AdmiralBaxter
Sr Member
NO0000oooooooo......
Julien’s Upcoming Hero Phaser & Communicator Auction
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He was a great guy. He and I worked together on an awsome Jein hero phaser build that is the prize of my collection
That’s the best kind of story; thanks for sharing because we can relate. Memories tend to flow out like that, and every TOS enthusiast has their own personal experiences about when, where, and how we first found this wondrous extension of the medium. For me, it was building the AMT Star Trek Exploration set, and I will cherish that emotional overload forever. Watching this drama unfold, with events diametrically opposite to the ‘Alleged Screen Used Hero TOS Phaser up for auction (now the aftermath),’ is an uplifting and welcome sea change.
No kidding. What a breath of fresh air to see these props reappear out of nowhere and be authenticated within a very short span of time, without drama, scammers, or endless arguments.
asalaw
Master Member
Not just authenticated, but dramatically so!
Tosfan1
Active Member
Would be nice to see - have you posted pictures of your phaser?
AdmiralBaxter
Sr Member
Here are a couple of my builds with these two 3D Printed phasers I was experimenting to see what could be done simply by only changing what was needed. I personally enjoy adding details and in this case there really wasn't much that was actually needed.
Painted the "metal", handles and added in small details to complete the look.
Let's see which one folks think have the more accurate handle color..... Neither color is accurate, yet the colors were chosen to make the phasers look more visually appealing (doing eye candy paint jobs is kind of fun)
Painted the "metal", handles and added in small details to complete the look.
Let's see which one folks think have the more accurate handle color..... Neither color is accurate, yet the colors were chosen to make the phasers look more visually appealing (doing eye candy paint jobs is kind of fun)
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AdmiralBaxter
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You are quite welcome.
I really peaked with my building skills quite young in life and everything I do has more to do with color matching or using the right accent colors. I have a 99% accurate midgrade replica based off of photos I took of a screen used midgrade, I matched and mixed the colors for it by hand at the time I mixed those colors I had well over 30 years of color matching experience. it was a lot of work actually designing tells into that replica as it was built using the nicest of R. Shanko's midgrade kits before the S&W or the "Super Mids" Ron currently sells.
With this new screen used phaser all of my questions came down to paint, materials and construction techniques as I am so well versed in what materials should have been used and how they were applied. Wah Chang wasn't in the Union yet like many prop builders who got their start in the 1930's to 1950's he probably learned model building trade from trained model makers that learned their skills in the early 20th century..
Damn I'm rambling on again sorry folks
Chrisisall
Master Member
The supremely talented John Long did a masterful & restrained touch up on the TMOST/Finney/Cloud Minders phaser. Now I just need $100k....
Hmmmm…I have a problem with this re-discovered Beta Comm…
The moment I heard that the “guts” of this prop contained nothing but a common stopwatch, I became suspicious.
So, I rechecked my references…
Communicator “guts” should be composed of musty, random, and obsolete 1960’s radio technology and not stopwatches.
The moment I heard that the “guts” of this prop contained nothing but a common stopwatch, I became suspicious.
So, I rechecked my references…
Communicator “guts” should be composed of musty, random, and obsolete 1960’s radio technology and not stopwatches.
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Chrisisall
Master Member
It's all in there, just miniaturized.
The auction will have to warn potential buyers that a transtator is not included with purchase.
Chrisisall
Master Member
Iotian buyers already know this.
AdmiralBaxter
Sr Member
I got 99 problems but Radio Shack ain't one!
I was about to say the same thing…it appears to be “friction fit”, when the handle is attached, to the side of the female part of the baklite plug.
I am wondering if that was added later in the series due to the twist lock becoming problematic during regular use…inadvertent twisting of the handle may have occurred causing the phaser II body to “flop” off the handle as a result?
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AdmiralBaxter
Sr Member
That would be most likely as it isn't something they would have done from the outset.
asalaw
Master Member
Also, the Jein didn't have that, and the handle was very floppy by all reports.
feek61
Sr Member
The GJ appears to have had the modification, the pins are just missing but the holes are there.
asalaw
Master Member
Never saw that angle before. Interesting.
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