Official Star Trek Phaser Thread
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No, that's not correct. It's a popular choice but not correct.
There are three or four identifiable "types" of phaser prop: Hero, Dummy (Midgrade), Vacform (Crapazoid) and Rubber Stunt.
Heroes had the working lightbulb in the emitter tip and moving parts. These were rarely used in the show. The color scheme is
P1-dark gray (Zynolyte Primer) or black
P2 body - medium gray (Krylon Shadow Gray)
Handle - Bronze (Rustoleum Dark Bronze).
The second type of phaser prop is the "dummy", also called "midgrade". These are seen most often in the show. The color scheme is the same as for the hero.
The Vacform (also called Crapazoid) props were just thermoformed hollow shells. These were painted like the heroes too, but sometimes they appear to have black handles.
Rubber Stunt phasers usually appear to have black handles.
So to recap, the "most correct" color scheme is dark gray-med gray-bronze.
But then again, in the first eight episodes, the pistols were darkgray/black with white or cream colored handles.
- k
Gray handles would only be correct if you want to replicate how the phaser looked in the Deep Space Nine episode "Trials and Tribbleations".
And of course the phaser had a black handle in Enterprise's "In a Mirror Darkly" two parter.
- k
And of course the phaser had a black handle in Enterprise's "In a Mirror Darkly" two parter.
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Archie Opteryx
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The man has taste.
I tell you, when it comes to stuff like this Karl is better than a good set of visual encyclopedias.Originally posted by KUROK@Jan 24 2006, 04:14 PM
I believe the rubber stunt from "Cloud Minders" did have the bronze handle. Anyone have a screen cap. (Karl)
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If you mean this phaser from "The Cloudminders"...
...I believe that is a midgrade "dummy" version and not a rubber stunt. The midgrades were detailed to resemble the heroes but had no working parts.
Here's another dummy, from "Omega Glory". Dummies were used even in huge closeup shots that really should have featured heroes.. :lol
Note the lack of a p1 midplate (just lines painted on the sides) and the simplified "ten turn" knob in back (just a chunk of turned aluminum).
On the black and white, there really aren't any good closeups of the top in the show. They were only seen in the first eight episodes, then all pistol phasers were revamped by Wah Chang to feature metal midplates, full tenturn knobs, heatsink tail fins, and so on.
But as you can see, the B&W had no "extra crispy" on the p1 sight, there was no rounded plexi power meter (only two square "buttons" that may have been sunk into the top of the body), and a simple cylindrical silver knob in back on the P2.
In this component shot of the ATL you can see how we handled it.
- k
...I believe that is a midgrade "dummy" version and not a rubber stunt. The midgrades were detailed to resemble the heroes but had no working parts.
Here's another dummy, from "Omega Glory". Dummies were used even in huge closeup shots that really should have featured heroes.. :lol
Note the lack of a p1 midplate (just lines painted on the sides) and the simplified "ten turn" knob in back (just a chunk of turned aluminum).
On the black and white, there really aren't any good closeups of the top in the show. They were only seen in the first eight episodes, then all pistol phasers were revamped by Wah Chang to feature metal midplates, full tenturn knobs, heatsink tail fins, and so on.
But as you can see, the B&W had no "extra crispy" on the p1 sight, there was no rounded plexi power meter (only two square "buttons" that may have been sunk into the top of the body), and a simple cylindrical silver knob in back on the P2.
In this component shot of the ATL you can see how we handled it.
- k
Don't forget the "Star Trekulator"... for when you need to Trekulate.
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PodRacer X
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Voilà . The infamous Star Trek V Marshmallow Dispenser. I assumed Spock was using a portable mini food replicator when I first saw the movie, but apparently the good people at Kraft think that in the 23rd century there will be no plastic marshmallow bags.
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OH man, those bring some memories. Jimbo, I too had that TOS phaser that projected the silhouettes on the wall. Man, I wish I could find one of those again. It's been so long, so don't even know if it was remotely accurate, but I do remember that night I bought it, a huge fog rolled in, and the "flashlight" projected this beam that went forever. I thought that was the coolest thing I had ever seen. It was the closest thing to a real phaser I had ever seen. :lol
PropBoy007
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Any word on the LVE edition TOS Phaser?
Originally posted by Jimbo890+Jan 26 2006, 09:26 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Jimbo890 @ Jan 26 2006, 09:26 PM)</div>@Jan 25 2006, 04:14 AM
Don't forget the "Star Trekulator"... for when you need to Trekulate.
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Oh, good lord.
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"As the energy bolt from V'ger approaches, the only hope for the doomed Enterprise crew is Mr. Spocks' Trekulator. With lightning fast equations and numerical power, the Trekulator is able to calculate the right speed to play back
the hailing speed which will save the ship."
And looking on the box, notice how Mr.Spock has that "I hope no one notices me using the Trekulator" look on his face. LOL
Blackbirdcd
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These are REALLY nice. Your custom white bodied phaser should've been used on ENTERPRISE.
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