Star Fleet Research Startup & Phaser Prototype (TOS)

[TopgunTech2]

I’m pleased to report that I have another replica Brad Nelson phaser kit on the way to me (with electronics simulating—but not precisely replicating—the originals), thanks to the incomparable Nicksdad. I’ll be building it up in the early-ish style, with tall knob, prismatic tape, red/green power meter, etc.

Should I start a separate build thread, or would y’all like me to document it in this one?

Anyway, I have a can of Rustoleum Textured Dark Pewter paint, left over from when I was deciding what color to paint my PHASE II build. I ended up painting it in Krylon Shadow Gray (which has that blue tint seen on the real props), but I’m glad I hung onto the pewter, since that appears to be a good match for the early Nelsons.

As for the P1, I presume a non-textured, semi-gloss black should suffice.

Any recommendations or accuracy tips are welcome. Once I have the kit in-hand and have given it a once-over, I’ll have a better idea of what needs to be done.

Fantastic! Looking forward to seeing the build. Yes, please start a new thread. It'll be nice to have a new thread build archived here, shame the take-apart thread on TPZ was lost.

 

[Gregatron]

Let’s go!

Brad Nelson phaser build

It recently came to my attention that the incomparable Nicksdad had done a run of replica Brad Nelson phaser kits, cast from an original. Having already built a static kit from another maker in the PHASE II style (no electronics, detachable handle, etc.), I still felt the urge to do a...

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