Has Anyone attempted these Trek Props?

[silverskyes402]

Just wondering if anyone has attempted making these trek props, they are quite nice I think. the first is the Dargo Flight control handset from nemesis and the second is a Tellarite and Arconian Pistol from Enterprise, witch are i think just the sonic shotguns from Minority Report!

 

[robstyle]

Those are indeed Minority Report pistols. There were many other off the shelf, cross production peices made for ST. Among them was the SAAB pistol, Soldier rifle and the MG34 being cut down on the barrel.

 

[SaberFreak]

Now THOSE would be some ST props I would buy.

All the other ST stuff are just too 'sterile' for my taste...

 

[starfighter66]

if someone can provide a good enough drawing I think phil at www.bclaserworks.com would be able to cut them, He has been doing the cutting for my Star Trek PADD's.

 

[JFStan]

Aren't those props in the first pic futuristic iPods??

Seriously, though, I've been working on designing a "shell" prop which would hold an iPod, so that it could play a video of the screen graphics, thereby making the prop look "functional". Although the dimensions would have to change, that one would br a prime candidate!

 

[Robot Monster]

Aren't those props in the first pic futuristic iPods??

Seriously, though, I've been working on designing a "shell" prop which would hold an iPod, so that it could play a video of the screen graphics, thereby making the prop look "functional". Although the dimensions would have to change, that one would br a prime candidate!

I have had thoughts on the same line but was thinking of photo frames. Some of the tiny ones would fit into a older STNG tricorder.

 

[JFStan]

That's a good idea about the picture frames.. Since they have key-chain style ones that run on batteries (and are pretty inexpensive).

I also have a couple of "Juice Box" video players (picked them up when they dropped from $70 to $3), but there's no way to encode video for them, just JPG images. Still, useful in building "working" props.

 

[Linnear]

A buddy of mine won the Argo remote controls at Christie's. I keep trying to get him to slpit them up and sell me one!

Alec

 

[Jeff_Haas]

That's a good idea about the picture frames.. Since they have key-chain style ones that run on batteries (and are pretty inexpensive).

I also have a couple of "Juice Box" video players (picked them up when they dropped from $70 to $3), but there's no way to encode video for them, just JPG images. Still, useful in building "working" props.

I've been looking at this...the Juicebox can flip through a slide show of images. I got one and soldered an SD card connector to it and loaded some images. It works, but I think the way to go will eventually be to get one of the cheapie MP4 players (these things are being cloned in China) and just use it to have a working animated screen, with SFX.

There will eventually be one of these that has 1GB of memory for close to $30.00 and that's cheap enough to experiment with. I figure you just make a couple of videos showing the screen scanning or whatever, then when you power up the player, it makes the prop "active."

Best use would be the Star Trek Enterprise hand scanner...turn on the MP4 player and close the prop. Then the video loop would have the alert beep, and just click the button to open it and scan for bad guys!

 

[JFStan]

I've been looking at this...the Juicebox can flip through a slide show of images. I got one and soldered an SD card connector to it and loaded some images. It works, but I think the way to go will eventually be to get one of the cheapie MP4 players..

I've done the "flipbook" effect with the Juicebox, but you're right.. Those MP4 players (like the Coby brand found at Big Lots) are probably the easier way to go. Time to go shopping! :love

 

[sector 7G]

i've got one of the argo remotes, its currently being molded and will be offered soon.