Julien’s Upcoming Hero Phaser & Communicator Auction

[Gregatron]

Maybe an ebook, something that gets updated periodically.

Seth's lightsaber guidebook PDF is a good model, although it's similar in spirit to HeroComm.

 

[Captain Dunsel]

I have an absolutely genius idea. If every member of the RPF gives me $1,000 I will buy these pieces—and then we will know for certain.

Let me know if you would like my PayPal ID to send me a donation. The satisfaction of your curiosity is certainly worth a non-refundable donation of $1,000, right??

Perhaps a GoFundMe…

My generous offer, in the post above, still stands.

I’m a generous and giving person—a “saint”, if you will. I’ll be willing to take this one for the team.

 

[Leinads]

So, it seems that this is the phaser in the hands of the Japanese collector that we’ve heard about. Yutaka Sone, a well-known Japanese artist born in 1965, is identified as the collector who owned this rare phaser before putting it up for auction. Julien’s Auction will include extensive documentation verifying the authenticity and provenance of the TOS hero phaser. This documentation details the phaser’s history, including its repair by Wah Ming Chang and its acquisition by Yutaka Sone in 2013. It has been confirmed that the phaser is being sold either by Sone or his estate. I really thought it was just a myth…

I’m heading to the lobby, anyone need a popcorn refill?

 

[genZOD]

I have an absolutely genius idea. If every member of the RPF gives me $1,000 I will buy these pieces—and then we will know for certain.

Let me know if you would like my PayPal ID to send me a donation. The satisfaction of your curiosity is certainly worth a non-refundable donation of $1,000, right??

Perhaps a GoFundMe…

I give 2 dollars, for you and your gallant crew...

 

[phez]

Jlong from Facebook.

 

[Leinads]

Thank you phez

 

[AdmiralBaxter]

Well dayum, that's a lovely phaser........

 

[dbuck]

Jeeeeezus ……..after all these years, and three, yes three, TMOST books, because I looked through them so much.

 

[Gregatron]

Jeeeeezus ……..after all these years, and three, yes three, TMOST books, because I looked through them so much.View attachment 1839764

I wasn't kidding. This level of detail would be exceptionally difficult to recreate.

 

[Captain Dunsel]

Jlong from Facebook.

For Classic Star Trek fans this is as big a discovery as when the ROTJ V2 Lightsaber was revealed as still being in existence, for Star Wars fans.

 

[Chrisisall]

Goosebump time.....

 

[AdmiralBaxter]

I wasn't kidding. This level of detail would be exceptionally difficult to recreate.

Doing this so clean...... I don't think anybody thought about doing that before

 

[Gregatron]

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For Classic Star Trek fans this is as big a discovery as when the ROTJ V2 Lightsaber was revealed as still being in existence.

Yep. The uber-phaser. The one with the best close-ups. The Kirk Hero. The one seen in TMOST.

There's a certain irony in that my own hero phaser and communicator builds are based upon the TMOST and Beta, respectively.

And now it looks like both of them may have finally been found.

I just wish that some members from the old guard of this community had lived to see it.

 

[feek61]

Well then, I will post this here:

 

[asalaw]

I don't think there's any question anymore about the phaser. It's clearly genuine.

 

[Gregatron]

I don't think there's any question anymore about the phaser. It's clearly genuine.

Yep. All of the little imperfections and quirks are a perfect match. Scratches, lumps, bumps, chips, pits. I can’t see any way to replicate that level of specific detail with only that one TMOST photo of the innards as reference.

 

[Apollo]

Well , there you go, never give up hope, never say never…..

 

[KUROK]

I don't think there's any question anymore about the phaser. It's clearly genuine.

Wow! Yeah I don't know how anyone could fake that epoxy pattern. It's like a fingerprint!

 

[Leinads]

Wow! Yeah I don't know how anyone could fake that epoxy pattern. It's like a fingerprint!

Reminds me of the found vintage corvette shells that were ID’s by the fingerprints still visible in the fiberglass epoxy!

 

[feek61]

These are from JLong, looks like they finally removed the battery in the P1; thank God!!