beyond that.
- k
thegreatgalling
Master Member
I was going to make a new thread, but I figured I would put it here. My favorite episode of TOS is City on the Edge of Forever. I think its one of the only episodes that a tricorder is so crucial to the plot (aside from the geological tricorder we see briefly).
To commemorate my favorite episode, I was able to make removable tricorder screens. I did this by printing the graphic and then attaching a thin film of plastic over it. I used some double stick tape that I de-stuck a little, but that removable adhesive 3M puts out would prob be even better.
In total, I made three removable screens. Two from City on the Edge of forever, and a science one I made while I wait for the new tricorders. I stuck them on the inside of the bottom panel drawer to store them.
Pardon the low res cell phone pics:
The AA screen:
Social Worker Killed:
FDR Confers with Slum Area Angel:
Science graphic:
I should mention that I printed the screens on thick paper and as a result, they don't appear backlit. I can live with that though.
To commemorate my favorite episode, I was able to make removable tricorder screens. I did this by printing the graphic and then attaching a thin film of plastic over it. I used some double stick tape that I de-stuck a little, but that removable adhesive 3M puts out would prob be even better.
In total, I made three removable screens. Two from City on the Edge of forever, and a science one I made while I wait for the new tricorders. I stuck them on the inside of the bottom panel drawer to store them.
Pardon the low res cell phone pics:
The AA screen:
Social Worker Killed:
FDR Confers with Slum Area Angel:
Science graphic:
I should mention that I printed the screens on thick paper and as a result, they don't appear backlit. I can live with that though.
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Trekfan
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For those interested, Jewelarama pieces abound and can be had at antique stores or on ebay, usually for less than $20.
Can someone post pics of theirs so that we know what to look for?
Yeah, that's cool. :thumbsup I might have to try that myself!
thegreatgalling
Master Member
Very easy, I de-stuck the tape a bit by sticking it on and off my pants a bit. The screen isn't actually in the tricorder, its on TOP of the pre-existing graphic.
Jewelarama
Here are some examples.
As someone posted there are a couple of different size discs...
I picked up a brooch for $4 so shop around.
Here are some examples.
As someone posted there are a couple of different size discs...
I picked up a brooch for $4 so shop around.
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